"As expected of the Emperor Auspicious Beast."
After perceiving the effects of the two soul skills, Chen Junting couldn't help but praise: "They can both be called divine skills."
Leaving aside "Destiny Judgment" for now, just the effect of "Destiny Wound" alone could be called heaven-defying. That is to say, except for defenses constructed from soul power, all other defenses would be completely ineffective.
No matter how strong your physical body was, no matter how hard the objects blocking before you were, before this soul skill, they would be like flying ash.
After nodding in satisfaction, Chen Junting then turned his attention to his remaining seven soul rings. To be precise, it was his third soul ring and fourth soul ring.
Because the soul ring just now was only one type of attempt.
It was equivalent to testing the most crucial process in self-condensing soul rings—that is, how to extract patterns from soul beast blood, then inscribe those patterns onto halos formed from energy.
But why say it was one of the methods...
In Chen Junting's mind, there were four sources for self-condensed soul ring soul skills. The first was that the patterns came from soul beast blood.
And the second was the god-bestowed soul ring method, where soul skill patterns came from the records of heaven and earth; the third was inscribing existing patterns oneself; and finally, the fourth was that the soul skill came from a person's bloodline, containing ancestral imprints.
Up to now, he had successfully tested the first method, and also understood the method of the second through the god-bestowed soul ring. Only the last two remained to be tested.
As for how to test them, he needed to wash away the soul skills of his third and fourth soul rings and inscribe new soul skill patterns onto them.
Anyway, in Chen Junting's eyes, the two moves of sword flight and transforming thousands of soul power into swords contained in these two soul skills, he could already use without activating the soul rings. As for the speed amplification and other effects they contained, in his view, they were insignificant.
So washing away the soul skills of these two soul rings would do no harm.
Of course, there was also the most crucial point—that was the foundation of the soul ring, how the halo formed from energy should be constructed. This was actually the simplest part. Similarly, it was also something Chen Junting had already conquered long ago, to the point where he dared to guarantee without testing.
"Since that's the case, then let's begin."
Chen Junting muttered to himself, his gaze falling on the two soul rings.
However...
Washing away the residual power of the soul beast in the third soul ring didn't require much thought, but the fourth soul ring was obtained from the Golden Demon Bird after all. Washing away such powerful metal attributes was somewhat regrettable.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly streaked through his mind.
Chen Junting suddenly remembered that before Tang Ya washed her rings, Elder Mu had told him something like this: Your soul rings transformed into stars and merged into your martial soul—this is something weapon-type martial soul soul masters could only achieve when cultivating to profound realms. And your martial soul seems somewhat special, which is why this formed spontaneously.
Afterward, he had indeed looked into this matter.
The conclusion he obtained was that when profound Titled Douluos thoroughly transformed the residual origin of the soul beast contained in their soul rings into their own martial soul, this kind of result would appear.
And the peculiarity of his own martial soul was that it had taken half a step in this process. Of course, if he completely took this step, his soul rings wouldn't be able to transform from stars back into halos.
"Washing rings returns the soul ring's soul skills and the contained spiritual power and soul beast residual origin to heaven and earth. And when my soul rings are stars, they are within the Seven Kill Sword. If that's the case, can I take everything after washing the rings and merge what they contain into the Seven Kill Sword, achieving zero waste?"
At this moment of muttering, Chen Junting's thinking was exceptionally clear.
Soul rings revealed are in heaven and earth.
Soul rings as stars are within the martial soul.
From a certain sequence perspective, this was feasible.
Chen Junting's eyes flickered—obviously, he was interested.
Anyway, trying it wouldn't have any serious consequences. Since that was the case... Chen Junting's mind was settled, obviously having made his decision.
Looking at the basement ceiling...
Since he thought of it, he would do it!
In the next second, Chen Junting transformed the eight soul rings on his body back into stars, then used the ring-washing secret technique learned from Shrek.
Although after learning this secret technique, he hadn't made any improvements to it. Fortunately, they also had an Ancient Golden Tree, so he could use the technique normally according to Shrek's method.
As the Golden Tree's power was mobilized, it directly penetrated through the basement ceiling and acted upon Chen Junting's body.
Then, Chen Junting guided this power to act upon the stars transformed from the third and fourth soul rings on his Seven Kill Sword. At the same time, an intense pain instantly swept through his entire body.
But Chen Junting was completely unbothered, enduring the pain while autonomously controlling the ring-washing secret technique, while also diverting a sliver of his mind to observe for the right timing.
When the color of the stars transformed from the soul rings was gradually washed away, Chen Junting immediately manipulated his martial soul "Seven Kill Sword" to absorb the washed energy into the sword's body.
As time passed, the stars became completely transparent.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
Chen Junting suddenly felt that the energy constructing these two soul rings was actually continuously draining away, merging into the Seven Kill Sword.
Detecting this, Chen Junting immediately realized that his actions had probably produced some additional effect on these two soul rings. If he let this continue, these two soul rings would probably be completely washed away! In the truest sense!
Thus, Chen Junting immediately tried to sever the connection.
But no matter what he did, it had no effect whatsoever.
This is troublesome now!
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Chen Junting changed his strategy.
He hurriedly mobilized heaven and earth origin energy, using the first step of self-condensing soul rings—that is, constructing the soul ring foundation—continuously pouring heaven and earth origin energy into the positions of the third and fourth soul rings.
Constantly circulating, letting them gradually form halos.
And it was this action that led to his shocking discovery!
When the energy of the original two soul rings thoroughly merged into the Seven Kill Sword martial soul, the energy stopped draining away. And the foundation Chen Junting constructed became new transparent stars, embedded upon it.
"This is!"
At this moment, Chen Junting forgot all the pain.
At the same time, he suddenly remembered in his mind that when Tang San resurrected Xiao Wu, he gave his first few soul rings to Xiao Wu, and then he himself could still obtain soul rings.
How similar his current situation was to Tang San's back then!
If he could research the principle, wouldn't it mean that soul masters in the later stages could all use this method to obtain new soul rings with the highest limits again?!
Just like the ring-washing secret technique without restrictions!
Thinking of this, "Fortunately, fortunately there are spirit souls now..." Chen Junting muttered: "Otherwise, if this were placed in an era without spirit souls, soul beasts would go extinct at an extremely rapid speed."
Then, Chen Junting cut off his thoughts, then placed excessive attention on the two shallowly formed transparent stars.
What he needed to do now was pour more origin energy into them, forming two stars capable of bearing hundred-thousand-year intensity.
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