First Spirit Ability: Path of Transformation

"How is this possible?!"

Tang Hao cried out in shock.

His face was filled with disbelief.

White Qi emerged from the center of Su Ming's right palm, intertwining to form the shape of a hammer.

That hammer was exactly identical to his own Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul!

"Th-this... this..." For a moment, Tang Hao was so shocked that he could not speak.

With his years of experience, Tang Hao quickly formed a rough guess about the effects of Su Ming's first Spirit Ability.

It was precisely because he had guessed the answer that he found it so unbelievable.

How could such a heaven-defying Spirit Ability exist in this world?!

And it had been achieved with only a hundred-year Spirit Ring, even if that Spirit Ring had come from a rare Spirit Beast!

"My first Spirit Ability is the First Spirit Ability: Path of Transformation! It can transform my Qi into other people's Martial Souls!"

As he harvested the Willpower generated by Tang Hao, Su Ming felt a burst of satisfaction.

He had to seize every opportunity to harvest Willpower.

Otherwise, why would he go out of his way to show Tang Hao his Spirit Ability?

Once those protagonists learned about his first Spirit Ability, Su Ming could continue harvesting Willpower from them.

Seeing that Tang Hao had yet to recover, Su Ming did not mind and simply waited for him to slowly accept it.

In Hitori no Shita: The Outcast, Qi could be regarded as the foundation of all things.

Then, combined with inspiration he had gained from a certain novel.

After deducing that this path was viable.

Only then did Su Ming begin to act.

The final effect of his first Spirit Ability did not disappoint Su Ming.

Even if Su Ming became immortal in the future, he would still have use for this move.

Path of Transformation, as its name implied, lay in the word "transformation."

As long as he sensed the aura of another person's Martial Soul, he could use Qi to transform it into that Martial Soul.

Unlike Oscar in the original work, he did not need the blood of other Soul Masters, which was far too troublesome.

Furthermore, whatever rank of Soul Master Su Ming was, he could use the Spirit Abilities the other person possessed at that same rank.

Naturally, Su Ming would not reveal such a heaven-defying effect so easily.

Simply displaying the most basic capability of his first Spirit Ability was already enough to harvest the Willpower of others.

Even if someone guessed that he could use other people's Spirit Abilities, so what?

He just had to refuse to admit it.

"The reason I possess this Spirit Ability is not only because of the Mirror Image Beast Spirit Ring. More importantly, it is because of my Martial Soul. That is the fundamental reason.

"At Trinity Gate, we have long had a clear path for cultivating the Qi Martial Soul."

At this moment, Su Ming deliberately acted humble and revealed some supposed drawbacks of the Spirit Ability.

"Moreover, using this Spirit Ability consumes a great deal of my Soul Power.

"And when transforming into another Martial Soul, there are certain restrictions."

The Soul Power consumption truly was high, but that was not an issue for him at all.

As for the so-called restrictions, they were simply false information he had put out.

"Even with some restrictions, it does not change the undeniable fact that this is an exceptionally powerful Spirit Ability with heaven-defying utility."

Having regained his senses, Tang Hao spoke with a deep sigh.

Although he did not know what restrictions Su Ming meant, he did not intend to press further.

In his view, no matter what the restrictions were, they could not conceal the terrifying usefulness of this ability.

Transforming into someone else's Martial Soul would allow one to do far too many things and serve countless purposes.

And since he could transform into another person's Martial Soul, could he use that person's Spirit Abilities as well?

Tang Hao had this question, but he knew where to draw the line.

A Soul Master's Spirit Abilities were often private matters, and they were also crucial to preserving that Soul Master's life.

Inquiring into the effects of another person's Spirit Abilities was an invasion of their privacy.

Put more seriously, it could be seen as endangering their life.

Besides that, an even greater question arose in his heart.

Through his interactions with Su Ming, Tang Hao had learned a little about Trinity Gate.

Trinity Gate had originally been founded by the Su Clan, and all of its disciples were members of the Su Clan.

The Qi Martial Soul could be regarded as the Su Clan's inherited Martial Soul.

It was the only one of its kind on the Sun Moon Continent.

Its first Spirit Ability alone had such terrifying effects.

Yet a sect possessing such a powerful Martial Soul had actually been exterminated by other forces!

Tang Hao found it inappropriate to ask about the reason.

Perhaps he could only glimpse part of the truth in the future, when Su Ming spoke of going to the Sun Moon Continent for revenge.

Tang Hao quickly put those thoughts aside.

He turned his attention once more to Su Ming's ability to absorb Spirit Rings beyond their usual age limits.

"By the way, can Tang San absorb Spirit Rings beyond the age limit like you?" Tang Hao asked eagerly.

The wonders of the other party's Martial Soul were the other party's business.

What Tang Hao cared about more now was anything that could help Tang San grow.

That was why he asked this question.

However, Su Ming's next words were destined to disappoint Tang Hao. "Of course not. The only reason I can absorb Spirit Rings beyond the age limit is because I'm exceptionally gifted!"

Of course, in order to harvest Willpower more effectively in the future, he still released a little hearsay.

"Do you remember me telling you to gather Whale Rubber?"

"The higher the age, the better. This stuff benefits both me and Tang San.

"With resource support and my training, Tang San can still achieve a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring in the future."

To better make use of Tang Hao and have him help with tasks, Su Ming began painting a rosy picture for him.

If one promise might not be enough.

Then Su Ming would paint an even bigger one.

Painting rosy pictures would also make it easier for him to harvest Willpower in the future.

"As for your wife, I have also looked through some of the sect's ancient records these past few days.

"However, I have not seen the actual situation, so I cannot draw any conclusions. After some time, take me there to have a look. Perhaps I might discover something new."

Su Ming was naturally speaking of Ah Yin's resurrection, which Tang Hao yearned for day and night.

After saying that, he activated the Three-One Jade Pendant hanging at his waist.

The Three-One Jade Pendant was a Trinity Gate token created by Su Ming.

Besides that, the jade pendant was also a Soul Tool.

Its function was storage.

The copies of Trinity Gate's collected records that he usually mentioned were kept inside it.

However, the jade pendant recognized its owner, and only Su Ming could use it.

"I made some notes. You can take them and have a look. They might be of help to you."

A notebook shot out of the Three-One Jade Pendant and flew toward Tang Hao.

Tang Hao excitedly caught it in his hand and began turning through its pages.

The more he read, the more excited he became, and before he realized it, his eyes had reddened.

"Thank you."

After closing the notebook and carefully hiding it in his robe, Tang Hao solemnly bowed to Su Ming in thanks.

That was because he had seen the possibility of resurrecting Ah Yin in the notebook.

Even though the conditions recorded within were extremely difficult and demanding, even though the hope was slim, Tang Hao intended to try them one by one.

If he were not worried about Tang San, and about obtaining Tang San's first Spirit Ring next.

Tang Hao would have wanted to take Su Ming to see Ah Yin's current condition immediately.