On the Douluo Continent, while a food system Spirit Master was said to be important, in reality, they were quite useless.
For attribute amplification, a support system Spirit Master was much stronger than a food system one.
In terms of healing and detoxification, a healing system Spirit Master was also not inferior.
For external supply, for major forces, it was not as good as a storage spirit tool, after all, the Spirit produced by a food system Spirit Master still required their own spirit power, and couldn't even guarantee a full meal.
A food system Spirit Master could, like a support system Spirit Master and a healing system Spirit Master, send their own spirit power into another person's body.
Moreover, a food system Spirit Master could also process their own spirit power and convert it into specific effects, an ability that neither a support system nor a healing system possessed.
Food was not just for satiety; it could also be used to adjust various functions of another person's body which I aim to take advantage of to accelerate my cultivation.
Personally I don't really like combat that much but like wine in my previous life plus unlike in my past life where there is no benefit in drinking except enjoyment and stuff in this world it's possible to develop my martial soul into immortal wine like those in work of fiction with incredible effects through cultivation
Although the practice of a soul master has a certain relationship with the quality of the martial soul, it is more about aptitude, and aptitude is the innate soul power displayed when awakening. If the innate soul power is high, the practice speed will naturally be fast.
The development of my martial soul will be relatively straightforward as a food martial wine although it is not the most mainstream in cultivation worlds as a cultivation resource and medicine there are enough that can be regarded as references
Auxiliary and food type martial souls are different from each other although they may be similar but there is more options for development I won't be like Oscar and Orange who persue combat abilities but lean more towards increasing cultivation and lifestyle
The essence of cultivation is not only to cultivate essence, energy and spirit, but also to use these three treasures to harmonize the human body with the martial soul as the link which varies from person to person
Soul masters and martial souls are originally one. Whether it is cultivation or adding soul rings, they are all for the purpose of becoming stronger. We call the simple accumulation of these "strengthening" quantities "quantitative change", and the so-called "evolution" is the evolution and sublimation of "quality" achieved after the accumulation of "quantity", which can also be called "qualitative change".
But the most direct source is still soul rings so let's focus on how to use this opportunity when I choose and absorb soul rings
When choosing spirit rings for a martial soul it is mainly based on two points attribute and talent
"First, it is the attributes. The attributes of the soul beast you choose should be consistent with the martial soul itself."
"The second point is to look at the talent of the martial soul itself which are the function and characteristic of the martial spirit itself. Just like a sword, its attributes can be wind, thunder, fire, etc., but talent is the function of this sword, it is sharp and can be used for slashing."
They represent two sides of the spectrum for the evolution and quality of the martial soul so it is natural for them to be interdependent as for stability there has been a reason why mutant martial souls are rare alongside second awakening and why martial souls are generally inherited from parents
Any martial soul has three sides which respectively represent a person's bloodline, spirit power, and mental force collectively called elements of the spirit which correspond to the three treasures .
The evolution of martial spirits is nothing more than two methods: strengthening characteristics and eliminating shortcomings
It is possible to let it grow into a towering tree in the outside world, but tracing back to its origin and letting the root of its promotion return to the inside of the human body to make it a source of nourishment for the soul and body is my ultimate goal for cultivation
There are far more powerful people in the future than now. In addition to the improvement of cultivation methods, a strong martial soul is also a key.
There will be far more types of powerful martial souls in the future than now. Excluding the intrusion of some soul beast bloodlines, the others are mostly accumulated by predecessors. The martial souls that may not be powerful at first are passed on to the younger generations through bloodlines.
The martial souls are optimized and iterated in the practice of generations which is why mutations are at a disadvantage.
As powerful martial soul may not necessarily create a powerful soul master, but a powerful soul master must have a powerful martial soul.
In the original work, the master once said: There are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters.
But why are there no Hoe Douluo or Silver Grass Douluo in Douluo Continent? Of course Tang San doesn't count although that would a matter in the future but that's beside the point as I will persue the evolution of martial soul with my theory
Cultivation pays attention to harmony of the human body with the three treasures and balance to ensure stability so make sure you strengthen the foundation, play to one's strengths and avoid weaknesses
The most straightforward being souls rings you attach to your martial soul as after all a solid foundation is needed to reach the peak
The first three spirit rings determine the direction of a martial soul's development.
Once the direction is set, the rest is just the accumulation as the art of life lies in evolution, and the granting of each spirit skill may become the key for the spirit to open the door of evolution.
As for the development of soul master there are two major schools extreme and balance
The Extreme School believes that each martial spirit has its own characteristics, and they choose their strongest attributes to maximize what their martial spirit is good at.
The Balance Sect believes that the situations faced by soul masters in battle are complex and changeable, and a soul master must develop in a balanced manner in line with the attributes of his own martial soul.
The two sides argue endlessly about this. The extreme faction believes that omnipotence means mediocrity, while the balanced faction believes that the extreme faction has too many weaknesses.
Both sides have their point but at the end of the day it's up to the individual to decide as both will be important to reach the pinnacle but for me I just need to live my own life