Speculation on Martial Soul Evolution (Please Keep Reading)

Speculation on Martial Soul Evolution (Please Keep Reading~)

Star Luo City, Zhu Mansion.

Zhu Zhuqing had barely stepped through the door upon returning home when she saw her older sister, Zhu Zhuyun, standing in the courtyard.

"Big Sister?" Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment. Before she could say anything, Zhu Zhuyun pulled her into a tight embrace.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Zhuqing. It was all Big Sister's fault. Big Sister hurt you." Zhu Zhuyun spoke softly through her tears.

"Big Sister..." Zhu Zhuqing's eyes instantly reddened, and two streams of tears rolled down her cheeks. "I really don't want to compete with you. I don't want to become some empress either."

"I know, I know. It was all Big Sister's fault." Zhu Zhuyun released her and looked at her crying younger sister, her heart filled with incomparable guilt.

"The Third Prince has already chosen a different path and severed his connection with you. You don't need to do the same anymore. You don't need to wrong yourself."

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head. "No. As long as I follow the path of the family inheritance, there'll always be a chance of forming a Martial Soul connection with the imperial family. That's why I have to take another path."

"No!" Zhu Zhuyun said. "The choice of soul skills concerns your entire life. How can you be so reckless? There's no one in the Dai Family's current generation who can form a Martial Soul connection with you. Why take an unknown risk?"

"What about the future?" Zhu Zhuqing countered. "There are still several children in the Dai Family who haven't turned six yet. They'll all undergo Martial Soul Awakening later. Not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor can't possibly have only these few descendants. I don't want to be dragged into this damned tradition for no reason one day."

"Even if there are, it doesn't matter." Zhu Zhuyun continued persuading her. "With Weisi's talent and such a huge age gap, no one can possibly shake his position. You really don't need to worry about it."

"No." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head firmly. "I don't want anything to do with this tradition anymore. Besides, I want to carve out a path of my own. Maybe I can even open up a new path for our Zhu Family. Then future members of the Zhu Family will have another choice, instead of having no option but to be swept into this tradition and fight one another to the death."

Opening up a new path was no simple matter. You're sacrificing your own future!" Zhu Zhuyun grew anxious.

She had never expected that her change in attitude during this period would leave such a deep psychological scar on her younger sister that she would rather ruin her own future than remain tied to this damned tradition.

"Yes, the tradition..." Zhu Zhuyun suddenly thought of something. "We can go find Father together and have him abolish this damned tradition."

"Big Sister, it's useless." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head. "The key to this tradition doesn't lie with our Zhu Family, but with the imperial family."

Zhu Zhuyun fell silent. Her lips trembled slightly as overwhelming guilt flooded her heart.

What had she done? Just because of a tradition, she had distanced herself from her own younger sister and driven her to resolve to embark on a road of no return.

Yes, Zhu Zhuyun believed that the Third Prince, Dai Mubai, had chosen his second soul skill at random. She thought her younger sister would also randomly choose a second soul skill in the future, completely cutting off the possibility of merging into the Hell White Tiger.

But Zhu Zhuqing had not chosen at random. She had come prepared.

"Big Sister, we actually met a very formidable person during this trip. He was the one who recommended the Third Prince's soul skill, and I also plan to obtain my Spirit Rings according to his guidance. We aren't trying to ruin our talents. We just want to forge our own path, one free from the family's restraints."

"A very formidable person?" Zhu Zhuyun was skeptical.

"Yes. You can ask Uncle Chen. You wouldn't distrust what he says, would you?"

"...I'll go speak with him later and learn more about the situation. If that person is truly as formidable as you say, then I'll allow you to obtain your First Spirit Ring according to your own wishes." Zhu Zhuyun hesitated for a while before finally relenting.

"Thank you, Big Sister." Zhu Zhuqing beamed.

"I should be the one thanking you." Zhu Zhuyun stroked Zhu Zhuqing's hair. "You must have suffered during this time. Come, Big Sister will take you to eat something delicious. Weisi happens to be hosting a banquet tonight."

"Will there be fish at the banquet?"

"Of course. Even if there isn't, I can have someone make some fresh."

"Big Sister is the best..."

Nuoding Academy.

Inside Grandmaster's room, Chen Feng had just finished today's lesson on Spirit Beast knowledge.

He glanced at Grandmaster, who was sitting behind the desk and lifting a cup of water to drink, then asked:

"Grandmaster, do you know much about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

Grandmaster paused mid-sip, set down his cup, and calmly asked in return:

"Why do you ask?"

"It's like this. I have a hypothesis that I want to verify by learning about certain matters concerning the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. I wonder if you can answer my questions," Chen Feng said.

Grandmaster was silent for a while. "What do you want to ask?"

"I want to ask..." Chen Feng leaned forward slightly. "Are members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan truly only able to hunt Spirit Rings from subdragon-type Spirit Beasts?"

"Your question is rather broad." Grandmaster's tone remained calm. "Not every member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possesses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. The two must be considered separately.

"Those without the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul can choose other Spirit Rings, but Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters need to hunt Spirit Rings from subdragon-type Spirit Beasts."

"Need to, or can only?" Chen Feng asked, his eyes blazing.

Grandmaster glanced at him. "You suspect that Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters can actually absorb other Spirit Rings."

"That's right. It's merely because dragon-type Spirit Rings offer them the greatest benefits that people say they must absorb dragon-type Spirit Rings. That's what I think," Chen Feng said.

"That... is not impossible," Grandmaster mused.

Chen Feng continued asking:

"Grandmaster, your surname is Yu, and your Martial Soul is also dragon-type. Are you a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

Grandmaster slowly nodded.

"Then I'd like to ask: were there many cases of Spirit Mutation in your family's history?"

Grandmaster raised an eyebrow. "There were indeed quite a few. What have you thought of?"

Chen Feng leaned lightly against the back of his chair and said in a grave voice:

"Dragons can be great or small, rise or hide. That shows that dragonkind itself is endlessly mutable. And when dragon bloodlines become concentrated to a certain extent, even a tiny amount of energy from another attribute could cause the descendants of Soul Masters with dragon bloodlines to undergo a Spirit Mutation.

"Do you think this theory holds up?"

Chen Feng looked at the frowning Grandmaster, his tone growing slightly heavier:

"Or, to put it more clearly—did Grandmaster's father or mother possess at least one soul ring with the Light Attribute?"

Grandmaster's expression changed abruptly.

Back in the dormitory, Chen Feng leaned against his bed and picked up a pen and paper, writing the title of his first Thesis:

"Spirit Evolution Theory and the Principles of Acquiring Soul Rings"

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