Soul Ring Absorption Limit Hypothesis

As Tang Hao praised Yu Xiaogang, Tian Hao's eye twitched uncontrollably.

Tang Hao could never have imagined that the so-called master had truly peaked the moment he debuted. In his youth, he had relied on the resources of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall to summarize that set of theories, and that had been the pinnacle of his life. Afterward, he had produced virtually no other achievements and had been living off his old work ever since.

At most, he could add his speculative understanding of Soul Bone Fusion Skills. There was nothing else.

Yet those theories had all originated from the records of earlier generations and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall. Not a single one had been his own research result.

Even his speculation about Soul Bone Fusion Skills had mainly come from the set of Angel Soul Bones Bibi Dong had described from Spirit Hall.

Put simply, he was only good at summarizing the experiences and discoveries of those before him. His own imagination was not broad enough for innovation.

But there was nothing to be done about it. After all, this was the era they lived in; he could not demand too much.

"You don't agree with those Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?"

Seeing the change in Tian Hao's expression, Ah Yin felt that the boy must have different thoughts.

"How should I put it?"

Tian Hao rubbed his chin, organizing his words.

"That set of theories does have its merits, but it isn't detailed or thorough enough, and it has many loopholes.

"For example, the theory about the absorption limit for soul ring age. He merely summarized it from Spirit Hall's records of the maximum soul ring ages absorbed by many soul masters. It isn't a true limit in the strict sense.

"Moreover, the absorption limit for soul ring age varies from person to person. You can't apply a single standard to everyone."

Tian Hao acknowledged Yu Xiaogang's theories, but unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang had fallen too quickly. Without Spirit Hall's resources and Bibi Dong's help, he had been unable to further develop and refine those theories. They could only be regarded as immature theories, far from perfect.

"Here!"

When Tian Hao stopped speaking again, Ah Yin could only take out a Silver Soul Coin and flick it toward him.

Tian Hao caught the Silver Soul Coin and happily put it away before continuing, "I believe there are twelve key factors in absorbing a soul ring. First is the quality and refinement of a soul master's Soul Power. This varies from person to person; even soul masters of the same level can differ."

"Here!"

When Tian Hao stopped again, Ah Yin rolled her eyes as if she had expected it and flicked out another Silver Soul Coin.

"Second is control over Soul Power. The more precise the control, the higher the refining efficiency.

"Third is physical fitness. When guiding a soul beast's soul ring into the body, the first thing one must endure is the impact of the immense Soul Power within the soul ring. Physical fitness is extremely important at that time. The better one's physique, the greater and more sustained the Soul Power impact one can withstand.

"Conversely, the weaker one's physique, the lower and shorter the Soul Power impact one can endure. The body may even collapse before the soul master can refine the soul ring.

"This also includes the soul master's age and body size. A six-year-old level-ten soul master and a thirty-year-old level-ten soul master absorbing their first soul ring would definitely be in different conditions, and the results would differ as well.

"Fourth is the strength and width of the body's meridians. They are the main channels through which Soul Power flows, so their importance goes without saying.

"Fifth is Mental Power. The stronger one's Mental Power, the stronger one's control over Soul Power, and the easier it will be to refine the Soul Power of a soul ring.

"Sixth is martial soul quality. The stronger the martial soul, the more efficiently and quickly it can absorb and refine a soul ring, while the pressure the soul master bears during refinement will be much lower.

"Seventh is a soul master's willpower. If one's willpower is weak—such as having poor pain tolerance—and one cannot endure it, crying for one's parents and rolling around on the ground, you can all imagine how that person's soul ring refinement process will turn out.

"Eighth is the compatibility between a soul master's martial soul and the attributes of the soul ring being refined. The greater the compatibility, the higher the age that can be refined. The lower the compatibility, the more the age limit will be reduced.

"For example, if a soul master with a fire-attributed martial soul refined a soul ring produced by an ice-attributed soul beast, their compatibility would certainly be low. There might even be great danger during the refinement process.

"Even if the soul ring were forcibly refined successfully, its soul skill might be useless, unless one was lucky enough for the soul ring's attribute and the martial soul's attribute to merge and mutate into a special flame such as icefire.

"Ninth is the soul beast's traits and the strength of its soul and Mental Power. You are both high-level soul masters and should have refined the soul rings of Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts before. I'm sure you understand this deeply.

"Tenth is whether the soul beast's bloodline has special effects such as suppressing a soul master's martial soul. If the soul master's martial soul is of higher quality than the soul beast's, there will certainly be a beneficial effect, allowing them to bear a soul ring of greater age.

"Conversely, if the soul master's martial soul is of lower quality than the soul beast's, it will be suppressed instead, and the soul ring age it can endure will have to be discounted.

"Eleventh is natural treasures. Some natural treasures can improve certain aspects of a soul master, thereby raising the upper limit of the soul ring age they can bear.

"Twelfth is the Soul Power Meditation Method. Higher-level Soul Power Meditation Methods have greater cultivation efficiency and will certainly also refine the Soul Power of soul rings more efficiently. To a certain extent, they can raise the limit of the soul ring age a soul master can bear.

"There should be more key factors, but my knowledge is limited. I've only summarized these twelve."

After putting away the Silver Soul Coins Ah Yin had flicked over one after another, Tian Hao reluctantly brought his explanation to an end.

Yet Tang Hao and Ah Yin were both dumbfounded. They had thought it would already be impressive if Tian Hao could name two or three points, but who would have expected him to list twelve in one breath, and still seem unsatisfied?

What was even more alarming was that, upon careful consideration, every point seemed to make sense.

"I also have a guess. Could the external environment affect a soul master's absorption and refinement of a soul ring? For instance, would an environment compatible with the soul ring increase or decrease the difficulty of refinement?

"What difference would there be in refining the soul ring of a fire-attributed soul beast within a sea of flames? Or if one directly jumped into water to refine the soul ring of a fire-attributed soul beast?

"This is only my personal guess. I haven't found any corresponding records in the books."

Suddenly recalling this hypothesis, Tian Hao was not very confident about it.

He had found matching examples for the other factors in the Great Library of Martial Soul Academy, but he had found nothing for this one.

Perhaps there were relevant records on the higher floors of the Great Library, but unfortunately, he had not been qualified to go up at the time and could only wander around the first floor.

"It does."

After a moment of silence, Ah Yin replied, confirming Tian Hao's final hypothesis.

As a soul beast herself, she understood the essence of soul rings very well and could naturally confirm that Tian Hao's speculation was true. This was far more detailed than the few statements in those Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

"Now, let's turn the topic back to Sister Ah Yin's martial soul."

Tian Hao redirected the conversation. After all, his main purpose was to demonstrate his value and gain their trust and cooperation in research, and the primary target of that research was Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.

When she saw the boy rubbing his fingers together again, Ah Yin could only flick another Silver Soul Coin toward him.

"Not enough. You still haven't paid me for that extra point I just added."

Tian Hao would not miss a single Silver Soul Coin. He would need this money to live on when he eventually left the mountain village for Spirit Hall. After all, he needed to eat too.

"One day, money is going to get you into trouble."

Unable to resist complaining, Ah Yin could only take out more money.

Though one Silver Soul Coin was nothing to her, the feeling was utterly disgusting.

We're discussing grand academic questions with you, yet you keep going on about money. You've completely ruined the atmosphere.

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