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On the other hand—and most importantly—lies the fundamental difference between support-type Martial Souls, such as the Curse System, and combat-type Martial Souls, like the Control System.
On the Douluo Continent, the variety and quantity of Support System and Food System Martial Souls are far inferior to those of the Battle Soul Master lineage. Furthermore, compared to combat Martial Souls, these two systems possess significant differences.
The most essential distinction is that the general laws governing how a Battle Soul Master strengthens themselves by cultivating their Martial Soul cannot be directly applied to the Support and Food Systems.
This statement might be difficult to grasp at first.
To put it simply, the cultivation paths of Support and Food System Martial Souls cannot be categorized into the "Extreme Stream" or "Fusion Stream" like Battle Soul Masters; they follow a set of laws entirely their own.
For combat Martial Souls, whether they are extremely strong or extremely weak, they follow a unified pattern. For instance, if a Martial Soul is relatively weak, it is easily influenced by soul rings, resulting in certain mutations or evolutions.
This serves as the foundation for the traditional Extreme Stream, where a weak Martial Soul cultivates toward greatness, and it is also the basis for the birth of the Single-Attribute Fusion Stream.
However, this does not apply to the Support or Food Systems. Take Support System Martial Souls, for example: the stability of the Martial Soul's origin is incredibly high in every single variety.
It is nearly impossible for the power of a soul ring to alter its essence. Even if a weaker Support System Martial Soul absorbs a top-tier soul beast with extremely high cultivation, the result remains the same.
In the process of a Support System Soul Master absorbing a soul ring—
Where the soul ring's energy combines with the Martial Soul's origin to generate a soul skill—the resulting support ability is determined entirely by the core origin power of the Martial Soul itself, rather than the power of the soul ring.
The soul ring acts more like a catalyst or a key that unlocks the internal seals of the Martial Soul, guiding out the latent support potential already inherent within it.
A soul ring cannot directly dictate what kind of support power a soul skill produces; it can only draw out what is already there. Essentially, the specific support capabilities a Soul Master possesses are decided by the Martial Soul, not the soul ring.
Furthermore, from the perspective of a Support System Soul Master absorbing a soul ring to strengthen their origin, the process is one of "devouring" rather than "fusion."
The origin power of a support Martial Soul strengthens itself based entirely on its own foundation; its characteristics will not change in the slightest due to the soul ring.
Whether looking at the generation of skills or the strengthening of the origin, Support System Martial Souls exhibit an extraordinary level of stability.
Consequently, it can be said that Support System Soul Masters prioritize the type of Martial Soul above all else, while their requirements for the rarity, power, or even the compatibility of soul rings are actually the lowest among all Soul Masters.
This is precisely why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect remains the world's number one support sect, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda remains the world's number one support Martial Soul.
Their status is unshakable.
As a top-tier Support System Martial Soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is the ultimate peak of the Augmentation System. It is born with an incredibly powerful augmentation force that other Support System Martial Souls simply cannot hope to match.
Moreover, because the strength of a Support System Soul Master depends on the type of Martial Soul rather than the level of cultivation—
Since the support ability is determined by the soul itself—the disciples of the Ning Clan (the sect leader's lineage) possess immense power even if their Innate Soul Power isn't exceptionally high.
Even if they cannot reach the ultimate level of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or break through to the Soul Saint realm, their support remains top-tier.
An average Support System Soul Master at the Soul Ancestor level (four rings) cannot compare to a Soul Elder (three rings) of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in terms of augmentation strength and effectiveness.
This gap persists even at higher levels of cultivation.
The Director of the Support Department at the Spirit Hall Academy, Sun Renxin, is a Soul Douluo of the Healing System with the Healing Scepter Martial Soul. This is considered a high-grade Martial Soul among support types.
Although its direct combat effect as a healing soul cannot match the Augmentation System, its supportive power is still considered extremely potent, ranking among the best. Yet, even he cannot compare to a Soul Saint of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the sect leader Ning Fengzhi is not the only one at the Soul Saint level; there are also Ning Clan elders who have reached that rank. Furthermore, as a top-tier Martial Soul, the Innate Soul Power awakened by Ning Clan disciples is usually not low.
Ever since Qin Yi proposed the theory of "Innate Martial Soul Capacity," the Soul Master world's understanding of Martial Souls has advanced further.
Based on current research, for ordinary Battle Soul Masters, regardless of the type or strength of their Martial Soul, the level of Innate Soul Power is the most important factor.
This is because Innate Soul Power represents the "Innate Martial Soul Capacity." it indicates how powerful a soul ring the Soul Master can absorb during cultivation, how much soul power they can hold, and what cultivation level they can ultimately reach.
Therefore, if someone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan awakens the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul with Rank 5 Innate Soul Power, even though it is a True Dragon Martial Soul with immense innate combat power.
Its value is technically lower than a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul awakened with Rank 8 or higher Innate Soul Power.
The latter could use the Extreme Stream or Fusion Stream methods to cultivate to a profound level and evolve into a top-tier Martial Soul, eventually becoming no weaker than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
However, according to the research on Innate Martial Soul Capacity, the level of Innate Soul Power one awakens is largely a random issue—it depends entirely on luck. That being said, the higher the strength of a Martial Soul, the higher its "floor."
It is less likely to produce low Innate Soul Power and more likely to produce high levels. For instance, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has produced individuals with Innate Full Soul Power.
According to the records of Spirit Hall, as long as the Martial Soul does not undergo a negative mutation and remains a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the lowest recorded Innate Soul Power has never dropped below Rank 4.
In fact, Rank 4 is not only the minimum for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan but is also exceptionally rare. Ranks 5 and 6 are the norm; Ranks 7 and 8 are celebrated but are not considered family-shaking events.
Conversely, the weaker the Martial Soul, the lower the floor for Innate Soul Power. For extremely low-end common Martial Souls like Blue Silver Grass, the power is often just a trace, usually averaging around Rank 0.5.
For a Blue Silver Grass to awaken with Rank 7 or higher Innate Soul Power would be a miracle of heaven-defying luck; at least currently, such an occurrence is unheard of on the Douluo Continent.
Thus, while the theory holds, a Blue Silver Grass with extremely high Innate Soul Power remains unrealistic in the eyes of most—something that might not appear once in ten thousand years.
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