In My Humble Skill, I Narrowly Lost to a Peerless Douluo

"After such cases became frequent, Spirit Hall hurriedly issued a warning to Soul Masters across the continent!"

"Do not try to absorb Spirit Rings near the year limit, and do not try to challenge the year limit!"

"But it did not work very well!"

"On Douluo Continent, anyone who could become a Soul Master felt superior to others, even if their talent was mediocre!"

"Competition in the Soul Master world was also exceptionally brutal. Everyone wanted greater strength!"

"They were willing to take risks for it!"

"Soul Masters with mediocre talent thought that if they could not surpass the limit, getting a little closer to it should be fine!"

"Soul Masters with outstanding talent thought that, with such good conditions, it would be a shame not to challenge the limit!"

"Especially since there were always some Soul Masters who succeeded by luck and raised both their strength and potential!"

"They all believed they would be the lucky one!"

"It was not just Soul Masters. All humans were like this!"

"Once you set a standard for them, they wanted to approach it or surpass it!"

Qian Renxue and her seven attendants listened with great interest.

Lucifer, in the Spiritual Space, was also somewhat moved—

So Douluo Continent had gone through such a period of history!

A question that could be answered with applied statistics—how could it possibly have been left for individuals to solve?

Obviously, an institution with a vast amount of statistical information should have reached the answer first!

Qian Renxue interjected, "Xue'er understands! If that is the case, then it would be fine if there were no such standard!"

Qian Daoliu nodded. "That is why Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires worked together with the major sects and clans to destroy all records concerning Soul Ring Year Limits!"

"Only the inner circles of the top powers retained a copy of those records!"

"The Two Great Empires also issued orders forbidding anyone from spreading information about Soul Ring Year Limit standards!"

"From then on, Soul Masters gradually remembered only which Spirit Ring color corresponded to which rank!"

"Since they did not know where the limit lay, many believed that as long as the color was right, it was enough!"

"Most Soul Masters thus became rather conservative, afraid of accidentally exceeding the limit!"

"As a result, the number of Soul Masters dying while absorbing Spirit Rings declined."

Qian Renxue remarked, "Once the boundary of danger becomes sufficiently vague, people become cautious!"

Qian Daoliu was very pleased with her comprehension. "Exactly!"

"Later, even those top powers that retained the records would not teach them to their younger descendants."

"They feared that the young geniuses of their own families would become too proud and insist on absorbing Spirit Rings far beyond the limit!"

"After all, the slight increase in Spirit Ring years simply was not worth such a high risk of death!"

"For their core talented disciples, the elders would estimate a suitable number of years according to their circumstances!"

"As long as those talented disciples did not know where the standard lay, they would not develop unnecessary ideas because of it!"

Lucifer fully understood the practices of Spirit Hall and the other top powers.

The marginal risk vastly outweighed the marginal benefit.

High risk, low return!

Though an SSR might occasionally appear, that was a choice for lone wolves and startup types.

Tang San's case was purely due to the fortune of the plane being upon him.

For a massive, long-established top power, the most important thing was stable inheritance!

As he spoke, Qian Daoliu recalled certain people.

He chuckled. "After this information was sealed away, some people did calculate it on their own."

"After all, as long as one came into contact with enough data and studied it carefully, one could reach the conclusion."

"But Spirit Hall warned all of them not to spread it widely. They could only use it for their own cultivation or to teach their juniors!"

Lucifer smiled knowingly.

One of the people Qian Daoliu meant had to be named Yu Xiaogang.

The two Spirit Douluos and five Spirit Saints also committed these words to memory.

It was one thing for them to hear it, but they could only use this information to assist their own cultivation or that of their juniors. They absolutely could not spread it widely!

Qian Renxue tilted her head and smiled. "Then Grandpa, if you tell Xue'er these standards, aren't you afraid Xue'er will insist on..."

Qian Daoliu burst into laughter. "The standards I mentioned just now are only for other Soul Masters!"

"The inheritor of the Six-winged Angel is different!"

"After all, we possess Innate Level 20 Full Spirit Power!"

"We are not on the same level as ordinary Soul Masters, or even Soul Masters with Innate Level 10 Full Spirit Power!"

His words brimmed with the pride of an Angel inheritor!

Qian Renxue wholeheartedly agreed. This was how she had been taught since childhood!

The attendants were also overwhelmed by this domineering aura!

After all, Innate Level 20 Full Spirit Power was truly unique across the entire continent!

Qian Renxue blinked her large eyes. "Then... Grandpa, where is our limit?"

"You!" Qian Daoliu pointed at her a few times through the air. How could he possibly tell her?

An excuse like the risk being too great would not stop Qian Renxue at all!

It was determined by the education she had received since childhood and by her personality.

Qian Daoliu spoke earnestly, deeply afraid that Qian Renxue would be burdened by her pride. "You only need to know..."

"That the Spirit Rings you acquire will be at the same level as those of your predecessors!"

"This is the experience passed down through generations. Once you exceed it by even the slightest amount, the risk will soar!"

Qian Renxue understood that Qian Daoliu would never tell her, so she did not press further.

The group ignored the Flame Terror Bird and continued wandering through the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Daoliu knew the common locations of those Soul Beasts like the back of his hand.

After some time, they encountered a Radiant Shield Beast.

Golden scales covered its body like mirrors, a massive shield of light prisms grew from its back, and its tail resembled a lava whip.

"Its cultivation has already reached a thousand years. It is not suitable as your Spirit Ring." Qian Daoliu shook his head.

The group continued onward.

Then, they encountered another Radiant Shield Beast.

Qian Daoliu finally nodded in satisfaction. "Its cultivation is around six hundred years. It is very suitable as your first Spirit Ring!"

To be precise, its cultivation was six hundred and sixty years. Qian Daoliu could tell, but he did not elaborate.

The attendants all greatly envied the talent of the Six-winged Angel's inheritor.

This was over two hundred years beyond the first Spirit Ring Year Limit for ordinary Soul Masters!

The vast majority of Soul Masters could not even reach that limit!

"My first Spirit Ring will absorb this one?" Qian Renxue asked curiously.

"No rush! Let's capture a few more and choose slowly!"

Qian Daoliu's figure flashed, and he arrived atop the Radiant Shield Beast's back.

Before the Radiant Shield Beast could react, Qian Daoliu's Soul Power knocked it unconscious.

The attendants were thoughtful. The Great Enshrined's technique in using Soul Power was truly exquisite!

Learned it, learned it!

They continued onward.

One Spirit Saint attendant tactfully hoisted the unconscious Radiant Shield Beast onto his shoulder.

Next, they encountered a Skylight Unicorn.

Its silver mane flowed like flames, and its crystalline horn split the dawn.

"It is also around six hundred years of cultivation. It can serve as a backup choice!"

Qian Daoliu did the same thing again.

Another Spirit Saint attendant tactfully hoisted this Soul Beast onto his shoulder.

Within two days, they had captured seven Soul Beasts.

Each of the seven attendants carried one.

One Spirit Douluo patted the unconscious Soul Beast and sighed inwardly—

For a Hundred Years Soul Beast like you to have crossed hands with a Peerless Douluo in this life, your life was not wasted!

Even in the underworld, you'll be three parts prouder than other Soul Beasts!