"Brother Xiaowen, did you need something from me?"
In the Study Realm, Ning Rongrong received Su Wen's message and quickly came online.
"We encountered something good during this sea trip, and it's just right for you. I wanted to let you know."
"Good stuff?" Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled with excitement as she looked at Su Wen.
Since her Martial Spirit is the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, she also has a fondness for treasures.
Su Wen conjured a shadowy image of the Clam Pearl in his hand.
Seeing the large Clam Pearl, Ning Rongrong was stunned, her mouth slightly open.
Such a big pearl!
The Star God Clam itself has a star attribute, and this Clam Pearl is condensed from its Power of Stars. It's not pure white but rather a deep starry blue, with twinkling starlight within.
"This is the Clam Pearl taken from the Star God Clam. I will give it to you once we return to Heaven Dou City. Its Power of Stars is extremely pure and can aid in your cultivation. Additionally, this Star God Clam that produces the Clam Pearl."
At this point, Su Wen became serious.
"Rongrong, this Star God Clam is a rare and excellent Spirit Ring. I plan to help you hunt this fifty-thousand-year-old Star God Clam for your sixth Spirit Ring."
Su Wen explained the characteristics and abilities of the Star God Clam to Ning Rongrong.
"An auxiliary Spirit Beast that blesses companions with the Power of Stars?" Ning Rongrong was also surprised, having never heard of such a purely supportive Spirit Beast before.
The Star God Clam is a very pure support-type Spirit Beast. Apart from having some self-defense capabilities, it does not have any battle-type Spirit Skills. This is why its effects in support are extremely powerful.
For example, the fifty-thousand-year-old Star God Clam Su Wen encountered can provide a boost comparable to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda at the Spirit Saint Realm. What's even more astonishing is its minimal consumption—it channels the Power of Stars through its own Soul Power.
The more targets it enhances, the better the cost-effectiveness of the enhancement. Although the amplification is the same, the Soul Power consumed decreases as the number of targets increases.
If that fifty-thousand-year-old Star God Clam had enhanced the Sea Princess clan's mermaids, it could have doubled the combat power of a dozen or so mermaids, with minimal consumption and the ability to sustain for several hours.
That is the source of its terror.
Su Wen intends for Ning Rongrong to absorb the Star God Clam's Spirit Ring for her sixth Spirit Skill, hoping she will gain this ability and further reduce the consumption of Spirit Skills.
"Alright, Brother Xiaowen, I understand. I'll work hard to cultivate as soon as possible," Ning Rongrong said, sticking out her tongue, thinking Su Wen was urging her to train harder.
"If it were just about the Spirit Ring, that would be one thing. This time, the main goal is to prepare you in advance so that when you absorb the Star God Clam, you'll maximize the chance of also absorbing its Spirit Bone."
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened in surprise when she heard Su Wen mention preparing in advance and maximizing the chance of obtaining the Spirit Bone.
Can the Spirit Bone's chance of dropping be increased?
"I will teach you a technique. Once you master it, use it together with the Star God Clam's Clam Pearl to practice for a period. This should allow you to fully utilize the technique's effects."
Ning Rongrong was astonished, her mouth agape.
"Brother Xiaowen, have you developed another technique that will shock the Spirit Master world?"
Su Wen chuckled lightly and shook his head.
"It's not that impressive yet. The technique isn't perfected, and its functions aren't as great as you might imagine. It's just a recent result of my research. It's not specifically designed to increase the chances of obtaining Spirit Bones but happens to be suitable for your current situation and can be used for this purpose."
Ning Rongrong tilted her head, not fully understanding, but she knew it was impressive.
As expected from the creator of the technique, it can be applied so flexibly.
Su Wen patted her on the head, "Alright, remember to practice diligently. When I return this time, I should be able to take you on a hunt for the fifth Spirit Ring, and there will be other good things too."
"Okay."
The technique Su Wen provided for Ning Rongrong wasn't meant to increase the chances of Spirit Bone drops; it had no direct effect on that. It was simply related to the specific traits of bivalve Spirit Beasts like the Star God Clam, making it useful for this purpose.
Since not obtaining a Spirit Bone from the Mirror Image Beast's Spirit Ring, Su Wen knew that whether a Spirit Beast on the Continent drops a Spirit Bone is truly random, and not necessarily because the Spirit Beast already contained a Spirit Bone inside.
This also implies that the likelihood of Spirit Bone drops can be altered later on.
For example, the emotional state of Spirit Beasts before their death in the Spirit Master World—whether they are extremely angry and resentful or completely willing and peaceful—can influence the outcome.
And these two states actually indicate the most significant factor affecting Spirit Bone drops: the Spirit Beast's emotions.
Rather than emotions, it's more about obsession or willpower.
If Su Wen were to research this aspect, he might achieve some results, but he doesn't need to. Starting from the seventh Spirit Ring he will absorb soon, Su Wen no longer needs to rely on probability. The Spirit Beasts he hunts will all be at least of a hundred thousand years or higher, so Spirit Bones are guaranteed to appear.
Thus, he has left this research to the scholars at Wisdom Palace.
Unfortunately, it has been a long time since then, and although the research project has been established and many scholars are involved, the progress has been somewhat slow.
However, the progress is slow only relative to Su Wen's research speed. The actual project is advancing smoothly. If all goes well, initial results should appear within three years, and a complete theory and method could be perfected within ten years.
"Ah, the Spirit Beasts in Star Dou Great Forest are in turmoil again." Su Wen's eyes revealed concern after exiting the Study Realm.
He didn't expect that the great development in the Spirit Master World would quickly bring conflicts between Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters to the forefront.
"I wonder if it's the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python causing the disturbance, or if the Spirit Beasts have sensed something?"
Su Wen recalled the many fierce beasts hidden deep within Star Dou Great Forest and squinted his eyes.
After a long while, he slowly exhaled, not allowing this news to affect him.
"The Spirit Ring is indeed a crucial element in today's Spirit Master World. I need to find a way to study it, but before that, I also need to experience the effects of the God Bestowed Spirit Ring."
Su Wen knew about the method of soul spirits, but honestly, that direction of soul spirits could not change the fact that Spirit Beasts are gradually declining. Without luck as extraordinary as Huo Yuhao's, Su Wen wasn't sure if the leaders of the Spirit Beast faction, like Di Tian, would cooperate with him if he developed the method of soul spirits.
It's highly unlikely. Di Tian and the others aren't fools. Soul spirits simply mean that a Spirit Master doesn't need to kill the Spirit Beast themselves. In the end, it still requires the life of a Spirit Beast to exchange for a Spirit Master's Spirit Ring.
Su Wen wasn't considering the Spirit Beast side; it's just that if he couldn't gain the recognition of Di Tian and the others from the Spirit Beast side, the method of soul spirits would be essentially useless and not applicable in practice.
Unless he directly developed more advanced artificial soul spirit technology.
But if artificial soul spirits can be developed, why not develop artificial Spirit Rings?
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