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"To know that something is so, one must also know why it is so."

Su Wen had never really cared where the Soul Power he cultivated after reaching a full tenth level went.

After all, when it came to something no one had ever managed to study clearly, people subconsciously accepted it as fact. Su Wen had only thought of this after truly reaching level ten himself, along with his talent for Enhanced Perception.

"The conclusion Grandmaster gave was clearly supported by a large amount of data. That means the Soul Power cultivated after level ten really is being stored, and isn't playing any other role."

However, that Soul Power was merely being stored. It was not that it could only be stored!

Su Wen sensed his own body, entered a meditative state, and repeatedly felt the Soul Power he cultivated.

When a bucket was already full, there was no way to see where the newly appearing water surfaced from. But as Su Wen kept sensing himself and looking inward at every tiny change inside his Meridians, he still sensed a trace of something unusual.

"This feeling is similar to before I awakened my Martial Soul."

Before Su Wen awakened his Martial Soul, he had already been able to vaguely sense his own Martial Soul, but he had not been able to sense it clearly. It had only been a kind of perception. Through that perception, he could feel the strength of the Innate Soul Power within the Martial Soul being nurtured. Afterward, by comparing whether the Innate Soul Power increased, he had screened his external training movements step by step and finally summarized the External Training Method.

Now that he sensed this special situation again, Su Wen also classified it as a special space within his body.

"A Martial Soul is an intermediate product born from the fusion of soul and flesh, while a Soul Master's Spiritual Power and Soul Power are powers born after using the Martial Soul as an intermediary bridge to connect with the soul and the flesh respectively."

This was Su Wen's summary of his own understanding of Martial Souls.

A Martial Soul existed on a special plane. Like the soul, it was illusory and without physical form, yet like the body, it could also materialize and manifest outwardly.

"Assuming that after every full tenth level, the Soul Power cultivated afterward is stored in another special space, then what is the meaning of that space?"

"Perhaps it isn't another special space, but the Martial Soul Space where the Martial Soul itself resides."

Because after obtaining a Soul Ring, this stored Soul Power would manifest together with the addition of the Soul Ring, becoming a Soul Master's true Soul Power and raising their Soul Power Level.

"The reason it can't manifest is because the bucket is full. Since no more can be poured in, it remains in the Martial Soul Space."

Su Wen continued hypothesizing.

However, while hypothesizing, he was also verifying it with what he knew, checking whether there were any flaws in his theory.

"No, it isn't that it can't be poured in." Sensing the Meridians in his body that were still far from being filled with Soul Power, Su Wen changed his wording. "It should be that it can't continue to output!"

The Martial Soul had reached a limit and no longer had the ability to provide more Soul Power.

Therefore, this stored portion was not true Soul Power. It should be missing some kind of characteristic bestowed by the Martial Soul, and thus remained in the space where the Martial Soul resided.

Original Soul Power.

Based on his own understanding, Su Wen defined this portion of Soul Power as Original Soul Power.

"After obtaining a Soul Ring, the Martial Soul gains more ability and can continue to bestow characteristics upon the Original Soul Power, truly transforming it into Soul Power."

With the logic fully laid out, Su Wen still felt it was not enough.

This was only a conclusion without problems.

But so far, it had not been of any use to Su Wen.

What use was there in establishing a theory that was useless?

"Original Soul Power. This is the core of my theory, and what's closely related to Original Soul Power is the process of obtaining a Soul Ring." Su Wen felt as if he had touched the key point. "Right, after absorbing a Soul Ring, there is also Soul Power fed back. If Original Soul Power is consistent with the Soul Power brought by this portion of the Soul Ring, then can Original Soul Power be added into the Soul Ring's transformation of the Martial Soul?"

Su Wen took a deep breath, feeling slightly excited inside.

He had finally found the chance for his Martial Soul to truly transform and overtake others on a curve!

"There's another point."

Su Wen knew that this kind of exploration could not be completed overnight, nor could it be advanced through theory alone. It required practice.

"First, I need to sense the Martial Soul Space, and gain some perception and Control over Original Soul Power."

Su Wen possessed the talent of Enhanced Perception. This was his greatest confidence.

"By using the birth of Original Soul Power, I can perceive where it goes. If I can consume Original Soul Power and sense it at the same time, combining the two processes might allow me to sense the Martial Soul Space as soon as possible and control Original Soul Power."

And to consume Original Soul Power...

"If the Martial Soul has run out of characteristics, then I'll consume the Soul Power I already have."

Su Wen injected Soul Power into his Martial Soul. The dull gray Heavenly Book unfolded, and three pages separated from it, circling Su Wen as they danced through the air. They rapidly changed, their strength and form shifting before quickly folding into the shape of Paper Swords.

The best way to consume Soul Power was to strengthen the Martial Soul.

A Martial Soul had its own inherent strength, but by consuming Soul Power, it could be augmented, temporarily strengthening the toughness and resilience of the Martial Soul Book Pages.

However, the consumption was too great, and its cost-effectiveness was far inferior to a Soul Skill.

As the Soul Power within his body was consumed, Su Wen began restoring it.

"I can't absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Qi from the outside world. I have to seek it from within, from the Martial Soul Space."

Even if Su Wen did not actively restore his Soul Power, his Soul Power would still absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Qi on its own and recover to his original upper limit of Soul Power.

This was the self-recovery characteristic of Soul Power.

"By using this characteristic, perhaps I can draw out a portion of Original Soul Power from within the Martial Soul Space."

Su Wen concentrated completely, sensing the source of the Soul Power recovering inside his body.

If it was not transformed from Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, then it was Original Soul Power replenishing it.

"Sure enough."

He sensed it.

Absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi naturally strengthened soul power, but not in equal amounts.

Absorb!

Absorb!

Absorb, absorb, absorb!

Su Wen kept reinforcing the process, sensing it again and again.

When his soul power had fully recovered, he continued cultivating, continued producing Original Soul Power, doing his best to sense the birth of Original Soul Power. Then he consumed Original Soul Power and sensed its depletion.

Gradually, he began to feel out a few tricks.

"One of the biggest gains is that my soul power recovers faster now."

When Original Soul Power was used to restore soul power, as long as he could "draw" it out, the conversion was almost instantaneous.

It was much faster than absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

After all, it belonged to the Soul Master himself, something painstakingly cultivated from within.

"So after reaching a full tenth rank, continuing to cultivate is actually equivalent to raising the upper limit of my soul power."

Backup Hidden Energy!

"Su Wen!"

While Su Wen was cultivating, a voice suddenly came over.

He opened his eyes, looked at Lin Tian in front of him, and frowned. "What is it?"

Lin Tian was also a Work-Study Student, one of Wang Sheng's little followers.

"You really were cultivating in the dorm. Stop for now—there's a fight!"

A fight?

They were causing trouble again.

Su Wen did not even have to think to know it was a clash between the Work-Study Students and the other students.

"Somehow, that Boss Xiao got into a conflict with Xiaopang, and Xiaopang got beaten up."

"Xiaopang got beaten up?" Su Wen frowned.

Sun Xiaopang came from the same village as him, and with Old Jerry's instructions, Xiaopang had always listened to Su Wen. Besides, over the past year or so, Su Wen's work-study duties had all been completed with Xiaopang's help.