The Pope Changes, Su Cheng Makes a Name for Himself

"...Please wait a moment. I'll invite the Bishop to personally assess your exact Soul Power Level."

Su Cheng nodded slightly, signaling for her to proceed as she pleased.

Before long, Salas, the Bishop stationed at the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall Branch, hurried into the hall alongside the Female Receptionist from earlier, his face filled with disbelief.

At once, quite a few people lingering in the hall curiously craned their necks to look.

Salas clearly did not want too many people learning of this, so he prepared to find a room and speak with Su Cheng in private.

But Su Cheng shook his head and refused, merely urging, "Bishop, can we assess my Soul Power Level now?"

His purpose today was only to cast the bait. It was not yet time to reel in the line.

Salas could not force the matter and could only ask, "Mr. Su, could you show me your Martial Soul and Soul Rings?"

As he spoke, he set up a Soul Power Barrier to block out those prying eyes.

A moment later, he finally confirmed that this truly was a Thousand Year Second Soul Ring.

He then examined Su Cheng, who stood before him.

He had heard Su Cheng's name before: the adopted son of Chen Xin, inheritor of the Seven Kill Sword; once part of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's core direct line; and also a waste with merely 0.5 levels of Innate Soul Power.

And that title had become increasingly well-known after Chen Xin earned the name Sword Douluo some time ago.

Yet with such aptitude, he had broken common sense and obtained a thousand-year second Soul Ring. If he had not used materials such as an Ultra-High-Year Soul Bone, it truly could be called a miracle.

Thoughts immediately began forming in his mind.

Then Su Cheng suddenly said, "Bishop Salas, there's no need to rush. I never intended to keep this method secret. In fact, before coming to Spirit Hall, I had already contacted several bookstores and told them the Method for Cross-Year Soul Ring Absorption. I believe the relevant books will be published before long."

Salas froze, feeling his rhythm instantly thrown into disarray.

After a moment of silence, he stiffly praised, "You truly are selfless."

"It's only right. Good people are rewarded."

"..."

"I heard that you have now left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Would you be willing to join Spirit Hall? Given your level of research, even receiving an invitation to the Main City Elder Hall would be effortless."

Since the man before him had already made the method public, Salas could only settle for the next best thing.

Besides, Su Cheng was not some Rogue Cultivator with no backing whom others could manipulate at will. Although Sword Douluo Chen Xin had not been a Titled Douluo for long, his unique Martial Soul gave him extraordinary combat power. And though Su Cheng claimed to have severed ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he was still Chen Xin's adopted son. If anything happened, they might not truly stand by and do nothing.

Recently, Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect had also been having some friction. It was best not to create further complications.

"We'll see. For now, I plan to travel across the continent for a while and improve my Theoretical System." Su Cheng did not agree, but neither did he shut the door completely.

What a joke.

The power of this theory had yet to reveal itself, and his name had not fully spread. If he went to Spirit Hall now, who would even take him seriously?

"Can we assess my Soul Power Level now?"

Su Cheng asked for the third time.

"Of course. Follow me."

After dealing with this series of matters, the Simulator did not enter Plot Fast-Forward Mode as it usually did.

A thought stirred in Su Cheng's heart, and he realized that the Fermentation of this matter would likely be even faster than he had anticipated. He then traveled the continent in peace, making preparations for his return to the real world after the simulation ended.

But he had not expected the wait to last nearly half a year.

During that time, several major events occurred as expected.

First, it was exposed that Tang Hao's Wife Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation. Then Spirit Hall pursued Tang Hao and his wife. After Ah Yin's Sacrifice, Qian Xunji was Severely Injured by Tang Hao and, after returning to Spirit Hall, Died of Injuries.

After that, Spirit Hall's Current Saintess Bibi Dong naturally Succeeded to the Papal Throne. At the same time, Tang Hao became Continental Wanted, and the Clear Sky Sect Sealed the Sect and stopped appearing.

"The timing is just right. It looks like the opportunity is about to arrive." Su Cheng silently mused, "I just wonder whether Transmigrator Tang San will still appear in this Simulator world."

He then shook his head, feeling that it was unlikely.

If that Tang San existed, he would not need Su Cheng to destroy Spirit Hall. How could it still deserve an S-Rank Mission?

The Sudden Changes in the Upper Echelons did not affect Ordinary People.

Instead, Su Cheng's name had become Known to Everyone Across the Continent in just half a year.

His work, "Counterattack of Ordinary People," swept across the entire continent Like a Hurricane Passing Through.

He had picked the title at random. Perhaps a name like "Core Competitiveness" would have sounded more impressive, but with the book's contents laid out plainly, the rest did not matter.

With Su Cheng himself serving as a Real Case, its Credibility was naturally much higher. Many people followed his methods and achieved success.

Of course, no one else with a Second Soul Ring Reaching Thousand-Year Level had appeared yet.

Su Cheng had also mentioned this point in the book.

To absorb Soul Rings across year limits, one had to Gradually Increase from Front to Back. Otherwise, the Physical Body would find it difficult to endure.

If one's First Soul Ring Year Limit was only four hundred years, then although the second Soul Ring could Slightly Exceed the Limit, one could not be Too Aggressive.

"Master Su recently released a new theory, explaining in detail how the Third Soul Ring can be obtained across year limits! The book even says that he already has some ideas on how to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for the fourth Soul Ring!"

"What?! Really? Let me see!"

"Master Su is only at the Soul Grandmaster realm himself, right? How did he manage to develop a Third Soul Ring Absorption Theory?"

"Idiot, didn't he work out the methods in advance when he absorbed his first and second Soul Rings too?"

"That's true."

"Master Su is truly selfless. He has not even become a Soul Elder yet, but he published the theory directly."

"..."

Similar discussions took place throughout the continent, all within Su Cheng's expectations.

He had long developed the Cross-Year Absorption Method for the Third Soul Ring. After all, Thousand Year Soul Rings did not involve Spiritual Power, and compared to absorbing the first two Soul Rings, only required the addition of certain Acupoints.

"Heh. Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, can you still sit still this time?" Watching "Counterattack of Ordinary People 2" being frantically bought up in bookstores everywhere, Su Cheng revealed a cold smile.

Spirit Hall had not come to find him recently, which was somewhat beyond his previous expectations.

Su Cheng guessed that part of the reason might be that the power transition within Spirit Hall had consumed too much of Bibi Dong's energy. But the main reason was probably that they believed he had exhausted his talent and, with only the cultivation of a Soul Grandmaster, would find it difficult to make further deductions.

But none of that mattered. He still had many cards in his hand. There was no harm in tossing out some more bait.

Just as the public was abuzz over Su Cheng's newly published theory, related news and commentary drifted into the Pope's Palace like snowflakes and were placed on the desk of Bibi Dong, the newly appointed Pope.

"'Counterattack of Ordinary People 2' Released: Su Cheng Reveals the Secrets of Third Soul Ring Absorption."

"A true grandmaster, a jewel of the age: Su Cheng."

"There is only one grandmaster in this world, and that is Su Cheng."

"..."

In Spirit Hall's main city, within the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong looked through the reports and comments sent back from the various branch halls before her, her brows gradually knitting together.

For some reason, she found these reports rather glaring.

"What a true grandmaster."

Tomorrow, the confrontation with Bibi Dong begins, followed by the key plot. Contract signed; please keep reading and add it to your collection.