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Outside Dragon City in the Frost Spirit Province.
Before a wide, deserted riverbed.
Ku Lin and Chen San were swimming for their lives down the river. Pursuing closely behind them was a five-hundred-year cultivation Crackle Carp.
The Crackle Carp's entire body crackled with electricity. If either of them let it get too close, the Crackle Carp's current would paralyze their muscles, turning them into nothing more than a fish dinner.
Meanwhile, Xiao Lin was casually reading the latest Spirit Hall Journal published by Spirit Hall, only occasionally glancing over at Ku Lin and Chen San.
"Their physical fitness is decent, but their mindset is still lacking a bit."
Xiao Lin silently evaluated the duo's progress over the past ten days before shifting his gaze back to the Spirit Hall Journal.
To Xiao Lin's surprise, a fellow like Yu Xiaogang had actually managed to publish a few articles worthy of being called a "Grandmaster." Shortly after, Xiao Lin began penning his own research papers.
These papers contained the culmination of his research over the past few years:
On the Self-Condensation of Soul Rings by Soul Masters, On the Crafting of Soul Tools, The Future Impact of Soul Tools on the Soul Master World, Seven-in-One Fusion Ability...
Xiao Lin planned to release all of these research papers together once the time was right. The proper time would be right after the experiment on self-condensing a soul ring concluded.
Suddenly, Ku Lin let out a sharp cry, splashing a large amount of water into the air.
Xiao Lin glanced sideways and realized that Ku Lin's leg had likely cramped up. Because of the calf cramp, Ku Lin's speed instantly fell far behind Chen San's. In a mere instant, the Crackle Carp turned and shot straight toward Ku Lin, its speed even faster than before.
Without a second thought, Xiao Lin pointed his finger, condensing an ice-blue streak of soul power.
Swish!
An ice-blue ray shot out, striking the Crackle Carp dead-on.
The highly penetrating ray pierced straight through the Crackle Carp's body. The ultimate low temperature instantly froze the Crackle Carp's body and the surrounding river water into solid ice.
Xiao Lin's control was exceptionally precise.
Ku Lin, who was less than two meters away from the Crackle Carp, merely felt a wave of extreme cold. His own body was completely unaffected by the extreme temperature of the freezing ray, leaving him entirely free of frostbite.
"Alright, the ten days are up. Your training is sufficient. Both of you, get out of the water."
Xiao Lin calculated the time and brought an end to their training.
A short while later.
After changing into clean clothes, Ku Lin and Chen San stood before Xiao Lin.
Unlike Ku Lin's excited demeanor, Chen San's face was flushed with anger. She was highly dissatisfied with Xiao Lin's irresponsible training methods. Ku Lin had almost lost his life just now!
Wouldn't it have been better to just spend a little money to hunt a soul beast for a soul ring?
"Teacher Master Roshi Lin, where are we going next to obtain our soul rings?"
At this moment, the thought of finally obtaining a soul ring caused Ku Lin to completely forget the life-and-death crisis he had just barely survived.
"Where? Right here, of course."
Xiao Lin pointed at the ground beneath their feet and began explaining the purpose of this experiment to the two of them. However, after hearing that Xiao Lin wanted them to condense their soul rings on their own, Chen San's expression flared with even greater fury.
"What?! Condensing a soul ring on our own? You're crazy! You are a complete lunatic!"
Chen San snapped like an enraged little beast, scolding him with a fierce yet adorable intensity.
"Ku Lin, let's go! Ignore this madman!"
After speaking her mind, Chen San grabbed Ku Lin's hand, fully intending to drag him away.
Faced with her outburst, Xiao Lin didn't bother to argue.
He simply spoke in a calm, indifferent voice.
"If you want to leave, then leave."
Xiao Lin didn't particularly care.
While he did want to gather some experimental data from the two of them, it was ultimately just data. With the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings personally teaching him the essential elements of condensing a soul ring on one's own, how could Xiao Lin not know how to do it?
He was merely curious to see if an ordinary Soul Master could defy heaven and change their fate through self-condensing a soul ring.
"Chen San, if you want to leave, go ahead. But I don't have the money to hire people to hunt a soul beast for me," Ku Lin suddenly said, his voice heavy as he pulled his hand from Chen San's grip.
"My family has no money. Every coin we have was earned through my mother's grueling hard work. Even if we spent all of it to hire people, it would only get me a ten-year soul ring. I'd rather try condensing one myself so my mother can live a better life."
"Besides, over these past ten days, I feel like I've already completely transformed."
Having said his piece, Ku Lin walked straight back to Xiao Lin's side.
The underlying meaning of Ku Lin's words was simple: he had already received immense benefits, and he genuinely didn't believe Xiao Lin would harm him now. After all, he had started with nothing anyway.
Hearing Ku Lin's words, Chen San fell silent.
She had trained alongside Ku Lin through everything—from the grueling chase training in the mountains to the precise soul power engraving exercises, and so much more. She knew perfectly well that she, too, had undergone a complete transformation.
Their mental strength, willpower, soul power control, and physical resilience had all improved by leaps and bounds. Yet, condensing a soul ring on one's own still sounded far too absurd.
"Looking at the two of you, it seems only Ku Lin is going to join me in condensing a soul ring," Xiao Lin remarked, looking back and forth between them before asking his final question.
"Count me in too!"
At that moment, Chen San raised her hand high and yelled out defiantly.
She still didn't quite trust Xiao Lin, but she refused to let Ku Lin face this alone. She was worried he would run into danger. Therefore, she planned to complete the self-condensation process before Ku Lin did, so she could warn him about the inherent dangers...
In any case, her Martial Soul was just a useless, trash Blue Silver Grass.
Ku Lin's potential was far greater than hers.
Gazing at the somewhat unwilling yet determined look in Chen San's eyes, Xiao Lin smiled indifferently. Having one more source of data was a good thing.
"Alright, let me explain the principles of condensing a soul ring on your own."
"First, you need the absolute unity of Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Essence refers to your physical fitness and physical energy; Qi is your soul power; and Spirit is your mental strength."
"Your training over the past few days was specifically designed to elevate your Essence, Qi, and Spirit to a higher level. Next is the self-condensation itself. This process primarily relies on your own soul power to form the ring, so your soul ring's cultivation age won't be exceptionally high."
"However, I will provide external assistance to help you condense it, so a baseline of a hundred-year ring is guaranteed. Finally, regarding the soul skill itself. Knowing that your understanding of soul rings is practically zero, I've simply found two soul skills for you to replicate and mimic."
As he spoke, Xiao Lin reached into his storage soul tool and pulled out a baton and an illumination soul tool.
"Both of these are soul tools. The soul power formation inside this baton is a hundred-year kinetic vibration attack soul skill, while the other is an illumination soul tool, also at a hundred-year level."
"When the time comes, you will use your Martial Souls to attract the soul power formations inside these two soul tools, and mimic them to form a similar soul ring."
As Xiao Lin finished his explanation, the two of them took their respective soul tools, sat down cross-legged, and summoned their Martial Souls to draw upon the soul power formations inside the devices.
"Guard your minds closely. Let your Martial Souls make contact with the soul tool formations, then replicate the structure of the formation to mold your soul ring."
Xiao Lin placed his hands on their shoulders, his expression turning solemn.
In the next split second, soul power radiating the properties of Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire manifested in Xiao Lin's hands, injecting directly into the respective soul rings they were forming.
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