Sun-Moon Soul Core, The Essence Converter!

"Soul core..."

As Kong Deming muttered to himself, a flash of inspiration surged through his mind.

He slowly stood up, hands clasped behind his back, and looked toward the center of the device where Xu Tianyao was still struggling to maintain balance.

It seemed he had thought of something, understood something.

Why are Titled Douluo so powerful?

Beyond their spirit rings, spirit bones, and the Martial Souls themselves, the most important factor is the soul core.

When all spirit masters break through to the Titled Douluo realm, they further compress the vast liquid soul power within their bodies, eventually forming a core that rotates incessantly.

That core is like a heart that never stops.

It constantly absorbs, converts, and stores soul power.

This grants Titled Douluo a level of endurance and burst capability far exceeding that of ordinary spirit masters.

Yet, Xu Tianyao's problem was not, in essence, a lack of soul power, nor was it a need to store it.

His problem was that two repulsive forces could not coexist; the soul power generated through meditation was simply unusable.

The Sun Martial Soul produced Solar Soul Power.

The Moon Martial Soul produced Lunar Soul Power.

The two were incompatible.

As long as he cultivated both simultaneously, they would erupt into conflict within his body.

If that was the case... why not artificially create a fusion device?

A soul core specifically designed to process these two forces.

The light in Kong Deming's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

If a Titled Douluo's soul core was a storage unit, then Xu Tianyao's future soul core could perfectly serve as a converter.

It would absorb both Solar Soul Power and Lunar Soul Power simultaneously.

Then, through a special method of compression and fusion, it would ultimately give birth to an entirely new power.

A type of soul power possessing the characteristics of both the sun and the moon—Sun-Moon Soul Power!

Thinking of this, Kong Deming couldn't help but clench his fists.

Because although this idea was bold, theoretically, it was entirely feasible.

If successful, Xu Tianyao would be able to truly cultivate both Martial Souls at the same time.

He could even push the advantages of his twin Martial Souls to the absolute limit.

However, Kong Deming soon frowned, for the problem still remained.

That was the fact that the condensation speed of Sun-Moon Soul Power was far too slow.

Relying on the device to generate this so-called Sun-Moon Soul Power was simply too inefficient.

Based on his observations just now, it would be difficult to produce even five complete wisps of Sun-Moon Soul Power in an entire night.

To condense a soul core, one must first compress soul power into a liquid state.

One hundred wisps make one drop, and then the liquid must be further compressed, with one hundred drops forming one core.

By this calculation, the amount of soul power required was a staggering ten thousand wisps; at the current rate of cultivation, it would take at least six or seven years.

Spending such a long time for a hypothetical soul core was clearly unrealistic.

If he failed, those six or seven years would be completely wasted, and this was the golden age of a spirit master's cultivation.

Thinking of this, Kong Deming's gaze gradually deepened, and soon, he thought of a solution.

It seems... it is time for Tianyao to obtain his first spirit ring.

The improvement brought by a spirit ring is not just about spirit skills.

It is also a massive surge in total soul power; as long as he has the foundation of a first spirit ring, the conversion efficiency of Sun-Moon Soul Power could be increased by at least several times.

Supplemented by his own research and medicinal herbs, there might truly be a chance to condense the first Sun-Moon Soul Core within a year.

If successful, Xu Tianyao would embark on an unprecedented path, a path even he had never seen before.

Time flowed slowly, and when the east began to pale with the first light of dawn, the two core ores within the Sun-Moon Dual Coexistence Device finally exhausted their last trace of energy.

Hum! Accompanied by a slight vibration, the entire device gradually ceased its operation.

Xu Tianyao slowly opened his eyes.

A night of sleepless cultivation and constant circulation had pushed his mental state to the limit.

His face was pale, his steps unsteady; he looked as though he had been wrung dry.

Having just stepped out of the apparatus, he couldn't even control his own gait, stumbling forward several times and nearly falling over.

Kong Deming had already prepared a medicinal pill and held it out before Xu Tianyao.

"Take this quickly."

Xu Tianyao took the pill and swallowed it without a moment's hesitation.

The next second, a wave of cool energy surged instantly into his mind.

His previously muddled consciousness felt as if it had been doused with a basin of ice water, instantly making him feel much more alert.

"Clear Consciousness Pill."

As soon as his brain regained clarity, Xu Tianyao could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.

He hurried over to Kong Deming and asked excitedly, "Grandfather! How was it?"

"Did I succeed?"

"Did you find a solution?"

Looking at the little fellow before him, full of anticipation and anxiety, Kong Deming couldn't help but laugh; his eyes, usually so stern, softened with a touch of affection.

"It was a success."

"And even more successful than your grandfather had anticipated."

Hearing this, Xu Tianyao clenched his fists, ecstatic.

Kong Deming continued, "Rest assured, the direction for solving your problem has been found."

"Once you obtain your first soul ring, Grandfather is confident that I can completely resolve the conflict between your twin martial souls."

Hearing such confident words from Kong Deming, Xu Tianyao let out a long sigh of relief.

The heavy stone that had been hanging in his heart finally fell.

Indeed, having the backing of the continent's number one soul engineer made all the difference.

Others might spend a lifetime fumbling with such a problem.

Yet Kong Deming had found a solution in just one night.

However, Xu Tianyao soon thought of a key issue.

Recalling his grandfather's mention of hunting for his first soul ring, he asked with some confusion, "Grandfather, I have another question."

"You previously said that if I want to retain the advantages of twin martial souls, I must cultivate both simultaneously."

"But in that case, what do I do when I obtain my first soul ring?"

"Do I have to attach soul rings to both martial souls at the same time?"

As he spoke, Xu Tianyao's expression turned serious.

"If I absorb two soul rings at once, not only will I waste a soul ring slot for one of the martial souls."

"But wouldn't the power of two completely different soul beasts entering my body simultaneously cause them to spiral out of control?"

"I'm afraid I would explode and die before I even succeeded."

After hearing this, a flash of admiration crossed Kong Deming's eyes.

To be able to think of this at only six years old was already far beyond his peers.

He reached out and gently ruffled Xu Tianyao's hair.

"Tianyao."

"Your concerns are not wrong."

"But you have overlooked one thing."

"Who told you that you must attach soul rings to both martial souls at the same time?"

Xu Tianyao was stunned. Wasn't that how it worked?

Kong Deming explained earnestly, "In Grandfather's plan, you only need to attach the first soul ring to one of the martial souls."

"And the higher the quality of this soul ring, the better."

"As long as you can obtain a sufficiently massive foundation of soul power, our goal will have been achieved."

Xu Tianyao blinked, not quite understanding what Kong Deming meant. "Then what about the other martial soul?"

Kong Deming smiled calmly. "Actually, it just needs to be supplemented."

"We are only at the first soul ring stage; the gap between the two powers is far from reaching a level of imbalance."

"Grandfather can use special medicinal herbs to make up for the energy deficit on the other side."

"Once the Sun-Moon Soul Core successfully condenses, these problems will cease to exist."

"It will no longer matter whether the Solar Soul Power is greater or the Lunar Soul Power is stronger."

"In the end, they will all be converted by the Soul Core into a unified Sun-Moon Soul Power."

"By then, they will no longer be opposing forces, but two sides of the same power."

Hearing this, Xu Tianyao finally understood completely.