Chapter 3: Shocked parents
Su Xing's parents stared blankly at the destruction caused by the Raijin's Wrath, such a terrifying destructive power they could not dare imagine!
Even a great spirit master couldn't cause this kind of damage, right?
"Father, Mother, why are you down here?" Su Xing was also shocked as he opened his eyes from his practice.
It was not difficult to see that Su Xing's eyes were full of excitement and joy.
how could he not be excited?
Although Su Xing had been disturbed by his parents, the development of the Lightning Forge technique had been successfully achieved.
He finally had the foundation to become a strong man.
The effect of lightning body forging is theoretically limitless. Su Xing could use lightning endlessly to strengthen his body.
And the stronger the body, the faster the cultivation of soul power would be.
Su Xing's condition was caused by the explosion of the spirit ring, and without future spirit rings, the improvement of his soul power would rely on the strength of his body.
In Su Xing's study, the improvement of spirit power had little to do with the level of the soul master.
The soul masters here had no effective training methods, relying on simple archaic exercises with little effect.
Therefore, they needed to absorb spirit rings, as the rings would strengthen and transform the body, allowing them to continue cultivating.
Those with poor talent or who couldn't advance to soul master level couldn't hunt for a spirit ring, so they naturally couldn't move forward.
The higher the level, the more difficult it became, as forging the body had little effect for high-level soul masters.
"Xiao Xing, this...this wasn't caused by you, right?" Su Jinlong asked Su Xing, pointing to the damage with a face full of suspicion.
What are you saying? How could this be caused by Xiao Xing?" Lin Qianyue, Su Xing's mother, retorted before Su Xing could answer.
"But if it wasn't Xiao Xing, who else could it have been?" Su Jinlong asked rhetorically.
"This..." Lin Qianyue was speechless and turned to Su Xing for an answer.
"Father, Mother, it was indeed me. I've developed spirit ability that can be used in combat, and I can become a fighting soul master!" Su Xing said as he looked at his parents.
"Really?" Su Jinlong was immediately pleasantly surprised. He had always known Su Xing to be smart from a young age and that he had always wanted to become a fighting spirit master.
It's just that the Su family's coin martial spirit was really difficult to develop into a combat spirit master. It was neither offensive nor supportive, better than a useless spirit, but still limited.
However, because the Su family could visualize summoned coins, they could at least use them as real money.
The Su family was a wealthy merchant family in the Heaven Dou Empire, so they knew the power of spirit masters. If Su Xing could become a fighting soul master, it would be a great joy for them.
That's why Su Jinlong indulged Su Xing's research over the years, even though he didn't hold much hope.
But now, it seemed Su Xing had succeeded.
"Really!" Su Xing nodded, understanding Su Jinlong's excitement.
"Alright, alright! Tell me, how did you do it? What spirit ability did you create? How powerful is it?" Su Jinlong was so excited, his eyes full of pride as he looked at Su Xing. His son was amazing!
"Xiao Xing is awesome!" Lin Qianyue, Su Xing's mother, was equally excited.
Because Su Xing didn't like to be disturbed, Su Jinlong and Lin Qianyue hadn't brought anyone else with them.
Su Xing appreciated his parents' love in this life, but there were some things he couldn't explain. Or rather, they wouldn't understand the explanation, so he could only say he had created a new spirit ability himself!
Su Xing's parents didn't need to know the exact method. They only needed to know that Su Xing could indeed become a fighting soul master!
They never expected to learn the details of the spirit skills Su Xing had created.
They weren't interested in how a Railgun works, only in its immense power.
From this day forward, Su Xing's parents would no longer object to anything he wanted to do. If anything, they would be more supportive!
For now, there was no need for further experiments.
The rest of Su Xing's self-developed spirit power techniques could only be refined by himself.
He also wanted to verify whether a spirit bone would interfere with his control of soul power. For now, that wasn't possible.
Spirit bones were too rare, and the Su family couldn't obtain one.
...
Half a year quickly passed.
Through daily lightning exercises, Su Xing's body strength had increased several times over!
With a stronger body, the speed of cultivating soul power naturally increased as well. Su Xing's soul power level had now reached 27.
In half a year, Su Xing had improved by eight levels—an unbelievable feat.
Ordinary people couldn't gauge their soul power levels when they hadn't yet broken through to the rank of a Spirit Master.
But Su Xing, after detonating his spirit ring, had completely freed himself from its limitations, allowing him to accurately sense his soul power level.
Moreover, Su Xing didn't destroy his spirit ring all at once. After detonating it, the ring re-formed after a few days, and he blew up it again.
After three explosions, the spirit ring finally dissipated completely.
As expected, controlling his soul power became slightly easier.
"A few days from now, all the Advanced Soul Master Academies will be recruiting students. Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others will be entering Shrek!"
"Should I find a school, too?"
"My father was right. Although I have nothing to learn from a school, the important thing is the connections."
"After Shrek, Yu Xiaogang took over teaching. I'm definitely not going there. He ignored me before, but in the future, I'll rise far above him!"
As Su Xing walked through the city, he pondered whether to enroll in a school and which one to choose.
In fact, as an adult, he missed school life quite a bit, and Su Xing was no exception.
After being rejected by Yu Xiaogang, he hadn't bothered with other primary schools. After all, the students there were just kids, and Su Xing had no interest in hanging out with them.
High school was different, though. Just look at the pretty girls from the anime.
"Quickly, keep up."
"That girl's alone, we're in luck!"
While Su Xing was lost in thought, he overheard a conversation nearby. Though they were trying to speak quietly, Su Xing still heard them.
Glancing sideways, he saw the speaker was a scar-faced man — clearly up to no good. The man next to him looked honest enough, but his company suggested otherwise.
"Who are they targeting?" Su Xing wondered as he continued walking, glancing ahead.
In the distance, he saw a figure near the city gate, followed by a faint shadow that looked like a tail.
"She looks familiar... Could it be her?"