Infinite Teleportation and Time Stop

On the other side.

Tang Wulin returned home, dejected and dispirited.

"My boy, you're back~"

Lang Yue heard the commotion and came out to greet him.

However, seeing the look of dejection on Tang Wulin's face, she immediately asked with concern, "What's wrong, son? Did someone bully you? Tell Mom, and I'll go talk to your teacher!"

"It's not that, Mom. I met a very pretty girl today..."

Tang Wulin recounted everything that had happened today in detail.

"A girl... an enforcer? Is the young enforcer you mentioned named Su Chen?" Lang Yue asked hurriedly.

"Ah, Mom, you know him??"

Tang Wulin was even more curious now.

"I don't know him, but I've heard of him."

Lang Yue shook her head and said, "That Su Chen is said to be from a prominent family in Eastsea City, and it seems he came to our Red Mountain City for training. He's been here for half a year and has solved quite a few cold cases. Plus, he has a gentle demeanor, so he's certainly not a bad person. You can rest easy."

"Really? But..."

Tang Wulin was still somewhat worried.

Deep down, he felt that the youth, who was about his own age, was not quite right; there was definitely something off about him.

"Alright, son. If you're truly worried, Mom will ask a friend to look into it tomorrow~"

Lang Yue pushed Tang Wulin into the kitchen.

Clearly, she did not want to continue this topic.

"Alright then..."

Tang Wulin felt helpless.

He was too young to understand what this feeling was.

And even if he truly knew, he would be powerless... unable to do anything at all...

At night.

After settling Na'er in, Su Chen began to study the power of his brand-new Martial Soul.

Su Chen's Soul Suppressing Pagoda could only be considered a high-grade Martial Soul, belonging to the control-type tool Martial Soul category.

First Soul Skill--Soul Suppression.

It counted as one of the few mental-type attacks, capable of affecting others' minds; when unleashed at a critical moment, the effect was excellent.

But compared to the Void Chrono Dragon, this Martial Soul was truly...

Su Chen's thoughts stirred slightly, and he released his newly acquired Martial Soul--Void Chrono Dragon.

The next moment.

"Hum--"

An ancient aura suddenly descended upon the small courtyard.

"Crackle--"

The space in front of Su Chen tore open, and a dragon's head poked out first.

The purple scales were delicate and lustrous, with each scale appearing to have miniature stars embedded within it.

Two formidable dragon horns curved backward, with electric arcs flickering at their tips.

Its eyes were heterochromatic.

The left eye was pure silver, containing the mysteries of space.

The right eye was a deep purple, representing the profound secrets of time.

"Crackle, crackle--"

As the spatial rift widened, the massive body squeezed out from the tear bit by bit.

The Void Chrono Dragon's body was also covered in pale purple scales, and the membranes of its dragon wings were a translucent deep purple.

Its long, slender dragon tail swayed gently, dragging fine starlight from its tip.

Although it was only a phantom, the majesty it brought made even Su Chen tremble.

"This is... the Void Chrono Dragon... it's freaking handsome..." Su Chen's eyes were filled with awe.

There wasn't a boy alive who wouldn't love such a handsome Martial Soul.

The next moment, Martial Soul Possession.

The phantom of the Void Chrono Dragon slowly merged into Su Chen's body.

Su Chen's eyes simultaneously transformed into silver and purple.

The moment Martial Soul Possession was complete, Su Chen felt a power unlike anything he had ever known.

"Crack, crack, crack—"

Su Chen instinctively clenched his fist, his knuckles emitting a faint popping sound.

The Void Chrono Dragon was not known for pure brute force, but as a top-tier dragon-type martial soul, the physical enhancement it provided was far beyond that of ordinary beast martial souls.

Of course, this was merely the foundation.

Su Chen discovered that upon completing Martial Soul Possession, he had directly gained two innate abilities.

First—Teleportation.

Infinite teleportation within a hundred-meter radius, consuming almost no soul power.

Second—Time Stop.

It could freeze a portion of space; it consumed soul power, but far less than a soul skill would.

These were not soul skills; they were instincts.

Just as bird-type martial soul masters were born with the ability to fly.

Golden Dragon King martial soul masters possessed innate, immense appetites and strength.

Silver Dragon King martial souls came with elemental affinity and powerful spiritual power.

Su Chen's Void Chrono Dragon was no different.

Su Chen shifted his thoughts.

"Swish!"

His entire figure instantly appeared ten meters away, silent and soundless.

Although the soul power consumption is minimal, it drains physical stamina. At my current level, I can only teleport a few thousand times in one go...

Su Chen thought to himself.

However, as his cultivation improved, he would surely reach the point of infinite uses.

Su Chen then tested "Time Stop." The effect was much as he had expected, though the soul power consumption was still significant; he just wasn't sure how it would fare in actual combat.

The next day.

"Click—"

Su Chen took advantage of Na'er eating to complete the photo check-in.

Check-in successful. Reward: Spiritual Power +1, Strength +5, Physique +8, Charisma +1.

Seeing the rewards, Su Chen felt refreshed and invigorated.

The first time a goddess was recorded in the Goddess Illustrated Handbook, it yielded a super reward, and subsequent daily photo check-ins would provide a large amount of random attribute points.

This was quite excellent.

Moreover, the Goddess Illustrated Handbook was not limited to recording only one goddess.

If he could record ten goddesses and find opportunities to take photos every day.

Spiritual power alone would increase by 10 points a day, totaling 3,650 points a year, pushing him straight to the mid-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm. With the potential of a Title Douluo, he would be only slightly inferior to Wu Zhangkong.

In ten years, he would reach the half-step God Origin Realm, and in fifteen years, he would reach the God Origin Realm.

As long as Su Chen could record ten goddesses, even if he just ate and drank and did nothing else, he would possess god-level combat power before the age of twenty.

And if Su Chen put in even a little effort, his rate of improvement would naturally be even faster.

The future was promising!

The prospects were boundless!

Terrifying indeed!

I just wonder, if Na'er splits, will I be able to record Gu Yuena again, or will the handbook automatically split into a Gu Yuena entry...

Su Chen thought to himself.

The current Na'er was the complete Gu Yuena. Although the handbook listed her as Na'er, given the current trajectory of her favorability, she would inevitably split in the future...

Su Chen would not stop that from happening.

Double the happiness—who wouldn't want that?

"Big Brother, what are you thinking about..."

Na'er puffed out her cheeks, blinking her beautiful purple eyes, tilting her head as she looked at Su Chen, her eyes full of curiosity.

"It's nothing."

Su Chen smiled at Na'er and said seriously, "Na'er, yesterday I had people investigate Red Mountain City. We found no trace of your family, and no one has come looking for a lost little girl. So, I plan to take you to Eastsea City. Perhaps we can find your family there..."

To maintain his persona, Su Chen remained very dutiful, helping Na'er search for her non-existent "family."

"Mm-hmm, I'll listen to Brother..."

Na'er nodded softly, clearly determined to follow Su Chen, while her favorability toward him steadily increased.

A month later, Su Chen had fully adapted to his new Martial Soul, so he took Na'er to Eastsea City.

Eastsea City was massive; the Su family's influence could easily crush Red Mountain City, but in Eastsea City, they could only be considered a second-rate family.

However, a second-rate family was still a major clan.

Within the clan, Su Chen had over three hundred brothers and sisters.

Su Chen's father, Su Yaotian, was the head of the Su family and had over twenty concubines; Su Chen's mother was one of them.

Only by spreading their branches and leaves could a powerful Martial Soul bloodline be passed down for generations and grow ever stronger.

"Mom! I'm back!"

Su Chen brought Na'er home and called out for his mother the moment he arrived.

After all, Su Chen was no orphan; his parents were alive and well, and the family's support had been crucial to his achievements.

"Little Chen, you're finally back. Why on earth did you go to a remote place like Red Mountain City..."

As this voice drifted over, a beautiful woman who looked to be in her early twenties slowly walked out from the courtyard.

The woman was named Yu Yao, Su Chen's biological mother, and she was very young.

"Oh? Who is this little girl? She's so pretty!!"

When Yu Yao saw Na'er, her eyes instantly lit up. She hurried forward to cup Na'er's cheeks and pinch them, as if she had discovered a rare treasure.

"Mom, this is Na'er. I met her on the road, and she'll be living with us from now on."

Su Chen explained briefly.

"You rascal, not bad at all. I was wondering why you went to Red Mountain City for no reason; I didn't expect you to go looking for a wife."

The look Yu Yao gave Su Chen was full of admiration.

To know how to find a wife at such a young age, and to bring home such a pretty little girl—he really was promising!

"Ahem, Mom, don't talk nonsense. It was just a chance encounter..."

Su Chen coughed dryly, feeling a bit awkward.

"I know, I know~"

Yu Yao gave a perfunctory reply and pulled Na'er away.

"Na'er, where is your home? Where are your parents... You are just so cute... Tee-hee... From now on, we are one family... Hey, don't call me Auntie, you're making me sound old. You must call me Mom..."

As the voices gradually faded into the distance, Su Chen didn't pay much mind and headed straight for the testing room.

In the past month, Su Chen's cultivation hadn't improved much, but his overall strength should have increased several dozen times over.

Su Chen intended to perform a simple test of his stats.

Su Chen first walked up to the strength tester and threw a casual punch.

"Bang--"

"5678!"

As the four digits appeared, Su Chen was slightly surprised.

"Five tons of striking force?"

Su Chen knew his strength was definitely high, but he hadn't expected it to reach this level.

And this was without him activating Martial Soul Possession; these were purely his physical stats.

Su Chen remembered that Tang Wulin's striking force after activating his dragon claw at age nine was around 4 tons.

And Su Chen, right now...

"Martial Soul Possession!"

Without hesitation, Su Chen activated Martial Soul Possession.

The phantom of the Void Chrono Dragon emerged.

Su Chen clenched his dragon claw into a fist and threw another punch.

"Boom--"

The air let out a sonic boom, and the void itself trembled.

The instrument shook violently, and the data finally settled on 99999.

Clearly, this was the machine's limit, not Su Chen's.

Su Chen switched to a higher-grade machine for testing and ultimately obtained a value of 14,289, which was approximately 14 tons.

Such immense strength came partly from the enhancements provided by his martial soul, and partly from the attribute points gained through checking in at various locations.

After testing his strength, Su Chen went on to test his spiritual power.

Su Chen's previous spiritual power had been only 22 points, which was considered a normal level.

Yet this time, upon testing, Su Chen obtained an astonishing value—178!

He had jumped directly from the Spirit Origin Realm to the Spirit Connection Realm, and was even approaching the mid-stage of the Spirit Connection Realm!

The spiritual power attributes gained from checking in amounted to about 40 points.

The remaining hundred-plus points were likely a small bonus from fusing his martial soul.

If spiritual power could reach 500 points, one would enter the Spirit Sea Realm, possessing the potential of a Titled Douluo, which meant being able to possess nine purple soul rings.

Although no one would actually do that, the Spirit Sea Realm was indeed a realm that the vast majority of soul masters could never reach; it was the watershed between ordinary soul masters and genius soul masters.

With such strong power, the boost to forging should be significant.

Su Chen thought to himself.

The era of Dragon King Legend featured mechs and Battle Armor, where combat power overflowed to terrifying levels. If one only focused on cultivation, it would certainly be far from enough; one had to have a secondary profession.

With such immense strength, forging was very well-suited for him.