Chapter 111: Ning Fengzhi's Attention and Discovery
The vibration started from the skin and ended in the marrow.
I do not know how much time had passed, but Tang Shan began to gradually lower the vibration frequency of his body. The invisible humming and the sounds like a tiger roaring or a dragon singing grew weaker and weaker until they finally fell into complete silence.
As the Resonance Method stopped, the fine layer of sweat that had seeped out of his skin due to the high temperature evaporated, turning into a wisp of faint white mist that curled upwards. The muscles that had been tense like bowstrings slowly relaxed, but every inch of his physique appeared even more refined and firm.
On his exposed skin, a layer of warm luster like glazed tile faintly flowed; this was the mark left behind by the Marrow Cleansing after his bones and fascia had undergone deep resonance.
The boiling and surging blood and Qi returned to calm, and the Soul Power that had fluctuated and resonated along with the blood and Qi also returned to his Dantian.
Haa!
Exhaling a long breath, Tang Shan opened his eyes, a trace of exhaustion flashing through them.
The Resonance Method is different from meditation techniques or Soul Power cultivation methods. The latter two allow the mind to empty, which in a sense can replace rest. However, the Resonance Method is equivalent to a technique that drives the entire body—skin, flesh, tendons, bones, organs, and viscera. Through the resonance between them, it further tempers the bone marrow. It does not possess the recovery capabilities of the latter two; on the contrary, this cultivation method itself is an extremely intense drain on mental force and even Spiritual stamina.
Spiritual stamina cannot be improved in the short term. If I want to increase the time I can practice the Resonance Method, it still falls on mental force. Unfortunately, it is now the douluo one era, not douluo 3. I cannot contract a spirit soul, and wanting to research it myself is impossible. After all, I at least have a basic foundation in Internal Martial Arts, but as for contracts or magic, I really do not understand them.
Currently, Tang Shan can only maintain the Resonance Method cultivation once a day. It is not that his body cannot support more frequent cultivation, but that his mental force and Spiritual stamina cannot support it.
With the current state of complete Fusion between his Martial Soul and Physical Body, let alone cultivating once, Tang Shan felt that with the load the Resonance Method places on the body, he could easily Cultivate three times a day. Unfortunately, objective conditions do not allow it.
Elixir Strength makes the essence, qi, and spirit harmonious. I wonder if it can bring some benefits to the cultivation of my mental force.
"Have you finished cultivating?"
Snake Lance Douluo stood beside Tang Shan, looking him up and down, his eyes filled with indescribable amazement.
He found Tang Shan's cultivation method increasingly difficult to understand. Perhaps only the Second Consecrated Elder, Gold Crocodile Douluo, who is quite skilled in this path, would be able to understand some of the nuances.
"Did I waste a lot of time with this cultivation? I have troubled you, Senior, and Gu Yue, to wait for me."
Tang Shan felt a bit embarrassed. Although he did not know exactly how long he had been cultivating, it was highly likely that he had exceeded the originally planned rest time.
"It is fine, it is good to rest a while longer."
Gu Yue's voice came from beside him. She was holding a huge flower bud, examining it with curiosity. Hearing Tang Shan's words, she casually stuck the flower into the grass and said indifferently.
"Your cultivation is also scouting the path for this old man's future; there is nothing to be embarrassed about."
Snake Lance Douluo glanced at Tang Shan and Gu Yue. "Since there is nothing else, shall we prepare to head out?"
Tang Shan nodded. Gu Yue followed silently behind Tang Shan, and the three of them quickly walked towards the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Di Tian, should we impart some basic knowledge of the Douluo Continent to our Lord? Otherwise, it feels like she is easily swindled by humans."
Bi Ji, who had already shed her awe of the Silver Dragon King, looked at the middle-aged man beside her.
The Beast God Di Tian also fell into deep thought. Even though the Lord possesses world-shaking wisdom, in some aspects, it feels like her level of understanding is not even as good as the Auspicious Beast. To unleash the full potential of the Dragon God's Incarnation of wisdom, it seems necessary to indeed impart some basic knowledge to their Lord.
They could not have another misunderstanding where she takes that human's appetite as the appetite of all normal humans.
"Alright, Bi Ji, I will leave this task to you when the time comes. It is about time for us to appear as well."
Di Tian's voice quietly dissipated into the darkness, and the figure full of vitality also followed him and traveled away.
"Sect Master, this is the information we found on Tang Shan. In fact, you also sent personnel from Stark City to collect it before."
In the VIP box of the Heaven Dou City auction house, a Sect spy stood beside Ning Fengzhi and presented a thick stack of documents to him.
"This is the information we have investigated in-depth later, which also includes the living habits and identities of Tang Shan's family members."
Ning Fengzhi took the materials from the other person's hand, and after letting the person retreat, he opened them to read carefully.
"So it is him. No wonder I felt this name was somewhat familiar. It has some connection to the Spirit Hall. It seems the Crown Prince is going to steal the spotlight this time. To be able to snatch a person from the hands of the Spirit Hall, even if it is possible that the Spirit Hall itself does not attach importance to him, the Crown Prince should be able to leave an extremely deep impression in front of Your Majesty."
Continuing to flip through, Ning Fengzhi let out a soft sound of suspicion.
"Salas personally went to Notting City. Interesting. Could it be that he personally investigated Tang Shan's talent and decided it was not worth cultivating? If so, when Tang Shan truly makes a name for himself on the continent, I fear he will face some punishment."
A smile could not help but appear on Ning Fengzhi's face. Salas could be considered his old rival. Although his strength was not much to speak of, with his status as the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall Palace Master and Platinum Bishop, he had caused their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School quite a bit of trouble over the years. If it were not for the backing of the Spirit Hall, he would have long ago had either Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo deal with him.
Obviously, Ning Fengzhi had misunderstood, mistaking that time Salas went to Notting City at the behest of Xue Qinghe to help Su Haichao hunt and achieve the rank of Spirit Ancestor for a trip to test Tang Shan's talent.
However, his misunderstanding was understandable. Even though Su Haichao was the Palace Master of the Notting City Spirit Hall, there were so many such Palace Masters throughout the entire Heaven Dou Empire. Even in the most urgent matters, it was basically impossible to trouble Salas, who was a Soul Douluo. In Ning Fengzhi's view, the only thing that could have influenced Salas at that time was Tang Shan's Level 10 Innate Full Soul Power Body Martial Soul.
"Uncle Sword, what do you think?"
Today, following beside Ning Fengzhi was Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who possessed the Martial Soul with the number one attack power in the world.
He was dressed in a snow-white robe, with a tall and straight figure, a classical appearance, and skin as delicate as a baby's. His silver hair was combed neatly, and he himself looked like a drawn sword.
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's inquiry, his slightly closed eyes opened slightly. There was no cloudiness of an old man in them, but rather they were as clear as a baby's, reflecting the myriad phenomena of the world.
"This Tang Shan has already begun to stand out and has been accompanying the Crown Prince for quite some time. It will be difficult to recruit him. However, his potential is terrifying. According to the information collected, as a One-Ring Soul Master, he swept through Two-Ring Soul Masters. This shows his outstanding talent."
Sword Douluo was not wrong. In his view, there are actually two stages that are most difficult for a Soul Master to challenge above their level. One is the high-level Soul Master stage above Spirit Emperor. At this time, the Soul Power gap is already very obvious, and even the lowest Spirit Emperor challenging a Soul Saint must cross the hurdle of the Martial Soul True Body. As long as there is a high-level challenge above one's level, and the opponent defeated is not too incompetent, then that Soul Master who achieved the counter-kill can definitely be called a Prodigy;
The other stage is the One-Ring Soul Master challenging a Two-Ring Soul Master stage. Unlike when there are more Soul Rings, which can coordinate or even combine, a One-Ring Soul Master ultimately only has one Soul skills and cannot possibly burst out with much explosive power. The gap when facing a Two-Ring Soul Master is not just a little bit. Others can use two Martial Soul Abilities to coordinate, burst, and mix in normal attacks. Not to mention the variety of tactics, but there are definitely not few.
You, as a Soul Master with only one Soul Ring, either keep releasing the Soul skills or mix in normal attacks to release the Soul skills. There is no need to guess; they will have figured out your combat patterns. To defeat an opponent in a situation where you lack combat patterns, lack Soul Power, and have one less Soul skills, it can only be said to be extremely difficult.
"Yes, it is a pity. Back then, Uncle Gu and I clearly discovered it early, but because of his Spirit Hall identity, we still missed out. I did not expect his brother to have a millennium second spirit ring, and he himself is even more extraordinary, actually achieving a first thousand-year spirit ring. The two of them are simply the perfect validators of Grandmaster's theories."
"No matter. In the end, he is still a subordinate of the Heaven Dou Empire. Originally, as long as he did not join the Spirit Hall, it was good news for us. Now that he has joined the Crown Prince's command, at least we do not have to worry about him becoming a serious threat in the future."
Although Sword Douluo is devoted to the cultivation of Sword Dao, given his age, he still sees many things very clearly.
"That's right, in the end, he is also a part of Heaven Dou. If I can really take the Crown Prince as a disciple in the future, then I can take the opportunity to invest in Tang Shan. I will not say I can recruit him to our side, but at least having him hold some goodwill towards us is enough."
Ning Fengzhi's eyes flashed with golden light, calculating the overall situation of the Empire. The behavior of the Second Prince sounded an alarm for him. He must not let an uncontrolled prince ascend to the throne. He must intervene in the succession of the Crown Prince.
Suddenly, Sword Douluo remembered something and looked at Ning Fengzhi. "Fengzhi, are you saying that Tang Shan and his older brother have one with a first thousand-year spirit ring and the other with a millennium second spirit ring?"
Hearing Sword Douluo Chen Xin's inquiry, Ning Fengzhi immediately reacted and discovered the problem. His hand speed was extremely fast, and he quickly reopened the materials he had set aside, ignoring the notification from the outside that "The auction is about to begin," while answering Sword Douluo's question: "That's right, it is two thousand-year spirit rings. How could I have overlooked this point? And the Body Martial Soul Innate Full Soul Power, the sixth treatise on martial souls."
The more he spoke, the more little flashes of inspiration in Ning Fengzhi's mind connected into a line. The truth hidden behind the scenes seemed to quietly surface.
"These two people might be related to Grandmaster."
Chen Xin voiced the uncertain guess in Ning Fengzhi's heart, making the expression on his face extremely complex, at times annoyed, at times relieved.
How great Grandmaster's influence is, Tang Shan might not know, but leaders of major forces like Ning Fengzhi are very clear about it. In the eyes of low-level Soul Masters and Soul Master forces with outstanding Geniuses in their families, Grandmaster is a gold-plated signboard, possessing unparalleled influence;
Perhaps saying it is Grandmaster's world is a bit of an exaggeration, but as long as a major force can get Grandmaster to join, there is no problem in making the number of their low-level Soul Masters increase significantly.
Ning Fengzhi was annoyed that he had missed the opportunity for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to take off again back then, and was relieved that these two characters, who were suspected to be related to Grandmaster, had not joined the Spirit Hall.
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