"The thirtieth Rank is the biggest hurdle in my life!"
Having clearly identified the greatest obstacle in his future, the next step was to find a way to break through it.
On the Douluo Continent, while extremely rare, there were indeed cases of individuals with very low talent ultimately achieving extraordinary accomplishments.
By perusing the records stored in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's library, Yu Xiaogang learned that these cases of defying fate were basically all due to those people obtaining Heaven-Defying opportunities.
These Heaven-Defying opportunities were divided into two types.
The first was the treasure most familiar to people—Spirit Bones!
One case recorded a child with only level-one Innate Spirit Power. After getting lost deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, misfortune turned to fortune when he obtained a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone from a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast that had died fighting another Spirit Beast.
By absorbing that Spirit Bone, the child's Spirit underwent some changes, thereby breaking the shackles and defying fate.
The second method was to change one's fate through Heaven And Earth Treasures.
This case documented a child from a noble family, also with level-one Innate Spirit Power.
That person obtained a Heaven And Earth Treasure from the Star Dou Great Forest through an auction.
By consuming that Heaven And Earth Treasure, that noble's Spirit evolved, achieving a reversal of fortune.
Frankly, regarding these two methods, Yu Xiaogang only treated them as stories.
First, let's talk about Spirit Bones. Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, only possessed a few pieces in the entire Sect.
For instance, Yu Xiaogang's father, Yu Yuanzhen, a Titled Douluo, did not even have a complete set of Spirit Bones.
This demonstrates just how rare Spirit Bones are.
Therefore, wanting to change one's fate through Spirit Bones was not permitted, not just for members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, but even for Yu Xiaogang himself.
Compared to his own vague and uncertain future, Yu Yuanzhen's already confirmed Titled Douluo strength was far more reliable.
As for Heaven And Earth Treasures, those were even rarer than Spirit Bones.
After all, people on the Douluo Continent at least knew where Spirit Bones came from. Those Heaven And Earth Treasures were purely a matter of luck.
Not finding a method to help him defy fate in the books, Yu Xiaogang was not discouraged.
Not finding one was expected; it would have been strange if he had.
Even so, through these two methods, Yu Xiaogang discovered the underlying principle for defying fate.
Whether it was absorbing Spirit Bones or consuming Heaven And Earth Treasures, the final change for those with poor talent was manifested in their Spirits.
Whether it was altering the Spirit or causing it to evolve, both could drive a change in talent.
"In other words, finding a way to make the Spirit evolve is the key to defying fate!"
Black World, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Yes, finding a way to make the Spirit evolve is the key to defying fate, but how incredibly difficult that method is to find!"
Ning Fengzhi was amazed that the Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang, at such a young age, had managed to grasp what needed to be done to defy fate just by studying a few cases.
At the same time, he secretly sighed at how simple the four words 'defying fate' were to say, yet how incredibly difficult they were to accomplish.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could be said to have troubled generations of its members.
Merely being able to attach seven spirit rings had already made their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda the number one support-type Spirit on the Douluo Continent.
They dared not imagine what level their support capabilities could reach if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could continue to improve.
For this dream, generations of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had been trying to find a way to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Unfortunately, no matter how they tried, they had never achieved a result.
"I just don't know how this Dragon God Douluo ultimately defied fate."
"And whether his method is suitable for our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Ning Fengzhi's heart was full of anticipation.
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Knowing that defying fate required making the Spirit evolve, the next step was to search for cases of Spirit evolution.
Records on this aspect were actually quite abundant.
Some people evolved after absorbing a particular spirit ring.
Some people evolved naturally upon reaching a certain level.
There were also those who evolved suddenly during normal cultivation.
In summary, the evolution of Spirits seemed completely untraceable.
However, Yu Xiaogang refused to believe it was truly untraceable.
So, Yu Xiaogang took paper and pen, created a table, and listed all examples of Spirit evolution.
Douluo Continent, it's time for you to witness the power of statistics!
After listing all examples of Spirit evolution in the table, Yu Xiaogang then categorized these evolution methods into several types.
The first major category, also the most numerous, consisted entirely of records where evolution was completed after absorbing a specific spirit ring.
The second major category was natural evolution upon reaching a certain cultivation level.
The third major category involved very rare situations like Bloodline Awakening.
The fourth major category included cases of Spirit evolution due to various inexplicable factors.
After completing this statistical step, Yu Xiaogang merely glanced at it briefly before setting aside all materials except those in the first major category.
For him, the methods in the latter categories were not applicable. The one that could truly work for him was the first category: absorbing spirit rings to achieve Spirit evolution.
Having filtered out the method he could use, Yu Xiaogang began a detailed subdivision within this category.
For example, among those whose Spirits evolved, whose was a tool-type Spirit, and whose was a beast-type Spirit.
For beast-type Spirits, what kind of Spirit Beast's spirit ring was absorbed, its attributes, the situation with previous spirit rings, their age limits, etc.
For tool-type Spirits, what kind of Spirit Beast was absorbed, its attributes, and so on and so forth.
In short, for these cases, Yu Xiaogang conducted extremely meticulous classification, striving to ensure no clue escaped his sight.
Under such detailed classification, Yu Xiaogang indeed found a lot of useful information.
"Green Snake: First five spirit rings all attached poison-attribute spirit rings. Upon obtaining the sixth spirit ring, Spirit evolved into a Jade Poison Snake."
"Flame Puppy: First three spirit rings all attached fire-attribute spirit rings. After obtaining the fourth spirit ring, Spirit evolved into a Blazing Hound."
"Ice Crystal Bird: First four spirit rings all attached ice-attribute spirit rings. After obtaining the fifth spirit ring, Spirit evolved into a Frost Bird."
"Prickle Grass: First four spirit rings all attached spirit rings from plant-type Spirit Beasts. After obtaining the fifth spirit ring, Spirit evolved into a Thorn Vine."
"Ground Lizard: First seven spirit rings all attached spirit rings from dragon-type Spirit Beasts. After obtaining the eighth spirit ring, Spirit evolved into a Crimson-Earth Dragon."
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Countless examples, revealed through meticulous statistics, lay before Yu Xiaogang.
And through these examples, Yu Xiaogang easily found a path to make a Spirit evolve.
The Pinnacle of Attribute Stacking!