Yu Xiaogang reached level thirty.
However, he did not rush to obtain the Third Spirit Ring.
Having been stuck at level twenty-nine for many years, he was very aware of the importance of Martial Spirits to Spirit Masters. If the quality of the Martial Spirit is too poor, one could be stuck in that state for a lifetime with no way out.
Fortunately, with the help of the Mysterious Heaven Technique to break through level thirty, he never wanted to be trapped like that again.
Therefore, taking inspiration from Su Wen's evolution enhancement of Book Martial Spirits, he also set his sights on the leap level absorption of a Spirit Ring.
Ordinary Spirit Rings would be fine, at most allowing for the Martial Spirit to be maximized.
However, the leap level absorption of a Spirit Ring is different.
As a Spirit Master's Soul Power increases, they naturally gain the capacity to absorb Spirit Rings of certain ages.
Even Auxiliary Spirit Masters have similar absorption capabilities for Spirit Rings compared to other types of Spirit Masters.
This is a natural response required by the Martial Spirit.
According to Su Wen's Theory of Martial Spirit Growth, the Martial Spirit grows along with the Spirit Master's cultivation. At every ten-level realm, it represents a necessary evolution for the Martial Spirit.
The first ring normally can endure a Spirit Ring of up to 423 years old, which means it is within the range of what the Martial Spirit can bear.
This is the normal growth range for a Martial Spirit.
In other words, a Spirit Grand Master's Martial Spirit would typically be within the range of absorbing a Spirit Ring up to 423 years old and a Spirit Ring up to 764 years old.
However, at this point, you have broken through the limits.
This represents pushing the Martial Spirit to a height it should not naturally reach.
This is even more true for Martial Spirits of lower quality.
Originally capable of only allowing a Spirit Master to cultivate to level nineteen, if you make it absorb a Spirit Ring older than 423 years, it means pushing the Martial Spirit to a level it would theoretically reach only after growing to level twenty.
This also means a significant increase in the Martial Spirit's quality. Originally allowing the Spirit Master to only reach level nineteen, with leap level absorption of the Spirit Ring, breaking through the next ten levels should be no problem.
The Theory of Martial Spirit Growth explains everything very clearly and understandably, and because it is a mental inheritance, the knowledge is imparted directly without the need for tedious reading. Su Wen uses more complex but easier-to-understand explanations in the theory.
Yu Xiaogang places great importance on the theory's assertion that leap level absorption of a Spirit Ring breaks through the limits of innate potential.
After breaking through level thirty, he had been waiting for the Body Tempering Technique and Spirit Ascension Method.
Even without the Book of Ten Thousand Techniques, he was willing to spend several years, or even more than a decade, cultivating the Body Tempering Technique and Spirit Ascension Method to maximize the absorption of the Third Spirit Ring.
Unfortunately, he did not receive Su Wen's Body Tempering Technique and Spirit Ascension Method, and Tang San died.
Compared to his own cultivation, Tang San's significance to him was evidently greater; he was his sole motivation to prove himself.
After all, he had long passed the optimal age for cultivation, and even if he resolved his innate talent issues, his achievements would still be limited.
However, today Tang San died.
Moreover, they would have to use the Spirit Fusion Technique against Su Wen.
If he had absorbed a thousand-year-old Spirit Ring and advanced to Spirit Elder, perhaps the power of their Spirit Fusion Technique would be significantly different.
Unfortunately, he did not advance to Spirit Elder.
The Heavenly Book illuminated the surroundings, with golden light enveloping the entire valley.
Golden streams of light flashed continuously, emanating from Su Wen and Ning Rongrong's Spirit Fusion Technique, surrounding the pagoda with golden radiance.
Su Wen performed this ability on his own.
Pig Evolution transformed into a golden dragon exuding a noble aura, roaring towards the sky with intense dragon power.
The golden light transformed into chains.
The golden chains coiled around the dragon, completely binding it.
Even with the dragon's power and might unleashed, it could not break free from the chains made of golden light.
Within the golden light was an aura that restrained everything, as if it could analyze and dissolve all forms of power.
"You may be completely unaware of my strength," Su Wen said lightly.
He knew the importance of eradicating potential threats, but it was currently inconvenient to eliminate Yu Xiaogang.
After the golden chains had fully controlled the golden dragon, Su Wen manipulated the wind element to quickly condense wind blades and strike towards the direction of the Shrek Seven Devils.
As for Shrek's other teachers, Su Wen did not concern himself with them.
These few companions were the most likely to harbor hostility towards Su Wen due to Tang San's enmity.
So, they must die.
Among them, Zhu Zhuqing had acted in ways that defied common logic due to Dai Mubai.
Su Wen was strong, but he also had his own vulnerabilities that needed protection, so these people had to die.
Puff, puff, puff!
Without any hesitation, the wind blades descended, and one genius after another from the Spirit Master World fell.
Their talents were top-tier in the entire Spirit Master World, yet they were prematurely ended because of Shrek.
The Spirit Master World would have no future for them.
The golden dragon let out its final unwilling roar, its body glowing with golden light, and then quickly disappeared, its aura fading.
In the end, the weakened Luo San Pao fell to the ground and turned into a light, returning to Yu Xiaogang's body.
Su Wen's gaze was cold and sharp as he looked at the Golden Iron Triangle.
"Just now, it was you who sought death, not that I didn't give you a chance."
The space shattered, and silver blades cut through the air.
Flender was extremely furious, his Martial Spirit Owl manifesting as he flew into the air, constantly evading the blades.
Tang San had even given them the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but he clearly hadn't truly mastered it; he was struck by more than ten blades and couldn't evade them.
The cutting power of the Wind Blades infused with the Power of Space was terrifying.
In just a few breaths, Flender was dead.
"Su Wen!" Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot, seemingly about to rush forward and fight Su Wen to the death.
Su Wen glanced at him and ignored him.
"As for the others, I won't kill you. You can still enter the Study Realm in the future. Consider this a farewell."
After saying that, Su Wen's back gathered heaven and earth energy to form a pair of dazzling wings, and he flew away from the scene.
Fighting Heaven Douluo took a deep look at the remaining few and also followed Su Wen away.
"Why didn't you kill those two?"
In the air, Fighting Heaven Douluo was puzzled.
He admired Su Wen's style—decisive and ruthless, without any hesitation.
But why hadn't he killed the Spirit Grand Master and the Fire Dragon Spirit Master?
"I don't think you would worry about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
In the past, it might have been a concern, but now, with Su Wen having achieved the title of Master Wen and having made significant contributions to the Spirit Master World, he definitely wouldn't be concerned about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
"Because Yu Xiaogang has someone backing him," Su Wen sighed.
"Someone backing him?" Fighting Heaven Douluo frowned, puzzled.
Which strong person would bother with such trash? Moreover, a powerful figure capable of threatening Su Wen and possibly fighting him to the death for this trash seemed incomprehensible to Fighting Heaven Douluo.
"Perhaps it's a Limit Douluo. The exact Soul Power level is unclear, but it's a tough situation."
What was even more troublesome than Tang Chen was Bibi Dong's resurrection-type Spirit Skill.
Su Wen wasn't sure if, after killing her using the Life and Death Arena, she would be able to resurrect.
"Let's go. We should head to Sea God Island now."
Fighting Heaven Douluo also put aside other thoughts and focused his attention on Sea God Island.
There was a look of anticipation in his eyes.
Suddenly, he thought of a question.
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