The Potential of the Brass Book

Qian Renxue's eyes gleamed as she praised, "Little Yu, I never expected your method to actually work! It seems I still underestimated your Martial Soul..."

Then, Qian Renxue instructed Chi Xue, "Send everyone out and have them buy up all the Whale Rubber available on the market."

Chi Xue nodded in acknowledgment, yet he did not turn to leave. Instead, he wore an expression as if he wanted to speak but hesitated.

Qian Renxue frowned. "What else is it?"

Chi Xue turned to Su Yu and asked, "After that round of testing just now, it seems your Soul Power consumption wasn't very high."

Su Yu raised a brow, sensed his own condition, and said, "Actually, I was afraid you'd worry, so I've been forcing myself to hold on..."

Seeing the disbelief on both their faces, Su Yu shrugged. "I still have around half my Soul Power left."

Chi Xue's pupils contracted sharply, and astonishment appeared on his face. "After all that, you still have half your Soul Power?"

Then, Chi Xue looked at Qian Renxue and said, "Your Highness, Su Yu previously said that if someone repeatedly violated the same rule, the Punishment they received would grow increasingly severe until the violator died."

Qian Renxue nodded. "That did happen. He also said that as the severity of the Punishment rose, the Soul Power consumption would increase as well. Even if he exhausted all his Soul Power, he still wouldn't be able to execute a Title Douluo."

Chi Xue immediately looked at Su Yu and asked, "Then do you know roughly how powerful a Punishment would be if you exhausted all your Soul Power?"

Su Yu furrowed his brow slightly. "I haven't tried it, so I don't know."

Chi Xue's expression turned grave. "Just now, I violated the same rule more than a dozen times in succession. The final Punishment was powerful enough to erase a Soul King!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Qian Renxue's eyes lit up. As expected of an Innate God-Level Martial Soul. It can actually achieve something like this!

Meanwhile, Su Yu was also left dumbfounded.

Clearly, this situation had exceeded even his expectations.

He asked in confusion, "That little Soul Power can kill a Soul King? Could your perception have been wrong?"

Chi Xue shook his head, rejecting Su Yu's suggestion before continuing, "Normally, the power of a soul skill is affected by several factors."

"The quality of the Martial Soul, the age of the soul rings, the Soul Power a soul master injects into the soul rings—these can all affect a soul skill's power."

"Throughout this process, neither the quality of your Martial Soul nor the age of your soul rings changed at all."

"Although the Soul Power injected into the soul rings gradually increased, it simply could not compare with the increase in power..."

"That is what concerns me."

At those words, Qian Renxue fell into deep thought.

At the same time, Su Yu's mind raced as he began recalling information about the Brass Book.

Its first half displayed all the world's underlying rules, but while its degree of activation was insufficient, they could not be altered.

Its latter half remained blank and could be written in freely, establishing corresponding, biased rules for the surrounding area.

At that thought, Su Yu felt a flash of insight, as though he had realized something.

All this time, Su Yu had believed that he consumed Soul Power while carrying out Punishment.

But in reality, his soul skill merely established corresponding rules for the surrounding area.

And within this area, the first rule was not [1...], but rather the rule above it: [Those who violate the following rules shall receive punishment, up to and including the Supreme Death Penalty!]!

It was this area that obeyed that rule, and it was this area that punished those who violated it!

Fortunately, Su Yu quickly controlled his expression. After confirming that Qian Renxue had not yet come back to herself and that Chi Xue had not noticed him, he put on the same puzzled expression, as though he could not make sense of it no matter how hard he thought.

A moment later, Qian Renxue gave up thinking and attributed it to the uniqueness of an Innate God-Level Martial Soul.

"Perhaps Little Yu's Martial Soul is simply of such extraordinary quality that it can accomplish something so inconceivable. But no matter what, this is a good thing."

Then, Qian Renxue looked at Chi Xue and asked, "Is there anything else?"

When Chi Xue shook his head, Qian Renxue waved her hand, signaling for him to withdraw.

After Chi Xue left, Qian Renxue cautioned, "Little Yu, don't let your guard down. Your Martial Soul is indeed powerful, but its weakness is also obvious."

"Because they cannot undergo Martial Soul Possession, those with tool Martial Souls generally have weaker physical constitutions than those with beast Martial Souls."

"Your body is too frail, and that gives others an opening."

"I'll have enough Whale Rubber added to your dietary supplement menu to help improve your physical condition. Besides that, you can't neglect your daily training and medicinal baths either. Do you understand?"

Su Yu nodded. "Rest assured, Brother Xue. I'll work hard."

After thinking for a moment, Qian Renxue added, "Also, don't tell Aornia about the Whale Rubber for now. She still needs some time before breaking through to level ten, and I need enough time to gather Whale Rubber and maximize the benefits."

Su Yu nodded obediently again, indicating that Qian Renxue could rest assured.

"There's nothing else. Go back and cultivate first."

After Su Yu left, Qian Renxue returned to her desk, pulled out a sheet of letter paper, and wrote down Su Yu's latest situation.

Just as she put down her pen, Snake Lance, who had returned from Spirit City, walked in as well.

Qian Renxue folded the letter, slipped it into an envelope, and said, "Snake Lance, you returned at just the right time. I'll have to trouble you to make another trip and deliver this letter to my grandfather."

Snake Lance said nothing. He merely accepted the envelope and set off on his journey without pause.

Spirit City, Worship Hall.

Seeing Snake Lance appear once again, along with the envelope in his hand, Qian Daoliu looked surprised. He clearly had not expected his granddaughter to send another letter.

After reading the contents of the letter, Qian Daoliu revealed a gratified smile.

He had thought he had already evaluated the other party as highly as possible, yet he had still underestimated him.

Unfortunately, the era of their ancestors was far too distant, and the records in Spirit Hall's internal archives were somewhat vague.

At that moment, Qian Daoliu was deeply curious just how powerful his ancestor's Martial Soul had been.

Not long afterward, Qian Daoliu's expression returned to calm. "Snake Lance, I'll have to trouble you once more. Make a trip to the Star Luo Empire."

At those words, a huge question mark seemed to appear above Snake Lance's head.

Ignoring Snake Lance's aggrieved gaze, Qian Daoliu continued, "Deliver my order to the Platinum Bishop of the Martial Soul Temple in Star Luo City. Have him purchase all the Whale Rubber within the Star Luo Empire."

"Remember to do it discreetly. Don't let any other forces notice."

"As for Spirit City, I'll have Ghost Leopard Douluo handle it."

With that, Qian Daoliu waved his hand, signaling for Snake Lance to leave.

Then, the unfortunate Snake Lance set off once again, flying south toward Star Luo City.

Qian Daoliu gazed northward and murmured, "Perhaps this child truly can carve out his own path and break through level one hundred with his own strength..."