Entering Heaven Dou (Please Add to Favorites!!!)

First Soul Skill, Strengthen.

Second Soul Skill, Control.

Su Wen sensed the general state of his Second Soul Ring's soul skill and was very satisfied.

This kind of supportive soul skill was the best.

Though it couldn't exactly be called a support soul skill, any soul skill that had a supportive effect on oneself, whether strengthening-type or another category, was an essential boost. If used well, its ceiling was extremely high.

Of course, if it wasn't used well, it would also become very underwhelming.

Su Wen did not test the soul skill inside the cave. He prepared to leave Star Dou Great Forest first.

The small town outside Star Dou Great Forest.

Su Wen returned to the small town, washed up thoroughly, rinsing away three months of exhaustion, and considered his next plans.

"The thousand-year Three-Eyed Illusion Spirit Fox as my Second Soul Ring far exceeded my expectations, and the degree of my Martial Soul Metamorphosis wasn't the least bit worse than what the First Soul Ring brought."

It could be said that with just two metamorphoses, Su Wen's martial soul had completed the leap from a low-grade martial soul to a high-grade martial soul.

Although his Innate Soul Power was a full Five Levels, it was heavily inflated. His Book Martial Soul was still extremely poor in quality.

The Star Fruit Tree from his First Soul Ring had brought his martial soul its first metamorphosis. That complete transformation had made it leap in quality, chasing straight after mid-grade martial souls.

This time, the Second Soul Ring had not only strengthened the traits that had previously emerged in his Book Martial Soul, further transforming the Book Martial Soul in terms of Mental Attribute, but the over-level absorption, the opening of his Sea of Consciousness, the explosive growth in Spiritual Power, and the absorption of the External Soul Bone had also triggered a chain reaction during the soul ring absorption process, causing his martial soul to undergo another metamorphosis that could be called an evolution.

It was now not the slightest bit inferior to a high-grade martial soul.

"After I absorb a Third Soul Ring, then absorb and refine an Immortal Herb, my martial soul will completely become one of the very top martial souls!" Su Wen looked forward to that day's arrival.

At that moment, perhaps his Book Martial Soul would truly be qualified to be called a Heavenly Book!

The over-level absorption of the Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring had brought indescribable benefits.

But at the same time, it had also brought Su Wen some trouble.

First of all, he was torn over whether he should still go collect his soul master subsidy in the future.

"A thousand-year Second Soul Ring would be enormously shocking in today's Douluo Continent."

Even if he technically counted as a member of Spirit Hall, Su Wen did not dare be certain that no one would take the risk of making a move against him.

Whether it was forcibly inviting him into the other party's faction, or threatening his life to learn the secret of absorbing soul rings above one's level, these were all possible encounters.

This was a world where the strong preyed on the weak!

These were actually still the basics.

What he feared most was someone thinking there was something special about his martial soul, and then breeding him.

Especially as Su Wen's martial soul underwent one metamorphosis after another in the future, that possibility would grow larger and larger.

"I need a backer, a real backer!"

Not an empty, impressive-looking backer like Spirit Hall was for him right now.

Su Wen was very clear that he was still far too insignificant to Spirit Hall right now. There might not even be a Soul Saint standing behind him to support him.

Was he only afraid of covetous eyes from the outside world?

Without a powerful expert backing him, even getting by inside Spirit Hall would not be easy.

Besides, Su Wen also did not want his backers to be those two elders of Spirit Hall.

"The easiest backer to find is actually still Dugu Bo."

Su Wen decided to head to Heaven Dou City and find a way to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

He wrote a letter to Old Jerry to report that he was safe, while also telling Old Jerry there was no need to provide Little Sweet Potatoes for now. If he needed them, he would write to Old Jerry again, and by then, he should already have settled down in Heaven Dou City.

After sending the letter, Su Wen rented a small courtyard in the town.

"The Monkey Wine can't be wasted."

Although the effects of Monkey Wine would diminish as the amount consumed increased, that was its explosive effect.

The rich nutrition and energy contained in the wine had not decreased. If he refined it seriously, it could still speed up the improvement of his soul power and Spiritual Power.

Unfortunately, he did not have a Storage Soul Tool, and Su Wen had not stolen all of the Monkey Wine either. However, knowing its location, he indicated he could make a few more trips.

Five days later, Su Wen transported all the stockpiled wine of that Lucid Ape back to the small town and began a new round of seclusion.

At the same time, he also sent around twenty catties of Monkey Wine to Old Jerry in New Moon Village.

Maybe with the help of this Monkey Wine, Old Jerry might still break through to Soul Grandmaster or even Soul Elder in his lifetime.

Aside from the Monkey Wine sent to Old Jerry, Su Wen still had more than fifty catties left in his hands.

After absorbing his Second Soul Ring, Su Wen's soul power had directly reached rank twenty-two.

One catty of Monkey Wine a day, cultivating both internally and externally. Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

"Two months, and I'm rank twenty-three!"

Su Wen completely digested the Monkey Wine, and his soul power broke through by one rank as well, reaching rank twenty-three.

He still did not go to Spirit Hall to collect his soul master subsidy.

"It was time to set out for Heaven Dou City."

Su Wen held a map in his hand as he left the small town and hurried toward Heaven Dou City.

One month later.

Heaven Dou City.

Martial Soul Holy Hall.

Su Wen slowly stepped into the Holy Hall.

He felt helpless too. Even with talent as his safety net, he still had not managed to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

It really did require noble status to get in. The other admissions teachers all made it clear they would not even consider him.

If he could not meet the academy's Three Great Education Committees, or its higher-ups, then no matter how talented he was, no one would let him through.

"In the Original Work, Shrek could get in probably because Qin Ming recommended them, and because the three committees had agreed in advance."

Of course, Su Wen's cautious mindset was also part of it.

He was worried that even if he revealed his Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring, he still would not be able to get his information passed on to the committees. Instead, he might be targeted by the admissions teacher, and then by the force behind that teacher ahead of time.

All one could say was that Su Wen's persecution complex was a little severe.

But in a world like this, such symptoms were not entirely a bad thing.

After entering Martial Soul Holy Hall, Su Wen stated his identity.

"Su Wen? A member of Notting City's Spirit Hall Branch? Why have you come all the way to Heaven Dou City?"

"Oh? You obtained a soul ring, then came straight to Heaven Dou City?"

"Not bad, kid. You're not even twelve yet, are you? And you're already a Soul Grandmaster?"

"Come on, test your Soul Power, then release your martial soul so we can register your basic information."

Su Wen took a deep breath and released his martial soul.

Beneath a brilliant halo of light, a book marked with purple patterns appeared before Su Wen.

The most eye-catching thing was that streak of a purple soul ring.

When the Deacon in charge of registration saw the Purple Soul Ring, he instantly thought Su Wen had come for Soul Elder certification. But in the next moment, he remembered that Su Wen was being certified as a Soul Grandmaster, and the Soul Power test just now had shown level twenty-three.

He carefully counted Su Wen's soul rings.

One yellow, one purple!

Even if the purple of that Second Soul Ring was not especially bright, only a faint purple halo, it was still a Thousand Year Soul Ring!

"Hiss—"

The Deacon realized this was no simple matter.

Looking at Su Wen's faint, almost imperceptible smile, the Deacon composed himself. He did not continue asking for more details, and instead chose to report it up the chain.

I can't handle this damn registration job anymore.