Chapter 38: Getting Closer To The Team

Qin Ming and Xiao Zhan reached a consensus on the cultivation of Su Wen.

Qin Ming is responsible for Soul Power cultivation, while Xiao Zhan is in charge of Martial Spirit development.

"By the way, Teacher Qin, you should be close to breaking through level sixty, right?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Qin Ming had been at level fifty-nine for several months.

However, it is possible for this bottleneck to last for one or even two years.

So it's not quite right to say Qin Ming is about to break through level sixty.

"I've only reached level fifty-nine, and my Soul Power growth hasn't reached its limit yet, so I'm far from level sixty," Qin Ming shook his head.

"Your Inferno Grey Wolf is also fire-attributed. You can come to me when you're free to exchange ideas. Maybe it will help you break through to Spirit Emperor," Xiao Zhan said.

Qin Ming was pleasantly surprised and expressed his gratitude.

"Junior Brother Su, what's the deal with your Soul Power recovery speed?"

Yu Tianheng was very curious about Su Wen's terrifying endurance.

After all, the loss was due to this point, and he really wanted to figure out the answer now.

Although Dugu Yan had been giving signals indicating that this was a private matter for Spirit Masters, Yu Tianheng obviously didn't notice and didn't have such intentions.

Su Wen didn't conceal anything.

"It's because of the nature of my Martial Spirit."

He replied promptly.

He had already come up with a reason related to his Spiritual Power recovery when talking to Xiao Zhan, which was actually quite plausible, but when it came to Yu Tianheng, Su Wen obviously couldn't just reveal everything about himself.

Behind the other party was the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.

With Yu Tianheng's temperament, he would probably report everything.

Blaming it all on the Martial Spirit's nature was the best option.

This way, even his thousand-year-old second ring would make people subconsciously think it was due to Su Wen's Martial Spirit nature.

Or rather, his Martial Spirit evolved such characteristics because of this thousand-year-old second ring.

What happened during the absorption of the second ring that led to the evolution of such characteristics?

Step by step, tracing it back, it instead leads people in another direction.

"Oh, by the way, Junior Brother Su, what's the deal with your thousand-year-old second ring?"

Not a single one of the seven wasn't curious about Su Wen's second Spirit Ring.

But after the battle, none of them immediately remembered to ask.

After Yu Tianheng asked, the others also snapped out of it.

Dugu Yan also wanted to ask, but because Yu Tianheng's previous question was already very presumptuous, and now this question about the thousand-year-old second ring was even more personal, so she didn't feel comfortable speaking up right away.

It was Yu Feng who was quite carefree that directly asked 

"That was just luck. At that time, I absorbed a Phantom Fox, and I made a mistake in judging its age."

"Huh?"

Yu Feng was quite astonished.

A mistake in judging the age of the Spirit Beast?

That's a big taboo when obtaining a Spirit Ring.

But when the Spirit Ring emerged, the thousand-year-old Spirit Ring was indeed purple.

You couldn't possibly make a mistake in judgment, right?

Sure, you might make a mistake in killing, but would you still recklessly absorb it like that?

"Well, since it's already dead, and I put in so much effort, it would be a waste not to."

The seven members of the Heaven Dou Emperor Team looked at Su Wen with somewhat strange gazes.

It's already dead.

What kind of devilish reasoning is this?

"At the time, I also felt that the Spirit Ring would benefit me, so I absorbed it directly," Su Wen described his state of mind at the time as reckless.

After all, attempting to absorb a thousand-year-old Spirit Ring for the second Spirit Ring, many people had such arrogant thoughts.

Usually, they could be more obedient under the advice of their teachers, but when they were in the actual situation, and they had just put in so much effort to hunt down a just-right thousand-year-old one, with the best thousand-year-old Spirit Ring right in front of them, who could really stay rational?

Su Wen was just that lucky guy!

Upon hearing them discuss this, Qin Ming stepped forward to interrupt, advising the seven not to attempt this recklessly, and he sternly warned Su Wen.

"Teacher Qin, you can rest assured. I was also impulsive at the time. If my Martial Spirit hadn't mutated during the Spirit Ring absorption process, I wouldn't have been able to endure it," Su Wen's eyes flashed with a hint of fear.

This hint of fear was genuine.

He had underestimated the difficulty when he absorbed the thousand-year-old Spirit Ring in a rush. Although there was theoretical support for it, he overestimated his own physical fitness.

He thought that just absorbing the Spirit Ring of a thousand years old wouldn't be a problem for him, and he dared to challenge even one or two hundred years more.

But the reality proved that just absorbing the Spirit Ring of a thousand years old nearly burst him.

His physical condition had been greatly enhanced by Monkey Wine, his meridians greatly strengthened, combined with his control over the Martial Spirit Space, and the technique to accelerate the infiltration of Soul Power from the Spirit Ring into the Martial Spirit Space, all these factors combined just barely held him together.

So, the fear was real, and Su Wen was grateful that the Spirit Beast that appeared at the time was just a thousand-year-old Three-Eyed Phantom Fox, not a Spirit Beast of a thousand and one or two hundred years.

"Martial Spirit mutation?"

Upon hearing Su Wen's words, the others suddenly realized.

In today's world of Spirit Masters, the biggest challenge is the mutation of Martial Spirits. Hearing that the key to Su Wen's successful absorption of this thousand-year-old Spirit Ring was that his Martial Spirit happened to mutate, they all expressed understanding.

"I envy you so much," Osler sighed.

Such a mutation obviously was a benign one.

And with the thousand-year-old second ring, it skyrocketed directly.

Leading among Spirit Masters of the same level from the second ring onward, the advantage would only grow bigger in the future.

After finishing the topic of the thousand-year-old second ring, the seven began to discuss Su Wen's abilities.

"Junior Brother Su, your control over the wind element is really impressive," Yu Feng admired, "How long have you been practicing?"

Even though Yu Feng, was already a Spirit Elder with a third ring. He was not as skilled in this aspect as Su Wen, it was indeed a bit embarrassing. However, his Spirit Skill, while related to wind element control, involved attaching the wind element to wings to form Wind Blades. The ability to develop Wind Blades that could be swung remotely was already the result of training under Qin Ming's guidance.

"Haha, Senior Yu Feng, it's quite simple, actually. Once you've mastered the technique, you can learn it quickly," Su Wen said generously.

"Is that so?" Yu Feng doubted.

He wondered if he had chosen the wrong direction in his cultivation.

"Of course, if you want to learn, I can teach you," Su Wen offered openly.

However, Yu Feng shook his head instead, saying, "Forget it, my Spirit Skill is not particularly adept. It would be half the effort with twice the results if I continue to practice."

He was well aware that Su Wen's fast learning was because his Spirit Skill was suitable for this direction. His own Spirit Skill involved attaching the wind element to wings, and the technique of developing Wind Blades remotely deviated too much from that.

If you want to develop in this direction, it's better to acquire a versatile wind attribute attack Spirit Skill in the future, and then it will be easier to develop.

"However, there's no problem with us exchanging insights," Yu Feng said.

During the exchange, Ye Lingling also healed everyone's injuries, including Su Wen, who was poisoned.

Looking at the purple Begonia flower Ye Lingling held in her hands, Su Wen exclaimed, "Senior Lingling, your Nine Heart Flowering Apple's healing effect is truly remarkable."

'It seems like Ye Lingling's existence is indispensable for increasing the training efficiency here!'

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