Chapter 201: The Elite Eight
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Su Yu redefined the concept of Soul Spirits.
In the past, Soul Spirits referred to the spiritual entities formed when a soul beast signed a contract with a soul master, existing as a will-bound spirit connected to both the martial soul and its master. However, in Su Yu's new Soul Spirit System, this separate will-bound entity no longer existed.
Instead, "spirit" was no longer just a representation of the soul beast's will but rather a manifestation of the martial soul's spirituality—a way to grasp and control its essence.
This new Soul Spirit System served as an entirely new cultivation framework for soul masters, designed to focus on mastering martial soul spirituality and enhancing the fusion between martial souls and their wielders.
There was no denying that Su Yu's system was revolutionary.
Previously, systems such as the Supplementary Texts System, the Battle Armor System, and the Qi and Blood System had merely expanded upon the existing Martial Soul System. But Su Yu's Soul Spirit System was an outright reform of the entire foundation of soul master cultivation.
Rather than simply modifying the training methods for soul masters, he intended to fundamentally improve and supplement their entire path to growth.
If he succeeded, Su Yu would become a figure of worship for all soul masters.
The soul master world would inevitably undergo an unprecedented transformation.
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"There are too many technical aspects involved... Developing this system won't be easy," Su Yu thought.
By day, he competed in the Battle Soul Tournament, and by night, he attended the Soul Tool Academy. Returning to Sun-Moon Hall, his available time was limited. Thus, on the first day, he was unable to fully refine his system.
However, he felt that everything was progressing according to plan. He had already partially completed the process of constructing soul rings through spirituality.
Now, he needed to integrate a cultivation method that would nurture martial soul spirituality while simultaneously accelerating the fusion of the martial soul and the soul master.
Technically speaking, the process of constructing one's own soul ring was already a form of exploration and refinement of the martial soul. This alone significantly advanced the fusion process between the martial soul and the soul master. However, Su Yu sought an active cultivation effect, rather than relying solely on passive progress.
If his system only functioned passively, it would fail to attract many practitioners. A half-baked Soul Spirit System that couldn't persuade soul masters to adopt it would ultimately become a laughingstock.
If soul masters weren't drawn to it, few would practice it. And if it failed to spread, the supposed solution to the conflict between humans and soul beasts would seem even more ridiculous.
Thus, Su Yu needed to infuse his system with unique features—something that would make it truly stand out.
"What can I achieve during the process of soul ring condensation?" he pondered.
Then, inspiration struck.
"The very act of forming a martial soul's soul ring should also incorporate the soul master's Qi and Blood, as well as the spirituality of both the body and soul, allowing all three to participate in constructing the soul ring together."
In simple terms, this meant merging the Martial Soul Soul Ring, the Qi and Blood Soul Ring, and even the potential Spiritual Soul Ring into a single entity—all condensed at the same time.
This approach would naturally lead to some conflicts.
For instance, many soul masters still followed the traditional cultivation method—hunting soul beasts to obtain external soul rings, while also using Su Yu's Soul Spirit System to form Qi and Blood Soul Rings. Eventually, at higher levels, they would fuse both types of soul rings, significantly enhancing the martial soul's integration with the soul master.
At Rank 90 (Titled Douluo), this system could potentially allow soul masters to fuse one martial soul ring with one Qi and Blood Soul Ring per rank, drastically accelerating the fusion process.
However, this meant that adopting Su Yu's system from the very beginning—where every soul ring was already fused—wasn't strictly necessary. Instead, soul masters could initially focus on acquiring more soul skills and only later, as Titled Douluo, follow a clear fusion path.
But that wasn't entirely accurate.
Su Yu's Soul Spirit System was meant for the majority of soul masters.
For most practitioners, reaching Titled Douluo was an unattainable dream—even Soul Kings and Soul Emperors were considered elite.
Given this reality, would it be better to build a stronger foundation early on, preparing for future growth?
Or would it be more beneficial to increase one's talent ceiling and enhance the limit of one's soul power cultivation?
The greater the martial soul fusion rate, the faster the soul master could cultivate and refine their soul power.
In other words, if a soul master followed Su Yu's system from the very first ring, cultivating fusion-style soul rings, their subsequent training speed would surpass that of those who absorbed traditional external soul rings.
Effectively, this would raise the cultivation ceiling for those with weaker martial souls.
It also paralleled Su Yu's theory of stacking soul rings of the same attribute, maximizing the potential of specific traits within a martial soul to improve its overall quality.
Of course, all of this hinged on one crucial principle—
The higher the martial soul fusion rate, the greater the cultivation efficiency of the soul master.
And this principle could be verified from multiple perspectives.
Final Day of the Round-Robin Tournament
Su Yu arrived at the Great Battle Soul Arena, carrying his latest research project.
Though he appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, his mental sea was actively engaged in refining a method to integrate spirit-nurturing effects into cultivation techniques.
Previously, Su Yu had developed a Spirit-Nurturing Technique that could rapidly enhance spirituality. However, the effectiveness of this method was questionable—its users struggled to perceive any noticeable improvements in their own spiritual essence unless supplemented by immortal aura or faith energy.
However, the new spirit-nurturing effect Su Yu was working on differed fundamentally from his previous approach.
Instead of absorbing external energy and converting it directly into spirituality for rapid enhancement, this new method nurtured the martial soul itself, accelerating its ability to develop an innate spirituality.
Much of the technical foundation for this project could be credited to Xuan Ziwen, who had long researched the spiritual nurturing of sentient metals.
During his studies, Xuan Ziwen had identified numerous techniques for nurturing the spirituality of sentient metals, as well as the corresponding rune structures required for the process.
In Su Yu's system, spirit nurturing focused on strengthening both the martial soul and the soul master, rather than directly boosting raw spirituality. However, the runes derived from Xuan Ziwen's research allowed Su Yu to maximize the effectiveness of this nurturing process in terms of spiritual growth.
"The Visualization Method also needs to be incorporated into the Meditation Technique."
For true mastery, cultivation techniques alone were not enough.
A complete training system required both cultivation methods and visualization techniques.
After all, no matter how advanced the spirit-nurturing process became, the primary source of spirituality still came from the soul master's own innate spirit—making visualization techniques indispensable.
"Sigh… The difficulty of this cultivation method can't be too high."
Utilizing Fate's Power, Su Yu analyzed and refined Xuan Ziwen's complex rune structures, simplifying and merging them into a single cohesive rune.
Then, he deconstructed this optimized rune once more, embedding it seamlessly into universal cultivation techniques.
The power of fate proved immensely useful in this endeavor.
This was the first true test of the Derivative "Yan" Rune that Su Yu had developed. Through this practical application, his understanding of Fate's Power and its extrapolation capabilities grew significantly deeper.
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The final day of the round-robin tournament concluded by noon, officially determining the top eight teams in the Battle Soul Tournament.
- Group A: Sun-Moon Royal Battle Team & Proud Sword Sect
- Group B: Shrek Academy & Tang Sect
- Group C: Body Sect & Heavenly Dragon Gate
- Group D: Snow Demon Sect & Holy Spirit Sect
With the finalists decided, the next stage was set for the highly anticipated draw for the knockout rounds.
(End of Chapter)