Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Forming a hybrid Martial Soul Core in this manner would significantly lower the difficulty.

Furthermore, over the past three years, he had guided the Martial Soul origin to thoroughly integrate with the three Soul Tools, achieving a high degree of compatibility. This included the compatibility with the Soul Tool core, which would further reduce the difficulty of the fusion.

However, this step remained extremely difficult. Even though Yang Hao had watched numerous records of Title Douluo condensing their Soul Cores and had even sought guidance from Feng Ling and Ye Xishui, the challenge was still immense.

Fortunately, he was a very patient person, proceeding to attempt and refine the process bit by bit.

After an unknown amount of time, once the soul power stored in eighty-three Milk Bottles had been exhausted, the Martial Soul origin finally began to condense and crystallize upon the Soul Tool core.

"It finally succeeded!"

Filled with inner joy, Yang Hao pressed on, injecting soul power to guide the fusion of the Martial Soul origin and the Soul Bone origin. Utilizing the power of the Soul Bone to assist in the crystallization, the final crystal structure completely enveloped the Soul Tool core.

This was not the end. Once the Soul Core stabilized, Yang Hao directed the Martial Soul origin fused within it to permeate the interior of the Soul Tool core in a crystalline structure.

At the same time, he used his Metal Control Soul Bone skill to create a sesame-sized cavity in the center of the Soul Tool core, intended to house that portion of the Martial Soul origin crystal.

Condensing it with the help of the Soul Bone origin was only the first step. Once the crystal structure was formed and stabilized, it could be separated to form an independent Soul Core.

Of course, only a small portion was separated; the majority remained fused with the Soul Bone origin power, maintaining a connection to ensure the stability of the separated Martial Soul origin crystal structure.

The separated, independent portion of the Martial Soul Core was a colorless crystal, unaffected by the color of the Martial Soul origin or the soul power.

However, this lack of color did not last long. After devouring the remaining soul power within the Milk Bottles, the colorless crystal gradually evolved into white, much like the hue of a white soul ring.

As the color of the crystal shifted, the bottleneck in Yang Hao's level, which had been suppressed by the laws of the world, broke open. His Soul Power Level surged to level twenty in one breath before encountering a new bottleneck.

Although Yang Hao's level had been stuck previously, his cultivation reserves had been steadily increasing; now that the bottleneck was gone, his level naturally rose.

"It really works."

Feeling the increase in his soul power level and the continuous absorption of soul power by the Martial Soul Core, Yang Hao smiled.

This path was indeed viable. It was a known saying in the Douluo world that humanity originated from soul beasts—specifically, transformed soul beasts.

Just like the Blue Silver Emperor and Xiao Wu, the children they birthed were human, possessed Martial Souls formed from soul beast bloodlines, and subsequently developed into human soul masters.

Therefore, humans could also follow the cultivation path of soul beasts, or at least a portion of it.

Chapter 39: Adopted Child of Luck

Just as the transformation of the Martial Soul Core was driving Yang Hao's level upward, a massive surge of luck poured into his body, which was then absorbed by the Golden Finger in his mind.

This was a reward from the Plane Will, as he had pioneered a new system. Although it was still in its infancy, it possessed infinite potential.

This was highly beneficial to the development of the plane. While the Plane Will lacked consciousness, it possessed instinct and understood how to seek advantages and avoid harm, thus guiding the influx of luck.

"What have you done?"

Bibi Dong, whose Divine Thought had been awakened from her slumber in the adjacent main hall, flew through the wall and curiously examined Yang Hao, witnessing the massive surge of luck continuously pouring into him.

As a god-level powerhouse, she naturally understood the power of luck and could even see it directly.

She simply did not understand why this little one had suddenly obtained such a vast amount of luck.

Qian Renxue's Divine Soul and Ye Xishui also arrived quickly. Ye Xishui could not see the power of luck, but Qian Renxue saw it clearly and was deeply shocked.

This amount of luck was far too immense.

"It must be because I realized that path."

Yang Hao looked at the Demon Blade in his hand, guessing that it was the success of the Martial Soul Core route; he could now be considered a Child of Luck.

However, unlike the innate Child of Luck like Huo Yuhao, his status was acquired through his own efforts, earning the recognition of the Plane Will.

Simply put, one was a biological child, while the other was an adopted one.

He still needed to keep working hard!

"That path... it succeeded?"

Ye Xishui was astonished. She had heard of this child's concept for a new system and had even performed simulations and attempts, but unfortunately, it had failed.

It was only theoretically feasible, but the gap between theory and practice was vast.

Not to mention anything else, the condensation of a soul beast's Soul Core involved many factors, the key being the guidance of the bloodline—a heritage system unique to soul beasts.

Humans lacked that bloodline, or rather, did not possess a sufficiently dense one, making it impossible to guide the Martial Soul origin to condense into a Soul Core. It was precisely for this reason that the current soul master world only condensed soul power cores, not origin cores.

She had not expected this child to actually pull it off, and so quickly at that.

"An interesting idea."

Bibi Dong's Divine Thought looked toward the Demon Blade, sensing the mysteries within through the God Trial mark upon it.

"Is this line of reasoning based on the records of Xiao Wu and the Blue Silver Emperor in that notebook?"

"It refers to the records of transformed soul beasts condensing their own soul rings to break through. Since soul beasts can follow our human soul master path after transforming, it proves there is commonality between the two, so the reverse should also be possible.

Furthermore, there is the Sea God's Golden Trident. The Sea God's Heart, which served as its core, was once shattered, but was later repaired by the Sea God Tang San using the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Core as a carrier.

That Golden Trident can be viewed as a Soul Tool, and the Sea God's Heart as the Soul Tool core, proving that Soul Cores and Soul Tool cores can be transformed into one another.

Referencing these examples, this disciple created this method, though it is currently only a rough draft and requires refinement."

Yang Hao replied respectfully; even he was surprised by this success.

It had only been an attempt, and he hadn't had much confidence in it beforehand.

It was truly too difficult. The method for fusing the Martial Soul origin with the Soul Bone origin alone had required countless deductions and attempts. If not for his own Golden Finger being able to boost his comprehension, it would have been nearly impossible to derive.

"This is indeed a path, but it requires the origin power of a Soul Bone for assistance, with the Soul Tool core as the foundation. Furthermore, you must transform your Martial Soul into this state; it is very difficult to popularize."

"Moreover, this method has extremely high requirements for the purity of the Martial Soul origin and soul power. As long as a Soul Master absorbs and refines soul rings, their Martial Soul and soul power are no longer pure. This is a dead end."

Ye Xishui understood the essence of it. There were too many limitations, and it would be very difficult to perfect it to a degree where it could be promoted.

Humanity alone cannot condense a Martial Soul Core using the Martial Soul origin; they cannot even actively mobilize the Martial Soul origin.

It was only because this child's Martial Soul had been shattered and transformed into a state of origin energy that there was even an opportunity to operate on it.

Next came the crystallization. The Martial Soul origin alone was insufficient; it required the assistance of the Soul Bone's origin power.

A Soul Bone is the fusion of a Soul Beast's soul core and its skeleton; it inherently possesses the characteristics of a soul core, which is what allows it to drive the Martial Soul origin to crystallize.

Finally, there was the issue of the purity of the Martial Soul and soul power. The inability to refine soul rings caused the difficulty to skyrocket even further.

That her own disciple could succeed was nothing short of a miracle—an irreproducible miracle.

"Take it slow. Besides, we have already taken the most difficult first step."

Yang Hao was very confident in himself because he had finally figured out the reason for the two previous boosts to his Golden Finger's abilities: it was luck.

The first time he bought those items at the Starlight Auction House, especially the Spirit-Devouring Engraving Knife which served as the key item, he had seized the opportunity that belonged to Huo Yuhao, and in the process, snatched away that portion of his luck.

The boost he received after carrying away Ma Xiaotao was the same, only the object had changed from an item to a person.

Now that the Plane Will was directly pouring so much luck into him for his Golden Finger to absorb, he could already feel the effect of the comprehension boost soaring along with it.

As long as his comprehension could continue to improve without limit, perfecting this new system would only be a matter of time.

"Why would you want to create this kind of cultivation method? Isn't hunting soul rings a faster way to improve?"

Qian Renxue did not understand why this child would choose to cultivate this way.

One must know that this child possessed a triple Martial Soul; hunting soul rings would allow him to improve much faster. Perhaps he could become a Titled Douluo before the age of twenty, and one with a solid foundation at that.

"I have read the archives in your Martial Soul Hall and discovered that the population of Soul Beasts is constantly decreasing. Yet, the cultivation of us human Soul Masters is highly dependent on the soul rings produced by Soul Beasts, especially those from high-level Soul Beasts."

"But the Soul Beasts, which are a necessity, are constantly dwindling. Perhaps in ten thousand years, Soul Beasts will be extinct. Even if they aren't extinct, the remaining age of those left will not be very high."

"Perhaps by then, a Titled Douluo's nine soul rings will all be white or yellow. Therefore, the soul ring path is destined to decline. If we do not open up a new path, Soul Masters are also destined to decline, even with the support of the Soul Tool system."

"The foundation of a Soul Master remains the Soul Master themselves, and there are requirements for soul skills. Without the assistance of high-age soul rings, a Soul Master's strength will be greatly reduced, and their ability to utilize Soul Tools will inevitably be limited."

"Not to mention breaking through to higher levels of cultivation."

"Your Martial Soul must be of the highest grade, with innate full soul power of level twenty. But if all nine of your soul rings were the lowest-grade white soul rings, would you still have the confidence to cultivate into a god?"

Yang Hao was earnestly bluffing. This was not just his exploration of the path to godhood, but also a transformation of the Soul Master system.

In the future, Huo Yuhao would create the Soul Spirit system to extend the life of the Soul Master system, but what he was doing was more thorough: abandoning the soul ring system entirely.

"One can still become a god. I rely primarily on my Martial Soul and the Angel God Trial."

Qian Renxue slapped him down decisively, indicating that she could still become a god regardless; high-quality soul rings merely shortened the time it took for her to reach godhood.

Yang Hao was left speechless. Having a good ancestor truly allowed one to be this willful!

"To have such far-sighted vision at such a young age... you really don't look like a child."

Looking over the young man before her, Bibi Dong's Divine Thought was inwardly shocked. She had underestimated this little fellow last time.

This child's talent and comprehension were frighteningly strong, and the God Trials could only detect substantive aptitude; it was difficult to detect talent and comprehension. Otherwise, if this talent and comprehension were included, it would absolutely be a max-level Nine Trials.

Chapter 40: Devouring the Blue Silver Emperor

In the days that followed, Yang Hao continued to accumulate soul power, successively condensing the Martial Soul Cores for the Holy Sword and the God-Slaying Spear. Ye Xishui, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong watched from the sidelines, very interested in this new system.

After watching, the three of them set off to begin Ye Xishui's God Trial mission. The main target was that treasure land possessing numerous Immortal Grasses; they would either seize it or destroy it.

For these three years, Ye Xishui had been adjusting herself, and with the help of Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, she had separated the first six black soul rings of her first Martial Soul, the Blood Soul Demon Puppet, to make room for stronger soul rings.

This was based on the experience of Tang San in that Godhood Notations book. Tang San had completed this operation with the assistance of the Sea God's Divine Thought and the Sea God Trident; they were no worse off than him.

Now, it was time to go out and hunt for soul rings!

Yang Hao also began his own journey, going to various Soul Beast forests to devour insect-type Soul Beasts, especially spider-type ones, in order to evolve his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone.

Because he had created a new system, and because of the massive luck poured into him by the Plane Will, both Bibi Dong's Divine Thought and Qian Renxue thought highly of him and decided to increase their investment.

Bibi Dong's Divine Thought had already given her promise: as long as he raised this Soul Bone to the million-year level, she would completely separate the Soul-Devouring Spider God Martial Soul origin from her corpse to assist the Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone in evolving into a god-level Soul Bone.

A god-level Soul Bone is different from a million-year Soul Bone; the level of a god-level Soul Bone is much higher.

Back then, Bibi Dong had used her second Martial Soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor—which had a better soul ring configuration—to carry the Rakshasa God Position, and with the power of the Rakshasa God Position, she had evolved the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul into a god-level Martial Soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider God.

Having this god-level Martial Soul as a catalyst was enough to push the Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone to complete its god-level evolution.

However, completing this evolution was very difficult and required sufficient accumulation, which meant he had to devour them himself.

"Are you leaving?"

Ma Xiaotao was worried. She hoped this guy wasn't planning to go seek revenge and retaliate against Shrek Academy.