The First Artificial Soul Ring Appears

"Don't you run! You come back here and explain yourself!"

Ning Rongrong swung her small fists as she chased after Xiao Wu.

Watching their figures grow smaller and smaller in the distance, Gu Yuena and the other two remained silent.

Zi Ji blinked her eyes and asked, "Master, should we follow them?"

"..."

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Several more days passed.

In the laboratory, Ye Yun looked excitedly at a bead the size of a fist sitting on the workbench.

This was the artificial soul ring crafted from the genes of a Flame Sparrow.

It came with a matching charging device; as long as the artificial soul ring was placed inside the charging box, it would automatically absorb the surrounding soul power to increase the ring's age, reaching up to four hundred thousand years.

Ye Yun clutched the glowing, fiery artificial soul ring and walked straight out of the laboratory, took out his phone to log into the internal network, and released an announcement.

[The first artificial soul ring has been successfully refined, sourced from the soul beast Flame Sparrow. There is no upper limit to the artificial soul ring's age; how much it can bear depends entirely on one's own physique and martial soul tolerance.

The first soul master to fuse with an artificial soul ring will undoubtedly go down in history.

There is only one spot available, and it will be awarded based on merit.]

Only seconds after the announcement was posted, the internal network exploded, with comments flooding the screen at a rapid pace.

"Huo Yun: Young Master! I am a level 50 Soul Ancestor, and I still haven't acquired my fourth soul ring; I've been waiting for an artificial soul ring for so long! Pick me, pick me!!

Liu Gan: I am a level 40 Soul Ancestor with a Crimson Flame Bird martial soul, which shares the same origin as the Flame Sparrow. I also want to sign up for a chance to win the spot!!"

..."

In just a few short minutes, hundreds of registration messages popped up in the comment section of the internal network, refreshing so quickly that the text was almost impossible to read.

Looking at them, they were all self-recommendations from fire-attribute soul masters within the sect, each one scrambling and vying to secure this one-of-a-kind spot.

Soul masters with other attributes could only watch with envy, gathering in the comment section to discuss.

[I'm so jealous. The first person to fuse with an artificial soul ring will be directly recorded in Douluo history. Who wouldn't want that honor?]

[You're stating the obvious, I want it too! It's a pity my martial soul attribute doesn't match; otherwise, I would try my best to compete for it!]

[Tsk tsk tsk, by breaking the ancient rule of hunting soul beasts to obtain rings, the Young Master is completely rewriting the soul master system of the continent!]

[Hehe, it's a good thing we came early. I heard the number of people waiting to register outside has already reached over forty thousand.]

[Really?!]

[Of course it's real. Just think about it, soul power cultivation in the sect is several times faster, and there are all sorts of sect benefits—who wouldn't be tempted?]

[That's true.]

Just as Ye Yun swiped his finger across the screen, preparing to filter the qualifications of the applicants and finalize the candidates, a private message window abruptly popped up. The sender was Ning Fengzhi.

[Xiao Yun, the mass-produced Soul Guidance Phones have now been sold to every major city on the continent. In the Heaven Dou Empire, almost everyone with spare money has one.

The birth of an artificial soul ring is a massive gimmick. Should we notify the entire network and use this fusion event to boost the reputation of artificial soul rings?]

Seeing the message, Ye Yun raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of surprise in his heart.

He hadn't expected the phones to spread so quickly; he had thought those people would wait and see for a while longer.

He tapped the screen with his fingertip and replied quickly.

[That works. In one hour, I will start a full-network livestream. Anyone with a phone can enter the Livestream Room to watch the entire process of the artificial soul ring fusion in real-time.]

[Understood, I will immediately arrange for the disciples to push the notification to the entire network.]

Ning Fengzhi replied instantly, his actions crisp and efficient.

Ye Yun put away his phone and looked down at the warm, crimson artificial Flame Sparrow soul ring in his palm, a faint smile flashing in his eyes.

Originally, this was just a trial run within the sect, but now he could use this livestream to let the entire Douluo Continent witness the birth and fusion of an artificial soul ring with their own eyes.

From this day forward, the ironclad law of hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings would be completely shaken.

Accompanied by a one-click push from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's backend, the entire message instantly spread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.

Within the empire, every commoner, noble, and soul master who possessed a phone saw the same top-priority push notification pop up on their screens, glaring and eye-catching.

[Major Announcement: The first artificial Flame Sparrow soul ring will be fused in a live broadcast in one hour. Those interested can enter Livestream Room 4848438 to watch the entire process.]

The moment they saw the content, the expressions of countless people changed in unison, their eyes filled with shock.

Many people were still reeling from the shock of the Artificial Soul Ring concept revealed a few days ago, assuming it was merely a rumor and waiting to see if it was true.

They never expected that in just a few short days, the public fusion of a soul ring would be announced!

This speed was truly terrifying!

For a moment, in every street and alley, and across all major sects, everyone stopped what they were doing and gripped their Soul Guidance Phones tightly, waiting intently for the livestream to begin, determined to witness this event that would overturn the continent's common knowledge with their own eyes.

Not only in the Heaven Dou Empire, but the top sects across the continent had long since purchased dozens of Soul Guidance Phones and had also seen the news.

Inside the ancestral hall of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen, gripped his gold-rimmed Soul Guidance Phone, staring at the push notification with his brows tightly furrowed and his expression grave.

Artificial Soul Ring, public livestream of the fusion.

Every word was shaking the rules of soul master cultivation that had been passed down for ten thousand years.

If the Artificial Soul Ring were truly viable, the method of obtaining soul rings by hunting Soul Beasts would be completely phased out.

Moreover, according to rumors, the Harmony family possessed something that accelerated the cultivation of Soul Power.

Practicing there for one month was equivalent to four months in the outside world, and combined with the ability to obtain soul rings without hunting Soul Beasts, the landscape of the Upper Three Sects and the balance of power among soul master factions on the continent would be completely rewritten.

"Someone come! Immediately summon all clan elders to the hall for a meeting!"

Yu Yuanzhen spoke in a deep, heavy voice. With his command, all the high-ranking elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan rushed toward the ancestral hall.

Yu Yuanzhen looked up at the elders in the hall, his tone slow and deliberate.

"You have all seen the notification on your phones about the public fusion of the Artificial Soul Ring, haven't you?"

Several white-haired elders in the hall wore grave expressions and nodded in unison, their faces looking extremely grim.

"Then what do you think we should do now?" Yu Yuanzhen asked in a deep voice.

The hall fell into a brief silence. A moment later, the steady and prudent Great Elder stepped forward, his eyes firm as he spoke:

"Clan Leader, I believe that our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan must take the initiative to lower our status and form an alliance with the Harmony family."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall instantly exploded.

The hot-tempered and arrogant Third Elder slammed his hand onto the stone table, the thunderous sound causing the teacups in the hall to rattle. He immediately rebuked him angrily:

"You coward!!"

"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possesses the continent's number one beast martial soul and ten thousand years of profound heritage; why should we bow down and submit to them?!"

"Have you forgotten the past? Our disciples went to visit them and were driven out without mercy, losing all face! Have you forgotten this humiliation?!"

"If you ask me, we should unite with the others and fight the Harmony family!"

The Third Elder was full of malice, his Soul Power leaking out around him, filled with defiance and arrogance.

The Great Elder remained unmoved and retorted in a deep voice: "Third Elder, acting on impulse is meaningless!"

"That was the past; things are different now! The Artificial Soul Ring breaks the rules of the continent. They hold heaven-defying technology in their hands. Even if we don't form an alliance, we will only be slowly crushed in the future, or even fall from our position as one of the Upper Three Sects!"

"Furthermore, look at this thing called a phone. Can you really be unaware of its convenience?"

"Who dares to guarantee that they don't have other things?!"