Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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Bai Feng's first soul skill performed well, and Su Yu didn't allow him to become complacent.

"Most soul masters only apply their soul skills superficially. They focus solely on the timing and proficiency of their soul skills. However, under my tutelage, your training won't just be about mastering the soul skill itself. You will need to gain insight into it as well."

Bai Feng's small head was filled with confusion.

"Insight?"

"Exactly. It's like with the Starry Shield—using the soul skill without relying on the soul ring, and making it more effective and faster than when using the soul ring!"

Although Bai Feng didn't fully understand what "insight" meant, he got the general idea after Su Yu's explanation.

Immediately, his little face fell.

It sounded really difficult.

When his teacher had guided him through the process of circulating soul power through his body's meridians, it only took Bai Feng half a minute to complete the entire sequence and cast the Starry Shield.

Now, to train himself to make the soul skill faster than using the soul ring...

It felt like the teacher was making things harder than they needed to be.

Moreover, the Starry Shield had been taught to him with specific methods for circulating soul power, but his Sword Qi Unmatched required him to figure things out on his own.

However, Bai Feng wasn't discouraged.

"Teacher, I will do it."

His gaze was resolute.

For the purpose of eliminating evil soul masters!

Su Yu saw the fighting spirit in his eyes and felt a pang of reluctance.

Was it really fair to push this child so hard?

However, if his goal was to eliminate evil soul masters, then there could be no room for complacency.

Truly eliminating evil soul masters wasn't about killing one after another; it required a solution from the root. Even if it couldn't be eradicated completely, there needed to be a robust system in place to maintain order.

A simple soul master couldn't achieve that.

"Let's go. You have a lot to work on."

Leaving Starry Valley, Su Yu continued to teach Bai Feng the theory behind soul tools as they traveled.

Su Yu found that Bai Feng was very intelligent and had a clear line of thought. Though he wasn't as extraordinary as Su Yu, he was certainly talented.

Bai Feng absorbed the theory of level-one soul tools quickly. By the time they returned to Sun-Moon, he had already grasped nearly half of it.

With two and a half months remaining, Bai Feng had enough time to fully master the theory of level-one soul tools.

He could even begin experimenting with the creation of level-one soul tools simultaneously. There was a good chance he could become a level-one soul engineer before the new student assessment.

Of course, even with this achievement, Bai Feng wouldn't go to the Soul Tool Department.

He would remain in the Martial Spirit Department, carrying the banner of the academy's reform.

Regarding this matter, Su Yu had already consulted Bai Feng. Since he would enjoy the highest treatment, Bai Feng didn't mind.

"There is about a month and a half before the new semester starts. Your task is to focus on training, studying level-one soul tools, and practicing the Starry Shield and your first soul skill," Su Yu laid out a training plan for Bai Feng.

He also set clear standards for him.

With Bai Feng's matter settled, Su Yu sought out Jing Hongchen once again.

"Hall Master."

"Is Xiao Feng's matter taken care of?"

"Yes," Su Yu nodded and then stated his purpose. "Hall Master, how far have Xiao and Meng progressed in their training?"

He no longer addressed them as Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, seniors, since they were simply too weak.

Whether it was in terms of soul power level, combat strength, or soul engineer status, Su Yu surpassed them in all aspects.

"Sigh," Jing Hongchen sighed with a bitter smile.

"Xiao was really hurt badly because of you."

Su Yu's rapid advancement as a soul engineer was a direct blow to Xiao Hongchen. When Xiao went into seclusion to break through to level-six soul engineer, Su Yu had already reached level-seven. Afterward, he entered seclusion again.

By leveraging his basic battle armor, Su Yu had managed to elevate his cultivation from Soul Emperor to the Soul Saint level, which allowed him to create level-seven soul tools. After over a year in seclusion, he succeeded in crafting his first level-seven soul tool.

By that time, Su Yu had already successfully reached level-eight soul engineer, even personally crafting high-level battle armor for himself.

Jing Hongchen hadn't even had the heart to share this disheartening news with Xiao Hongchen.

But he figured it wouldn't be long before the truth came out.

Once Xiao Hongchen fully adapted to making level-seven soul tools and stabilized at that level, the truth would be hard to hide.

How pitiful.

Su Yu's lips twitched.

"However, there is one benefit: Xiao's soul power has been well refined."

Su Yu had also been using potions to boost his soul power, and the research on soul tools kept him too busy to fully refine the medicinal effects.

But the continuous crafting of soul tools beyond his level, even with battle armor assistance, was a repeated tempering of his soul power.

It could be said that his foundation was unaffected, but it didn't make his soul power more profound than normal.

"Xiao's current soul power is at level sixty-five. Meng's is a bit higher, at level sixty-six, but—" Jing Hongchen's face darkened as he mentioned Meng Hongchen.

"Meng's martial soul backlash has become increasingly severe. I originally wanted to ask you to help suppress it during her breakthrough, but ultimately, that would only be a temporary fix."

After breaking through to the Soul Saint level, the ice-fire poison in Meng Hongchen's martial soul might become so intense that she could no longer even train daily.

Without Su Yu's help to suppress it, she would constantly face the risk of backlash.

"Hall Master, there's no need to worry about that," Su Yu said.

"Hm? Xiao Yu, do you have a solution?"

"Hall Master, do you remember the Earth Dragon Golden Melon fruit I gave you last time? I also found a Nine-Rank Dragon Grass, a twin species that possesses both ice and fire attributes and has the true dragon bloodline. After being absorbed by a beast martial soul user, there is a high chance it will evolve. If the user doesn't have ice or fire attributes, it will greatly enhance their resistance to both. If the user already possesses these attributes, the Nine-Rank Dragon Grass may help advance them further."

"As for the ice-fire poison, the dragon energy within the Nine-Rank Dragon Grass will also help improve Meng's constitution."

Currently, Meng Hongchen's body was at a standstill with the ice-fire poison.

During the martial soul evolution process, the dragon energy could completely transform her physique.

With Su Yu's life force support and the assistance of the Ice Fire Dragon King's bloodline soul ring, there was hope for her to develop a body that was immune to all poisons.

Hearing Su Yu's explanation, Jing Hongchen felt like he had wasted his life.

"What is a bloodline soul ring?"

"A soul ring formed from condensed bloodline energy," Su Yu answered.

Jing Hongchen felt like he had asked a foolish question, but he was certain that any other soul master hearing that term would have asked the same thing.

"Besides Meng's Nine-Rank Dragon Grass, I also have the Miraculous Fungus and the Heavenly Chrysanthemum. I brought their original bodies along. Both of these are ten-thousand-year soul beasts. With their consent, we can contract with them and convert them into soul spirits."

With the original bodies of these celestial herbs, the two would only be about five soul power levels apart at most. With the help of the Grand Pill, they could certainly break through to level seventy.

By using the soul spirit method, they could minimize the absorption pressure from the ten-thousand-year soul rings, and they would have a good chance of acquiring a ten-thousand-year soul ring by the time they reached the seventh ring.

"Xiao Yu, I really don't know how to thank you for this," Jing Hongchen said with a bitter smile.

The opportunities Su Yu had provided for him and his family were enough to change their future.

Jing Hongchen had been stuck at level ninety-four for a long time. Thanks to Su Yu's Earth Dragon Golden Melon fruit, he was able to stabilize his soul power and even found the opportunity to break through to level ninety-five.

"Hall Master, we're all on the same side. There's no need for thanks," Su Yu waved his hand.

For those on his side, helping was natural.

"Hall Master."

After their conversation, Lao Ma came to the door to request a meeting.

"Old Ma, what's up?" Jing Hongchen asked, noticing the mixture of joy and envy in Lao Ma's expression, piquing his curiosity.

"Hall Master, Researcher Xuan has broken through to level ninety! He just submitted an application to ask Sun-Moon Hall for help in obtaining his ninth soul ring."

Sun-Moon Hall gaining another Title Douluo and a level-nine soul engineer made Lao Ma genuinely happy.

He was sincerely excited for Sun-Moon Hall.

"That fast?" Su Yu was surprised.

Xuan Zhiwen was getting older, and his soul power foundation was much weaker compared to others. The Grand Pill mainly served to make up for his previous deficiencies in soul power.

If it hadn't been for Su Yu sensing that Xuan Zhiwen's soul power had fluctuated, with a breakthrough in progress, he wouldn't have given him that Grand Pill.

The Grand Pill might not even raise a Soul Saint's level by one, let alone help an eighty-nine-level Soul Douluo.

It was only due to a combination of factors that Su Yu decided to give Xuan the Grand Pill at that time.

"Alright, approve his request, and give me three days to prepare. I'll personally help him acquire his ninth soul ring," Su Yu said.

After Lao Ma left, Jing Hongchen pondered for a moment, then looked at Su Yu and asked, "Xiao Yu, have you prepared any celestial herbs for your senior brother?"

Su Yu: "..."

To be honest, Su Yu still didn't know what his senior brother's martial soul was.

When considering the allocation of celestial herbs, he hadn't chosen one for Xuan Zhiwen because he didn't know his martial soul. He had planned to wait until he learned more about it before taking him to choose one. However, with so many things happening afterward, Su Yu had forgotten about it.

"Ha ha, Xuan Zhiwen's martial soul is indeed unique. Xiao Yu, you should know about the Engraving Knife Ranking, right?"

Su Yu's eyes flickered with interest.

Jing Hongchen didn't keep him guessing and continued, "The Engraving Knife Ranking, ranked fifth, the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife—this is his martial soul."

The Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife was actually a martial soul on the Engraving Knife Ranking?

"Many of the knives on the Engraving Knife Ranking have peculiar origins. The top ten are all extremely special. As far as I know, the third-ranked knife is a blade spirit naturally formed from the fusion of heaven and earth."

Xuan Zhiwen's martial soul, the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife, was ranked fifth on the Engraving Knife Ranking. It had a spiritual attribute and possessed a unique soul-cleansing effect when crafting soul tools, allowing his mind to remain sharp and clear.

"The unfortunate part is that the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife is a mutated form. The martial soul of Xuan Zhiwen's lineage is actually the Engraving Knife, but it has the potential to mutate into the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife. If the mutation succeeds, it becomes the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife; if it doesn't, it remains the Engraving Knife."

It wasn't a trait that could be directly inherited.

Su Yu thought that it was likely a matter of talent.

If one's innate spiritual power was high enough, it probably allowed them to awaken the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife, just like how the Xuanming Turtle of the Xuanming Sect underwent a second awakening to make up for its lack in snake attributes, thus unlocking the Xuanwu bloodline and becoming a Xuanwu.

If the spiritual power was insufficient during awakening, it might be possible to undergo a secondary awakening once the spiritual power reached the required level through some ritual, which could lead to the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife.

After a brief analysis, Su Yu snapped back to reality and began considering which celestial herb would be suitable for Xuan Zhiwen.

The Ink Jade Bamboo?

Not quite suitable.

The Holy Soul Grass?

Perhaps—it might enhance the spiritual attribute of the Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife.

However, for Xuan Zhiwen, the Holy Soul Grass wasn't as crucial.

The effects of celestial herbs decrease with the age of the user.

While they still offer a baseline benefit, the cost-effectiveness clearly diminishes as age increases.

Given Xuan Zhiwen's age, consuming the Holy Soul Grass wouldn't significantly enhance his martial soul.

Instead, Xuan Zhiwen needed to solidify and strengthen his foundation.

The Cleansing Soul Spirit Knife was already a top-tier martial soul, and further enhancement in quality was not easy, especially considering Xuan Zhiwen's age and the fact that his soul power had already reached level 90. At this point, external influences on his martial soul began to wane.

The best celestial herb for Xuan Zhiwen should not only improve his martial soul but also greatly enhance his soul power foundation.

Such an herb seemed nonexistent.

"Let's stick with the Holy Soul Grass, then. The ninth soul ring might be trouble for you, Hall Master," Su Yu said.

If Xuan Zhiwen wished to become a god in the future, the final soul ring couldn't be treated lightly.

Moreover, even if everything went according to Su Yu's plan, success still depended on luck.

Whether or not he could become a god would depend on if there were any vacancies for third-level divine positions in the divine realm.

There was no choice but to face the truth—Xuan Zhiwen had wasted the potential of his top-tier martial soul.

Xuan Zhiwen had become too obsessed with researching soul tools. He had delved into it so much that it had overshadowed other aspects of his cultivation.

However, was there an available third-level divine position in the divine realm?

Yes!

Su Yu: "If I say there is, then there is!"

In his view, divine positions left vacant due to unexpected circumstances definitely existed. Some gods had died without passing on their legacy, leaving their divine positions unclaimed.

The Committee's Divine King had the authority to assist in finding suitable inheritors for these positions.

But would a person from the lower realms be able to inherit a third-level divine position? Even if they could, it was unlikely that the Divine King would personally help them secure one.

Becoming a god seemed distant, but Su Yu briefly considered these thoughts and chose a celestial herb for Xuan Zhiwen.

The Holy Soul Grass.

And the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring from the Evil Eye Tyrant.

Focusing on spiritual power, this combination would ensure Xuan Zhiwen could cultivate to the level of a Limit Douluo with greater ease.

At that point, he would only need to merge his spiritual soul core with his soul power core, relying on both to break through to the Limit Douluo realm.

Jing Hongchen led Su Yu to a private chamber, and soon, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen arrived after receiving the notice.

"Su Yu!"

Xiao Hongchen looked at Su Yu, his eyes burning with the flame of fighting spirit.

Half a month ago, he successfully created another level-7 soul tool, and now he was confident that he could officially call himself a level-7 soul master.

"Su Yu, I'm quickly closing the gap between us."

"Ahem, Xiao, Meng, Su Yu has brought you some great things this time. Hurry up and absorb them. You should aim for breaking through to the Soul Sage realm before the Soul Fighting Tournament."

With more than five months left until the tournament, there was plenty of time for the siblings to absorb the Great Rejuvenation Pill, refine the celestial herbs, and absorb their soul rings.

(End of Chapter)