Chapter 80: The Top Ten Soul Beasts, Human Form Soul Power Rankings
"Level 29!"
"Both Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor have broken through to level 29. At this speed, in just a few months, they will be able to condense their third soul ring and their soul power will increase even more!"
"Heh, this is about what I expected," Ye Wen smiled, not surprised.
Now everyone's strength was clearly increasing rapidly, and leveling up seemed almost effortless. This was the advantage of absorbing soul rings at higher levels early on, along with the boost from the Immortal Herb.
However, as they progressed, the rate of soul power increase would gradually slow down, and it wouldn't be as monstrous as it had been.
With just ten months left in the year Ye Wen had planned to stay at Tian Shui Academy, there was still a lot to accomplish.
In the first month, no one broke through.
In the second month, in the Star Dou Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming, who had already soared to level 29 after absorbing the Immortal Herb, broke through again in the fourth month and reached level 30.
Like Xie Hu and Xiao Bai, their third soul rings were 4,000 years old, and Da Ming and Er Ming's soul power soared to the peak of level 32.
In the third month, Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor both broke through once again.
Snow Emperor's third soul ring was 15,000 years old, and her soul power directly reached level 34.
Ice Emperor's third soul ring was 9,000 years old, and she was just a thousand years short of reaching a 10,000-year ring. Her soul power surged to level 33.
The fourth month came.
Ye Wen, whose soul power was already at level 38, finally broke through to level 40.
Boom!
A massive wave of soul power erupted from Ye Wen's body. He slowly opened his eyes, his soul power reaching level 40, the Soul King realm!
"Finally level 40. I wonder how many years my fourth soul ring will be," Ye Wen said, gently clenching his fist and smiling.
He then thought to himself, "When I condensed my third soul ring, it was already 30,000 years. For the fourth soul ring, it should be at least 60,000 years, right?"
Without dwelling on it, Ye Wen directly began condensing his fourth soul ring.
After a while, his soul power began to surge wildly!
Level 41!
Level 42!
Level 43!
Level 44!
Finally, at level 44, it stopped.
"Four levels in a row, not bad," Ye Wen said with a faint smile, feeling the power in his body and the newly gained soul skill. He was slightly surprised, "Oh? It's a control-type soul skill. Does this mean I might be a balanced-style Soul Master?"
Human Soul Masters were categorized into different types and cultivation styles, broadly divided into two: balanced and extreme styles.
Extreme style focuses on pushing one attribute to the limit. For example, an assault-type Soul Master would emphasize power, attack, and strength, choosing soul rings that enhance those qualities, focusing entirely on attacking power.
In simple terms, if you want powerful attacks, you stack up on attack rings.
Balanced style is different; it balances attack, defense, and control, creating a more versatile fighter. While they can handle almost any Soul Master in a fight, they lack the extreme power of a specialized build.
Ye Wen's fourth soul skill, named "Deep Sea Demon Whale Confinement," was a control-type soul skill. It was a single-target control skill but could be considered a small-area control skill. Most likely, it would be used as a single-target control.
The skill summons a deep-sea demon whale made of soul power, which flies instantly toward the enemy. The whale opens its massive jaws and bites the enemy.
In this situation, the enemy cannot use soul skills, and the whale's teeth directly reduce their soul power defense.
"Not bad. This control skill is powerful. Once I have the Deep Sea Confinement control, a single attack can easily cripple even a Soul Saint-level enemy," Ye Wen nodded in satisfaction.
The fifth month passed without anyone breaking through.
The sixth month passed, and still no breakthroughs.
The seventh, eighth, and ninth months also passed without any significant breakthroughs.
Finally, in the tenth month, A Tai and the Ice Bear King, far in the extreme north, both broke through to level 30.
The Ice Bear King's third soul ring was 4,000 years old, and his soul power reached the peak of level 32. A Tai's third soul ring was 5,000 years old, and his soul power reached level 33.
The final year Ye Wen had planned to stay at Tian Shui Academy was now over.
With Ye Wen, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, leading the soul beast group, the human form soul power rankings were completely reshuffled.
The first place was still Ye Wen, an assault-type Soul Master, 10 years old, with soul power at level 46. His soul ring configuration was: Purple (4,000 years), Purple (8,000 years), Black (30,000 years), Black (60,000 years).
Second place went to Xie Hu and Na'er.
Xie Hu, assault-type Soul Master, 10 years old, soul power level 39, with soul rings: Yellow (500 years), Purple (1,000 years), Purple (4,000 years).
Na'er, assault-type Soul Master, 8 years old, soul power level 39, with soul rings: Purple (4,000 years), Purple (8,000 years), Black (30,000 years).
Third place was Xiao Bai, a speed attack-type Soul Master, 10 years old, soul power level 38, with soul rings: Yellow (500 years), Purple (1,000 years), Purple (4,000 years).
Fourth place was Snow Emperor, a control-type Soul Master, 8 years old, soul power level 36, with soul rings: Purple (3,000 years), Purple (6,000 years), Black (15,000 years).
Fifth place went to Da Ming, Er Ming, and Ice Emperor.
Ice Emperor, a defense, control, and assault-type balanced Soul Master, 8 years old, soul power level 35, with soul rings: Purple (1,000 years), Purple (3,000 years), Purple (9,000 years).
Da Ming, a control-type Soul Master, 9 years old, soul power level 35, with soul rings: Yellow (500 years), Purple (1,000 years), Purple (3,000 years).
Er Ming, an assault and defense dual Soul Master, soul power level 35, with soul rings: Yellow (500 years), Purple (1,000 years), Purple (3,000 years).
Sixth place was A Tai, an assault-type Soul Master, with soul power level 33, and soul rings: Yellow (700 years), Purple (1,500 years), Purple (5,000 years).
Seventh place was the Ice Bear King, an assault-type Soul Master, with soul power level 32, and soul rings: Yellow (500 years), Purple (1,000 years), Purple (3,000 years).
One was a Soul Sect, and the rest were all at Soul Elder level.
Though this overall soul power level was not considered top-tier in the upcoming Soul Master Tournament, Ye Wen and his group of soul beasts were capable of challenging even the strongest teams like Spirit Hall. Not to mention, there were still two more years before the tournament began.
And with the main team of Tian Shui Academy having trained with Ye Wen and the others for a year, their overall strength, battle awareness, soul power, martial soul control, and physical strength had all improved tremendously.
Not to mention that during the tournament, at least five members of their team would have soul power above level 40.
With all their enhanced combat abilities, Tian Shui Academy now had a great chance of reaching the top four in the Soul Master Tournament, but it wasn't guaranteed.
Thus, Ye Wen decided to give them two more Immortal Herbs before leaving.
It was finally time for Ye Wen to leave Tian Shui Academy and say his goodbyes.
(END CHAPTER)
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