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Su Yu entered seclusion; he had no scheduled matches over the next two days, so he could cultivate in peace within his room, refining the Life Spirit Gold. Meanwhile, Kong Deming was carefully absorbing the immense life energy pouring forth, feeling both apprehensive and exhilarated.
Such an enormous amount of life energy.
The Soul-Devouring Dagger had yet to reach its full potential!
It seemed anything infused with life energy had impressive endurance.
Three days passed in a flash.
At this moment, Su Yu's Sea of Consciousness had transformed into a vast ocean, a boundless, jade-green expanse. The gray pearl that once embodied Electrolux had vanished, replaced by an ethereal, white-glowing vertical eye.
"Every piece of Life Spirit Gold represents a world. Using this dagger, I have opened a third eye for you. My spirit will reside in it from now on."
"I've also sealed the life essence from the Life Spirit Gold deep in your Sea of Consciousness. With a continuous supply of life energy, your cultivation speed will be at least three times faster than before," explained Yi Lao, his words met with Su Yu's full attention.
"Now that the Life Spirit Gold has fully merged with you, your Sea of Consciousness is practically indestructible. Even if your body sustains severe injury, as long as your head remains intact, the Life Spirit Gold's life energy can restore you." (True to the original storyline)
"Also, your three sigils have absorbed the Life Spirit Gold's power during this process. It appears they've undergone a transformation," he added.
It took Su Yu a full day to familiarize himself with all the changes he had undergone.
"The most direct improvement is the strength of my martial spirit. The extreme life attribute has taken a step forward, and my Blue Silver Grass has also broken through in quality thanks to the nurturing power of the Life Spirit Gold."
"Not only that—the Blue Silver Grass is now undergoing constant, incremental enhancement under the Life Spirit Gold's influence."
And then, of course, there was his accelerated cultivation speed.
"With the Life Spirit Gold's life energy, my cultivation speed is now three times what it was."
"The refining sigils have doubled in auxiliary effectiveness after this transformation."
"With both factors combined, my cultivation speed is now at least four times the original rate."
Prior to this, Su Yu had already addressed much of the slow cultivation pace that came with his extreme life attribute.
In other words, Su Yu's current cultivation speed was at least twice what it had been before reaching the extreme life attribute!
"My spirit power has also reached rank forty-five."
The life essence of the Life Spirit Gold, integrated into Su Yu's Sea of Consciousness by Yi Lao, dispersed its energy, with half of it flowing to Kong Deming.
The remaining life energy further refined Su Yu's physique.
Even the residual life energy was enough to boost Su Yu's spirit power by three ranks, almost as potent as consuming a heavenly herb.
One could only say that Life Spirit Gold was indeed a treasure of immense worth, representing an entire world.
According to Yi Lao, it would take twenty thousand years for the entire Star Dou Forest to produce a piece of Life Spirit Gold the size of the dagger!
Su Yu glanced at his teacher, who was still cultivating, sensing the unstable fluctuations in his spirit power. He was genuinely happy for his teacher.
His teacher was about to break through.
Previously, Kong Deming had been stuck at rank ninety-four.
Yet despite this, he could still wield the influence of an Ultimate Douluo with the aid of spirit tools.
Now, with the infusion of life energy from the Life Spirit Gold, he was about to break through to rank ninety-five.
But that wasn't the main point.
The key was that Su Yu had asked Yi Lao to use the life energy from the Life Spirit Gold to cleanse and refine his teacher's body.
Reaching rank ninety-five would not be the limit.
"I wonder if Teacher can complete his breakthrough within these two days."
In two days, the finals would begin.
"He'll break through today, and if he spends another day, he should be able to stabilize his rank."
Kong Deming had been stuck for so long; his accumulation was more than sufficient, and with this opportunity, breaking through to rank ninety-five would not take long.
In fact, Yi Lao was curious as to why Su Yu seemed certain that Shrek Academy's Xuanzai would take action.
The Taotie Martial Spirit—did Taotie have an innate tendency toward recklessness?
With his internal transformation complete, Su Yu began consolidating his understanding.
As he waited for his teacher to break through, Su Yu focused on reinforcing his mastery of his second spirit skill.
"A spirit skill is granted by the spirit ring, and merely activating the ring allows its use."
But that was only the most basic usage.
Su Yu had previously conducted a rough categorization of spirit skill mastery, classifying it by degrees of control.
The initial level was Beginner, which was achieved upon absorbing a spirit ring.
Proficiency was the next level, where one could use the skill with accuracy based on the situation.
Then there was the Mastery level, where one could fully control the effects of the skill—a level he considered "Perfect."
At the Perfect level, one could begin to develop the skill further, creating multiple methods of use.
All of Su Yu's spirit skills had been honed to the Perfect level.
But this was clearly not the end.
"To truly understand the essence of a spirit skill—using the spirit ring as a trigger to comprehend the nature of the skill—one should eventually be able to activate it without relying on the ring.
"That's what it means to make it one's own!"
With Elder Yi's guidance, Su Yu's second spirit skill had already reached this level.
"Perhaps the next stage could be called Transcendence, where one fully grasps the skill's core essence, able to use it effortlessly."
Elder Yi affirmed Su Yu's theory.
This kind of classification made perfect sense.
"The cultivation system in Douluo Continent is quite unique; absorbing spirit rings grants corresponding skills.
"But fundamentally, these skills are still external to oneself. Only when a spirit skill is fully internalized does it truly belong to the user."
These stages may not provide an immediate boost in strength.
But they represent a deepening of the skill.
"This is the foundation for future growth. You must strive to reach it." With that parting advice, Elder Yi fell silent.
Su Yu continued practicing his second spirit skill, gradually mastering the flow of life energy during its activation.
Suddenly, Su Yu sensed a powerful surge of spirit energy.
Behind Kong Deming, a silver moon appeared, radiating a silvery glow.
Soon, a radiant sun rose to join it, harmonizing with the moonlight.
"As expected, Teacher has a twin martial spirit."
The silver moon and the sun.
Kong Deming's spirit energy fluctuated intensely.
With a final surge, it broke through the barrier, the oppressive force of his spirit energy rising rapidly.
The breakthrough was a success!
As time passed, Kong Deming gradually withdrew the oppressive force, signifying that his new power level had stabilized.
"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Teacher."
Kong Deming opened his eyes, a smile spreading across his face.
"This time, I truly owe you, my boy.
"By the way, what exactly is that Soul-Devouring Dagger? Why does it contain such boundless life energy?"
"Teacher, it's called the Life Spirit Gold."
"Life Spirit Gold!"
Seeing the look on Kong Deming's face, Su Yu guessed his teacher was already familiar with the Life Spirit Gold's existence and effects.
"I purified the curse, dispelled its ominous aura, and by sheer luck, fused with it completely."
As he spoke, Su Yu touched the center of his brow with his finger.
A green light shimmered, and then a crystalline, jade-green dagger appeared in his hand.
"Is that the Soul-Devouring Dagger?"
"Teacher, I think it's more fitting to call it the Spirit Blade now."
(End of Chapter)