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"I had previously heard about Spirit Gold, and its effects seemed legendary at best. However, today I am fortunate enough to witness such a large piece of Spirit Gold."
Kong Deming's tone was complex.
Who could have imagined that the dreaded Soul-Cutting Knife, which everyone feared, was entirely crafted from Spirit Gold?
"Since it has fully merged with you, you should maximize the effects of this Spirit Blade."
"Don't worry, Master," Su Yu replied confidently.
"The Spirit Blade is the solidified manifestation of life force, perfectly aligned with your ultimate vitality.
With the Spirit Blade, even if you reach your peak attributes, achieving the title of Limit Douluo will be almost guaranteed in your future training.
By the way, your Blue Silver Grass should have evolved again, right?"
Although Su Yu's martial spirit had already reached the pinnacle of life attributes, Kong Deming believed that even an ultimate vitality would see enhancement in the presence of Spirit Gold.
"That's correct, Master. My Blue Silver Grass has completely transformed into an ultimate martial spirit.
Moreover, my life force is significantly larger and of higher quality.
As a result, my training speed has increased by at least threefold."
Su Yu recounted his changes to Kong Deming.
"Also, Master, my runes have undergone a transformation; it seems I have discovered another path to rune enhancement."
All three of Su Yu's runes had completed their transformation under the influence of the life force from Spirit Gold.
"Another path?"
Aside from continuously refining the rune structure and drawing more patterns, how else could one improve?
"Concentrating the energy of the runes is also a determining factor in their effects."
In fact, the incorporation of purple energy had already elevated the runes to a higher level.
The most basic runes are the simplest ones condensed purely from mental energy.
A further step is to have runes enhanced by purple energy or to refine the rune structure to achieve a noticeable effect.
The integration of purple energy can elevate the effectiveness of a rune by an entire level.
This time, Su Yu discovered that the incorporation of life force also facilitated the runes' transformation.
"Life force, you say?"
Life force is indeed a higher form of energy compared to mental energy.
However, allowing life force to enter the Sea of Consciousness is a challenging task.
Kong Deming noted this down, preparing to study it further.
"Master, while you were in seclusion, I received intelligence confirming Xu Sanshi's identity."
"Oh?"
Kong Deming understood that Xu Sanshi's identity was likely significant, especially since Su Yu had mentioned it.
"He is the young master of the Xuanming Sect and a direct descendant of the Douling Empire!"
Just hearing this, Kong Deming grasped Su Yu's intent.
As for Xu Sanshi, if he could be persuaded to surrender, they would do so; if not, they could eliminate him, sparing his life for potential use in a future conflict.
Su Yu had previously come to an understanding—no longer resorting to tricks meant he wouldn't manipulate someone's life under the guise of goodwill, but that didn't mean he would refrain from using strategies against hostile forces.
Kong Deming felt inexplicably exhausted.
With the evolution of his martial spirit and the complete fusion of the life essence from the Spirit Blade with his Sea of Consciousness, Su Yu's third soul skill also underwent changes.
The limit of Life Marks transformed; it no longer depended on the number of marks but rather on Su Yu's total soul power.
Life Marks store vitality corresponding to soul power.
The total amount of life force stored across all Life Marks can reach a maximum that is four times Su Yu's overall soul power.
The life force supplied by the Spirit Blade allows Su Yu to seamlessly condense ordinary Life Marks, akin to the previous Life Marks he had.
He can also choose to condense more powerful marks, with the maximum correlating to his entire soul power total.
The highest-level Life Mark can store a maximum of four units. This effectively doubles its impact.
In terms of condensation speed, it is consistent with Su Yu's initial pace when he obtained the third soul skill, Life Mark.
In just one day, Su Yu condensed a top-level Life Mark and subsequently condensed nine ordinary Life Marks.
The day after Kong Deming's breakthrough, the Soul Fighting Competition progressed to the finals.
"The final match will consist of a team battle, individual elimination rounds, and a two-versus-three format, with the best of three wins determining the victor."
"First, we will start with the team battle. After this, both sides will have one opportunity to replace a single team member—this is the only chance for substitutions.
In the subsequent individual elimination rounds and the two-versus-three format, only the fixed seven members will participate."
The finals feature the most refined rules.
All three match formats will be played.
"First, let's have our team battle. Please have both teams enter the arena."
For the Sun-Moon Royal Team, the participants are Su Yu, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Ma Rulong, Mijia, Chen Fei, and Lin Xi.
Among them, Ma Rulong possesses the martial spirit of the Big-Headed Spirit Ape, which can significantly enhance a soul master's mental power—his mental power is double that of an ordinary person.
His combat style resembles that of Xiao Hongchen, focusing on bombarding enemies with soul-guided cannons.
Mijia is a Level 5 Soul Engineer, proficient in various soul devices.
Chen Fei's martial spirit is the Flashing Bird, and with the assistance of soul devices, he has achieved considerable prowess in the agility attack category.
Lin Xi is responsible for defense.
On the Shrek side, the competitors include Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ye Wushuang, Cai Tou, Jiang Nannan, Su Yue, and Wang Dong.
The lineup clearly indicates that Shrek has encountered some unexpected circumstances.
The Sun-Moon Royal Team only has Lin Xi at the high-level Soul Master rank, while the rest are a mix of Soul Kings and Level 5 Soul Engineers.
Wait, Su Yu is also a Soul Master.
That makes two Soul Masters on their side.
On the other hand, Shrek boasts two Soul Emperors along with several Soul Masters, including one low-level Soul King.
No matter how you look at it, it's absurd.
"I'll handle the control and support; you all can focus on offense," Su Yu instructed.
"The match begins!"
The commentator for this match is a Soul Douluo, who released his martial spirit right from the start, ready to provide assistance if needed.
This wasn't Ma Xiaotao's first time in the arena; her malevolent fire had led to multiple misjudgments by the judging panel in previous matches.
The problem is that she has no sense of restraint in her actions.
In earlier matches, at least three contestants had been severely injured by her malevolent fire.
While the Sun-Moon Royal Team sustained greater losses, the Star Luo Empire was nonetheless pleased, given the precarious situation at the border.
At the very least, they had to ensure that their work was done well.
They needed to avoid giving anyone a reason to complain.
With the referee's signal, both sides unleashed their martial spirits.
Various colored soul rings gleamed, dazzling in their brilliance.
Su Yu's combination of one yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring attracted significant attention.
Particularly noteworthy was the black soul ring adorned with silver patterns, which sparked the curiosity of many.
"Dream!"
The Shrek lineup was unconventional, featuring a full four assault-type fighters.
In this scenario, the Sun-Moon Royal Team decided to unleash their full firepower.
"Red Dust Affection!"
(End of Chapter)