"My Soul Power Level has broken through to level eighteen..."
He rose from his bed, pushed open the door, and walked out into the night, making his way to that familiar little grove.
Su Ge sensed the active Soul Power within him and slowly activated the Right Leg Palm Bone he had just absorbed.
Under the moonlight, a phantom layer gradually appeared over his right foot, clinging to it like armor.
Powerful surges of strength flowed from his leg. He could not help aiming at a massive boulder ahead, the one he had previously used to practice controlling the force of his punches.
He no longer suppressed the power in his foot. Following his instincts, he whipped out a heavy roundhouse kick, slamming it into the boulder that stood as tall as three people!
Bang!
A dull boom rang out. As the phantom on his foot shattered apart, the spot his kick had struck exploded as well!
Su Ge retreated with the force of the blow, his body landing abruptly atop a large tree.
The armor-like phantom that had vanished from his foot unexpectedly emerged once more!
Su Ge looked at the crater his roundhouse kick had left behind, his eyes frighteningly bright.
Wanting to further experience that power, he used the tree's rebounding force to launch himself high into the air!
After adjusting his posture in midair, he targeted the boulder below and descended with a flying kick!
The phantom around his foot dragged a trailing afterimage through the air as it fell, carrying immense force and crashing heavily into the boulder!
Boom!
A huge explosion rang out. Su Ge landed steadily on the ground, while the boulder behind him—the one that had accompanied his punching practice—had lost a third of its upper portion!
"This feeling is really... incredible!"
Su Ge swept back his somewhat disheveled hair, unable to hide the joy and excitement on his face!
The Lion-Tiger Beast Right Leg Palm Bone formed a layer of armor-like phantom over his foot when activated by Soul Power.
While attached, it increased the power of his right leg by two hundred percent. Resonating with his First Soul Ring, the two could trigger each other!
That meant the power of his right leg would soar by a terrifying six hundred percent!
And if the Domination Domain stacked on top of that...
Nine hundred percent!
A terrifying increase in strength of nearly ten times!
And that was not all. Upon hitting an enemy, the phantom could burst apart and inflict secondary damage, its effect tied to the strength of his right leg at that moment!
After using it once, he could condense and activate it again with Soul Power, making it the equivalent of a massively enhanced basic attack!
Even though such a combination consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power, the combat strength it brought was already absurdly powerful!
"Hahahaha..."
Su Ge could not help throwing back his head and laughing. His laughter was full of relief and ease, thoroughly awakening the pride in his heart!
"With this kick, forget Soul Kings—even a Soul Emperor would have to think twice!"
After feeling that immense power, his somewhat wavering heart finally settled, supported by his newfound strength!
Basking in the moonlight spilling over the clearing in the woods, Su Ge stood quietly in place. Only after a long while did he turn and return to his little cabin.
Yet his steps on the way back seemed stronger and steadier than before.
After the holiday ended, Su Ge returned to the academy, and life gradually returned to peace.
Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu graduated and left, but City Lord Xiao's support did not stop because of that. He continued sending people to offer condolences and resources, and the two met several times during that period.
After gaining a general understanding of Su Ge, City Lord Xiao invested even more heavily, doing everything he could to make things convenient for Su Ge.
As expected, this matter reached Yu Xiaogang's ears. After learning that Su Ge had received investment, he quieted down considerably.
Rather than trying every possible way to take Su Ge as his disciple, he instead devoted himself more earnestly to training Tang San, as though he were engaged in a silent contest with Su Ge.
Su Ge did not take this to heart. He continued cultivating without being affected, until his Soul Power Level broke through level twenty and he needed to hunt a Soul Beast.
He did not ask for leave, choosing instead to wait until the holiday before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest. Everything went smoothly, and he hunted that Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that was nearly ten thousand years old.
Although it did not produce a Soul Bone, that was within expectations. That deep purple Soul Ring was already his greatest reward.
"A Soul Grandmaster under eight years old... aside from Qian Renxue, there probably aren't many on the continent who can achieve that, right?"
Su Ge sensed his Soul Power Level. At this point, he was already a level-twenty-four Soul Grandmaster!
However, he did not make a big show of it to anyone and continued studying and living as usual.
Tang San, meanwhile, took leave during his third year. Yu Xiaogang persuaded the headmaster of Nuoding Academy to accompany him in hunting his Second Soul Ring.
By then, Su Ge's Soul Power Level had already reached level twenty-seven.
In the second year, he also requested leave from the academy and went to hunt his Third Soul Ring.
For his Third Soul Ring, he chose a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Under the absolute suppression of the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, as well as the physical strength he had gained from consuming several pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, he overcame the two trials of soul shock and overwhelming energy.
Not only did Su Ge achieve the feat of possessing a Ten-Thousand-Year Third Ring, but his Soul Power Level also leaped all the way to level thirty-four!
It was only when Su Ge went to the Academic Affairs Office to certify that his Soul Power Level had reached level thirty before hunting his Fourth Soul Ring that Yu Xiaogang finally realized just how outstanding Su Ge was.
This cultivation talent once again stirred Yu Xiaogang's heart, and he once more entertained the idea of taking Su Ge as his disciple!
Thus, on the eve of graduation from Nuoding Academy, Tang San came to find Su Ge as expected.
"Shrek Academy?"
Su Ge looked at Tang San, a meaningful glint in his eyes.
When Xiao Wu finished packing and came over to Su Ge, she also heard about this academy from Tang San, and curiosity appeared on her face.
"Shrek Academy? How come I've never heard of it?"
"What kind of academy is that? Can it compare to Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Su Ge smiled as he spoke, waving a letter from Heaven Dou Royal Academy in his hand.
He had received this letter not long after reporting his information upon certifying at the Academic Affairs Office that his Soul Power Level had surpassed level thirty.
Its general meaning was that Su Ge had been exceptionally admitted, and that the doors of Heaven Dou Royal Academy would always be open to him.
Now that Tang San had brought up Shrek Academy, Su Ge could guess with his butt that this was Yu Xiaogang's idea. Wasn't it all just to lay the groundwork for finding a way to take him as a disciple later?
"This is an academy recommended by my teacher. It may not necessarily compare to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but it has things that Heaven Dou Royal Academy does not. I hope you'll consider it."
Tang San scratched his head, not knowing how to respond, so he could only say that.
Su Ge smiled at those words. Things it did not have?
Was it that Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not as shabby as Shrek Academy, or that it had fewer teachers than students?
But in the end, he still nodded and agreed to go with him.
He had already broken through to Soul Ancestor some time ago. He also wanted to see whether a Soul Saint could withstand his measure.
"Alright, then I'll go take a look."
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