Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 30 The Path of Soul Evolution (Please continue reading!!!)
Accumulate soul power.
Su Ming's face scrunched up.

He had to stop gaining soul power at level 20 because of the soul power boost from his first soul ring, and dared not obtain a second soul ring.

If his first soul ring hadn't provided him with a 30% boost in all forms under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been able to condense his soul power to near solidity so quickly.

In the world of Soul Masters, Soul Power Amplification manifests in three ways: the first is to increase the upper limit of Soul Power out of thin air; the second is to increase the quality of Soul Power and strengthen the Soul Power itself; and the third, less common, is to reduce the consumption of Soul Power.

All three types of enhancements are present in Su Ming's first soul ring's passive ability: the soul power limit is increased by 30%, the quality of soul power is increased by 30%, and even the daily soul power consumption is reduced by 30%.

While the quality may appear to have improved by only 30%, it actually far exceeds that percentage, because the increase in his soul power also feeds back into his martial soul.

The Martial Soul's inherent mechanism, coupled with the Soul Ring effect, caused his Soul Power quality to improve too quickly, requiring him to condense a Soul Core at only level 20.

"Without the amplification effect of soul power, it would have taken at least until level 30 to absorb the third soul ring before it would be like this now."

The amplification of soul power was a death sentence for him.

If his next soul skill is another soul power boost, then he might have to face the formation of a second soul core again when he reaches level 40.

"But if I don't increase my soul power, and don't push my soul power to its limit, where should I start with my second awakening of my martial soul?"

Su Ming sighed.

Therefore, it is still necessary to choose a spirit that can amplify soul power, and it is best if it also has the spirit attribute.

【Fighting Three】

"Teacher, can the thousand-refined metal we forge be fused with the subsequent spirit-refined metal for the soul?"

Faced with yet another ingenious idea from Su Ming, Zhen Hua couldn't help but rub his temples.

After becoming an apprentice, Su Ming asked many questions on the first day of teaching. They seemed useless, but in fact they all touched on the essence of forging, and he put a lot of effort into answering them.

The previous questions were somewhat abstract, but this one seems to be grounded in reality.

"Spirit forging and soul forging can be integrated into the soul master's body because the soul master is a flesh and blood body that can contain spirituality."

"What about the soul beast?"

“Soul beasts,” Zhenhua said helplessly, “No one has tried it, but theoretically it should be possible to integrate into a soul beast’s body.”

"Also, teacher, spirits don't have physical bodies; they're not made of flesh and blood. Although we can't contain their spirits, we should be able to form a contract with them, right?"

"contract?"

Zhenhua was surprised.

He began to think about it seriously.

"You want your spirit to enjoy the boost from battle armor just like a spirit master?"

"No, the main purpose is to give the soul additional abilities and evolve with the help of external forces."

Zhenhua gasped, seriously considering this possibility.

"Have!"

Before Zhenhua could give an answer, Mu Ye, dressed in a chef's uniform, pushed a food cart over. On the table in front of him was a plate of shrimp, exuding a fragrant aroma; each shrimp looked as if it were carved from crystal.

“I have already verified this,” Makino said. “My soul has merged into my mecha.”

Su Ming looked at Mu Ye, waiting for Mu Ye to continue explaining.

He knew that Muye's soul had merged with that god-level mecha, but he didn't know any more details.

"Xiao Hong is my third and last soul spirit. When I absorbed her, she was only 60,000 years old. She added my sixth soul ring."

Sixth spirit ring?

Su Ming's eyes flashed.

If he remembered correctly, Mu Ye's spirit rings were five black and four red!

“In the original plan, I should have fused another soul spirit with my seventh ring, so that my seventh, eighth and ninth soul rings would reach 100,000 years.” Mu Ye said, “However, when I was still at the Soul Emperor stage, I had the idea you just mentioned. In addition, I was obsessed with mechas. Even though I was only a Soul Emperor at that time, I already had a Black-level mecha.”

Soul Emperor, Black-level Mech!
The levels of mechs and battle armor are different, and their correlation with the soul master's soul power level is not so strict. This is because mechs have a large space and can store additional energy, so they do not rely solely on the soul master's soul power. Battle armor, on the other hand, is a transformation of mechs after they have been streamlined to the extreme, and it does not have space to store additional soul power.

Therefore, mechs rely more on skillful operation; if soul power is insufficient, additional energy can be configured.

It's difficult to evaluate the specific combat effects. We can only compare them in terms of destructive power. White-level mechs are the worst, yellow-level mechs are weaker than one-word battle armor masters, purple-level mechs are slightly stronger than one-word battle armor masters, weaker than two-word battle armor masters, and so on.

The highest-level red-tier mech is stronger than a three-word battle armor master, and because there is still room for upgrades in terms of materials, its theoretical upper limit is even higher.

In terms of destructive power, the Black-level mecha is slightly stronger than the Two-word Battle Armor Master, and the Two-word Battle Armor Master is also a Soul Emperor level Soul Master.

In reality, Black-level mecha pilots are not something Soul Emperors can handle, because they are too expensive. Even if the materials used are several grades lower than those used for Two-Word Battle Armor, the amount required will still make it difficult for a mecha pilot to maintain the system.

The fact that Mu Ye was able to own a Black-level mecha at the Soul Emperor level shows how much hard work he put in, demonstrating his deep love for mechas.

“I designed that mecha according to the direction that best suits Xiao Hong. The core part even uses Soul Forged metal, and I also integrated Xiao Hong into the Soul Forged metal at that time.”

"I succeeded. Xiao Hong was successfully integrated into my mecha core, and its lifespan was even increased from 60,000 years to 80,000 years. After that, I stopped pursuing a 100,000-year soul spirit and focused on cultivating Xiao Hong, upgrading the mecha time and time again."

Makino revealed a hint of reminiscence.

Back then, he was driven by pure passion, wanting only to witness the pinnacle of mecha and the fusion of mecha and battle armor in his vision.

"After I upgraded the mecha to the red level, Xiao Hong successfully transformed into a 100,000-year-old soul spirit, and I also gained a total of four 100,000-year-old soul rings."

At this point, Mu Ye didn't continue the conversation but suddenly asked Su Ming, "Xiao Ming, do you know what grade I am?"

"Level 94?" Su Ming asked.

“Yes, level ninety-four.” Mu Ye said with a wry smile, “When a Soul Master reaches level ninety-four, if they want to break through to level ninety-five and become a Super Douluo, they need to develop their Martial Soul. I can keep up with the development of my Martial Soul, but I haven’t been able to break through. This is because Xiao Hong fused with the mecha, she made a contract with me, and gave me four 100,000-year Soul Rings, which caused me to be too deeply entangled with the mecha. My true form is my Martial Soul, so I have never been able to break through to level ninety-five and become a Super Douluo.”

He said to Su Ming, "Theoretically, as long as the mecha continues to be upgraded, Xiao Hong's lifespan can be increased accordingly. Moreover, as the mecha is upgraded, the restraints on my body will also disappear, and my soul power will increase. However, the rare metals required for a mecha are a hundred times that of a battle armor! If all the materials inside the mecha are replaced with soul-forged metal, then the soul-forged metal consumed will be enough to make a hundred sets of three-word battle armor."

Su Ming felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

My teacher has really fallen into a trap.

(End of this chapter)