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"A Seraphim Soul Ring?! Big Brother, isn't that the same martial soul as yours and Little Xue's?" Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at Qian Daoliu in surprise.
Qian Daoliu was equally astonished as he gazed at the soul ring. Although Little Xue had mentioned the concept of Artificial Soul Rings to him yesterday, he had not expected that the ring they condensed would actually be a Seraphim Soul Ring.
There were no Six-Winged Angels in nature; it was a legendary God-level martial soul.
If this was the case, then this soul ring was one hundred percent compatible with Little Xue!
The other Priests looked at Qian Daoliu with envy. They hadn't expected the Grand Priest's grandson-in-law to be so outstanding! To think he could condense a 200,000-year Body Soul Ring for Little Xue.
Spirit Kite Douluo exclaimed in surprise, "Your Holiness, as far as I know, His Highness the Holy Son has only been back at Spirit Hall for less than two days. Could it be that this 200,000-year soul ring took only two days to create?"
"No, to be precise, this soul ring took only one and a half days!" Bibi Dong corrected her. Seeing the dumbfounded expressions of these Titled Elders, her heart was filled with immense joy.
Although the 'Artificial Soul Ring' was not created by her, it was created by her disciple, Ye Lan.
The shocked expressions of these Titled Douluos were a testament to the greatness of Ye Lan's pioneering 'Artificial Soul Ring' theory.
Hearing Bibi Dong's explanation, the Spirit Hall Soul Masters below erupted in the most enthusiastic cheers!
Originally, they thought the Pope had summoned them to launch a war, and they were willing to dedicate their strength to Spirit Hall.
But reality had given them a massive, sweet surprise. The Holy Son's invention was simply too magnificent!
If Yu Xiaogang's "Ten Great Competencies of Martial Souls" was like creating a stone spear—and a plagiarized one at that—then Ye Lan's creation of the "Artificial Soul Ring" was tantamount to an atomic bomb explosion, completely overturning everyone's worldview.
Soul rings could actually be created!
Not only could they be created, but he directly created a 200,000-year soul ring? And it only took two days?!
The 200,000-year Artificial Soul Ring not only dazzled the eyes of countless Spirit Hall Soul Masters but also illuminated their entire understanding of the world.
"Holy Son!!"
"Holy Son!!"
"Holy Son!!"
"Holy Son!!"
The chants for the Holy Son resonated for tens of thousands of meters. At first, many commoners in Wuhun City didn't understand why the countless Lord Soul Masters were cheering for the Holy Son.
But after explanations from the Soul Masters on the periphery of Spirit Hall, the commoners joined in the cheers.
They knew that this would be the greatest moment in the history of the Douluo Continent.
The status of their Spirit Hall would change accordingly!
Qian Renxue smiled happily. After all, her man was being cheered by ten thousand people; for Qian Renxue, there was nothing more pride-inducing than this.
This signified that her initial choice was not wrong.
Ye Lan was becoming increasingly important in Hu Liena's heart as well. She gazed obsessively at Ye Lan, who was the center of attention, happily bathing in his glory.
Not far away, Xie Yue and Yan also looked at Ye Lan in shock.
They were all peers of the same age, so why was he so outstanding?
Artificial Soul Rings?
In front of Ye Lan, they felt like uncivilized monkeys.
Aside from the shock, they were happy for Ye Lan's invention.
After all, they knew Spirit Hall's situation clearly. In the Canyon of Death, they had trained desperately just so that when Spirit Hall launched a war, they could contribute their strength to the organization that nurtured them.
Xie Yue looked at his sister, and then at Yan, whose expression was somewhat complex.
He knew well that Yan liked Hu Liena very much, but he was equally aware that Hu Liena liked Ye Lan.
However, his brother-in-law was simply too outstanding!
Holy Son of Spirit Hall, the Matchless Generation, the Continent's Number One Theoretical Grandmaster, the Strongest Soul Elder, the Strongest Soul Ancestor, and the inventor of the 'Artificial Soul Ring'—likely the greatest invention in history and the future.
Compared to Yan, who had excellent talent, His Highness the Holy Son was simply better—better beyond all common sense.
Xie Yue apologized inwardly: Brother, it's not that I didn't give you a chance. It's just that after my brother-in-law appeared, you never had a chance...
Yan looked at Hu Liena and Ye Lan, sighing in his heart.
Losing to the Holy Son... he lost with total conviction.
For Nana to be with Ye Lan, she will surely be the happiest woman in the world...
The Spirit Hall Elders re-evaluated the Holy Son once more. If the "Soul Core Condensation Method" had earned their admiration, the appearance of the "Artificial Soul Ring" left these Elders so shocked they couldn't find words to describe it.
Ye Lan seemed like a god descended to earth to save Spirit Hall and humanity. After all, Spirit Hall currently faced not only the chaos in Heaven Dou and a lack of ten-thousand-year soul rings but also the impact of the "Soul Spirit System," the Myriad Beast Sect, and the Star Luo Empire.
Among the Spirit Hall Elders, Star (Xingchen) Douluo and the Silver Wolf immediately became the "hot favorites," the objects of flattery from many other Spirit Hall Elders.
After all, who was closer to Ye Lan than Star Douluo? The Silver Wolf stayed by Ye Lan's side day and night to protect his safety.
After the crowd had cheered for the Holy Son for a full hour, Bibi Dong finally suppressed the cheers and announced:
"Next, Holy Son Ye Lan will explain the specific details of the Artificial Soul Rings to you. You may ask the Holy Son any questions you have."
At this moment, the newly promoted Scarlet Crow (Chiya) Douluo looked at Holy Son Ye Lan with worship and said, "Lord Holy Son, I am Scarlet Crow! First, I want to thank you for creating the 'Soul Core Condensation Method,' which allowed me to successfully break through to Titled Douluo!"
Ye Lan nodded. As more Spirit Douluos in Spirit Hall condensed "Soul Power Cores," the number of Titled Douluos would only increase.
"Just call me Ye Lan. You are an Elder of Spirit Hall; I cannot bear the title of 'Lord' from you."
"Lord Holy Son, after you created the 'Artificial Soul Ring,' any title applied to you seems humble. To express my reverence for you, please allow me to call you Lord," Scarlet Crow insisted.
Hearing Scarlet Crow's speech, Ye Lan's face turned slightly red. These people really knew how to flatter...
"Lord Holy Son, I want to know, how many years can an Artificial Soul Ring be condensed for? Are the restrictions significant? Does it really function the same as a regular soul ring?"
Scarlet Crow's question perfectly represented the inner thoughts of countless Spirit Hall Soul Masters.
Although a 200,000-year Artificial Soul Ring was terrifying, only a tiny minority of Soul Masters could advance to Titled Douluo. They were more concerned about thousand-year and ten-thousand-year soul rings.
" everyone need not worry. The age of the 'Artificial Soul Ring' can be customized at will, and any soul beast species can also be customized at will."
"You may be very puzzled as to why this soul ring is a 'Seraphim Artificial Soul Ring,' given that there are no Seraphim soul beasts in nature."
"This is because condensing an Artificial Soul Ring requires only a single drop of blood from the corresponding creature. This 200,000-year Artificial Soul Ring was condensed from a drop of blood from the Young Miss, Qian Renxue."
"I call soul rings condensed from human blood 'Martial Soul Body Artificial Soul Rings'."
"This type of soul ring is extremely suitable for a Soul Master to absorb as their seventh soul ring. After all, as a martial soul body ring, nothing is more suitable for the Martial Soul Avatar than a ring derived from the martial soul's own body."
"Aside from human blood, Artificial Soul Rings of soul beast species similarly require only a single drop of the soul beast's blood."
Ye Lan did not explain why he condensed a Martial Soul Body Ring for Qian Renxue given she was already level eighty. This involved the secrets of Little Xue's martial soul.
Little Xue's martial soul was a God-level martial soul; it had reached the end of its evolutionary path.
The most important functions of absorbing a soul ring were: first, to evolve the martial soul, and second, to obtain soul skills and advance in rank.
Ye Lan's Three Ultimate Martial Souls were condensed with the help of "Soul Skill Selection," but Little Xue's Seraphim Martial Soul had already reached the limit of evolution.
Absorbing other soul beast rings would have no effect on her martial soul's evolution, so it was better to simply absorb the most suitable Seraphim Body Soul Ring.
This way, not only would she obtain extremely compatible soul skills, but the limit of the absorbable ring age would also be higher.
"The biggest difference between an Artificial Soul Ring and a natural soul ring is that absorbing an Artificial Soul Ring can only increase one's rank by one level, whereas a natural soul ring can increase it by one to two levels."
"Aside from this point, the soul skills of an Artificial Soul Ring are no different from those of a natural soul ring!!"
"When creating the Artificial Soul Ring, I carefully studied the relationship between martial souls and soul rings, as well as the relationship between soul rings and soul skills."
"Although the Artificial Soul Ring can only raise one's rank by one level, it has an advantage that natural soul rings cannot compare with: Limit Absorption!!"
"In the future, all Soul Masters who absorb soul rings will obtain a soul ring of the maximum age limit based on their own physical limits!!"
Hearing Ye Lan's announcement, the eyes of countless Soul Masters burned with heat. Absorbing an Artificial Soul Ring meant obtaining a soul ring at the limit of their capacity!
With the release of Ye Lan's "New Martial Soul Competitiveness," most Soul Masters knew that Yu Xiaogang's previous theory on age limits—such as the first soul ring's maximum limit being 423 years—was wrong.
After all, His Highness the Holy Son's second soul ring was the best proof against the fixed limit theory. Everyone's physical constitution was different, cultivation talent was different, and martial souls were different.
How could the limit of the soul ring age everyone could absorb be the same?
But the appearance of the Artificial Soul Ring meant they would absorb rings based on the absolute limit of their physical constitution.
This also meant their potential would be greatly enhanced!
Although they didn't understand the complex theories, they knew that the ring configuration of high-ranking Soul Masters was almost always Yellow-Yellow-Purple-Purple. No high-ranking Soul Master absorbed ten-year white rings.
Therefore, they were firmly convinced that as long as they absorbed Artificial Soul Rings in the future, their soul ring configurations could rival those of the top Soul Masters.
After listening to Ye Lan's introduction, Golden Crocodile sighed with emotion:
"These Soul Masters are living in a good era. If I had these conditions back then, I'm afraid I could have advanced to a Rank 99 Limit Douluo just like Big Brother!"
Qian Daoliu laughed. "Once you condense the 'Yin-Yang Dual Soul Core,' you won't be far from Limit Douluo. Brother Golden Crocodile, you don't know how deep the waters of Limit Douluo are. Once you advance, you will realize that Limit Douluo is merely the starting point for a Soul Master."
Lion Douluo spoke up, "Big Brother, Second Brother, are you two even speaking human language? How are we, who haven't even reached rank ninety-eight, supposed to live with that?!"
After Ye Lan loudly announced the advantages of the Artificial Soul Ring, the newly promoted Silver Butterfly (Yindie) Douluo spoke:
"First, I thank Your Highness the Holy Son for the 'Soul Core Condensation Method.' Without it, I would not have been able to advance to Titled Douluo."
"Your Highness, I want to ask, can 'Artificial Soul Rings' be mass-produced? After all, the total number of Soul Masters in Spirit Hall alone is in the tens of thousands. Counting the total number of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent and the lack of rings at every rank, the deficit of soul rings reaches over a million!"
Facing countless expectant eyes, Ye Lan said decisively:
"Of course!! Moreover, we do not need the help of any other faction. Relying solely on the Soul Masters of our Spirit Hall, we can completely supply the Soul Masters of the entire continent!"
"For the sake of Spirit Hall, is everyone willing to work together to condense Artificial Soul Rings?!"
"We are willing!!"
"We are willing!!"
"For Spirit Hall!!"
"Lord Holy Son, I am willing!!"
Ye Lan nodded, then took out a "Stabilized Blue Silver Emperor Artificial Soul Ring." The crowd looked in surprise at the white soul ring in Ye Lan's palm.
Ye Lan introduced, "This is a form of the Artificial Soul Ring, which I call the 'Soul Ring Embryo.' You only need to inject a mass of non-attribute soul power or a fixed ratio soul power mass, and it can condense into a one-hundred-year Blue Silver Grass soul ring."
"Is there a Soul Elder brother willing to come up and help me condense this hundred-year Artificial Soul Ring?!"
Hearing the Holy Son's voice, a commotion instantly erupted among the countless Soul Masters below. They all wanted to help the Holy Son condense the soul ring, but unfortunately, their spirit ranks were above Soul Elder.
Finally, with the help of the peripheral warriors, a civilian Soul Master living in Wuhun City was invited up.
Because the scene was too grand—not only was the Pope present, but almost all the Titled Elders of Spirit Hall were there, and even the usually high-and-mighty Red-Clothed Bishops and Platinum Bishops could only watch from below—this Soul Elder appeared somewhat timid and extremely nervous.
"Brother, what should I call you?" Ye Lan asked immediately, diverting his attention.
The Soul Elder immediately knelt. "Gr... Greetings, Your Highness the Holy Son. My name is Liu Jing."
"Good, Brother Liu Jing. Please condense a mass of non-attribute soul power. You only need to condense a soul power mass at the Great Soul Master level. As for the method, simply circulate the Spirit Hall General Meditation Technique," Ye Lan said.
"O-Okay, Your Highness."
Liu Jing immediately sat cross-legged in front of the Soul Ring Embryo and began to condense the "non-attribute soul power mass."
Before long, a Great Soul Master-level non-attribute soul power mass was condensed by Liu Jing. After all, Liu Jing was a Soul Elder; condensing a Great Soul Master-level mass was not difficult.
Subsequently, Ye Lan began to guide Liu Jing to merge the "Great Soul Master-level non-attribute soul power mass" into the "Stabilized Blue Silver Emperor Artificial Soul Ring."
Under the gaze of countless Soul Masters, the Soul Ring Embryo began to fluctuate.
After about ten minutes, this Soul Ring Embryo gradually transformed from white to yellow, successfully becoming a one-hundred-year Blue Silver Emperor Artificial Soul Ring.
Liu Jing looked at the yellow soul ring before him in surprise. He hadn't expected that, relying merely on himself and under the Holy Son's guidance, he could condense a hundred-year soul ring.
Before this, he was just an ordinary Soul Master who had never heard of Artificial Soul Rings. He was just a Soul Elder passing by the Pope's Palace who happened to be pulled in by a familiar Douluo Warrior.
"Hi... Highness, is this the hundred-year soul ring I condensed?!" Liu Jing stammered incoherently.
"Brother Liu Jing, yes, this is the hundred-year Artificial Soul Ring you condensed. The difference from a natural soul ring is negligible."
"I thank you again on behalf of the brothers of Spirit Hall for your help. In the future, whenever you advance, Spirit Hall will provide you with a soul ring," Ye Lan said gratefully.
"Thank you, Your Highness!! Thank you, Spirit Hall!!" Liu Jing expressed his gratitude, then stepped down with joy.
Aside from Liu Jing, the rest of the Spirit Hall Soul Masters now thoroughly believed in the Artificial Soul Ring created by the Holy Son.
In the future, they would never lack soul rings again!
Looking at the incredibly excited Spirit Hall Soul Masters below, Ye Lan continued:
"Everyone saw it. Brother Liu Jing is merely a Soul Elder, yet he can condense an Artificial Soul Ring. Brothers of Spirit Hall, do you have the confidence to condense Artificial Soul Rings!?"
"Yes!!!!"
"Good. Just now, to avoid errors, I only asked Brother Liu Jing to condense non-attribute soul power, so it took ten minutes for the Soul Ring Embryo to transform into a hundred-year ring."
"In reality, if a soul power mass of the appropriate proportional attribute is injected, the time for the Soul Ring Embryo to transform into a hundred-year ring takes only three minutes, or even one minute!" Ye Lan explained.
"Long live His Highness the Holy Son!!"
"Long live His Highness the Holy Son!!"
"Since the 'Artificial Soul Ring' involves the core secrets of Spirit Hall, I cannot tell everyone the specific core principles and theories, nor will I publish the relevant theories to the Douluo Continent."
"However, Spirit Hall will provide everyone with Soul Ring Embryos. You only need to follow the condensation process I will give later, and everyone can help Spirit Hall produce soul rings together!!"
"And the most important thing for Artificial Soul Rings is 'Soul Beast Blood'!!"
"For the sake of 'Soul Beast Blood,' is everyone willing to stop hunting and killing soul beasts?" Ye Lan asked loudly.
"We are willing!!"
"As long as we have Your Highness's Artificial Soul Rings, why would we hunt soul beasts!!" countless people shouted.
"Good!! For the sake of everyone's 'Artificial Soul Rings,' is everyone willing to protect the Soul Beast Forests!?" Ye Lan said.
"We are willing!!"
"We swear to protect the Soul Beast Forests with our lives!!" the Soul Masters below continued to shout.
"For Spirit Hall and for a better future for humanity, in my capacity as the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, I announce: All Soul Beast Forests controlled by Spirit Hall shall belong to Spirit Hall forever!!"
"From this day forth, these Soul Beast Forests shall be jointly guarded by the Soul Masters of our Spirit Hall."
"Any Soul Master who invades the Soul Beast Forest—Kill without mercy!!"
"Any Soul Master who slaughters soul beasts within the forest indiscriminately—Kill without mercy!!"
"Any Soul Master who attacks the Spirit Hall Guard protecting the Soul Beast Forest—Kill without mercy!!"
Hearing the Holy Son's declaration, countless Spirit Hall Soul Masters shouted excitedly:
"Kill without mercy!!"
"Kill without mercy!!"
"For Spirit Hall!!"
"For all humanity!!"
"Fight for a better tomorrow!!!"
Seeing the Spirit Hall Soul Masters erupt with unprecedented cohesion, Bibi Dong nodded with satisfaction. In her heart, Ye Lan was already qualified to be a capable leader of Spirit Hall.
At this moment, Bibi Dong announced loudly:
"Because the Holy Son of Spirit Hall has created the 'Artificial Soul Ring,' this innovation is not only meritorious to Spirit Hall but also makes a contribution beyond imagination to all Soul Masters and all of humanity. As the saying goes, faults must be punished, and merits must be rewarded!"
"Starting today, Spirit Hall establishes the 'Sanctuary' organization. The Sanctuary will supervise all institutions except the Hall of Elders, the Hall of Douluo, and the Pope's Palace. Its status is equal to that of the Pope's Palace."
"The position of Hall Master of the Sanctuary shall be held by the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, the continent's greatest theoretical grandmaster, Ye Lan!!"
Only now did countless Spirit Hall Soul Masters react.
They hadn't expected the Holy Son to become the mountain above everyone's heads so quickly, but having Ye Lan as the mountain above them—they accepted it wholeheartedly.
Qian Daoliu looked at Bibi Dong with a trace of surprise in his eyes.
Originally, in his heart, Bibi Dong was a woman of extreme ambition, skill, and capability.
He hadn't expected that for the sake of her disciple Ye Lan, there would come a day when she voluntarily relinquished power.
Clearly, the supervisory power of the Sanctuary was carved directly out of the Pope's authority.
This power was like a sharp sword hanging over the heads of countless Spirit Hall Soul Masters, and Bibi Dong had actually handed this sword to Ye Lan.
Although Bibi Dong hadn't discussed it with him beforehand, Qian Daoliu was happy to see his grandson-in-law take further control of Spirit Hall.
In Qian Daoliu's eyes, this was no different from Little Xue holding power.
At this moment, Ye Lan took over and said:
"I hope everyone will cooperate with the work of the Sanctuary in the future. I firmly believe that under the supervision of the Sanctuary, Spirit Hall will stand above the heavens!"
"Sanctuary!!"
"Sanctuary!!"
"Sanctuary!!"
Ye Lan and Qian Renxue looked at the cheering Spirit Hall Soul Masters, enjoying this glory.
After a long while, Ye Lan patted Qian Renxue on the shoulder, then shouted loudly:
"Next, everyone shall witness the Deputy Hall Master of the Sanctuary, Qian Renxue, absorb the 200,000-year Artificial Soul Ring!!"
"Little Xue, go quickly!! If there are any accidents, I will be right behind you."
Qian Renxue nodded solemnly, then under the gaze of thousands, walked toward the 200,000-year Seraphim Artificial Soul Ring.
Qian Renxue decisively reached out her right hand toward the Artificial Soul Ring flashing with blood-red light. At this moment, Ye Lan reminded her, "Little Xue, pay attention to consuming your soul power. Use the 'Limit Soul Ring Absorption Method'!"
Qian Renxue nodded. Relying on the instinct for soul power control granted by the "Limit Soul Power Attachment Method," she used her pores to expel the soul power from her dantian.
At this moment, golden light flashed around Qian Renxue's body. After exhausting seventy percent of the soul power in her dantian, she began to absorb the 200,000-year Artificial Soul Ring.
Seeing Qian Renxue begin to absorb the soul ring, Ye Lan immediately converted his "Blue Silver Grass" into Life Mist, and a burst of emerald green mist enveloped Qian Renxue.
Looking at Qian Renxue, Ye Lan worried aloud.
"If only Leng Leng was here. The recovery ability of the Blue Silver Grass is still a bit lacking."
At this moment, the Blue Silver Grass emitted an emotion of dissatisfaction, as if saying:
Who are you saying is lacking?!
Ye Lan scratched his head awkwardly. Although he created the "Limit Soul Ring Absorption Method," Qian Renxue was, after all, the first Soul Master to use it to absorb a 200,000-year Artificial Soul Ring, so he was extremely worried about any accidents happening to her.
Sharing Ye Lan's feelings were Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu. In their hearts, Little Xue was the most important person.
(End of Chapter)