After Liu Shen fell from power and was reassigned, the Dean no longer disturbed Wang Linchi.
Upon learning about Wang Linchi's situation, the Liu Family made no behind-the-scenes moves. Instead, they offered their first-generation Soul Seed Boiling to the Court as a pledge of commitment, securing significant benefits for themselves.
Liu Shen's reassignment was also a warning to the Liu Family, though it wasn't obvious.
The implication was clear: the Liu Family had dared to intercept Soul Skills meant for the Court. This time, they were let off because they offered something superior in return. However, if it happened again, the matter wouldn't be resolved merely by sacrificing a pawn.
The Liu Family chose not to pursue the situation, primarily because they hadn't suffered any losses.
The resources exchanged for the first-generation Soul Seed Boiling had been provided by the Academy. Furthermore, the affair was not public knowledge, so their reputation remained untarnished. With Wang Linchi now under the Dean's observation, would the Liu Family be so foolish as to harm someone with whom they had no conflict of interest, thereby handing the Government Office leverage against them?
Purely to vent some frustration? If they were truly that foolish, the Government Office would likely die laughing. Sacrificing Wang Linchi to seize the entire fortune of the Liu Family, a Great Family, would undoubtedly be a worthwhile exchange for the authorities.
As for Yan Ming King, there were no further developments, just as Wang Linchi had speculated. After the joint examination, Yan Ming King led his team to participate in various competitions and explore Secret Realms.
Events held once a decade and trials occurring once a century all seemed to concentrate during this period, keeping Yan Ming King overwhelmingly busy.
His subordinates were also run off their feet, constantly on the move.
As for his close female confidante, she accompanied him, ostensibly to provide support and perhaps benefit from his endeavors.
In this arrangement, Yan Ming King took the lion's share, his confidante got the broth, and his remaining subordinates had to be content with the leftovers.
"Damn, it worked! It worked!" Wang Linchi's face was etched with fatigue, yet his spirits were irrepressibly high.
Through his experiment, he had successfully infused the energy of one hundred standard Excellent Level Soul Kinds into another standard Excellent Level Soul Kind, triggering its evolution into an evolved Excellent Level Soul Kind.
A brilliant radiance flashed before his eyes, and after several checks, he confirmed it.
But, something seems a bit off.
Wang Linchi looked at this evolved Excellent Level Soul Kind and sensed something was strange. After comparing the data, he discovered a serious problem.
Although this Soul Kind had successfully evolved from a standard Excellent Level to an evolved Excellent Level, its specific effects and attributes hadn't changed; only the potency of its existing standard Excellent Level effects was altered.
In other words, it was a Soul Kind with Good quality but only possessing standard Excellent Level effects.
What's the use of this then? I... Oh, wait, it's still somewhat useful. With Soul Seed Boiling, I can enhance it more, and it will last longer.
The problem is, this only applies to my genuine Soul Seed Boiling.
Other people use the spiritual power version, which can't be used across tiers like this.
I should proceed with the evolution. There's no point in keeping them as they are.
After receiving the second-tier subsidy, he had one thousand standard Excellent Level Soul Kinds. Using up four hundred of them wouldn't be an issue.
Moreover, the end of the year was approaching. In another month, it would be New Year's, and he would receive the subsidy again.
The energy infusion process went smoothly. Under the guidance of the Subordinate Thinking Focus, the four Soul Kinds quickly evolved into evolved Excellent Level.
Wait, what's going on?
Through his Inspirational Field of View and Introspection, Wang Linchi instantly noticed the condition of the four Soul Kinds embedded in his Book of Records.
All four Soul Kinds now show a blank slot. Does this mean I can choose the effect myself?
And the original two effects only occupy one percent of their original space! So, what would happen if I filled the remaining space with other effects or attribute structures?
If I use the original effect attributes to form new structures, fill them up, and then also fill the third slot, would that mean the Soul Kind evolves into a *true* evolved Excellent Level?
Excitement filled Wang Linchi's eyes. He knew the difference between the initial standard Excellent Level and the evolved Excellent Level.
In that case, I'll need a massive number of Soul Kinds. The standard Excellent Level ones should suffice.
To fill the first two effect slots completely, I'll need at least 2,997 standard Excellent Level Soul Kinds—specifically, 999 from each of the Spirit, Soul, and Soul series. The final sub-Soul Kind combination isn't necessary for this, as its effect is derived from the first three Soul Kinds.
After some estimation, using existing evolved Excellent Level Soul Kinds for this purpose definitely won't work; their capacity is insufficient.
If a normal, fully formed Excellent Level Soul Kind's effect attribute capacity is 1,000, then the evolved Excellent Level Soul Kinds he currently possesses only have 1 unit of that capacity filled by their original attributes. If he tried to infuse them with the full amount of an Excellent Level Soul Kind's essence, reaching 1,001 units, they would shatter.
Therefore, he could only use standard Excellent Level Soul Kinds to gradually fill these slots.
However, the third blank effect attribute slot... perhaps that could be filled directly using an evolved Excellent Level Soul Kind?
But Wang Linchi didn't plan to do that. He was considering something else: could he use this opportunity to create a Soul Kind uniquely his own?
The space for the first two effect attributes is too small as it is. If I use the effects from the remaining 999 standard Soul Kinds, combining them with my own inherent effects, could I reconstruct them into attribute effects that I find satisfactory?
And if I applied the same method to the third effect attribute slot, would it succeed?
His theoretical calculations, based on available data, suggested a seventy percent success rate. However, he faced a critical problem: he didn't have enough Soul Kinds.
After evolving the Soul Kinds within his body and accounting for those used in various preliminary experiments, he had just over five hundred of his initial one thousand Soul Kinds remaining—not nearly enough to support his experiments for long.
Success or failure aside, to even attempt to complete this experiment, I'll need at least ten thousand standard Excellent Level Soul Kinds.
Of these, 2,997 would be for his own use, all meticulously selected. The remaining seven thousand would be needed for refining the experimental process; Wang Linchi couldn't possibly risk experimenting on himself directly.
Therefore, he first needed to create a sufficient number of these 'incomplete' evolved Excellent Level Soul Kinds.
More importantly, this technology absolutely could not see the light of day. If exposed, it would undoubtedly bring a monumental disaster down upon him, primarily because he was the only one capable of such a feat.
Fortunately, he had the Soul Seed Boiling Soul Skill to act as a cover. This Soul Skill, after all, relied heavily on Soul Kinds. Since Soul Kinds couldn't self-repair unless embedded within a Soul Resemblance, consuming a large quantity of them for such a skill would appear normal.
First, I'll use up the Soul Kinds I currently have. If it really comes down to it, I can release the third-generation Soul Seed Boiling after the New Year.
He had just released the second-generation version two months ago; releasing the third now seemed inappropriate.
The third-generation technique would naturally be a version of Soul Seed Boiling usable with evolved Excellent Level Soul Kinds, offering stronger effects but also more severe side effects.
I just need to figure out a plausible explanation for how I could develop it, especially since my own Soul Kinds are currently only standard Excellent Level.
Wang Linchi had already considered this explanatory hurdle. His gaze then fell upon the 'defective' evolved Excellent Level Soul Kind he held in his hand—the one he had just created.
Using this thing as a basis for explanation... there shouldn't be too many problems. Wang Linchi hadn't even considered a flawless plan; with his current capabilities, achieving something perfectly seamless was impossible.