Why are soul rings born?

Soon, the first-generation Soul Ring Engraver, shaped like a large mechanical spider, was reassembled.

Beside Old Mu, an elder who didn't look very approachable had appeared at some point.

The man in the black robe said nothing and casually waved his hand, covering a radius of ten miles with surging Soul Power.

He covered a large area with Soul Power, and the scene unfolding before him filled Chen Fu with emotion. In his extraordinary spiritual sense, the humanoid Soul Beast gave him a sense of weight that completely surpassed Old Mu's.

If Old Mu felt like an ocean of steel, the unknown Soul Beast felt like an endless abyss. If the known powerhouses on the continent were ranked, and Old Mu was a Level 99 near-god, then the unknown Soul Beast felt like an uncrowned god.

Was divinity important? Sensing its presence like a black hole in his spiritual vision, Chen Fu believed it wasn't that important.

"Little Tao, get ready." Chen Fu reminded the girl beside him, who didn't know what she was supposed to be doing, then looked at the Soul Beast in front of him.

"Venerable unknown existence, we require Red King's cooperation."

"Human, you may call this venerable Di Tian." Di Tian, rarely, revealed his name and nodded to Red King beside him.

"Lord Di Tian." Chen Fu nodded, then looked at Red King. "Lord Red King, please move to the designated position. Be mindful of restraining your Soul Power and strength; Soul Tools are very expensive."

"Human, I'll trust you this once!" Red King, seeing Di Tian's agreement, felt reassured and carefully walked to the spider-shaped Soul Tool according to Chen Fu's instructions. Its height of over ten meters made the spider-shaped Soul Tool look quite slender.

"Don't stand too close, move back a bit." Chen Fu reached out and pressed against Red King's huge, ferocious wolf head, trying to push it back, but it didn't budge.

"..." Glancing at Di Tian, who remained silent, Red King snorted coldly and reluctantly lowered itself to the ground, retreating to comply with the arrangements.

"Hold this in your mouth. Just this one. Don't bite it." Chen Fu tossed a metal sphere engraved with runes.

"Little Tao, sit in the center of the Soul Summoning Matrix and start circulating your Soul Power."

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao followed the instructions and began to meditate at the base of all the mechanical spider legs.

"Everyone, the stability of the external environment is up to you." Chen Fu looked at Old Mu, Di Tian, and the old man who had appeared beside Old Mu at some unknown time.

"Continue. No one (or Soul Beast) will disturb you." The three expressed their calmness. The highest combat powers of both humans and Soul Beasts were here; anyone else would just be fodder.

"Red King, please relax your mind and don't resist. You need to remain relaxed throughout the process and go with the feeling. Your Soul Power and mental strength might deplete slightly, but don't worry, it's within a controllable range."

Chen Fu reminded Red King again that this step required the Soul Beast's active participation; otherwise, current technology could not forcibly extract its soul.

"Soul Severing Matrix entering preparation phase."

[Soul Severing Matrix Activated]

Red King felt the metal sphere in its mouth begin to vibrate subtly. At the same time, it noticed its mind becoming heavier and heavier, and its vision began to blur.

"Don't resist, trust me." Chen Fu's voice reached its ears again, calming Red King's panicked heart. It wasn't that it trusted this human before it; it trusted Di Tian, who was not far away.

"Soul Summoning Matrix entering preparation phase."

[Soul Summoning Matrix Activated]

The densely packed mechanical spider legs, arranged in a scattered pattern, began to move with a strange rhythm.

"Little Tao, enter breakthrough preparation state."

Can a Soul Master break through after reaching the maximum level? Is it possible to forcibly circulate Soul Power to break through?

The answer was yes. Forcibly breaking through the sealed Soul Power would attract nearby ownerless Soul Rings. Without a Soul Ring, the Soul Power would dissipate like a building without a foundation.

Chen Fu had once been puzzled by the "finishing blow" setting. The experience of his own four Soul Rings had given him a guess.

Soul Beasts could actively sacrifice themselves, in which case a "finishing blow" was completely unnecessary. So why could one only absorb a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast they personally killed?

Why was it inevitable to encounter a mental shock when absorbing a Soul Ring?

Then, why would the remnant soul within the Soul Ring attack you mentally?

Because it hated you!

Causally speaking, it died because of you, so it hated you.

Why wouldn't the remnant soul attack you during the sacrifice process?

Because it loved you...

This guess made Chen Fu sigh with emotion. This world seemed to be full of malice towards Soul Beasts.

The "finishing blow" was not the root of Soul Ring locking at all. As long as the Soul Beast's subjective will was strong enough, it could be involved with multiple parties.

"Little Blue, access the operation interface."

[Spider-shaped Soul Ring Engraver Control System Accessed]

A massive interface of blue light quietly unfolded before Chen Fu.

[Soul Severing Soul Summoning Composite Matrix on standby]

"Activate, energy level: one."

[Activating]

As Chen Fu adjusted the energy output limit of the spider-shaped Soul Ring Engraver, the scattered mechanical legs on the Soul Summoning Matrix began to pulse rhythmically, like breathing, faster and faster as the energy level increased.

On the other side, Red King only felt a buzzing in its ears, its vision completely black. A transparent little dog slowly crawled out from its brain.

"Relax, don't struggle. This level of traction requires you to cooperate as the main body."

Looking at the spiritual dog desperately clinging to its fleshy forehead, trying to crawl back, Chen Fu explained.

"Don't worry."

Di Tian, standing nearby, spoke to reassure him. With his spiritual power, he understood the principles of the Soul Severing Soul Summoning Composite Matrix the moment it activated. He could achieve the same effect with his own methods, but he couldn't do it as gently and precisely as this human.

Hearing his leader's voice, the spirit dog felt much more at ease. It finally stopped pawing at its forehead and, yielding to the pull, was cast into the soul-catching net woven by dozens of mechanical legs.

As the energy level gradually increased, the properties of the soul materials within each mechanical leg were guided and activated by exceptionally precise Soul Power circuits. From points to lines, then to surfaces, an invisible net capable of capturing souls was gradually woven. Various smaller mechanical legs, under Chen Fu's control, made subtle repairs to the "soul net" at all times, while also maintaining the optimal curved surface for the Soul Summoning Matrix's gravitational pull.

Finally, the spirit dog was captured by the soul net. As the mechanical legs moved, it was pulled upwards towards Ma Xiaotao.

Seeing the spirit dog land steadily and securely on Ma Xiaotao's head, the Spider-shaped Soul Ring Engraver branched out. The parts near the core continued to maintain the Soul Severing Soul Summoning Composite Matrix, while the outer parts began to draw special metals to execute a second program.

As the mechanical legs responsible for the Soul Severing Soul Summoning Composite Matrix decreased, the spirit dog's control over its body immediately strengthened. It could now move freely and return to its physical body whenever it wished.

This undoubtedly put it at ease. It quietly lay on the human's head, watching to see what else the male human could do.

While the spirit dog was lost in thought, the second program within the Spider-shaped Soul Ring Engraver had already started.

[Soul Power Absorption Program Initiated]

[Spiritual Power Traction Program Initiated]

The outer mechanical legs moved at two different frequencies. A traction field composed of special metals attractive to both Soul Power and spiritual power was fully deployed around the spirit dog's body, centered on it.

Souls are naturally attracted to their origin Soul Power and origin spiritual power. Chen Fu didn't know why, but that didn't stop him from using this rule.

Under normal circumstances, souls possess a spiritual power armor. That's why Chen Fu repeatedly emphasized that Red King should not resist. This sequence was crucial and greatly affected the controllability of Soul Power and spiritual power.

As the external Spider-shaped Soul Ring Engraver slowly amplified the spirit body's attraction to its physical body, wisps of Soul Power mixed with spiritual power were gradually drawn into the spirit dog's body.

At this moment, the Soul Power and spiritual power emanating from Ma Xiaotao's breakthrough attached themselves.

A ring was gradually forming, centered on the spirit dog.

My brothers have signed, let's go, go, go!

Inner monologue: I'm impressed with myself. Signed on the 29th, and I have to update 10,000 words in March, starting from the 29th (▼皿▼#)