Bibi Dong was curious and asked, "What's your question?"
Hu Liena said, "Teacher, is it really right for me to follow the path of enchantment? According to Su Ming's diary, the reason our Spirit Hall team lost to Tang San in the Soul Master Tournament was largely because my enchantment didn't work."
"Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes can counter all enchantments and illusions. Since most of my spirit abilities are related to enchantment, wouldn't they be completely suppressed by him?"
Bibi Dong couldn't help but laugh, "Nana, I believe the real reason Tang San could counter your enchantment was because his spiritual power level was higher than yours. That's why your enchantment had no effect on him."
"No matter how powerful the Purple Demon Eyes are, they can't see through all illusions and enchantments. If someone like a Titled Douluo were to use an enchantment skill, Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes alone wouldn't be able to see through it!"
"Now that you've absorbed a spirit bone that increases your spiritual power and your overall strength has increased greatly, I'm confident that Tang San won't be your match. And if you and Xie Yue use your martial fusion ability, Tang San will be even less of a threat!"
Bibi Dong's reasoning was quite sound. No spirit ability is truly invincible; most of the time, it depends on the spirit master's own power.
Back when Tang San was walking alone in Heaven Dou City, he was pulled into a nightmare illusion by Shi Nian's Nightmare Martial Spirit. Tang San didn't notice it at first, only realizing something was wrong after experiencing the illusion twice.
At that time, Tang San was only a Soul Elder, while Shi Nian was a Soul Saint, and his spiritual power was definitely not low. The gap between them was too wide, so Tang San didn't notice anything unusual at first.
This means that Tang San's ability to break through enchantments and illusions depended on his higher spiritual power combined with the Purple Demon Eyes.
In other words, as long as Hu Liena's spiritual power surpasses Tang San's, he won't be able to cause much trouble in front of her. After all, hidden weapons aren't allowed in the tournament, and this time Tang San may not even have the Eight Spider Lances fragments to use as hidden weapons.
Hu Liena, understanding the key point, smiled, "Got it, Teacher. I'll train hard and give Tang San an unforgettable experience during the tournament!"
Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction, "Su Ming is live streaming today, Nana. Stay here with me until midnight, and we'll practice together."
Hu Liena nodded. There was still some time before midnight, and she didn't have anything else to do, so practicing was a good idea.
Meanwhile, Su Ming finished writing today's diary entry, realizing he had added some extra thoughts. It had flowed naturally, and the diary didn't require him to stick strictly to what happened today, so he just wrote whatever came to mind.
After putting the diary away, Su Ming sat down to cultivate. He hadn't practiced his soul power in several days.
During the holidays, he had been busy teaching Rongrong the Lingbo Weibu, learning Sage Mode, and delving into talisman crafting.
Soul power cultivation was equally important and couldn't be neglected. With just over a year left before the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament, he needed to work hard. His goal was to reach mid-level Soul King in a year—gaining ten levels wasn't unreasonable.
However, one thing puzzled him slightly. The tournament rules said no weapons were allowed. Would talismans count as weapons?
If they were allowed, I wouldn't even need to fight in the tournament. With enough talismans, I could win easily as long as I had the money to fund it.
Soon, midnight arrived, and all the female protagonists were excited, their eyes glued to their diaries. It had been so long since Su Ming last streamed live!
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were particularly excited since this would be their first time receiving rewards from the diary.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing today's diary entry. You've received the reward: Spiritual Power Technique - "Meditation."]
["Meditation" – Upon cultivation, a small millstone will form in your spiritual power space. The process is similar to the "Chaotic God Mill Visualization Method" that the host uses, but the pain during cultivation will be much less intense. However, the growth rate of spiritual power will also be slower.]
Su Ming was instantly delighted. This spiritual power technique is great! It's perfect for Xiao Wu and Rongrong since it won't be as painful as my technique, and their spiritual power will increase gradually.
After all, this world had very few medicines that could aid in cultivating spiritual power—almost none, in fact.
Although Su Ming's own life-attribute power helped him recover quickly after spiritual power training, the crushing and reshaping of his spiritual power still took time to heal.
"System, why does cultivating spiritual power have to involve pain? Isn't there a painless version?"
Su Ming voiced his complaint. The reason he hadn't shared his spiritual power technique with Xiao Wu was that it was too painful. Every time he trained, the only thought that kept him going was the desire to die!
The pain was unbearable, and Su Ming didn't want Xiao Wu to endure that. What if her mind collapsed from the pressure? He had survived only because of his martial spirit's healing and recovery ability.
[Ding! Techniques that train spiritual power without pain are trash. Their growth rate is extremely slow. Think about it, host—how high is your spiritual power right now? It's already comparable to that of a low-level Titled Douluo.]
[Now compare that to Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes. When did his spiritual power reach Titled Douluo level?]
Tang San: ...
Su Ming was speechless. System, you make a good point!
He hadn't even realized that his spiritual power had already reached the level of a Titled Douluo. Without the system pointing it out, he would have assumed his spiritual power was only at a high-level Soul Douluo at best.
But no, I'm at Titled Douluo level!
Given that, Su Ming reasoned that the "Meditation" technique was likely somewhere between Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes and his own technique. It would involve some pain, but it should be within tolerable limits.
However, the true effects wouldn't be clear until Xiao Wu tried it out.
Su Ming decided to let Xiao Wu cultivate the technique first. After all, she had been with him the longest, and she was his closest companion.
Plus, since Xiao Wu had enchantment-related skills, her spiritual power wasn't too low, so she should be able to handle the technique.