In the Papal Palace, hundreds of paladin knights in silver armor stood on either side of the jade steps.
Each of these silver-armored knights possessed at least the cultivation level of Soul Ancestor. They were full of fighting spirit, with sharp eyes, and vigilantly surveyed their surroundings.
In other countries, the Soul Ancestor would at least be considered a noble class capable of obtaining a title.
However, no one harbored any discontent.
This is because it is the sacred ground in the hearts of the Spirit Hall's Soul Master, their faith, and the place of their supreme right that they will never allow others to infringe upon.
As disciples of the Spirit Hall, they were proud to stand here and guard the hall gates for His Holiness the His Holiness the Pope.
"See Chrysanthemum Douluo."
"Um."
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan strode up the steps, Elder Token hanging from his waist.
In the Spirit Hall, seeing an order is like seeing the person.
This has its drawbacks. After all, even if a token cannot be forged, it's still not good for Yu Xiaogang to use it to swindle and deceive people, as depicted in the original story.
Therefore, Luo Chen made some modifications to the rules regarding the tokens.
We strive to avoid a scenario where, as in the original story, Yu Xiaogang could force Salas to kneel simply by Pope Token.
The dignified Hall Master of the Martial Soul Sacred Hall, an 89th-level Soul Douluo, actually had to kneel before a mere 29th-level trash.
Salas hadn't even considered why Yu Xiaogang would possess this token.
There is no rationality or legality whatsoever; one can move freely throughout Spirit City with just a token.
In Luo Chen's view, this was highly unreasonable.
If one day an assassin were to wield a token, would he be able to do as he pleases as Yu Xiaogang?
Luo Chen intends to implement further reforms to the Spirit Hall.
He is not afraid of anyone trying to stop him.
Luo Chen: The referees (executive level), the referees (elders), the witnesses (venerable ones), the organizers ( the Pope ), and the co-organizers (the next generation of leaders) are all my people. What can you possibly use to fight me?
The only problem is that a year is too short a time, and Luo Chen hasn't figured out how to carry out a top-down reform yet.
And in terms of direction.
Luo Chen has already resolved the issues related to the college's education.
Next, he will focus his attention on the accumulated problems of the Spirit Hall over the years and carry out a major purge.
"Greetings, Elder Ju."
"Greetings, Elder Ju."
Chrysanthemum Douluo passed through the heavily guarded plaza in the Papal Palace, climbed the steps, and then entered the huge council hall, which spanned over a thousand square meters, through the three-meter-high palace gate.
"Your subordinate greets the Pope!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo bowed respectfully before raising his head to look at the figure above.
"Let's begin the report, Elder Ju."
"Yes!"
Yue Guan opened the file in his hand and reported, "According to statistics, Soul Master who practice the new cultivation method have seen their cultivation speed increase by at least 20% after obtaining the visualization method."
"Twenty percent."
On the Pope throne, Bibi Dong wore a magnificent black robe with gold trim, Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown, and held a scepter about two meters long, inlaid with countless jewels.
The stunningly beautiful Pope sat there gracefully, her face exquisitely contoured, her fair skin tinged with pink, and her delicate lips like budding flower petals, inspiring admiration in all who beheld her.
"A 20% improvement is enough."
"Spread the word. From this day forward, this visualization technique will officially become the core cultivation method for disciples of the Spirit Hall."
Bibi Dong raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, opened her eyes, and her eyes were as bright as clear stream water. Her deep eyes were full of wisdom and tenderness. In particular, the invisible nobility and holiness that she exuded made people feel compelled to worship her.
Where is the elder?
Bibi Dong then asked, "After your cultivation, are there any shortcomings?"
"Don't worry about it. Xiao Chen asked me to gather enough information. If you have any questions, I will pass it on to him."
" Your His Holiness the Pope overthinking it."
Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed and said, " Xiao Chen's cultivation technique is also of great benefit to us elders."
"Based on my own, Old Ghost's, and the other elders' insights," Chrysanthemum Douluo, "Our preliminary estimate is that, with the combined assistance of the cultivation technique provided by Xiao Chen and the Star Grass, our cultivation speed has increased by at least 30%."
The Path of Starlight's contribution increased from 30% for Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and others to 15% for the worshippers and elders.
Overall, it provided at least 30% assistance to the cultivation of the Spirit Hall's higher-ups.
Don't underestimate 30% of the data; that's quite an astonishing figure.
On average, Soul Master increases their Soul Power by about 2 levels per year, while those with higher talent can reach 3 levels.
Take Tang San, for example. From the age of 6 to 12, he advanced a total of 19 levels, including the initial bottleneck accumulation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
To be honest, Tang San only advances about 3 levels per year.
In contrast, Ning Rongrong, who was the most talented in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had Innate Soul Power of level 9, but only reached level 26 by the age of 12.
Of course, this is partly due to the difficulty of training support-type Soul Master.
The original text says that she neglected her cultivation because she was playful, but she still believed that her Soul Power cultivation speed far exceeded that of others.
It wasn't until Shrek Academy and met Tang San and Oscar that he realized he was actually the one with the lowest cultivation level.
Therefore, it can be seen that an average increase of 1 level is the norm for most ordinary Soul Master, such as Wang Sheng in the original work.
Those who can advance two levels in a year can be called geniuses and belong to the elite among Soul Master.
Then, he reached level 3 in a year, truly a monster.
If people outside knew about the speed at which Hu Liena and Qian Renxue were improving, the seven major sects would probably besiege Spirit City the very next day.
There's no way around it; increasing Soul Power by 4-5 levels in a year—that's not just genius, that's monstrous.
" Your Pope, please look at these changes in the duration of the Soul Ring attached to my Spirit Hall disciples over the past year."
Since Luo Chen proposed the education reform, the physical fitness of the academy's Soul Master has generally been improved to a certain extent.
This is most clearly demonstrated by those Soul Master Soul Hunting Rings.
"Compared to previous years, there has been a significant upward trend in the age range chosen by students when attaching Soul Ring."
External martial arts training is indeed very effective.
A year is enough time for trainees to achieve a significant improvement in their physical fitness.
As their bodies become stronger, the students will instinctively find that absorbing Soul Ring is much easier than before.
Then some students will boldly choose to increase the age of their Soul Ring and try it out.
As a result, students who had taken too long to complete the course were heartbroken, while those who dared to try reaped considerable benefits.
"Although it's not as extreme as breaking through the maximum age limit of additional Soul Ring, if this continues, the future looks promising."
At this point, Chrysanthemum Douluo couldn't help but get excited.
Like Ghost Douluo, he was Soul Master trained by the Spirit Hall, a staunch and loyal follower.
Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo believed their love for the Spirit Hall was second to none.
Seeing the Spirit Hall growing stronger and its future rise unstoppable fills every senior Spirit Hall Soul Master with immense pride.
"Good."
Bibi Dong lit up with joy; she knew who was responsible for these changes. "You've done a great job. Elder Ju, thank you for your hard work this past year."
"It is my honor to serve the Pope."
"There's no need for that."
Bibi Dong is not the cruel and cold-hearted Pope in the original novel; she now possesses more humanity.
Bibi Dong was quite accommodating to veteran officials like Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.
"Once Xiao Chen finishes Soul Hunting rings this time, I will suggest that he perform the Ascension Ritual for the two elders."
"This!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately knelt on one knee, excitedly saying, "Thank you for your guidance His Holiness the Pope!"
Upon learning that he and his old friend could ascend to a higher realm, Chrysanthemum Douluo wept with joy and repeatedly thanked Bibi Dong for her grace.
"If you want to thank someone, Xiao Chen."
In the past year, Luo Chen's Sun Disc has long been full of energy, even far exceeding it.
However, Bibi Dong was worried about Luo Chen's health, so she kept it under control, not allowing him to use this power easily.
Luo Chen didn't care about this.
Anyway, he didn't have many friends, and the only two people he truly wanted to help him Ascension were Xie Yue and Yan.
That's why even they didn't have the chance to Ascension.
It was because of Luo Chen's selfish motives.
Wang Sheng's true talent was the worst among these people.
With Luo Chen's help, he can now keep pace with Xie Yue and Yan.
But what if Yan and Xie Yue also ascended to Ascension?
By then, Wang Sheng will inevitably be at the bottom of everyone's ranking, which is something Luo Chen doesn't want to see.
As for Hu Liena...
Six months ago, Luo Chen performed a second Ascension Ritual for Hu Liena, allowing the Little Fox's Martial Soul to evolve once again.
During this Ascension Ritual, Hu Liena's Soul Power remained unchanged.
However, her Martial Soul transformed from the original Nine-Tailed Demon Fox into Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
Although it differs from the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox by only one character, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox is a genuine ultimate Beast Martial Soul, possessing Ultimate Attribute.
This also means that Hu Liena has officially joined the ranks of ultimate Soul Master, and is destined to stand at the pinnacle of Soul Master in the future.
This spirit of striving for excellence has truly brought about a tremendous improvement in Hu Liena.
The most direct manifestation of this is that even the mental barrier of God-Level Martial Soul is now unable to resist Hu Liena's charm effect.
The Ultimate Spirit —unless you've become a god, there's no such thing as immunity or ineffectiveness.
You can reduce the effectiveness of any spirit-based Soul Skill driven by Ultimate Spirit, but you can never completely negate or render it ineffective.
This terrifying characteristic is precisely the embodiment of the word "ultimate" in the Ultimate Spirit.
After acquiring Ultimate Attribute, among the younger generation of the Spirit Hall, only Luo Chen and Qian Renxue have higher talent than Hu Liena.
" His Holiness the Pope just said that Soul Hunting rings for Xiao Chen?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo asked, "Where do you intend to go? I remember there are Soul Hunting Forest near Spirit City with Soul Beast that are nearly ten thousand years old. Should I prepare the entourage in advance?"
"There's no need for that trouble."
I haven't decided on a specific location yet.
A ten- Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is enough, even for Qian Renxue now.
However, Bibi Dong planned to take the children out for a trip, so she preferred the Star Dou Great Forest to the artificially controlled Soul Hunting Forest.
(End of this chapter)