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A few days later.
The Pope Hall in Spirit City.
Bibi Dong was currently reviewing a stack of research papers written by Xiao Yan. As she scanned the signatures and the contents within the papers, Bibi Dong could not help but furrow her brows from time to time.
Some of the specialized terminology used inside was completely incomprehensible even to her. Nevertheless, she still managed to grasp the core substance of what the research papers were discussing.
Ultimately, it meant that in the future, low-level Soul Masters could directly rely on the soul power of their elders to condense their own soul rings. Furthermore, soul tools would undergo endless transformations, developing at a breakneck, soaring pace.
The status of Auxiliary System Soul Masters would also grow significantly higher, and so on and so forth.
"Incredible."
Only after a long while did Bibi Dong squeeze out those words.
On the surface, she appeared calm and collected at this moment, but her inner mind was already surging like a tumultuous ocean, whipping up one colossal tsunami after another.
"To think that Grandmaster Xiao Yan has actually researched so much content over these past five years."
Bibi Dong was at a loss for what to do for a moment. If these research papers were published, their impact on the Soul Master world would be far too immense.
It would absolutely turn the entire Soul Master world completely upside down.
"Indeed, Your Holiness. If only this Grandmaster Xiao Yan had perfectly detailed the exact, concrete method for self-condensing a soul ring within the papers, it would be even better."
At this moment, Wu Ning also let out a sigh of deep admiration.
If everyone could condense their own soul rings, then future Soul Masters would definitely never face a shortage of high cultivation age soul rings. As for the soul tools, Wu Ning did not understand them very well.
However, he still felt a lingering sense of dread regarding the future development of soul tools outlined in the papers. Things like Soul Tool Mortars, Soul Tool Electromagnetic Cannons, and Soul Tool Laser Cannons...
How could things that sounded like this make one's heart skip a beat in sheer terror?
"Wu Ning."
Suddenly, Bibi Dong spoke in a soft voice to Elder Wu Ning, who was standing within the Pope Hall.
Wu Ning immediately responded, "Your subordinate is here."
"Can our Spirit Hall enable Soul Masters to condense soul rings on their own?"
As Bibi Dong's question echoed out, a trace of bewilderment surfaced in Wu Ning's heart.
Nonetheless, he immediately replied, "Reporting to Your Holiness, our Spirit Hall is entirely capable of researching and developing a perfect system for self-condensing soul rings. It's just that it will require a certain amount of time, and..."
"And what?"
"And self-condensing a soul ring might not necessarily be as effective as a soul ring obtained from a soul beast. With the resources of our Spirit Hall, we are fully capable of finding perfectly compatible soul beast soul rings for anyone who joins us."
The meaning behind Wu Ning's words was crystal clear: although the advantages of self-condensing a soul ring were highly obvious right now, it was absolutely impossible to surpass a soul beast soul ring with top-tier compatibility in the short term.
Wu Ning framed it this way to let Bibi Dong make the executive decision herself.
Specifically, deciding which individuals should condense their soul rings on their own, and for which individuals they should hunt appropriate soul beast soul rings.
This kind of arrangement was actually the easiest way to offend people.
Bibi Dong naturally understood what was going on in Wu Ning's mind, but she felt that for Spirit Hall as a whole, the pros of this matter far outweighed the cons. Therefore, she intended to implement this practice within Spirit Hall.
As for which Soul Masters would self-condense their soul rings and which would go out to hunt soul beasts, Bibi Dong did not know how to break it down for the time being.
She could only have Spirit Hall recruit some volunteers first to gather a sufficient amount of practical experience regarding the self-condensation of soul rings.
"This self-condensation of soul rings still has some flaws; it isn't as versatile as a soul beast soul ring," Bibi Dong suddenly remarked, as a thought struck her.
"Correct, Your Holiness. This self-condensation method can only help a Soul Master obtain the vast majority of conventional soul rings. Certain special soul rings cannot be condensed at present."
"Furthermore, self-condensing a soul ring still requires a substantial consumption of natural treasures, and higher-ranked Soul Masters must also impart their own soul power to the Soul Master who is condensing the ring."
Wu Ning hurriedly added to her point.
If this consumption proved to be irreversible, then Wu Ning would not recommend self-condensing soul rings, and those higher-ranked Soul Masters might not necessarily be willing to comply either.
They could only rely on some elderly Soul Masters to pass down their soul power to the younger generations.
"These matters are not things for our generation to fret over; we can simply leave them to our successors," Bibi Dong waved her hand, speaking in an indifferent manner.
"Elder Wu Ning, I will trouble you next to handle the publication of all of Grandmaster Xiao Yan's research papers."
"Understood."
Following Elder Wu Ning's departure with the research papers, Bibi Dong was once again left entirely alone in the massive Pope Hall.
A moment later, Bibi Dong rose from her papal throne.
Dressed in her noble and elegant papal attire, she began stepping down the dais, one stair at a time. With every single step she took, she would pause to fall into deep thought.
In truth, the sheer impact that the concept of self-condensing soul rings had brought upon her was far greater than she could have ever imagined. She had actually encountered something very similar to self-condensing soul rings long ago.
Namely, the rewards from her divine trials.
The Rakshasa God Trials had cleansed her soul rings, upgrading them into much higher cultivation ages. Not only that, but several of her soul rings that originally possessed highly underwhelming soul skills had gained entirely new capabilities, becoming significantly stronger.
How strikingly similar this was to the contents detailed in Xiao Yan's published research papers. Could it be that this Xiao Yan was also the inheritor of a God?
Such a thought flashed across Bibi Dong's mind.
If he wasn't the inheritor of a God, Bibi Dong simply could not fathom how an ordinary Soul Master could ever conceive the idea of self-condensing a soul ring.
He had even proposed using natural treasures as a guide and transferring soul power to elevate the cultivation age—two methods that were practically identical to the rewards granted by divine trials.
So, just what kind of God was backing this Xiao Yan?
A sudden surge of killing intent flickered in Bibi Dong's eyes. After five long years, a suffocating sensation of losing her absolute grip over everything had unexpectedly re-emerged within her.
Although she wasn't currently considered the undisputed strongest expert on the continent, her status as a divine inheritor had always been her ultimate source of pride.
She didn't even place Qian Daoliu in her regards.
Xiao Yan?
Just what kind of sacred entity are you?
As these thoughts raced through Bibi Dong's mind, her formidable soul power instantly flooded and saturated the entire Pope Hall. Within moments, the entire structure of the Pope Hall began to slightly tremble and shake.
Faced with Bibi Dong's sudden "outburst," the Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, who was stationed right outside the Pope Hall, instantly flickered and materialized inside the hall.
"Your Holiness!"
Following Yue Guan's voice of deep concern, Bibi Dong finally ceased the release of her crushing soul power.
"It is nothing. I was merely feeling a bit sentimental in my heart."
Bibi Dong raised her fair, jade-like hand, signaling to Yue Guan that nothing was amiss.
Suddenly, driven by curiosity, Bibi Dong turned to ask Yue Guan, "By the way, Yue Guan, do you know what Qian Renxue has been up to lately?"
The reason Bibi Dong brought up Qian Renxue at this moment was definitely not out of motherly concern.
She had simply received some intelligence recently indicating that Qian Renxue's recent behavior seemed somewhat abnormal.
"Your subordinate does not know the exact details. However, I have heard that Qian Renxue's relationship with her teacher has been exceptionally close lately. She has been constantly running over to Ning Fengzhi's residence and frequenting the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."
"It appears to be related to Ning Fengzhi's daughter, Ning Rongrong."
Yue Guan did not possess a very deep understanding of the matter either.
From what he had gathered, it wasn't just Ning Rongrong; the entire Heaven Dou Emperor Team of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy had undergone a staggering, earth-shattering transformation.
Every single member's strength had increased by a massive margin, and the deeper layers of intelligence regarding this were a complete mystery even to the three Board of Educations of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
"Ning Rongrong? That little girl who caused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
Hearing Ning Rongrong's name caused a sudden wave of irritation to well up in Bibi Dong's heart. She had a sneaking premonition that this Ning Rongrong might very well be someone closely connected to Xiao Yan.
Don't tell me Ning Fengzhi managed to track down Grandmaster Xiao Yan, and then found a way to trigger the evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower?
The moment this terrifying thought flashed across Bibi Dong's mind, she actually startled herself with her own hypothesis.
A Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect aligned with Grandmaster Xiao Yan... that would spell absolute disaster for her future plans!
It must be nothing more than an illusion!
Immediately after, Bibi Dong fixed her sharp gaze upon Yue Guan and barked out a stern command.
"Yue Guan!"
"Your subordinate is here!"
Yue Guan had no idea why Bibi Dong had suddenly reacted with such intense volatility, so he could only bow his head and answer instantly.
"Help me investigate every single scrap of intelligence regarding Qian Renxue and the Heaven Dou Emperor Team. If you discover anything that poses a threat to the future development of Spirit Hall, you have my permission to take action covertly."
The moment Bibi Dong finished speaking, a thread of absolute killing intent instantly erupted.
As a fellow Titled Douluo, the Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, possessed a highly acute perception and detected it instantly.
Without hesitation, Yue Guan bowed deeply to guarantee his compliance.
"Understood! Your subordinate will spare no effort!"
"Furthermore, hand the research paper regarding the Seven-in-One Fusion Ability to Hu Liena and the others first. Once they have perfectly mastered it, then you may publish it to the public," Bibi Dong added after a brief second thought.
"Understood."
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