"This has only happened in Spirit City and a few towns in the two great empires surrounding it so far. Soul Masters in other regions haven't experienced this when breaking through to Soul Saint."
"According to the records I've kept over these past twenty-odd years, seventeen people have broken through to Soul Saint in our vicinity, and every single one of them has had this problem."
"The only exception was a student at our academy who went to the Frozen Forest to hunt for his seventh soul ring. After he returned, his Martial Soul Avatar was exactly the same as those of veteran Soul Masters like us."
Zhao Wuji seemed to have been holding these words back for a long time, and he quickly poured them all out in one breath.
"This is normal. Isn't it a good thing for Martial Soul Avatar to have no side effects?"
"Dean Zhao, do you have any other questions? If not, let's end this conversation here."
Tang San seemed utterly unconcerned by the issue Zhao Wuji had raised, and his tone carried a hint of impatience.
"Wait," Zhao Wuji hurriedly continued. "If that were all, you would have a point. If Martial Soul Avatar had no period of weakness afterward, it wouldn't matter even if the boost to Soul Power dropped a notch."
"But the Soul Masters who have broken through to Titled Douluo near our academy over the years-not just those from our academy, but also outsiders who went to the Star Dou Forest to hunt for their ninth soul rings-all clearly felt that the vitality within their bodies hadn't noticeably increased when they became Titled Douluo. What's going on?"
"Once an ordinary Soul Master breaks through to Titled Douluo, their lifespan reaches three hundred years, and every level gained afterward adds