If a soul master cannot absorb a soul ring beyond their limit in the early stages, then from the fifth ring onward, it all comes down to family heritage and foundation. Minor nobles could achieve the optimal soul ring configuration for the first four rings, but the fifth ring required the resources of a mid-level noble. Maintaining the standard optimal ring configuration for the sixth ring demanded a status close to high nobility. As for the seventh soul ring, breaking the absorption limit of over 50,000 years was not an easy feat even for a great noble family. Two yellows, two purples, and three blacks were easy enough to manage, but whether those subsequent three black rings were of tens of thousands of years or more was anyone's guess.
A seventh soul ring of ten to twenty thousand years was somewhat manageable if the martial soul's quality was decent. Even if the ring's age fell slightly short and the martial soul's quality was somewhat lacking, a configuration of two yellows, two purples, and three blacks might still prevent someone from getting stuck at rank 79.
"Let them go. The sect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is still on Douluo Continent. Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo won't get far if they want to pursue the path of soul engineering. Only Shrek can provide them with sufficiently good soul rings to cultivate to the eighth ring. By then, relying on their martial soul fusion skill, they can rival a Titled Douluo. The Sun Moon Empire can't even secure proper soul…
Chapter 111