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In the short term, the only ring Su Wen had left to replace was his third—the Stone Monster spirit ring.
He wasn't in a hurry.
Coming out of the Star Dou Great Forest, he planned to rest for a day in Xingluo Village and then travel through the surrounding areas for experience. He only needed to be back in Heaven Dou City three months before the Continental Spirit Master Academy Competition; three months would be plenty of time to set about replacing the Stone Monster ring.
Xingluo Village.
Su Wen's temperament drew the gaze of many.
Truly, among the Spirit Masters returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, none were like him—his clothes weren't tattered, there wasn't a trace of mud on him, and his aura was exceptionally stable. Most importantly, he had an ethereal air about him, as if he had merely gone for a leisurely stroll through the Great Forest.
"Lord, are you looking for a place to stay?"
Su Wen nodded and instructed, "Arrange a quiet room for me."
Cradling the gold spirit coin Su Wen handed over with both hands, the waiter happily led Su Wen to a premium guest room.
"The effects of the Ring Replacement are obvious. Both my first and second spirit skills have improved. The strengthening of the first skill is even more significant, and the range and intensity of control for the second skill have increased substantially."
Su Wen sensed his own changes, contemplating the development direction of his spirit skills for the coming period.
Ideas flashed through his mind one after another as time quietly slipped away.
At night.
Su Wen walked to a small hillside at the edge of the village.
"No wonder it's called Xingluo (Falling Star) Village."
Looking up, star spirits shimmered one by one, and streams of starlight converged, falling over the entire village to sketch a magnificent view.
"If there were a Spirit Master with the Star attribute, this would likely be an excellent natural Mimicry environment for cultivation."
This little village outside the Star Dou Great Forest occupied a superior geographical position, somehow managing to pull down thousands of rays of starlight.
"Perhaps it has to do with the terrain here," Su Wen speculated.
At the same time, his heart felt a bit of an itch.
"I can be considered to possess the Star attribute now. I can absorb the power of the stars to temper my body and cultivate, and my Visualization Method can be perfected through this as well."
Whether it was recording this interesting terrain or using the power of the stars to cultivate and refine his Visualization Method, it would take time. Su Wen decided to cultivate in Xingluo Village for a while.
And this cultivation lasted nearly a month.
"My spirit power has broken through." Su Wen opened his eyes; starlight flickered and flowed within his pupils, as if reflecting a corner of the starry sky.
After absorbing the Void Silver Moon Tapir's spirit ring, Su Wen's spirit power had reached Level 53. After a month in the Flaming Mountains, a month of training in the Triple Illusion Mountains, and then arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, about two months had passed when he broke through to Level 55 while replacing his second ring with the five-thousand-year Three-Eyed Phantom Fox.
Another month passed, involving the replacement of the nine-thousand-year Starfruit Tree ring and the fifteen-thousand-year Three-Eyed Phantom Fox ring, plus this month of cultivation in Xingluo Village, and Su Wen's spirit power broke through again.
Level 56!
"There are still seven months until the Spirit Master Competition. With normal cultivation, I can increase by at most one more level, but if I include the replacement of the Stone Monster ring, increasing by two levels is not out of the question."
If the age of the replacement Stone Monster ring was high enough, Su Wen felt he might even reach Level 59 before the competition!
"Finally, before leaving, there's one more thing to handle."
Su Wen's luck was quite good.
During this month, he had witnessed the Martial Soul Awakening of the new generation in Xingluo Village.
Among the children of Xingluo Village today, a genius with Innate Full Spirit Power had awakened!
The Star Sword.
Since an Innate Full Spirit Power genius had awakened right under his nose, Su Wen naturally wouldn't let this talent slip away.
He felt that there was likely no one who could provide a better growth environment for this child than he could.
Su Wen left the small hill and returned to the center of Xingluo Village.
The Ye Family home.
Outside the small earthen house, quite a few Spirit Masters had already gathered.
Since the Martial Soul Awakening, the threshold of the Ye family home had been nearly trampled down.
Xingluo Village was located just outside the Star Dou Great Forest, so many Spirit Masters passed through. Hearing that an Innate Full Spirit Power genius had awakened, they all came curiously to extend invitations.
Though some Spirit Masters had no backing from major forces, they didn't mind taking in a child with Innate Full Spirit Power at this moment.
However, Ye Luochen was very smart and had not accepted anyone's recruitment.
Currently, the only person he briefly acknowledged was the Spirit Hall Deacon responsible for his Awakening.
Precisely because the Spirit Hall Deacon had remained there as a guest, these Spirit Masters might have otherwise torn the Ye house apart; it wasn't impossible that Ye Luochen would have been taken away by force.
Su Wen's arrival drew many eyes.
He had stayed in Xingluo Village for some time, so the local villagers recognized him. While some new faces didn't know Su Wen, they could sense his powerful spirit power.
A Spirit Grandmaster dressed in the uniform of a Spirit Hall Deacon looked at Su Wen and frowned.
"I am Chang Yuan, a Deacon of the Spirit Sub-Hall in Prairie Fire City. Is this young brother also here for Luochen?" He felt the pressure of Su Wen's spirit power and knew he was no match for the youth before him.
At the same time, he began to speculate about Su Wen's background.
To be able to give him, a Spirit Grandmaster, such immense pressure at under twenty years old—formidable.
"Luochen? That's a good name," Su Wen smiled.
Inside the house, Ye Luochen's gaze fell upon Su Wen, and he felt an inexplicable sense of closeness.
Ye Luochen's father was grinning ear to ear, as he was the one who had named the boy.
"When Luochen was born, a shooting star streaked across the sky; that is where the name Luochen (Falling Star) came from."
Su Wen nodded, then looked at Deacon Chang and said, "Spirit Hall shouldn't be forcing every Spirit Master to join them, right?"
Chang Yuan said, "Young brother, after Luochen's Martial Soul awakened, our Sub-Hall Master in Prairie Fire City was informed and intends to personally take him as a disciple."
"Oh?" The corners of Su Wen's mouth curled up.
"Then look, do I have the qualifications to compete for this child's destination?"
As he spoke, spirit rings began to expand outward from his body.
Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black!
A five-ring Spirit King!
And with the optimal spirit ring configuration!
Chang Yuan was shaken to his core. He took a deep breath, cupped his fists, and said, "Chang Yuan was abrupt. It's just that the Hall Master is already preparing to submit an application for Luochen so he can directly enter the Spirit City Spirit Master Academy. The top geniuses of the continent and the corresponding experts are gathered there."
Innate Full Spirit Power.
And the Martial Soul was the Star Sword, an undoubtedly powerful Tool Soul of the Power Attack System.
If he lost such a genius, even if he didn't have to take responsibility, the loss of rewards would be enough to significantly impact his future. Thus, he still had to argue his case.
His words seemed directed at Su Wen, but they were actually telling Ye Luochen that joining Spirit Hall would grant him the best possible nurturing.
Su Wen smiled.
I was just waiting for you to lead me to this.
He took out a medallion. The medallion was crafted entirely from emerald jade, with a precious glow flowing over it and various treasures carved with crystal clarity.
Most importantly, the entire medallion was in the shape of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower.
"What if I say I can have him directly follow the Sword Douluo to cultivate?"
(End of Chapter)