Chapter 23: Chapter 23
He dragged the body of the Shadow Leopard to a corner in the outdoor area where the vegetation was lush and hard to find. He sprinkled deodorant powder and sat cross-legged on the ground, starting to pull the ring for absorption.
The familiar pulling sensation came from the body again, but this time Ye Wen didn't feel much pain and absorbed the soul ring almost in a moment.
Perhaps it was because the physical quality exceeded the pressure of the soul ring itself, just like the siphon phenomenon in science.
Originally, Ye Wen's current physical quality could completely absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring. Reaching a terrifying soul ring configuration of one yellow, two purples, and one black, but in terms of mental power, Ye Wen was a little frightened.
Although strengthened by the awareness of the plan, he didn't want to risk looking like a fool with mental issues.
After all, in Ye Wen's perception, the Snow Emperor was not by his side. With no mentor to guide him in cultivating his spiritual power, he might feel intimidated for a while. Just like Tang San, who blindly and confidently absorbed his fourth ten-thousand-year spirit ring, in the end, he needed the help of the Ice and Fire Eyes. But at this moment, Ye Wen had nothing, so it was natural to feel this way. After all, there are thousands of paths to cultivation. The number one priority is preserving one's own life because without it, there's no way to continue.
Feeling the power doubled in his body, Ye Wen felt as if he could challenge heaven and earth without any restraint.
"Due to the increased soul ring, my current strength has reached about 21,000 kilograms," Ye Wen thought, closing his eyes and slowly estimating his physical fitness and strength. Then, he summoned his martial spirit. Four shining soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, and purple—surrounded Ye Wen. The martial spirit Nabu still looked like a common one-square-meter cube, but the space inside had significantly increased to 50 cubic meters. After sensing his martial spirit, Ye Wen opened his eyes and was shocked to find that a cloak embroidered with mysterious silver patterns completely covered the right half of his body and his back.
"Is this the true armor?" Ye Wen asked, surprised. Since none of the three real soul armors of the soul ring had appeared before, Ye Wen unconsciously thought it was like soul auxiliary masters, such as Ning Rongrong and Oscar, who seemed to have no obvious real armor. But now it seemed that his martial soul was special, and this true armor didn't appear in the early stage. Ye Wen had envied Ah Yin's blue and gold armor for a while, but now he had his own unique armor.
Slowly dispersing the true body armor with his mind, Ye Wen realized that his martial energy consumption had decreased, but the sense of control had also weakened. It was then that he remembered that the true armor, besides increasing the combat effectiveness of the soul master, also increased energy consumption. It was an enhancement that consumed soul power. After the initial excitement, Ye Wen began to check the abilities of his fourth soul ring.
"The fourth soul skill: Shadow State. Allows the body to enter a shadow state for three seconds, increasing by one second for every 10 levels. Can be used to wrap companions with a cloth," Ye Wen read. He was ecstatic, realizing that this skill was similar to Xiao Wu's coveted invincible golden body, but with the advantage of putting him in an intangible state. And this skill could be shared with his companions, which was amazing!
Next, Ye Wen took the body of the Shadow Leopard to Nabu's space. The corpse of a spirit beast was valuable, able to produce valuable by-products from its skin, flesh, and bones. However, soul guide storage rings were rare. Normally, after hunting for soul rings, the soul master would only take the most precious parts of the beast's corpse and leave the rest in the Star Forest, which was a waste. If Ye Wen sold the nearly ten-thousand-year-old Shadow Leopard whole, he could get at least a thousand soul gold coins.
So why is the Shrek Academy so poor in the original book? If two strong Soul Saints avoided the mixed zone, they should be able to hunt many of these soul beasts with a little effort. Instead, they ended up living in such a remote village and had to trick a group of civilian soul masters to get 10 soul gold coins. Was it really a senseless strategy? As for saying that the two loved each other and wanted to leave a legacy for future generations of soul masters, don't joke. Zhao Wuji is a strong man, shaped by battle and carnage. His description in Flandre's original work is that of a greedy and petty man, but he is also one of the members of the Golden Iron Triangle on the continent. Especially when reaching the Soul Saint realm, the blood on his hands is incomparable to Zhao Wuji's, but he is definitely not the so-called White Lotus.
So how did they become so unhappy? It's strange, very strange.
After getting rid of the Shadow Leopard's body, Ye Wen returned to his hometown. Looking at the group of villagers working hard in the fields during the harvest season, Ye Wen's heart was at peace, but also nervous. He had now surpassed the fragile initial stage of a soul master and was about to face new challenges.
"I am not a savior, but I have things I want to protect. If the gods want to destroy everything, even if they are gods, I will fight. From this Sacred Soul Village, let the light of human wisdom illuminate the civilization that belongs to us. Let it be epic."
With his blood boiling in his heart, Ye Wen initiated his next plan.
Time passed gradually, and Ye Wen bought a small mountain range not far from the Sacred Soul Village. As it was impossible to cultivate and there were no special products, the officials of the Notting City simply sold this mountain range to Ye Wen. However, even so, it cost Ye Wen 1,000 soul gold coins. He then hired a construction team to build a series of school facilities, including walls, school buildings, and cafeterias. Although the construction team consisted of ordinary people without soul power, the Wuhun accelerated the efficiency of their work, and in less than half a year, a small college was built in this remote location.
The newly constructed college looked fresh, with white walls stretching as far as the eye could see. What caught the eye the most was the presence of four large characters carved on a huge yellow stone in the center of the campus:
[Tianxing Junior College]
The school motto was written in slightly smaller fonts below:
"The way to observe the sky and the journey to the sky."
This bestowed an aura of majesty upon the institution.
"Master, what does 'the way to observe the sky and the journey to the sky' mean?" A young man who was a head shorter than Ye Wen asked softly there.
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Meaning: Tianxing/ Celestial Way or Celestial Movement
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