Three days have passed since the disciple-acceptance ceremony. To thank his second brother for bringing honor to the Spirit Hall on such an important occasion, Qian Xunji
added five beautiful and well-proportioned maids to his residence, instructing them to take care of him meticulously.
Qian Yucheng naturally had no objections, finding it quite commonplace.
His brother cared for him so much, so he accepted it!
However, Yu Mei hadn't returned; she'd been called away to take care of Bibi Dong.
This made him feel somewhat regretful.
When he pulled out a 100-cubic-meter storage soul tool, everyone on and off the stage was stunned!
Even the incredibly wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School didn't possess such a large storage soul tool!
Qian Xunji's eyes flashed with intense jealousy; he wanted nothing more than to tear him to pieces!
No wonder, this thing must have been given to him by his father, Qian Daoliu!
Qian Xunji knew everything about Qian Yucheng's living conditions.
How could someone who doesn't even have a 10-cubic-meter storage soul tool produce a rare 100-cubic-meter storage soul tool?!
Luckily, he was well-prepared; otherwise, the value of his gift might have been surpassed by his younger brother.
The arrival of these maids did not affect Qian Yucheng's life.
He continued his daily routine of reading, eating, and resting.
This lifestyle was far too stable!
So stable that the maids wondered if the Pope had given the wrong order.
What could be strange about such a monotonous lifestyle?
Sure enough, after Qian Yucheng finished breakfast, he went to the library.
After accompanying him there, the maids returned the way they came. Servants
were not allowed to enter the Spirit Hall's library.
On the way, the maids relayed a message to Qian Xunji
: Breakfast finished, head to the library.
…
When Qian Yucheng arrived at the library, he found another person inside.
Upon closer inspection, he saw Bibi Dong holding a basic soul beast encyclopedia.
In addition, there was a book about the age limit of soul rings that a soul master could absorb at their current level.
"I'm currently at level ten in soul power, I need to find a suitable soul ring!"
"My teacher threw this question at me, I have to give him a satisfactory answer!"
Bibi Dong's mutterings reached Qian Yucheng's ears.
"Throwing such a difficult question at your disciple, you truly are my good brother."
He walked to Bibi Dong's side and said softly, "The choice of soul ring age needs to be based on the soul master's physical attributes. Generally, the age limit for a soul master is around 430 years!"
"The choice of soul beast, a soul ring from a beast with the same attribute as the martial soul, can maximize the power of the martial soul, and may even allow the martial soul to undergo a second transformation!"
"Ah? Is that true?!"
Bibi Dong turned around and saw Qian Yucheng standing beside her for some unknown reason.
"Second Uncle, when did you arrive?"
"Just arrived. Are you here to learn about soul beasts and age-limited soul rings that match your martial soul?"
"Yes, I'm going to learn about it first. My teacher said he'd take me hunting for suitable soul rings in three days."
Bibi Dong didn't mention Qian Xunji's test of her, but Qian Yucheng already knew from her murmurs.
Calling him Second Uncle was something he said at the end of his disciple-acceptance ceremony.
Calling him Martial Uncle was too old for him, so he told her to call him Second Uncle.
Qian Yucheng smiled and said, "Turn to page 122 of the book. That kind of martial soul should be very suitable for you." Bibi
Dong turned to the page he mentioned with some skepticism. A picture of a spider appeared, with text next to it:
Soul Beast Name: Death Demon Spider
Habitat: Located in the dark swamp of the Netherworld Valley, the deepest part of the Netherworld Forest. This area is perpetually shrouded in poisonous fog and is one of the most mysterious and dangerous areas on the continent.
Physical Characteristics: The Death Spider is enormous, several times larger than an ordinary spider, its entire body covered in a jet-black carapace; its eyes gleam with a ghostly green light, like two deep, dark pupils; its eight long legs are sharp as blades, covered in highly venomous blackish-purple fur; most striking is the enormous venom sac on its back, containing terrifying toxins enough to make even a Title Douluo tremble. At the 100,000-year level, it possesses its own death domain.
Special Abilities: Poison Mist, Shadow Concealment, Poisonous Spider Silk, Mental Attack.
"Death Spider?"
"Is this soul beast the most suitable for me?"
Bibi Dong looked at Qian Yucheng with doubt. This soul beast looked ugly and frightening; was it really the most suitable for her?
Qian Yucheng nodded and said, "Dong'er, raise your right hand and show me your martial soul."
Bibi Dong raised her right hand, revealing her martial soul—a miniature spider appeared on her right hand.
"Look, doesn't your martial soul look a lot like this spider?" Qian Yucheng said.
Bibi Dong carefully examined the illustrations in the book and realized that her martial soul was indeed very similar to this soul beast!
The only difference was that her martial soul, the spider, had three golden stripes on its abdomen.
She said, "It is indeed very similar, but the pattern on my martial soul is different!"
"Because your martial soul is the legendary Death Spider Emperor!"
"The Death Spider is a special soul beast. Only once every few million years can a Spider Emperor of 100,000 years appear. The Spider Emperor's strength is even stronger than that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast like the Titan Giant Ape!"
Qian Yucheng said slowly.
"What?! The Death Spider Emperor is stronger than the Titan Giant Ape?!"
Bibi Dong looked at him in shock.
However, the Titan Giant Ape is one of the taboos in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Ordinary Title Douluos would die if they encountered it!
The Death Spider Emperor being stronger than it is simply unbelievable!
"There's another point. The Death Spider is a magical beast with very high intelligence. At the 10,000-year level, its intelligence is no less than that of an adult!"
"According to records, Death Spiders of 70,000 to 80,000 years old have the ability to communicate with humans!"
Qian Yucheng revealed another obscure piece of knowledge.
Generally speaking, unless a soul beast is mutated, a highly intelligent soul beast can only gain the ability to communicate with humans at the 100,000-year level.
"Isn't my martial soul perfectly suited to this kind of soul beast?!"
Although Bibi Dong had reservations, she still accepted this choice of soul ring.
She asked, "If I continue to absorb this kind of soul beast's soul ring, can my martial soul undergo a transformation?"
When the Death Spider martial soul possessed her, she would become extremely ferocious.
This was somewhat difficult for a girl who loved beauty to accept.
"That's uncertain, after all, this is a new theory I've researched." "
The phenomenon of martial soul transformation and evolution is basically unrecorded in the history of the continent. Only the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has ever mutated to the level of a support-type Soul Douluo."
Qian Yucheng shook his head slightly. He didn't know about this without experimentation.
Currently, only the experiment of attribute soul rings + absorption of the age limit was progressing smoothly.
The four little ones' current growth has already reached his expected goals.
Bibi Dong temporarily abandoned that idea and continued to ask, "Second Uncle, how do you distinguish the age of those soul beasts?"
"The Death Spider, every hundred years, has a pattern on its front pair of spider legs, ten on each side; the pattern is white for a hundred years, purple for a thousand years, and jet black for ten thousand years."
"Each pattern represents a specific year!"
Qian Yucheng answered the question.
"Then how do I choose the age of my first soul ring?"
"Do I absorb a 400-year-old one?"
Bibi Dong was very curious about the age of the first soul ring she could absorb and asked impatiently.
"This requires testing your physical fitness!"
"If you can run a lap around Spirit City carrying ten pounds of weight and feel relaxed, 500 years is no problem."
"Run three laps without collapsing, 1500 years is no problem; run five laps without collapsing, 2500 years is no problem.
The rest you don't need to run; that's the limit a Spirit Master's first Spirit Ring can withstand."
"The first condition is a Spirit Ring configuration of yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black-black-black-black-black (red)."
"The second condition is a Spirit Ring configuration of purple-purple-purple-black-black-black-black (red)."
"Once the third condition is met, the second Spirit Ring's limit is 6000 years of absorption, the third Spirit Ring 8000 years, and the fourth Spirit Ring 10,000 years!"
Qian Yucheng explained the rough method for testing a Spirit Master's physical fitness and the corresponding absorption years achieved.
Bibi Dong exclaimed in surprise, "Second Uncle, where did you get all these theories?!"
These words shocked her, and she looked at him incredulously.
Qian Yucheng laughed, "Of course, it's summarized from books!"
Bibi Dong was still somewhat skeptical. This library must have at least 100,000 books.
Summarizing and compiling this knowledge would take a very long time!
And, is it really possible for a Soul Master to achieve a third Soul Ring configuration?!
This theory overturned her basic understanding of Soul Masters.
If what her second uncle said was true, then he was truly a great man!
Single-handedly, he created a new theoretical system for cultivating Martial Souls!
But her teacher told her to stay away from her second uncle, as he knew nothing about Martial Soul cultivation and couldn't guide her.
This conversation made her feel that her second uncle still possessed a certain mystique.
Perhaps her teacher truly didn't understand her younger brother
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(End of Chapter)