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After obtaining the Fusion Ring technique from Fire Phoenix, Tang San immediately began examining it. He found the method described in the technique to be very simple, even crude. It involved condensing soul power into the soul rings, perceiving the energy flow between the various soul rings, controlling the overlapping of the soul rings, and allowing the energy between them to connect.
However, when he saw the instructions, Tang San couldn't help but feel puzzled—
No wonder the failure rate and death rate of practising Fusion Rings are so high.
The initial steps were fine, but how could they simply increase the input of soul power after connecting the energy and soul power between different soul rings?
Aren't they afraid of conflicts between the circulation routes of soul power?
If the circulation of soul power within the soul rings could be compared to circuits, then Fusion Rings would be integrating multiple circuits into one. In that case, how could it be so simple to just connect the circulation routes of soul power between them?
Moreover, the circulation routes of soul power within the soul rings are not simple series or parallel circuits like in a basic lamp experiment; they are more akin to the complex series circuits on a chip.
Soul masters don't even understand basic circuitry, let alone knowing how many meridians are in their bodies or how their own soul power circulates. They dare to challenge the fusion of circulation routes of soul power within the soul rings...
Tang San could only say that their courage was commendable and worthy of admiration.
But he dared not imitate—
In this situation, not understanding anything and daring to put it into practice, it would be strange if there were no "short circuits."
Even if someone succeeded, it would be by chance, and they wouldn't be able to draw any useful experiences. They wouldn't touch on the circulation of soul power within the soul rings at all, only mentioning that the inherent properties of the soul rings should be similar, and the soul skills shouldn't be the same.
There were many soul masters in such situations.
But how many of them succeeded?
Without summarizing more useful experiences, even if they didn't want to spread it to people from other families, they wouldn't be able to effectively practice it within their own family, right?
Returning the Fusion Ring technique to Fire Phoenix, Tang San fell into contemplation.
Fire Phoenix asked, "Don't want this technique anymore?"
"Thank you, senior. I've already noted it down. Moreover, this Fusion Ring technique only confirms my previous guesses about the Fusion Ring technique, and it's not even as sophisticated as I imagined."
Tang San sighed, "I used to not understand why Fusion Rings are so rare, but now that I've seen this technique, I finally understand. In the past, soul masters who succeeded in practising Fusion Rings did so purely by luck. They themselves didn't understand how they succeeded. Otherwise, a family would have been able to systematically merge their own soul rings, rather than having a soul master succeed only every few decades."
Huo Wu blinked and asked, "Can you help someone successfully practice Fusion Rings?"
"I can, but their spiritual power needs to reach a certain level where they can sensitively perceive the circulation routes of soul power within the soul rings. That's just the basics."
Tang San pondered for a moment and nodded.
"Most soul masters don't bother to perceive the circulation routes of soul power within the soul rings. They just inject soul power and let the soul rings do the rest, not caring about anything else."
"Once they get used to the convenience, their thinking becomes fixed..."
"Ahem, back to the point: In terms of spiritual power, there is currently no specialized measurement method in the soul master world. In fact, most soul masters don't even have this concept, only Soul Douluo and above have started to pay attention."
"The prerequisites for practicing Fusion Rings are too numerous, but there are few soul masters on the continent who can meet them."
"Therefore, what I said is only a possibility for helping myself in the future, as well as Xiao Wu and Guang Ling around me who have been influenced by me to achieve Fusion Rings. For others, they can only wait for me to thoroughly research the fundamentals of Fusion Rings, publish relevant theories, and then try it themselves."
"The probability of success is very low because they don't have my kind of brain or extraordinary spiritual power."
Huo Wu chuckled, feeling that Tang San was somewhat humorous and self-confident, yet not off-putting.
And Tang San expressed that what he said was a fact, and Huo Wu's sense of humour might be a bit lacking?
On the journey forward, Tang San and the others encountered another group of Peak Camel Beasts and hitched a ride, arriving at another oasis.
This oasis was much larger than the one they had stayed in before, resembling a primitive jungle. However, amidst the shrubbery, there were traces of human activity.
"This oasis is called Hope," Fire Phoenix said slowly, indicating that she had been here before. "In the depths of this oasis, there is a ruin. It is said that five thousand years ago, there was a small kingdom here, ignoring the external conflicts, and people could live here peacefully."
"Later, the people here encountered soul masters who came to explore from the outside world. They heard about the wonders of the outside world and followed the soul masters to leave. As time went on, fewer and fewer people remained here, and it fell into disrepair."
"Rumors say that the towns on the outskirts of the Infinite Desert were built by the people who came out of here. The people there are the descendants of those who left Hope Oasis."
With a moment of contemplation, Fire Phoenix continued, "This oasis has been visited by many soul masters. Nowadays, the hunting teams living in the Infinite Desert roam among these oases, serving as guides for hunting soul beasts here."
"If there happens to be a local hunting team staying here, it would be convenient to invite them as guides. They are the most familiar with this area of the Infinite Desert."
Xiao Wu asked puzzledly, "Are the hunting teams in the Infinite Desert strong? There must be many Millennium Soul Beasts here, right?"
Fire Phoenix shook her head. "Not really. Their strength ranges from Soul Douluo to Soul King. As for Millennium Soul Beasts, although there are many in the inner regions of the Infinite Desert, most of them are active at night. During the day, the most common soul beasts you'll see are Peak Camel Beasts, followed by some plant-type soul beasts like Thorny Cactuses and Fireflies."
"The reason why the hunting teams can operate here is because the biggest challenge in this desert isn't the Soul Beasts, but the heat. In fact, as long as one has enough experience to remember the map of the entire desert, can find their way again if they get lost, and can avoid the areas where major dangerous soul beasts lurk, theoretically, even an ordinary person could cross the entire Infinite Desert."
"But that's only in theory. In reality, even a Titled Douluo might not be able to cross the entire desert."
Xiao Wu sighed, "This place is really different from the Star Dou Forest."
"Of course, it's different. The Star Dou Forest is where the most diverse species of soul beasts are found. On land, you can roughly estimate the number of soul beasts in a place by the variety and quantity of plants."
Tang San followed Fire Phoenix into the oasis, waving to Xiao Wu and Guang Ling behind him, signaling for them to catch up. "The more plant species there are, the more soul beasts there will be, and the more diverse the plant species, the more diverse the soul beast species."
"That's the law of nature."
Explaining the diversity of species was a bit tricky, but summarizing it into a visible and understandable rule for Xiao Wu and Guang Ling to remember was sufficient. After all, although they had been influenced by him, explaining the relationship between humans and nature was still a big task. It was better to give them a basic understanding.
(End of Chapter)