Soul Skills that Control Spatial Power

"Pill Lightning!" On the distant cliff, Cao Ying's eyes lit up.

Dan Chen also breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Now that the Pill Lightning has appeared, it means the Medicinal Pill is complete and the heavens have acknowledged its quality."

Grand Elder Su Qian had also arrived nearby at some point. Hearing this, he couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Miss Cao Ying, what exactly is Elder Shen refining this time...?"

Cao Ying turned to look at him, a flash of pride in her beautiful eyes, and said clearly:

"This pill is called the 'zong ji pill'. Its effect is to a Dou Zong what the 'Huangji Pill' is to a Dou Huang.

It can allow a Dou Zong to increase their cultivation by one to two stars."

Su Qian froze on the spot, as if he hadn't heard correctly: "What? Increase a Dou Zong's cultivation?"

His voice involuntarily rose a few notches: "How is that possible? In the Dou Zong Realm, one first grasps the power of space. Subsequent improvements depend entirely on the depth of one's own comprehension of spatial rules.

How can a Medicinal Pill... how can a Medicinal Pill assist with this? This is common knowledge across the continent!"

Cao Ying smiled slightly, but her tone was firm: "Ordinary pills naturally cannot. But the core of the 'zong ji pill' my husband refined lies in the integration of pure, controllable space power.

When the user refines the pill, they can use the spatial power within it to nourish themselves, deepening their comprehension and control of space, thus breaking through the Realm as a matter of course."

She paused and looked at the tall figure in the center of the valley, her eyes full of admiration:

"Isn't common knowledge meant to be broken?"

Su Qian opened his mouth but couldn't say a word.

He looked at the increasingly thick thunderclouds in the sky, then at the calm Shen Wen in front of the heaven burning cauldron, waves of shock surging in his heart.

If this were true... once this 'zong ji pill' appeared, the entire cultivation landscape of the Dou Zong level would be completely rewritten!

"Boom—!"

The first silver-white thunderbolt tore through the clouds and struck straight down.

Shen Wen looked up. Facing the Pill Lightning that was enough to heavily injure an ordinary Dou Zong, he simply reached out a hand.

Above his palm, a halo of Chaos circulated, and the power of the four-colored ancestral talismans could be vaguely seen blending and rotating.

The lightning struck, but the moment it touched that layer of Chaos halo, it was like a clay ox entering the sea—swallowed, decomposed, and transformed into the purest energy, which Shen Wen instead drew into his body to replenish the exhaustion from Alchemy.

One, two, three... the Pill Lightnings fell one after another, but none could shake that seemingly thin layer of light.

Su Qian's heart swayed as he watched. He suddenly remembered Shen Wen's feat of swallowing the Eight-Colored Pill Thunder.

Now, this mere Seventh-Grade Pill Thunder was probably really just a "supplement" to him.

Finally.

After the ninth Pill Lightning struck, the leaden clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and the afterglow of the setting sun once again fell upon the valley.

Shen Wen withdrew his palm, and the heaven burning cauldron shook slightly as the lid opened.

A gray stream of light flew out from the cauldron, attempting to escape, but it was easily imprisoned by the spatial power he had prepared.

The pill entered his hand, the size of a dragon's eye, its entire body a chaotic gray, yet silver spatial patterns faintly circulated on the surface, as if a miniature Void Realm was sealed within.

The zong ji pill was complete.

Shen Wen looked at this unprecedented pill in his palm, a smile slowly curling at the corners of his mouth.

He turned and walked toward the people waiting on the cliff.

Cao Ying and Dan Chen hurried to meet him, their eyes full of joy.

Su Qian also followed, but his gaze was fixed on the gray pill in Shen Wen's hand. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he finally couldn't help but ask:

"Young Friend Shen... can this 'zong ji pill' truly help a Dou Zong break through their Realm?"

"We'll know after an experiment," Shen Wen said with a smile.

Shen Wen did not take it.

His comprehension of spatial power had already surpassed the level of an ordinary Dou Zong. Currently, what restricted his cultivation increase was more the accumulation of energy and the condensation of Dou Qi.

This zong ji pill was almost useless to him.

"Xiong Tao," Shen Wen called out.

Xiong Tao appeared before Shen Wen and bowed: "Young Master."

Shen Wen handed over the zong ji pill: "Take it."

Xiong Tao did not hesitate at all. He took the pill and swallowed it without even looking.

His trust in Shen Wen was nearly unconditional.

As the pill entered his body, Xiong Tao' frame jolted violently!

A majestic and pure energy exploded from his Dantian, and a gentle yet profound spatial power circulated with it, quickly blending with his own Dou Qi.

An earthy yellow luster appeared on his skin, his muscles bulged slightly, and his Aura climbed steadily at a perceptible speed!

After just a moment.

The Aura around Xiong Tao surged suddenly, as if breaking through some invisible barrier.

His original Six-Star Dou Zong cultivation actually broke through directly to Seven-Star Dou Zong!

He opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them. He bowed to Shen Wen again, his voice carrying uncontrollable excitement: "Thank you, Young Master, for the pill!"

Beside them, Su Qian was already dumbfounded.

He clearly felt the change in Xiong Tao' Aura. That was definitely not a normal increase in Dou Qi, but a genuine Breakthrough in Realm!

"It... really broke through?" Su Qian murmured, his face written with disbelief.

Just then, an elderly voice quietly sounded in his ear. It was Bai Lie using a sound transmission technique to remind him: "Su Qian, you're right. That Xiong Tao' Aura has indeed risen from Six-Star Dou Zong to Seven-Star. It's the real deal."

Su Qian's body trembled slightly, and the surprise in his eyes instantly turned into an uncontrollable heat.

He had been stuck at Three-Star Dou Zong for far too long.

As he grew older and his potential was exhausted, he thought there would be no more possibility of a Breakthrough in this life, and he could only watch his cultivation slowly stagnate until he finally returned to the dust.

But this zong ji pill before him allowed him to see hope!

Su Qian took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, stepped forward, and solemnly cupped his fists toward Shen Wen. His voice was slightly dry due to urgency: "Young Friend Shen... no, Elder Shen!

This zong ji pill... I wonder if this old man can be so thick-skinned as to ask you to refine one for me as well? No matter the cost, as long as Jia Nan Academy can provide it, this old man will definitely not refuse!"

Shen Wen looked at him with a faint smile on his face: "Elder Su, you're being too serious. Refining it for you is naturally possible, but it must follow the rules of an Alchemist."

He paused and continued: "To refine this pill, three sets of main and auxiliary medicinal ingredients must be prepared.

In addition, currently, the integration of spatial power is difficult to replace with ordinary methods, so a Rank 7 Monster Core from a Demonic Beast is needed as a substitute."

Hearing this, Su Qian nodded repeatedly. There was no sign of difficulty on his face; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief: "As it should be, as it should be! Three sets of ingredients and three Rank 7 Monster Cores—this old man will go prepare them right away!"

Jia Nan Academy had stood in the Black-Corner Region for hundreds of years, with deep foundations and a rich treasury.

Moreover, as the Grand Elder, Su Qian had accumulated quite a considerable personal collection over the years.

These three sets of medicinal ingredients and three Rank 7 Monster Cores were precious, but they would not stump him.

He bowed to Shen Wen once more and then couldn't wait to turn around and hurry away, his back showing a long-lost sense of urgency and hope.

Watching Su Qian's departing figure,

Cao Ying walked to Shen Wen's side, her beautiful eyes shimmering. First, she was joyful: "Husband, if this zong ji pill can be spread, it will surely cause a massive wave across the entire Dou Zong class of the continent.

Who knows how many Dou Zongs trapped at a Bottleneck will go crazy for it."

But then, her brow furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of worry: "It's just... the most critical 'spatial catalyst' of this pill can probably only be condensed by you using that special method.

Even if the Pill Formula is made public, other Alchemists will find it difficult to replicate. In the end, this pill will likely still only be able to come from your hands alone."

Shen Wen nodded, his expression calm: "I've been thinking about this while deducing the Pill Formula these past few days.

How to stably strip spatial power and safely guide its integration into the pill without relying on my unique means... I already have some preliminary ideas.

I plan to design a Soul Skill that can control spatial power..."

He looked at Dan Chen, who was listening quietly, and his tone softened: "Moreover, this line of thought is somewhat related to the current solution for Dan Chen's special Physique."

Hearing this, Dan Chen's clear eyes widened slightly as she looked at Shen Wen, a flash of expectation and reliance passing through them.

Shen Wen withdrew his gaze and looked toward the horizon: "However, this is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires time to slowly explore and verify.

For now, let's first finish refining the pills promised to Elder Su."