Tenfold Cultivation Speed

Condensing his bloodline power had left Su Yu's body depleted.

The moment he opened his eyes, Du Busi and the other sect elders arranged the best recovery regimen for him.

"How did you suddenly manage to condense bloodline power?" Du Busi asked curiously.

After merging with the Golden Giant Ape bloodline, Su Yu's physical constitution was indeed impressive, and he had inherited its bloodline strength. But he was still a long way from condensing bloodline power.

Currently, no one in the entire Body Sect had truly condensed bloodline power.

Some predecessors throughout its history had succeeded through chance encounters, but none had developed a practical, reliable system.

Du Busi knew that Su Yu immersed himself every day in a state similar to Sun's Wrath Meditation.

What he encountered during his cultivation should all have been at the level of underlying essence.

He had very likely gained some sudden insight to condense bloodline power this time, so Du Busi asked with great anticipation.

While exploring how to condense bloodline power, Su Yu had already prepared an explanation. Now, he simply gave the account he had thought up earlier.

"I only barely managed it by relying on the second awakening state."

"Oh? Tell me more."

Su Yu nodded.

He paused, seemingly organizing his explanation.

"Since my first soul ring was related to enhancing my physical body, and was also directly linked to the Golden Giant Ape bloodline within me, I activated my first soul skill while faintly invoking the second awakening, without actually unleashing its true state."

At this point, Su Yu stopped.

Du Busi stared at Su Yu, his breathing slightly quickened, and asked, "And then?"

"Then, somehow, my mental will sensed the soul ring's existence and carried its power along to bring about my martial soul's second awakening."

"Ultimately, the martial soul second awakening didn't succeed, but my bloodline power was condensed in the process."

What Su Yu described essentially corresponded to what he had done while cultivating in the Inner Landscape.

Though it was not an exact correspondence, it broadly outlined the sequence of causes and effects.

If someone else could truly complete these steps and connect them from beginning to end, they might actually have a chance of replicating his success.

But without a doubt, sensing through sheer will the hidden reserve that a martial soul's ring had merged with on the level of the Inner Landscape-and the power within it-was almost impossible.

Unless someone was exceptionally sensitive to the second awakening state.

Unless they had already mastered that state until their command of it was as pure as a furnace's blue flame.

Someone like Du Busi.

He might not be able to enter the Inner Landscape, but his understanding of martial soul second awakening was unquestionably unmatched within the entire Body Sect. Perhaps he could sense some of the subtle changes that occurred as his mental will enhanced his physical body.

He did not know that the body's hidden reserves existed, but he most likely knew that he was activating his physical strength.

And if he shifted his perception slightly, he might be able to sense the existence of his other soul rings.

Then what Su Yu described might become possible.

Sure enough, as Du Busi listened to Su Yu's account, a thoughtful gleam flashed through his eyes.

He seemed eager to try it.

After asking for more details, Du Busi checked Su Yu's physical condition before leaving.

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

With the replenishment provided by numerous medicinal ingredients, the depletion of his body could not be remedied immediately, but at least its most "starved" phase had passed.

He closed his eyes and resumed cultivating.

I've drawn both my spiritual power and bloodline power into the Inner Landscape.

Now all that's missing is soul power.

By now, Su Yu had gained a little experience.

Although no soul ring had been attached to the middle dantian corresponding to soul power cultivation, two of Su Yu's three aspects-essence, energy, and spirit-had already merged into the Inner Landscape. As he specifically worked on interaction between the inner and outer aspects of his middle dantian, his soul power naturally permeated the Inner Landscape.

With all three forces of essence, energy, and spirit permeating the Inner Landscape together, Su Yu finally experienced an unprecedented sense of reality.

Here within the Inner Landscape, he felt as though his feet rested on solid ground.

By blending essence, energy, and spirit, perhaps I can recreate myself here.

Su Yu thought to himself.

Since essence, energy, and spirit all originated from him, the instant this thought emerged, his entire body solidified.

Both a consciousness form and a spiritual form could manifest directly within the Inner Landscape.

And once he filled that form with bloodline power and soul power, he naturally gained a body.

Su Yu tried cultivating within the Inner Landscape.

It was actually no different from cultivating in the outside world.

But he had to remember: this was the Inner Landscape, where time flowed ten times faster!

Wild joy surged through Su Yu.

Of course, he did not forget to verify one thing: could the soul power cultivated within the Inner Landscape be transferred back to his physical body perfectly?

In fact, there was no need to worry.

Once the soul power gained through cultivation in the Inner Landscape fed back into his physical body, it rapidly became part of his cultivation.

At last, Su Yu had truly unearthed the advantages of the Inner Landscape.

Tenfold cultivation speed is enough to put me ahead of everyone my age.

At this moment, he brimmed with confidence, certain that he could surpass every Soul Master throughout history.

Ten times the cultivation time meant ten times the cultivation speed, and Su Yu's own soul power cultivation was already far from slow.

Ten years would be a hundred years for him.

Even without immortal herbs or any fortuitous encounters, simply sitting in cultivation for a hundred years would likely allow Su Yu to become a Super Douluo. Even reaching Limit Douluo would be well within his grasp!

Besides, Su Yu did not lack opportunities. His Inner Landscape was filled with them. Every mass of mysterious substance he explored added to his own reserves.

And so-

Give me enough time, and I will be invincible beneath the heavens.

To Su Yu now, becoming a god no longer felt remotely illusory. It seemed real, within arm's reach.

Of course, being invincible on the Douluo Continent did not mean he had succeeded.

If Su Yu wanted to become a god, he first had to get past Tang San, the tiger barring his path.

Starting with the worst-case scenario, if Tang San won't allow me to become a god, but I insist on doing so, the most reliable approach is to possess strength of my own, rather than depend on outsiders like the God of Destruction.

But possessing power at level ninety-nine that far exceeds level ninety-nine, enough to deter a God King of Tang San's caliber, won't be so simple.

A thoughtful expression appeared on Su Yu's face.

At this moment, he was genuinely considering the direction of his future cultivation.

Following the Douluo Continent's system step by step might indeed let me become what would be classified as a quasigod in the future era of Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King. Perhaps I could possess the power of a true god before breaking through, but that power would still have its limits. I might stand a chance against a Third-Level God, but I would pose virtually no threat to a God King.

The Soul Master system has advantages, but it also has drawbacks.

This time, Su Yu thought about many things.

For once, he set aside his cultivation and spent a day considering how to make his future self stronger.

Unfortunately, this was not the sort of problem that idle speculation could solve.

For now, keep cultivating, solidify my foundations, and raise my soul power level.