Chapter 25: Forbidden
Sun Qi opened his eyes and looked at the yellow Spirit Ring outside his body with a complicated expression.
He hadn't expected that he could absorb a Spirit Ring of a higher level.
It was just a matter of time and fate.
For him, being able to absorb Spirit Rings of a higher level was truly a great opportunity, as it was the key to breaking the innate limitations of his own Spirit. Only by absorbing the first two Spirit Rings of a higher level could he break free from the curse that prevented him from breaking through level 30.
"Huh, you scared us to death," the Fiery Sunflower Soul Master breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Qi's expression when he had just fused the Spirit Rings was so ferocious; it was completely unlike any Spirit Ring absorption scene they had ever witnessed.
"Thank you very much, everyone. These thirty gold Soul coins are my extra thanks to you."
Sun Qi distributed five gold Soul coins to each person.
The Great Soul Masters present immediately smiled happily.
The group of seven left Sunset Forest and returned to Heaven Dou City.
Sun Qi handed over the remaining forty gold Soul coins to the Fire Blade Soul Hunters and returned home.
Since this was a purely employment relationship, he didn't explain the effects of his Soul skills to the other Great Soul Masters.
Upon returning home, he eagerly activated his first Spirit Ring.
In truth, he himself still didn't understand the true effects of his first Soul skill.
As the Spirit Ring shone brightly, enveloping the entire courtyard, a surge of Soul Power erupted from every part of Sun Qi's body, interweaving to form a complex Seal.
Strangely, the Seal, after finally forming, formed a character Sun Qi could understand.
"Forbidden!"
"Is this the Forbidden Character Spell?"
Sun Qi looked at the Seal that finally formed the Forbidden Character, thinking back to the origin of the Spirit Ring, and quickly grasped the effect of this Soul skill.
He activated the Forbidden Character Seal and felt his Soul Power surge, a surge of power surging through his body.
"My physical fitness has improved across the board. My attack and defense have all increased by a full fifty percent!"
Seal Sun Qi was stunned.
He felt like he wasn't done yet.
As he activated the Forbidden Character Seal, he felt like he had more to ban.
True, the Forbidden Character Seal was an explosive Soul skill, but it wasn't the power of bloodline or something like that, but rather other things, like his Spirit Rings and Soul skills.
"That's all I have right now, but I also have my own Soul skills."
Seal Sun Qi took a deep breath. To verify his suspicions, he quickly activated the Stone Monkey technique, condensing a Seal. Then, he activated the Phantom Spirit, condensing a Phantom Spirit Seal.
The two Seals quickly shattered, transforming into strands that merged into the Forbidden Character, making the Seal appear more complex and its emanating waves more intense.
Similarly, Seal Sun Qi's improvement was even more terrifying.
"Eighty percent."
Seal Sun Qi's face lit up with a brilliant smile.
This Soul skill was truly remarkable.
"My Spirit has effectively solved the Spirit Ring age issue. At least the Forbidden Character condensed in the first Spirit Ring of this Forbidden Character Spell can be enhanced by sacrificing other Soul skills. This effectively frees this Soul skill from the Spirit Ring age limit."
Sun Qi pondered for a moment, then tried to recondense the two Seals he had previously sacrificed.
"No, I can't condense them."
With a foreboding premonition, he immediately dispelled the effects of the Forbidden Character Spell, cooling down his first Soul skill.
However, he still couldn't condense the Seals for his technique or the Phantom Spirit.
Of course, he could still use the Stone Monkey technique and the Phantom Spirit, but without the bonuses gained by condensing the Seals with his Spirit.
Seal Sun Qi couldn't laugh anymore.
Although this exploration was very meaningful, as it allowed him to know the upper limit of his Forbidden Character Spell, he didn't know how long this sacrifice would last.
He activated his first Soul skill again, and the Forbidden Character Spell could still be used, but this time it had lost the previous 80% bonus, leaving only 50%.
After half an hour in the Forbidden Character Spell state, Sun Qi finally returned to normal. No matter how hard he activated his first Spirit Ring, he couldn't use the Forbidden Character Spell anymore.
For this reason, Sun Qi summarized.
"In other words, my first Soul skill has a total duration. During this duration, the Forbidden Character Spell can be turned on or off, but each time it is turned off, the changes brought about by the previously sacrificed Soul skill will be cleared."
"After the total duration of the Forbidden Character Spell, the first Soul skill will begin its cooldown."
"Now what I need to find out is how long the Forbidden Character Spell's cooldown is, and then when the sacrificial Soul skill Seal can be re-condensed."
Sun Qi waited for an hour and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The sacrificial Seals will regain their condensation ability along with the cooling down of the Forbidden Character Spell. The cooling down time of the Forbidden Character Spell is one hour."
This was within the acceptable range.
"In addition to Soul skills, you should also be able to sacrifice Spirit Rings. I just don't know if it will have an effect similar to the ring explosion, and how long it will take to condense again after sacrificing a Spirit Ring."
Sacrificing Spirit Rings should be different from sacrificing Seals. The condensation of Spirit Rings should also consume additional energy.
"In any case, the effect of this first Soul skill is still satisfactory."
Even without sacrificing any Soul skills, there is still a 50% improvement. This is worthy of the Soul skill obtained by absorbing Spirit Rings beyond one's level.
In addition to Soul skills, the Spirit Rings also brought Sun Qi a huge improvement. The gains he gained from the three months of Soul hunting, plus the Spirit Rings' improvement over the past five hundred years, have brought him to nearly level thirteen.
Returning home, with the added bonus of the Stone Monkey Seal, Seal Sun Qi broke through to level thirteen in just one month.
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At the same time Seal Sun Qi obtained his first Spirit Ring, across Douluo Continent, Sun Qi, whose Spirit was the Golden Cudgel, also began preparing for his second Spirit Ring.
Star Luo City, Junior Soul Master Academy.
In the back mountains.
A young man held an iron rod at one end, leveling it with his right hand, eyes closed. With each breath, he seemed to become one with the rod.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and the rod in his hand seemed to come alive, like a spirit snake, flexing and shifting in his grasp, its trajectory impossible to predict.
In his hands, the rod was at once nimble and versatile, then powerful and heavy, never bound by a single form. Finally, a shadow slowly formed on the rod, with golden lines flowing across it, and golden hoops appeared at its ends.
The shadowy figure was the boy's Spirit, now seamlessly attached to the iron rod.
A bright yellow Spirit Ring rose beneath the boy's feet.
"First Soul skill, Charge and Strike!"
Soul Power began to gather, and a hazy red light emerged.
Not only the iron rod, but the boy's entire body was also radiating a hazy red glow.
The red light quickly converged on the iron rod in his hand.
Suddenly, Sun Qi leaped up fiercely, the iron rod in his hand carrying a powerful force. He swung it twice and a half in the air, then fiercely smashed it into the ground.
Boom!
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