Spiritual Power Insufficient, Unable to Perform Fine Control
As Zhou Qing Conscious Spirit his attention, the details within the entirely yellow Soul Ring gradually came into his "sight".
Within that yellow Soul Ring were countless tiny lines, interconnected and intertwined, like a net that made Zhou Qing feel dizzy for a moment.
Unconsciously, Zhou Qing's attention was diverted, which was equivalent to shifting his gaze away.
As a result, the patterns inside the Soul Ring became much thicker, resembling a pair of crescent-shaped bull horns sketched with simple lines—the horns of Moo Spring Ox!
Opening his eyes, Zhou Qing's gaze revealed a hint of weariness.
Tang San didn't ask immediately, but instead handed over a water bag.
Zhou Qing took it, opened the lid, and drank half of it. "Phew~ I guess it's a half success."
What does "half-success" mean?
"Try it yourself. Meditate, connect with your Martial Soul, and concentrate your Spiritual Power on the spirit Soul Ring of your Martial Soul," Zhou Qing said. Given Tang San lifetimes and his cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye since childhood, he should be able to see the patterns on the Soul Ring.
As expected.
After doing so, Tang San opened his eyes a moment later, took the water bag from Zhou Qing, drank the remaining half in one gulp, and said, "I can see the pattern on the Soul Ring. It's the same as the Wolf Bristle Grass, except that it's outlined with lines. But inside the outlined pattern, there are many more subtle lines that I can't see clearly... Connecting all the paths in the Soul Ring with the paths in the Martial Soul is a task that is simply beyond our current capabilities."
There are many reasons.
Insufficient Soul Power was secondary; more importantly, both of them lacked Spiritual Power, and they couldn't even clearly see how many paths were in the details of the Soul Ring patterns.
If it cannot be observed, then connecting the two naturally becomes a problem.
Grafting Soul Ring onto Martial Soul is ultimately different from Grafting a plant of the same family. It requires a thorough understanding of the flow of Soul Power within the Martial Soul and the ability to perform precise manipulation.
After all, the "Grafting" of Martial Soul and Soul Beast's Soul Ring is possible as long as the Soul Beast being hunted is not of the same race as the Martial Soul, or rather, the type is definitely beyond the category of "same family".
Fortunately, Martial Soul are not real physical entities, otherwise "Grafting" would be impossible.
Perhaps, we can utilize Romantina's Martial Soul ability...
Zhou Qing thought of Romantina.
"I feel that the patterns in the Soul Ring are somewhat similar to the Soul Guiding Inscription on the Soul Tool —no, they're similar to the Soul Tool Core Formation," Tang San said, pointing out the similarities between the patterns in the Soul Ring and the inscriptions on the Soul Tool.
Zhou Qing agreed and speculated, "Perhaps the Soul Tool Core Formation of the Soul Tool was originally developed by ancient Soul Master who studied the patterns in the Soul Ring."
"So, those powerful forces must be very strong." Tang San felt a sense of urgency once again, thinking that those powerful forces must also have offensive Soul Tool, and even have very profound research on Soul Ring.
"I think... there probably isn't."
Although this could inspire Tang San to further research Soul Tool, Zhou Qing, who had grown up with Tang San, could no longer treat him as a "paper doll" but as a friend.
He himself had vaguely noticed this, but didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"From the diary of the Soul Saint, which records that the Storage Soul Tool is an antique, there is an ancient ruin in the southwest of the Douluo Continent, that is, the southwest of the Star Luo Empire. There is a Teleportation Array based on a Soul Tool... All of this indicates that the once glorious Soul Conductor civilization has perished. There are not many remaining methods for making Soul Tool."
Zhou Qing said, "However, we cannot deny the possibility that those powerful forces might find some Soul Tool with strong offensive capabilities in the ancient ruins."
"Yes, I still need to continue researching Soul Tool Hidden Weapon." Tang San made up his mind that he must take advantage of his spare time from studying and cultivating to figure out the function of the Soul Tool Core Formation on that Soul Guidance Crystal, so as to create a weapon that surpasses the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons!
Then, Tang San used his First Soul Skill: Life Accumulation. His Soul Ring lit up briefly, the Blue Silver Grass trembled, and then nothing happened.
"That's it?" Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow.
"You already know the effects and functions of Life Accumulation, right? It can protect the heart meridian and enhance the effects of other Soul Skill. My Blue Silver Grass only has this one Soul Skill, so it can't demonstrate the effect of enhancing Soul Skill. Besides, I'm not seriously injured right now, so I don't need to protect my heart meridian at all." Tang San was speechless, but still continued, "However, after using this Soul Skill, a special power forms from the Blue Silver Grass and flows through my Meridians, temporarily increasing the strength of my Meridians."
"So, this energy has entered your body?" Zhou Qing asked.
"Uh... yes, what's wrong?" Tang San asked, puzzled.
"Let's try the Mysterious Jade Hand," Zhou Qing suggested.
In an instant.
Tang San also figured it out. Since this strange power generated by using Soul Skill was flowing through his Meridians, the power of the Mysterious Jade Hand skill should also be enhanced!
Martial Soul and Soul Skill are one!
The Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Mysterious Jade Hand are also one!
Tang San clenched his palms, activated his Soul Power, Mysterious Jade Hand. That peculiar power was also channeled into the Mysterious Jade Hand.
Sisi cold air emanated from them, and their hands turned a white, jade-like color.
"It actually works!" Tang San slammed his palm on a large rock nearby, and the rock shattered, with wisps of white, cold air rising around it.
This is the chilling aura that one can only acquire when the Mysterious Jade Hand has cultivated to a certain level.
"How much has the power increased?" Zhou Qing asked.
"Around 50%."
Tang San was very familiar with the level of his Mysterious Jade Hand. The power of that attack just now was definitely 50% stronger than when he didn't use his First Soul Skill.
That is, fifty percent.
"That's very good. Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda doesn't have this effect."
This is not an exaggeration by Zhou Qing, but rather that the Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can only provide six types of enhancements: Strength, Agility (Speed), Soul Power, Defense, Attack, and Attribute.
Tang San's boost directly increased the power of his Soul Skill by fifty percent.
Aside from the fact that this skill can only be used by himself, it is almost on par with the amplification effect brought by a four-ring Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master. After all, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Pagoda's default amplification effect is 10%, and with each additional Soul Ring, the effect of all amplification-type Soul Skill will increase by another 10%. A four-ring Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master will have an amplification ability of 50%.
Isn't this the same percentage as the amplification effect of Tang San's Soul Skill?
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? I can't compare to that."
In the first lesson, Teacher Mo Hen explained the distribution and general situation of the major forces on the continent regarding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. As for the amplification effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, all the Soul Master on the continent knew about it. Even those who had not attended a junior Soul Master Academy could say a few words about it. Therefore, Tang San knew that his Soul Skill, which could only amplify Soul Skill and could only be used by himself, was far inferior to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Don't underestimate yourself. We both possess top-tier Martial Soul, and our futures are bright!" Zhou Qing gave Tang San a pep talk, then brought up another matter, "Your right hand..."