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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Yu received a message from Qian Tong, prompting him to cease his development of the Blue Silver Domain and head towards the Wan Hu Building.
"Brother Su, this is the Purple Moon Orchid."
The Purple Moon Orchid, which absorbs the essence of the sun and moon, is an excellent medicinal herb that can be consumed directly to improve one's physical condition.
However, the time required to enhance one's physique is considerable. The Purple Moon Orchid only begins to condense its original essence after it has matured for over a thousand years, providing significant effects for strengthening one's foundation.
This particular Purple Moon Orchid is only one thousand one hundred years old, meaning its original essence is exceedingly scarce, greatly diminishing its value for consumption.
However, after absorption, it can serve as a soul ring, significantly stabilizing the origin of the martial soul.
Especially since Su Yu currently only has a second soul ring, using a thousand-year Purple Moon Orchid as a soul ring could allow his Blue Silver Grass martial soul to evolve even further.
Perhaps, a transformation might even occur.
The Purple Moon Orchid was already extremely weak, and Su Yu took a dagger to end its life.
A faint purple soul ring slowly rose from its corpse.
The subtle purple glow was incredibly eye-catching.
A thousand-year soul ring!
Su Yu took a deep breath, seated himself cross-legged, and drew the soul ring towards himself.
He activated his body tempering technique.
Having experienced the process of absorbing a soul ring firsthand, Su Yu had developed a plan for the absorption process.
He activated his meditation and body tempering techniques.
It was daytime, yet he could still draw upon the power of the stars.
The power of the stars flowed into his body, and after being refined by his martial soul for nearly half, it circulated within him.
At that moment, the soul power from the soul ring surged into Su Yu's body.
The quality of the star power was very high. Combined with Su Yu's control and his own soul power, it quickly subdued the incoming soul power and guided it to circulate within him.
With his own soul power already at its limit, he decided to utilize the partially refined external energy.
This was Su Yu's line of thinking.
When soul masters reach a level that is a multiple of ten, further cultivation of soul power becomes stagnant; the amount of soul power does not change, but it becomes unclear where it is stored, rendering it unusable. Only after absorbing a soul ring can it manifest.
Alternatively, one could continue cultivating soul power and refine their vital energy into their own soul power to compress it, resulting in higher-quality soul power.
However, this process is cumbersome, and over ninety percent of the transformed soul power may be wasted.
Therefore, after breaking through to a level that is a multiple of ten, absorbing external energy for enhancing the already mastered power is extremely inefficient.
However, the same does not apply to energy that has not been completely refined.
Su Yu had partially refined the power of the stars, which had not yet been wasted on compressing soul power or completely refined to the point of being lost.
This star power could still be controlled by Su Yu.
It was as if he had an extra reservoir of strength.
This made it much easier for him to suppress the surge of soul power.
The impact of the soul power within the soul ring was further resisted by Su Yu's existing soul power and the power of the stars, reducing the pressure on his meridians.
This was also the confidence Su Yu had in absorbing the thousand-year soul ring.
"Looks like Brother Su has prepared thoroughly."
Su Yu only grunted in response, then fell silent as the soul power from the soul ring continued to flow steadily into his body, where he refined it.
"A thousand-year second ring! I made the right bet!"
Qian Tong was ecstatic; his investment had proven successful.
However, he had to contain his excitement, as there was still a significant hurdle to overcome—the absorption of the soul ring's essence.
Time passed quickly.
Su Yu had been absorbing the soul ring for three hours.
Night fell.
The power of the stars grew denser.
Su Yu's own soul power, the power of the stars, and the soul power from the soul ring all circulated within him.
As they circulated, the soul power from the soul ring was gradually refined by Su Yu.
Having overcome the initial crisis of the soul power surge from the soul ring, Su Yu now controlled the soul power to assist in refining the star power.
A large amount of star power flowed into him, where it was refined by Su Yu's far superior soul power.
The process of absorbing the soul ring represented the most active state of the martial soul. Refining the soul ring took only a few hours but could directly increase his level, highlighting the efficiency of the process.
That was why Su Yu wanted to make the most of it.
He believed that after absorbing the soul ring, his soul power would receive a substantial boost.
Level 23 was the minimum guarantee.
After all, the soul power from a thousand-year soul ring is immense, and Su Yu utilized the power of the stars, wasting almost none of it during the absorption and refinement process.
Moreover, he leveraged this soul power to assist in refining the star power.
Additionally, Su Yu had previously remained at the threshold of level 20 for three months, accumulating a significant amount of soul power.
With all these factors combined, Su Yu was guaranteed to reach level 23, and there was a substantial hope that he could push for level 24.
In pursuit of level 24, Su Yu decided to slow down the refinement of the soul ring's soul power.
To refine more of the star power, he naturally needed to extend the absorption process.
The duration of the entire process depended on the external soul ring.
Once a soul ring is formed, it dissipates within a few hours. However, if connected to a soul master and the absorption process begins, this time can be significantly prolonged.
This situation made Qian Tong, who was guarding Su Yu, anxious.
"It's been three days and nights; why hasn't Brother Su begun refining the essence of the soul ring?"
If he didn't refine it soon, the power of the soul ring's essence would start to dissipate.
Just as Qian Tong was growing increasingly anxious, Su Yu finally showed some movement.
The purple soul ring emitted a radiant glow as it gradually merged into Su Yu's body.
The process of refining the essence was exceptionally smooth.
After three hours,
Su Yu slowly opened his eyes, and a powerful wave of soul power emanated from him, surging forward like a tidal wave, gradually rising in intensity.
It took a long time for it to stabilize.
"Brother Su, you've finally absorbed it!"
Once Su Yu's breath completely stabilized, Qian Tong spoke. His words were tinged with complaint, but the excitement in his tone was evident.
"Shall we test your soul power?"
Su Yu nodded.
He took the soul guide device meant for testing soul power and infused it with his energy.
"Level 24!"
Qian Tong exclaimed, unable to contain his excitement.
Normally a composed person, especially in business matters, he now found it difficult to maintain his calm.
And it was no wonder; Su Yu's achievement was truly astonishing.
To absorb a soul ring and jump up four levels instantly!
"This was all expected,"
Su Yu said, displaying a rather calm demeanor.
After spending three full days and nights, breaking through to level 24 seemed only natural.
"Brother Su, are you planning to leave?"
Qian Tong suddenly asked, as if realizing something.
Having absorbed the second ring of a thousand years, was Su Yu not supposed to depart?
"No, I plan to continue cultivating for a while longer. I'll leave for the Sun and Moon Empire once my soul power reaches level 30,"
Su Yu replied.
A spark of excitement flickered in Qian Tong's eyes.
Brother Su was indeed rational; his persuasion had been effective.
It wasn't that Qian Tong had any objections to Shrek; he genuinely believed that the Sun and Moon Empire was more suited for Su Yu.
Of course, he had his own selfish motives.
In Qian Tong's view, the unification of the continent by the Sun and Moon Empire was not just likely within a century—it was almost certain within fifty years.
But where would that leave him?
(End of chapter)