15. Grand Mist Spirit
Su Mo explained his reasoning to Su Hong. He wanted Su Hong to test his mist-like Martial Soul.
Su Hong agreed after much deliberation. Su Mo crushed another Spirit Stone when Su Hong released his Martial Soul.
When Su Hong tried to trap the Qi in the air with his Martial Soul, the mist grew denser. The Spiritual Qi completely stabilised inside the fog.
Su Hong was amazed by himself. He never knew that his Martial Soul could do something like this.
Since Su Hong felt that his Martial Soul could hold more Qi, he brought out another Spirit Stone from his storage pouch and crushed it.
Again, his martial soul sustained all the Qi.
"Dad, try recalling your Martial Soul back." Su Hong had a feeling that his Martial Soul would not leave the Qi behind, so he did what Su Mo asked.
As expected, The Qi went inside Su Hong.
"HahaHa! Mo'er, Thank You." Su Hong hugged Su Mo. Though Su Mo was uncomfortable, he let his father celebrate.
Su Hong knew that his road of cultivation had been reforged. The stagnancy he felt after achieving the Spiritual Martial Realm had disappeared.
"Mo'er, You don't know how happy I am. Forget about the Wei. Whole Sunnywood City would be under your father after the Annual Clan Meeting."
Su Mo admired his father's valiance. Su Hong's bravery and iron-hearted decisions have been an inspiration for many in Sunnywood City. Despite being from a younger generation, how he tackled everyone and sat on the Master position of Su after his father's demise was a tale worth telling.
Seeing his father regain his zeal and enthusiasm was the best outcome. Su Mo was happy for his father.
"Dad, congrats! But don't be so happy now. Since you can increase your strength in a small amount of time, we should push our plans aside now." Su Mo concurred.
"Right, send that imbecile Wei back. We will settle everything two months later. Be it the Clan or the City." Su Hong added.
"Su Mo, since my martial soul is so unique. What shall I call it?" Su Hong asked Su Mo.
Su Mo had not thought of naming his martial soul. He did not feel the need to do so.
"Hey, it is essential to name whatever belongs to you. Everything has its own identity in the cultivation world, and a name is the proof of its existence. I will call it the 'Grand Mist Spirit'."
Su Hong's statement sounded like a wake-up call. He immediately recalled all the novels where every MC named each belonging as they supposedly grew sentient after naming.
"Ok, Dad. I think it is getting late." Su Mo had a small chat with his father before Su Hong left.
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A good night's sleep refreshed Su Mo.
After a hearty breakfast, Su Mo practised both [Suprise Hit 1.0] and [Final Sword Zone 1.0].
Since he personally deduced the two skills, Su Mo achieved Major Proficiency in both after a single practice session.
"It's time to work on the new cultivation art." Su Mo sat cross-legged and released his martial soul.
He wanted to merge [Refined Qi Art 1.0], [Clouds Skill] and [Blood Qi Manual] into a new cultivation art.
He used up all his remaining Class-3 Lv-1 Beast souls but to no avail.
"It is tough to merge the three as Blood Qi Manual runs along a different direction. I will first start with the [Clouds Skill] and [Refined Qi Art 1.0]." Su Mo contemplated as he began using Class-5 Lv-1 Beast Souls.
The energy from Class-5 Lv-1 Beast Souls was vastly superior to lower-classed beast souls. Owing to a similar pattern in both arts, Su Mo formulated a Medium Lv-1 cultivation art, named [Refined Qi Art 2.0].
Su Mo was happy to use only five souls to achieve his desired result. Su Mo rested for a while. He decided not to continue as haste makes waste.
He went out for a stroll. En route to the Martial Practise Field, Su Mo met Su Qingqing.
She was a beautiful young girl with thin brows and bright eyes.
"Brother Su Mo, I'm so sorry for causing you trouble. If it weren't for me, you would not have to offend the Wei!"
Su Qingqing felt incredibly guilty and repeatedly apologised to him. She was a smart girl and knew that since they returned Wei Lin to the Wei, they would come looking for Su Mo to settle the score.
She was incredibly anxious that Su Mo would be angry at her.
"Haha! Qingqing, don't blame yourself. I'll be fine!"
Su Mo consoled her with a smile. "You are my sister. Do you think your brother is afraid of anyone?"
"Of course not. Brother is the best!" said Su Qingqing confidently, shaking her head. To date, She was just another member of the clan that was dispensable. But now, Su Mo's words cemented her status in the clan.
"Good! Then stop worrying and go practice!"
"Qingqing, you will awaken your Martial Soul next year, right? Cultivate well and become powerful, okay. Then your brother will sit back and enjoy a worriless life!"
He knew how to value people. He may have proclaimed Su Qingqing as his sister, but human hearts were unpredictable. Nobody knows what one could turn to be after growing up.
"Yes, I'll become powerful in the future, and then I can protect you!"
Su Qingqing looked very adorable. She was innocent and not accustomed to the world. After chatting with Su Qingqing for a while, Su Mo sent her off and reached the martial practise field.
In the martial practice field, two young men engaged each other in an intense training battle.
"Hmm? It's Su Yu!"
Su Mo recognised one of them as Su Yu, whom he had not seen for some days.
Su Yu was fighting was a stocky young man, Su Peng. He had achieved the Peak Lv 5 Qi Cultivation Realm at the age of 18.
They were evenly matched, so it was hard to tell who would win.
"Brother Su Yu is really amazing. I can't believe he becomes powerful as Su Peng in such a short time!"
"Brother Su Yu has a Rank 5 Human Class Martial Soul and is the first genius of our clan, so I'm not surprised."
"Since Brother Su Yu was prioritised by the clan and in seclusion for a long time, it makes sense that his strength has boomed."
"Haha! I think that Brother Su Yu will soon be as powerful as Su Tianhao, the best among the youth."
The disciples burst into a heated discussion as the fight intensified.
Su Yu finally figured out Su Peng's weakness and took the opportunity to launch a decisive attack. He punched Su Peng's chest. Su Yu defeated Su Peng in a fair match.
"Wow, Brother Su Yu won!"
"Long live Brother Su Yu!"
Following Su Yu's victory, the crowd echoed his win and flattered him.
Su Yu stood proudly in the middle of the field and looked around haughtily.
"Hmm?"
Then, he caught a glimpse of Su Mo nearby and laughed disdainfully.
"Wow, 'the number one genius' of our clan is here!"
He lifted his chin, looked down on Su Mo and emphasised "the number one genius" to express his sarcasm.
Before Su Yu could continue, a servant informed Su Mo that someone had issued him a challenge.
Su Mo left for the Challenge Hall.