Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 22, First Soul Skill: Binding Domain

"Evolution? How exactly do we do that?"

He didn't speak to the All-Knowing Eye, but asked it directly in his mind.

Almost the instant his thought crossed his mind, new words appeared on the lens of the All-Knowing Eye, responding to his question:

"No deliberate manipulation is needed; the great omniscient and omnipotent being inherently endowed with the power of the Chaos Sea. Simply fuse the soul normally, and the energy of the Chaos Sea will spontaneously permeate it, completing the transformation and evolution."

"I see."

Lu Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to take down the Eye of Omniscience, and sent it back to the Chaos Sea through prayer.

To ensure everything went perfectly, he went to his desk, took out '0-01' and began to write:

"Lu Xingchen's process of absorbing the soul spirit 'Holy Light Cross' will be extremely smooth. The energy of the Chaos Sea will gently and steadily transform the soul spirit without any accidents. In the end, he will successfully condense his first soul ring, and the soul spirit's evolution will be in a positive direction."

After writing this line, he could clearly feel an invisible force enveloping his entire body, and the surrounding space seemed to become more stable.

After making the final preparations, Lu Xingchen sat back down by the bed, took a deep breath, and held the Soul Orb in his palm.

He exerted force with his fingertips, channeling his soul power into the sphere.

With a soft "click," the halo on the surface of the sphere suddenly intensified, then slowly opened a crack, from which a pure and warm energy overflowed, enveloping the golden cross and gently drifting toward his palm.

The moment the cross landed in his palm, Lu Xingchen could clearly feel the warm energy flowing slowly into his body along the meridians in his palm.

He immediately sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and guided the soul power within his body to slowly envelop the holy light cross, following the method of soul fusion he remembered.

When the soul power and holy light energy meet within the body, there is no repulsion; instead, they intertwine and merge like long-lost friends.

A warm feeling spread through his meridians to his limbs and bones, as if he were basking in the spring sunshine, so comfortable that he almost sighed.

In the chaotic sea deep within his consciousness, an invisible energy surged quietly, like a gentle wave, following the trajectory of soul power, slowly enveloping the soul spirit that was merging.

Golden holy light flowed slowly across his body, forming a faint light shield that enveloped him.

The air in the room seemed to thicken, and the light, refracted by the light shield, transformed into fine, fragmented golden lines that flowed slowly across the walls.

Time passed second by second, and Lu Xingchen remained in a cross-legged position, his breathing steady and long.

He could clearly feel that the Holy Light Cross was establishing a close connection with his Martial Soul, and each flow of soul power made this connection even stronger.

Meanwhile, the energy of the Chaos Sea was subtly transforming his soul. He could sense that something inside his soul was quietly changing, and that faint trace of dragon bloodline was quietly mutating under the nourishment of the Chaos Sea's energy.

Half an hour later, as the last wisp of holy light energy merged into his body, a warm throbbing sensation suddenly came from his dantian.

"Buzz—"

A slight tremor came from his dantian, and then a yellow soul ring slowly rose from under Lu Xingchen and circled his body.

The spirit ring's color wasn't very intense, exhibiting a pale yellow hue, which was a hallmark of a hundred-year-old spirit ring.

"It's a success."

Lu Xingchen opened his eyes, feeling the flow of soul power within his body. He couldn't help but clench his fist slightly. Level twelve, a slight improvement over his expectations.

At the same time, information about the first soul skill also surfaced in his mind.

Lu Xingchen raised his right hand, palm up, and with a thought, a small golden cross appeared out of thin air in his palm, radiating a soft holy light that seemed to dispel all darkness in the world.

"First Soul Skill: Restriction Domain"

Lu Xingchen softly uttered the name of the soul skill, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Judging from the name alone, this is an extremely rare domain-type soul skill. In the world of soul masters, domain-type abilities have always been a symbol of top-tier combat power, often accompanied by immeasurable strategic value.

The core effect of the constrained domain is to construct a special domain space with a radius of twenty meters, centered on itself.

Within this domain, all amplification methods driven by soul power will be forcibly dispelled. Whether it is soul skill amplification or status enhancement brought by support-type soul masters, they will all lose their effectiveness.

At the same time, energy attacks and other methods will be significantly weakened, with their power reduced to a maximum of 70% of their original strength.

More importantly, this is not the limit of the field.

As long as Lu Xingchen is willing to expend more soul power, the range of the domain can continue to expand. Theoretically, as his soul power level increases, the coverage and suppression intensity of this domain will continue to increase.

Unlike most soul skills that provide direct buffs, "Binding Domain" did not enhance Lu Xingchen's attributes in any way; it neither strengthened his attack nor improved his defense.

But its true terror lies in its absolute suppression of the enemy.

"The natural enemy of support-type Soul Masters."

This was the first thought that came to Lu Xingchen's mind after he finished interpreting the effects of the soul skill.

The core value of support-type Soul Masters lies in providing status buffs to teammates through various amplification Soul Skills. Whether it is an increase in strength and speed, or an enhancement of defense and resistance, these are all important components of the team's combat power.

However, once the "Restriction Domain" is activated, all amplification methods will be forcibly dispelled, and the abilities of support-type Soul Masters will be largely rendered useless, which is equivalent to losing their core purpose.

He couldn't help but think of the current state of the Soul Master world: since the popularization of Battle Armor technology, the improvement of individual combat power has gradually diluted the role of support-type Soul Masters in team battles, and the status of many support-type Soul Masters is now in jeopardy.

The appearance of his "Restriction Domain" is undoubtedly adding insult to injury for the already struggling support class.

"I'm afraid that from now on, support-type Soul Masters on the mainland will have to avoid me when they see me." Lu Xingchen said to himself with a low chuckle, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

As his thoughts raced, his pupils suddenly contracted as he thought of another group that was countered by this soul skill: "No, Limit Flow Soul Masters are probably the ones I truly counter!"

Extreme Flow, an extreme school of thought that has been circulating in the world of Soul Masters for tens of thousands of years.

Soul masters of this school deliberately pursue the ultimate in a single attribute when choosing soul rings and soul spirits, abandoning balanced development and focusing on a certain direction in order to push a single ability to its peak.

Twenty thousand years ago, the four single-attribute families that followed the Sea God Tang San in his conquests—the Power Clan, the Defense Clan, the Agility Clan, and the Breaking Clan—were the epitome of the Limitless Style.

They passed down their skills through generations, honing their strength, defense, speed, and attack to the extreme, leaving behind a formidable reputation on the battlefield at that time.