Su Wen cannot just condense a 3rd Class God's God Position.
He must condense a 1st Class God Position that is no worse than the Sea God's, and ideally, before becoming a deity, he should possess his own Ultra Divine Tool and Divine Tool-level Spirit Bone Armor.
Achieving such goals is not easy. Firstly, the God-level Nine Trials imposed by the Sea God, a 1st Class God, cannot be wasted; Su Wen needs to seize the opportunity and complete them well. Secondly, Su Wen must also secure investments from other deities.
"The mark of the Void Douluo is still in my hands. I didn't contact him before due to numerous tasks, but once this third trial is completed, if the fourth trial is relatively smooth, I'll take the opportunity to contact the Void Douluo and attempt to take the Space God's assessment."
"To build a more solid foundation, one must gather more resources."
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"This is the Clam Pearl of the Star God Clam. Try to refine the Power of Stars within it for cultivation. With your talent, you could probably increase your Soul Power by three to four levels in a year. By absorbing the Power of Stars from this Clam Pearl, your cultivation efficiency will at least double."
"The Power of Stars in the Clam Pearl can be refined within a year, enough to boost a Spirit King-level Spirit Master's Soul Power by five levels. However, Spirit Masters also have a basic Soul Power increase. After refining the Power of Stars from the Clam Pearl, the additional Soul Power provided will be five levels, and with the Spirit Master's own absorption of vitality, the increase will be even more over a year."
Ning Rongrong excitedly took the Clam Pearl from Su Wen's hand, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the large pearl.
She really liked such treasures because of her Martial Spirit.
"The Star God Clam has a long lifespan, so you'll probably need to be at the sixth ring to absorb it," Su Wen said, sensing Ning Rongrong's Soul Power level. "How far are you from reaching level fifty?"
"Just the final hurdle left," Ning Rongrong replied honestly.
She was only one breakthrough away from reaching level fifty and then absorbing the fifth Spirit Ring.
Of course, she also had some plans in mind. Stuck at the level fifty threshold, she intended to have Su Wen help her hunt for the fifth Spirit Ring.
"Hmm, this is the God Bestowed Spirit Ring. When you reach the fifth ring, just absorb this Spirit Ring. I'll protect you when the time comes," Su Wen said, taking out the God Bestowed Spirit Ring from the first trial's reward.
He also wanted to observe Ning Rongrong's process of absorbing the God Bestowed Spirit Ring to understand the essence of Spirit Rings.
The God Bestowed Spirit Ring has many similarities with Spirit Rings formed out of thin air. By studying the process of absorbing a God Bestowed Spirit Ring, he might find a clue for Spirit Masters to create their own Spirit Rings.
As for why Su Wen doesn't absorb the God Bestowed Spirit Ring himself?
Su Wen felt that while the God Bestowed Spirit Ring is the best source of Spirit Rings for other Spirit Masters, it is not suitable for him.
The God Bestowed Spirit Ring provides a Spirit Ring that is most suitable for the Spirit Master's Martial Spirit, and the Spirit Ring's lifespan is also the maximum limit that the Spirit Master can bear.
From one perspective, this seems beneficial.
However, for Su Wen, such endowment is not ideal.
A Spirit Ring suited to the Martial Spirit means that the Spirit Ring is mediocre, tailored to the current state of the Spirit Master's Martial Spirit. While it might maximize the enhancement of the Martial Spirit's essence, it also misses the opportunity to add more features to the Martial Spirit.
For example, Su Wen's Heavenly Book evolved from a basic Book Martial Spirit to a top-tier Martial Spirit with numerous elemental attributes, including space and stars.
Each ability added to it is closely related to the choice of Spirit Rings.
To use a metaphor, absorbing a Spirit Beast's Spirit Ring can be seen as cultivating with external Spirit Rings, harnessing the creation of the world to enhance oneself. In contrast, absorbing a God Bestowed Spirit Ring can be viewed as tapping into the potential of one's own Martial Spirit.
It's not that Su Wen believes that relying on external sources to enhance oneself is necessarily better.
He also values tapping into his own power.
But if one wants to dig into their own capabilities, why not condense it themselves?
If enhancing oneself through external means, then one should plan the path and expand the evolution of their Martial Spirit as much as possible. If tapping into potential, then one should fully explore that path. Using external means to endow oneself seems redundant.
Su Wen's next Spirit Ring is the seventh ring, which is a significant turning point for Spirit Masters.
This Spirit Ring might be better suited for tapping into one's own potential. Su Wen's plan is to condense the seventh ring himself. This goal will help push him to develop a method for creating Spirit Rings on his own.
"Is it the most suitable Spirit Ring for you?" Ning Rongrong asked, curiously examining the pale golden crystal ball that Su Wen handed her.
Su Wen didn't stay at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for long and soon left. However, as he departed, Ning Rongrong also began to follow him.
"Brother Xiaowen, why don't you make your Ring Replacement Method public?" Ning Rongrong asked with curiosity.
Su Wen smiled wryly and explained.
"It's not that I don't want to make it public, but even if I did, no one would be able to learn it."
For other techniques, Su Wen can use the Soul Power Circulation Route to achieve the desired effects. However, the Ring Replacement Method fundamentally relies on controlling the Martial Spirit Space. If one cannot sense the Martial Spirit Space or adjust the changes within it, then even using the Soul Power Circulation Route would be ineffective.
Ning Rongrong seemed to understand a little but was still puzzled.
"Don't worry about the Spirit Ring's lifespan," Su Wen said, tapping her on the head.
In any case, studying the essence of Spirit Rings and developing a method for creating them oneself will inevitably involve the aspect of Spirit Ring lifespan. There might be other ways to improve the lifespan of Spirit Rings later on.
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Sunset Forest.
Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
This was Ning Rongrong's first time visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Su Wen, and her expression was filled with awe from start to finish.
"So this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"
Currently, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well still serves as Dugu Bo's medicinal herb field. However, with no need to suppress toxins anymore, Dugu Bo rarely visits the area except to cultivate and harvest poisons. It would be more accurate to say that this place is now Su Wen's cultivation ground.
This time, Su Wen had notified them in advance, so Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were already here.
At the same time, Yu Tianheng was also present.
"Xiaowen, did you call us here for something specific?" Dugu Bo asked.
He had a vague premonition and had prepared himself.
Because of Yu Xiaogang's situation, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had been somewhat uncomfortable being caught in the middle, and Dugu Bo felt it even more.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was discovered by him first, but it was also very important to Su Wen.
So, who does this place actually belong to?
Dugu Bo provided the answer.
"Ah, Xiaowen, you can take over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from now on. However, I still need to use this environment to cultivate some poisons, so I might need to occupy some of the space here."
Yu Tianheng's expression was conflicted.
This was indeed a treasure of a location.
He was astounded to learn how many precious medicinal herbs were growing here.
However, he didn't have the authority to make decisions. Remembering what Dugu Yan had said earlier, his expression gradually calmed down.
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