The news they brought back was like a stone cast into a still lake, spreading outward in ripples centered on the sects and families behind them.
"Secrecy Contract. All of Su Mo Academy's Self-Created Soul Skills require signing a contract before they can be learned, and once learned, they cannot be passed on. Not verbally, not in writing, not through Soul Power guidance—none of it."
The news first emerged from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Soon after, reports from Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy, Godwind Academy, and Meng Family Beast Academy also spread.
Every detail pointed to the same fact: the Soul Skills taught by Su Mo Academy had been locked down by an unprecedented Secrecy Contract Soul Skill.
The entire soul master world erupted.
Teahouses, taverns, Soul Fighting Arena rest areas, mercenary guild halls—everyone was discussing it.
"A Secrecy Contract? A contract can actually be made into a Soul Skill?!"
"They say it's a rule-type Soul Skill, something that has never appeared anywhere on the Douluo Continent. Once you sign it, every means of passing it on is sealed. You can't say it, write it, or use Soul Power guidance. Some students tried—they held their mouths open for ages and couldn't force out a single word."
"How did Master Su Mo even do it? He created the Ring Condensation Technique, he created the Soul Power cultivation method, he restored Teleportation and Martial Soul Projection into Self-Created Soul Skills, he modified the Clear Sky Sect's secret Great Sumeru Technique... and now there's a Secrecy Contract. He can even create rules from scratch. Is he trying to defy the heavens?"
Someone started counting on his fingers. "He created the Ring Condensation Technique. Teleportation too—he turned a rare Soul Skill into a Self-Created Soul Skill that anyone could learn. Martial Soul