Douluo: Starting with a self-created soul ring

**Chapter 147: Is the Martial Soul Hall Crazy?**

"This man is truly incredible!"

After Ah Yin finished watching the broadcast and left the arena, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly with emotion.

She didn't know what others thought about the matter, but after learning the details of the self-condensing Soul Ring method, she was pleasantly surprised.

She understood that once Gu Ziyi revealed the method of self-condensing Soul Rings, many more Soul Masters would start practicing this new cultivation path in the future.

This way, the number of Soul Beasts hunted would be significantly reduced.

Because Soul Masters practicing the new method of acquiring Soul Rings wouldn't need to hunt Soul Beasts for their rings.

"This guy is really a good man!"

"It would be great if he weren't part of the Martial Soul Hall!"

Ah Yin couldn't help but murmur regretfully in her heart. This was the first time she felt admiration for a human man. If Gu Ziyi weren't part of the Martial Soul Hall, she might even have wanted to follow him and help promote the concept of self-condensing Soul Rings.

However, since Gu Ziyi was part of the Martial Soul Hall, she definitely didn't want to go there.

Unless she matured completely, she wouldn't dare to set foot in a place like the Martial Soul Hall, where powerful Titled Douluos existed.

...

Ning Ze, 28 years old, male.

With innate Soul Power at Level 2, he was now only a Grand Soul Master at Level 21.

He was fully aware that he would never achieve greatness in his lifetime.

At 30 years old, if he hadn't reached the Soul Elder rank, not only would there be no hope of becoming a Titled Douluo, but his cultivation prospects would stagnate.

Before the age of 30 is the best time for a Soul Master to advance. After 30, if one hasn't reached the Soul Elder rank, all potential is essentially lost.

With innate Soul Power at Level 2, his progress shouldn't have been this slow, but he was just a commoner, and training without resources was incredibly difficult.

A significant portion of his time was wasted searching for Soul Rings from Soul Beasts.

Thus, Ning Ze understood very well how challenging it was for low-level Soul Masters to acquire Soul Rings independently.

"It would be amazing if His Highness the Holy Son could create his own practice based on the previously mentioned self-condensing Soul Ring!"

Ning Ze, who had also watched Gu Ziyi present the new cultivation path at the Great Soul Arena in his city, couldn't help but sigh.

He admired Gu Ziyi from the depths of his heart.

His innate talent was inferior to Ning Ze's, yet Gu Ziyi had reached his current peak through sheer perseverance.

Ning Ze didn't know how Gu Ziyi had managed to accomplish this. If he could create his own Soul Ring, surely it wouldn't be difficult for him to develop a method that others could practice rapidly.

In any case, Gu Ziyi had achieved what most people with mediocre qualifications couldn't achieve in their lifetimes.

In Ning Ze's heart, Gu Ziyi was his most admired idol.

So, after leaving the arena, Ning Ze rushed to the Martial Soul Hall branch as quickly as possible. Regardless of whether he could practice it himself, he had to buy a set of the self-condensing Soul Ring training secrets.

If he couldn't use it himself, he would leave it for his future children to practice.

From now on, his children wouldn't have to waste so much time trying to acquire Soul Rings like he did.

"Excuse me, are the training secrets for self-condensing Soul Rings, as mentioned by His Highness the Holy Son, available for sale now?"

After Ning Ze arrived at the Martial Soul Hall branch, he immediately went to the front desk to inquire.

"Yes. In addition to the training manuals for self-condensed Soul Rings, there are also supportive training manuals that can improve the quality of the Soul Rings. Do you need those as well?"

"All of them!"

"Alright, the total is..."

After leaving the branch of the Martial Soul Hall, Ning Ze couldn't wait to find a secluded spot to examine the two secret manuals in his hands. 

The first thing he looked at was the manual for the self-condensed Soul Ring. After carefully reading through it, he found it to be exactly as Gu Ziyi had described and immediately stored it away. 

Next, Ning Ze picked up the other manual for enhancing the self-condensed Soul Ring and started reading. 

"This…"

After just a few glances, Ning Ze's eyes widened instantly, and he quickly closed the manual. He glanced at the cover and confirmed that it was indeed the manual for upgrading the self-condensed Soul Ring. 

"But this should be an advanced meditation technique, right?"

After confirming it, Ning Ze looked again and realized that the secret manual for the self-condensed Soul Ring was indeed the same as the advanced meditation technique he had heard about—a technique involving the circulation of soul power throughout the body. 

Snap~

Closing the manual again, Ning Ze rushed back home. 

Once home, he quickly opened the manual for improving the self-condensed Soul Ring and started practicing according to the instructions. 

"It really is an advanced meditation technique..."

When Ning Ze opened his eyes again, they were filled with shock. After practicing, he realized he was indeed following an advanced meditation technique. 

Though he didn't have a self-condensed Soul Ring yet, he could still practice it, and the speed of cultivation was far more efficient than the basic meditation techniques he had used before. 

What else could it be but advanced meditation?

"The Martial Soul Hall is so generous as to make advanced meditation techniques public!"

"The Martial Soul Hall will surely be hated to death by these sects now!"

After realizing this, Ning Ze was stunned by the Martial Soul Hall's bold move. 

In the past, advanced meditation techniques were only passed down within sects, and weaker sects didn't even have access to them. Now that the Martial Soul Hall had made them public, one could only imagine the outrage. 

With this move, the sects' advantage in meditation would disappear. 

Regardless of what might happen next, Ning Ze admired the Martial Soul Hall's approach and was deeply grateful. 

"It really is an advanced meditation technique!"

"Wonderful…"

"Damn, the Martial Soul Hall actually made advanced meditation techniques public…"

"…"

Besides Ning Ze, other Soul Masters across the Douluo Continent who had purchased the training manuals and self-condensed Soul Ring enhancement secrets from the Martial Soul Hall were also realizing the truth. 

For a time, the entire Douluo Continent was in an uproar again. 

Soul Masters who didn't have access to advanced meditation techniques were all ecstatic. 

This excitement surpassed even the joy of obtaining the self-condensed Soul Ring manual. 

They didn't yet understand the full potential of the self-condensed Soul Ring and couldn't practice it immediately. They would have to wait to see its benefits. 

However, the advent of advanced meditation techniques was something they could benefit from right away, so their enthusiasm was naturally overwhelming. 

Of course, the sects, families, and other forces that already possessed advanced meditation techniques were furious when they heard the news. 

Faced with a giant like the Martial Soul Hall, they could only harbor their dissatisfaction in their hearts. 

For now, they prepared to settle accounts with the Martial Soul Hall in the future. 

If they dared to act now, they knew they wouldn't stand a chance. 

The Martial Soul Hall, which had just announced the training secrets for self-condensing Spirit Rings and advanced meditation techniques, had earned an unprecedented reputation. Opposing the Martial Soul Hall at this time would be tantamount to defying the entire Soul Master world. 

After the self-condensing Spirit Ring training secrets were made public, low-level Soul Masters were still unqualified to experiment with it. Even if they were, results would not come quickly. 

Since their qualifications were already relatively low, success in self-condensing Spirit Rings would naturally take them much longer. 

However, sects, clans, and other forces directly allowed their juniors, who had just reached Level 10 Soul Power and had not yet absorbed a Spirit Ring, to begin testing this method. 

The results were, unsurprisingly, a success. 

After testing, they also discovered that common meditation techniques could not enhance self-condensing Spirit Rings—only advanced meditation techniques could. 

And those advanced meditation techniques were precisely the ones they themselves had mastered! 

At this point, the practice of self-condensing Spirit Rings began to emerge among new Soul Masters one after another. 

… 

Meanwhile, Gu Ziyi, who had caused this entire uproar, paid little attention to the matter after announcing the new path. 

Following the Soul Master Competition, Gu Ziyi accompanied Bibi Dong to the Slaughter City. 

He was escorting his elder sister there. 

Upon arriving at the Slaughter City, she felt a bit uneasy witnessing the scene at the entrance. 

The scarlet and grim appearance of the Slaughter City was enough to instill fear in anyone at first sight! 

"This is the Slaughter City?" 

Bibi Dong glanced around, her tone tinged with nervousness. 

Although she had already experienced the Death Canyon, she couldn't help but feel nervous as she stared at the Slaughter City before her. 

Because entering this place was vastly different from her experience in the Death Canyon! 

During the Death Canyon trials, she hadn't been alone; she was under protection. 

But it would be different upon entering the Slaughter City. The only person she could rely on there was herself. 

"Well, if elder sister doesn't want to go in, let's just forget it!" 

Gu Ziyi nodded, noticing her nervousness, and tried to persuade her to give up. 

He knew Bibi Dong's character well. She was a strong-willed woman, and his words only fueled her determination to enter. 

"No, I'm already here; there's no reason to turn back now!" 

Sure enough, after hearing Gu Ziyi's persuasion, Bibi Dong refused to back down. 

After taking a deep breath, she turned to her younger brother and said firmly, "Little brother, I'm going in!" 

"Alright, I believe you can do it, elder sister!" 

"No one inside can use Spirit Rings or soul abilities. Just be careful, and this experience will be far easier for you than the Death Canyon!" 

Gu Ziyi nodded and reminded her once more. 

Bibi Dong nodded in return. "Got it, then I'm going in!" 

Then, after giving him a kiss, she turned and stepped into the Slaughter City. 

As the Holy Maiden of the Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong didn't need to enter the Slaughter City through a secret passage like Tang San. She could walk right through the front gate. 

After all, the Martial Soul Hall and the Slaughter City had a cooperative relationship. 

Bibi Dong took a few steps, turned back once, and repeated this process a few times before finally entering the Slaughter City.

Then a commentator appeared and led Bibi Dong inside.

"I am the Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall. Go and summon your Slaughter King. Tell him I have something to discuss with him!"

After Bibi Dong entered, Gu Ziyi approached the guard at the entrance to the City of Slaughter and spoke to him. At the same time, Gu Ziyi also issued his papal decree.

"The Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall?"

"Alright, I'll go inform him!"

Upon hearing what Gu Ziyi said, the guard examined the papal decree in his hand and quickly replied.

These guards naturally understood the relationship between the City of Slaughter and the Martial Soul Hall, so they would not disregard Gu Ziyi.

"You're the Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall?"

"I wonder what business you have with me?"

Not long after, the figure of the Slaughter King appeared directly in front of Gu Ziyi.

Swoosh~

Facing the sudden appearance of the Slaughter King, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who had accompanied Gu Ziyi, immediately stepped forward and positioned themselves at his sides, shielding him.

Although they knew the Slaughter King wouldn't dare to harm Gu Ziyi, precautions were necessary.

"So, you're protected by two Titled Douluos. It seems your status as the Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall is quite prominent!"

Only then did the Slaughter King notice the two Titled Douluos behind Gu Ziyi. His attitude immediately softened significantly.

Initially, he hadn't taken Gu Ziyi's title of Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall seriously.

"Greetings, Slaughter King!"

Gu Ziyi nodded toward the Slaughter King.

Looking at the man before him, Gu Ziyi confirmed that this was not Tang Chen assuming the role.

The body shape was entirely different. Gu Ziyi was familiar with Tang Chen's appearance and build.

The Slaughter King before him was about a head shorter than Tang Chen. Even if parasitized by the Nine-Headed Bloodbat King, only some facial features would change—body structure wouldn't shift significantly.

The figure of the Slaughter King resembled that of Zhao Wuji in Gu Ziyi's memory.

A little short but very sturdy.

"Tell me, what is it you want from me?"

Although the King of Slaughter had softened his attitude, he was not overly polite and directly asked about Gu Ziyi's purpose.

"The thing is, our Holy Maiden of the Martial Soul Hall has just entered your City of Slaughter. She has voluntarily decided to go there for training!"

Gu Ziyi wasted no time and directly explained the story about the Holy Maiden of the Martial Soul Hall going for her training.

"What?"

"The Holy Maiden of your Martial Soul Hall entered the City of Slaughter for training?"

After hearing Gu Ziyi's words, the King of Slaughter suddenly stared at him.

He truly hadn't expected the Martial Soul Hall to allow its Holy Maiden to come to the City of Slaughter for training.

He didn't know much about the Holy Son, Gu Ziyi, but he knew quite a lot about the Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong.

Even within the City of Slaughter, he had heard of Bibi Dong's name.

He knew that Bibi Dong was the second genius with twin Martial Souls in the recorded history of the continent, and she was also a genius with innate full soul power.

He had never expected such a talented person to come to the City of Slaughter for practice.

Is she seeking death?

This was the King of Slaughter's first reaction. Even though he knew that Bibi Dong had exceptional talent, he did not think she would fare better than others after entering the City of Slaughter for training.

Because once inside the City of Slaughter, soul rings and soul abilities could not be used. No matter how great someone's talent was, it would be of no use there.

"That's right. I hope you can look after the Holy Maiden of our Martial Soul Hall within the limits allowed by the rules!"

Gu Ziyi confirmed once more and then conveyed the purpose of his visit.

Although he knew that Bibi Dong was strong enough to enter the City of Slaughter, he was still somewhat worried about her.

So he requested the King of Slaughter to take care of her as much as the rules would allow.

Gu Ziyi looked directly at the other party.

He was also making it clear to the King of Slaughter that it was acceptable for Bibi Dong to perish in the Hell Arena of Death, but nothing could happen to her outside of it.

…

(End of Chapter)

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