The Best Is What Suits You

The passive spirit skill Gluttony that the Gluttony Pig bestowed upon a Beast Soul was a skill that could continuously strengthen a soul master's foundation, and it was also the skill most suited to Li Fei's Body Martial Soul.

What suited you was best—Li Fei saw nothing wrong with that statement. If a person's martial soul and spirit rings were poorly matched, then even if they absorbed rings beyond their limit, most of the time it might not be as good as an ordinary spirit ring.

Therefore, Li Fei carefully planned every spirit ring. Even if he failed to encounter a suitable one this time, he would not force himself to add a spirit ring that did not suit him.

In Li Fei's eyes, Yu Xiaogang was someone who sought fame and reputation. Looking at the Ten Core Competency Theories of Martial Souls he had proposed, they were nothing more than a summary of the soul master world with a few of his own remarks added in.

Most of those ten theories were common knowledge among soul masters. The only one that others might not have proposed was the theory that plant-type martial souls could attach animal-type spirit rings, and vice versa.

However, Li Fei guessed that the main reason no one in the soul master world had proposed this theory was that attaching spirit rings in such a manner would greatly diminish a soul master's potential and affect their later cultivation, because most plant-type martial souls were not suited to animal-type spirit rings.

Yet after arriving at this theory, Yu Xiaogang had smugly delighted in himself and even had Tang San put it into practice. If Tang San had not possessed the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Twin Martial Souls, and if his Blue Silver Grass had not been the supreme Blue Silver Emperor, he likely would never have reached his original achievements.

"Brother! What do you think of the spirit ring configuration I planned?!"

Just as Li Fei was planning his martial soul's future spirit rings, Li Fan placed his own planned spirit ring configuration before him.

"Alright! Let me take a look!"

Li Fei looked at Li Fan with a hint of indulgence, picked up the paper before him, and began reading.

"Not bad. The first and third spirit rings are just too focused on combat power!"

Looking over the configuration, Li Fei nodded in satisfaction. Li Fan had been following him for over a year now. Under his guidance, while Li Fan's understanding of martial soul theory might not have reached a master's level, it should at least have matched that of a school teacher. Naturally, he knew how to match spirit rings.

"Brother, what do you think?!" Seeing Li Fei's satisfied expression, Li Fan beamed and hurriedly pressed for an answer.

"Not bad! But it would be better to replace the first and third spirit rings with two support-type spirit rings!" Li Fei said with a smile.

"But Brother, wouldn't my combat strength before reaching Spirit King be far too much weaker than my peers? How would I fight then?!" Li Fan looked thoroughly confused.

He understood his own spirit ring configuration very well. The second and fourth spirit skills were originally support and enhancement skills. If the first and third spirit skills were also changed into support-type skills, he would not even know how to fight.

"Xiao Fan, do you think a Titled Douluo's first four spirit skills are still useful? Would they still use them often?!" Li Fei did not answer directly, instead asking a question.

Hearing this, Li Fan fell silent and began to think. He had never seen a Titled Douluo, nor did he dare imagine himself becoming one, so he turned a pleading gaze toward Li Ming and Jiang Xin, who were looking through documents nearby.

"I don't really know either, but they probably aren't very useful and wouldn't be used often. I'm currently a Spirit King, yet most of the spirit skills I use are the third, fourth, and fifth. I rarely use the second anymore. The attack power it provides is already dispensable to me. Other than restraining an opponent at necessary moments, I basically never use it normally!" Li Ming thought for a moment before giving his answer.

Li Fan was also very familiar with Li Ming's spirit ring configuration. If Li Ming no longer used his second spirit skill now, then upon becoming a Titled Douluo, his first four spirit skills would likely not even compare to a casual strike from him. That would also be more flexible.

"Do you understand now?" Seeing Li Fan nod, Li Fei continued, "In my view, the first four spirit skills exist more to build a foundation for soul masters. As long as the configuration and method are appropriate, there will be no problem with Xiao Fan's talent becoming a Titled Douluo!"

"Really?!"

As soon as those words fell, Li Ming and the other two asked with shocked excitement. Li Fan in particular—on Douluo Continent, with his Innate Full Soul Power at level six, reaching Soul Douluo was basically the limit of his cultivation. Becoming a Titled Douluo was practically impossible. Now that he heard he could reach that level too, how could he not be excited?

"Of course. As long as Xiao Fan listens to Brother, I guarantee you'll become a Titled Douluo!" Li Fei said confidently. He was not making empty claims. Even if the spirit ring configuration could not bring Li Fan that far, Li Fei would still have him consume Immortal Herbs to become a Titled Douluo.

"Also, Dad! There's no need to rush my First Spirit Ring. I plan to spend a year researching, then attach spirit rings together with Xiao Fan!" Li Fei turned and said.

"But won't that delay your cultivation, Fei Er?!" Li Ming's face showed concern. He knew very well that the years from six to eighteen were the golden period for a soul master's growth. Losing even one year would be a tremendous loss.

"Don't worry, Dad! Haven't you already read the Ten Core Competency Theories of Martial Souls I gave you? Not attaching spirit rings won't affect cultivation!"

Li Fei directly borrowed the master's theory. By now, the reputation of the master's invincible theories had already spread, though none had been verified, so most people did not believe them.

"But what if his theories are false?! And can Fan Er reach level ten within a year?!" Li Ming continued trying to persuade him. He did not want his son's future achievements affected by a single theory.

"Dad! As long as Xiao Fan follows my method, he will definitely reach level ten and be ready to hunt for a spirit ring within a year. Besides, I need to verify some of my own ideas. Once I succeed, my future will be bright!" Li Fei argued his case.

"But..." Li Ming still wanted to say something, but Jiang Xin beside him pulled him back. Jiang Xin said, "Fei Er has always been very opinionated since he was young, so just listen to him! Besides, with Fei Er's Innate Full Soul Power talent, delaying things for a year should not have much impact!"

"Fine!" Li Ming nodded and looked solemnly at Li Fei. "However, I'll only give you one year. A year from now, regardless of the outcome of your ideas, you will add spirit rings. That is my final bottom line!"

"Alright! I agree." Li Fei nodded.

"Brother, then what Soul Beasts should I hunt for my first and third spirit rings?!" Seeing that the argument had ended, Li Fan hurriedly asked.

"The Adamantine Bull and the Direclaw Bear!"

"Among Weapon Souls, the Black Iron Rod is considered fairly good. Its most important attributes are hardness, toughness, and weight. As Gold Attribute Soul Beasts, both the Adamantine Bull and the Direclaw Bear provide excellent enhancements to those attributes."

After thinking for a moment, Li Fei gave his answer. According to the information he had gathered over the years, the Adamantine Bull would grant Weapon Souls a skill called Limit-Breaking Weapon, which broke through a Weapon Soul's limits to temporarily increase its attack power.