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"The only pity is that every time the Forbidden Law Domain is redeployed, the banned spirit skills are reset."
Ning Fengzhi: ???
Do you even hear what you're saying?
This Forbidden Law Domain is already beyond ridiculous. If the banned spirit skills didn't reset, wouldn't that mean if a spirit master fought you once, they wouldn't even have the right to move a finger using a spirit skill in front of you ever again?
I give you time to use your skills, until you realize you don't even dare to manifest one in my presence?
Absurd!
Moreover, the current fusion skill between Su Wen and Ning Rongrong was already extremely powerful; the only drawback was that it consumed a significant amount of spirit power for them.
However, once both of them became Spirit Saints, this fusion skill could likely be maintained for a long duration.
At that point, it would be truly perverted.
Of course, this type of rule-based spirit skill—much like the auxiliary skills of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower—is somewhat fixed in nature. It's hard to make them objectively "stronger"; at most, one can reduce the consumption or enhance the speed at which the effect takes place.
But if the Forbidden Law Domain's effect took hold even faster, it would only be more terrifying.
"As it stands, our fusion skill is formed with her martial soul and my first four spirit skills as the core. Adding spirit rings in the future shouldn't have too much of an impact on it," Su Wen noted.
Whether it was the enhancement of the auxiliary skills or the Forbidden Law Domain itself, the foundation lay in Ning Rongrong's spirit skills and Su Wen's first four skills.
Su Wen's first spirit skill buffed Ning Rongrong, doubling her amplification percentage, while Ning Rongrong's martial soul, being close to a rule-based entity, facilitated the fusion of Su Wen's second, third, and fourth spirit skills to form the Forbidden Law Domain.
"Xiao Wen, try your best not to reveal your fusion skill in front of outsiders," Ning Fengzhi urged.
The effects of this fusion skill clearly had significant drawbacks as well.
Once the effects were known and targeted, it was still possible to encounter danger.
Su Wen nodded, though he didn't feel he would be constrained even if his weaknesses were known.
In the state of Martial Soul Fusion, Su Wen's individual spirit skills were still preserved.
Moreover, they were even easier to cast than when he used them alone.
Therefore, even if the Forbidden Law Domain failed to function, Su Wen's combat power in the fusion state was far stronger than in his normal state.
"Finally, I can be of help to Brother Xiao Wen!" Ning Rongrong was in high spirits, feeling that she was finally no longer just an "accessory."
"Right, Uncle Ning, I've communicated with the Academy. They've moved Rongrong and me to the second team, and the Heaven Dou Empire's seeded spot for the finals has been given to the second team as well." Su Wen remembered this point and informed Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.
Regarding this, Ning Fengzhi nodded, having no objections.
This Spirit Master Tournament was destined to be Su Wen's one-man show for fame.
In this tournament, and even in future ones, Su Wen would be the most dazzling figure.
Of this, Ning Fengzhi was firm in his belief.
"By the way, Xiao Wen, how far is your spirit power from rank sixty?" Ning Fengzhi recalled the Sword Douluo saying that Su Wen was already at rank fifty-six when they met in Xingluo Village. Now that nearly five months had passed, he should be approaching rank fifty-seven?
Or perhaps he was about to hit fifty-eight?
The corners of Su Wen's mouth curled into a faint smile. "Uncle Ning, I'm already rank fifty-eight. I should have hope of breaking through to rank fifty-nine within two months."
Ning Fengzhi's pupils contracted.
So fast!
Even at the Spirit King stage, Su Wen's cultivation speed defied all logic.
However, according to previous reasoning, the cultivation speed brought by his fusion degree and other conveniences shouldn't be giving him such a massive boost anymore, right?
One could only say that Su Wen's cultivation speed had other factors at play.
Ning Fengzhi knew this, but he did not pry.
Su Wen, naturally, would not volunteer an explanation.
Ever since he developed the Source Spirit Power cultivation method, his cultivation speed was destined to be at the forefront of all spirit masters.
Because he was constantly cultivating at the fastest speed his martial soul could possibly withstand.
No—even faster than that. While he completed the maximum daily growth his spirit power could achieve, he also accumulated more Source Spirit Power.
Before reaching a decimal rank (like rank sixty), this Source Spirit Power wouldn't manifest. But once he absorbed a spirit ring, the Source Spirit Power would reveal itself as the fruit of his labor.
This inherently broke the upper limit of his cultivation speed.
Furthermore, his Heavenly Book martial soul had long since become a top-tier soul, and his fusion degree with it had raised his daily potential limit.
All these factors stacked together created a version of him that was utterly unreasonable.
"A pity."
While Ning Fengzhi was dazed, Su Wen let out a sigh.
He shook his head and said, "A pity the tournament won't be able to provide me with any pressure. Otherwise, I wouldn't even need the seeded spot. I was actually hoping to use the pressure of the qualifiers and the ranking matches to see if I could break through to rank sixty."
Bone Douluo couldn't take it anymore and "secretly" released a surge of spirit power to kick Su Wen away.
His actions were very "discreet"—so much so that Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin actually "didn't notice" at all!
Su Wen's face was covered in black lines. He shot a glance at Gu Rong, indicating that he had noted this grudge.
Huo Tianyang's shoulder needed a pat, and Bone Douluo needed a kick!
Everything was recorded crystal clear in his little ledger.
After all, my martial soul is a book...
"I intend for Rongrong's fourth spirit skill to be a defense-type skill," Ning Fengzhi coughed, getting back to business.
"A defense-type skill?" Hearing this, Su Wen nodded.
The types of enhancement skills the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower produced were consistent, but the order could be adjusted.
Currently, Ning Rongrong could choose to boost attack power, or she could choose attribute enhancement—that is, boosting the target's strongest attribute.
However, the attribute enhancement could be saved for the sixth ring. By then, the spirit ring age would be high enough to minimize the consumption of such a skill, making it most practical.
Between boosting attack and defense, Ning Fengzhi chose defense for Ning Rongrong.
"I've thought about it, and since Rongrong frequently uses your 'Inscription Enhancement' ability, it's only right that she uses your methods to strengthen her physical constitution."
"Huh?" Ning Rongrong let out a miserable cry.
Her current cultivation schedule was already packed.
Heavens, there was absolutely no auxiliary system spirit master in the world more miserable than her.
"As an auxiliary spirit master, the stronger you are yourself, the better. Only then can you protect yourself. Furthermore, many of Xiao Wen's elemental controls require a strong physique to exert better results."
"But doesn't Brother Xiao Wen have earth attribute control?" Ning Rongrong pouted.
To unleash greater power with wind and fire attributes, the requirements for the physical body were high, but earth attribute control...
"Rongrong, you can't learn my 'Mountain-Turning Seal'," Su Wen said helplessly.
The Mountain-Turning Seal was less about earth attribute control and more about the integration of mental strength and the enhancement of "Intent."
It wasn't something that could be achieved with simple earth element manipulation techniques.
"Fine." Ning Rongrong hung her head in dejection.
Oddly enough, she was always more obedient to Su Wen's words.
Ning Fengzhi was helpless.
"Let's go. I'll take you to hunt for your ten-thousand-year fourth ring."
"Huh?" Ning Rongrong, who was just dejected, was instantly surprised and delighted upon hearing "ten-thousand-year fourth ring."
"Papa, you agree to me absorbing a ten-thousand-year fourth ring?"
(End of Chapter)