Soul Core Formed

In a valley outside Martial Soul City.

In a makeshift training ground, several figures were sparring.

These individuals were none other than Tian Yue and her group.

Lin Huai, meanwhile, was on the mountaintop, observing the winding, twisting river.

Two months after Hu Liena and the other two joined, Lin Huai had fully mastered the Micro-Perception realm.

To help Lin Huai better comprehend "Momentum,"

Qian Daoliu had thrown the seven of them directly here, with Guang Ling Douluo responsible for looking after them.

During this period, Bibi Dong sought out Qian Daoliu, hoping he could provide Hu Liena and the other two with an immortal herb.

After the three of them took an oath, Qian Daoliu gave them the immortal herbs directly.

Thus, the three were now at the following levels:

Hu Liena was level 42.

Xie Yue and Yan were level 43.

Tian Yue had also successfully absorbed her third soul ring a month ago, reaching level 31.

Kuang Zhan had increased by two levels as usual.

Qiangu Yichen was the most diligent; while the others would find time to play and relax, he did nothing but train or meditate.

The only time he went wandering was when the others dragged him along.

Therefore, he had broken through to become a Soul Ancestor two days ago and had gone off to hunt for a soul ring.

If all went well, he would soon catch up to Hu Liena and the others.

As for Lin Huai, he had the smallest increase among them.

After all, he had the most things to cultivate, leaving only the nights for soul power meditation.

However, over this year, Lin Huai had also absorbed two leaves of the Primordial Immortal Herb, which, combined with the two levels of soul power gained from meditation, brought him barely to level 28.

Lin Huai only had five leaves of the Primordial Immortal Herb left.

"Little Huai, pack up. We're heading back to Martial Soul Hall to cultivate for a few days."

Guang Ling Douluo descended from the sky, scooped up Lin Huai, and returned to the temporary training ground.

"Grandpa Guang Ling, why are we suddenly returning to Martial Soul City?"

The others in the field naturally heard Guang Ling's voice.

As Tian Yue asked, the others wore the same expression, after all, the cultivation effects here were quite good.

Moreover, they actually returned every month for a few days to settle their progress in the mimicry cultivation grounds.

"The Soul Core theory has been completed."

Guang Ling swept everyone up and explained as he flew.

"And after condensing a Soul Core, one will experience an epiphany of varying duration."

"I need to be stationed at Martial Soul Hall during this time, so just in case, I'm taking you all back first."

Lin Huai was stunned; he hadn't expected the Soul Core to be researched so quickly!

The main thing was that Lin Huai had not realized

just how much attraction this Soul Core held for those elders whose lifespans were nearing their end, as well as several bishops at the peak of the Soul Douluo level!

(The setting where each level after ninety adds one hundred years of lifespan is not used here; otherwise, Martial Soul Hall would likely have more than five Limit Douluos.)

If not for Qian Daoliu protecting them from the sidelines, several impatient Soul Douluos might have been blown to death by out-of-control Soul Cores.

Upon returning to Martial Soul Hall, Guang Ling dumped Tian Yue and the other four at the training ground, while he took Lin Huai to the Elder Hall.

Qiangu Yichen, who rushed back to the valley a few days later:

"Where is everyone?"

The Elder Hall was as simple and luxurious as the Worship Hall, but slightly larger.

As the two stepped into the Elder Hall, the elders and bishops, their faces beaming with joy, began to shower Lin Huai with endless praise.

A tall, burly elder with a face resembling an ox stepped forward.

"Your Highness, Holy Son!"

"I'm not one for fancy words, but I've saved these especially for you: the claws of two ten-thousand-year bear-type soul beasts."

"Steamed or braised? If those don't suit you, just chop me up to add to the festivities!"

Lin Huai took the bear paws, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

"Elder Kui Ox, you are too kind. I can handle these bear paws myself."

Qian Daoliu stepped in to stop the other elders and bishops from offering their own gifts, turning to explain the situation to Lin Huai.

"The reason I had you come here is so that the upper echelons of Martial Soul Hall may recognize your contributions."

Bibi Dong's gaze swept across the people in the hall.

"Lest some people continue to question your status as Holy Son!"

The few bishops Bibi Dong had subtly alluded to offered sheepish, awkward smiles.

The theory regarding Whale Rubber and Soul Cores, and even the recently prominent Soul Tools—all of them bore the contributions of this young Holy Son.

Who could have possibly imagined it!

Lin Huai immediately composed his expression and waved his hand modestly.

"It is all for the strength of Martial Soul Hall; there is no need for such formalities."

Those who had previously doubted Lin Huai, seeing his magnanimity, wished they could slap themselves.

What a fine Holy Son he was, and yet they had dared to question him.

Qian Daoliu nodded in satisfaction.

"Very well, enough of that."

"Let us introduce the current Soul Core theory and see if Little Huai has any suggestions."

A bishop wearing scholarly glasses stepped forward.

He adjusted his spectacles and pulled out a notebook.

"Your Highness, Holy Son, currently, only peak Soul Douluo and Title Douluo are capable of condensing a Soul Core."

"This is because only powerhouses at this level possess sufficient spiritual power to control the condensation of soul power."

They were truly among the strongest of the current era, having directly experimented to find the most suitable stage for condensing a Soul Core.

Seeing that Lin Huai had no questions, the bishop continued.

"After exchanging letters with Elder Dugu, we learned that a Soul Core is typically stored in the lower dantian."

"After the Grand Elder and the Second Worship successfully condensed their Soul Cores, they hypothesized that it might be possible to condense a second Soul Core of a different attribute and place it in the middle dantian."

"However, this places exceptionally high demands on a soul master's spiritual power and soul power reserves."

Lin Huai had not expected

that his teacher and Golden Crocodile had already succeeded in condensing their Soul Cores.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, have you broken through to level ninety-nine?"

The usually composed Golden Crocodile could not hide the smile on his face.

"Indeed! And I have you to thank for that, Little Huai!"

Lin Huai looked toward Qian Daoliu.

"Teacher, how do you feel after condensing your Soul Core?"

Qian Daoliu had previously assumed that a Soul Core would offer little improvement to a level 99 Title Douluo.

But after condensing it, he realized he had been wrong.

"In terms of pure combat power, it is an increase of less than ten percent."

"However, a Soul Core significantly enhances a soul master's endurance on the battlefield."

"Therefore, the actual improvement is quite substantial."

Lin Huai nodded in understanding.

Recalling that it was mentioned in the second era that dual Soul Cores were a necessary step to becoming a Limit Douluo, he spoke up.

"It seems that condensing a Soul Core can help a soul master break through bottlenecks."

"As for dual Soul Cores, I believe that either one's spiritual power or soul power must reach the level of my teacher, with the other also being close to that threshold, for it to be achievable!"

Qian Daoliu recalled the situation involving himself, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi.

Indeed, all of them had relied on an abundance of soul power to forcibly break through to level ninety-nine.

"That is correct. When I made my breakthrough, I also relied on forcing it through sheer soul power. Furthermore, this Soul Core actually increases soul power indirectly through mental energy, thereby breaking through the bottleneck."

"As for Golden Crocodile being able to break through, it is because he had already stagnated at that level for a long time, and the accumulation of his soul power was already more than half complete."

Lin Huai speculated that Tang San must have done something after becoming a god, resulting in the necessity of a dual Soul Core when breaking through the limit ten thousand years later.

The Scholar Bishop continuously noted down the conversation.

He looked at Lin Huai with eyes that sparkled, "His Highness the Holy Son is truly a genius. Every conversation hits the key points directly, and the suggestions you propose always leave me suddenly enlightened."

Lin Huai rubbed his nose; being constantly praised like this was actually quite satisfying.

"Alright, let us finish discussing the effects of the Soul Core first."