The Second Soul Ring

**Chapter 45 The Second Soul Ring**

For his second soul ring, Gu Ziyi once again chose a self-condensing Soul Ring.

Self-condensing Soul Rings, combined with advanced meditation techniques, can enhance the quality of the Soul Rings.

Gu Ziyi wasn't sure if absorbing a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast would interfere with this improvement, making it impossible to upgrade the quality of his first Soul Ring.

So he didn't want to absorb any Soul Ring from a Soul Beast until he was certain about this issue.

Moreover, for the second Soul Ring, he could only absorb a centennial Soul Ring, which had about eight or nine hundred years of cultivation at most. He didn't dare attempt to absorb a millennial Soul Ring.

As for a centennial-quality Soul Ring, for Gu Ziyi, as long as he can keep advancing later on, he can become a high-level Soul Master.

Then, the energy that a high-level Soul Master can absorb during training cannot be compared to the energy he currently absorbs during his cultivation. When the time comes, it will be easy for him to upgrade his self-condensing Soul Ring to one of a hundred thousand years or more.

It all depends on whether he has confidence in his future.

Gu Ziyi is very confident about his future. If he fails and cannot become a high-level Soul Master in the future, then it won't matter to him if his second Soul Ring is decades old or a century old.

Besides, he can still continue to improve the quality of his self-condensing Soul Ring.

For Gu Ziyi, who had already experienced self-condensing his first Soul Ring, condensing a second one was not as difficult as the first.

Soon, he poured all his Soul Power into his Martial Soul.

Then he continued absorbing energy from the external world and filling himself with it.

Due to practicing advanced meditation techniques, Gu Ziyi also did this unconsciously.

It was only then that he realized that using advanced meditation techniques to continue filling himself with energy from the world was much easier than the first time he self-condensed his Soul Ring.

Buzz—

Even so, it still took Gu Ziyi about four hours to successfully condense his second Soul Ring.

As he summoned his Martial Soul, two Soul Rings, one white and one yellow, surrounded the Talisman on either side.

Gu Ziyi was surprised when he saw his second Soul Ring—it was actually a yellow Soul Ring of centennial quality, with around a hundred and fifty years of cultivation.

He had originally thought that the Soul Power of a human Soul Master who had cultivated to Level 20 would not be able to match a Soul Beast with centennial cultivation.

Furthermore, he realized that if a Level 20 Soul Master absorbed an 800-year-old Soul Ring, the Soul Master could be promoted directly to Level 21. Therefore, it was normal for him to self-condense a centennial Soul Ring at Level 20.

Of course, compared to the Soul Ring that a hunted Soul Beast releases upon death, it was still inferior in quality. After all, if someone hunts a Soul Beast, the second Soul Ring could reach a quality of up to 800 years.

Fortunately, Gu Ziyi didn't care too much about the quality of the Soul Ring. After all, his self-condensing Soul Ring can be improved in quality in the future.

What mattered to him was the soul ability that came with the second Soul Ring.

He really wanted to know the effect of his second Soul Ring.

"Second Soul Ability: Curse of Purification!"

When Gu Ziyi activated his second soul ability, he immediately knew the effect of his second soul ability.

Purify the body and strengthen the five senses!

"Okay, another support-type soul ability!"

After realizing his second soul ability, Gu Ziyi quickly commented.

Buzz—

Then, Gu Ziyi placed the Talisman of Purification Curse in his hand.

What kind of effect does it have? It's better to experience it himself.

A magical scene happened immediately. Gu Ziyi saw with his own eyes that after the Purification Curse Talisman took effect on him, the dust stuck to his body was purified and disappeared.

His eyes widened at such a sight. 'Purifying the body literally means purifying oneself?'

However, Gu Ziyi soon realized that the body purification wasn't just reflected on the outside. He felt his body become lighter in an instant, and there was an indescribable sensation of comfort throughout his body.

"This is..."

Soon, Gu Ziyi discovered that some of the hidden injuries in his body caused by over-cultivation for many years had been repaired in a short time by the active Talisman.

This was definitely a surprise for him. Since discovering this problem, he hadn't dared to practice over-cultivation recklessly in recent years.

Now, the emergence of his second soul ability would undoubtedly accelerate his recovery.

Once he fully recovered from these hidden injuries, with the Purification Curse Talisman still in effect, he would no longer fear the method of over-cultivation causing hidden injuries to himself.

After calming his excitement, Gu Ziyi continued to feel the changes in his five senses.

Sure enough, after carefully sensing, he discovered that all his five senses had been significantly strengthened, and it seemed that the entire world had changed for him.

Most notably, he could see farther and more clearly, as well as hear sounds from further away with more precision.

However, it wasn't as dramatic as in stories, where the character can see and hear miles away.

"It seems the main effect of my second soul ability is purification. Strengthening the five senses is the enhancement provided by the purification performed. It's considered a support-type ability!"

"And the ability to purify myself is great. It can actually heal my hidden injuries. It might also have a certain ability to heal regular injuries. I just don't know if it can detoxify someone. If it can, it will be extremely beneficial for me!"

"If it can't, it would still be useful to enhance the five senses in battle."

"My second soul ability is something that has never appeared on the Douluo Continent, and it aligns well with the Taoist curse talisman I know from my past life and the purification techniques that appear in stories about immortal cultivation!"

"It must be unmistakable. My Martial Soul – Talisman is a mutation caused by my transmigration to this realm, and the same goes for my soul abilities."

After personally experiencing the power of his second soul ability, Gu Ziyi was very satisfied.

Then, after using both his first soul ability and second soul ability together on his body, he discovered that his five senses were further enhanced, which was another unexpected surprise.

And through the effect of the second soul ability, he also guessed that his soul ability could have evolved based on his knowledge of talismans.

Somewhat similar to the Mangekyou Sharingan!

"If that's the case, next time I condense a Soul Ring, I should proactively think about what soul abilities I want!"

"Talismans, Spells, Charms, and so on. Based on what I know, offensive abilities for a talisman include the Golden Light Spell, Righteous Thunder Spell, Red Lotus Spell..." (N/E: Not sure if these should be referred to as Righteous, Spells or Talismans here, but I think it's correct.)

"I'll try it next time and see if I can achieve that!"

...

"I've surpassed Level 20, it's time to tell the teacher!"

After thinking for a moment, Gu Ziyi muttered with purpose in his mind.

What he meant by telling Qian Xunji wasn't just about surpassing Level 20, but also about his self-condensed Soul Ring.

This matter wouldn't be hidden for long.

If Gu Ziyi didn't provide an explanation, he certainly wouldn't be able to justify why he had added a Soul Ring with only 150 years of quality as his second Soul Ring.

Additionally, he hadn't notified anyone about hunting for a Soul Ring. So this matter couldn't be hidden.

Thus, Gu Ziyi felt it was time to tell Qian Xunji about the self-condensing Soul Ring on his own terms, rather than being questioned later.

In fact, there wasn't much need to hide this matter for so long. Self-condensing Soul Rings have existed since ancient times.

The main point is that the self-condensing Soul Ring can improve the quality of the rings through cultivation.

Gu Ziyi also planned to talk about this, to explain why he continued to self-condense his second Soul Ring.

And if he didn't say it now, when he upgraded the quality of the Soul Ring in the future, he still wouldn't be able to hide it from his teacher.

...

"Teacher, Senior Sister!"

When Gu Ziyi found Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong was with him.

"Xiao Yi, you're here..."

"Hey... did you make a breakthrough?"

Qian Xunji immediately smiled upon seeing Gu Ziyi, but then his expression slightly changed. He sensed that Gu Ziyi's Soul Power was different from before.

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(End of chapter)

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