**Chapter 4: White Soul Ring**
"Gu Ziyi, have you reached Level 10?"
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"Not yet? Don't worry, practice hard, and you'll definitely reach Level 10 before graduation..."
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"It's really strange. Based on Gu Ziyi's cultivation speed, he should have already reached Level 10. I didn't expect him to not reach it after all this time..."
"Yeah, there shouldn't be any difficulty between Level 9 and Level 10..."
"..."
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Another six months passed.
During this period, Gu Ziyi did not reveal the fact that he had already passed Level 10, which ended up attracting a lot of attention.
However, Gu Ziyi had already made some noise at the school before, so he didn't care too much about the attention.
He hid the fact because he didn't want to explain why he hadn't added a Soul Ring to his Martial Soul after passing Level 10.
Because he wants to keep the matter of attempting to create his own Soul Ring a secret!
Whether his self-made Soul Ring succeeds or not, Gu Ziyi doesn't want others to know for the time being.
This time, he tried once again to condense his Soul Ring.
**Buzz—**
All of Gu Ziyi's Soul Power poured into his Martial Soul with ease.
Immediately after, he began to practice meditation while preventing the Soul Power in his Martial Soul from automatically leaking back into his body.
If the Soul Power isn't enough to condense the Soul Ring, he just needs to keep adding more and more energy.
Through meditation, external energy slowly flowed into Gu Ziyi's body without filling anything.
This process isn't simple at all and requires a lot of endurance, as this method is not much easier than the practice of saturation.
However, Gu Ziyi had long gotten used to the pain of cultivation that comes with saturation, so he could do this with ease.
Even so, Gu Ziyi was still unable to use meditation to replenish his Soul Power after pouring all of it into his Martial Soul.
And after each failure, when Gu Ziyi slightly relaxed the suppression of his Martial Soul, the Soul Power contained in it would quickly flow back into his body, making the overloaded Soul Power easily expelled from the body.
Gu Ziyi tried his best but still couldn't retain the excess Soul Power.
He simply didn't care and continued trying to fill his body with overloaded Soul Power.
Time passed gradually with Gu Ziyi's attempts.
His body was already covered in sweat from his constant efforts.
**Buzz—**
Finally, through gritted teeth and perseverance, Gu Ziyi's excess Soul Power filled his body for the first time.
In an instant, the Soul Power in Gu Ziyi's body and the Soul Power in his Martial Soul seemed to have some kind of reaction and began to harmonize with each other.
**Boom—**
At last, after six months, Gu Ziyi felt as if some kind of shackle in his body had been broken, and he felt completely relaxed.
Sensing the Martial Soul in his body, he saw a white Soul Ring surrounding his Martial Soul – Talisman.
"Success!"
Gu Ziyi's heart was shocked and filled with joy.
After working hard for so long, he had finally succeeded.
Most importantly, Gu Ziyi's conjecture was proven. A Soul Master can indeed condense their own Soul Ring.
Though the process is not easy.
"Talisman!"
Gu Ziyi opened his eyes and couldn't wait to summon his Martial Soul.
**Buzz—**
The talisman with a faint halo appeared in Gu Ziyi's right palm, and then a white Soul Ring also floated around the talisman.
"This is my first Soul Ring. It's so beautiful!"
Gu Ziyi looked at his first Soul Ring, admiring its beauty and delighting in its splendor, finding it quite lovely—white and round.
He didn't mind that his first Soul Ring was a simple white one, of ten-year quality. After all, even if he asked the academy's teachers for help, it was unlikely they could assist in hunting down a high-quality, hundred-year-old Soul Ring.
After appreciating his first Soul Ring, Gu Ziyi also discovered that his Martial Soul had undergone some changes. The talisman was glowing with a white light, and there was a Taoist charm swirling around it.
It seemed this was a change that accompanied the addition of a Soul Ring and shouldn't be considered an evolution.
The Martial Soul changes after absorbing a Soul Ring. This is a normal phenomenon for everyone.
"I'll try out my first soul skill!"
Gu Ziyi smiled slightly. He was now eager to know what his first soul skill would be.
"First Soul Skill: Heart-Purifying Curse!"
Gu Ziyi made two hand gestures, resembling a Taoist priest, and then a talisman suddenly condensed at his fingertips. He pinched it lightly between his index and middle fingers.
Some runes flowed on this talisman, making it seem rather extraordinary.
"It's actually a purifying spell!"
Gu Ziyi looked at the talisman in his hand, feeling a bit surprised, but not making too much of it.
A talisman, isn't it used to draw various charms?
He just didn't expect that his first soul skill would be a combination of the Taoist Purification Mantra and his Talisman.
('Clearing distracting thoughts, cleansing the mind, and possessing a peaceful spiritual platform.')
This is the effect of Gu Ziyi's first soul skill, which brings mental benefits to the user who holds the 'Heart-Purifying Curse Talisman.'
The purifying spell he invoked can be used on himself or passed on to others.
"After all this effort, is my Martial Soul really of the auxiliary type?"
Gu Ziyi was a bit confused. According to the effect of his first soul skill, this was indeed an auxiliary-type soul skill!
This was something he hadn't expected. He had never thought about becoming an auxiliary-type Soul Master.
For a moment, his mood was extremely complicated.
Is there any future for auxiliary Soul Masters?
Auxiliary Soul Masters are different from battle-type Soul Masters. The battle-type ones rely on themselves, while auxiliary-type Soul Masters depend on others.
Although the 'Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,' one of the top three sects in the Tian Dou Empire, are also auxiliary-type Soul Masters, they rely on 'Sword Douluo' and 'Bone Douluo' to advance to the top three sects (and protect themselves).
No matter how powerful the auxiliary effect is, it can only be realized by a battle-type Soul Master.
So knowing that his Martial Soul was an auxiliary-type one really made Gu Ziyi feel somewhat discouraged. Compared to relying on others, he preferred to rely on himself.
He had always believed that being strong on your own is the true form of power!
"It's okay, even Oscar can have strong combat power with the help of his auxiliary Martial Soul, so I can too!"
Gu Ziyi quickly calmed himself down and reassured himself.
That said, it was still hard for him to truly relax for a while.
**Bang!**
Gu Ziyi had no choice but to slap the 'Heart-Purifying Curse Talisman' onto himself!
**Buzz—**
After the 'Heart-Purifying Curse Talisman' attached to his body, there was a burst of light, and then the talisman gradually melted and fused into his body.
The effect of the first soul skill quickly manifested in Gu Ziyi.
For a moment, Gu Ziyi felt refreshed, and all his irritability and depression instantly disappeared, leaving only calmness and reason.
"As expected of the Purification Mantra, it really works!"
Gu Ziyi acknowledged the ability and praised it, feeling neither sad nor happy due to the talisman's effect.
After carefully experiencing the effect of the Purification Mantra, Gu Ziyi discovered that the 'Heart-Purifying Curse' was undoubtedly a powerful auxiliary soul skill.
Although it couldn't give the Soul Master any true power gain, it couldn't directly increase the Master's strength, speed, or Soul Power, but it could give the Soul Master a calmness and rationality as comprehensive as a still lake.
This kind of state of mind shouldn't be underestimated in a battle, especially one of life and death.
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(End of Chapter)
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