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Tang San, Xiao Wu, and their companions walked through the familiar streets of Tian Dou City, marveling at the changes as they headed towards the Tian Dou Royal Academy.
Why were they going to the Tian Dou Royal Academy?
Years ago, they had made a promise to reunite at the Academy five years later, and now they were here to fulfill that promise.
Additionally, the new Continental Advanced Academy Soul Dueling Tournament was about to begin. They wanted to meet with their old leader, Qin Ming, and see the skills of the current juniors and underclassmen.
The guards outside the Academy recognized Tang San and the others. After confirming their identities, their eyes filled with admiration, and they were allowed to pass.
"Not much has changed here. It's mostly the same as before," Xiao Wu remarked as she glanced around. The familiar forest remained, though some iron poles now lined the road, each topped with a spherical soul-guide lantern.
The teaching buildings were significantly taller, likely expanded since their time.
"There have been some changes, at least. For one, the number of spoiled brats here has decreased significantly."
Thanks to Xue Qinghe's policies, while the empire may have been divided, commoners who were previously overlooked now had opportunities for advancement. Talented commoner soul masters could even enroll at the Tian Dou Royal Academy—provided they could afford the tuition.
Meanwhile, many of the original spoiled scions had left Tian Dou City, moving to the New Tian Dou Federation, where they continued to flaunt their inherited noble status.
"Captain!"
A familiar voice called from behind. Yu Tianheng approached hand in hand with Dugu Yan, saying, "We just made it. After completing our mission, Yan Yan and I rushed over here, almost thinking we wouldn't make it in time."
"But you did make it," Tang San replied with a smile. Xiao Wu and the others immediately pulled Dugu Yan aside, excitedly discussing how they should celebrate their reunion.
Tang San asked, "What level is your spirit power now?"
"Sixty-nine."
Yu Tianheng laughed heartily. "During a mission for the Spirit Hall, I had a stroke of luck and obtained a Dragon Blood Elixir. After consuming it, my cultivation speed increased significantly."
"And you, Captain? What level is your spirit power now? You're not a Contra already, are you?"
Tang San shook his head. "Not that fast. I'm only at seventy-nine. Reaching the Soul Saint stage requires accumulating much more spirit power."
"That's not fast?" Yu Tianheng was speechless. If he could reach seventy-nine in five years, his ancestors' graves would be glowing with pride, yet Tang San still found it slow?
He couldn't even compare.
"By the way, have you kept up with your electromagnetic control?" Tang San inquired about Yu Tianheng's progress in that area. "To what level have you mastered it?"
"I can already control iron sand to form various objects." Yu Tianheng retrieved a handful of iron sand from his storage soul guide and, using his spirit power, condensed it into an iron pellet, which he then made spin continuously on his fingertip. "But the easiest shape to control is still spherical. My electromagnetic overclocking skill creates a non-connecting yet mutually attractive energy field through the magnetic force it emits. I'm even considering making my spirit power operate in the same way. Captain, do you think that's possible?"
"That's an intriguing idea," Tang San mused, imagining spirit power functioning like an electromagnetic field. It could potentially lead to true mastery over electromagnetic forces.
However, to achieve this, Yu Tianheng's mental strength would also need to be exceptionally strong.
Mastery is the Key!
However, if Yu Tianheng was willing, Tang San was interested in trying it out. After all, to achieve mastery, the nervous system would undoubtedly play a crucial role. The findings from such research could be incorporated into the Jade Bone Golden Muscle Divine Hidden Method.
Moreover, the method of converting spirit power into electricity and magnetism could provide insights for improving the Cosmic Meditation Technique and the Creation and Destruction True Canon.
"Alright, I'll rely on you to help me with this in the future, Captain." Yu Tianheng couldn't help but feel more excited at the prospect of becoming even stronger.
"Captain! Vice-Captain!"
At that moment, two loud voices rang out from behind them.
A pair of muscular twins approached with large strides.
Both were dressed in loose, deep blue robes, their skin a bronzed hue. Their eyes were sharp, and the soul power radiating from them was as deep and vast as the ocean.
"Shimo, Shimo!" Yu Tianheng laughed. "It seems you didn't slack off while in Hanhai City. From the looks of your soul power, you must be Soul Emperors now."
"Haha, only level sixty-two, nowhere near as impressive as you, Vice-Captain, or you, Captain," Shimo chuckled.
"Captain, you must have reached Soul Emperor as well, right?" Shi mo asked, "Your soul power must be above level sixty-five by now."
"You're underestimating our Captain," Yu Tianheng revealed. "He's already a Soul Saint, level seventy-nine, just one step away from becoming a soul douluo."
Even though they had just heard this, saying it again still filled him with awe and envy.
"Seventy-nine!"
"Almost a soul douluo!"
The twin brothers were stunned, and when they snapped out of it, they both crowded around Tang San, sharing in his joy while also marveling at his cultivation speed. "As expected of our Captain. You'll probably become a Titled Douluo before thirty—no, before twenty-five! You'll break the record for the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent!"
Tang San deflected the praise. "I'm not the only one who's excelled. Xiao Wu, Huo Wu, Guang Ling, Ning Rongrong, and Lan Yinzi have all reached Soul Saint level too."
Xiao Wu and Huo Wu had nearly caught up to Tang San, both reaching level seventy-eight, and Huo Wu had even awakened a domain she called the Starfire Domain.
Guang Ling and Ning Rongrong had also broken through to the Soul Saint level, with spirit power at levels seventy-two and seventy-one, respectively.
Guang Ling's sixth spirit ring came from a Wind Roaring Beast, as Tang San had predicted. This spirit beast possessed not only wind attributes but also earth attributes, granting Guang Ling dual attributes. Her seventh spirit ring was from a creature known as the "Dark Spirit Bird," which added a dark attribute to her abilities.
As for Ning Rongrong, her first six spirit rings were already set, all focused on amplification: strength, agility, spirit power, defense, attack, and attributes. The specific spirit beast that produced the rings was of little consequence. Her seventh spirit ring, naturally, granted her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda its true form.
It's worth mentioning that Lan Yinzi's Blue Silver Grass spirit, the Blue Silver Emperor, had undergone some evolution due to prolonged exposure to the Blue Silver Emperor's aura. Upon breaking through to the Soul Saint level, her Spirit Avatar didn't take the form of a massive Blue Silver Emperor like Tang San's. Instead, it manifested as an armor-like Spirit Avatar covering her body.
Lan Yinzi called it the Blue Silver Empress Avatar.
"Looks like the two of us are lagging behind," the twins, Shimo and Shimo, said with a hint of self-deprecation, though without any jealousy. They were simply amazed by Tang San and the others' rapid progress.
Yu Tianheng laughed. "Don't worry, you two won't be at the bottom. There's still Yufeng and the others."
"Who's calling my name?"
Just as Yu Tianheng mentioned Yu feng, he appeared.
From the skies above the Tian Dou Royal Academy, two figures swiftly descended—it was Yu feng and Bai Chenxiang.
(End of chapter)