Douluo: The Peerless King of Beast Tamers

Chapter 297 Condensing Soul Core
The sky hung low, chains formed from special characters trembled in the void, and the Snow Emperor's figure, sculpted like moonlight, was entwined with countless flowing golden runes.

The runes seemed to move as if they were alive, each carrying an ancient and mysterious pressure.

At this moment, Xue Di did not resist at all, but actively welcomed the power of the Book of Contract.

The Book of Contracts emitted a soft light, like a bridge connecting heaven and earth, slowly drawing the Snow Emperor's immense power into Zhou Sichen's body.

Although the Book of Contracts has special rules, the soul rings obtained through the contract cannot grant Zhou Sichen precious soul bones, nor can they directly increase his soul power level.

However, the soul power cleansing process that is currently underway has a far more profound significance.

This force, like a fierce yet pure winter wind, meticulously polished every meridian in his body, and every cell was revitalized under its impact.

As the impurities hidden deep within his body were stripped away one by one, Zhou Sichen could clearly feel that his physical fitness was improving at a visible rate.

The body's internal resources are also constantly accumulating, laying an incredibly solid foundation for future strength.

Under the influence of this force, the soul power within Zhou Sichen's body is also undergoing an astonishing transformation.

The already highly concentrated soul power began to become even more refined under the cleansing power of the Snow Empress.

Like refined steel forged through countless hammer blows, every strand of soul power condenses into even greater strength, and each operation can unleash even greater power than before.

The Snow Emperor's terrifying cultivation of nearly 700,000 years manifested its unparalleled power at this moment.

Compared to the energy from the five spirit rings absorbed before, the effect brought by the Snow Emperor was vastly different, representing a several-fold increase.

Even if Zhou Sichen couldn't directly obtain the Snow Emperor's soul bone and soul power boost like he would normally absorb a soul ring, the process of cleansing his soul power alone would be enough to benefit him for life.

Therefore, at this moment, Zhou Sichen not only needs to complete the contract with the Snow Emperor, but also needs to use the energy brought by the Snow Emperor's powerful soul power to try to condense the first soul core.

He knew that the opportunity brought by the Snow Emperor was once in a lifetime, and once missed, there might never be such a perfect opportunity again.

At this moment, Zhou Sichen was radiating a dazzling light, his eyes were closed, and he was completely focused.

Under the cleansing power of the Snow Emperor, he frantically circulated the soul power within his body, like a tireless machine, constantly compressing the soul power.

Every pore of his body was breathing in and out this powerful force, and every breath was accompanied by a vibration of soul power.

He wanted to use the power of cleansing his soul power when he made a contract with the Snow Empress to compress his soul power to the limit, making the most thorough preparations for the soul core that was about to be condensed.

Zhou Sichen spoke directly to the Snow Empress through the Book of Contracts: "Snow Empress, I believe you have already sensed the special nature of my Martial Soul. Next, I need your cooperation. I want to use your power to try to condense my first Soul Core."

Xue Di didn't say much, but she still hesitated: "You're only level 60. Although you have a deep foundation, it's a bit too early now. What if something unexpected happens..."

Zhou Sichen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have something called the Gold of Life inside me. Even if I don't succeed in condensing my soul core in the end, I won't be in any danger."

"Since I have chosen to cooperate with you, I will naturally keep each other's safety in mind."

Zhou Sichen's eyes were piercing: "This is not only a breakthrough for me, but also a common opportunity for us."

Zhou Sichen had already said so much, even though Xue Di didn't know what the Gold of Life was.

But she still chose to believe Zhou Sichen: "I understand. I will do my best to assist you. If necessary, I will directly input my experience in condensing soul cores into the power so that you can experience it deeply."

Zhou Sichen smiled and said, "Thanks."

Hyotei watched this scene silently from the side, and when they saw Zhou Sichen's actions, they couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Is Si Chen trying to condense a soul core?" Ice Emperor's mouth gaped slightly, feeling somewhat incredulous.

Although Zhou Sichen's foundation and strength have far exceeded the Soul Emperor level, it is too shocking that he has started to condense a Soul Core at this level.
Back when they were at the Sea God Pavilion, Zhou Sichen had discussed the matter of condensing a soul core with Elder Mu.

However, Elder Mu's earliest plan for Zhou Sichen was to wait until after he became a Soul Saint, and only after he had added at least five Soul Rings to his main body's Martial Soul would he be able to attempt to condense his first Soul Core.

Condensing a soul core is not as simple as just compressing soul power. If you are not careful, it may cause a soul power storm, which could cause the soul master to explode and die.

Therefore, many Soul Masters are stuck at the final step of condensing the Soul Core, and thus cannot break through level 90 to become a Title Douluo.

But Ice Empress quickly understood, and now she also understands some of the wonderful uses of Zhou Sichen's Contract Book Martial Soul.

It is now clear that Zhou Sichen intends to use the Snow Empress's power to cleanse his body and compress his soul power to its limit during the contract transformation.

The Snow Emperor has nearly 700,000 years of cultivation, and her opponent is a creature born from the icy and snowy lands of the far north, possessing power far exceeding that of other soul beasts.

If Hyotei could figure it out, Zhou Sichen naturally understood it too.

With such unique advantages, it's no wonder that Zhou Sichen wanted to try to condense a soul core at level 60.

Seeing this, Bingdi went directly to Zhou Sichen's side and entered his spiritual sea, giving him instructions: "You must know the method of condensing the soul core, but the design of this process should not be rushed."

"Condensing a soul core is like forging a sword; it requires slow, gentle simmering. Although you have the Snow Empress's power to assist you, forcibly compressing it will destabilize your soul power foundation, ultimately leading to a soul power outburst."

Within the Sea of ​​Spirit, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was now fully focused, its crystalline body radiating a soft glow. It solemnly addressed Zhou Sichen:

"Sichen, keep your mind clear! The power of the Snow Emperor is like a vast ocean. You must use your body as a boat, your soul power as the sea, and your spirit as the sail to sail and absorb it slowly. With us and Honghong protecting you, you must not be greedy or impatient!"

Faced with Tianmeng and Bingdi's instructions, Zhou Sichen replied, "Don't worry, I won't do anything I'm not sure of. Since my sixth soul ring is not a common 100,000-year soul beast, but a super existence as uniquely gifted as Xuedi, I must seize this opportunity."

Upon hearing Zhou Sichen's words, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor stopped talking and silently guarded Zhou Sichen's spiritual sea.

Time passed second by second, and the speed at which Zhou Sichen's soul power circulated within his body had reached its limit. The soul power that surged forth seemed to form a soul power tide.

Six hours had passed before we knew it, and the once clear sky was now filled with the bright moon.

Meanwhile, a vortex of soul power had faintly appeared in Zhou Sichen's dantian, absorbing and compressing all the soul power around him, and the rudimentary soul core the size of a thumb was beginning to take shape...

As the contract progressed, Xue Di's tall and graceful body gradually became ethereal, showing signs of merging with the Book of Contracts. This was the longest Zhou Sichen had ever spent contracting a soul beast; even after six hours, only half of it had been completed.

Because the power contained within the Snow Empress was simply terrifying, almost the power of an unparalleled Douluo, it helped Zhou Sichen cleanse his body and condense his soul power.

This is equivalent to a peerless Douluo helping Zhou Sichen condense his soul core. So, after only six hours, a soul vortex appeared in Zhou Sichen's dantian.

The thumb-sized nascent soul core at the center of the soul vortex is the base point. What Zhou Sichen needs to do now is to stabilize the base point. Once the nascent soul core base point is stable, the subsequent matters will be much simpler.

The process of condensing a soul core is to transform soul power from a liquid state to a solid state. The biggest problem is that the process of transforming solid soul power is extremely difficult.

Elder Mu once said that if Zhou Sichen successfully condenses a soul core before reaching level 90, his future cultivation speed will definitely be greatly accelerated.

The absorption rate of the solid soul core to the elemental energy of heaven and earth is several times that of the conversion and absorption rate of the liquid soul energy.

However, condensing the soul core in advance will also cause a problem, which is that when you reach level 90 in the future, you will face another trouble.

Because Zhou Sichen already possessed a soul core before this, and it was impossible for him to compress all his soul power into it, as he still needed to continue cultivating to break through to the next level.

Although this will allow Zhou Sichen to experience a speed surge before breaking through level 89, once he reaches level 90, he will have to try compressing the second soul core.

Only in this way can one break through to the Title Douluo level.

The success rate of condensing the first soul core in the dantian is very high. However, if there is already a first soul core in the dantian, it will be very difficult to condense a second one in another place.

This difficulty is no less than the hurdle of breaking through from level 98 to level 99.

The dantian here does not simply refer to the lower abdomen. The dantian where the soul core is condensed is divided into the upper dantian (between the eyebrows), the middle dantian (chest), and the lower dantian (lower abdomen).

Almost all Title Douluo have their soul cores located in the lower dantian. The level 99 Peerless Douluo powerhouse with two soul cores resonating in the same location has two soul cores in both the lower and middle dantian.

As for the soul core located in the upper dantian, it seems that it has never appeared so far.

Because that's the closest place to a Soul Master's brain, and also the most difficult to control.

The soul power condensed in the soul core is like a high-explosive TNT bomb. If you are not careful, it may detonate directly, causing the soul master's soul power to go berserk and die.

However, with the help of Xue Di's power and the support of his powerful mental strength that surpasses that of ordinary Title Douluos, Zhou Sichen's soul core condensation process was exceptionally smooth.

Zhou Sichen continued to compress, and in the process of compression, a solid soul core of soul power had formed in his dantian. Around it, cracks resembling spatial rifts appeared and disappeared.

Zhou Sichen's soul power output continued uninterrupted, and half of his soul power had already been integrated into this nascent soul core, making the soul core grow stronger and stronger.

With the appearance of the spatial rift, in addition to Zhou Sichen's own soul power, the power of transforming into the Snow Emperor through the Book of Contracts also became faster and faster.

At this moment, Zhou Sichen was like a machine operating at high frequency, and the form of his soul core gradually stabilized.

The soul core, which had solidified into solid soul power, began to absorb spiritual power and integrate it. At the same time, it also began to absorb the spatial power contained in the surrounding spatial rifts.

Is this the secret to forming a soul core?

Zhou Sichen tried his best to control his strength while carefully observing.

This is the process of soul core formation. During this process, the soul core will continuously compress and form a unique spatial power, while simultaneously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the space.

As the soul core devoured the spatial power within the spatial rift, the rift grew larger and larger, with even more spatial power filling it.

Zhou Sichen's mental energy consumption also began to increase dramatically. The violent spatial power tore at his mental energy, as if it wanted to devour Zhou Sichen in reverse.

Fortunately, Zhou Sichen's mental strength was stable enough, and with the spiritual origins of Tianmeng and Bingdi guarding him, his spiritual sea was not directly torn apart by the power of the soul core.

When the soul core was completely stabilized, it not only continued to absorb Zhou Sichen's remaining soul power to condense into a solid state, but also began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Centered on Zhou Sichen, a funnel-shaped vortex of spiritual energy seemed to appear above his head, with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushing in and being absorbed and compressed by Zhou Sichen's soul core.

At the same time, Zhou Sichen began to steadily condense his soul core and continue to output the remaining soul power into solidified soul power.

Zhou Sichen said to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his spiritual sea, "Heavenly Dream, the Snow Emperor's cultivation has reached 690,000 years. Now that my condition has stabilized, you can use your spiritual essence to directly help the Snow Emperor break through to 700,000 years of cultivation."

"Once the Snow Empress successfully advances to a cultivation level of 700,000 years, I can use the power she gained during her advancement to completely stabilize my soul core and attempt to condense the prototype of my second soul core."

"In this way, I will have fewer troubles when I condense my second soul core in the future, and I will not even encounter a bottleneck when I try to reach level 90."

Upon hearing Zhou Sichen's words and his plan for the second soul core, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm became instantly excited. He was already nervous, but now he looked serious.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said with utmost seriousness, "Sichen, leave the rest to me. I won't let you down."

Subsequently, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm controlled a bright golden orb within Zhou Sichen's spiritual sea and, under Zhou Sichen's initial authority, directly infused it into the Snow Empress through the connection of the Martial Soul of the Book of Contract.

Xue Di's face was flushed at this moment. The power of this spiritual source was comparable to the power of 100,000 years of hard cultivation.

Having received such a gift, Xue Di kept her gratitude to herself and silently began to absorb and integrate this vast spiritual source.

She was only one step away from seven hundred thousand years, but that one step made it impossible for her to move forward.

With the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm assisting her at this moment, she could seize this opportunity to leap into becoming a super ferocious beast with a lifespan of 700,000 years.

In this way, her power will also undergo a tremendous change, increasing dramatically once again.

Without any further words, Xue Di began absorbing Tianmeng's spiritual essence.

At the same time, due to the connection with the Martial Soul of the Book of Contracts and the contract with the Snow Empress, Zhou Sichen's Soul Core also began to absorb the power of this spiritual origin.

It was as if he had become one with the Snow Emperor at this moment, and they were working together.

The surprise that the Book of Contract brought to Zhou Sichen greatly boosted his confidence in his plan to condense the prototype of the second soul core!
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