Growth Method of the First Soul Ring

"Your Martial Soul can even change along with you. That gives you another powerful Shield-Sword Soldier, and the consumption is low too. Such a powerful Martial Soul actually has no flaws at all." Liu Erlong spoke in disbelief.

"Master, it does have a flaw: control. I could only carry out that whole attack just now through precise control. If I don't control them precisely, then after the Shield-Sword Soldiers charge in, they'll just stand there without moving."

"You need to train your ability to control multiple things at once. Only then can your Martial Soul unleash its greatest power." Liu Erlong frowned after speaking, having thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Seven Apertures Imperial Heart.

"Master, controlling multiple things at once is easy!" Zhou Liang put on an innocent expression, then controlled four Martial Soul Shield-Sword Soldiers, pairing them off to fight one another.

"This..." Liu Erlong stared wide-eyed at the scene.

"Xiao Liangliang, stop first. Let me ask you, how did you do that?" Liu Erlong asked.

"I just did it naturally. But it seems I can only control five at most right now," Zhou Liang said casually.

Liu Erlong's mouth twitched at those words. She shook her head, glanced around, and said, "Xiao Liangliang, let's head back first. Tell me about it in detail once we're back."

Zhou Liang nodded and left Sunset Forest with Liu Erlong. Before long, they reached Tiantou City and returned to Lanba Academy.

After conducting detailed tests on the first soul skill of Zhou Liang's Martial Soul, they let him go back and rest.

Back in his private dormitory, Zhou Liang lay directly on the bed and checked his personal interface.

Name: Zhou Liang.

Identity: Reserve Traveler.

Current World: Training World—Douluo Mainland.

Age: Six years old (Douluo Mainland age), nineteen years old (actual age).

Soul Power Level: Level 12.

Cultivation Method: ...

Soul Bone: None.

Self-Created Soul Skill: None.

First Martial Soul: Soldier, ?.

Second Martial Soul: Defense Tower.

Third Martial Soul: Revival Spring.

Note: This personal panel is a temporary panel formed according to the training world and is not part of the Infinite Space panel.

Looking at the question mark, Zhou Liang tapped it directly.

First Martial Soul: Soldier, ?.

Soldier Martial Soul: An all-purpose Martial Soul that can enhance all attributes of the user. The Soldier Martial Soul possesses the sum of the user's own strength and a percentage of that strength based on Martial Soul level.

Conversion formula: User's strength + (user's strength × Soul Power level%), with the same formula applying to physique, speed, and other attributes.

First Soul Ring:

Shield-Sword Soldier: A flexible, high-speed troop type equipped with a shield possessing powerful defensive capabilities, a longsword for short-range attacks, and light armor.

Conversion formula: User's strength + (user's strength × Soul Power level%) + soul beast strength. The same formula applies to other attributes.

Summonable Quantity: 3. This number is based on the soul ring's age. The quality of the first soul ring grants one unit per one hundred years, and the quantity doubles with every additional soul ring.

Second Soul Ring: ...

"With every additional soul ring, the number doubles. When I become a Titled Douluo, I'll be able to summon 768 Shield-Sword Soldiers. That number would only be enough for a small-scale battle, but by then, given my strength, every single Soldier would probably be stronger than a Soul King. With an army of nearly a thousand like that, even a Titled Douluo would be beaten to his knees and made to sing surrender." Zhou Liang said joyfully.

"Besides, once I find a way to undergo the god trials and increase the age of my soul rings, if I can raise it to five thousand years, the number I can summon will exceed ten thousand. Then the Martial Soul Soldiers I summon alone will outnumber the soul masters of the three great sects." Zhou Liang laughed aloud at the thought.

He then opened the mission panel and examined it. All missions were divided into four major categories.

They were faction missions, collection missions, hunting missions, and special missions.

Faction missions could only be accepted after choosing a faction. However, the training world had removed all mission-triggering requirements, so missions from every faction could be accepted. The top-ranked mission in each faction was to help that faction achieve final victory.

For example, Spirit Hall's ultimate mission was to help Bibi Dong establish an empire and unify the continent. The missions of the other factions were similar.

The collection mission page was divided into two types: treasures and beauties.

Aside from a few supporting characters with frequent appearances, the targets in hunting missions that offered rewards were at least Titled Douluo. After all, his points had already dropped to zero.

Zhou Liang merely glanced over the special missions before closing the panel. Those were missions no human could possibly complete!

After closing the panel, Zhou Liang sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating. But the moment he started, something happened.

The stars in his mind began to stir. Several faint stars connected to one another fell and merged into Zhou Liang.

In an instant, massive amounts of information appeared in his mind. All kinds of knowledge concerning presence, aura, and formations surfaced within his thoughts.

After receiving the information, Zhou Liang opened his eyes and said with a smile, "This is exactly what I needed. No wonder even Infinite Space wants these stars."

Among the stars Zhou Liang had just obtained were abilities from a Three Kingdoms-themed strategy game: three talents from the talent tree and three formations from the formation chart.

The three talents were Stepping, Command, and Synchronization. These talents granted various attributes in the game, but reality was different.

Zhou Liang flipped over and left his private dormitory, heading toward the back mountain.

Although Lanba Academy had only been established for two years, it occupied a large area. Its overall design was simple but far from crude.

Walking along the stone path, he soon arrived at an open clearing and stopped before a tree as thick as a barrel.

After taking a breath, Zhou Liang summoned his Martial Soul. The Martial Soul Soldier appeared behind him, and then the yellow first soul ring descended onto the ground.

Three Shield-Sword Soldiers slowly appeared before Zhou Liang, while the Martial Soul Soldier transformed into the appearance of a Shield-Sword Soldier as well.

Zhou Liang controlled the four Shield-Sword Soldiers to stand before him in two teams of two, forming a square. Then they began stepping forward, one step at a time.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The four Shield-Sword Soldiers stepped forward one step at a time. With every step, Soul Power trembled. When the third step landed, the vibrating Soul Power rippled directly into the tree, making its trunk ring with a metallic clang at every step.

Step by step, the Soul Power struck the trunk like a massive hammer.

Seeing that the bark had completely cracked, Zhou Liang stopped the Shield-Sword Soldiers.