Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline

"What kind of spirit beast should we get?"

Su Ming fell into deep thought.

His first spirit ring was chosen for him by Su Can, and its spirit skill was very pure, namely, spirit power amplification.

According to Su Can's plan, the second soul skill was to further amplify soul power and push his martial soul to its limit. In fact, not only Su Can, but even after he joined the Body Sect, Du Busi gave him the same advice after taking him as a disciple.

Chapter 30 The Path of Soul Evolution

Accumulate soul power.

Su Ming's face scrunched up.

He had to stop gaining soul power at level 20 because of the soul power boost from his first soul ring, and dared not obtain a second soul ring.

If his first soul ring hadn't provided him with a 30% boost in all forms under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been able to condense his soul power to near solidity so quickly.

In the world of Soul Masters, Soul Power Amplification manifests in three ways: the first is to increase the upper limit of Soul Power out of thin air; the second is to increase the quality of Soul Power and strengthen the Soul Power itself; and the third, less common, is to reduce the consumption of Soul Power.

All three types of enhancements are present in Su Ming's first soul ring's passive ability: the soul power limit is increased by 30%, the quality of soul power is increased by 30%, and even the daily soul power consumption is reduced by 30%.

While the quality may appear to have improved by only 30%, it actually far exceeds that percentage, because the increase in his soul power also feeds back into his martial soul.

The Martial Soul's inherent mechanism, coupled with the Soul Ring effect, caused his Soul Power quality to improve too quickly, requiring him to condense a Soul Core at only level 20.

"Without the amplification effect of soul power, it would have taken at least until level 30 to absorb the third soul ring before it would be like this now."

The amplification of soul power was a death sentence for him.

If his next soul skill is another soul power boost, then he might have to face the formation of a second soul core again when he reaches level 40.

"But if I don't increase my soul power, and don't push my soul power to its limit, where should I start with my second awakening of my martial soul?"

Su Ming sighed.

Therefore, it is still necessary to choose a spirit that can amplify soul power, and it is best if it also has the spirit attribute.

Dou San.

"Teacher, can the thousand-refined metal we forge be fused with the subsequent spirit-refined metal for the soul?"

Faced with yet another ingenious idea from Su Ming, Zhen Hua couldn't help but rub his temples.

After becoming an apprentice, Su Ming asked many questions on the first day of teaching. They seemed useless, but in fact they all touched on the essence of forging, and he put a lot of effort into answering them.

The previous questions were somewhat abstract, but this one seems to be grounded in reality.

"Spirit forging and soul forging can be integrated into the soul master's body because the soul master is a flesh and blood body that can contain spirituality."

"What about the soul beast?"

“Soul beasts,” Zhenhua said helplessly, “No one has tried it, but theoretically it should be possible to integrate into a soul beast’s body.”

"Also, teacher, spirits don't have physical bodies; they're not made of flesh and blood. Although we can't contain their spirits, we should be able to form a contract with them, right?"

"contract?"

Zhenhua was surprised.

He began to think about it seriously.

"You want your spirit to enjoy the boost from battle armor just like a spirit master?"

"No, the main purpose is to give the soul additional abilities and evolve with the help of external forces."

Zhenhua gasped, seriously considering this possibility.

"Have!"

Before Zhenhua could give an answer, Muye, dressed in a chef's uniform, pushed a food cart over.

On the table in front of him was a plate of shrimp, its aroma filling the air, each shrimp appearing as if sculpted from crystal.

“I have already verified this,” Makino said. “My soul has merged into my mecha.”

Su Ming looked at Mu Ye, waiting for Mu Ye to continue explaining.

He knew that Muye's soul had merged with that god-level mecha, but he didn't know any more details.

"Xiao Hong is my third and last soul spirit. When I absorbed her, she was only 60,000 years old. She added my sixth soul ring."

Sixth spirit ring?

Su Ming's eyes flashed.

If he remembered correctly, Mu Ye's spirit rings were five black and four red!

“In the original plan, I should have fused another soul spirit with my seventh ring, so that my seventh, eighth and ninth soul rings would reach 100,000 years.” Mu Ye said, “However, when I was still at the Soul Emperor stage, I had the idea you just mentioned. In addition, I was obsessed with mechas. Even though I was only a Soul Emperor at that time, I already had a Black-level mecha.”

Soul Emperor, Black-level Mech!

The levels of mechs and battle armor are different, and their correlation with the soul master's soul power level is not so strict. This is because mechs have a large space and can store additional energy, so they do not rely solely on the soul master's soul power. Battle armor, on the other hand, is a transformation of mechs after they have been streamlined to the extreme, and it does not have space to store additional soul power.

Therefore, mechs rely more on skillful operation; if soul power is insufficient, additional energy can be configured.

It's difficult to evaluate the specific combat effects. We can only compare them in terms of destructive power. White-level mechs are the worst, yellow-level mechs are weaker than one-word battle armor masters, purple-level mechs are slightly stronger than one-word battle armor masters, weaker than two-word battle armor masters, and so on.

The highest-level red-tier mech is stronger than a three-word battle armor master, and because there is still room for upgrades in terms of materials, its theoretical upper limit is even higher.

In terms of destructive power, the Black-level mecha is slightly stronger than the Two-word Battle Armor Master, and the Two-word Battle Armor Master is also a Soul Emperor level Soul Master.

In reality, Black-level mecha pilots are not something Soul Emperors can handle, because they are too expensive. Even if the materials used are several grades lower than those used for Two-Word Battle Armor, the amount required will still make it difficult for a mecha pilot to maintain the system.

The fact that Mu Ye was able to own a Black-level mecha at the Soul Emperor level shows how much hard work he put in, demonstrating his deep love for mechas.

“I designed that mecha according to the direction that best suits Xiao Hong. The core part even uses Soul Forged metal, and I also integrated Xiao Hong into the Soul Forged metal at that time.”

"I succeeded. Xiao Hong was successfully integrated into my mecha core, and its lifespan was even increased from 60,000 years to 80,000 years. After that, I stopped pursuing a 100,000-year soul spirit and focused on cultivating Xiao Hong, upgrading the mecha time and time again."

Makino revealed a hint of reminiscence.

Back then, he was driven by pure passion, wanting only to witness the pinnacle of mecha and the fusion of mecha and battle armor in his vision.

"After I upgraded the mecha to the red level, Xiao Hong successfully transformed into a 100,000-year-old soul spirit, and I also gained a total of four 100,000-year-old soul rings."

At this point, Mu Ye didn't continue the conversation but suddenly asked Su Ming, "Xiao Ming, do you know what grade I am?"

"Level 94?" Su Ming asked.

“Yes, level ninety-four.” Mu Ye said with a wry smile, “When a Soul Master reaches level ninety-four, if they want to break through to level ninety-five and become a Super Douluo, they need to develop their Martial Soul. I can keep up with the development of my Martial Soul, but I haven’t been able to break through. This is because Xiao Hong fused with the mecha, she made a contract with me, and gave me four 100,000-year Soul Rings, which caused me to be too deeply entangled with the mecha. My true form is my Martial Soul, so I have never been able to break through to level ninety-five and become a Super Douluo.”

He said to Su Ming, "Theoretically, as long as the mecha continues to be upgraded, Xiao Hong's lifespan can be increased accordingly. Moreover, as the mecha is upgraded, the restraints on my body will also disappear, and my soul power will increase. However, the rare metals required for a mecha are a hundred times that of a battle armor! If all the materials inside the mecha are replaced with soul-forged metal, then the soul-forged metal consumed will be enough to make a hundred sets of three-word battle armor."

Su Ming felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

My teacher has really fallen into a trap.

Chapter 31 Gu Yue

Using the materials from one hundred sets of three-word battle armor to build a mecha? That's insane.

Even so, this mecha is only fully forged with soul steel, and it is still far from its theoretical limit.

“I’m stuck right now.” Mu Ye looked helpless as he reminded Su Ming, “Your idea is good, but you must be extremely careful in the actual operation, so that you don’t end up like me.”

Su Ming's proposal to equip the soul spirit with battle armor is not entirely the same as Mu Ye's situation. There is no process of the soul spirit integrating into the mecha. The core idea is to create matching battle armor for the soul spirit.

In that case, even if we get trapped, it's just a matter of making one more set of battle armor.

Mu Ye's experience convinced Su Ming that soul spirit evolution was feasible. By integrating forged spirit-forged and soul-forged metals into the soul spirit, it was possible to strengthen the soul spirit from its very source. This was the same principle as a soul master using battle armor to directly amplify their martial soul.

"The Soul Master world hasn't fully developed Battle Armor yet. Your idea is one direction for development. Battle Armor involves engraving core arrays of metals like Spirit Forging into the body of a living being. Soul Masters can fuse with it and, by utilizing the properties of the metal, directly amplify its effects onto their Martial Soul. Over time, this will also lead to the strengthening of the Martial Soul. This is why the Soul Master world is getting stronger and stronger. Because the struggle of a generation of Battle Armor Masters can improve their Martial Soul invisibly. As long as a family has generations of Battle Armor Masters, after ten generations, even if the initial Martial Soul is only a mid-level Martial Soul, it can transform into a stable high-level Martial Soul, and even have a high probability of awakening into a top-level Martial Soul."

Zhenhua was most knowledgeable about forging and knew very well that the essence of battle armor was to endow the soul master's martial soul with the properties of metal.

"Therefore, similarly, the soul can also be endowed with the properties of metal, which over time enhances the bloodline, thereby evolving, and even breaking through the cultivation level in the process."

Mu Ye and Zhen Hua both affirmed Su Ming's idea and did not stop him, but only warned him to be cautious.

Upon receiving the answer, Su Ming quickly assured everyone that he wouldn't do anything reckless.

He didn't want to be trapped either.

Even if he is determined to reach the level of a master craftsman in the future, he dares not take on the debt of a hundred sets of Heavenly Forging Metal beforehand.

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked Makino, "Teacher, so you are a blacksmith?"

Makino nodded.

"I am proficient in all four of my secondary professions."

Are you proficient in all of them?

Su Ming was shocked.

Isn't this just like me?

"Initially, I cultivated as both a blacksmith and a soul master. Later, I fell in love with mecha. Since I was already a level six blacksmith and could meet the material supply requirements for red-level mecha, I stopped cultivating as a blacksmith and turned to mecha design and manufacturing. I also learned mecha repair along the way."

Su Ming's lips twitched.

Therefore, true leaders do not follow the rules.

"If you have enough talent, you can choose freely. However, even if you have talent, you will inevitably have to put in effort to achieve something in each secondary profession. Of my four secondary professions, I have reached level nine except for blacksmith. As for blacksmith, I am stuck at level seven, the Saint Craftsman, and I don't see any hope of reaching level eight."

"Don't expect him to teach you anything. He only forges the few rare metals he needs now," Zhenhua said.

Makino did not refute it.

All he wants now is to upgrade all parts of his mecha to Soul Forged Metal as soon as possible, and then work as Zhenhua's chef for a few more years to upgrade more core parts of the mecha to Heaven Forged Metal.

He estimated that he would have a chance to break through to Super Douluo by then.

It may take a considerable amount of time.

"What, are you planning to equip your soul spirit with battle armor? Your soul spirit is only a thousand years old, its intelligence is not high, it probably won't be able to exert its maximum effect, right?" Zhenhua said.

Su Ming shook his head and said truthfully, "I just wanted to use this method to guide the growth of my soul."

It would be best to collect a complete set of battle armor, but it's okay if you can't.

According to his plan, he intended to integrate the metal he would forge in the future, which possessed time-related characteristics, into the soul.

His soul possesses the attribute of time, but it is an artificial soul and still needs guidance in its growth.

Of course, that's all for the future.

He is unable to guide it yet, because his soul has not even been conceived yet.

"Alright, it's up to you whether you want to equip your spirit with a soul tool made of spirit metal. Learn forging first." Zhenhua waved his hand, not letting Su Ming continue to dawdle.

"You'll be staying in Tiandou City for three months. I need to teach you all the forging techniques first."

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

Su Ming returned to Tianhai City.

According to Han Tianyi, he wanted to take him directly to the Spirit Tower headquarters in Shrek City, but Zhang Tianyang persuaded him with various arguments to let Su Ming stay in Tianhai City.

The Tianhai Spirit Pagoda can provide all the resources needed by the headquarters. If necessary, just tell Han Tianyi and ask him to help obtain them from the headquarters.

On the contrary, factional struggles are more frequent at headquarters, and Su Ming will get caught up in the fighting if he goes there in advance.

Zhang Tianyang even suggested that Su Ming should study at Shrek Academy for a period of time before he meets the requirements for serving as a high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda.

Of course, Han Tianyi sternly rejected this suggestion.

Join Shrek Academy?

What to do if your brain has been brainwashed?

Back in Tianhai City, Su Ming was slightly surprised when he arrived at Zhang Tianyang's office.

"Teacher, who is this?"

Su Ming looked at the ordinary-looking girl and hesitated for a moment.

"Haha, let me introduce you. This is Gu Yue, from Donghai City, studying at Donghai Academy." Zhang Tianyang warmly introduced the two to each other.

Seeing Su Ming's puzzled expression, Zhang Tianyang explained a few more things to him.

"Her martial soul is also of the elemental control type, called Elementalist. The elemental attributes she can control are similar to yours. In addition, she has been accepted as a disciple by the deputy tower master of our Spirit Pagoda. In any case, it won't hurt for you to spar with her occasionally and establish a connection."

Su Ming pondered the time for a moment.