24: Chapter 24 Soul Power Fusion, Breakthrough to Soul King

Mu En quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief.

Su Chen stepped forward quickly, supporting his arm and asking softly, "Teacher, are you alright?"

Mu En waved his hand and tucked the handkerchief away inconspicuously.

But Su Chen's sharp eyes still caught a glimpse of a jarring streak of blood-red on the white handkerchief.

His condition had worsened.

"It's an old ailment, it's nothing."

Mu En's voice carried a hint of weakness, but the look he gave Su Chen was full of gratification.

"It's good that you're here."

He didn't mention his health again, instead asking, "I heard you've already reached the level forty-nine Soul Ancestor rank?"

"That's right."

Su Chen nodded.

"This cultivation speed has already surpassed mine from back then."

Mu En praised him, paused, and then sighed.

"Unfortunately, these old bones of mine won't be able to take you to hunt for your fifth spirit ring."

"When the time comes, let Xuan Zi take you."

Mu En's tone was very calm, as if he were speaking of an insignificant trifle.

But hearing this, Su Chen felt a strange ache in his heart.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions surging within him, as plot points from the original work flashed wildly through his mind.

"Teacher, I've heard of a divine treasure of heaven and earth called the gold of living beings."

"It's said to contain immense life energy; perhaps it could heal your injuries."

Hearing this, a flicker of surprise passed through Mu En's dim eyes.

"Oh? You even know about the gold of living beings?"

He sized Su Chen up for a moment, then slowly nodded with a hint of lamentation.

"Indeed, the gold of living beings does have such miraculous effects."

"But such a divine object, born from the providence of heaven and earth, is rarely seen in ten thousand years. It's something that can only be found by chance, not sought out."

Found by chance, not sought out?

Looking at Mu En's frail, aging state, Su Chen's resolve became incredibly firm.

He didn't say much, only meeting Mu En's gaze with an unprecedentedly serious look.

"Teacher, rest assured, your disciple will find a way."

"Good, I believe you!"

...

Coming out of the Sea Gods Pavilion, Su Chen's expression was somewhat somber.

The image of Teacher Mu coughing up blood lingered in his mind.

The gold of living beings.

No matter how difficult, he had to get his hands on it.

But that thing was a divine object; trying to obtain it without sufficient strength would surely be a fool's errand.

The top priority was to increase his strength.

Instead of returning to the dormitory, Su Chen headed straight for the Holy Son's exclusive Cultivation Ground.

This was an open area shrouded by an array.

As soon as he stepped inside, he could feel that the spiritual energy in the air was several times denser than outside.

The morning dew hadn't dried yet. The faint purple lightning arcs unconsciously emitting from his body made a slight "crackling" sound as they came into contact with the moisture in the air.

"I need to hurry."

Su Chen took a deep breath and stood in the center of the field.

His current strength was still far from enough.

If he wanted to reap benefits in the upcoming plot, he had to pull off something impressive.

"Water and wood generate each other and can nourish lightning."

"Fire and earth generate each other and can stabilize lightning."

"And then there's metal; the sharpness of metal can help lightning break through defenses..."

Su Chen muttered to himself.

This was an idea he had been pondering for a long time.

To integrate the Power of the Five Elements into the lightning of his Chaos Thunder Dragon.

If it worked, his attack power would definitely jump to another level, and when the time came to fight, he'd give his opponents a little shock.

No sooner said than done.

He slowly raised both hands.

In the palm of his left hand, a circle of pale blue water ripples emerged, with a wisp of emerald-green wood-attribute light swirling around it.

In the palm of his right hand, a cluster of crimson flames flickered, surrounded by a heavy brownish-yellow earthen aura.

Simultaneously, a faint golden light pattern appeared on his forehead.

Under his guidance, five different attributes of Soul Power remained distinct yet maintained a strange balance.

The next second.

Su Chen's eyes narrowed.

The five-colored light instantly converged toward the purple lightning arcs around his body.

"Zzzt—!"

The pale blue water ripples, like a thin film, enveloped the violent lightning, instantly making its energy gentle and flexible.

The emerald-green wood light followed immediately, winding around it as if replenishing the lightning's energy and strengthening its origin.

Golden threads shot into it like lightning, as if plating the electricity with a sharp edge.

On the outermost layer, the crimson flames and brownish-yellow earthen aura formed a light shield, tightly locking in this fused power.

Right at the edge of the Cultivation Ground.

An Inner Court Disciple on duty was originally resting with his eyes closed.

But at this moment, he suddenly snapped his eyes open.

"Holy crap, what's going on?"

Controlling five completely different elemental Soul Powers with such precision and perfectly fusing them with his own lightning-attribute power?

Is this something a damn Soul Ancestor can do?

Are you kidding me!

"This Holy Son of ours is a pure monster..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth.

A sudden change occurred!

Light flared brilliantly from Su Chen's body.

Before he could even react, a tiny purple lightning bolt suddenly shot out from his body, heading straight for the sky.

The next second.

The Soul Power inside Su Chen's body was like boiling water, instantly reaching a fever pitch.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

Within his meridians, the Soul Power rampaged, letting out bursts of roaring sounds.

The Chaos Thunder Dragon Martial Soul in his Sea of Consciousness let out an even more earth-shattering roar.

"About to break through?"

He realized instantly.

This was the sign of impacting level fifty!

According to his estimations, it should have taken at least another half-month.

It seemed that his recent attempt had unintentionally triggered the potential of his Spirit.

This could be considered a pleasant surprise.

Su Chen didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately sat down cross-legged.

The five attributes of Soul Power merged with his own lightning, turning into a surging torrent.

It slammed fiercely against the invisible threshold of level fifty.

"Boom—!"

Just as Su Chen began to impact the bottleneck.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth throughout the Cultivation Ground went into an uproar.

Like an ebbing tide, it surged frantically toward Su Chen's location.

Terrifying Soul Power poured into his body, blending with Su Chen's own power.

Soon, a massive vortex with a diameter of over ten meters slowly formed with him at the center.

The outer layer of the vortex was a multi-colored halo, representing the Power of the Five Elements.

The inner layer of the vortex consisted of crackling pale purple lightning arcs.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound echoed from within Su Chen's body.

Some invisible shackle was completely shattered.

The next second.

The massive vortex surrounding him suddenly contracted, turning into a beam of light that vanished entirely into his body.

A terrifying Soul Power, far exceeding that of an ordinary person, erupted from him.

He broke through!

Level fifty, Spirit King!

"Crackling!"

Purple-black lightning arcs roamed wildly over his body, carrying a destructive aura.

"Roar—"

Behind him, a phantom of the Chaos Thunder Dragon dozens of meters long slowly emerged. Its head was held high, and its dragon eyes opened and closed indifferently, carrying a supreme majesty that looked down upon the world.

Right at that moment.

At the main gate of Shrek Academy.

A young man carrying a pack returned, looking travel-worn.

As soon as he stepped into the academy, he witnessed this astonishing scene and froze on the spot.

The newcomer was none other than Huo Yuhao.