Judging Soul Rings

"Father is going personally?"

A trace of shock clearly appeared on Qian Xunji's face. Even the several Offerings beside him felt that Qian Daoliu might be making too much of this. But on second thought, a Martial Soul capable of replicating other people's Martial Souls and soul skills did seem worthy of such treatment.

In the worst-case scenario, if the child named Ling Jing could only replicate one person's Martial Soul, then if they nurtured him properly and had him replicate only Bibi Dong's Martial Souls, Spirit Hall would effectively possess two peerless geniuses with Twin Martial Souls!

"Azure Luan, among us, only you and I have studied Mirror Beasts. Come with me on this trip."

Azure Luan Douluo stood tall and slender, showing none of the frailty of old age. Instead, he looked like an elegant, carefree middle-aged man. Upon hearing Qian Daoliu, he stepped forward without hesitation and nodded, a deep curiosity flickering in his eyes.

Soon, led by Qian Xunji, Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo arrived at the palace where Bibi Dong and Ling Jing lived.

Seeing Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo arrive, Bibi Dong was visibly surprised. She quickly poked Ling Jing lightly in the back from behind and whispered, "It's the First Offering and the Third Offering."

As soon as she spoke, Ling Jing froze.

These two looked like middle-aged men in their thirties at most. They were actually Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo?

Ling Jing clicked his tongue inwardly, but he respectfully gave a slight bow. "Greetings, First Offering. Greetings, Third Offering."

Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo exchanged a glance, admiration appearing in their eyes.

Qian Daoliu took a step forward with a kindly smile on his face. He carried no airs and radiated no pressure, looking just like a friendly old grandfather next door.

"Child, would you release your Martial Soul for me to see?"

That posture was truly quite amiable... though it did fit Ling Jing's preconceived impression.

Among the three Peerless Douluo of the first part of Douluo Continent, Tang Chen was said to be invincible on land, Bo Saixi invincible at sea, and Qian Daoliu invincible in the sky. Yet in Ling Jing's view, Qian Daoliu was the truly invincible one regardless of environment—after all, Tang Chen needed to stand on solid ground, Bo Saixi needed the ocean's environment, while Qian Daoliu could fly into the sky whenever he wished.

That was why Ling Jing had never quite understood why Tang Chen could rank above Qian Daoliu.

Tang Chen indeed possessed divine techniques such as the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation, but Qian Daoliu only needed to soar through the skies. Tang Chen would basically be unable to touch him and would be completely kited around by Qian Daoliu.

What kind of person would abandon their advantages and clash head-on with a Clear Sky Hammer enhanced by the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation?

Naturally, Ling Jing did not refuse Qian Daoliu's request.

He knew that he was now at the stage of displaying his worth. As long as he could prove that his Martial Soul possessed immense potential, he could receive cultivation resources and status equal to—or even greater than—Bibi Dong's. Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and the like would certainly not be lacking.

Very soon, the Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul appeared before Qian Daoliu.

Mirror-like scales, mirror wings on its back—it truly was the Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul!

Qian Daoliu's heart stirred slightly. Before he could make another request, Ling Jing's form changed once more.

His upper body turned purple-black, eight spider legs extended below him, and a yellow Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet. It was unmistakably the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul that Bibi Dong had initially focused on cultivating!

Dark-green web-like markings appeared between his brows, while three pairs of spider lances grew from his back. This was Bibi Dong's Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul!

The two top-tier spider Martial Souls had been replicated by Ling Jing with absolute perfection!

Just as Xunji had said. The only question was whether this child could replicate other people's Martial Souls as well...

Qian Daoliu pondered silently, while Azure Luan Douluo could no longer resist asking, "Replicating another person's Martial Soul... what a terrifying Martial Soul! But does this replication require any cost, or does it have any limitations?"

As soon as he spoke, Qian Daoliu, Azure Luan Douluo, and Qian Xunji behind them all looked toward Ling Jing.

The answer to this question was clearly extremely important.

"It seems... there are no costs or limitations like the Third Offering mentioned. I can fully display Senior Sister's Martial Souls and soul skills. If I had to name a limitation, it would be that I cannot exceed the limits of my own strength. My Soul Power is only level ten right now, so I can only replicate Senior Sister's first Soul Ring. I have no way to replicate her later Soul Rings as well."

Judging from Ling Jing's tone, he even sounded somewhat regretful?

The corners of Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo's mouths twitched.

If you could completely replicate Bibi Dong's current strength with only level ten Soul Power, wouldn't that be absurd?

Only being able to replicate Soul Rings from the same stage was what counted as normal, wasn't it?

Oh, no. That did not seem very normal either.

Replicating another person's Martial Soul and still being able to bring out one hundred percent of their power—was that normal?

It was not normal!

After a moment of silence, Qian Daoliu continued, "Then... can you replicate other people's Martial Souls? Or... can you only replicate Bibi Dong's Martial Souls?"

Hearing that, Ling Jing blinked his silver-white eyes with an innocent expression. "When my Martial Soul awakened, I vaguely sensed its ability. Then I thought that since Senior Sister could become Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, her talent and strength must be exceptional, so I instinctively replicated her Martial Souls."

"Then I discovered that I seem unable to replicate anyone else's Martial Soul anymore. However... I have a vague feeling that once my Soul Power reaches level twenty, I should be able to replicate one more different Martial Soul."

Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo exchanged glances, both seeing the relief in the other's eyes.

Fortunately, the person presiding over the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony had been Bibi Dong rather than someone else.

If the person Ling Jing had replicated during his Martial Soul Awakening had not been Bibi Dong... that would have completely wasted one opportunity to replicate a Martial Soul!

Qian Daoliu did not doubt Ling Jing's words.

Even Mirror Beasts, as soul beasts, did not possess unlimited replication abilities. They too had restrictions. Otherwise, if such soul beasts could casually replicate a top-tier soul beast, would they not become the overlords of the Icebound Forest immediately?

It was precisely because this replication ability was restricted and could not be used at will that Mirror Beasts were so scarce and exceptionally rare.

After becoming a human's Martial Soul, being unable to freely replicate and alter Martial Souls was only natural.

Qian Daoliu had even prepared himself for the possibility that Ling Jing would only be able to replicate Bibi Dong's Martial Souls for the rest of his life. Ling Jing's words were undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.

Once this child broke through level twenty and became a Soul Grandmaster, he could replicate another different Martial Soul. Perhaps the same would apply at level thirty and level forty.

Then by the time Ling Jing became a Titled Douluo, he could possess as many as nine replicated Martial Souls!

How heaven-defying was that?

The only thing that needed to be confirmed now was how long this replication effect could last.

If it could last for half an hour or even longer... then this Martial Soul would undoubtedly be the most heaven-defying top-tier Martial Soul in history!

Perhaps even the Seraphim Martial Soul would not compare to Ling Jing's Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul.

Though the Seraphim Martial Soul was a God-Level Martial Soul, once Ling Jing broke through level twenty, he could completely replicate the Seraphim Martial Soul.

Ling Jing was still maintaining the form of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul. This was exactly what Qian Daoliu wanted, as he could take this opportunity to see how long the Martial Soul could be sustained. In truth, Ling Jing had the same plan.

Time passed second by second.

Soon, an hour passed in the blink of an eye. The Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul that Ling Jing had maintained finally reached its limit and slowly faded away, returning Ling Jing to his original appearance.

A duration of one hour... this duration once again exceeded Qian Daoliu's expectations.

Battles between Soul Masters rarely lasted that long. Often, victory and defeat were decided very quickly. Therefore... one hour was already enough.

And during that hour, Qian Daoliu had roughly thought of suitable Soul Rings for Ling Jing.

Mirror Beasts themselves possessed no attributes. They could not be fixed into a single strong attack, agility attack, control, or support Soul Master path. Instead, Ling Jing needed to capitalize on the trait of replicating other people's Martial Souls and fighting through those Martial Souls.

After replicating multiple Martial Souls in the future, he would inevitably need to switch among different Martial Souls repeatedly during battle. This was both Ling Jing's unique advantage and something that limited his performance. After all, if he failed to switch Martial Souls in time or was not proficient enough with the replicated Martial Souls, it could very easily lead to irreversible consequences.

But... if he could hunt a soul beast capable of creating clones and obtain a soul skill that created clones, then he could use those clones to carry the replicated Martial Souls. Even if the clones could not fully bring out the replicated power, it would still alleviate this problem.

Such soul beasts were rare, but they did exist.

For example, the Ice-Pattern Mirror Beast that lived in the Icebound Forest alongside Mirror Beasts perfectly met these requirements.

Or perhaps... directly hunting a Mirror Beast for a Soul Ring might also strengthen the replication ability of the Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul itself.

Qian Daoliu explained his judgment in full. After hearing it, Ling Jing thought it over seriously and found that it seemed... genuinely feasible.

Once the number of Martial Souls he could replicate increased in the future, switching back and forth between them would indeed become troublesome. But if he could create clones and have them display the replicated Martial Souls, it would undoubtedly be much more convenient.

However, aside from hunting soul beasts that might grant clone-creating abilities or hunting Mirror Beasts, Ling Jing also wanted to further develop the Mirror Beast Emperor Martial Soul itself.

For the moment, though, he could not think of how to develop it further, so he could only set the matter aside.