Ye Yu's Spirit Ring Origin Completion Evolution Theory, Ye Lingling's Past

"There really is no such theory in the current Spirit Master World."

"This is merely a reasonable conjecture I made after researching my own martial soul!"

Ye Yu smiled faintly and spoke unhurriedly.

"My martial soul was originally just Blue Silver Grass with level-one Innate Soul Power."

"But perhaps because I often consumed spirit medicines like Hundred-year Ginseng and Hundred-year Lingzhi."

"The abundant life essence in those spirit medicines affected my Blue Silver Grass martial soul, causing it to evolve!"

As he spoke, Ye Yu extended his right hand.

Amid a burst of silver-blue light, a Blue Silver Vine martial soul appeared at once. It was as thick as a vine, entirely silver-blue, with a surface as translucent and crystalline as blue crystal.

"This is...!"

At the sight of the Blue Silver Vine martial soul, Ye Lingling's delicate, cool face filled with shock, her amethyst-like eyes wide.

Because she could also tell that the Blue Silver Vine martial soul was a mutated form of the Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

"After my martial soul evolved, I began researching the Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"I wanted to see whether I could find a way to make it continue evolving."

After displaying the Blue Silver Vine martial soul, Ye Yu dismissed it and continued with a smile.

"I discovered that, as the weakest plant martial soul..."

"Blue Silver Grass is easily affected by the spirit rings attached to it."

"For example, when a spirit master with Blue Silver Grass as their martial soul reaches level ten and absorbs their first spirit ring..."

"Their Blue Silver Grass martial soul often undergoes an enormous change, such as directly changing from slender Blue Silver Grass into vines."

"Other martial souls also change after gaining spirit rings, but those changes are generally nowhere near as significant!"

"Why is that? I believe it can be explained through martial soul origin."

"What is martial soul origin?"

"In my view, the origin of a martial soul is equivalent to the bloodline of a spirit beast!"

"After a spirit beast is hunted and becomes a spirit ring, its bloodline transforms into a corresponding origin and is stored within the spirit ring."

"After a spirit master absorbs a spirit ring, their martial soul draws varying amounts of origin from it according to its compatibility with the spirit beast origin within the ring, as well as the relative strength of their origins, thereby undergoing changes."

"As for the compatibility between a martial soul and the spirit beast origin inside a spirit ring, I believe it depends on how much their types and traits overlap."

"For instance, if a wolf-type martial soul absorbs a wolf-type spirit beast, the compatibility will certainly be at its highest, and the martial soul will be strengthened."

"If that is not possible, absorbing spirit rings from tiger-, lion-, or leopard-type spirit beasts with relatively similar traits would also work, and the martial soul would most likely grow stronger."

"But if it absorbs turtle-, ox-, or pig-type spirit beasts, the compatibility certainly will not be high. Not only might the martial soul fail to grow stronger, it could instead weaken."

"As for the level of origin, using Beast Spirits as an example, it refers to the strength of the bloodline of the spirit beast corresponding to the martial soul and that of the spirit beast from which the spirit ring came."

"In my view, the weaker the bloodline of the spirit beast corresponding to a martial soul, the more origin it will certainly absorb from a spirit ring of the same type but with a stronger bloodline, and the greater its changes will be!"

"Conversely, if the martial soul belongs to a spirit beast with a very powerful bloodline—for example, if a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul absorbs a spirit ring from a lesser Dragon Species Spirit Beast—then the martial soul will basically absorb no origin at all and undergo no changes!"

Before Ye Lingling, Ye Yu spoke eloquently with a smile on his face.

Through the concept of martial soul origin, he had reasonably inferred the patterns behind the changes in form that martial souls underwent after absorbing spirit rings.

According to this pattern...

As long as a spirit master whose martial soul was a Beast Spirit found a spirit beast highly compatible with their martial soul and possessing a high-level bloodline...

They could hunt it and absorb its spirit ring.

By allowing their martial soul to continuously absorb and strengthen its origin, they could achieve evolution!

". . . I call this theory the Spirit Ring Origin Completion Evolution Theory!"

At the end, Ye Yu smiled and gave his conclusion.

After hearing Ye Yu's words, admiration appeared in Ye Lingling's beautiful purple eyes on her delicate, cool face as she said,

"Your theory truly makes a great deal of sense!"

"It fully explains why powerful martial souls often do not change much after absorbing spirit rings."

"While some weaker martial souls undergo considerable changes after absorbing spirit rings!"

"Yes!"

Ye Yu smiled slightly.

"However, this theory also has some problems."

"Because for many spirit masters, the changes their martial souls undergo after absorbing spirit rings are often merely attached to those spirit rings and do not truly affect the martial souls themselves."

"In other words, the martial souls have not truly absorbed and fused with the spirit beast origin stored within the spirit rings to evolve; the changes are only superficial."

"I believe this is most likely still a matter of insufficient compatibility."

"Only when compatibility is high enough can a martial soul truly absorb and fuse with a spirit ring's origin, producing changes."

"And as the weakest Plant Spirit Beast, Blue Silver Grass's greatest trait is its exceptionally tenacious vitality. As the saying goes, wildfires cannot burn it all away; when the spring breeze blows, it grows anew!"

"Plant Spirit Beasts with the Life Attribute should have the highest compatibility with my Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"That is why I intend to choose Plant Spirit Beasts with the Life Attribute as the future spirit rings for my Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"But at present, I have not begun absorbing spirit rings yet, so I do not know whether my ideas are actually correct."

Ye Yu sighed somewhat.

In response, Ye Lingling's beautiful eyes were very earnest on her delicate, cool face as she encouraged him in her clear, chilly voice.

"Ye Yu, I believe you will definitely succeed!"

"With your own strength, you can change the weakness of your martial soul and make it evolve."

"It is already amazing that you found a path that is theoretically feasible!"

As she spoke, as though recalling something, Ye Lingling could not help biting her lower lip.

Beneath her shoulder-length dark-blue hair, her amethyst-like eyes began to redden.

As a member of the Nine Heart Begonia Family, the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul of their Nine Heart Begonia Family possessed a fatal defect.

She had always loved reading.

Was it not because she had wanted to find a way to resolve the defect in their Nine Heart Begonia martial soul?

But unfortunately... she had never found one.

She had not even found a method that was theoretically feasible!

Thus, Ye Lingling could not help feeling heartfelt admiration and respect for Ye Yu.

How she wished she could be like Ye Yu too!

In the days that followed...

With one deliberately drawing close and seeking friendship, while the other already held favorable feelings in her heart...

The relationship between Ye Yu and Ye Lingling naturally progressed rapidly.

Before long, the two became friends.

During that time, in order to draw closer to her...

Ye Yu found an opportunity to reveal his background, presenting himself as a self-reliant and determined orphan.

When Ye Lingling learned that Ye Yu had lost his parents at a young age...

It immediately stirred her maternal instincts, and she could not help feeling deeply sorry for him.

She had always thought that losing the grandmother who loved her most because of her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul had already made her very unfortunate.

She had not expected Ye Yu to be even more unfortunate than she was.

He had lost his parents at such a young age!

And in that atmosphere...

Ye Lingling also sorrowfully spoke of her own background, her sadness, and her worries.

She hoped to find a way to make up for the defect in the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.

So that her children would not have to face the same sorrow and pain she had endured!

Ye Yu also felt deeply sorry for her.

Although he had deliberately approached Ye Lingling, his intentions were by no means bad!

How could he not sympathize after hearing of Ye Lingling's experiences?

But unfortunately, Ye Yu could not think of any way to remedy the defect in the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul either.

Perhaps the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well...

Included one that could help the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul evolve and make up for its defect.

But if so, he had even more reason to hasten his efforts to get close to Dugu Yan!

One day...

After they had gone to the library together and finished reading...

When they left the library, Ye Yu suddenly smiled at Ye Lingling and said,

"Lingling, can I draw a portrait of you?"