Here, a brief explanation was in order regarding the cultivation system of this world-this book-particularly that of Titled Douluos. The Chen Clan had organized it into several broad paths.
The first path was, of course, the martial soul.
In this world, Chen Xiaojun regarded martial souls as the soul's Innate Divine Ability, defining them as "Dharma Forms," or, more precisely, "Dharma Forms of the divine"—the divine in essence, energy, and spirit.
However, an ordinary person's Dharma Form was incomplete. It had to be strengthened continually by absorbing soul rings and ultimately undergo phantom soul fusion before it could become a complete Dharma Form.
Thus, the true road of cultivation could actually be said to begin only at the Titled Douluo level.
It was worth noting that a martial soul's quality was merely its quality, not its current strength.
For example, a Soul Saint with a sixth-grade martial soul would inevitably possess a stronger martial soul than a Soul Elder with a ninth-grade martial soul.
The second path was soul power.
Soul power comprised two aspects. The first was strength, determined jointly by its quality, total quantity, and purity;
The second was the tier of its attributes, which fell into three tiers.
At equal strength, soul power with second-tier attributes would naturally surpass that with first-tier attributes.
Comprehending second-tier attributes had no direct connection to a Soul Master's level, which was why Chen Xiaojun, Xiao Yi, and others could master them.
However, this qualitative transformation in soul power generally occurred among High-Rank Soul Masters, particularly Titled Douluos.
As for third-tier attributes, those were the so-called ultimate attributes.
The third path was mental power, also called imagery.
From the initial comprehension of intent, to the formation of a Titled Douluo's conception, then the perfection of conception at Level 98 Supreme