Sun Moon Meditation Method

The temperature in the reception room suddenly soared, warping the air. The surrounding Soul Tools also emitted faint hums.

Kong Deming's hand holding the teacup suddenly trembled, spilling scalding tea across the table, yet he showed no reaction.

His deep eyes remained fixed on the sun in Xu Tianming's palm, his pupils abruptly contracting.

"An Ultimate Martial Soul?"

Kong Deming's voice carried undisguised shock. With his knowledge, he could naturally tell that Xu Tianming's Sun Martial Soul was far from ordinary.

The essence of this sun had already surpassed the category of top-tier Martial Souls. Calling it a Super Martial Soul would not be an exaggeration.

More importantly, it contained an ultimate attribute.

Ultimate Fire.

Kong Deming's breathing quickened.

The Sun Moon Empire had lost the Holy War four thousand years ago precisely because the master of Sea God's Pavilion at Shrek Academy, who possessed Ultimate Fire, had led the former Three Douluo Kingdoms to defeat the Sun Moon Empire.

Not only had the empire been forced to sign a surrender treaty, cede territory, and pay reparations, even the name Sun Moon Continent had been changed to Douluo Continent.

This humiliation had always been recorded in the Sun Moon Imperial Clan's archives. No generation of imperial family members had ever forgotten it.

Yet now, a child with ultimate attributes had appeared before him.

Kong Deming carefully sensed Xu Tianming's Martial Soul and quickly discovered that it contained more than Ultimate Fire.

There was also Ultimate Light, along with an overwhelmingly tyrannical aura of destruction. The three powers intertwined, all gathered within that golden sun.

Kong Deming had lived for more than one hundred and fifty years, yet he had never seen such a powerful Martial Soul.

"Good!"

He abruptly rose to his feet.

"Good, good, good!"

Because he moved too quickly, he knocked the tea table before him, making it shake. The teacup fell to the floor with a crisp clatter.

Kong Deming paid it no mind and strode quickly to Xu Tianming, placing both hands on his shoulders.

"Good child, what is your name?"

Xu Tianming answered respectfully, "Reporting to Elder Kong, my name is Xu Tianming."

"Tianming..."

Kong Deming softly repeated the name, a smile gradually appearing on his face.

"Tianming. A fine name."

After a moment, he turned to Xu Mo. The excitement in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a profound look.

"I understand what you mean now."

Xu Mo remained silent. Kong Deming fell quiet for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Do as you wish."

"I'll take this child."

Delight immediately appeared on Xu Mo's face. He hurriedly signaled Xu Tianming with his eyes, and Xu Tianming immediately understood. He dropped to both knees and performed the formal ceremony of becoming a disciple before Kong Deming.

"This disciple, Xu Tianming, pays respects to Master."

His clear voice echoed through the reception room. Kong Deming paused, then stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

"Good, good, good. Get up quickly."

He personally helped Xu Tianming to his feet. As he looked at this disciple, there was now more affection and expectation in his eyes.

An Ultimate Martial Soul—this was an Ultimate Martial Soul. If properly nurtured, Xu Tianming might break the Sun Moon Empire's lack of Super Douluo, and perhaps even have a chance to challenge the legendary realm of Limit Douluo.

As for the slow cultivation from level thirty to level seventy that came with Ultimate Martial Souls, Kong Deming was not worried. The Sun Moon Empire might lack top-tier Soul Masters, but it had never lacked cultivation resources.

No matter the cost, he would nurture this child and make Xu Tianming the future pride of the Sun Moon Empire, allowing the empire to wash away the humiliation it had once endured.

After leaving the palace, Xu Tianming sat inside a Soul Tool car, idly turning a silver ring over in his hand.

The ring's surface bore no excessive decorations, only several fine silver patterns. From time to time, a faint gleam passed through its lines.

It was a storage Soul Tool, and also Kong Deming's gift for accepting him as a disciple.

The space inside the ring was enormous, far surpassing ordinary storage Soul Tools. By Xu Tianming's estimate, it was nearly the size of a small warehouse. Even storing large quantities of supplies within it would not make it feel crowded.

This was not surprising.

Kong Deming's natal Soul Tool, the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, itself involved spatial attributes. His research into spatial Soul Tools ran extremely deep, so a storage Soul Tool personally crafted by him was naturally beyond comparison to those made by ordinary Soul Engineers.

Xu Tianming sent a thread of Soul Power into the ring and sensed the stable spatial fluctuations within. He was thoroughly pleased with this gift.

Taking Kong Deming as his master had indeed been a good move.

Kong Deming was not only the head of the Sun Moon Empire's Offering Hall, but also commanded the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion. He likewise possessed tremendous influence in the Hall of Virtue.

Jing Hongchen, the current master of the Hall of Virtue, was Kong Deming's disciple. It could be said that Kong Deming was the towering authority of the entire Soul Engineer world.

So long as he was willing to speak, most Soul Engineers in the Sun Moon Empire would give him some face. This connection would be of tremendous help to Xu Tianming in his future struggle for the throne.

Xu Mo clearly understood this as well. After the Soul Tool car returned to the War Prince's Residence, he only escorted Xu Tianming back to his quarters before hurrying away.

This War Prince still had many matters to arrange.

Xu Tianming pushed open the door to his room, put the silver ring on his hand, and then sat cross-legged on the bed.

He did not rush to rest. Instead, he began cultivating the meditation method passed down through the Sun Moon Imperial Clan.

The Sun Moon Meditation Method.

It was a top-tier meditation method secretly passed down by the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, capable of greatly improving a Soul Master's efficiency in absorbing the primal energy of heaven and earth.

Xu Tianming closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. The Soul Tool lamps in the room gradually dimmed, leaving only the morning light streaming through the window and falling across the floor.

As the meditation method began to circulate, the primal energy of heaven and earth around him was drawn in, transforming into tiny specks of light that slowly gathered toward Xu Tianming.

Some of those light specks were golden, while others were red, mingled with faint auras of flame and light. After entering Xu Tianming's body, they slowly circulated through his meridians before finally flowing into his dantian.

The Sun Martial Soul behind Xu Tianming emerged in response. A golden solar disc floated behind him, radiating warm light.

The primal energy of heaven and earth within the room continuously surged toward him, absorbed and transformed by the Sun Martial Soul before ultimately becoming Xu Tianming's own Soul Power.

Second by second, the Soul Power within Xu Tianming slowly increased. The pace was not fast; it could even be called slow.

After a long while, he finally opened his eyes, a thoughtful glint flashing through them.

"Sure enough, without obtaining a Soul Ring, cultivation really is slow."

Xu Tianming's Soul Power had already reached level ten, but because he had not added his first Soul Ring, his cultivation could not yet break through to level eleven.

But that did not mean he could not continue cultivating.

Before adding a Soul Ring, Soul Masters could still absorb the primal energy of heaven and earth and accumulate Soul Power. It was simply that their Soul Power Level would not change, and their cultivation speed would become exceedingly slow.

The Sun Moon Meditation Method was already a top-tier meditation method, capable of increasing a Soul Master's cultivation efficiency severalfold. Combined with Xu Tianming's Innate Full Soul Power, his talent was likewise among the very best.

Unfortunately, before obtaining a Soul Ring, even the finest meditation method was useless.