Soul Metamorphosis

One minute, two minutes... Under the infusion of cosmic energy, it felt like soaking in a hot spring, and the fatigue in his body gradually disappeared.

As time passed, Guan Ning's absorption rate of cosmic energy gradually slowed down until his body was completely saturated. Guan Ning opened his eyes, checked the time, and was surprised. He hadn't expected to absorb energy for an hour and a half this time, which was much longer than others.

Before this, Guan Ning had also learned about the cultivation situations of other Quasi-Warriors. Except for the first time, the average cultivation time was thirty minutes, and the longest recorded cultivation time at Limit Martial Hall was only a little over forty minutes.

To absorb cosmic energy for an hour and a half, excluding the first cultivation session, was unheard of. Of course, this referred to Quasi-Warriors. After becoming a Warrior, with the aid of the Guiding Technique, the cultivation duration would also increase accordingly.

During this process, Guan Ning also discovered the phenomenon of cosmic energy integrating into his sea of consciousness. He was just a novice who had just started cultivating. Even though he had read the original work in his previous life, a novel was just a novel, and the actual cultivation process could not be fully depicted. Therefore, he thought this was a normal phenomenon.

As the cold cosmic energy entered his sea of consciousness, Guan Ning felt a clarity in his mind. He initially thought this was the sign of the birth of psychic power, but after trying it out, he found that his five senses were not enhanced, nor could he control objects from a distance. The excitement in his heart quickly dissipated.

If it wasn't psychic power, then what could it be?

Guan Ning was perplexed and could only attribute it to the short time. He believed that with more time, everything would become clear.

Next was today's morning lesson. He had forgotten about it yesterday due to excitement, but he couldn't neglect it today.

Guan Ning sat in front of a desk, on which lay a copy of the "Yellow Court Scripture." Yes, it was a Daoist scripture, and this was his morning lesson: reciting the Daoist scripture.

There were two reasons for this morning lesson.

First, in his previous life, Guan Ning, as a forensic doctor, spent most of his time dealing with corpses. Although his parents believed in science, they felt it was somewhat unlucky, so they found some Daoist scriptures for him to study.

Guan Ning, having chosen forensic medicine himself, naturally didn't see any problem with it but didn't want to disappoint his parents' good intentions. He would spend time reciting Daoist scriptures every day. After more than ten years, reciting Daoist scriptures every morning had become his habit. He hadn't given it up even after coming to this world.

Second, although the specific details of "Swallowed Star" were blurry, he still had an impression of the spiritual realm. He didn't know how to cultivate his state of mind, but Hong relied on Chinese internal martial arts, and Thor practiced Indian yoga.

Guan Ning wasn't particularly fond of either. The Daoist scriptures, as an indispensable part of Chinese civilization, were more representative than internal martial arts. Coupled with his experiences from his previous life, he naturally set his sights on the Daoist scriptures.

It had to be said that after nearly thirty years of studying Daoist scriptures in both his past and present lives, the changes in Guan Ning were evident. Although he couldn't remain unfazed by a mountain collapsing on him, he could now easily control his emotions.

"Laojun, in leisure, composed seven-character verses, explaining the body and the gods. Above is the Yellow Court, below is the Guanyuan. Behind are the Youque, in front is the Mingmen... The spiritual platform connects to the heavens and overlooks the central fields. Within the square inch, below the Zhongguan... Cultivate harmony, stand alone, the true person manages. Tranquil and desireless, wander the garden of virtue..."

Guan Ning opened the Daoist scripture and began to recite. At first, his voice was clear and resonant. As he gradually entered the state, his voice took on an inexplicable charm.

As this inexplicable charm enveloped his entire body, Guan Ning felt a jolt in his spirit, and his consciousness entered a dim space. He saw wisps of light blue mist illuminating the space.

Guan Ning suddenly understood. This was his sea of consciousness, and the sparse light blue mist was his psychic power. Compared to Luo Feng's dark golden sphere, it was like a mayfly compared to an elephant, worlds apart.

Seeing the situation in his sea of consciousness, Guan Ning knew that becoming a Psychic Master was basically impossible. It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed, as this wasn't just a gap in psychic power, but also meant saying goodbye to the inheritance of Falling Ink Star and the Golden Horned Beast!

Although Guan Ning was in a trance, reciting the Daoist scripture was a habit cultivated over many years, and his lips continued to move.

At the same time, the sound of chanting scriptures entered his ears. The Daoist charm contained within appeared in his sea of consciousness. Under the infusion of the Daoist charm, the light blue mist became increasingly dense. The changes in his psychic power were imperceptible, and it was only through his connection with his psychic power that Guan Ning noticed them.

As the light blue mist grew deeper in color, Guan Ning's soul felt a sense of comfort. Just as he was enjoying it to his heart's content, the Daoist charm abruptly stopped, and his consciousness returned to clarity.

After waking up, Guan Ning still felt a sense of lingering satisfaction; it had been too comfortable just now.

Yellow Court Scripture!

Thinking of this, Guan Ning recited the Daoist scripture again. However, this time, he couldn't recapture that special charm.

He adjusted his mindset, calmed his restless spirit, and then recited the Daoist scripture for another half an hour, but there were still no results. He put down the Daoist scripture and began to ponder the reason.

This situation hadn't occurred in over ten years and had suddenly appeared. It must be related to recent events.

Recently... recently...

As he thought of this, Guan Ning's eyes lit up. There was only one special event that had happened recently: cosmic energy.

Cosmic energy?

If it was cosmic energy, why did the Daoist charm appear the first time but not the second?

First time... second time... first time... second time...

Time!

Cosmic energy had a time limit for its effects.

As Guan Ning analyzed step by step, he finally found the reason. As for whether it was correct, he could only verify it tomorrow.

However, Guan Ning was eighty percent sure. After all, cosmic energy entered the body through the Baihui Acupoint and integrated into the sea of consciousness. The effect of the Daoist charm was to cleanse the soul and cause it to transform. If there was no connection between the two, even ghosts wouldn't believe it.

Psychic power was spiritual power, and the soul was composed of a large amount of spiritual power. Therefore, the transformation of psychic power was the transformation of the soul.

Guan Ning was well aware of the importance of soul transformation; it was the key to "immortality." However, he wasn't sure yet, so he could only suppress his excitement and wait for tomorrow's results.

He cooked himself a meal, tidied up the kitchen, and then headed to Limit Dojo. This time, his goal was to get a suitable weapon.

On the way, people he met saw Guan Ning and began to praise him. After yesterday's news spread, information about Guan Ning passing the Quasi-Warrior assessment had spread throughout the entire residential district.

However, their tone was relatively calm. For the residents of Ginkgo Residential District, a seventeen-year-old Quasi-Warrior was not extremely rare, but there were still more than a dozen each year. After all, the residents of the district were all Warriors with ample resources. As long as their aptitude was above average, becoming a Quasi-Warrior at seventeen or eighteen was not too difficult.

Seeing this, Guan Ning felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, the news of him joining Limit Dojo in advance had not yet spread. Otherwise, the current calm crowd would have reacted very differently.

Guan Ning had already decided that after getting his new weapon, he would stay at home and not come out until the practical combat assessment.

With this thought, he quickened his pace and soon arrived at Limit Dojo. After greeting Uncle Chen, who was on duty at the gate, Guan Ning entered the hall.

He tried all the Qingming Swords on the weapon rack. Even the heaviest Qingming Series 1 replica sword felt a bit light. Finally, on the sixth floor, he found a suitable weapon – a Qingming Sword weighing 98kg.

After buying a replica sword at the dojo, he returned to the villa and began his closed-door training.

Two hours of sword practice, two hours of movement techniques, one hour of yoga, and then absorbing cosmic energy, recovering physical strength while increasing Genetic Origin Energy. One round took about seven hours.

Two rounds a day, which could be described as extremely intense. It was a life of madness or nothing.

After absorbing cosmic energy, chanting the Dao Scripture truly manifested Dao Rhyme, purifying his soul by another fraction.

Seeing the results, Guan Ning found his emotions impossible to put into words.

Soul transformation!

This was a soul transformation!

From the Apprentice level to the World Lord level, the process is merely a transformation of the physical body, while the soul only grows stronger without changing its fundamental essence; only by breaking through from the World Lord level to Immortality does the soul undergo a true, fundamental transformation.

Based on this alone, he had already surged ahead of countless others by an immeasurable distance.

The benefits of a soul transformation did not stop there; a transformed soul resonates more harmoniously with the universe, allowing for a clearer perception of the cosmic origin, which meant that Guan Ning would find it far easier to comprehend domains, laws, and secret techniques.

With cosmic energy flowing in continuously, it meant that Guan Ning's soul would keep transforming; although the current magnitude of this change was minuscule, as long as he remained persistent, he would surely soar to great heights in the future.

Most importantly, the only treasure capable of inducing such a soul transformation was the Chaos True Spirit found within Chaos City, something not accessible to ordinary people. Perhaps there were other treasures in the universe that could transform the soul, but they were all extremely rare, if not entirely unique.

Having such a windfall land in his lap caused even the composure Guan Ning had cultivated over thirty years of studying the Dao Scripture to shatter; at this very moment, his mind was a blank slate, having lost the ability to command his own actions, standing there like a wooden statue with his eyes wide and darting.

"Hoo... hoo..."

It took a full ten minutes for him to regain his senses, gasping for air until the color returned to his face.

Once he had recovered, Guan Ning carefully contemplated the situation and realized that even without chanting the Dao Scripture, cosmic energy would still slowly integrate into his soul; the Dao Scripture merely accelerated this process.

At the same time, he understood why the boost from his first absorption of cosmic energy had been so significant.

Given his original physical aptitude, an increase of 1,000 kilograms would have been considered decent, but the soul transformation had extended the duration for which he could absorb cosmic energy, naturally leading to a corresponding increase in his physical fitness.

This was also the reason why the time he spent absorbing cosmic energy far exceeded that of ordinary people, which in turn meant that his rate of progress would also far outstrip the norm.