Chapter 74 Grafting As a result, Zhou Qing overturned a small part of his conjecture in the Holy Soul Village and came up with a new conjecture, that is, the role of soul rings for soul masters is more to bring a soul skill and break through the current realm. As long as the attributes of the hunted soul beast are consistent with the martial soul, the martial soul can better connect with it, thereby maximizing the efficiency of its soul skills. Moreover, after a soul beast with the same attributes as the martial soul is absorbed by the soul master, the martial soul is more likely to obtain the most original skills of the soul beast. Just like the Mandragora Snake, its most fundamental skill should be poison, but after the Blue Silver Grass in the original book absorbed this soul ring, the skill it obtained was only entanglement, and the effect of the poison was greatly weakened, and it was only a side effect when using soul skills. In Zhou Qing's view, a martial soul obtaining a soul ring is like playing with building blocks. If the concave and convex parts match, it will naturally be able to inherit the soul beast's more original skills and strength. If the concave and convex parts do not match, in the process of absorbing the soul ring, it may take time to polish the "concave" and "convex" parts so that the two can fit together. In the latter case, the soul master may suffer a lot or even die when absorbing the soul ring. After all, this process is not about inheriting the skills of the soul beast, but about polishing the soul beast's existing skills to a certain extent, so that it can be forcibly suitable for its own martial soul! It can be said that if Tang San in the original novel did not have Xuan Tian Gong, he would have died when absorbing his first spirit ring because the spirit ring and martial spirit could not be harmoniously integrated. As for the fact that he was able to continuously absorb various animal-type spirit rings beyond his level later, it was entirely because the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire brought him a huge improvement in his physical fitness and opened up the meridians in his body, which enabled Tang San to start the operation of lifting bricks with great strength. No matter what kind of soul beast it is, as long as it is old enough, he will accept it. He will use the quality of the soul beast's cultivation and years to gain soul skills that can crush others and make up for the defects that are incompatible with the Blue Silver Emperor's attributes. But in fact, if someone has the same martial soul as Tang San, and soul rings of the same age, but the soul rings are from the plant system, their effects will definitely be more powerful than Tang San's. It’s just that other people don’t have the same opportunity as Tang San... Looking at Tang San's actions from the perspective of the original novel, he practiced martial soul more to break through the Xuantian Gong, and when fighting against the enemy, he used the various skills and hidden weapons of the Tang Sect the most.
Among the Blue Silver Emperor's soul skills, except for entanglement, parasitism, and spider web binding, which are used more frequently in the early stages of growth, the skill that will be used most in the future is the fifth soul skill after the Blue Silver Emperor awakens: the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. This is because this fifth soul ring is Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor's natal soul ring. The soul ring age can increase with the improvement of his soul power level, and the power of skills can also continue to grow stronger - Ok? [The age of the soul ring has been increased? The power of the soul skill has been enhanced? ] This ability, the first soul ring that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm brought to Romantina, also has a similar effect. but! The lifespan of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's wisdom soul ring has also been fixed at a million years. The increase in the power of its skills will only be released as Romantina's strength increases in the future. But Tang San's Blue Silver Overlord Spear is different. It is a built-in skill condensed from the origin of his martial soul after the awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. It can grow with Tang San, and its growth potential is definitely over a million years. Inferring from this perspective, if the spirit ring, or the skills brought by the spirit ring, can completely become a part of the martial soul, then can the power of its spirit skills and the age of the spirit ring evolve along with the improvement of its own spirit power and the growth of the martial soul? "This is too-" After hearing Zhou Qing's idea about increasing the age of spirit rings, Tang San was dumbfounded. When he was in the Holy Soul Village, Zhou Qing had a unique understanding of skills and techniques. Now he has come up with a way to improve the proficiency of spirit rings and spirit skills such as Controlling Cranes and Capturing Dragons, Mysterious Jade Hands, and Ghost Shadow through training. Do not! This does not require any training, but allows the soul rings and soul skills to thrive along with the increase of one's own soul power and the growth of the martial soul. As for the cultivation of martial spirits, Tang San also had a clearer concept: Under the premise of excluding some congenital mutations, natural treasures, special soul beasts' soul rings, etc. that can cause changes in the martial soul, the potential of the martial soul has been determined at the moment of awakening. Because the "gongfa" of the martial soul will not change, but the soul master will improve his mental strength as he practices, and can sense more soul power routes. As the saying goes in the Holy Soul Village: A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix, and a mouse is born to dig holes. The martial spirits of all spirit masters can be likened to the seeds of a sapling. The awakening of the martial soul is like the sprouting of a seed. The innate soul power determines the growth potential of this tree. However, during the growth process, some saplings will occasionally encounter uncertain situations and may exceed the originally determined potential and achieve a breakthrough... The improvement of soul power, while strengthening the soul master's own strength, is also equivalent to watering and fertilizing the sapling, allowing it to thrive. Finally, the role of the spirit ring for the martial soul is equivalent to pruning the sapling, allowing the martial soul sapling to grow into the shape you want. “That’s a pretty apt metaphor.”
Zhou Qing secretly sighed: It’s so easy to communicate with smart people. "But the relationship between the last spirit ring and the martial spirit cannot be compared to pruning, which is inappropriate." "Then what metaphor should be used?" Tang San asked curiously. "Uncle Wang's family in Shenghun Village has an acre of land for growing peach trees. I once heard Grandpa Jack say that the peaches grown on the trees are small, astringent, and hairy, and can only be used to make wine... But we saw in the summer that the peach trees on that acre of land were full of large and plump peaches. Uncle Wang didn't mind us picking them as long as we didn't bring sacks... After the blacksmith shop was built, Uncle Wang also gave you peaches, which were big and red..." When Zhou Qing talked about the past, Tang San also revealed a touch of nostalgia. He was impressed by the simplicity of the Holy Soul villagers, but he didn't understand why Zhou Qing mentioned Uncle Wang. "Do you know why the peaches we see are so big and plump?" "Uncle Wang used better fertilizers, and he went to catch insects and water the plants every day." Tang San guessed. "No, because he bought branches from peach trees in another village that specializes in growing peaches." Zhou Qing gave the answer, "There are different varieties of peach trees. Some peaches are big, some have yellow flesh, and some have plenty of moisture. Uncle Wang grafted peach branches purchased from other villages onto his own peach trees. So the peaches he finally produced are no longer small and hard like walnuts, but are the size of a fist, with white, tender and juicy flesh." At this point, Tang San also suddenly realized. In the previous life, in the villages outside the Tang Clan, villagers grew fruits and vegetables using similar methods, which allowed them to grow better. Now, isn’t it the same as comparing it to a martial soul obtaining a soul ring and then obtaining a soul skill? Zhou Qing made a simple analogy: Peach tree (small fruit, unpalatable) → [Graft a branch of another variety of peach tree] → Grafting successful → Peach tree (large fruit, delicious) Martial Soul (no soul skills, weak) → [hunt soul ring, explode soul ring, absorb] → absorb successfully → Martial Soul (possess one soul skill, powerful) (End of this chapter)