svetikya Chapter 2, Second Martial Soul Body
Chapter 2, Second Martial Soul Body
The night was as dark as ink, completely enveloping the earth. Kong Tianxu swallowed the last piece of perfectly roasted tiger demon cat meat and let out a satisfied sigh.
In less than half an hour, he had devoured seven or eight pounds of good meat from a ten-thousand-year-old tiger-demon cat—an enormous appetite for someone his age. Even more peculiar was that despite eating so much, his stomach remained completely flat, like a bottomless pit.
After dinner, Kong Tianxu made some arrangements around the tent before going inside.
He removed his outer garments, leaving only a silver-scaled jade silkworm soft armor used to gather spiritual energy, and sat cross-legged to begin his cultivation for the day.
Although cultivation speed will not increase when you are in a bottleneck state, the accumulated soul power is real. After you acquire a soul ring, the soul power hidden in your limbs and bones will naturally appear.
In just five years, Kong Tianxu leaped thirty levels, relying on far more than just his innate talent for full soul power. Over those five years, he put in several times the effort of his peers, devoting almost all his time to cultivation, aside from studying soul tools.
This kind of meditation continued every night after he awoke.
If it weren't for his second life, which gave him mental strength and intellect far surpassing his peers, he might not have been able to endure the arduous training day after day for years. For the powerful Kong family, temptations were endless. If he had succumbed even slightly to them, his Soul Master level might have remained, but he would never have achieved his current level of Soul Power cultivation.
In truth, with his talent and family background, he didn't need to suppress himself so much. However, Tang San's attitude of recklessly manipulating the situation on the continent was like a sharp sword hanging over his head. As a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire, he dared not slack off in the slightest.
Fortunately, he had enough resources to control his own destiny, so all the hard work was worthwhile.
Holding fast to his core, a faint glow of soul power slowly emerged from Kong Tianxu's body. This light gradually spread, eventually settling on the surface of his body and outlining a human figure.
Strangely, the color of the soul power was not the bright silver that was the symbol of the Silver Dragon Martial Soul, but gold, a pure light gold like water.
His first spirit ring was a genuine thousand-year level, and the support of a single spirit was certainly not enough, even if the silver dragon brought him a true dragon-level physical enhancement.
What enabled Kong Tianxu to possess such a terrifying ratio of spirit rings was his second spirit: the Supreme Body, which originated from himself. Its rank was even higher than that of the Silver Dragon.
When his martial soul awakened, if his original martial soul, which had been in a semi-awakened state since birth, hadn't protected him and forcibly suppressed the violent power of the Silver Dragon martial soul at its inception, his fate would probably not have been much better than exploding and dying.
At this moment, what enveloped him like a golden veil was the innate domain of his original martial soul—the Myriad Beginnings Return to Origin.
The domain's effect is simple to the extreme, yet also extremely domineering: purification. It forcibly breaks down all impurities and foreign forces, purifying them into the purest and most basic form of energy.
He silently recited the mantra, and golden soul power circulated throughout his body, while a vast amount of primordial energy from heaven and earth surged towards him.
Unlike other Soul Masters who choose the elemental power that suits their Martial Soul attribute, he refines all energy into an extremely pure form the instant he approaches the Origin of Myriad Beginnings, and gradually absorbs it in the recurring circulation of Soul Power.
His cultivation level also improved at a slow but incredibly steady pace during this continuous cycle.
As he cultivated until the dead of night, a gentle spiritual fluctuation suddenly came from outside the tent. Kong Tianxu quickly opened his eyes and looked in one direction.
The moment he opened his eyes, the golden light even illuminated the small tent.
One of the innate abilities of the original martial soul: X-ray vision.
His vision pierced through the tent, past the dense shadows of the trees, and focused on the direction from which the fluctuations from the soul-guided device were coming. Several hundred meters away, five men and two women were walking briskly towards his camp. One of the men had broken away from the group, clearly intending to scout ahead.
Were they here for the Star Dou Great Forest? Or...?
Kong Tianxu's eyes narrowed slightly. He stood up, quickly dressed, and then walked out of the tent. Shortly after he slipped a hidden sword onto his wrist, a sound could be heard.
"Hey, there's a fire here."
Before the words were even finished, a figure had already reached the campfire. It was a short, stocky man with a slightly protruding head and almost no neck, but he moved with incredible speed.
As soon as he appeared, his gaze immediately fell on Kong Tianxu, who had just sat down by the campfire. Kong Tianxu also looked at him in surprise, as if he had been suddenly startled.
Undoubtedly, this pointed-tall man was the team's scout, always the first to come out and investigate once a discovery was made. Upon seeing that Kong Tianxu was just a teenager, he immediately relaxed.
With a wave of his hand, a dark light shone from his palm, shooting into the air for about three meters before transforming into a ring of black light that spread outwards.
At this moment, Kong Tianxu had already sprung up, his vigilance even greater. He could tell from the other party's actions that they were highly disciplined and clearly not an ordinary team.
"Who are you?" Kong Tianxu asked warily, without stepping forward.
The pointed-headed man smiled calmly and said, "Just passing by. I saw your campfire, so I came to investigate. Kid, who are you?"
Although he was smiling, there was a hint of arrogance in his smile.
Kong Tianxu said, "I came to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts to add soul rings to myself."
"Oh? You've come alone to hunt soul beasts?" The pointed-headed man looked at him with some doubt.
Kong Tianxu snorted coldly but did not reply, though his resentment was very clear.
The pointed-headed man shook his head with a chuckle, a clear look of disdain on his face. Although it was dark, how could Kong Tianxu not see clearly?
Just then, figures appeared one after another beside the pointed-headed man. Just as Kong Tianxu had seen earlier, including the pointed-headed man, there were a total of five men and two women.
An elderly man, around sixty years old, said in a deep voice, "Han Dong, what's going on?"
The pointed-headed man immediately replied respectfully, "Elder, it's a young fellow who said he came to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring. I checked the surroundings, and there were no masters or elders with him; he was indeed alone, and he looked to be under fifteen years old."
"Oh?" The old man's gaze immediately turned to Kong Tianxu, who was also sizing up the group of people in front of him.
Of the seven, the one in the lead was clearly the old man who had just asked the question. It was hard to tell from a distance before, but now that he was observing up close, Kong Tianxu was certain that this was a Soul Saint, because his soul power was so strong that it was impossible to determine his exact cultivation level.
Apart from the old man, the other men were all of average appearance and build, the kind of ordinary people you could find anywhere on the street.
Of course, their cultivation levels are anything but ordinary. One is a Soul Saint, one is a Soul Emperor, three are Soul Kings, and two are somewhere between Soul Venerable and Soul King. Such cultivation is enough to support a mid-level sect.
Two women in the group, however, truly caught the eye. Both were dressed in fitted outfits. One of them had long, black hair neatly pulled back into a ponytail. At first glance, she wasn't the conventionally beautiful type, but she possessed an exceptionally pure and aloof charm, exuding an air of superiority and unapproachability even from a distance. She looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, the prime of a girl's youthful energy. Her slightly oversized outfit concealed her shapely figure, yet allowed for a subtle, indistinct view.
Beside her stood another girl, seemingly around the same age, but exceptionally beautiful. Her long, flowing black hair cascaded down her back, and her large, beautiful eyes sparkled with a gentle light, softening her otherwise aloof face. She was slightly taller, and her black, form-fitting outfit accentuated her long, striking legs. Her height was nearly identical to Kong Tianxu's, who was already over 1.75 meters tall.
Despite her superior looks and figure, she deliberately lagged behind the aloof girl by half a step, as if to curry favor.
"Young man, may I ask you to come here for a moment?" The old man beckoned to Kong Tianxu.