56 Chapter 56: Found You!
Su Cheng chose to leave now because there were no suitable soul beasts left in the Spirit Hunting Forest. The ones he had searched for in the simulation had all become his soul rings now.
Although soul beasts with the bloodline of the nine dragon kings had the chance to achieve ultimate attributes, they were difficult to find, especially in the relatively small Spirit Hunting Forest.
However, Su Cheng was not in a hurry. With the current state of his Eternal Sword, even if the subsequent added soul rings were not of ultimate attributes, it wouldn't have a significant impact.
In the simulated world, ultimate attributes feedback on martial souls was to compensate for the martial soul's inherent deficiencies and to attempt to nurture the five elements.
But now that the foundation of his martial soul was solid, the rotation of the five elements wasn't just talk. With the addition of innate talent fields, the transformation of the five elements wasn't difficult.
In this situation, the difference between soul beasts with ultimate attributes and ordinary soul beasts lay more in energy and soul skills, with limited help in enhancing the essence of martial souls.
In recent years, besides cultivation, his main focus had been on swordsmanship.
With his current cultivation as a Soul Elder of the third rank and spiritual power far surpassing this realm, the insights into sword intent brought out from the simulation had been completely integrated and understood. It wouldn't oppress his consciousness anymore, and he could start the next simulation soon.
During the last simulation, Su Cheng, constrained by his aptitude, lacked insight into swordsmanship but solidified the foundation of swordsmanship. Now that his talent had improved, he based his newly created thirteen sword techniques on the previously comprehended swordsmanship and sword intent.
The first three techniques were derived from the basic swordsmanship he had honed day and night. The next three swords were sword techniques combining sword intent and sword art, while the last six swords were based on the Five Elements Sword Art.
There was also the final technique, Heart Sword, which was extremely powerful. However, he hadn't mastered it well himself and couldn't easily use it. When used, it not only affected others' emotions but also required him to mobilize his own emotions.
With this set of swordsmanship in hand, although it wasn't guaranteed, it would be effortless to deal with Soul Masters. If he used the final sword, he might not even lose to ordinary Soul Kings.
Sitting in the carriage heading to Tian Dou City, Su Cheng silently contemplated his future plans.
Given the characters of those few instructors at Tian Dou Royal Academy and with only a few years left until the next Elite Soul Master Academy Grand Competition, it wouldn't be too difficult to join after revealing his age and soul rings.
The current issue was how to handle Qian Renxue's situation.
Su Cheng lightly tapped the armrest with his fingers. "Should I join Xiao Xue's camp to help her?"
Immediately, he shook his head.
"No, her identity has too many flaws, and her previous methods were too crude. People in the royal family and the empire's major nobles might have noticed other figures. It's just that under various constraints, she appeared to be at ease, but there are many hidden dangers. Even if she succeeds, there will be many lingering problems afterward.
"So, no matter how you look at it, it seems simpler to drive her back to the Martial Soul Hall and end this farce early. After all, it only takes leveraging power to expose her flaws."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In the simulated world, he ostensibly helped her, but in truth, he was using her to destroy the Martial Soul Hall.
By now, he clearly wanted the best for her but had to oppose her in action.
"Instant karma, huh?"
Su Cheng wasn't worried about arousing Qian Renxue's disgust.
He understood Xiao Xue's personality, where both sides used their means, and the winner took all.
As for other matters, they could be dealt with after the academy competition.
Moreover, if Xue Beng became the Crown Prince, it would actually be beneficial to Su Cheng. This Fourth Prince had little ability, making him easier to control.
"But that Xue Beng, it seems like he's not very capable. I don't know if he can hold up."
Su Cheng rubbed his forehead, worried that one day he might not be able to resist chopping this playboy to pieces.
As for the hidden dangers in Qian Renxue's divine inheritance, it wasn't a big problem now. Even if she returned to the Martial Soul Hall, she wouldn't have contact with the Divine Examination for a short time, and instead, she could use this opportunity to consolidate her foundation.
She had wasted too much talent in recent years.
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While Su Cheng was on his way to Tian Dou City, Qian Renxue, who had been waiting anxiously for more than three years, finally received the latest intelligence from Snake Spear Douluo.
"News from the division hall in Nuoding City? thousand-year-old Second Soul Ring?"
Qian Renxue snatched the information from Snake Spear's hand and examined it carefully.
"But Young Master, according to the people there, this person doesn't want to join the Martial Soul Hall for the time being. He says he needs to consider it. It's strange; this child hasn't even tested his soul power at the level of Soul Masters and Grand Soul Masters. They say he's also from a commoner background and doesn't need the Martial Soul Hall's subsidy..."
However, at this moment, Qian Renxue did not hear what Snake Spear was saying.
Her entire mind was already occupied by the slightly immature face in the portrait.
Not only the appearance but also that aura.
A portrait couldn't perfectly capture a person's spirit, but even with this trace of dignity, she captured it.
Three years.
A full three years!
How did she get through these three years?
Dealing with the aristocrats from the imperial city, seeing those disgusting smiling faces, enduring the impulse to kill them all while pretending to be polite.
Unlike the previous Qian Renxue, she had no interest in political matters at all and didn't want to complete the ridiculous task assigned by the Martial Soul Hall.
She only wanted to improve her strength and then find Su Cheng.
In recent years, she had been numbing herself through cultivation, only stepping forward when absolutely necessary.
However, there had been no news about Su Cheng for years. Even she began to doubt whether it was a dream, whether her judgment was wrong.
"...Young Master, Young Master?"
"What? What did you say?"
Under Snake Spear's repeated calls, Qian Renxue finally came to her senses, with a slight daze still lingering in her eyes, as if just waking from a dream.
"I said that the child doesn't want to join the Martial Soul Hall for the time being," Snake Spear said, his eyes somewhat strange, but he didn't dare say more. Nowadays, his young master's temper was not so good.
"How old is he?" Qian Renxue didn't care about this question but instead asked about Su Cheng's current age.
Because there were too many relevant Soul Masters discovered before, only brief information was passed to her side for now.
And Soul Masters developed quickly, so it was difficult to judge their age by appearance alone.
If it were close contact, she could estimate roughly, but it was impossible to tell from a portrait.
"He's a rare genius, not even eleven years old yet, and he's already at the rank of Soul Elder. I don't know how the people who tested his soul power back then managed it. It's said that they even got his innate soul power level wrong."
"Not... not even eleven years old?!"
Qian Renxue widened her eyes in shock.
"Is it true..."
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