First, the first point: 'Partial Directionality of Spirit Abilities and Spirit Adaptation Reconstruction'.
On the Douluo Continent, it is commonly said that a Spirit Master's acquisition of a Spirit Ability through absorbing a spirit ring is 'random,' but that is not actually the case.
For example, if an attack systemSpirit Master hunts a power-type Spirit Beast and obtains a spirit ring,
As an attack systemSpirit Master, they naturally wouldn't want to obtain a defensive or support Spirit Ability; in their heart, they would essentially long for a powerful offensive Spirit Ability.
Thus, the Spirit Master's own 'will' is born.
This 'will' itself invisibly influences the Spirit Beast's remnant soul during the absorption process, causing it to prioritize selecting one from the many memories—or rather, Soul Skill Modules—that roughly matches the Spirit Master's will.
Subsequently, the Spirit Master's own spirit power intervenes in the spirit ring's solidification process, acting like a master craftsman to 'fine-tune' and 'optimize' the selected Soul Skill Module, imprinting it with their own Spirit's brand to make it a perfect fit.
There is a very direct example of this: the White Tiger Dai Family of the Star Luo Empire. Aside from their LegacySpirit, they also possess the eternally unchanging White Tiger Three-Hit Combo,
Namely, 'White Tiger Barrier,' 'White Tiger Light Wave,' and 'White Tiger Vajra Transformation'.
With the same source White Tiger Spirit, absorbing similar Spirit Beasts, plus the so-called directional guidance of the Legacy's will, the result is solidified into Spirit Abilities that are highly similar and integrated with the Spirit's characteristics.
Of course, this point is not important for now. The real main event is actually the second point: 'Spirit Evolution brought by spirit ring attachment'.
As everyone knows, a Spirit can undergo an Acquired evolution.
In this World, examples of Spirit evolution are not exactly numerous, but they are certainly not rare either.
Among these cases, aside from those caused by Spirit Masters consuming certain powerful Heaven And Earth Treasures, the others basically occur after absorbing a spirit ring.
There is a relatively clear example here: Tang San from ten thousand years ago.
Although the spirit rings Tang San's Blue Silver GrassSpirit absorbed were a bit hard to swallow, it is undeniable that every time the Blue Silver Grass absorbed a spirit ring from a different Spirit Beast, the Blue Silver Grass itself would undergo some kind of change.
For instance, the addition of poison attributes, increased toughness, and so on.
From this, one thing can be completely proven—spirit ring absorption can promote changes in a Spirit.
So the question is, what is the principle?
After a brief moment of thought, Kong Mingan deconstructed it into two levels:
First, the Fusion of the Spirit Beast's remnant soul.
When a Spirit Master integrates a spirit ring, their Spirit instinctively devours or fuses with a portion of the Spirit Beast's remnant soul.
This process is similar to a mandatory 'assimilation' or 'incorporation.' After the remnant soul is absorbed by the Spirit, some of its traits—perhaps an attribute inclination or a change in form—
In short, it will definitely exert a subtle influence on the Spirit, prompting it to undergo mutation or evolution.
This also explains to some extent why Spirit Masters can use the Spirit Abilities within a spirit ring as easily as their own limbs right after obtaining it.
Because the Spirit Beast's remnant soul in the spirit ring has been 'tamed' to some degree by the Spirit, becoming an 'adjunct' or 'tool' of the Spirit, similar to a 'ghost servant' serving a tiger, but the relationship is much closer and more controlled.
And the second is the Spirit absorbing the spirit ring's Energy, evolving under the push of that Energy.
A Spirit Master absorbing a spirit ring doesn't just achieve a Breakthrough of their Bottleneck; they also directly gain an increase in spirit power.
This directly proves that the pure Energy contained within the spirit ring is absorbed by both the Spirit Master and the Spirit.
One part of this Energy is used to increase the spirit powerRank, while the other part is absorbed by the Spirit, becoming the 'nourishment' that drives the Spirit's essential leap.
Using this supplemented theory—specifically the idea that 'spirit ringEnergy can drive Spirit evolution'—as a foundation to re-examine Electrolux's 'Condensing Soul Ring Method,' Kong Mingan was suddenly enlightened.
At this moment, he saw an unprecedented possibility.
First is the relatively direct benefit of the 'Condensing Soul Ring Method' for 'Spell Cultivators'.
The 'Man-made Spirit Rings' created with the 'Condensing Soul Ring Method' do not possess any Spirit Abilities.
This point is like chicken ribs to the traditional Spirit Master system, but for the 'Spell Cultivator' system, it is a perfect carrier made to order!
By skipping the tedious and time-consuming step of 'clearing the Spirit Beast's useless memories,' a Spell Cultivator can directly condense their own developed or optimized Soul Skill Modules onto the blank spirit ring.
Furthermore, if the spirit power used to condense the spirit ring comes from oneself, condensing the modules becomes even easier; this is a massive boost in efficiency.
Taking it a step further, if it can be combined with the 'Imprint Spirit Tool' he is currently working on, it could even achieve a model of 'Man-made Spirit Ring + One-click ImprintSpirit Ability'.
This would allow traditional Spirit Masters to transition smoothly to the 'Spell Cultivator · Imprint Faction,' greatly lowering the entry threshold for 'Spell Cultivators' and increasing the system's speed of propagation.
And this might be the future path for 'Spell Cultivators'.
Then the second point,
This is even more revolutionary: the role of 'Man-made Spirit Rings' in the directional guidance of 'Spirit Evolution' as conceived by Kong Mingan!
Traditional spirit rings promote Spirit evolution by relying on the dual effects of 'Spirit Beast remnant soul traits' and 'spirit ringEnergy'.
Although the direction of this process can be roughly determined, there is still some randomness and lack of control.
But what about a 'Man-made Spirit Ring'? It is condensed from pure spirit power and does not contain any Spirit Beast remnant soul.
For traditional Spirit Masters, this is a disadvantage; after all, without the Spirit Beast's remnant soul, they can't operate spirit rings to use Spirit Abilities in a dummy-proof way.
But if you look at it from a different angle—from the perspective of Spirit evolution—removing the Spirit Beast's remnant soul is equivalent to eliminating one of the two uncontrollable mutation factors.
And the remaining factor, the Energy in the 'Man-made Spirit Ring,' is controllable! One can decide who condenses this 'Man-made Spirit Ring' and in what manner!
An idea gradually took shape and matured in Kong Mingan's mind.
Suppose, excluding cases where attribute conflict makes absorption impossible, an ice-attribute Spirit Master absorbs a 'Man-made Spirit Ring' condensed by the Snow Empress using her Extreme Ice and snow attribute spirit power.
In such a situation, would the Spirit of this ice-attribute Spirit Master undergo a transformation?
The answer is obvious! It would definitely transform!
If the transformation isn't obvious, then absorb a few more! Let this ice-attribute Spirit Master's spirit rings, from the first to the ninth, all be shaped by the Snow Empress's Extreme Ice and snow attribute spirit power!
In such a case, this ice-attribute Spirit Master, whose Spirit's ice attribute might have been mediocre, would have a complete chance to transform from ordinary ice to the powerful Extreme Ice!
It could even be more specific. Ling Luochen, the one in Shrek Academy who possesses an Ice Element Spirit—in the original work, she achieved attribute sublimation and transformed into Extreme Ice with the temporary assistance of Huo Yuhao.
Her ice attribute was already very powerful; if she were allowed to absorb one or more 'Man-made Spirit Rings' condensed entirely from Extreme Ice and snow attribute spirit power, her Spirit would surely undergo a transformation!
This is a path of evolution for Spirits!
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