Back to Su Ming.
After his victory, Su Ming noticed Tang San leaving alone, but he didn't care at all. If it weren't for Tang Hao, Su Ming would've definitely enjoyed tormenting Tang San a bit more.
After turning off the recording, Su Ming began writing in his diary.
[Just had a match with Tang San, and man, it was fun! Tang San opened with his classic "Mommy Bind," so of course, I had to show him I could bind too—without even using a soul skill! Totally left him dumbfounded, hahaha!]
The women watching: Su Ming, you're so bad, shrimping and pig-hearted!
[I'm guessing right now, Tang San must be feeling pretty down, probably crushed by the defeat, and I bet he'll go to Yu Xiaogang for some advice.]
[If I've got this right, Yu Xiaogang will likely tell him to focus on leveling up his soul power and leave self-created soul skills for later. After all, creating high-quality soul skills isn't easy!]
[In this world, there are many self-created soul skills, but most aren't as powerful as the ones granted by soul rings. Compared to focusing on improving your soul power level, it's not very efficient. So Yu Xiaogang's advice wouldn't be wrong.]
[Yu Xiaogang probably thinks that since Tang San has innate full soul power and I only have level seven, Tang San will outgrow me in time. He believes that I'm just a temporary challenge for Tang San, one that will push him to grow stronger.]
[But what Yu Xiaogang doesn't realize is that my growth rate will outpace Tang San's, and I've got way more powerful wood-based techniques. The Wood Release techniques I used today—Silent Binding and Four Pillar Prison—are just the basic ones!]
[Speaking of which, those moves are still part of Yamato's repertoire. I'm not even close to Senju's higher-level Wood Release techniques yet.]
The women became even more curious about Su Ming's future Wood Release techniques. The ones he used today already seemed quite powerful, so what about the more advanced ones?
Soon, it was midnight again, and the much-anticipated moment had arrived!
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing today's diary entry. You have received: "Soul Power Body Refining Art."]
Whoa!
Today was another lucky day—he got the body refining technique he had been longing for!
Su Ming eagerly checked the explanation of this new technique.
["Soul Power Body Refining Art": As the name suggests, this technique allows the user to refine their meridians, bones, and more using their own soul power. The higher the quality of the soul power, the better the refining effect. The use of external resources can further enhance the refining process.]
[Note: Soul power body refining is very dangerous and requires excellent control over one's soul power before attempting!]
Reading this note, Su Ming couldn't help but feel like this technique was made just for him. What might be dangerous for others wouldn't be for him!
Su Ming already had excellent control over his soul power, and with the previous "Soul Power Guidance Art", he could manipulate his soul power at will.
Wait, the Soul Power Guidance Art?
Su Ming's suspicion grew. He asked, "System, could this be part of your plan? How is it that I just so happened to get the Soul Power Guidance Art before obtaining the body refining technique?"
[Ding! The host is overthinking. The rewards are completely random and have nothing to do with the system, kekeke!]
Su Ming: …
He didn't believe the system at all, but whatever. As long as it worked to his advantage, he didn't mind. He began documenting today's reward.
[Haha! Today, I hit the jackpot again! After a long streak of weird rewards like charms, snacks, drinks, maid outfits, stockings, and the like, I finally got something serious.]
The women watching were caught off guard—why did he suddenly start talking about maid outfits and stockings? Shameless!
Xiao Wu, her face blushing, thought to herself, Su Ming hasn't asked me to wear the maid outfit yet. If he does, should I say yes or playfully refuse first?
Such a dilemma!
[Today, the system rewarded me with a body refinement technique called "Soul Power Body Refining Art." No external resources are needed; you just need to have perfect control over your soul power to use it to refine your meridians, bones, and more. It's no problem for me since I already have complete control over my soul power.]
[This body refining technique is widely applicable since it doesn't require external resources, but there's a catch: you need to control your soul power as naturally as you would control your own limbs.]
[However, most people can't control their soul power that well. There's even a theory that while soul rings grant soul masters great skills, they also limit a soul master's ability to control their own soul power.]
The women watching grew intrigued—there was such a theory?
[This is because soul rings carry a remnant of the soul beast's consciousness. In most cases, this consciousness resists the soul master subconsciously since they were enemies in life, which causes a decrease in the soul master's ability to control their power. The same applies to soul bones.]
[There's hardly any way to resolve this unless the soul master becomes a god, or the soul beast harbors no ill will toward the soul master. But both situations are rare!]
Some of the higher-ranked women nodded in agreement, recognizing this from their own experiences. After absorbing a new soul ring, they often needed time to adjust before fully mastering their new abilities.
[Tang San managed to achieve both of these in the original story. When he became a god, the soul rings and bones he had naturally harmonized with him, no longer carrying any lingering resentment.]
[One notable example is Tang San's external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances, which evolved along with him, eventually becoming a part of his body. When Tang San ascended to godhood, the Eight Spider Lances even became a divine artifact, completing their evolution.]
Reading this, Bibi Dong felt the strongest resonance. After all, she was on the path to that stage herself, though her external spirit bone was still far from reaching the level of a divine artifact.
[And the other example is Xiao Wu…]
Xiao Wu blurted out, Why is this about me again?!
She had a bad feeling.