The night breeze was slightly cool, but it couldn’t disperse the ease and joy that almost overflowed from Su Xu’s brow.
The wisp of pure spirit power devoured from Bibi Dong’s body, though minimal in quantity, was of extremely high quality.
As it circulated through his body, it brought a warm and cozy comfort, and even the energy he had previously exhausted seemed to have recovered significantly.
Luo Ge glanced at him and couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Su Xu, what’s with you, kid?
After standing guard for so long, not only are you not tired, but you look quite happy?
Did you pick up some gold coins?”
Hearing this, Su Xu immediately restrained some of his exposed emotions and put on a smile tinged with suppressed excitement, saying, “Brother Luo Ge, it’s not that I picked up money, it’s that I feel…
the spirit power Bottleneck seems to have loosened!
I had a realization while standing guard just now.
If I go back and meditate properly tonight, I might be able to Breakthrough to Rank 42!”
This wasn’t entirely a lie.
The growth brought by devouring Bibi Dong’s spirit power was real.
Luo Ge was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed some surprise and a hint of complexity.
He patted Su Xu’s shoulder: “Not bad, kid!
Although you paid to get in, you haven’t slacked off on your cultivation.
Rank 42…
congratulations!
Work hard; in the guard unit, strength is the ultimate truth.”
“Thank you, Brother Luo Ge!” Su Xu thanked him sincerely.
Although Luo Ge looked down on him for “going through the back door,” he had a straightforward personality and no ill intentions.
The two separated at the rest area.
Su Xu returned to his private dormitory, closed the door, and sat cross-legged on the bed.
He didn’t start meditating immediately but instead looked inward at his mental force World.
There, besides the quietly floating Cone-Breaking Spear Spirit and four spirit rings…
In the deepest part, that ancient silver-white clock was slowly turning its three hands according to a constant, surreal rhythm.
Beneath the deep dial of the clock, Su Xu could feel an indescribable “void” that seemed capable of devouring everything.
At the beginning of his Transmigration, his body and the Clock Martial Soul descended and devoured the previous Su Xu.
The original host’s Soul and Cone-Breaking Spear Spirit were almost instantly “devoured” and “fused” by the invisible power emitted by this Clock Martial Soul.
What it gave back to him was the complete inheritance of the original host’s spirit power, spirit rings, memories, and control over the Cone-Breaking Spear.
This made him realize that his Clock Martial Soul, besides granting the divine skill of “Time Stop,” likely also harbored another domineering trait—devouring and Fusion. You are reading on NovelPing, the official source.
Today in the palace, while he was emotionally moved by his sister Bibi Dong, a sudden thought occurred to him.
He tried to use his mental force to guide the “void” feeling of that Clock Martial Soul to gently touch Bibi Dong’s body.
Sure enough, a wisp of spirit power, extremely weak but refined to the ultimate degree, was quietly stripped away and absorbed.
Following that invisible connection, it flowed into his body.
The process was so brief it could be ignored, and the amount absorbed was also minuscule.
Compared to Bibi Dong’s vast sea of spirit power, it was like a single hair from nine oxen.
Afterward, he immediately stopped his attempt, fearing he would leave any traceable marks.
But even this “single hair” was of such high quality that it far surpassed the spirit power he had gained through his own cultivation.
At this moment, this foreign spirit power lay quietly in his Meridians, emitting a warm and powerful aura.
“Devouring.
If I can continuously devour the spirit power of the strong, or even…
Spirits?” Ambition and excitement flashed in Su Xu’s eyes.
This was undoubtedly a shortcut to power!
Although the risk was enormous, the reward was equally astonishing.
Bibi Dong’s spirit power allowed him to directly touch the threshold of Rank 42.
If he could “devour more…” Su Xu suppressed the restlessness in his heart, knowing that this matter must be handled with extreme caution.
For now, it was more stable and safer to use the Time Stop ability to achieve his main goals, to avoid being traced by Bibi Dong due to greed for her spirit power.
Thinking no more, Su Xu closed his eyes and began to guide the circulation of spirit power, concentrating on refining and absorbing that wisp of pure spirit power from the Supreme Pontiff.
spirit power surged through his Meridians, constantly impacting that invisible barrier.
The night was deep and quiet.
After an unknown amount of time, Su Xu’s body shook slightly, and his aura suddenly rose a notch before slowly settling down.
He opened his eyes, and a sharp light flashed through them briefly.
Rank 42, a natural progression.
Afterward, the rest of the night passed in silence.
Dawn arrived at Spirit City once again, dispelling the night’s chill and secrets.
Su Xu woke up on time according to his biological clock.
After a night of consolidation, his Rank 42 spirit power was now stable.
He washed up and went to the Guard Knight canteen for a meal as usual.
Clearly, he wasn’t the only one who had benefited and broken through last night, though everyone thought it was due to diligent cultivation or long-term accumulation.
However, just as he was about to leave the canteen.
A sharp and urgent assembly whistle echoed throughout the entire Guard Knight barracks!
This whistle was different from the rhythm used by the Vice-Captain for assemblies; it was longer and more urgent, carrying an unquestionable tone of command.
Su Xu’s heart chilled, and he immediately followed the crowd toward the large parade ground in the center of the barracks.
When he arrived, the parade ground was already packed with hundreds of Guard Knights standing in dark Ranks according to their respective battalions, silent.
The atmosphere was terrifyingly heavy.
On the high platform in front of the parade ground, it wasn’t any Vice-Captain who appeared today, but five Captains dressed in silver-bright heavy armor with deep and powerful auras!
They stood like five iron towers, their gaze sweeping below like lightning.
Even more eye-catching was the figure standing in front of the five Captains.
The Grand Commander of the Spirit Hall Supreme Pontiff Palace’s directly affiliated Guard Knight Regiment, Rox, a Spirit Saint powerhouse with spirit power as high as Rank 75!
He wasn’t wearing full armor, only a simple set of dark gold combat robes, but that mountain-like pressure made the entire parade ground so quiet that a needle drop could be heard.
Beside Grand Commander Rox, Su Xu saw Vice-Captain Lei Meng and several other Vice-Captains, all standing solemnly with their hands down, their faces serious.
“Silence, everyone!” Rox’s voice wasn’t loud, but it carried the vibration of Spirit Saint-level spirit power, clearly reaching everyone’s ears with a metallic, raspy quality.
“By the supreme decree of the Supreme Pontiff!”
All knights, including the Captains and Vice-Captains on the platform, instantly straightened their backs, their eyes burning.
Rox continued: “From today onwards, all guards, attendants, clerical staff, and even related service personnel in the Supreme Pontiff Palace and the inner city, regardless of Rank or strength, must re-register and report their detailed information!
Including but not limited to: name, age, place of origin, current status of immediate relatives, detailed spirit power Rank, Spirit type and specific form, years and sources of all spirit rings, and the accurate name and effect description of every Spirit Ability!”
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a slight commotion below, but it was immediately suppressed by the sharp gazes of the battalion Captains.
Such a detailed, almost harsh comprehensive investigation was extremely rare in the history of Spirit Hall.
This was undoubtedly another large net cast by the Supreme Pontiff after encountering the “unknown event,” determined to sift out even the slightest suspicious clue.
“This task will be personally handled by the Captains and Vice-Captains of each battalion, with cross-verification to ensure the information is absolutely true and detailed!
No one is allowed to conceal or misreport; violators will be treated as traitors to the Hall!”
Rox’s voice was firm.
“Now, each battalion return and begin registration immediately!
Those without special duties today may stand by and rest after registration, but you are not allowed to leave the rest area at will!”
“Understood!” A thunderous response echoed.