Chapter 189: The Divine Ring Master
In the video.
"Break and rebuild!"
After Ye Cheng shattered the soul rings around his body with a single strike, his face instantly turned pale. Clearly, the destruction of his soul rings had affected him, but the brilliance in his eyes remained undiminished.
"These soul rings taken from soul beasts are no longer necessary!" With that, he placed his Flying Rainbow Sword Martial Soul horizontally on his knees, closed his eyes, and began condensing his own soul rings.
Light flickered around him as the energy of the universe surged toward his body, swirling around him in a frenzy. He had entered deep cultivation...
The viewers in the livestream remained silent, their eyes fixed on him, eagerly awaiting the answer.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, white light began to gather around Ye Cheng's body, slowly forming a ring... A brand new white soul ring had appeared.
[He did it!]
[He actually succeeded in condensing a soul ring on his own?!]
[Even though I know the video is real, I still can't believe it!]
[Lord Ye Cheng is truly a genius! His creation of the Ring Condensation Method will change the entire world!]
As streams of comments filled the chat, countless viewers were overwhelmed with excitement. There was nothing more thrilling than witnessing a miracle happen before their eyes.
After forming the first white soul ring, Ye Cheng opened his eyes briefly, glanced at it, then closed them again and continued cultivating.
Soon, the color of the soul ring began to change!
From an initial dim white, it grew purer and denser, eventually turning a light yellow, then deep yellow. As the transformation continued, purple hues appeared, and soon after, the ring became a rich violet.
Before the eyes of the astonished viewers, the white soul ring that Ye Cheng had condensed evolved in mere minutes, its color deepening step by step until it became a crimson red ring a one hundred thousand year soul ring!
At this point, Ye Cheng finally opened his eyes, looked at the blood red soul ring, and, satisfied, proceeded to condense the second one.
The same process repeated.
A dim white ring appeared, slowly solidified into a true soul ring, and then its color started changing. The viewers watched in absolute silence as it transformed once again into a one hundred thousand year red soul ring.
[…]
The livestream chat fell completely silent as they simply watched in awe, witnessing Ye Cheng methodically replacing all his lost soul rings one by one… until he had regained all nine rings.
Except this time, every single one of them was a one hundred thousand year soul ring.
Hearing about something was one thing but witnessing it firsthand was something else entirely. The gradual evolution of the soul rings left everyone speechless.
In the video.
After successfully reforming all nine soul rings, Ye Cheng took a brief rest. Then, he began the true breakthrough to Rank 100!
Closing his eyes, he focused his mind and adjusted his mental state.
Then, suddenly
The nine crimson soul rings surrounding him began to tremble!
Moments later, they started merging together something never before seen!
[Wait… are his soul rings merging?!]
[Is this the Ring Fusion technique? I've heard that some incredibly gifted soul masters can do that.]
[No… this is clearly something else entirely.]
[In standard Ring Fusion, multiple soul rings temporarily combine their soul power into one, but this requires them to have identical attributes and has extreme limitations. The fusion is only superficial.]
[But Lord Ye Cheng's fusion… it looks like the soul rings themselves are actually merging into a single entity! There must be a secret behind this!]
[I think I understand now… This is why he destroyed his soul rings and reforged them earlier.]
[Soul rings obtained from different soul beasts carry distinct attributes and characteristics. If he had tried to merge those, it would've been impossible due to their incompatibility.]
[But since all of these new soul rings were condensed from his own power, their nature is identical. That's why they can merge without conflict!]
As comments scrolled across the screen, many knowledgeable soul masters quickly realized why Ye Cheng had shattered and reformed his soul rings.
In the video.
Under some profound, mysterious force, Ye Cheng's nine soul rings slowly merged into one...
The moment the fusion was complete
The livestream perspective abruptly shifted, zooming out into space, providing a breathtaking view of the entire moon.
Right before the viewers' eyes, the entire moon began to tremble!
An overwhelming surge of cosmic energy flooded toward it!
The lifeless, gray surface of the moon was instantly illuminated, bathed in radiant energy, turning it into a celestial beacon in the cosmos.
It was as if the entire moon had transformed into a glowing star!
[This… this is insane!!]
[I don't even understand what's happening, but I'm completely blown away!]
[It looks like another sun just appeared in space!]
[I thought ascending to godhood was supposed to be a personal event why does this feel more intense than even Neptune's divine ascension?!]
As comment after comment scrolled by, viewers were in awe, even if they didn't fully grasp what they were witnessing.
In the video.
At the center of this phenomenon, Ye Cheng's entire being was engulfed in a storm of prismatic energy, with endless cosmic power surging into his body, transforming into his own strength.
It was clear that the radiance illuminating the entire moon was all due to the energy he had drawn in.
Finally, after reaching a critical point, the influx of cosmic energy began to slow down, then gradually came to a halt.
The moon, once brilliantly glowing, dimmed once more, returning to its original lifeless, gray appearance.
The scene shifted.
Ye Cheng reappeared on screen. His appearance had not changed, yet the aura around him was vastly different.
But what caught everyone's attention
Was the massive ring now orbiting around him.
[W Wait… this soul ring…?!]
[It's HUGE!]
[This is completely different!]
[Is this what a divine soul ring looks like?!]
[Just looking at it, I can sense an indescribable, otherworldly power…]
[This is nothing like an ordinary soul master's rings!]
The livestream audience was left utterly speechless, staring at the stunning sight on their screens.
Seated in a meditative position, Ye Cheng was surrounded by a single, enormous golden ring easily over ten meters in diameter!
Unlike regular soul rings, this one was not a simple band of color.
It glowed with intricate golden runes, woven together in a mesmerizing, sacred pattern. It looked nothing like the soul rings of the past it was something entirely new.
Undoubtedly, this ring could no longer simply be called a soul ring.
In the Divine Realm.
Through the divine consciousness they had left in their five divine envoys, the five Divine Kings were watching the video in real time. The moment they saw the "soul ring" surrounding Ye Cheng, their expressions shifted dramatically.
"This is !"
"Impossible!"
"How did he achieve this?!"
"To think that a soul master could ascend to godhood without a divine seat and undergo such a transformation!"
"If this child does not fall, his future achievements will be limitless!"
Each Divine King reacted differently, but the one thing they all shared was astonishment at Ye Cheng's transformation.
They understood something that ordinary people did not: Among the countless planets governed by the Divine Realm, many different power systems had developed due to variations in environment and rules. However, no matter how unique these systems were, all of them ultimately required a divine seat to reach the "god" level.
This was an iron law set by the Divine Realm. Regardless of a planet's unique cultivation methods, every high level being had to abandon their original system and transition into the Divine Realm's framework in order to ascend. There were no exceptions.
Yet now, in this very video, Ye Cheng had defied this fundamental rule, forging a new path for soul masters despite the Divine Realm's restrictions.
This was why the Divine Kings were so shocked. They were horrified by Ye Cheng's talent and ingenuity!
For ordinary people, it looked as if Ye Cheng had simply merged nine soul rings into one. But the Divine Kings knew that simply combining soul rings would never create such an extraordinary phenomenon. At most, it would only result in a million year soul ring still bound by the Divine Realm's system.
Yet the ring Ye Cheng had forged was something entirely different. It had completely transcended the Divine Realm's framework, becoming a new and independent power system something utterly distinct from the divine rings of gods.
Ordinary viewers only saw a soul ring fusion.
But the higher the level of a soul master, the more they could comprehend the profound truth behind it.
This was not just a simple quantitative transformation it was the creation of something entirely new!
In the video.
Ye Cheng opened his eyes. He could feel the vast chasm between his current strength and what he had before.
A smile slowly spread across his face.
Taking a step forward, ripples spread through space, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from the barren surface of the moon returning to Douluo Continent.
White Cloud City.
The elderly Sun Zhongjing, with his white hair and wise gaze, looked up at the sky.
He had witnessed how the once blindingly radiant moon had suddenly dimmed, returning to its usual dullness. He couldn't help but murmur to himself,
"Such an enormous phenomenon… I wonder if the City Lord has succeeded in crossing that threshold."
At that moment, a figure appeared out of thin air.
Sensing a familiar presence, Sun Zhongjing instinctively turned around.
"City Lord, did you… succeed?"
The old man studied Ye Cheng, but unlike before, he could no longer see through him. He couldn't help but hesitate.
Ye Cheng, however, did not keep him in suspense. He simply nodded and said, "Yes, Medicine King. I have ascended to godhood!"
"Good!"
Even with all his experience, Sun Zhongjing couldn't suppress his excitement and exclaimed in approval.
The two then began discussing Ye Cheng's transformation.
Ye Cheng said, "After merging my nine soul rings into one, I can no longer feel the omnipresent restrictions that once bound me. The ring I now have can no longer be called a soul ring."
Sun Zhongjing nodded in agreement. "Indeed. Since you have ascended to godhood, this ring should be called a divine ring!"
Ye Cheng continued, "This divine ring doesn't come with soul skills like the ones obtained from soul beasts. But at my current level, soul skills have become meaningless."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, ready to demonstrate.
In an instant
A flame materialized, taking the form of a fiery bird.
The wind transformed into crescent shaped blades.
Electricity crackled, manifesting as lightning bolts.
Frost spread, freezing everything in its path.
Water flowed, nurturing life, while darkness devoured the light.
Yet in the next moment, light surged forth, dispelling the darkness.
From the earth, a seedling emerged, growing into a towering tree.
And then, in an instant the entire tree turned to stone.
Fire. Wind. Lightning. Ice. Water. Light. Darkness. Earth.
Elements both known and unknown obeyed his will as he willed them into existence.
At this moment, he was like a true god in the eyes of the spectators!
"Many of these abilities feel as natural as breathing to me now," Ye Cheng said as he casually waved his hand.
All the elements he had created began to decay, as if experiencing the passage of thousands of years in an instant, before finally turning to dust.
"If I delve deeper into my abilities, I believe I can create even more techniques what soul masters would call self created soul skills."
Sun Zhongjing nodded. "Yes. Through our research, we have discovered that while soul rings grant easy access to soul skills, they also stifle a soul master's creativity.
"Moreover, the soul rings obtained from soul beasts subtly interfere with a soul master's comprehension, which is why the majority of soul masters struggle to create their own techniques."
[Wait… so that's the reason?!]
[Now that I think about it, it makes sense! If you can easily get a soul skill, why would you bother trying to create your own?]
[I had no idea that soul rings actually interfere with a soul master's ability to develop their own techniques!]
The chat was flooded with shocked reactions.
In the video.
Ye Cheng said, "Now that we have confirmed this method works, the next step is deciding when to make the Ring Condensation Method public.
"I have tested it if a soul master wishes to ascend to godhood through this method, they must learn the Ring Condensation Technique.
"Soul rings obtained from soul beasts will never achieve perfect synchronization with a soul master's own being.
"But… I wonder how many will have the courage to shatter their rings and start over."
Sun Zhongjing sighed. "The ability to obtain soul rings from soul beasts has made countless generations of soul masters complacent. For tens of thousands of years, nothing has changed.
"If soul masters want to truly evolve, they must first break free from their reliance on soul rings."
Ye Cheng's gaze deepened. "In a way, the Abyss invasion is both a crisis and an opportunity.
"The demons that have invaded our world their corpses have become nourishment for this planet.
"Unknowingly, they have strengthened Douluo Continent's foundation. I can already sense it the energy density of this world has increased significantly."
Sun Zhongjing pondered for a moment. "If we survive this calamity, then Douluo Continent may one day grow to rival even the Divine Realm."
Ye Cheng smiled and said, "By then… perhaps soul masters will no longer be called soul masters.
"Instead, they will be known as… Divine Ring Masters."
"Divine Ring Masters?"
Sun Zhongjing repeated the name, then nodded approvingly. "A fine name indeed."
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