As Su Ning listened to Sixth Soul Ring Shrek Academy prepare to list 20,000-year-old Soul Ring for him, his heart skipped a beat.
Thanks to the family's Pulse-Protecting Pill, his Fifth Soul Ring exceeded 20,000 years. In the Su Clan, in the past two years, the Sixth Soul Ring of the clansmen have all been aiming for over 40,000 years, and some have even reached 50,000 or 60,000 years.
However, Shrek only planned to hunt down a Soul Ring for him that would be no less than 20,000 years old.
At this moment, he understood why Shrek Academy had so many more teachers specializing in Soul Ring hunting compared to the Su Clan; the Soul Ring hunted by the two sides were simply not comparable.
The Su Clan's ability to double the lifespan of their Soul Ring thanks to the Pulse-Protecting Pill necessitates a stronger Soul Master to lead them. While Shrek's lifespan is greater than that of normal Soul Master, their Soul Ring absorption limit isn't doubled because they lack the protective essence.
As for facing Soul Beast that are 20,000 years old or even younger, Soul Douluo leading the team is indeed sufficient. After all, the reason why the Su Clan sent out that kind of team is because the Fifth Soul Ring of each member of the Su Clan needs to be over 20,000 years old.
The absorption limit of the Fifth Soul Ring is comparable to the absorption limit of the Sixth Soul Ring on Shrek's side. In addition, the Su Clan are Duoduo related by blood, so there are more high-level Soul Master among them. As a result, the current configuration of the team leader is overwhelmingly superior to that of Shrek Academy.
Thinking of the Su Clan's Pulse-Protecting Pill, Su Ning felt a pang of regret. Back then, with the help of the Su Clan's Pulse-Protecting Pill, he obtained an eight-thousand-year-old Soul Ring after breaking through to level forty at the age of seventeen. He directly skipped the threshold of level forty-one from level forty-four and reached level forty-two. And just half a month later, he reached level forty-three.
The situation was similar when he acquired his Fifth Soul Ring. Absorbing Soul Ring of a higher level not only made his Soul Skill stronger, but also unintentionally reduced his cultivation level within the lifespan of that Soul Ring.
It seems those things are completely gone now. The Pulse-Protecting Pill appears to be unique to the Su Clan, so it's probably impossible to get another Pulse-Protecting Pill to allow myself to absorb Soul Ring beyond my level.
What he lost wasn't just a powerful Soul Skill, but also the cultivation time he could have saved.
After Level 60, the cultivation speed is not fast. It can take half a year or even longer to advance one level. Just thinking about how his Soul Ring would not only become weaker but also require a lot more cultivation time, Su Ning's mood was already indescribably bad.
However, Su Ning was, after all, a spiritual Shrek member. As a spiritual Shrek member, even to the point of daring to oppose the young patriarch of the clan for Shrek's sake, he still found an excuse for Shrek.
It's alright, it's just that the Soul Ring are a little lacking. Shrek's cultivation techniques will definitely make up for that mere one level of cultivation.
It's normal that the Sun Moon Empire is more skilled at alchemy than the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Yes, that's normal. Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone has their own area of expertise. The Sun Moon Empire is better at alchemy, so it's understandable that they are better than Shrek Academy in terms of elixirs.
However, when it comes to the cultivation of Soul Master, the Su Clan's techniques are inevitably inferior to those of Shrek Academy.
After quickly calming herself down, Su Yun smiled again and spoke to Du Weilun.
"Teacher Du, do you think Shrek Academy has anything... that can make someone's cultivation speed a little faster?"
Because of the Su Clan's restrictions, Su Ning cannot utter the words "cultivation technique," or even anything that might vaguely suggest the term "cultivation technique."
Upon hearing this, Du Weilun frowned. " Su Ning, as Soul Master, don't be overly ambitious. Things that quickly boost your cultivation are not advisable. They may increase your cultivation speed temporarily, but they won't be good for your future."
"The solidity of your Soul Power will become unstable due to the drug, and the residue from the drug will also weaken your future cultivation to some extent."
"If you get used to the amplification of your Soul Power by the medicine, you won't be able to cultivate normally in the future."
Du Weilun's voice grew cold. He suddenly remembered something: Su Ning was from the Sun Moon Empire, and the people of the Sun Moon Empire relied heavily on medicine for cultivation.
For someone from the Shrek Academy to cultivate to the level of Five-Ring Soul King before the age of twenty, their Innate Soul Power must be at least level eight or even nine. Only a very few exceptionally hardworking geniuses can reach the level of Five-Ring Soul King before the age of twenty with only level seven Innate Soul Power.
As for those people, if they continue to grow, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will at least become Soul Douluo in the future, and there is even a certain chance that they can reach the Titled Douluo.
However, things are different in the Sun Moon Empire Sun Moon Empire. Cultivation there relies on medicine, and their alchemy skills are quite good. Therefore, reaching Level 50 before the age of 20 is not difficult for them.
Even someone at around level six of the Innate Realm could potentially reach the Soul King level under twenty if they took too much medicine; however, such an attempt would essentially cripple them.
With his already mediocre talent, the strong stimulation of the drugs has turned his potential to reach the Soul Saint level into a major obstacle, making even the Soul Emperor level a distant dream.
Although Su Ning's Soul Skill were powerful, Du Weilun suddenly realized that he seemed to have never asked about Su Ning's Innate Soul Power.
With combat prowess considered exceptional even within Shrek, is Su Ning capable of maintaining his talent?
"By the way, what level is your Innate Soul Power?"
"CET-6? Why are you asking that, Professor Du?"
Du Weilun adjusted his glasses. "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll have to keep you company for now."
Du Weilun got up and left, feeling like cursing.
After asking himself so many questions, he still found that his Innate Soul Power was only level six!
What does the sixth level of the Heavenly Soul mean? Ten thousand years ago, reaching the Soul Saint with that talent would have been pure luck.
In today's world, one might be able to reach the Soul Saint by taking drugs.
But if you go up one level, sorry, the words "Soul Douluo" have nothing to do with him.
Someone who could never reach the level of Soul Douluo even if he tried his whole life would be lucky to graduate from the Outer Academy of the Shrek Academy, let alone the Inner Academy. And he dares to dream of becoming Shrek Seven Devils?
Du Weilun didn't slap him away because they were just starting out as exchange students, Su Ning wasn't a formal student at the Shrek Academy yet.
Of course, with Su Ning's talent, he could never be a formal student at Shrek. Once Su Ning enters Shrek, they'll just put him in the Outer Academy and let him graduate depending on the situation. That would already be more than enough for Shrek.
With a level six innate talent, he shouldn't have graduated from Shrek Academy, not even from the Outer Academy. In Shrek's eyes, such talent was pure waste, with no value whatsoever in nurturing him.
Originally, Du Weilun had planned to treat Su Ning the same as any student at the Shrek Academy, even allowing Su Ning to enter the Inner Academy Shrek Academy. But now it seems best to keep him as an ordinary student in the Outer Academy. As for whether or not to give him the treatment of a core disciple...
Are you kidding me? A mere level six innate trash like me doesn't deserve the treatment of a core disciple of Shrek! What a joke!