I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1446 - Chapter 1446 Chapter 710 The Shortcut Is Hard to Take

Chapter 1446: Chapter 710: The Shortcut Is Hard to Take Chapter 1446: Chapter 710: The Shortcut Is Hard to Take But such a practice was not without its disadvantages. As Tang Luo’s Sea of Consciousness was repeatedly opened to seal away painful memories, it developed resistance against the Charming Eyes.

In other words, the time and difficulty it took for Yun Xiu to seal these painful memories were increasing.

Initially, it only took a moment, but a month later, it required the time it took an incense stick to burn.

Often, by the time the sealing was complete, Yun Xiu’s Spiritual Power would be nearly depleted, necessitating a period of rest and recovery.

According to Tang Luo’s judgment, after several more attempts, his body’s resistance to the Charming Eyes would surpass the total amount of Spiritual Power within Yun Xiu.

At that point, even if Yun Xiu exhausted all her Spiritual Power, she would be unable to seal his memories of pain; the method, akin to a painkiller, would be rendered useless.

And the mere dozens of pain-relieving attempts would not suffice to complete the entire process of transforming his physical body through Spirit Qualification.

Therefore, a choice had to be made. The process of Spirit Qualification for an ordinary martial artist usually followed a sequence: limbs–torso–skull (Sea of Consciousness).

This method was a step-by-step process, starting with the most active and sensitive limbs, then affecting the torso, and finally involving the skull–the most dangerous part (Sea of Consciousness).

The final part of spiritualizing the body involved merging the soul with the Sea of Consciousness, to transcend and become enlightened.

Once this step was completed, the martial artist’s spiritually-qualified body would become nothing more than a shell, with the soul being the true essence.

Even if parts of the physical body were destroyed, as long as the soul remained intact, it could be reformed, and the lifespan would be greatly increased.

This step was also the dividing line between the peak fighters of the Fierce Realm and the Grandmasters.

To increase the success rate, the sacred land of Heaven Sect in Xiehe would usually advise their disciples to first use relatively gentle Spiritual Power to complete the Spirit Qualification of the body, and then to pursue a second and third transformation and evolution, progressively.

It was precisely because of the peril of this last step that many brilliant and extraordinary Xiehe warriors met their demise.

Tang Luo was by no means a pioneer in cultivating the body with exotic energies. Masters of Earthshatter Casting Spirit and Heavenly Gang Casting Spirit had all recorded their stories in the Scripture Pavilion of Heaven Sect as a warning to future generations.

The taller one stands, the harder they fall. The first attempt at soul casting didn’t mean that the stronger the Spiritual Power, the better.

Perhaps in the eyes of the majority of grandmasters and Human Kings, cultivating with Void Energy was akin to courting death. Even if someone managed to get through the soul casting of limbs and torso by sheer luck, how would they complete the final step of ascending the soul to enlightenment?

Faced with the violent Void Energy, the Sea of Consciousness and the soul were too frail; a single mishap could result in the loss of a century’s hard cultivation.

Whether the soul was eroded by dark energies, or the Sea of Consciousness was torn apart by the violent forces, either would render a promising warrior incapacitated.

As a researcher of martial arts, having read the scriptures left by the Han Family, Tang Luo naturally had an exceptional understanding of Spirit Qualification. Insisting on continuing with the Void Energy soul casting, of course, also reflected his own considerations.

The black sphere soul, in terms of augmenting combat power, wasn’t particularly strong. The sounds of “True Essence” and “Power of Returning Ruins” might be intimidating, but in reality, they were not compatible with physical techniques or Spiritual Power. Even after practicing countless methods to strengthen the soul, it would only make the soul more robust in the end.

To give a simple example, if Tang Luo’s own attack power was 10, the mixed damage with the soul would be 5, resulting in a total attack outcome of 15.

But the calculations weren’t the same with other soul casting techniques, such as the Seeking Truth Method.

Taking Yun Xiu as an example, her own attack power was only 3, but with the amplification of the soul, it could reach an attack result of 12.3.

For instance, using the Visualizing approach of Yankong, the base attack power of only 6 or 7 could easily double with the boost from the Honorable Bodhisattva’s Golden Body, and even achieve greater amplification with divine and bright mantras.

Then there’s Duan Longcheng, who practiced the Mimicry Technique for soul casting; despite being trapped in the Fuling Star Domain, unable to stir even a ripple, this was only because his strongest technique, the Red-eyed Evil Dragon, was restrained by the Yin-Yang Grinding.

Objectively speaking, Duan Longcheng’s innate attack power might be only 6, but combined with the strength of the beast soul, it could also reach about 15 or 16.

From this perspective, the augmentation to Tang Luo’s combat power by his soul was actually quite limited. It was only after racking his brains to devise the Fuling Star Domain that this situation eased slightly.

But nothing in this world is perfect. Although the black sphere soul’s performance in attack was very ordinary, when it came to resilience, he had yet to encounter anything stronger than it.

Solid as the earth and as substantial as the mountains, especially in terms of dealing with Spiritual Power, he had not found anything more outstanding than the black sphere soul.

Even Duan Siping’s Xiang Liu soul couldn’t compare to the toughness of his black sphere soul; that said, as a martial artist possessing Yin-Yang Grinding divine powers, Tang Luo didn’t usually need to rely on the soul to fend off attacks.

Such a soul, with strong defense but weak attack, might not provide enough enhancement in combat, but when it came to forging the body with Void Energy, it had unparalleled advantages.

For Tang Luo discovered that his soul appeared not to be frightened by the violent Void Energy at all; after wrapping the Sea of Consciousness with the soul, he could just greedily absorb the Void Energy as much as he liked.

The only problem was that his body was somewhat unable to handle it; after protecting his Sea of Consciousness with the soul, the Sea of Consciousness was safe, but his head and face seemed to suffer quite a bit.

Due to the characteristics of the black sphere soul, the Void Energy he absorbed was particularly violent and immense, nearly equivalent to the combination of his limbs and torso.

This massive energy pouring in through his seven orifices was akin to a dozen cultivation-level-matched physical grandmasters forming a circle around him and continuously attacking his skull with mingled quadruple power and thrusting punches.

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