Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor

Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor [271]

Gods had never seen a true life-bound soul ring before, as this phenomenon was simply too extraordinary. Normally, only soul masters with half or more of their bloodline originating from special soul beasts could obtain such a thing under specific circumstances.

But truthfully speaking, human bloodlines were not particularly advantageous when compared to those of soul beasts. In most cases, humans and soul beasts couldn't produce offspring together. Only in rare cases could a soul beast impregnate a human or vice versa, and even then, the resulting offspring were, 99% of the time, aberrations.

Infamous beings like the Wolftaken were prime examples of such aberrations. They were neither human nor soul beasts, but instead outcasts rejected by both groups.

However, if such aberrations continued to reproduce with humans, over generations, as the bloodline became diluted, soul masters possessing martial souls tied to their ancestral lineage would occasionally appear.

As a figure from ancient times, the Angel God was well aware that many beast-based martial souls in the Douluo Continent had such origins. Yet, for the sake of unity, this knowledge was not openly discussed.

During her era, aside from a few stubborn aberrations or those close to soul beasts, others who were human-like and willing to live among humans were classified by the Angel God as sub-species of humanity. Over generations of reproduction, they were eventually assimilated into humanity and became fully human.

However, human soul masters with soul beast bloodlines no longer meet the requirements to form a life-bound soul ring.

Even throughout the Angel God's extensive experience, soul masters with half-soul beast bloodlines were exceedingly rare.

Only the first generation of soul masters born from the union of a 100,000-year soul beast in human form and a human could, under the right external conditions, use the soul beast bloodline within them to form a life-bound soul ring. But this required the soul beast bloodline to not only be noble but also extraordinarily unique.

In the Angel God's eyes, such individuals could not exist naturally unless created through deliberate, extraordinary means.

The life-bound soul rings condensed by 100,000-year soul beasts after taking human form were not true life-bound soul rings in the strictest sense. Instead, they were a manifestation derived from their original essence before reincarnation. While the power came from themselves and was best suited to their martial souls, there were still subtle differences.

And how did the Angel God know all this?

She had encountered more than one soul beast in human form undergoing reincarnation. Driven by curiosity, she even went so far as to attack a soul beast on the cusp of its 100,000-year breakthrough, forcing it to take human form prematurely so she could observe its cultivation process. The Douluo Hall housed a soul master who had reincarnated from a 100,000-year soul beast and reached the rank of Titled Douluo after starting over.

With such examples, the Angel God understood these principles.

Because the conditions were so restrictive, the Angel God had only theorized the existence of life-bound soul rings. Although there were indeed some Titled Douluo in the Douluo Palace who had seen soul masters with life-bound soul rings, this was the Angel God's first time witnessing one firsthand.

Through observing Chen Ming's process of condensing a life-bound soul ring, the Angel God finally grasped the mystery behind it. Despite her current divine beast form already being significantly weakened, she still directed her internal power to condense a white life-bound soul ring, which she gradually elevated to red.

Her life-bound soul ring served no practical purpose; it was created solely to study the unique properties of life-bound soul rings and explore whether they could be universally applied. She hoped to enable all soul masters to condense a life-bound soul ring as their first soul ring, thereby enhancing the potential of the entire soul master community.

Eventually, when her re

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