Theoretical Scholar's First Step (Please Add to Favorites!!!)

Salas, one of Spirit Hall's four Platinum Bishops, was also the Hall Master of the Martial Soul Holy Hall in Heaven Dou City.

Today, while he was handling affairs within the hall, he received an urgent report from a deacon.

By all rights, deacons who were generally only Soul Grand Masters or Soul Elders should not have been able to contact a Platinum Bishop like him directly, but every matter had its priorities and urgency. When a major emergency arose, even an ordinary member of Spirit Hall had the chance to reach a Platinum Bishop.

"A Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring?" A sharp gleam burst from Salas's eyes. "Investigate all past records on this Su Wen."

After issuing the order to investigate Su Wen's past experiences, he also went to the registration room where Su Wen was.

Su Wen watched the previous deacon leave, then saw Salas come in. Sensing the distinctive aura and authority about the man, he formed a guess in his heart.

"Show me your martial soul and soul rings," Salas said.

Su Wen did not hesitate and directly released his martial soul. Two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, rose from beneath his feet and pulsed around him.

Salas saw that the Second Soul Ring was indeed the purple of a thousand years, then observed Su Wen's martial soul, his gaze flickering.

A Book Martial Soul, and his Second Soul Ring could absorb a thousand years.

"Su Wen, is it? I am Platinum Bishop Salas. Your situation is extremely unusual. Could you recount the process of how you absorbed a Thousand Year Soul Ring? Of course, Spirit Hall will also give you the reward you deserve." Salas looked at Su Wen and asked about the details of how he had obtained his soul ring.

Su Wen did not think much of this.

He had come here precisely because he wanted to report it.

"I was alone in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Hearing that Su Wen had hunted his soul ring alone, Salas's gaze turned strange. Looking at the small boy before him, no more than eleven years old, he simply could not imagine that he would run off alone to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts.

And on top of that, he had actually hunted down a thousand-year soul beast!

It was simply absurd.

This boy's martial soul was even a book.

However, after listening to the process Su Wen described, ninety percent true and ten percent false, he gradually understood the reason Su Wen had been able to hunt down a soul beast.

"You're saying that you drank Monkey Wine brewed by a Lucid Ape, your physical fitness increased greatly, then by a stroke of luck you killed an Illusion Spirit Fox, and because you couldn't bear to give it up, you tried absorbing it? And you succeeded?" Salas sighed inwardly that Su Wen really was a newborn calf unafraid of tigers.

"Yes, Hall Master. I wasn't completely impulsive when I chose to absorb it. Based on my understanding, different soul masters have completely different qualities in every aspect, and their ability to endure the soul rings they can absorb also varies. Using a completely fixed value as the limit for a soul ring's age is somewhat biased.

"However, the actual situation is indeed that the soul rings soul masters can absorb all fall below this limit value. Even Support System soul masters can absorb soul rings extremely close to this value.

"I still don't believe that the upper limit of the soul ring age one can endure is only related to a soul master's level. But the physical fitness of different soul masters is clearly different, yet the soul ring ages they can endure are also similar.

"So I speculated that a certain quality closely related to Soul Power cultivation level determines one's endurance when absorbing a soul ring."

Su Wen's explanation was logical and well-supported. This time, he intended to report his entire theory regarding soul ring absorption.

With such a theoretical achievement, at the very least, he could gain Spirit Hall's attention.

Teaching a man to fish was better than giving him a fish.

He would use the theory behind absorbing a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring to weaken Spirit Hall's focus on his own Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.

At the same time, this theory was also enough to secure sufficient benefits for Su Wen.

For example, Salas's support and the attention of Spirit Hall's upper ranks. At that point, if he went along with the momentum and proposed the idea of joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy for further studies, as long as his reason was reasonable, he would not be stopped.

"A certain quality closely related to Soul Power cultivation level?" Salas stared at Su Wen. He knew Su Wen had an answer.

"That's right, Hall Master. When cultivating Soul Power, it circulates within the body and naturally follows a system of circulation paths. I call these meridians."

"Meridians?"

"That's right. Meridians are the routes Soul Power follows as it circulates within the body. As Soul Power increases, under the nourishment of Soul Power, the meridians also strengthen. As long as they have not been specially strengthened in a targeted way, soul masters of the same level will be very close in meridian strength.

"Meridians are nourished by Soul Power. Likewise, meridians are also the key to enduring the pressure of Soul Power. It is like facing the pressure of a high-level soul master—once Soul Power runs rampant, if the meridians are tough enough, they can endure it. But if the meridians are insufficient to support it..."

From beginning to end, Su Wen fabricated a complete process for how he had proposed this theory.

In truth, this was something he had known from the start after transmigrating.

It was logical, well-supported, and had a successful example, so Salas also treated Su Wen's theory very seriously.

"You mean that as long as a soul master's meridian strength is strengthened in a targeted way, there is a chance to absorb soul rings above one's level?"

"That's right. But to be conservative, it's still best to improve as much as possible. I didn't rely only on Monkey Wine. During my previous cultivation, I also never neglected training my body. Even if it was only the most external physical fitness training, it still strengthened the meridians to a certain extent."

Salas nodded.

At that moment, a deacon knocked on the door.

"Enter."

After handing the materials to Salas, the deacon hurriedly left.

Looking at the information about Su Wen in his hands, Salas compared it with what Su Wen had just said and connected everything together.

"Su Wen, you have great potential for theoretical research," he praised.

At present, it could basically be confirmed that Su Wen's theory was very complete, and the verification stage had also been completed by Su Wen himself. It could essentially be called a correct theory.

With the guidance of this theory, when Spirit Hall cultivated talented soul masters in the future, they could pay particular attention to these aspects, allowing them to absorb soul rings above their level.

Even if they could not absorb across ranks, merely raising the limit from seven hundred years to nine hundred years would produce a completely different effect.

Below seven hundred years and above five hundred years, the effects of soul rings would not differ too greatly, so soul masters would not dwell on it too much.

However, once one absorbed beyond one's level, past seven hundred years, every additional hundred years would greatly increase the Soul Ring's enhancement effect on the martial soul. Within Spirit Hall, someone had proposed a theory about the benefits of absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level long ago.

Now, with Su Wen's theory added in, this theory on the benefits of absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level also had room for further refinement.

"I will report your theory to the Pope," Salas said, very pleased, because he knew this would be a major achievement for him.

As for Su Wen, who had delivered this achievement to his door, the more he looked at him, the more agreeable he found him.

Even if he was treacherous and cunning, he was not truly narrow-minded. At the very least, he would not be too stingy toward his subordinates.

Especially when Su Wen had practically traveled a thousand miles just to deliver him credit.

After obtaining his Soul Ring from the Star Dou Great Forest, he had waited a full three months before coming to the Martial Soul Holy Hall in Heaven Dou City and revealing his Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.

Salas was certain that Su Wen wanted to use this achievement to gain his support, and he did not mind.

"Thank you, Hall Master." Su Wen looked utterly "delighted" and bowed in thanks.

"Mm. For now, remain in the Martial Soul Holy Hall and await the Pope's next instructions. I will grant you access to the Holy Hall's archive room."

A look of hesitation appeared on Su Wen's face, and Salas noticed it.

"What? Do you have some other idea?"

"Reporting to Hall Master, I want to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy to cultivate."

I went out this afternoon and forgot to post. I still haven't eaten dinner. The second update should be before nine, roughly.