Choice Of Soul Beast

Most actual control soul engineers rely on a few specialized soul guides, whereas traditional soul masters often carry numerous soul guides, sometimes as many as hundreds.

To put it simply, the traditional soul master is like a warrior wielding a weapon, while the actual control soul engineer is akin to a god wielding a divine artifact. Both enhance their combat power with external tools, but the approach differs.

Generally, actual control soul engineers tend to be stronger in combat than traditional soul masters, even surpassing some of the latter.

This is a strategy the Sun and Moon Empire has developed to counter traditional soul masters.

While the results may not be immediately apparent, once the first generation of actual control soul engineers matures, they are sure to surprise traditional soul masters.

Liuxing recalled the first part of the Douluo Dalu he had watched.

The protagonist of that story was similar, a soul master equipped with hidden weapons, fighting his way to the top.

In a way, soul guides are an upgraded version of hidden weapons, which is one reason for the decline of the once-renowned Tang Sect.

However, Liuxing believes the Tang Sect's decline isn't solely due to the rise of soul guides but also stems from internal issues.

"Have you chosen the soul beast you want? If not, I can help you decide," Luan Yu said, putting down the book in her hand and looking at Liuxing.

Both she and her sister have some confidence in cultivating soul masters.

Although their own martial souls, the Fire Phoenix Sword and Ice Phoenix Sword, haven't reached their full potential, their experience as Titled Douluo gives them valuable insights into the process.

From her travels across the continent and observations of disciples from major sects, Luan Yu noticed that their soul skills often follow a consistent pattern.

For the same martial soul, the soul skills absorbed can vary greatly.

This is the result of thousands of years of accumulated experience within those sects, knowing which soul beasts' soul rings yield the most suitable skills.

Of course, this applies mainly to the first few soul rings.

For higher-level soul rings, randomness plays a larger role due to the scarcity and unpredictability of high-level soul beasts.

At that point, suitability becomes the priority, and there's little room for selectivity.

Based on the observations of Fire Phoenix Douluo and Luan Yu, they concluded that the first few soul rings for Liuxing and Liuying should ideally come from soul beasts that provide amplification-type soul skills.

This is because, at the level of Title Douluo, the soul skills granted by lower-level soul rings often become ineffective in high-intensity combat, rendering them nearly useless.

However, if the early soul rings provide amplification-type soul skills, they can remain valuable even at the Title Douluo level, continuing to play a significant role in combat.

On Douluo Continent, fire-attribute soul beasts are relatively easy to find, but destruction-attribute soul beasts are far rarer.

The Sun and Moon Empire lacks the diversity and abundance of soul beasts compared to the original Douluo Three Empires, especially when it comes to the elusive destruction attribute.

Finding destruction-attribute soul beasts largely depends on luck.

However, fire-attributed soul beasts can be found in the Sun and Moon Empire's native Evil Demon Forest and the Ming Dou Great Forest.

The famous Star Dou Great Forest, while rich in high-level soul beasts, is too far away and located at the border of the original Douluo Three Empires, making it inconvenient for people from the Sun and Moon Empire to hunt there.

For now, Liuxing and Liuying don't need to venture to the Star Dou Great Forest for their early-stage soul rings.

Lower-year soul beasts can be found closer to home. If they need higher-year soul beasts later, they can consider traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest, as it is home to the most high-level bloodline soul beasts, which produce the best soul rings.

The Ming Dou Great Forest, located at the border between the Sun and Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire, is another option.

However, both empires have military presence in the Ming Dou Mountain Range, and occasional skirmishes occur. Encountering the Star Luo Empire's army could lead to complications, making it a less ideal choice for now.

The soul beasts they need are only a thousand years old at most, and the soul beasts of this age generally live on the periphery of the Demon Forest.

With Luan Yu, a ninth-level soul engineer, only hunting soul beasts on the periphery, as long as they are not as unlucky, they will not encounter a 100,000-year soul beast. Security can still be guaranteed.

Having a Titled Douluo help hunt for the first soul ring is a level of treatment that even the heirs of some major sects rarely receive.

Even the princes and princesses of the four empires seldom enjoy such privileges.

The Demon Forest is located in the southern part of the Sun and Moon Empire, not far from Mingdu. Just beyond Sunrise City, one can enter the range of the Demon Forest.

After bidding farewell to Fire Phoenix Douluo, Luan Yu took Liuxing and Liuying south, preparing to leave Mingdu through the southern district.

When the three of them arrived at the southern checkpoint, Shangguan Wei'er was waiting by the roadside with Ye Guyi.

At the same time, His Royal Highness Xu Tianran was also there, chatting and laughing with Shangguan Wei'er, accompanied by Xu Tianzhen.

Seeing these people, Liuxing was not surprised. After he and Liuying awakened their martial souls, Xu Tianran and Shangguan Wei'er, who had taken a special interest in them, learned that both possessed full innate soul power.

After all, one was the eldest son of a powerful prince, and the other was a ninth-level soul master who controlled much of Mingdu's entertainment and catering industries.

They had the means to access such information.

Coincidentally, Xu Tianzhen and Ye Guyi also possessed full innate soul power.

Since they were part of the same batch of martial soul awakenings as Liuxing, they were also preparing to hunt for their soul rings in the coming days. Thus, Shangguan Wei'er, an old classmate of Luan Yu, asked her to bring Ye Guyi along.