Condensing the Soul Core

Qian Xunqian taught Hu Liena Distraction Control, and taught Xie Yue and Yan the soul power condensation method she had researched based on the Break Clan's "Break" character mantra.

As for herself, she was preparing to condense her first soul core. From the time she finished absorbing that Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone until now, Qian Xunqian's level remained at 90, and she was still in a state of having yet to obtain her next soul ring.

First, she gathered her energy and returned to the source. Entering deep meditation, Qian Xunqian cast aside all distracting thoughts. Using her spiritual power as a guide, she gathered all the soul power and spiritual power scattered throughout her body into the designated core acupoint, ensuring not a single shred of soul power leaked out and that her spiritual power and soul power were perfectly synchronized.

Benefiting from the support of her formidable spiritual power, the first stage went very smoothly for Qian Xunqian, and she completed it in half an hour.

Next came the extreme compression. Using her spiritual power as a mold, she subjected the massive amount of gathered soul power to thousands, even tens of thousands of times of extreme compression, turning the flowing liquid soul power into a high-density, solid energy crystal core prototype.

For an ordinary Title Douluo, this is the most dangerous stage of condensing a soul core. Once spiritual power loses control, the soul power will explode instantly; the best-case scenario is the total loss of one's cultivation, while the worst-case scenario is death on the spot.

Most Title Douluos generally lack sufficient spiritual power and often only dare to condense their first soul core when they reach level 95. It is a life-threatening endeavor, and when forced to choose between strength and life, most people choose life.

But Qian Xunqian was different; she had as much spiritual power as she needed, and she compressed the liquid soul power into a solid crystal core with great ease.

The subsequent stages were quite simple: Law Imprinting. She imprinted her own martial soul attributes and insights into the laws onto the crystal core prototype, allowing the soul core to be thoroughly bound to her own martial soul and soul origin, forming a unique, exclusive soul core.

This step directly determined the grade and upper limit of the soul core; the deeper the insight into the laws, the greater the potential of the soul core.

Qian Xunqian originally possessed the Ultimate Light attribute, and later, after absorbing the Angel Divine Fire, her martial soul integrated the Ultimate Fire attribute. She continuously compressed the Angel Divine Fire and her Ultimate Light soul power, fusing them into the soul core.

The original solid crystal core was slowly shaped by Qian Xunqian into the form of a large eye, with the eye emitting golden light and flames.

Fourth stage: Solidifying the core and stabilizing the foundation. Qian Xunqian continuously nourished the soul core prototype with soul power and spiritual power, allowing the soul core to completely stabilize and take shape, achieving self-generation of soul power and a continuous cycle—meaning the soul core could autonomously absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and convert it into her own soul power.

The original final stage: Soul core resonance. After the soul core was completely formed, she guided it to resonate fully with her own soul rings, soul bones, martial soul, and soul origin, allowing the power of the soul core to be perfectly integrated into every attack, defense, and soul skill release, fully unleashing the soul core's total might.

But Qian Xunqian declared: I want to create a step of my own.

Qian Xunqian slowly fused the soul core with her left eye. During this process, her left eye endured intense pain, constantly being eroded by the soul power of the soul core and scorched by the flames.

The eye was her martial soul, and also a part of her body. With her martial soul and body being stimulated by this massive energy, a slight carelessness would cause her left eye to explode, and her Angel Eye martial soul would have to be renamed the Angel Right Eye in the future...

Fortunately, the result was a success. Her left eye successfully fused with the soul core, or to put it more bluntly, her left eye was her first soul core!

At the same time, Qian Xunqian slowly opened her eyes. The pupil of her left eye had turned golden. Even if she didn't release any soul power, anyone who made eye contact with her would easily fall into it, becoming assimilated by the angel's light and turning into her puppet.

Qian Xunqian thought to herself: Why am I becoming more and more like an Evil Soul Master? My soul skills are all trending toward controlling others.

"Condensing the soul core now is still a bit late. I could have condensed the first one back when I just promoted to Soul Douluo, and then started preparing for the second one upon reaching Title Douluo. Sigh..."

Qian Xunqian let out a sigh. A person can't have all the good things to themselves. After taking the position of Pope, she naturally had to shoulder the responsibilities of the Pope. During that period, as various forces like the Clear Sky Sect joined, Spirit Hall was in a period of rapid development, and she was busy with work every day, spending all her energy on official duties.

It was already difficult enough to find time to cultivate, let alone perform a soul core condensation that required high mental concentration and an optimal state. If she had attempted to condense the soul core while exhausted, a slight mistake could have left her permanently disabled.

However, she did have many opportunities to condense the soul core back then, but sometimes she forgot, and sometimes her laziness kicked in, telling herself to wait a little longer, to wait until the next long holiday.

And then, when the next long holiday came and she went out for a trip, she would tell herself again to wait for the next one...

Thus, it had dragged on until now, when she was almost a Title Douluo.

No! Brain! What are these images you're showing me! Are these things you're allowed to show?

Qian Xunqian shook her head violently. No, I didn't fail to condense the soul core because I was lazy or had procrastination issues; it was purely because I, the great Pope, am busy with a thousand tasks every day and lacked the time and energy!

She kept brainwashing herself in her mind, constantly erasing those "bad memories."

"Little Qian'er, your ancestor likes your eyes, but your ancestor does not like your hair. When will you carry out your third Angel Trial! You've been dragging it for several years now!"

The Angel God, this golden-color enthusiast, urged her once again.

"Can't I enjoy myself after developing Spirit Hall for a lifetime? I finally have a lighter workload, and now the Angel Trial is here... Alright, alright! Ancestor, let's start the third trial! Is it purifying Evil Soul Masters? I can't wait!"

The Angel God helplessly retorted: "Aside from Slaughter City, I can no longer sense any evil power on the continent; they are all just scattered bits. You really are ruthless when you take action!"

Qian Xunqian said proudly: "Of course. You didn't say I couldn't bring people along. This task of purifying Evil Soul Masters isn't just my business, you know. It wouldn't be excessive for me to bring seven or eight Title Douluos, forty-some Soul Douluos, and several hundred Soul Saints, right?"

Are you really that afraid of Evil Soul Masters? With this setup, you could even take on the Holy Spirit Cult of the second Douluo Continent!

"I've left Slaughter City for your later trials. After all, it is the territory of both the Rakshasa God and the Asura God. I'm not entirely at ease, and I've even considered canceling it for you. What do you say, should we change it? A good seedling like you shouldn't be lost in such an unclear way!"

Qian Xunqian thought about it seriously. Slaughter City was a holy land for Evil Soul Masters and criminals. Their Angel clan could nourish themselves by purifying Evil Soul Masters, which was one of the reasons why the Angel martial soul cultivated so rapidly.

For her, going to Slaughter City was undoubtedly the fastest way to increase her strength, but as the Angel God said, that was the territory of the Asura God, and there was even the hidden Rakshasa God.

Going in to eliminate Evil Soul Masters would indeed be like cutting vegetables, but she was worried that the Rakshasa God and the Asura God might try to mess with her.