"Xiao Heng... this Life Essence truly is a miraculous treasure for preserving one's life!" Qian Wuji gave an impartial assessment. "But if that is all, then the strategic value of this Life Angel Martial Soul may not be as great as your Death Angel Martial Soul."
Seeing that everyone still believed the Life Angel Martial Soul's abilities were inferior to those of his first Martial Soul, Qian Renheng smiled faintly.
"Great-granduncle, surely you do not think that is all the Life Angel Martial Soul can do?!"
A sly glint flashed through Qian Renheng's eyes. "What I just mentioned was merely the prelude. It is not over yet!"
"It is not over yet?!"
Everyone's hearts jolted at those words. Could it be that the Life Angel Martial Soul possessed even more powerful abilities?
"Of course!" Qian Renheng declared proudly. "The Death Realm of the Death Angel Martial Soul can revive those who have already died and restore them to their peak state!"
"So how could the Life Realm of the Life Angel Martial Soul, which possesses the same quality as her, merely be capable of producing a few drops of medicine?!"
"In truth, I believe the most terrifying aspect of the Life Angel Martial Soul is not its ability to revive the dead and regrow flesh and bone, not those few drops of medicine, and not its ultimate Healing ability!"
"It is that... as long as I plant vegetation within the Life Realm, its growth rate will be a full ten thousand times faster than outside!"
"Ten... ten thousand times?!" Qian Xunji's mouth fell open, his voice trembling.
"That is right, ten thousand times. The plants inside grow ten thousand times faster than they do outside! One year is equivalent to ten thousand years!"
As Qian Renheng spoke, his eyes began to shine. "In other words, even if I merely planted roadside weeds within the Life Realm, after one year, they would become Soul Beasts with a cultivation of ten thousand years!"
"If ten years pass outside, then they will become plant-type Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!"
"Throughout the history of Douluo Continent, since Soul Masters first appeared, no one has ever possessed a Martial Soul like mine that can mass-produce Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!"
Qian Renheng's words struck like a rapid barrage, bombarding everyone's sensitive nerves.
"Furthermore, from the moment plants are planted within the Life Realm, a Life Mark will be imprinted within them."
"This not only means that I have complete control over their life and death, but also means that..."
"As long as I do not permit it, they can forget about gaining intelligence and becoming true Soul Beasts!"
"They can only obediently remain plants that possess cultivation but no thoughts!"
"Even if I take a step back and allow them to gain intelligence and become Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts..."
"They will still have to obey my commands unconditionally!"
"Because within the Life Realm, I am the absolute ruler. I am the one and only god!"
Qian Renheng smiled meaningfully. "Great-grandfather, great-granduncle, I imagine you have both felt this deeply after being revived, have you not?!"
"Hiss—" Sharp intakes of breath rose and fell throughout the great hall without end.
Qian Wushuang, Qian Wuji, and Qian Daoliu—these three old monsters who had lived long enough to become shrewd beyond measure—stood dumbfounded, lost in thought.
What was this? Mass-producing Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and ones completely under his control at that?
"Xiao Heng... if that is what you are saying." Golden Crocodile Douluo trembled with excitement.
"Then after waiting ten years, would you not be able to single-handedly raise an army of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts capable of sweeping across Douluo Continent?!"
"And from then on, would Spirit Hall never lack Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones again?"
Though they were merely plant-type Soul Beasts, they were still genuine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!
Those dazzling red Soul Rings, the two Soul Ring skills best suited to oneself, and the skills of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones!
Even if a Soul Ring's attributes were utterly incompatible with one's Martial Soul, the terrifying power and foundation brought by a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring could completely make up for that so-called incompatibility!
This was not something a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring could possibly compare to.
Seen this way, the strategic value of the Life Realm of the Life Angel was not much lower than that of the Death Angel!
Yet just as everyone sank into wild fantasies, Qian Renheng poured a bucket of cold water over them.
"Grandfather Golden Crocodile, things are not as simple or as wonderful as you imagine."
Qian Renheng explained with a bitter smile, "It is true that Spirit Hall will never lack Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones in the future."
"But if you mean forming an army of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and sweeping across the entire continent? That is impossible."
"Why?!" everyone demanded in unison.
Qian Renheng spread his hands helplessly. "Although the Soul Beasts growing within the Life Realm have a terrifying growth rate,"
"Ten thousand times that of the outside world, they cannot leave the Life Realm even a single step unless they transform into humans."
"Because once they step out of the Life Realm, they must endure the Heavenly Tribulation that Soul Beasts face every hundred thousand years!"
"Every hundred thousand years, Soul Beasts must undergo a Heavenly Tribulation. If they survive it, they can continue living; if they fail, they will be reduced to ashes and become a mound of yellow earth."
"This is also why Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are so rare. Although their growth rate is astonishing, their foundation is completely inferior to that of Soul Beasts that cultivate naturally outside."
"If they leave the Life Realm to undergo tribulation, their chances are nine deaths out of ten—or rather, ten deaths with no chance of survival would not be an exaggeration."
"Besides that, compared with Soul Beasts that cultivate naturally outside, their combat strength is also completely inferior."
"And there is also a limit to their cultivation. At most, it seems they can only reach one million years."
As for becoming gods? I have not even become a god myself. How could plants growing dependent on the Life Realm possibly become gods?
Besides, the rules of heaven and earth restricted Soul Beasts from becoming gods unless they took an alternative path to godhood!
After hearing these limitations, everyone felt somewhat regretful that they could not form an army of Soul Beasts to sweep across the entire continent.
Yet the shock in their hearts had not diminished in the slightest.
So what if they could not go outside? As long as they could steadily produce Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, then in the future, every Soul Master in Spirit Hall would have a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as their ninth Soul Ring. It would be hard not to become invincible!
After becoming a Title Douluo, whether one could cultivate into the realm of a Super Douluo was also greatly influenced by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
"Actually, Great-Grandfather, Uncle-Grandfather, Grandfather, you might as well broaden your thinking."
"Who says plants grown inside must become Soul Beasts?" The corners of Qian Renheng's lips curved upward.
"Just imagine, if there were an extremely rare medicinal herb, and I did not allow it to gain intelligence."
"Instead, I let it steadily grow within the Life Realm for one hundred thousand years."
"At that time, a hundred-thousand-year medicinal herb, to us Soul Masters..."
Qian Renheng paused, then smiled as he watched everyone's eyes widen. "To Soul Masters, would such a herb not be far more precious than a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring or a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?!"
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