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Upon hearing the detailed cultivation steps of the "Soul Power Limit Addition Method," the eyes of everyone present lit up, and their gazes toward Ye Lan became increasingly worshipful.
The effect of the Soul Power Limit Addition Method was simply too terrifying. Compared to Spirit Masters who hadn't cultivated this technique, those who did saw their comprehensive strength increase by about forty percent, and this boost did not diminish as their level increased.
"God Ye, how did you come up with such a whimsical and ingenious cultivation method?" Huo Wushuang exclaimed.
"Yeah! Compared to God Ye's 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method,' my self-created 'Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Chops' feels like child's play!" Feng Xiaotian said, visibly shaken.
"Brother, from now on, just honestly cultivate the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method' and your Martial Soul. Don't waste your Innate Full Soul Power talent anymore," Huo Wushuang said, patting Feng Xiaotian on the shoulder.
Feng Xiaotian nodded heavily, agreeing with Huo Wushuang's view. After realizing Huo Wu's admiration for Ye Lan, Feng Xiaotian finally understood that strength was the foundation of everything.
"Idol, isn't this cultivation method too precious? Any Spirit Master who obtains the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method' would see a massive increase in strength, right?" Shui Bing'er asked.
everyone felt that this technique was overly precious; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they would owe him their lives for it.
"The 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method' is the exclusive cultivation technique of the Temple Knights. I ask everyone to keep it strictly confidential. This will also be the core of our future competitiveness. Under no circumstances can this method be leaked out of the 'Holy Temple.' Anyone who wishes to cultivate it must become a Primary Knight or Secondary Knight of the Holy Temple."
"We understand!!" Everyone nodded heavily in unison.
Since Ye Lan, as the Lord of the Holy Temple, had brought out such a bottom-of-the-box secret technique, they could not betray his trust.
"Aside from maintaining secrecy, once everyone has mastered the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method,' you will need to help the Elders share the production pressure of the 'Artificial Soul Rings.' When the time comes, I will arrange for the Titled Douluo Elders to coordinate with you regarding the specific 'Artificial Soul Rings' you will be responsible for," Ye Lan continued.
Shui Bing'er inferred quickly, "So the condensation of 'Artificial Soul Rings' is related to Soul Power control? If one doesn't cultivate the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method' to the realm of following one's heart's desires, then presumably only a Titled Douluo could condense an 'Artificial Soul Ring,' right?"
Ye Lan nodded. "Correct. The condensation of 'Artificial Soul Rings' requires precise control over Soul Power."
"In the future, I will guide everyone in condensing them."
"Your current task is to cultivate the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method.' When I first created this method, I was merely a Spirit Scholar, and it took me a full three years to perfect it."
"With your current Spirit Power ranks, your cultivation speed should be much faster than mine was back then!"
"Captain Ye, are you saying you created this method when you were a Spirit Scholar?!" Yu Tianheng asked in shock.
"That's right," Ye Lan said calmly.
"Wow!!"
"Wow!!"
"Wow!!"
Everyone was stunned by the timeline of Ye Lan's creation, and then their cheeks began to flush red.
When they were six years old, their understanding of Martial Souls was minuscule; their cultivation was muddled, and they even slacked off occasionally. Yet, at six years old, God Ye was already capable of creating such a terrifying Soul Skill.
"Cough, cough, cough!!" Feng Xiaotian coughed repeatedly, his face blushing as he instantly felt he had lived his life in vain.
He had spent a full ten years creating the 'Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Chops,' but God Ye had created the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method' at age six!
Coupled with the countless self-created Soul Skills Ye Lan had displayed in the arena during the All-Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, Feng Xiaotian began to regret his life choices. Compared to God Ye, he felt like an ignorant infant.
"Alright, alright. Since we are all on the same side, please report your current Spirit Power ranks. I want to know how much you've improved over the past two years," Ye Lan said.
"I am currently a Rank 56 Spirit King. My fifth Spirit Ring is from a dragon-type Spirit Beast, over ten thousand years old," Yu Tianheng was the first to speak.
"I am Rank 55, and my brother is Rank 54. Our fifth Spirit Rings are both twelve-thousand-year tortoise-type Spirit Beasts," Shi Mo (Graphite) said.
"I have also reached the Spirit King realm, Rank 53! It is also a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring," Oslo said with excitement.
"Same as Old Os, I'm Rank 53! Ten-thousand-year Wind Swallow Spirit Ring!" Yufeng laughed.
"I recently just hit Rank 50 and haven't obtained a Spirit Ring yet," Feng Xiaotian said.
"I am a Rank 47 Spirit Ancestor. I'm afraid it will take another year to reach the Spirit King level," Huo Wushuang said with an unwilling expression.
"I am one rank higher than my brother, currently Rank 48!" Huo Wu said.
"Like Feng Xiaotian, I also recently reached Rank 50 and haven't absorbed a Spirit Ring," Shui Bing'er said.
Shui Yue'er blushed slightly. "I have reached Rank 40, but I haven't become a Spirit Ancestor yet."
After understanding everyone's situation, Ye Lan spoke directly: "Very good! Everyone seems to have increased their Spirit Power by about five ranks over the last two years. You have all cultivated diligently."
"It shouldn't take long for you to master the 'Soul Power Limit Addition Method,' and you will soon be introduced to how to condense 'Artificial Soul Rings.'"
"Therefore, I will personally condense 'Artificial Soul Rings' for the reserve knights who are currently stuck at the level cap. This is a benefit of the 'King's Temple'—the type and age of the 'Artificial Soul Ring' can be customized!"
At this, everyone looked enviously at Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er, who just happened to be stuck before the Spirit King and Spirit Ancestor stages.
"Talk about bad luck. Who knew that leveling up too fast would actually be a disadvantage? Our fifth rings are just 'Natural Soul Rings'!! They aren't as perfectly adapted to our Martial Souls as 'Artificial Soul Rings!'" Yu Tianheng lamented.
The others nodded in agreement, not expecting that in this era, upgrading too quickly would actually hold them back.
Oslo laughed, "Tianheng, don't be so discouraged. Think about the current Titled Douluos. They are the miserable ones; they haven't enjoyed the benefit of a single 'Artificial Soul Ring.'"
"True!" Thinking of the current Titled Douluos, Yu Tianheng agreed.
"Xiaotian, your Martial Soul is the 'Gale Double-Headed Wolf,' a variant Spirit Beast. The 'Gale Double-Headed Wolf' almost doesn't exist in nature. The selection for 'Natural Soul Rings' is extremely narrow. If you focus on speed, you lack strength. If you focus on strength, you lack speed. Spirit Beasts that balance both speed and strength are extremely rare."
"However, for the better development of your Martial Soul, I will set the Spirit Beast attributes to Wind, Strength, and Speed. Among these, the stronger the Wind attribute, the better."
"So, I have decided to condense a twenty-thousand-year 'Heavenly Dragon Horse' Artificial Soul Ring for you. It balances all three aspects, and regarding the Wind attribute, the 'Heavenly Dragon Horse' is almost at the Ultimate level!!"
"Thank you, Temple Lord!!" Feng Xiaotian clasped his fists gratefully.
Ye Lan nodded, and his palm flashed with Spirit Power. A transparent bottle filled with green liquid appeared in his hand, and a drop of blood floated out from it.
Everyone watched the floating green blood in amazement, wondering how God Ye did it.
Then, using the 'Green Blood' as the center, Ye Lan condensed a vortex of Spirit Power.
Orange-red light flashed in Ye Lan's pupils. After seeing the distribution of Spirit Power particles in the 'Heavenly Dragon Horse' blood, he began to filter the particles and condensed them into the corresponding attribute intensity.
Then, he fused these Spirit Power particles into the 'Green Blood.'
After the 'Spirit Power Particle Invasion Reaction' and 'Spirit Power Particle Attribute Mutual Generation Reaction' occurred, the 'Green Blood' successfully transformed into a miniature Artificial Soul Ring.
Subsequently, Ye Lan expanded the 'Vacuum' space, stretching the ring until it reached the twenty-thousand-year limit.
He continued to use the Spirit Power vortex to absorb Spirit Power particles into the 'Stabilized Heavenly Dragon Horse Artificial Soul Ring.' After infusing enough 'Spirit Power Particle Clusters,' Ye Lan handed the Artificial Soul Ring to Feng Xiaotian and said:
"This is the complete condensation process of an 'Artificial Soul Ring.' Right now, amazing changes are happening inside the ring. It will take about four hours to transform into a complete twenty-thousand-year Artificial Soul Ring. Catch it!!"
Feng Xiaotian carefully caught the 'Twenty-Thousand-Year Heavenly Dragon Horse Artificial Soul Ring' and said excitedly, "Thank you, Temple Lord, for condensing the ring for me!!"
The others looked at Feng Xiaotian with equal envy. The 'Heavenly Dragon Horse' Spirit Beast existed almost only in legends and was the dream ring type for all Wind-attribute Spirit Masters. They hadn't expected God Ye to obtain its blood!
Then, Ye Lan looked at Shui Yue'er, his gaze moving up from her snowy white cleavage to her cute face. "Shui Yue'er, your Martial Soul is the Jade Dolphin. It is a Water-type Spirit Beast, and the main attribute is water. So, I will condense a 'Nine-Thousand-Nine-Hundred-Year Demon Spirit Great White Shark Artificial Soul Ring' for you."
"Wow, such a top-tier Water-type Spirit Ring!! The 'Demon Spirit Great White Shark' only exists in the deep sea!" Huo Wu said enviously.
"Idol!! Thank you!!! Such a top-tier Water-type Spirit Beast... even Spirit Masters who have lived in Vast Sea City for many years find it difficult to even see a 'Demon Spirit Great White Shark'!" Shui Yue'er hugged Ye Lan's arm excitedly!!
Feeling the soft sensation coming from his arm, Ye Lan quickly pulled himself together.
With a flash of Spirit Power in his palm, he took out the 'Demon Spirit Great White Shark' blood from his storage device. Naturally, this bottle of blood wasn't obtained by Ye Lan hunting in the ocean, but was a rare Spirit Beast blood exchanged between the Spirit Hall and the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
In a short while, Ye Lan followed the steps and condensed the 'Nine-Thousand-Nine-Hundred-Year Demon Spirit Great White Shark Soul Ring.'
"Shui Yue'er, this ring is for you! In about two hours, it will become a complete Spirit Ring," Ye Lan said.
Seeing the ring shining with a charming deep purple light, Shui Yue'er liked it immensely. Most importantly, her idol had personally condensed it for her, and it was such a rare 'Demon Spirit Great White Shark' ring!!
In her excitement, Shui Yue'er pounced directly into Ye Lan's arms.
Standing on her tiptoes, she held Ye Lan's head and planted a fierce peck on his fair cheek!
A wet, soft sensation appeared on his cheek, and immediately, sounds of jeering erupted.
"Whoa whoa whoa!!!"
"Kiss him! Love heart!"
Shui Yue'er had a very cheerful and bold personality. But this was also her first kiss. After pecking Ye Lan, her small face flushed red, and she quickly ran behind Shui Bing'er, hiding there to observe Ye Lan's reaction.
Shui Bing'er's ears were also red. She hadn't expected her sister to be so bold. Facing her sister's blatant, proactive attack, what would her idol's reaction be?
Huo Wu looked at Shui Yue'er in astonishment; she hadn't expected Shui Yue'er to beat her to it!
She thought angrily in her heart: Damn it, why haven't I reached Rank 50 yet!! If only I were Rank 50, then Idol would condense a ring for me too!! I would have a reason to...
Ye Lan's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't mind.
"Alright, alright! Next is Shui Bing'er," Ye Lan said.
Hearing Ye Lan's voice, Shui Bing'er took the initiative to step forward, moving closer to Ye Lan, looking expectantly into his orange-gold pupils.
"Shui Bing'er, your Martial Soul is the Ice Phoenix. It belongs to the Super Martial Souls and possesses Ultimate Ice. There are no such Spirit Beasts in the Douluo Continent's Spirit Beast Forests. You must be quite troubled by this, right?" Ye Lan said.
Shui Bing'er nodded heavily. "Idol, you're right. In the Heaven Dou Empire, Ice-type Spirit Beasts are pitifully scarce. To obtain a suitable Ice-type Spirit Ring, one must go north to the Extreme North."
"But even in the Extreme North, there are no Ice Phoenix Spirit Beasts. The ice attribute of most Spirit Beasts hasn't reached the Ultimate level. The only Spirit Beast currently known to humans to possess Ultimate Ice is the Ice Jade Scorpion. However, the Ice Jade Scorpions are in the very center of the Extreme North, guarded by their King, so my first four rings were not very ideal."
After listening to Shui Bing'er's troubles, Ye Lan nodded. "You are right. And even obtaining an 'Ice Jade Scorpion' ring wouldn't improve the Ice Phoenix much. After all, an Ice Jade Scorpion is a scorpion, while the Ice Phoenix is a phoenix. These two Spirit Beasts are not of the same race, and the difference in appearance and core is huge."
"The reason I let Xiaotian absorb the 'Heavenly Dragon Horse' ring is that the quality of the 'Heavenly Dragon Horse' is much higher than the 'Double-Headed Gale Demon Wolf,' and the similarity between the two is high; both run on four legs."
"But the 'Ice Phoenix' Martial Soul situation is different. The quality of the 'Ice Phoenix' is too high. The Spirit Beast Forests only have the slightly inferior Ice Jade Scorpion. Even the 'Ice Jade Empress Scorpion' is only on the same level as the 'Ice Phoenix.' Therefore, obtaining a ring that upgrades the 'Ice Phoenix' Martial Soul is an extremely difficult task."
"Idol, is there really no suitable Spirit Beast in the Douluo Continent for the 'Ice Phoenix'?" Shui Bing'er asked dejectedly.
"Of course there is!!" Ye Lan said.
"What is it!!?" In her excitement, Shui Bing'er grabbed Ye Lan's arm.
"That is you!" Ye Lan smiled.
A trace of confusion flashed through Shui Bing'er's eyes, followed by a gradual brightening as she asked, "Could it be the legendary Martial Soul Body Soul Ring?"
"Exactly!! The Holy Temple's Vice Hall Master Qian Renxue's eighth ring is a Martial Soul Body Soul Ring. Her ring was harder to find than an 'Ice Phoenix,' but the 'Seraphim Soul Ring' suits her perfectly!"
"Shui Bing'er, give me a drop of blood!"
"Okay!! Idol, catch!" Shui Bing'er decisively created an ice shard to cut her finger, then dripped the blood toward Ye Lan's palm.
After Ye Lan caught the blood using 'Formless Form,' he began to condense the Artificial Soul Ring for Shui Bing'er.
After a long while, an ice-blue Spirit Ring was created.
Ye Lan handed it to Shui Bing'er and said, "Shui Bing'er, this is a twenty-thousand-year Ice Phoenix Artificial Soul Ring. It will also successfully condense in four hours!"
Looking at the crystal-clear ring radiating ice-blue and black spiritual light, Shui Bing'er's heart began to thump wildly.
Thinking of her sister Shui Yue'er's actions toward Ye Lan, Shui Bing'er's face turned even redder.
Just as Shui Bing'er was hesitating, a pushing force exploded from her back.
Stumbling, Shui Bing'er lunged toward Ye Lan.
Seeing the off-balance Shui Bing'er, Ye Lan naturally caught her.
The girl with long ice-blue hair lay in his arms, feeling the warmth from her idol's chest and the gentle look in his eyes beneath his golden hair.
Unable to help herself, Shui Bing'er reached out, wrapped her arms around Ye Lan's neck, and kissed him.
Feeling the coolness on his lips, a ripple flashed through Ye Lan's heart.
It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, but the sight of Shui Bing'er closing her eyes and gradually approaching him was simply too beautiful. In his shock, he was kissed squarely by Shui Bing'er.
Three seconds later, Shui Bing'er released Ye Lan's neck, her face flushed with shame. After hurriedly stammering a thank you, she ran away in a panic.
Ye Lan, however, was still savoring that kiss. Seeing Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er whispering to each other, an image flashed in his mind of two blue-haired silhouettes lying in his arms.
Ye Lan quickly shook his head, erasing the image from his mind.
Sisters serving together? How could such a scene appear?
While Ye Lan was letting his imagination run wild, a fiery red figure appeared before him.
Seeing Huo Wu licking her bright red lips, Ye Lan was startled. What was Huo Wu planning to do?
Huo Wu looked at Ye Lan pitifully, hugging his arm. "Idol, can you condense a Spirit Ring for me in advance? Don't 'Artificial Soul Rings' have a 'Soul Ring Seed'? Can you condense a 'Soul Ring Seed' for Huo Wu first, please?"
Hearing Huo Wu's coquettish tone, Ye Lan's bones went soft.
Feng Xiaotian wanted to cry but had no tears; nothing caused more damage than the woman he loved acting coquettishly with another man.
Huo Wushuang patted Feng Xiaotian heavily on the shoulder and said, "Brother, say no more. I know more girls than you; I'll introduce you to some later!"
"There's no need for a 'Soul Ring Seed.' I can directly condense a complete 'Artificial Soul Ring' for you," Ye Lan said.
"Idol!! Aren't you too confident in me? I'm not sure I can level up twice in three months!" Huo Wu said disappointedly.
"Don't worry. Since I decided to condense it for you, I am confident I can raise you to Rank 50!" Ye Lan said.
"Idol, can you really raise me two ranks in two months?!" Huo Wu exclaimed excitedly.
At this moment, most of the people looked at Ye Lan in surprise. Did God Ye have a method to quickly increase Spirit Power ranks??
Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and the others looked thoughtful. Could it be?
"That's right! And not two months, but a few hours!" Ye Lan said.
Ye Lan didn't hide anything. With a flash of Spirit Power in his palm, he took out ten 'Spirit Herbs' from his storage device.
"This is the Fire Spirit Herb. It can improve the quality of Fire attribute Spirit Power and increase your Spirit Power by about four ranks." Ye Lan handed a fiery red herb to Huo Wu.
Huo Wu took the 'Spirit Herb' with delight, then jumped up and hugged Ye Lan's body.
Her legs clamped around his waist as she hugged him tightly.
Feeling her 'boneless' hot body and astonishing elasticity, Ye Lan hurriedly pushed Huo Wu away. If he didn't push her away, he was going to make a fool of himself.
Huo Wu laughed foolishly, as if she had taken a huge advantage.
Ye Lan tidied his appearance and continued, "These in my hand are all Spirit Herbs very suitable for everyone; they can increase your Spirit Power. Xiaotian, Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, you can absorb these Spirit Herbs in advance before your Spirit Rings successfully condense."
"Temple Lord!! T-This... isn't this too precious!!" Feng Xiaotian was shocked.
The others nodded frantically. What was the concept of raising four ranks?! That was more than a year of bitter cultivation, plus it improved the quality of Spirit Power attributes.
"Everyone, put your minds at ease. I said that the 'Holy Temple' will become the faction with the strongest individual combat capabilities, and these 'Spirit Herbs' are one of the guarantees. 'Spirit Herbs' will also become one of the future industries of the 'Holy Temple.'"
"These 'Spirit Herbs' are benefits for Primary and Secondary Knights. You are just enjoying them in advance," Ye Lan comforted them.
"Thank you, Temple Lord!!" Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian solemnly accepted the Wind and Fire 'Spirit Herbs.'
"Idol!! The 'Spirit Herbs' are so precious, how can my sister and I repay you!! How about my sister and I devote our lives to you!!" Shui Yue'er said boldly after taking the 'Spirit Herb.'
"Sister!!" Shui Bing'er's fair face instantly turned into a steam engine, grabbing Shui Yue'er and pulling her back.
Ye Lan quickly coughed and said, "These are all knight benefits; there's no need for that."
If Little Xue found out that he was thinking about delaying marriage one moment and bringing home two brides the next, she would hack him to death.
Just then, Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Oslo, and Yufeng stepped forward.
Yu Tianheng spoke up: "Captain Ye, we've discussed it! We won't take these 'Spirit Herbs'!"
"Captain is right, we have already absorbed some before. Absorbing them now is too wasteful; it's better to leave them for future knights!" Shi Mo said.
"Yeah! Yeah!! Captain Ye, we can't take any more 'Spirit Herbs'!" Yufeng said.
Oslo and Shi Mo nodded as well, agreeing with the others.
"One thing is one thing. I gave you Spirit Herbs before because you were my teammates. These 'Spirit Herbs' are benefits for the 'King's Temple' knights; everyone gets a share."
"Although the effect of absorbing 'Spirit Herbs' a second time isn't as good as the first, it can still increase your Spirit Power by about one rank."
"Besides, 'Spirit Herbs' won't be lacking in the future, and the knights of the 'King's Temple' certainly won't lack 'Spirit Herbs'!" Ye Lan thought of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Nature Domain, 'Blue Silver Sublimation,' and the inexplicable five-fold bonus. In the future, the 'Holy Temple' would have an abundance of Spirit Herbs.
Seeing Captain Ye's serious gaze, they had no choice but to nod heavily and accept the herbs.
"Idol, what rings will you condense for me and my brother?!" Huo Wu asked curiously.
"Both of your Martial Souls are Fire-type. Huo Wu, I will condense a twenty-thousand-year 'Flame Maiden' Artificial Soul Ring for you. Your Martial Soul is 'Fire Shadow'; this way, perhaps your Martial Soul can evolve toward substantialization."
"And for your brother Huo Wushuang, I decided to condense a twenty-thousand-year 'Blazing Triceratops' Artificial Soul Ring. It should be extremely suitable for his One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul."
"Idol, thank you!!" Huo Wu excitedly hugged Ye Lan's arm.
(End of Chapter)