Douluo: Starting with a self-created soul ring

**Chapter 14: Improvement of the Soul Ring**

"Cousin, do you think Gu Ziyi will really be able to create a set of advanced meditation techniques?" 

Tang Yuehua couldn't help but feel anxious when considering this possibility.

Now she admired Gu Ziyi more and more, developing feelings for him without realizing when it started.

She felt that he was very strong.

"I don't know; how can it be so simple to create an advanced meditation technique…" 

Although Bai Lu shared the same premonition as Tang Yuehua, she was unwilling to admit it out loud.

"Well, I hope he can achieve that…"

…

After half a year of cultivation.

Gu Ziyi's Soul Power level rose again, reaching Level 13.

Basically, all the students in the class improved a little.

Only Tang Yuehua remained at Level 9 after half a year in the academy. Even one of her classmates who was at Level 9 like her had already surpassed Level 10 and become a full-fledged Soul Master.

Although everyone was a bit surprised, they didn't know that Tang Yuehua was unable to practice cultivation.

It's normal for many Soul Masters to get stuck at high levels.

"So this is how it's done!"

That day, while Gu Ziyi continued trying his own advanced meditation technique, he finally managed to circulate the Soul Power in his body without feeling any discomfort during the practice.

"Success!"

Although he had a premonition of success and felt confident, even so, at the moment of success, Gu Ziyi couldn't help but feel a sense of achievement.

After suppressing the joy in his heart and testing the advanced meditation technique he had created several times to confirm it, he was finally convinced that he had indeed succeeded.

Then Gu Ziyi began to practice according to his own advanced meditation technique!

Without using the Purifying Heart Curse Talisman, he experienced the same silky feeling of converting energy more rapidly when the Mantra was activated.

Upon comparison, Gu Ziyi found that his own Mantra was faster than the advanced meditation technique.

'It seems that the advanced technique I created isn't very advanced; it's just faster than the common techniques!'

"That's quite normal. I don't truly understand any internal skill and mental methods, so it's very inferior!"

Gu Ziyi smiled slightly and didn't mind this issue.

"Purifying Heart Curse Talisman!"

After testing and confirming the advanced technique, Gu Ziyi summoned a Purifying Heart Curse Talisman and used it on himself to cultivate.

He planned to see the effect of combining the Mantra with the advanced meditation technique.

The result was a little beyond Gu Ziyi's expectations. The combined effect of the two didn't effectively reach the situation where one plus one equals two.

However, the overlap of the two still had the effect of making his Soul Power cultivation even faster.

"Hmm?"

In the state of the Mantra, Gu Ziyi didn't feel disappointed but calmly made an unexpected discovery about cultivation.

Every time he circulated his Soul Power, it would pass through his Dantian, where his Martial Soul resided.

Therefore, every time the Soul Power circulated through his body, it always passed through his Martial Soul.

So, each time, after a complete circulation, a bit of the Soul Power would be absorbed by the Martial Soul, but Gu Ziyi didn't feel that there was any residual Soul Power in the Martial Soul itself.

"Where are you going?"

Gu Ziyi's attention was instantly drawn to this phenomenon.

Then, at the next moment, during his next circulation, his perception was entirely focused on his own Martial Soul.

When the circulation ended, Gu Ziyi, who had put all his focus and senses into the Soul Power refining the absorbed energy, finally discovered where his Soul Power was going.

"Soul Ring?"

Gu Ziyi opened his eyes in surprise at the discovery. Even while in the state of the Mantra, he was still taken aback.

One could see how shocked he was at that moment.

Long before creating his own Soul Ring, Gu Ziyi had wondered if the Soul Ring he self-condensed would be freer than usual. Not only would it be freer than he imagined for using his soul ability, but also if the quality of the Soul Ring could be improved instead of stagnating after the formation of the Soul Ring, that would be fantastic.

This was also the reason Gu Ziyi insisted on creating his own Soul Ring.

However, after successfully creating his own Soul Ring, he made many attempts, but none were successful.

Now, with this unexpected discovery, Gu Ziyi's first reaction was whether he had accidentally achieved this feat.

Therefore, it was no wonder that he completely lost his composure.

Because if it were true, it meant a lot to Gu Ziyi.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, he continued to use the advanced meditation technique to confirm if he was right.

Just looking back, Gu Ziyi no longer cared about the speed of cultivation brought by the advanced meditation technique. He only cared about the result of the energy absorbed by the Soul Ring in the Martial Soul each time the Soul Power circulated, improving the Soul Ring as it had before.

"Good!"

"Very good!"

The result made Gu Ziyi extremely happy, even causing the Purifying Heart Curse Talisman to lose its effect.

He could clearly feel that his Soul Ring was improving a little each time the energy passed through the Martial Soul.

Although it was just a tiny bit, like a sliver of a nail, it truly made Gu Ziyi see hope in evolving his self-condensed Soul Ring.

After a while, he finally calmed down.

"Advanced meditation techniques have never been able to improve the quality of Soul Rings. The advanced meditation technique I created isn't better than those from a sect; there may be an abyss of difference between the advanced techniques!"

"So the reason my Soul Ring can be improved is probably because my Soul Ring was self-condensed back then."

"Even so, it's better if I don't disclose my advanced meditation technique to the public!"

After calming down, Gu Ziyi analyzed his situation and then thought of Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu.

Thinking this over carefully, he felt relieved. Although the two girls knew some of the routes of Soul Power movement from his advanced meditation technique, they did not know the complete route.

The last parts were all completed independently by Gu Ziyi, so the two girls were only concerned with whether he would succeed in the creation.

It's not that he didn't want to share this with them, but it's a matter of utmost importance.

However, Gu Ziyi did not hide the fact that he successfully created an advanced meditation technique from them.

"Really?"

"Great, Gu Ziyi, you're really amazing!"

After Tang Yuehua found out, she immediately felt happy for Gu Ziyi and looked at him with admiration in her eyes.

"Did you really do that?"

Bai Lu's eyes were also filled with shock, with a touch of disbelief.

Then the two girls strongly urged Gu Ziyi to practice in front of them, wanting to witness the entire process of practice with their own eyes.

He did not refuse and practiced his own advanced meditation technique in front of them, at the same place where they had met.

Anyway, it's impossible to tell just by looking at what he is practicing.

"It's true!"

Although it's impossible to tell what Gu Ziyi's advanced meditation technique is like just from his cultivation state, Bai Lu could still confirm that he had indeed created his own set of advanced meditation techniques.

After all, she practiced an advanced meditation technique from her Min clan.

"Gu Ziyi!"

After Gu Ziyi stood up, Tang Yuehua suddenly became serious in front of him.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at Tang Yuehua's serious appearance, Gu Ziyi asked worriedly.

"Gu Ziyi, you're so smart, can I ask you for a favor?" 

Tang Yuehua gritted her teeth and decided to ask him.

She had already had the impulse to see if Gu Ziyi could solve the problem of her inability to practice.

Now, after witnessing his advanced meditation technique, Tang Yuehua recognized even more Gu Ziyi's intelligence and wisdom.

She didn't know why, but she thought he might be able to fulfill her long-frustrated wish.

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(End of Chapter)

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N/E: Sorry for the delay, my brother had a problem and I had to go out to help him. Here is the last chapter of the day.