Chapter 257: Soul Spirit (Part II)

Very quickly, the figure of Liu Lei appeared at the research institute.

"Student Liu Lei, greets Education Committee Member Meng, Education Committee Member Bai, Education Committee Member Zhi, and Master Shi." The student named Liu Lei respectfully bowed to Shi Quan and the others.

"Liu Lei, come here and summon your martial soul." Shi Quan beckoned to Liu Lei.

Liu Lei nodded, and two brilliant yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet.

"Gu Yuena." Shi Quan nodded toward Gu Yuena.

With a look from Gu Yuena, the Iron-Armored Wild Boar obediently ran toward Liu Lei; seeing this, Liu Lei subconsciously took a step back.

He was steadied by Shi Quan, who said, "Do not be afraid, focus and feel it."

The next second, the Iron-Armored Wild Boar slammed fiercely into Liu Lei. Liu Lei's figure jolted violently, and amidst his terrified gaze, the figure of the Iron-Armored Wild Boar suddenly merged into his body.

"Absorb the power, do not panic." Shi Quan's calm voice rang out beside Liu Lei's ear.

Four claws landed on the ground; it was the same Iron-Armored Wild Boar from before.

"What exactly is this?" Liu Lei's thoughts stirred, and he subconsciously leaped backward; the wild boar Soul Spirit had already appeared beneath his feet, carrying him as he sprinted forward.

"Roar—" Almost the next instant, another roar filled with excitement followed.

But the power Liu Lei displayed still made Bai Baoshan's eyes light up.

As a Defense System Spirit Douluo, Bai Baoshan's defensive capabilities naturally went without saying; how could Liu Lei, having just broken through to Soul Elder, possibly shake Bai Baoshan?

The gazes of everyone present were focused on Liu Lei.

"What is this?" Liu Lei looked at the Soul Spirit before him in astonishment, suddenly at a loss.

A hint of excitement also appeared in the depths of Shi Quan's eyes. "Education Committee Member Bai, I must trouble you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Baoshan immediately understood Shi Quan's meaning. He stepped forward and beckoned to Liu Lei, "Liu Lei, release your Third Soul Skill and attack me."

"Offense taken, Education Committee Member."

Soul Skill, Boar Impact.

With a boom.

Only then did Liu Lei gradually calm down and slowly sit down cross-legged.

As he spoke, the Iron-Armored Wild Boar in front of Liu Lei suddenly turned around and came to his front. Following that, both man and boar seemed to pause for a moment. A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Liu Lei; his martial soul seemed to have merged into one with the Iron-Armored Wild Boar. Liu Lei's feet pushed off with force, and his entire figure charged fiercely toward Bai Baoshan like a cannonball.

"It can even take physical form to assist a Spirit Master in battle?" The Three Great Education Committees exclaimed in surprise.

They saw the purple Soul Ring Liu Lei had just obtained shine brilliantly. His entire body became illusory for a moment, and immediately after, a gray shadow emerged from his chest and landed before him.

"This fluctuation is actually so much stronger than an ordinary Millennium Soul Ring?" The Three Great Education Committees were shocked.

Time ticked by second by second. Suddenly, a dense energy fluctuation erupted from Liu Lei. A purple Soul Ring, at least a size larger than a normal Soul Ring, suddenly rose from beneath him. Moreover, during its ascent, his original two Soul Rings actually seemed to have dimmed significantly.

"Roar—" A low, long howl sounded from Liu Lei's mouth.

Liu Lei's figure stopped steadily in front of Bai Baoshan.

Liu Lei was stunned for a moment. Looking at the expectant gazes of those around him, although his heart was full of confusion, he still channeled his soul power into his Soul Ring.

"Stop, I still need to conduct other tests and examinations," Shi Quan said to Liu Lei.

Immediately, Liu Lei and the Iron-Armored Wild Boar stopped. Liu Lei stepped down from the wild boar, his face filled with unconcealable excitement and thrill.

After a simple sensing, he clearly felt the benefits this Iron-Armored Wild Boar had brought him; for him, this was absolutely a massive opportunity!

Shi Quan raised his hand and stepped forward alongside Zhuang Zhou, placing his hand on Liu Lei. After a round of sensing, Shi Quan nodded with satisfaction and looked at Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena also stepped forward and placed her hand on Liu Lei. Compared to Shi Quan, the moment Gu Yuena's hand landed, Liu Lei felt a terrifying pressure descend. He subconsciously wanted to resist, but in front of Gu Yuena, where would he find the strength to resist? Liu Lei only felt as if his body had completely turned into a sculpture, unable to move a single inch.

The Iron-Armored Wild Boar beside him also wore a look of terror, trembling incessantly.

However, Gu Yuena's probe did not last long. After withdrawing her right hand, a touch of softness appeared in her eyes. "We have created history."

Hearing this, a proud smile also appeared on Shi Quan's face.

After more than a year of hard work with Gu Yuena, the Spirit Soul Method had finally succeeded!

Only Shi Quan understood the hardships involved in this.

He had ultimately underestimated the existence of such a special spiritual entity as a Soul Spirit. If not for Gu Yuena's assistance, let alone a year, even if two or three more years had passed, Shi Quan could not have guaranteed success.

But the final outcome was always good; although the time exceeded his budget, fortunately, it was a success.

According to Shi Quan's feeling, the Soul Spirit he had created now was even more perfect than the Soul Spirits from the early period of Douluo II.

The Soul Spirit itself is an independent existence that can cultivate on its own just like a Spirit Beast, equivalent to another form of rebirth for a Spirit Beast.

After the Soul Spirit autonomously merges into the Spirit Master's body, the Soul Spirit and the Spirit Master become one. The Spirit Master's growth can also, to a certain extent, bring faster improvement to the Soul Spirit. The two are in an equal state; the Soul Spirit cannot harm the Spirit Master, and vice versa.

If the Spirit Master dies, the Soul Spirit can survive independently.

Depending on the age of the Soul Spirit, it can bestow multiple Soul Rings.

Just like the Iron-Armored Wild Boar Soul Spirit before them, it could also bring Liu Lei a Millennium Soul Ring.

"This is only the first success; the process still needs to be simplified, and at the same time, the success rate must be guaranteed." Shi Quan nodded, took out his notebook, and recorded all his insights from just now one by one.

"Brother Shi, could you introduce the Soul Spirit to us in detail?" Seeing that Shi Quan was finished, Xue Qinghe asked first.

"The Soul Spirit..."

Shi Quan roughly explained the current situation of the Soul Spirit to the Three Great Education Committees and Xue Qinghe.

When everyone heard that a Soul Spirit could evolve multiple Soul Rings, their expressions changed completely.

The appearance of the Soul Spirit was absolutely an epoch-making product. Judging from the current Soul Spirit, its utility far exceeded that of a Soul Ring.

For a Spirit Master, possessing a Soul Spirit would absolutely provide a massive boost to their strength among those of the same level.

If the Spirit Soul Method were perfected, it would be a reformative existence for the entire Spirit Master world.

If such a theory were to spread, it would be hard to imagine to what terrifying degree Shi Quan's influence in the Spirit Master world would reach.

"Brother Xue, the initial creation of the Soul Spirit has succeeded. Although the success rate hasn't been specifically tested yet, judging from the current data, I can guarantee it is over ninety percent. As for the fusion situation between Spirit Master and Soul Spirit, the specific number of Soul Ring evolutions, and how many Soul Spirits one person can specifically fuse with, all of these require time to research."

"There is still much, much to be done to perfect the Soul Spirit System, and I need the cooperation of the academy and the Empire."

Xue Qinghe said excitedly, "Rest assured, the Empire will fully cooperate with the investigation and data collection."

"Brother Xue, after you return, please hold a Soul Spirit theory press conference in the name of the Empire for me. Set the time for one month from now, and the location near the Sunset Forest. I plan to conduct a Soul Spirit experiment at the conference. There will be one hundred spots, with fifty for the Empire. The Star Luo Empire, the Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family will each get eight, and you can distribute the remaining eighteen to other forces."

"Have them screen personnel who need to achieve a Breakthrough but have not yet absorbed a Soul Ring to come and participate in the experiment; their soul power level must be below Spirit Saint. The experimental personnel must participate voluntarily. If these forces do not have enough experimental personnel, the Empire can fill these spots. The list of experimental personnel must be submitted half a month in advance; I need to prepare on my end as well."

"No problem!" Xue Qinghe's eyes lit up. The room for maneuvering with the Empire's fifty spots was not small; he could definitely use these spots to pull in a huge wave of support.

Soon, Xue Qinghe discovered a problem and asked: "Soul Spirits are transformed from Spirit Beasts. With one hundred spots and only half a month, is the time to prepare one hundred suitable Spirit Beasts a bit too short?"

"I will solve the problem of the Spirit Beasts; you don't need to worry. You only need to handle the list."

As for this month, Shi Quan could not stay idle either. Now that the Soul Spirit had been successfully created, he next had to try to simplify the Spirit Soul Method so that it could be spread, while simultaneously increasing the success rate of the Spirit Soul Method as much as possible.

After discussing the Soul Spirit theory press conference, Xue Qinghe and the Three Great Education Committees left one after another.

After Xue Qinghe left, he quickly became busy.

Before the theory press conference, it was naturally necessary to build momentum first.

This theory press conference involved the entire Spirit Master world. Aside from the eighty-two spots Shi Quan had already allocated, the remaining eighteen spots also needed to be carefully considered.

"Your Highness, Tang Yin has disappeared." While Xue Qinghe was busy, the person watching Yuexuan sent over news about Tang San.

"Disappeared?" Xue Qinghe frowned slightly. After being busy with Shi Quan's Soul Spirit theory, he had forgotten about Tang Yin.

"Continue watching Yuexuan. If Tang Yin appears again, report it immediately."

Xue Qinghe gave the order. In his view, the most important thing now was the Soul Spirit theory press conference one month later; other matters could be delayed.

Soon, the next day, news that Shi Quan was about to release the Soul Spirit theory in one month began to spread rapidly from Heaven Dou City.

Everyone was undoubtedly curious about the unfamiliar term "Soul Spirit."

It was not until a week later that the Heaven Dou Empire provided an explanation for the term "Soul Spirit."

Replace the Soul Ring, surpass the Soul Ring!

These eight short characters immediately stirred up a monstrous wave throughout the entire Spirit Master world.

At the same time, news regarding the Soul Spirit experiment spots also spread among the many forces.

Regarding these experimental spots, the various forces had differing opinions.

After all, this was equivalent to using one of their own Soul Rings as a gamble. Although every one of Shi Quan's previous theories had been of great benefit to Spirit Masters, once their own interests were involved, those willing to come forward and use themselves as a gamble were few and far between.