81 Chapter 81: Unthinkable Soul Power Levels
Su Wen naturally sensed Tang San's vigilance with his Spiritual Power.
This was something even he hadn't anticipated.
After all, they were classmates; why would Tang San be so guarded?
Especially after recognizing him.
Is his intuition so obvious?
"Su Wen? What are you doing in Holy Spirit Village?" Tang San asked.
Su Wen shrugged and said, "Just returned to Nuoding City, wandering around, experiencing life, expanding my horizons, and preparing for Martial Spirit cultivation."
His words weren't entirely fabricated.
Traveling, witnessing the customs and landscapes of the Continent, for him, was also a form of Mimicry Practice.
Tang San frowned, unable to grasp the training theory Su Wen mentioned.
Having followed Grandmaster for six years, Tang San has yet to learn the theory of Mimicry Practice.
Realizing this, Su Wen was speechless and changed the subject, saying, "I returned to the Academy before, and I heard from the Dean that you have already graduated."
"Yeah," Tang San replied indifferently, with no expression on his face.
Seeing this, Su Wen didn't continue the conversation with Tang San and retraced his steps.
After Su Wen left, Tang San finally let go of his guard against him, wondering why he had sensed a threat from Su Wen.
A deadly sense of threat.
He pondered over it without finding a solution.
Due to the uncertainty of whether Tang Hao had noticed his conversation with Tang San, Su Wen, upon returning home, began touring the surrounding villages as he had mentioned earlier. He observed local customs, cultural incidents, and also documented the topography, preparing for future exploration while practicing his skills.
Under Su Wen's suppression, Tang San might not clearly sense the Soul Power aura of the Spirit Ancestor, but Tang Hao, being a Titled Douluo, might well discern it.
If Tang Hao noticed him, it would undoubtedly draw his attention.
After all, such an unconventional Soul Power level aura would arouse curiosity in anyone.
In fact, Su Wen wasn't just traveling around the nearby villages; within two months, his footsteps covered more than ten cities surrounding Nuoding City.
Nuoding City itself was already in a remote location, surrounded by vast rivers and waterways, which was the primary reason for Su Wen's travels.
He recorded these terrains within his Martial Spirit, inadvertently engaging in a form of Mimicry Practice.
This kind of Mimicry Practice differed from training within a Mimetic Environment; it couldn't be replaced by visualization techniques.
However, it also meant that this Mimicry Practice could stack with the effects of the Mimetic Environment Su Wen visualized.
In two and a half months, Su Wen's Soul Power once again broke through.
The Eight Petal Immortal Orchid he had absorbed not only left medicinal energy settling within his body but also significantly elevated Su Wen's Soul Power to level forty-four. Additionally, absorbing a twenty thousand-year-old Mirror Image Beast Spirit Ring caused Su Wen's Soul Power to skyrocket to an astonishing level. Level Forty-seven!
When he applied the cultivation method of Source Soul Power, its impact wasn't very noticeable during the Spirit Grand Master stage. After all, Su Wen developed the Source Soul Power cultivation method relatively late. However, during the Spirit Elder stage, Su Wen consistently practiced the Source Soul Power cultivation method, accumulating his Source Soul Power at that stage.
Essentially, the transformation of Martial Spirit could be substituted with the accumulated Source Soul Power.
So, the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, along with the twenty thousand-year-old Spirit Rings, directly propelled Su Wen's Soul Power level to forty-seven.
Placed among Spirit Ancestors, this could be considered as a high-level Spirit Ancestor.
And now, with Su Wen's recent breakthrough, his Soul Power has reached level forty-eight!
Compared to his initial goal of achieving Spirit King when he left New Moon Village to hunt Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, he is getting closer.
Thinking back to the past, when Su Wen was at the Nuoding City Primary Spirit Master Academy, before truly putting into practice the accelerated Soul Power cultivation techniques he theorized, his speed was surpassed by Tang San.
He is two years older than Tang San.
Even with the age difference, Su Wen acquired his first Spirit Ring and even his second Spirit Ring later than Tang San.
However, in just three short years, he managed to narrow this gap, pulling ahead and widening the lead by even more!
"Knowledge is power!"
Su Wen increasingly believed in this mantra.
After two and a half months of traveling, Su Wen returned to New Moon Village.
He didn't rush to assist Old Jerry in obtaining his second Spirit Ring. Su Wen had already taught External Strength and the Spirit Fusion Technique to Old Jerry. He even personally guided Old Jerry in mastering the techniques of the Spirit Fusion Method.
The goal was to have Old Jerry grasp the Spirit Fusion Method quickly so that he could absorb the thousand years old Spirit Ring for his second ring.
"Tang San has been gone for five days already. Tang Hao should have caught up by now, right?"
Considering the distance between Nuoding City and Suotuo City, with the walking speed the level twenty-nine Tang San and no heavy baggage, they should cover it in about ten days.
Of course, the two of them might be delayed by sightseeing on their journey.
However, Xiao Wu is a ten thousand-year-old Spirit Beast, and since Tang Hao is focused on Tang San joining Shrek this time, he shouldn't be so arrogant that he doesn't bother to follow him all the way.
"After Tang Hao finishes dealing with Zhao Wuji, he might really leave. Regardless of where he goes, there's always the possibility of him returning midway. So, these days are my best opportunity," Su Wen thought to himself.
With the flow of air propelling him and the changing colors perfectly blending into the sky under the enveloping paper pages, Su Wen surveyed the earth from high above.
"A valley."
Su Wen speculated that the valley was likely similar to the one where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was located, completely surrounded by high mountains.
This made it difficult to locate.
In the high altitude, Su Wen systematically searched for a target that met the criteria of a valley surrounded by mountains and waterfalls, utilizing the previous reconnaissance to make his search highly organized.
..
Five days later.
Su Wen's gaze instantly sharpened, and his eyes, radiant with dazzling light, became even brighter at this moment. A splendid vertical pupil faintly appeared on his forehead as he looked downward.
"Perfectly meets the criteria!"
As for the Soul Power fluctuations...
None!
Retracting the Phantom Eye, Su Wen slowly descended to the peak on the east side of the valley.
Carefully observing the waterfall, he discovered the hidden cave within it.
"Now, Tang Hao is definitely not here." Comparing the time, Su Wen took a deep breath, once again manipulating the wind to fly towards the hidden cave below the waterfall.
Plop!
Passing through the waterfall, Su Wen landed inside the cave.
In the dim cave, a patch of Blue Silver Grass emitting a faint blue light caught his attention.
Seeing this Blue Silver Grass with subtle golden vein patterns, Su Wen finally confirmed that he had found the right place.
"Well, Blue Silver Emperor. Leaving aside the rest for now, let me replicate it and see what abilities it possesses."
Su Wen's Replication ability can also affect Spirit Beasts.
However, in the current state of the Blue Silver Emperor, Su Wen is unsure if the abilities replicated belong to this seemingly barren sapling or its state before any sacrifices.
Nevertheless, there's nothing to lose. Su Wen infused a page of the book into the Blue Silver Emperor. After a minute, a page inscribed with the patterns of the Blue Silver Emperor and numerous blue-gold veins flew out and returned to Su Wen's hand.
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