First Spirit Skill: Enhancement.
Second Spirit Skill: Control.
Su Wen felt satisfied with the general situation of his second Spirit Ring's Spirit Skill.
This kind of auxiliary Spirit Skill is the best.
Spirit Skills that have auxiliary effects on oneself, whether they are enhancement types or other categories. If utilized well, their potential is extremely high.
Of course, if not utilized well, they can become quite useless.
Su Wen did not try his Spirit Skills in this cave, preparing to leave the Star Dou Great Forest first.
...
Su Wen returned to the small town outside the Star Dou Great Forest, thoroughly cleaned up, washing away the exhaustion of the past three months, and contemplated his next steps.
"The Thousand-Year-Old Three-Eyed Phantom Fox second Spirit Ring far exceeded my expectations. The extent of Martial Spirit Evolution is no less than that brought by the first Spirit Ring."
It can be said that with just two Evolutions, Su Wen's Martial Spirit has made the leap from a low-grade Martial Spirit to a high-grade one.
Although the Innate Soul Power is at level five, his Book Martial Spirit still has extremely poor quality and didn't seem to benefit from it.
However, the Starlight Fruit Tree of the first Spirit Ring brought about the first Evolution for his Martial Spirit, completely transforming it and making it leap in quality, reaching the level of an intermediate Martial Spirit.
This time, the second Spirit Ring not only strengthened the characteristics derived from his Book Martial Spirit during the last Evolution but also further evolved his Spiritual attributes, simultaneously absorbing the Spiritual Power surging due to the opening of the Sea of Consciousness and absorbing the External Spirit Bone. In the process of absorbing the Spirit Ring, it triggered a chain reaction, causing his Martial Spirit to undergo another significant Evolution.
Compared to high-grade Martial Spirits, it is not inferior in the slightest.
"After absorbing the third Spirit Ring and then refining the Immortal Grass, my Martial Spirit will become an absolute top-tier Martial Spirit!" Su Wen eagerly anticipated that day.
At that moment, perhaps his Book Martial Spirit will truly qualify to be called a Heavenly Book!
The cross-level absorption of the thousand-year-old second ring brought unimaginable benefits.
But at the same time, it also brought some trouble for Su Wen. Firstly, he is pondering whether to continue receiving his Spirit Master subsidies in the future.
"The thousand-year-old second ring has a great impact on the current Douluo Continent."
Even though he is considered a member of the Spirit Hall, Su Wen dared not be certain that no one would take the risk to come after him.
Whether forcefully inviting him to join another force or threatening him with his life to reveal the secret of cross-level Spirit Ring absorption, these are possible scenarios.
This is a world of survival of the fittest! Killing for your benefit is quite normal.
But what Su Wen fears the most is not death, rather someone thinking that his Martial Spirit is special and then trying to crossbreed it.
Especially as Su Wen undergoes Martial Spirit Evolution time and time again in the future, this possibility will become increasingly likely.
"I need a backing, a real backing!"
Not a fake and empty backing like the current Spirit Hall.
Su Wen is very clear that he is still insignificant to the Spirit Hall at present, and there may not even be a Spirit Saint willing to stand behind him to support him.
'Without a strong figure backing me up, it's hard to get along even within the Spirit Hall.'
Besides, Su Wen doesn't want his backing to be the elders of the Spirit Hall.
"The best option for a backing would actually be Dugu Bo! The Poison Doulou"
Su Wen decided to head to Heaven Dou City and find a way to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
He wrote a letter to Old Jerry, letting him know he was safe and asking him not to provide Little Sweet Potatos for the time being. He mentioned that he would write to Old Jerry again when needed, by which time he should have settled down in Heaven Dou City.
After sending the letter, Su Wen rented a small courtyard in the town.
"The Monkey Wine must not be wasted."
Although the effectiveness of Monkey Wine diminishes with increased consumption, it still has explosive effects.
The wine contains rich nutrients and energy, and with careful refinement, it can still accelerate the improvement of Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
Unfortunately, without a storage-type soul tool, Su Wen did not take all the Monkey Wine with him. However, knowing its location, he expressed that he could make several trips to transport more.
Five days later, Su Wen transported all the stock of the transparent monkey back to the town and began a new round of closed-door cultivation.
At the same time, he also sent about twenty catties of Monkey Wine to Old Jerry in New Moon Village.
Perhaps with the assistance of Monkey Wine, Old Jerry might break through to Spirit Grand Master or even Spirit Elder in his lifetime which was the least he could do for the old man that took care of him.
Aside from the Monkey Wine sent to Old Jerry, Su Wen still had over fifty catties left.
After absorbing the second Spirit Ring, Su Wen's Soul Power directly reached level twenty-two.
With a daily intake of one catty of Monkey Wine, along with internal and external cultivation, two months passed in the blink of an eye.
"In two months, I've reached level twenty-three!"
Su Wen completely digested the Monkey Wine, and his Soul Power also broke through by one level, reaching level twenty-three.
He still did not go to the Spirit Hall to collect his Spirit Master subsidies.
"It's time to head to Heaven Dou City."
Su Wen held a map in his hand, departed from the town, and headed towards Heaven Dou City.
...
One month later.
Heaven Dou City.
Saint Spirit Hall.
Su Wen slowly entered the Saint Spirit Hall with a disheartened look on his face.
He was very helpless; even with his talent as a backup, he couldn't get into the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
It's true that one needs noble status to enter and enrollment teachers have stated they wouldn't even consider him.
Without seeing the three major boards of education members or the higher-ups of the academy, no matter how talented he is, no one would give him a chance.
"In the original story, Shrek Academy could get in, probably because of Qin Ming's recommendation and the advance approval of the three boards of education members."
Of course, Su Wen also had a cautious mindset.
He worried that if he exposed the thousand-year-old second ring, he wouldn't be able to convey his information to the boards of education. Instead, he might draw the attention of enrollment teachers or the forces behind them prematurely.
It can only be said that Su Wen's paranoia is a bit heavy. But in such a world, such symptoms are not entirely a bad thing. So he decided to go with a different plan to get into the academy!
Upon entering the Saint Spirit Hall, Su Wen declared his identity.
"Su Wen? A member of the Nuoding City's Branch Spirit Hall? How did you end up in Heaven Dou City?"
"Oh? Obtained a Spirit Ring, then came straight to Heaven Dou City?"
"Impressive, little guy. You're not even twelve yet, and you're already a Spirit Grand Master?"
"Alright, let's test your Soul Power and have you release your Martial Spirit, then register your basic information."
Su Wen took a deep breath and released his Martial Spirit. Under a dazzling halo, a book with purple patterns appeared in front of Su Wen.
The most eye-catching part was that touch of purple in the Spirit Ring.
The deacon in charge of registration, upon seeing the purple Spirit Ring, instantly thought Su Wen was undergoing Spirit Elder certification. But the next moment, he remembered that Su Wen was undergoing Spirit Grand Master certification, and moreover, his Soul Power test just now was at level twenty-three.
He carefully counted Su Wen's Spirit Rings.
One yellow, one purple!
Even though the purple of the second Spirit Ring wasn't bright, just a faint halo of purple, it was still a thousand-year-old Spirit Ring!
"Hiss~"
This deacon realized the situation was not simple.
Looking at Su Wen's subtle smile, the deacon collected himself, refrained from asking for further details, and chose to report it.
He couldn't handle such a registration task that was way beyond his salary.
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