Inherited Moves?

The difficulty of increasing one's Soul Power Level grows in a progressive trend; furthermore, because a Soul Master's Martial Soul differs, and the Soul Rings they attach vary, the nature of their Soul Power is never quite the same.

The Soul Power of Power-type Soul Masters is relatively heavy and dense, while that of Agility-attack-type Soul Masters appears light and nimble. The Soul Power of Support-type Soul Masters is gentle, and that of Control-type Soul Masters is full of resilience.

Body Martial Souls can undergo a secondary awakening, and Ralts will also evolve its form as its Soul Power Level rises. Once Ralts evolves, it will undoubtedly become a top-tier Psychic-type Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent.

In the first year of enrolling at Farnos Junior Soul Master Academy, the Soul Power cultivated by Ralts combined with that cultivated by Bai Cai barely reached level ten. As their Soul Power capacity gradually increased, Bai Cai and Ralts needed more time to perform their meditation techniques. Therefore, aside from attending regular classes, Bai Cai's life was very disciplined, keeping to himself and rarely venturing out.

Dormitory, classroom, library, cafeteria—an unchanging route of movement.

Most students at Farnos Junior Soul Master Academy do not exceed level ten. Those who have already become Soul Masters are either preparing for advancement to higher education or are content to act as lackeys and thugs for noble children.

The Dean, Anuoji, has already exchanged views with the nobles within Farnos City; even if Bai Cai does not agree to the nobles' recruitment, they will not use underhanded methods to force him. Unless they have nothing better to do, why would any noble child defy their father's orders to lead lackeys in targeting a low-profile commoner genius?

Ralts's talent is exceptional; its telekinesis and telepathy allow it to defeat Soul Masters who have already attached Soul Rings despite the gap in their levels. After all, Farnos Junior Soul Master Academy is relatively weak, and the Soul Rings attached by senior students are mostly hunted by teams they form themselves, making century-old Soul Rings extremely rare.

While spending a large sum of money to invite academy instructors or the Dean to take action would make obtaining a century-old Soul Ring not a difficult task, unfortunately, commoner students cannot afford the remuneration.

As the first academic year draws to a close, Bai Cai has become a Soul Master and is carefully planning his first Soul Ring.

A first Soul Ring generally reflects the development direction of a Soul Master. Power-attack, Agility-attack, and Defense-type Soul Masters mostly choose attack-type Soul Skills. Control-type Soul Masters generally choose restrictive-type Soul Skills. Support-type Soul Masters, of course, choose amplification-type Soul Skills.

Naturally, if one has the talent to become a high-level Soul Master, Battle Soul Masters can choose amplification-type Soul Skills, sacrificing attack skills during the Soul Master and Soul Grand Master stages in exchange for powerful attack skills at the Soul Elder stage.

Ten-year, century-old, and thousand-year Soul Rings are the critical points where the effects of Soul Skills undergo qualitative changes. The limit for a Soul Ring that a Soul Master can withstand is approximately four hundred years, though the specific limit varies from person to person.

Noble Soul Masters have strong physiques and can absorb higher-year Soul Rings; if a commoner Soul Master possesses an unyielding will, it is not impossible to take a risk and hunt for a Soul Ring at the limit of their capacity.

Certain Soul Master sects have a very thorough understanding of their inherited Martial Souls and have clearly defined their positioning, making their combinations of attached Soul Skills quite reasonable; they do not necessarily need to attach attack-type Soul Skills at the Soul Elder stage.

For example, the White Tiger Martial Soul inherited by Duke White Tiger has a basically fixed combination of Soul Skills before the Soul Ancestor stage: the first Soul Skill is White Tiger Protection Barrier, the second is Intense Light Wave, and the third is White Tiger Vajra Transformation.

The White Tiger Martial Soul has impressive attack capabilities and lasting stamina. The first Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier, provides body protection and amplification, covering all bases. It consumes relatively low Soul Power and can withstand harassment and probing skills from enemy Soul Masters, reducing damage.

The second Soul Skill, White Tiger Intense Light Wave, is a long-range attack with moderate Soul Power consumption. It can harass enemy Agility-attack and Support-type Soul Masters while also serving as a finishing move.

The third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, provides amplification and burst power; it has high Soul Power consumption but offers three types of boosts—attack, defense, and strength—allowing the user to become the backbone of their side, standing firm and unyielding.

Everything has its pros and cons; attack-type Soul Skills from thousand-year Soul Rings consume extremely high amounts of Soul Power, making them suitable for deciding the outcome of a battle but unsuitable for serving as the vanguard or rear guard of a team.

Pursuing ultimate output inevitably reduces sustained combat capability or damage-bearing capacity. Pursuing restriction and control inevitably means sacrificing single-target burst damage.

"A Psychic-type external Martial Soul... the Soul Rings suitable for it are all rare Spirit Beasts. Sigh."

Taking out the Spirit Beast illustrated guide borrowed from the library, Bai Cai sighed and hugged Ralts, trying to pick a suitable Spirit Beast.

Soul Rings suitable for Psychic-type Martial Souls are few and far between. Even with Huo Gua's good performance, he was still abandoned by the Soul Master department of Shrek Academy. Aside from Innate Soul Power and the quality of the Martial Soul, the scarcity of Psychic-type Spirit Beasts likely accounts for part of the reason.

Psychic-type Spirit Beasts generally refer to species with strong mental power. Most Psychic-type Spirit Beasts have strength that exceeds their age, and some are adept at camouflage and escape.

For example, the Ice Silkworm, which is primarily Psychic and secondarily Ice, is distributed in the Cold Pine Forest or ice plains of the Far North. It not only has strong camouflage but can also create illusions to deceive enemies. Although it lacks substantial attack capabilities, it is still difficult for ordinary Soul Masters to obtain.

Spirit Beasts capable of releasing mental attacks possess outstanding strength and higher ages. Unless one hunts a juvenile, the result is either damage to one's Martial Soul or, at worst, death by explosion.

Farnos Junior Soul Master Academy is located within the Star Luo Empire, where artificially raised Spirit Beasts are of a single variety and low age.

Ralts is a Psychic-type, external Martial Soul with extraordinary talent. By precisely controlling its telekinesis to offset or evade enemy Soul Skills, it can compensate for the disadvantage of an external Martial Soul having to share damage with the main body.

Amplifying telekinesis is equivalent to amplifying attack strength and defense strength. During the Soul Master and Soul Grand Master stages, if it attaches a Soul Ring that amplifies telekinesis, Ralts's true strength will not lose to Huo Gua.

"To apply to Shrek, the Soul Power Level must exceed level fifteen, and a Soul Ring must be attached." Bai Cai hesitated. "The first Soul Ring..."

"Ralts!" the little fellow with blue hair comforted Bai Cai.

"I want you to become stronger, but not at the cost of sacrificing your potential." Bai Cai sighed. "You will become a Gardevoir, a Psychic Queen, my guardian angel."

Bai Cai could empathize with the bitter journey of Huo Gua, who had no other choice but to attempt to absorb the Wind Baboon Soul Ring.

"Ralts." Ralts hesitated for a moment. "Ralts!"

Perhaps, there is no need to absorb a Soul Ring.

"Why?" Bai Cai was surprised. "If you give up attaching a Soul Ring, what about your Soul Power Level?"

"Ralts, Ralts," Ralts said vaguely.

An unknown power lay hidden within Ralts's body. As Ralts attempted to guide it, the bottleneck of its Soul Power Level loosened slightly.

Of course, Ralts noticed the anomaly and did not continue to try.

"An unknown power?" Bai Cai was curious. "Since when?"

"Ralts, Ralts," Ralts relaxed slightly.

The unknown power has always been there. As the Soul Power Level increased, the unknown power gradually became clearer. Ralts didn't want you to worry, so...

"An unknown power, an inherited move?"