This second set of spirit tools was not about an overwhelmingly powerful effect.
Its effect was very obvious: to restrain the target's spirit power.
However, the nested structures within it were clearly designed to strengthen this binding ability, and many structures related to spirit power were also incorporated.
Combining this with Su Ming's situation, Su Can quickly understood what this spirit tool was for, and he grasped its significance even more clearly.
This was a customized spirit tool for his own needs!
This required an extremely profound understanding of the core spirit tool to achieve; it meant the essence of the core spirit tool had been mastered!
How was this possible?
Su Can studied the spirit tool blueprints repeatedly and finally discovered some inconsistencies, which he pointed out to Su Ming.
"In that case, the breakthrough will truly be secure."
Du Bu Si felt relieved after hearing Su Can explain the functions of the two sets of spirit tools.
The first set of spirit tools would allow Su Ming to be affected as little as possible by the spirit ring absorption process when condensing his Soul Spirit, while the second set would increase Su Ming's chances of success by thirty percent when condensing his Soul Spirit.
Unfortunately, the spirit tools used in both sets were too rudimentary and could only work on low-level Spirit Masters. The first set of spirit tools was fine and could be used on other disciples, but the second set could only be used by Su Ming. After all, he was the only case of someone condensing a Soul Spirit before becoming a Spirit Ancestor.
"Since the spirit tools are fine, it's time to depart."
"Oh, right, Sect Master Du, I've found three children with Body Martial Souls. You can take them after the Spirit Beast hunt is over."
Three?
Du Bu Si's eyes lit up.
"How old are they?"
"One is under seven, and two are eight," Su Can said.
Du Bu Si's smile deepened.
"It seems there are still many undiscovered family members on the continent. Our Sect really shouldn't have given up on the Sun Moon Empire side before."
Su Ming pondered this upon hearing it.
So, this was actually the key to how his joining the Body Sect could influence the future.
Even without his ideas, with Su Can's identity as an eighth-rank Soul Guider, it would be very convenient to find children with Body Martial Souls within the Empire, which would quickly break the Body Sect's traditional views.
It should be known that the most fundamental reason for the Body Sect's decline in the original work was the loss of its inheritance, and the biggest trigger for that loss was actually Du Bu Si's death.
If he hadn't self-destructed with the Sun Moon Empire, the Body Sect wouldn't have had its inheritance cut off.
The unification of the Sun Moon Empire was an irresistible trend, and given that it was bound to unify in the future, the Body Sect's desperate resistance during its unification path showed that the Sun Moon imperial family was already very enlightened to still have the Body Sect when the Sun Moon Federation was established.
"A thousand three hundred years of endurance seems just right," Su Can said. "The third spirit ring I prepared for Xiao Ming earlier was from a Star Tree that was over twelve hundred years old."
"Star Tree?"
Su Ming was pleasantly surprised.
This was a very rare Spirit Beast, and its quality was extremely high.
Spirit Beasts that involved the star attribute were never ordinary. This Star Tree cultivated by drawing on the power of the stars, truly belonging to top-tier Spirit Beasts.
Du Bu Si was quite surprised.
Su Can smiled and said, "Our Su Family, or rather, the Soul Guider families within the Sun Moon Empire, all record information about suitable Spirit Beasts. When a Spirit Master in the family needs one, they go hunt it. This saves more time on Spirit Beast hunting and allows more time to research spirit tools."
The research of spirit tools alone kept the Soul Guiders in the Sun Moon Empire so busy that they couldn't even focus on spirit power cultivation, only relying on pills to keep up, let alone hunting Spirit Beasts.
It could only be said that to free up more time for spirit tool research, Soul Guiders had truly put in a lot of effort.
"Then let's go with this Star Tree," Du Bu Si said.
...
The three of them did not delay and set off that very night.
The Star Tree, a plant-type Spirit Beast, had very low intelligence, not as good as a hundred-year individual of the same quality Spirit Beast, making it more suitable to serve as a Soul Spirit.
Along the way, Su Ming's heart was extremely excited.
When Douluo Continent I's Su Ming transformed his Soul Spirit, all three Su Mings were very excited and focused on the result of that Soul Spirit transformation, especially douluo continent ii's Su Ming, who checked the result immediately and attempted Thousand Forging.
Of course, the result was not ideal; he did not succeed and could not achieve Thousand Refinements with Spirituality.
This time, with douluo continent ii's Su Ming transforming his Soul Spirit in advance, all three Su Mings were also paying attention, especially douluo continent iii's Su Ming.
Douluo Continent I's Su Ming could not change the timeline, but douluo continent ii's Su Ming could!
Once douluo continent ii's Su Ming successfully transformed his Soul Spirit, it would mean he became the creator of the Soul Spirit, directly changing many futures.
In fact, the so-called changed history had little impact. After all, there were only three truly existing Su Mings, only at these three nodes. How it was influenced in between, for Su Ming, simply meant knowing a few more or a few less details about douluo continent iii's history.
The changes in history were secondary.
For Su Ming, what was most anticipated was the significance, his reputation!
"If I become the creator of the Soul Spirit, then I will be able to share in the faith belonging to the Soul Spirit!"
Even if it was douluo continent ii's Su Ming who changed all of this, douluo continent iii's Su Ming should also be able to enjoy the faith… right?
...
A Spirit Beast forest in the western part of the Sun Moon Empire.
"The Star Tree is up ahead."
Su Ming looked from afar and saw the ten-meter-tall tree. Starlight flowed on its trunk, appearing almost transparent as it revealed the flowing starlight within, which flowed downwards from the crown and into the roots.
Stars twinkled in the crown, drawing in the power of the stars from the sky.
Around this Star Tree, there was a hazy starlight mist enveloping it.
"Twelve hundred years." Du Bu Si confirmed the age of this Star Tree and immediately took action without another word.
His body rose, instantly transforming into a ten-meter-tall giant, as tall as the Star Tree. He directly kicked the Star Tree's trunk, breaking it in half.
The Star Tree fell to the ground, and the starlight flowing within quickly dimmed.
Seeing this, Su Ming stepped forward and quickly inscribed the spirit tool formation.
Du Bu Si's movements were too fast; he couldn't even react, and the Star Tree was even more so.
"Xiao Ming, hurry!"
Du Bu Si was still urging Su Ming to finish it off.
Su Ming also felt helpless and sped up the arrangement of the formation.
When the formation took shape, he turned to see that the Star Tree had not completely perished. He breathed a sigh of relief, activated the formation, and simultaneously stepped forward to finish it off.
The Star Tree's soul did not dissipate after death but was bound by the formation and forcibly contracted with Su Ming.
This was the power of the later Soul Spirit contract.
Even a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, once killed, its soul could not escape and would inevitably be converted into a Soul Spirit, thrown into the Soul Spirit Tower. After staying in the Soul Spirit Tower for decades, centuries, or even a millennium, it would completely recognize the situation. If it wanted to see the outside world, it would choose a suitable Spirit Master and become his Soul Spirit.
For example, a thousand-year Spirit Beast, after being killed, could even directly contract with a Spirit Master to become a Soul Spirit, because their intelligence was inherently insufficient, and their resistance was completely unable to break free from the contract's binding.
The effect of the formation exceeded Su Can's expectations.
He was greatly surprised to see a phantom of the Star Tree, containing the power of the stars, suddenly appear in mid-air.
Then, before he could react, this phantom directly established a contract with Su Ming and then merged into Su Ming's body.
"Oh no, I must have been too rushed just now, and Xiao Ming made a mistake in inscribing the formation!" Su Can was extremely anxious.
Du Bu Si also frowned.
He should have held back.
This Star Tree was not durable; it broke with just one kick.
What kept the two of them relatively calm was Su Ming's state; Su Ming's expression showed no change, just like a normal spirit ring absorption.
After the purple spirit ring merged into his body, it quickly helped him break through the barrier, allowing his spirit power to break through rank twenty, and a faint purple halo subtly appeared around his body along with the yellow spirit ring of his first spirit ring.