Inside a side hall of the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace.
Before everyone could calm down from the excitement brought by Lin Mo's earlier promise of a prosperous era where everyone could be like dragons, Lin Mo's next words were like a bucket of cold water poured on them.
"However, you shouldn't overestimate the Mysterious Heaven Skill; it's too perfect."
"The complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill absolutely cannot be released in the short term. Even if it were released, it must be limited to a certain scope; it's impossible for everyone to become Soul Master!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue frowned, asking with a puzzled expression, "Why is that? Could it be that there are hidden dangers within this Mysterious Heaven Skill that we are unaware of?"
As Qian Renxue finished speaking, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had the same reaction, looking down at Lin Mo with puzzled expressions in their eyes.
This is clearly a great thing that could benefit the country and its people, so why would Lin Mo say such a thing?
They were extremely puzzled.
Soon, Lin Mo released his Martial Soul, pointed to the dark Golden Soul Ring at his feet, and said with a hint of helplessness:
"It's true that the Mysterious Heaven Skill can enable ordinary people to become Soul Master, and the threshold for that isn't particularly high..."
At this point, Lin Mo paused, then shifted his gaze to the crowd. "But have you all thought about what will happen to these people after they become Soul Master?"
"What's wrong with that?" A hint of doubt flashed in Dugu Yan's emerald green eyes.
She still couldn't understand why Lin Mo would say that...
No matter how you look at it, becoming Soul Master, even the weakest Soul Master or Soul Grandmaster, is still better than being an ordinary person for the rest of your life.
In the end, it was Qian Renxue, who had been frowning, who was the first to react. She looked at Lin Mo, her tone slightly probing:
" A-Mo, your concern should be about the Soul Ring, right?"
"If the Mysterious Heaven Skill could truly make everyone a Soul Master, then even disregarding the sheer amount of cultivation resources required to create these Soul Master..."
However, when it comes to Soul Ring, the sheer number of all the low-level Soul Beast in the world probably couldn't support the consumption of Soul Ring by so many new Soul Master!
Upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling wore expressions of sudden realization.
The excitement brought on by the Mysterious Heaven Skill made them subconsciously ignore this aspect.
Yes, how do we solve the gap in the Soul Ring?
Lin Mo, standing to the side, nodded, confirming Qian Renxue's statement, his expression more serious than ever before.
"Just as Sister Xue said, if the Mysterious Heaven Skill were truly spread far and wide, allowing everyone on this continent to control it..."
At this point, Lin Mo slowly raised one index finger, drawing everyone's attention to himself:
"Then I'm certain that it won't be long, at most a decade or so, before all low-level Soul Beast on the continent are completely wiped out!"
"The negative consequences of the extinction of low-level Soul Beast will be reflected on Soul Master. After the extinction of Soul Beast, the soul Soul Ring, which are essential for Soul Master to improve their cultivation, will also disappear."
You all know perfectly well the consequences of losing your Soul Ring...
At this point, Lin Mo's tone suddenly turned somber. "During this period of upheaval, if Soul Master cannot find a way to break through while replacing the Soul Ring..."
Then, not long afterward, the profession of Soul Master will also disappear from the world along with the extinction of Soul Beast!
Hearing Lin Mo's words, the three women exchanged glances, a wave of fear washing over them.
This was indeed a shortcoming on their part. They only saw the benefits of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but failed to notice how to solve the most crucial problem behind it.
If, as they envision, everyone on the continent becomes Soul Master, what it will bring is probably not an unprecedented golden age, but an unprecedented catastrophe.
Even if the vast majority of these newly promoted Soul Master are not very talented, even if more than 90% of them are only Soul Grandmaster cultivation level will never exceed level 30 in their entire lives.
Even so, these people still need two Soul Ring to sustain their cultivation.
Even if the Soul Ring they acquire are of lower quality—one ten years, one hundred years—the number of Soul Ring they need will still be exaggerated to an unprecedented degree.
This will create a shortage of nearly 100 million Soul Ring.
Moreover, given the growth rate of human Soul Master, if left unchecked, it might really be as Lin Mo said: low-level Soul Beast will be completely wiped out in a short time.
Higher-level Soul Beast are not much better off; it's likely that, as time goes by, they will gradually follow in the footsteps of lower-level Soul Beast Soul Beast.
After all, the weaknesses of Soul Beast are too obvious, and their growth rate is too slow compared to that of Soul Master.
Even if Soul Beast reproduce with all their might, the growth rate of newborn Soul Beast is far slower than the cultivation speed of Soul Master.
With this ebb and flow, the number of Soul Beast will only decrease.
This is still the result of the number of Soul Master being limited to a certain range. If everyone were a Soul Master, then disaster would befall us.
The excitement on Qian Renxue's face gradually faded, and she returned to normal.
She had indeed overlooked this point before, after all, the Spirit Hall had always known the importance of Soul Beast to Soul Master.
That is why the Spirit Hall deliberately controls the speed at which Soul Master hunt Soul Beast.
In those artificially created Soul Hunting Forest, Soul Master who have reached a bottleneck need to possess a warrant issued by the Spirit Hall to enter smoothly.
One of the purposes of doing this was to facilitate the Spirit Hall's control over the Soul Hunting Forest, and the main purpose was to prevent Soul Master from committing massacres in the Soul Hunting Forest.
If a Soul Master's killings exceed the permitted scope, they will be investigated by the Spirit Hall, and if convicted, they will face punishment from the Spirit Hall.
This applies not only to the man-made Soul Hunting Forest, but also to the wild Soul Beast Forest.
The Spirit Hall is trying its best to control the situation and not allow high-level Soul Master to hunt Soul Beast indiscriminately in order to obtain Soul Bone.
This is also one of the most important reasons why Soul Bone are so scarce.
Otherwise, with the strength of Titled Douluo, if he went all out to kill a large number of Soul Beast with ten thousand years of cultivation in the Soul Hunting Forest, even if the drop rate of Soul Bone was low, he could still eventually collect a set by accumulating small amounts.
Realizing this crucial issue, the three women frowned. It seemed that if the problem with this Soul Ring couldn't be resolved, the complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill wouldn't be able to be released anytime soon.
Thinking of this, Ye Lingling lowered her eyes and looked at Lin Mo: " A-Mo, does this mean the complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill really can't be released?"
"If that's the case, then it's truly a pity. Such a wonderful item is trapped by its Soul Ring and can't be widely known..."
"They will definitely be released."
Lin Mo said confidently, "It's just that it's definitely impossible to release the complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill to the general public as we previously discussed."
The Mysterious Heaven Skill, which has had its Innate Soul Power cultivated but has been stripped of its power, can now be used slowly and rhythmically, and is now offered to the general public.
"As for the complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, it can only be enjoyed within a small circle, just as Sister Yanyan said, and its dissemination must be restricted!"
Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, the three women's expressions turned solemn.
But soon, Lin Mo's next action deepened the doubt in their eyes.
Because right in front of them, Lin Mo reached into his Storage Soul Tool and pulled out a glittering golden bead, which floated above his palm.
The three women's eyes immediately focused on the bead; they were all familiar with it.
God-Given Soul Ring!
"Don't forget about this," Lin Mo's voice rang out at that moment.
" God-Given Soul Ring?" Dugu Yan's tone still carried some confusion. " A-Mo, please don't tell me you plan to use God-Given Soul Ring to solve such a huge Soul Ring shortage..."
"This is simply unrealistic. Even gods wouldn't so recklessly bestow God-Given Soul Ring."
"If the gods could so easily produce such a massive number of God-Given Soul Ring, then putting aside other places for the moment, the Sea Soul Master on Sea God Island wouldn't need to go out to sea to hunt Soul Beast to obtain Soul Ring..."
The importance of God-Given Soul Ring is beyond question.
Even among the Sea God's fanatical Sea Soul Master on Sea God Island, not everyone can enjoy such an honor.
Only those who pass the Black Level or higher assessment are fortunate enough to enjoy one or two.
However, apart from them, the only Black Examiners are the few Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo on Sea God Island and High Priest Bo Saixi of Sea God Island with Red-level authority.
This also shows how rare God-Given Soul Ring is.
Thinking of this, Dugu Yan subconsciously looked at Lin Mo Lin Mo, who seemed to be the only person she knew who was so favored by the gods.
He obtained six God-Given Soul Ring in one go after passing the Top Level Eight Trials.
It was easy to see from the expression on High Priest Bo Saixi's face that obtaining six God-Given Soul Ring in one go was of great importance, even in the history of Sea God Island, it was the first time in history.
Soon, Lin Mo's words brought Dugu Yan back from her reverie.
He waved his hand, saying with interest, " Sister Yanyan, you're still stuck in a misconception..."
Lin Mo raised the God-Given Soul Ring in his hand so that everyone could see it more clearly.
"I brought out the God-Given Soul Ring just for the sake of illustration."
" Soul Ring are not only produced by Soul Beast; isn't this divinely bestowed light a manifestation of divine power?"
The confusion on everyone's faces deepened; they were unsure what Lin Mo meant by those words.
Lin Mo continued, "Since that's the case, after knowing that the gods can bestow this highest-grade God-Given Soul Ring..."
The solution to the missing Soul Ring is actually quite clear...
At this point, Lin Mo's tone suddenly became more indignant.
"This means that as long as we understand the manufacturing principle behind the God-Given Soul Ring, we don't need to replicate them exactly."
Even the replicas we imitate don't need to have the same function as the original God-Given Soul Ring, which can grant the absorber the maximum limit of their endurance.
All it needs to do is provide Soul Ring for Soul Master, even if they are just Soul Ring with a fixed duration!
"As a last resort, I don't even dare to hope that I can create a 100,000-year-old Red Soul Ring by human effort."
If we can research and develop methods for creating Soul Ring of the hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year levels, that would be enough to meet the Soul Ring needs of over 99% of Soul Master!
At this point, the three women fell into deep thought, pondering the feasibility of Lin Mo's words.
If what Lin Mo said is true, Artificial Soul Ring can be successfully created, then it will indeed solve the biggest problem facing the promotion of the Mysterious Heaven Skill: the shortage of Soul Ring.
It is highly feasible.
If we can truly understand the method of Artificial Soul Ring by analyzing the God-Given Soul Ring, we could create Yellow Soul Ring that last for a hundred years, Purple Soul Ring that last for a thousand years, and even Black Soul Ring that last for ten thousand years.
That would directly solve the biggest pain point in the current Soul Master system.
Furthermore, Soul Master no longer need to risk their lives to hunt Soul Beast in the Soul Beast Forest to break through their limits.
And just as Lin Mo said, there is no need to be so extravagant as to Artificial Soul Ring a top-tier Soul Ring that is 100,000 years old.
The three levels of Soul Ring —hundred, thousand, ten thousand, and so on—are sufficient to meet the needs of most Soul Master.
After all, excluding these chosen ones, even among all the current Titled Douluo, those with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring are a tiny minority.
Thinking of this, the three women exchanged glances, a hint of joy on their faces.
Indeed, in this day and age, the conflict between Soul Master and Soul Beast is not yet too acute.
With the deliberate control of the Spirit Hall and the two great empires, the relationship between Soul Master and Soul Beast can still be maintained in a visible balance.
It won't get out of control in the short term.
However, by the time of the Peerless Tang Sect era, ten thousand years later, and even the Legend of the Dragon King era, twenty thousand years later, the conflict between Soul Master and Soul Beast had become irreconcilable.
The local consciousness of the Douluo Continent clearly realized this, and in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect ten thousand years later, they created Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny.
They attempted to resolve the relationship between Soul Master and Soul Beast through Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao initially lived up to expectations, and with the help of Electrolux, he created a Soul Spirit that could, to some extent, replace Soul Ring.
But good things don't last.
Before Huo Yuhao could fully study the Soul Spirit, develop it thoroughly, and find a way to completely replace the Soul Ring, he was left behind.
Huo Yuhao was forced to ascend to the Divine Realm ahead of schedule.
The Spirit Pagoda he left behind, which was originally intended to help resolve the conflict between Soul Master and Soul Beast, soon went completely astray.
Subsequently, with the development of Soul Guidance Technology and the emergence of mechs and Battle Armor, Soul Beast, who were already at a disadvantage in the relationship between the two, lost all ability to turn the tide.
Later, due to human greed, Soul Beast were driven to extinction.
The appearance of Soul Spirit did not solve the problem of Soul Beast being on the verge of extinction; on the contrary, it accelerated the situation.
Ultimately, the Soul Spirit became the final straw that broke the Soul Beast's back.
Thinking about this, Lin Mo gradually came back to his senses. The Soul Spirit thing is ultimately just a temporary fix, not a permanent solution.
The only way to completely resolve the conflict between Soul Master and Soul Beast is to create Artificial Soul Ring.
Soon, Qian Renxue came to her senses, her golden eyes looking at Lin Mo: "So if it's really as you say..."
In the future, we may be able to uncover the secrets behind these God-Given Soul Ring and develop a method to create Artificial Soul Ring.
"The best time for us to release the complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill will be when Artificial Soul Ring can be widely distributed."
At this point, Dugu Yan chimed in, "If the complete version of the Xuan Mysterious Heaven Skill Mysterious Heaven Skill were released now, it would likely become a source of chaos."
A-Mo, the scenario you previously envisioned may very well come true, at which point we will become the greatest sinners in the history of the entire continent!
"The premise is that Artificial Soul Ring can actually be realized; otherwise, this complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill will ultimately only be limited to spreading within a certain range and will not be able to benefit everyone," Ye Lingling added.
The three of them snapped out of their earlier excitement, and their mood was now even lower because of the truth that Lin Mo had pointed out.
There's no need to be so pessimistic.
Lin Mo shook his head. "Actually, besides researching God-Given Soul Ring to create Artificial Soul Ring, I have another more direct, simple, and brutal method to solve the current predicament."
It's just that this is slightly more difficult.
At this point, Lin Mo loosely pinched his index finger and thumb together, leaving only a tiny gap, and his tone became secretive again.
What method?
Ye Lingling's interest was piqued again, and she said, "Besides Artificial Soul Ring, the only thing I can think of is having Soul Master produce their own Soul Ring."
Producing one's own Soul Ring seems impossible, absolutely impossible! It's already violating the rules of heaven and earth!
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo shook his head again and laughed, "What's impossible about that? As long as you're strong enough to rewrite the rules of this world, that's all that matters!"
At this point, Lin Mo's tone suddenly became excited. He raised his finger to the sky and said boldly, "If in the future my strength can really reach that level, strong enough to rewrite the rules of this world..."
Then I will issue a new decree to the rules of this universe: at that time, Soul Master's breakthrough will no longer require Soul Ring; Soul Master can choose to condense their own Soul Ring to achieve a breakthrough in cultivation!
"But... is it really possible to do this?"
Dugu Yan asked with a hint of doubt, " A-Mo, I remember saying before that gods are just powerful humans."
Judging from the methods that the gods have demonstrated so far, they are indeed incredibly powerful, and their abilities far surpass those of Titled Douluo.
But it's far from being as omnipotent as I imagined.
At this point, Dugu Yan paused for a moment, then lowered her eyes to look into Lin Mo's eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion. "Can those high and mighty gods really do such a thing?"
"Of course!"
Lin Mo, not one to keep people in suspense, nodded decisively and said, "There are differences between gods."
Just like newly awakened Soul Power Soul Master and Titled Douluo, they are both Soul Master Soul Master, but can their abilities be compared to those of Titled Douluo?
I believe that a god powerful enough to achieve such a thing is certainly capable of doing it!
Lin Mo's face was full of piety as he spoke.
Lin Mo wasn't just making this up.
In his memory, there were indeed people who, single-handedly, managed to rewrite the rules of the world.
This is the new rule he rewrote, but it's extremely unfair.
This person was none other than the first Dragon God.
Before his death, the first Dragon God issued a decree to all the Soul Beast in the world: unless the dragon race is revived and a new Dragon God appears, Soul Beast will never be gods!
It was precisely because of the Dragon God God's disastrous order that the Soul Beast were brought to such a tragic state ten thousand years later.
Among the Soul Beast, even the most extraordinary figures like the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, Heavenly Snow Woman, Snow Empress, Evil Eye Tyrant Dominator, and Evil Emperor could not bypass the decree issued by the Dragon God.
At that time, the Snow Empress and the Evil Emperor chose to ascend to the Divine Realm by attaching themselves to Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny, in a clever way.
However, the fate of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian was quite tragic. He went through one Heavenly Tribulation after another, but in the end, he even perished in his tenth Heavenly Tribulation.
This also shows that as long as one's strength reaches a certain level, roughly the level of the first Dragon God, one can rewrite the rules of this world.
Soon, Qian Renxue's voice brought Lin Mo back to reality. "So if you can really do this in the future,
You truly have real skill!
If Lin Mo's vision can ultimately be realized, then in the foreseeable future, it will indeed be a prosperous age where everyone is like a dragon, just as Lin Mo had said before.
Of course... this is all predicated on the possibility of it being successfully implemented.
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo smiled, but instead of continuing the conversation, he changed the subject, looking intently at the three women and saying:
"Now that things have come to a successful conclusion here, what are your plans next? Will you continue to stay in the Star Luo Empire, or will you come back to the Dugu Manor with me to cultivate?"
Qian Renxue was the first to raise her hand, but a hint of hesitation appeared on her face, and her two slender fingers kept circling in front of her chest:
"I'll go back to the Angel Empire with you first. After I finish condensing that thing called the Soul Core with your help, A-Mo, I'll head back to Spirit City..."
"There are some things I still need to confirm with Grandpa and Pope Bibi Dong!"
"Sure, no problem at all. The existence of Soul Core is very helpful for improving Soul Master's strength, as you've probably already seen," Lin Mo said, but soon his gaze shifted to the other two.
"Where are you two? Sister Yanyan and Sister Lingling?"
"I need to go back to cultivate..."
Dugu Yan said with a look of utter despair, as she staggered over to Lin Mo 'Lin Mo side, lay down on him, and buried her head in his neck.
A deep voice rang out. "You are all Titled Douluo, but I am still just a Soul Douluo."
This path of cultivation is long and arduous for me. I wonder when I will be able to successfully break through to Level 90!
Hearing Dugu Yan's slightly complaining words, Lin Mo and the other two could hardly show a smile.
Soon, Ye Lingling chimed in, "I also need to go back for a bit, mainly because of the poison and medicine sections in the newly acquired Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record."
I'm sure Grandpa and Grandpa Dugu will find these two parts very interesting...
"Then it's settled!"
Amidst Dugu Yan's exclamation, Lin Mo pulled her into a Dugu Yan embrace. "After two more days of rest, we'll set off immediately to return to the Angel Empire!"
Meanwhile, just as Lin Mo was preparing to return to the Angel Empire...
Hu Liena, who had returned to Spirit City before them, was currently in the Pope Hall, lying on Bibi Dong's lap, covering her face and sobbing uncontrollably.
Even the usually composed Bibi Dong seemed somewhat at a loss when faced with Hu Liena in this state.
Only the surrounding Templars temporarily retreated to prevent others from witnessing Saint Hu Liena in such a vulnerable state.
Even Bibi Dong was seeing Hu Liena in this state for the first time.