Douluo V: Daily Intelligence - I Want All of Tang San's Opportunities

[Intelligence ②: A new type of weapon called "Zhuge Divine Crossbow" has recently appeared at the Soto City Grand Arena. It requires no soul power to operate, allowing ordinary people to control it. It fires ten short arrows in succession, powerful enough to pierce the hide of a hundred-year-old soul beast. It has already attracted a small following among soul masters outside the arena. This batch of weapons was consigned for sale by a boy of about seven or eight years old. The Soto City Grand Arena has complex backing and involves multiple backgrounds; caution is advised.]

After reading this line of text, Su Yuntao first frowned slightly, then the corners of his mouth slowly curved up.

He knew the Soto City Grand Arena; it was a place where all sorts of people mingled, and it was indeed connected to many powerful forces.

Forcing his way in is definitely not an option. Even if it were a white-robed bishop from the Heavenly Fighting Temple, let alone a minor branch temple master from Notting City, they would still have to follow the rules.

However, since the Zhuge Divine Crossbow has appeared in Soto City, it means that Tang San is most likely in the vicinity of Soto City.

After that kid left Nottingham, we never heard from him again. I never expected him to go to Soto.

Su Yuntao kept this information in mind and continued scanning downwards.

[Intelligence ③: Chrysanthemum Douluo has learned of the host's entire performance in the Notting Branch Hall assessment through his channels and is satisfied with the host's performance of defeating the level 57 Soul King Lu Heng head-on as a level 31 Soul Master. He believes that the host's on-the-spot judgment, use of soul skills, and control of internal energy in battle all exceed the level of Soul Masters of the same level, and has already sent people to secretly monitor the host's subsequent movements. However, if the host can break through to level 35 within the next year, he will consider fulfilling his promise to take on a disciple ahead of schedule.]

After reading the intelligence report, Su Yuntao let out a long sigh of relief.

Chrysanthemum Douluo was indeed paying attention to him, and he affirmed his performance in the assessment.

Breaking through level 35 within a year—this timeframe is tighter than the previous three years and forty levels—is still not entirely impossible for him given his current cultivation speed.

After Ju Douluo's attitude became clear, Su Yuntao felt much more at ease.

Although the suppression from Salas's side is annoying, as long as the connection with Chrysanthemum Douluo remains, he is not a rootless duckweed. Now he doesn't need to worry about too many other things; he can just focus all his energy on improving his strength.

He glanced silently at the intelligence points on the system. He had just spent some points refreshing today's intelligence, and now he had 24 points left.

If we don't waste time and energy afterwards, we can conduct another simulation six days later.

He had already considered the next simulation. He put away the light screen, sat quietly for a while, and then blew out the oil lamp and lay down.

The following morning, the official document from the Heavenly Battle Temple was delivered to the Notting branch temple on time.

Master Xiu Nuo personally carried the official document into Su Yuntao's office, his expression somewhat complicated.

Su Yuntao took it and glanced at it. The content was completely consistent with the system information. He would continue to serve as the branch hall master of the Notting branch hall and there were no plans to transfer him for the time being.

The official document also included an additional paragraph that specifically criticized the behavior of the members of the Heavenly Dou Temple who had privately tried to win over Su Yuntao during the assessment. The wording was quite formal.

After reading it, Su Yuntao closed the document and placed it on the corner of the table, his face expressionless.

Master Xiu Nuo stood to the side, seemingly wanting to say something but ultimately left without saying anything.

After the official document was posted, the atmosphere in the branch hall quickly changed.

Those deacons who were initially observing read the wording of the official document and then looked at Su Yuntao's calm face, and each made their own judgments.

Even the Heavenly Battle Saint Palace itself criticized their previous examiners for trying to win over Su Yuntao in an official document. What does this mean?

This shows that their temple master has truly offended that white bishop to death this time.

For a moment, Su Yuntao clearly felt a subtle distance growing between himself and the gazes of the crowd.

In the past, people would greet him with a smile when he passed by the corridor, but now when they see him from afar, they lower their heads and pretend to flip through files, avoiding even eye contact.

Master Xiu Nuo approached him privately and asked in a low voice if he needed to appease people's hearts.

Su Yuntao waved his hand and refused.

With fewer social engagements and small talk, Su Yuntao actually had more time to cultivate.

After finishing his necessary official duties at the branch hall during the day, he would close the door to practice his skills, and without fail, he would practice the Silver Moon Concentration Technique under the moonlight at night.

After several days of continuous training, his soul power officially broke through level 32.

Although it's only a one-level upgrade, the speed is significantly faster than before.

The day after he broke through level 32, the intelligence value on the system accumulated to thirty points again.

Without hesitation, Su Yuntao locked the doors and windows that very night, sat cross-legged, and began the deduction with a thought.

A pale golden light spread out before his eyes, flowing slowly like ripples on water.

Su Yuntao closed his eyes, letting the pale golden light envelop him.

This time, his deduction was no longer about improving a single soul skill, but rather about completely integrating the Silver Moon Concentration Technique and the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

He had long ago figured out the essential difference between the two techniques.

The Xuan Tian Gong emphasizes generating internal energy through continuous circulation, and then using this internal energy to comprehensively strengthen oneself. Whether it is physical fitness, mental resilience, or blood circulation, it is comprehensive and has no weaknesses.

However, the price of trying to be perfect in every aspect is slow cultivation.

In the original novel, Tang Sangui is the protagonist destined by fate, and he began cultivating the Xuan Tian Gong from birth. However, even so, his cultivation speed in the early stages was only on par with Dai Mubai and others, or even slower.

The nature of the Xuan Tian Gong (玄天功) dictates that it is a skill that requires gradual, painstaking effort; it cannot be rushed or delayed.

The Silver Moon Concentration Technique follows the mainstream path of meditation methods in this world, increasing the Soul Master's level by continuously absorbing external Soul Power.

Once you reach a bottleneck in your level, you can break through your physical limits by absorbing a spirit ring and start the next round of spirit power accumulation.

The cultivation speed of this method is naturally much faster than that of the Mysterious Heaven Technique.

However, this method of cultivation is not without its costs.

Even the most excellent meditation techniques in this world, such as the Silver Moon Concentration Technique, primarily enhance soul power, with negligible improvements to mental strength and physical resilience.

A Soul Master's physical attributes are primarily supported by the passive tempering of Soul Rings and the inherent characteristics of the Martial Soul itself; meditation techniques themselves do almost no role in this regard.

But having obtained such a supreme secret technique as the Mysterious Heaven Skill, how could Su Yuntao possibly give it up completely?

In the original novel, why did Tang San become stronger and stronger in the later stages?

A large part of the reason is the foundation laid by the Xuan Tian Gong.

Without the Xuan Tian Gong's enhancement of his physical attributes, he could not have repeatedly exceeded his own limits as a Soul Master to absorb Soul Rings.

But Su Yuntao also knew that neither his talent nor his age allowed him to follow in Tang San's footsteps.

What he needs to do is to use the Silver Moon Concentration Technique as a framework and the internal energy of the Mysterious Heaven Skill to make up for the shortcomings of this world's meditation methods in terms of physical fitness and mental resilience.