It wasn't easy to forcibly increase the total amount of mental energy. If every qualitative leap required a bit of talent, then increasing the total required relentless hard work and long-term accumulation. Xu Huo had neither of those things going for him. For one, he hadn't been evolving for very long. For another, his evolution rate couldn't yet improve, so he lacked the necessary physical conditions.
Six years ago, Bai Kou had only just passed twenty. If she'd already begun Super Evolution at the time, there was no doubt she'd have been an absolute prodigy. Of course, judging by the results today, she was still exceptionally gifted: at such a young age, she was already an A-class player and at the very least a dual Super Evolver.
What came easily to her wasn't necessarily something others could imitate.
After several attempts failed to yield a breakthrough, Xu Huo took out the notes he'd gotten from a Mental Evolver in Flower City. The man was also a Super Evolver, and his notes on steadily improving his abilities might offer some guidance.
Bai Kou waited in the next room for a while. When she saw Xu Huo stop to rest after his attempts came to nothing, she lost interest entirely. Looking at the readings on the instrument, now back to normal, she said, "You're not clever at all."
Hou Pei stood beside her. "Mr. Xu is very talented."
At least, he was far beyond someone like Hou Pei.
Bai Kou knew that, of course. That was exactly why she thought Xu Huo should be able to increase his total mental energy easily once he had some guidance. Expanding the reach of his Spiritual World was one thing; making his mental energy take tangible form was much harder.
"Keep an eye on him.