Condensing a Soul Core, Tang Hao's Dream Was About to Shatter

It was not until the morning of the third day that Ye Han awoke from absorbing the Spirit Ring.

The moment he opened his eyes, before he could even sense the new power within him, Demon Subduing Douluo and Qianjun Douluo walked over.

"Xiao Han, you've finally finished absorbing the Spirit Ring. This is the left arm bone that dropped from that fellow—a pure strength-type Spirit Bone. Once fused, it will definitely greatly increase your strength. What a pity, though. It's a left arm bone, so your Sky-Piercing Spear gets to benefit."

"What's so unfortunate about that? Spears and staffs are one. I can use the Coiling Dragon Staff with my left hand too; my right hand is just more natural."

"Haha, that's true. Take it."

Ye Han accepted the Spirit Bone, sensing the surging energy contained within it, then turned to look at the placid lake.

"While I was absorbing the Spirit Ring, did the Sky Azure Bull Python make any moves?"

"With the two of us here, what could it possibly do? It could only stay obediently at the bottom of the lake."

Ye Han nodded slightly.

He knew that this small lake was a branch of the Lake of Life.

The Lake of Life was guarded by the Beast God, Di Tian.

Quite a few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts lived in the Land of Great Ferocity.

The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python were merely gatekeepers. They were not qualified to sit at the same table as them.

Qianjun Douluo said,

"Xiao Han, you've absorbed the Spirit Ring already. There's no need to rush the Spirit Bone fusion. Let's go somewhere else to fuse it."

"Alright. That was what I had in mind as well."

Demon Subduing Douluo chuckled.

"Kid, you obtained two hundred-thousand-year soul skills, right? What are they like?"

"Yes. We can talk on the way."

The three of them became three streaks of light and shot into the sky, flying toward the outer regions of the forest.

Once their auras had completely vanished, the Sky Azure Bull Python surfaced once more.

"Er Ming, you died so miserably..."

"I will definitely avenge you and make those three damned humans pay with their lives!"

Ye Han had obtained two Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring skills.

One was Thousand-Weight Break, a purely strength-based single-target burst skill.

When activated, it compressed all strength into a single strike, pushing explosive power to the limit and violently shattering defenses.

The other was Coiling Dragon Shock, a skill that combined offense and defense.

It infused Soul Power and strength into the staff, creating a violent circular shockwave centered on the user.

It could both kill enemies with the shock and repel their attacks.

The three stopped atop a mountain peak.

Two hours later, Ye Han awoke from fusing the Spirit Bone.

He could clearly feel that his strength had increased considerably, and his overall power had risen greatly.

"Xiao Han, you're awake?"

Demon Subduing Douluo came over, with Qianjun Douluo close behind him.

"How does it feel? What two soul skills did you gain?"

Ye Han rose to his feet and clenched his fist, feeling the newly acquired power.

"I gained two soul skills. One is the Titan Sky Cannon, a single-target burst skill that compresses gravity to the extreme before blasting out a cannonball-like fist shadow with tremendous destructive force. The other is the Gravity Domain, which allows me to freely control the magnitude of gravity within the domain."

Demon Subduing Douluo and Qianjun Douluo exchanged a glance, delight appearing in both their eyes.

"Good kid! You gained four hundred-thousand-year soul skills in one go. Your strength has soared! By the way, what level is your Soul Power now?"

"Level fifty-eight."

"Eight levels at once?! A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast truly is extraordinary!"

Demon Subduing Douluo was genuinely happy for Ye Han.

Qianjun Douluo nodded approvingly as well.

"Xiao Han, your growth rate is astonishing. You are not even sixteen yet, but your Soul Power has already reached level fifty-eight. In the future, you may very well surpass Bibi Dong and become the youngest Titled Douluo on record across the continent."

Before Ye Han could answer, Demon Subduing Douluo cut in.

"Isn't that bound to happen sooner or later? With Xiao Han's two Martial Souls, even Bibi Dong can't compare. Hehe."

Ye Han did not say much, merely smiling.

After obtaining his fifth Spirit Ring, the fifth form of the Unyielding Staff Technique, Heaven-Shrouding Earth-Covering, and the fifth form of the Nine Qingtian Forms, Sea-Covering Heaven-Tilting, were both automatically unlocked.

His combat power increased greatly.

Qianjun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo deserved much credit for his successful killing of the Titan Giant Ape and absorption of its Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.

Ye Han knew that having reached level ninety-seven, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for them to improve any further.

Relying on Soul Power accumulation and enlightenment of their realm was not only slow, but might not even produce results.

Even if they fused Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones later, the improvement they brought would be extremely limited.

The Unyielding Staff Technique could help them improve.

There was another method as well: condensing a Soul Core.

In this era, the concept of a Soul Core did not yet exist.

"Grandpas, while practicing the Unyielding Staff Technique, you can also try condensing a Soul Core."

"A Soul Core? What is that?!"

"Simply put, it is a Soul Power core."

Ye Han explained,

"At your level, the Soul Power within your bodies is already extremely abundant, and your spiritual power is powerful as well. By sensing the flow of Soul Power, you can compress it into a solid state and form a Soul Core, storing it in your dantian.

Although a Soul Core cannot directly increase Soul Power, as it continuously rotates, it can absorb external Soul Power and supply it to the Soul Master. Both combat strength and recovery ability will become far stronger than before."

The two brothers exchanged a look, both astonished.

"Xiao Han, did your master tell you this too?"

"Yes. If you can condense two Soul Cores, you may strike for an even higher realm in the future."

"?!"

Both brothers found it unbelievable.

"Xiao Han, that Soul Core you mentioned is actually this miraculous?"

"Yes. You can first try condensing one Soul Core. With your current strength, it should not be difficult. But condensing a second Soul Core will be far more difficult. Even so, condensing the first Soul Core cannot be completed overnight."

"No rush. We can take it slowly and try first."

"Alright. Then we won't return to Spirit City for now. We'll stay in the Star Dou Great Forest, practicing the Unyielding Staff Technique while attempting to condense Soul Cores. The spiritual energy here is more abundant, which will help us absorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth."

The three found a secluded valley on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and used it as a temporary cultivation site.

Ye Han honed his newly acquired soul skills and techniques until he had mastered them completely.

Qianjun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo each cultivated on their own, attempting to condense Soul Cores while also sparring over the Unyielding Staff Technique.

Several months passed like this.

Qianjun Douluo was the first to find the right path and successfully condense a Soul Core.

Not long afterward, Demon Subduing Douluo condensed a Soul Core as well.

Both had mastered the second form of the Unyielding Staff Technique.

At this point, only one month remained before the Soul Master Tournament.

Ye Han's Soul Power reached level fifty-nine.

The three left the Star Dou Great Forest and headed toward Spirit City.

Qianjun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo planned to share their insights on condensing Soul Cores with the other offerings.

Meanwhile,

Tang Hao brought Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest, hoping to use the Blue Silver King's power to help Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul undergo its second awakening.

After several months of grueling cultivation, Tang San's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

His Soul Power broke through level forty, and his control and use of the Clear Sky Hammer had become even more proficient.

His Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer could reach the fifty-fourth strike, with the next stage being sixty-three strikes.

After taking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Xiao Wu's cultivation became much smoother.

During this time, her Soul Power increased by two levels, reaching level forty-seven.