The mental impact of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring and a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring cannot be compared.
However, for You Chen, whose mental strength had reached the peak of the Spiritual Abyss Realm, such a mental impact was nothing more than a small ripple from a stone thrown into the ocean.
Moreover, the moment he integrated the Spirit Ring into his Martial Soul and body, You Chen naturally crossed the threshold he had long been capable of crossing, and his mental strength directly entered the Spiritual Domain Realm!
The sudden elevation of his mental realm brought about a dramatic transformation in You Chen's spiritual world. The mental impact of a mere hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring was completely drowned out in the midst of this overwhelming tsunami.
At the center of this spiritual world, a crystal-clear, radiant sphere gradually took shape!
Taking advantage of the leap in his life level and the opportunity presented by his mental strength transitioning from formless to tangible, You Chen began the condensation of his Spiritual Soul Core!
For the vast majority of Soul Masters in this world, the Soul Core was an entirely unfamiliar concept. However, it had actually emerged many years ago.
After You Chen initially deduced the method and secret technique for condensing a Soul Core, the first to attempt it was his close friend, Di Wan, who was now a Soul Douluo!
Di Wan had also completed the condensation of his Wind Soul Core when he advanced to the Soul Saint level, which was one of the reasons he stood out among the Soul Douluo.
Besides Di Wan, You Chen had two other trusted friends who had also successfully condensed their Soul Cores.
With three successful cases, coupled with You Chen's mental strength far surpassing that of ordinary Super Douluo and his innate talent in mental power, the condensation of this Spiritual Soul Core was a natural and smooth process.
You Chen didn't even feel much joy about it.
After all, in his plan, given his talent in mental strength, this was the easiest Soul Core to condense.
Yes, his goal was not just one Spiritual Soul Core. To perfect the trinity of essence, energy, and spirit, he naturally needed two more Soul Cores to achieve a perfect trinity cycle...
There was still a long way to go before reaching that goal, so there was nothing to be particularly happy about.
You Chen's current priority was naturally to fully refine the Spirit Ring and complete the sublimation of his Martial Soul breaking through its shackles!
After obtaining the "Perfect Sacrificer's Sanctuary First Ring (II)" and evolving his Martial Soul from a Stardust Dragonling to a Star Corpse Dragon, You Chen successively obtained the "Wind Spirit Summoning Fifth Ring (I)", "Archaeopteryx Sixth Ring (I)", "Star Beast Second Ring (II)", and "Star Beast Third Ring (II)".
Although the two Spirit Rings from his first life had higher ages, the enhancement of his Martial Soul's Wind Origin Power was not as significant as the boost to the Sacred Origin Power from the Sacrificer's Sanctuary First Ring.
To take the crucial step from Star Corpse Dragon to Stardust Dragon, You Chen chose to first supplement the secondary important Stellar Power with the second and third rings from his second life, then rely on the three Spirit Rings from his first life to make up for the deficiency in Wind Origin Power.
And the most important part was the seventh ring, which would accumulate strength and break through the shackles!
With dragon bloodline, the top-tier Wind Spirit Beast, Wind Dragon, was chosen by You Chen for this critical role!
Now, after You Chen's precise calculations, the moment the Spirit Ring's age surpassed a hundred thousand years, the Martial Soul Origin Power of the Star Corpse Dragon finally reached the "Perfect Evolution Ratio"!
The moment the balance of power was achieved, You Chen naturally entered a fully dragonized state, with swirling winds and shimmering starlight enveloping his body. His Martial Soul... finally began its sublimation and evolution!
...
A long, long time ago, before coming to this world, while reading the original work, You Chen had already started thinking.
Martial Souls originate from parents, and generally, a Soul Master inherits the stronger of their parents' Martial Souls...
Inheriting a Beast Spirit or a Plant Spirit was somewhat understandable.
There were basically two official explanations: one was that modern Soul Masters were descendants of ancient Spirit Beasts that had taken human form, so they naturally inherited these Martial Souls.
The other was that due to the Dragon God or other reasons, the bloodline of Spirit Beasts had spread into humans, and combined with the fusion of the world's rules in the Douluo Continent, these influences led to the birth of Martial Souls and Soul Masters.
But neither explanation could avoid one point: the inheritance of a Soul Master's Martial Soul was related to bloodline.
So the question arose.
Beasts and plants could be said to have bloodlines.
But scissors, hammers, sickles... these tools were not created at the beginning of the world but were gradually invented and developed during the progress of human civilization.
Not to mention Spirit Beasts, even humans themselves couldn't possibly possess the bloodline of "scissors, hammers, sickles"!
You Chen was curious.
He was very curious about the essence of Martial Souls... what exactly were they?
Then, after truly crossing over to this Douluo world, in order to firmly establish himself in this survival-of-the-fittest world, by a stroke of luck, You Chen embarked on the path of research.
At 12, he published "Refuting the Ten Core Competitiveness of Martial Souls", stepping on Yu Xiaogang's head to make a name for himself.
At 13, he published "The Six-Dimensional Scoring Method for Martial Souls", and based on this scoring method, he gave a reasonable evaluation of the Martial Souls recorded in the books, giving the world a clearer understanding of low, medium, and high-level Martial Souls.
At 14, he proposed the conjecture "The Cultivation of Martial Souls is the Cultivation of Essence, Energy, and Spirit", and applied for the research project "Human Absorption Efficiency of Various Resources", obtaining a laboratory.
At 15, he published "Don't Use Whale Glue", causing a huge shock in the Soul Master world and earning what could be called his first pot of gold.
At 16, "The Plan for Soul Master Foundation Building".
Then, he began his research on Spirit Tools.
At 18, he invented and created "Spirit Tools for Testing and Collecting Data".
At 20, a year of accumulated strength, he successively published "On the Essence of Martial Soul Awakening from Early Awakening", "The Bottleneck of Soul Masters, and the Evolution Brought by Spirit Rings", "The Choice of Spirit Rings".
Among them, countless novel viewpoints from another world's values fiercely impacted the Soul Master world of Douluo.
Then...
At 25, "The Conjecture of Memes and Genes".
This was a renewal of the concept of genes already proposed in "The Bottleneck of Soul Masters, and the Evolution Brought by Spirit Rings", and it was also the first time he truly unveiled the curtain of curiosity from the world he had crossed over to.
"In my conjecture, the thing that determines the inheritance of a Soul Master's Martial Soul, and the thing that supports the structure and performance of life, I call it—genetic information.
The genetic information engraved in the bloodline, I call it 'genes'... The reason why the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is known as the number one Beast Spirit in the world is that their 'genes' have stabilized to the point where they start at high-level Martial Souls~top-level Martial Souls. If they can stably strengthen to nine rings and become Titled Douluo, they can basically reach the strength of a super Martial Soul.
But reality is more than that. Just 'genetic information existing in the medium of bloodline', that is, genes, cannot verify the birth of most Tool Spirits! So, from this, I propose a second concept—'memes'!
Memes are relative to genes. If genes are genetic information existing in the medium of bloodline, a tangible substance, then memes are genetic information existing in the medium of 'will, thought, spirit, knowledge', an intangible spiritual level. Material corresponds to bloodline corresponds to genes, soul corresponds to spirit corresponds to memes!
The reason why tools like hammers and scissors, products of human civilization, can become the Martial Souls of Soul Masters, is proof that their knowledge and beliefs have been inherited through memes! It is their forging skills, tailoring skills sublimated into Martial Souls!..."
This was the concept and conjecture proposed by You Chen at the age of 25.
From the birth of Tool Spirits, it can be inferred that the genetic information of the Douluo Continent is not only genes but also memes.
Memes can be stored as genetic information, which seems like a great discovery, but... what can be done with this? What changes can it bring to the world?
No! This is definitely not a meaningless discovery with only theoretical value!
This discovery means that in this world, things like will, thought, spirit, and knowledge can directly affect life!
You Chen started his research from the fact that the first few Spirit Skills of the Evil Eye White Tiger, Nether Spirit Cat, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, which have been inherited for many years, are exactly the same.
Thus, in the year he turned 28, "The Choice of Spirit Rings II: The Influence of Human Wisdom and Subjective Consciousness on Spirit Rings" was published.
The most important achievement in it was "self-designed Spirit Skills".
It was precisely because of the contribution of this research that You Chen was able to rely on the adaptive Spirit Ring bestowed by the system, using the absolutely pure Spirit Ring as the best carrier for ideas, to evolve his Martial Soul into the Star Corpse Dragon!
And this, in fact, can be said to be just a byproduct of the research on "memes".
Perhaps You Chen's research heart cannot be said to be absolutely pure, and it cannot be ruled out that in this process, You Chen's desire for power...
But, after all, he has exhausted all his efforts and devoted most of his life to this.
At 29, "The Essence of Martial Souls" was banned.
But You Chen did not stop exploring Martial Souls.
At 38, You Chen's thoughts are now very different from more than ten years ago.
He even expressed denial of some of his past research viewpoints.
For example, regarding the birth of Martial Souls, he now tends to believe that all Martial Souls initially originated from "memes", and "genes" are just a more stable inheritance after that.
Taking the Clear Sky Hammer as an example, perhaps it was born because of memes, but in the process of inheritance and gradually becoming stable, it may have truly become a part of the Soul Master's bloodline and genes!
The difference between Beast Spirits and Tool Spirits may not be the difference between genetic inheritance and meme inheritance, but the difference between humans initially yearning for the power of Spirit Beast bloodlines and the power of created tools and machinery, from which the distinction arose.
Human thoughts and beliefs, under the influence of the world's rules, have traversed the long river of time, creating the miracle known as Martial Souls.
People in the past did not know the power of thought, but they never stopped thinking.
Perhaps, You Chen still cannot prove that Martial Souls originated only from memes, but he can sufficiently prove the influence of memes, that is, human will, on Martial Souls.
The understanding of the essence of Martial Souls, between "knowing" and "not knowing", actually creates a huge difference.
This is the "activity of consciousness", consciousness can not only reflect the external phenomena of things but also grasp the essence and laws of things.
For a fantasy world where the spirit can interfere with phenomena, just cognition is an extremely great power.
Then, this is the answer You Chen came to—
"The strongest Soul Master is all inevitable! Even the Martial Soul can be created by oneself—Stardust Dragon, come out!"
You Chen, who erupted with a powerful soul power fluctuation, suddenly opened his eyes and let out a thunderous roar!
Just imagination alone cannot make the Martial Soul evolve.
Because if just imagination alone could achieve this, with You Chen's thinking that surpasses all Soul Masters in the world, he would not need to be so troubled.
But, what if combined with the massive energy when the Martial Soul breaks through its shackles at the Soul Saint stage?
The Stardust Dragon Martial Soul, radiating starlight, underwent intense changes, step by step approaching the perfect form of the Stardust Dragon in You Chen's imagination!
"The gathered wishes will become a newborn shining star, turning into a path of shining light—be born!"
The blood-colored Spirit Ring spun rapidly.
"Stardust Dragon!"
In an instant, the Martial Soul changed with the wind...
The perfect energy evolution ratio constructed by the Spirit Rings of the second life, the sublimation power of the Martial Soul brought by the hundred-thousand-year seventh ring, and the powerful consciousness drive that has been tirelessly working towards a goal for 33 years, the drive known as wish written as obsession... the three overlapped at this moment!
Not a single mistake, not a single note, not a single content in 6 9 book bar look!
Since starting cultivation at the age of 6, from simply seeking a path for strength to choosing research, to understanding the truth of Martial Souls, step by step firmly moving towards the goal, experiencing countless hardships, countless days and nights of hard work!
Finally... the Stardust Dragon, soaring in the sky!
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...
Even as steady as You Chen, at this moment he directly excitedly raised the flag!
He was so happy that he flew in the sky for most of the day.
"This speed!"
After successively trying acceleration and deceleration, estimating the time needed to accelerate to maximum speed and the difficulty of forcibly stopping from the highest speed state, You Chen looked excited.
If he were to fight the Wind Dragon again, You Chen would definitely not fall into the previous predicament of being forcibly shaken off!
Undoubtedly, in terms of speed alone, his Stardust Dragon Martial Soul already possessed super performance, no... even extraordinary performance!
Not just speed, You Chen could feel that after his Martial Soul attached, all his physical abilities had been greatly enhanced!
Compared to before, this was absolutely an unimaginable qualitative change!
The enhancement effect of Martial Soul attachment is influenced by the strength of soul power, that is, level, but before, because You Chen's own physical quality was too exaggerated, even though there was a 30-level soul power difference between the first life and the second life, it didn't feel much different to him.
But now it's different. If he switches back to the second life, even excluding the influence of an additional hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, all enhancements would significantly decline.
Of course, this probably also has something to do with the qualitative change in soul power strength after breaking through to the Soul Saint stage.
But the most important thing is definitely the improvement in Martial Soul quality!
"I originally thought that even if the evolution was completed, the Stardust Dragon Martial Soul would at most be a quasi-super quality, that is, the level of the Blue Luan Martial Soul of the Blue Luan Douluo, but now... it's already undeniable! This is... a super Martial Soul!"
Although he hasn't had time to specifically measure the values, You Chen can also confirm that the Stardust Dragon is definitely a super Martial Soul!
Super Martial Souls, in terms of the level of Martial Soul Origin Power, are actually the highest level in the world at present!
Divine Martial Souls, although the name seems different, as if they are a higher quality than super Martial Souls, are actually not.
The so-called Divine Martial Souls can be simply understood as super Martial Souls developed to the extreme!
Just look at the original work, those Divine Soul Masters, before becoming gods, their Martial Soul quality was at most at the super level. The reason why later generations called their Martial Souls Divine Martial Souls was more of a kind of faith or ancestor worship!
But You Chen truly confirmed this through his observation of his big disciple.
Even when Qian Renxue absorbed the first three rings, her Martial Soul Origin Power did not improve at all, which means... her Martial Soul was already at the end of evolution when it was born.
To grow from one pair of wings to three pairs of wings is not due to insufficient Origin Power, but just needs higher intensity soul power support.
Being born at the top is definitely an advantage, but on the other hand, it also lacks the possibility of further exploration.
Perhaps growing from weakness, this Angel Spirit could continue to evolve stronger, but at least Qian Renxue no longer has this possibility.
Just like the "God-given 10-level soul power" she received, her Martial Soul is also a fixed Martial Soul directly bestowed by the gods.
In a sense, Qian Renxue can be said to be a being born to become the Angel God...
"Then, how should I continue to improve next?"
Even You Chen, at this moment, is somewhat confused about the direction of improving the Stardust Dragon Martial Soul.
In his initial imagination, the Stardust Dragon was only a top-level Martial Soul, and continuing to evolve, becoming the Meteor Dragon could reach the super level, and then further, becoming the Flowing Sky Meteor Dragon or the Cosmic Edge Dragon, other final forms of the Stardust Dragon, could be considered the extreme of super, that is, Divine Martial Souls.
But now?
The Stardust Dragon is already a super Martial Soul, even if it can evolve again, but evolving again, it will probably reach the limit of this world, this universe's Martial Souls.
"Anyway, no need to rush, there's still plenty of time."
You Chen's eyes quickly regained firmness.
If you don't understand, just continue researching!
Hasn't he always been like this?
You Chen slightly raised his hand, and a dazzling soul power condensed in his hand.
The biggest change after the Martial Soul evolution is not speed, but... energy!
He didn't actively control it, but the Wind Power, Stellar Power, and Sacred Power naturally began to merge. Now, this merged power should be called—Stardust Power!
You Chen quietly raised his head, and in an instant, the Stardust Power condensed and burst out at an extremely terrifying speed, shooting straight towards a mountain peak not far away.
In an instant, the top of the mountain turned into nothingness.
Self-created Spirit Skill·Shooting Speed, already successful.
You Chen's snout slightly smoked, obviously, this move also puts a considerable burden on himself, still a big move that cannot be released casually.
Just the initially created Shooting Speed, already simultaneously possesses the speed of the Wind Dragon's Roar and the power of the Star Dragon's Roar.
Every Soul Master, after completing the Martial Soul sublimation at the Soul Saint stage, will greatly improve their control over the Martial Soul Origin Power. Even if they knew nothing about this before, they can smoothly reach the entry level.
And You Chen After digesting and consolidating his growth in various aspects for some time, his strength would experience another slight improvement!
First and foremost was the "Godly Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength"!
After this leap in life level, You Chen felt that the difficulty of cultivation had been drastically reduced.
Previously, absorbing two 100,000-year Spirit Bones had greatly strengthened his foundation, especially the life-attribute Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone, which was no less effective than several rounds of Meridian Strengthening and Marrow Cleansing.
But this breakthrough, perhaps due to the evolution of his Martial Soul, had made the reduction in difficulty even more pronounced!
No, it wasn't just because of that! It was also because his soul power level and physical quality were gradually converging!
Among the original three elements of essence, energy, and spirit, You Chen's soul power had always been the weakest link. But now… thanks to his previous accumulation and the addition of this 100,000-year Spirit Ring, his soul power level had soared to level 78! It was now almost on par with his physical strength!
The three elements of essence, energy, and spirit complemented each other. With the gap between them so narrow, his cultivation speed naturally received a boost!
You Chen felt that, at most, it would take him three years to fully master the Giant Elephant Realm, which he had only halfway entered so far.
Just mastering the Godly Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength alone would allow his physical strength to rival that of a Titled Douluo, let alone the fact that You Chen also possessed a host of Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones?
You Chen had a premonition that once all 840 million particles within his body were filled with the illusory power of the Giant Elephant, his physical quality would likely reach the level of a Super Douluo directly!
Having talked about soul power and physical quality, how could we not mention You Chen's current strongest aspect—his mental power?
The existence of all Soul Cores could enhance soul power intensity and recovery speed, but different types of Soul Cores also possessed their own unique properties.
For example, You Chen had condensed a mental Soul Core, which granted him an additional boost in mental power strength, and most importantly… his recovery rate had also skyrocketed! It had increased explosively!
Just like with soul power, as long as he maintained above 80% of his mental reserves, his recovery speed would be a hundred times faster than before!
Even if he consumed up to 50%, his recovery speed would still be ten times faster than before!
This meant… You Chen could now use the Soul Shackling Art, which he had previously reserved as a trump card, as a regular technique!
Against those with mental power weaker than the Spirit Abyss Realm, he could casually use the Soul Shackling Art to immobilize them and then finish them off in an instant!
And he would barely suffer any depletion himself!
Moreover, You Chen's Soul Shackling Art was now effective against most Titled Douluo experts at the Spirit Abyss Realm.
This wasn't just because of his breakthrough in mental realm, but also because…
The moment he used the Soul Shackling Art to cause the Wind Dragon to die from energy backlash, his Soul Shackling Art had naturally reached its perfect state!
As the first truly perfected system technique, You Chen could easily sense the difference between perfection and what came before.
It felt… as if he was facing a blank canvas where he could freely wield his brush.
"Perhaps I can integrate some of the mental techniques I received as system rewards but didn't have time to cultivate into it."
This thought naturally occurred to You Chen.
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