"Five rings, a Soul King, and two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings?"
Xu Tianran's lips twitched violently.
Although he had already thought highly of his cousin, he now realized that he had still underestimated Xu Tianming.
"Dean Jing Hongchen, does Tianming have Twin Martial Souls?"
Xu Tianran had already begun cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult and knew that its Spirit Masters possessed a secret technique capable of increasing Soul Ring age limits. Unable to hold back, he asked Jing Hongchen.
"Probably not?"
Jing Hongchen shook his head. He understood what Xu Tianran meant.
Twin Martial Souls could raise the age limit for subsequently absorbed Soul Rings by attaching rings to both Martial Souls.
"Even with Twin Martial Souls, it would be absolutely impossible to absorb two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings at the five-ring stage."
Kong Deming, standing nearby, stared intently at the Soul Rings beneath Xu Tianming's feet as he explained,
"Ultimately, the age limit for absorbing Soul Rings depends on a Spirit Master's overall capabilities. Physical constitution and spiritual strength are both indispensable."
As the strongest person in the Sun Moon Empire and the only owner of Twin Martial Souls, Kong Deming's words carried considerable authority.
"Take me, for example. My physical constitution was not up to par, so even with Twin Martial Souls, I could not attach higher-age Soul Rings to my second Martial Soul, much less Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings."
With a soft sigh, Kong Deming continued,
"Even those Evil Spirit Masters from the Holy Spirit Cult cannot use their secret techniques to raise the Soul Ring limit without end."
"Otherwise, their only fate would be to explode from within."
Everyone immediately fell silent. Kong Deming's reasoning was sound, leaving them no choice but to believe him.
Then the question was, just what was going on with the two Hundred-Thousand-Year