Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 23 Su Cheng's Changes

On Su Cheng's side, not long after he incorporated the soul ring produced by the Cloud Pattern Copper Horn Rhinoceros into his martial soul, some strange phenomena began to appear around him.

Under Qian Renxue's astonished and worried gaze, sword-mark-like shadows appeared on Su Cheng's bare upper body.

But these sword marks don't seem to be physical objects, nor do they contain blood; they are more like some kind of imagery.

The shadows of the sword marks gradually increased.

A moment later, tiny sword aura afterimages began to emanate from his body.

These sword energies were chaotic and disorderly, like headless flies being driven away, drifting everywhere, but never flying more than three feet away from Su Cheng's body. They would appear and disappear at times, without any discernible pattern.

But as time went by, more than half an hour later, the originally scattered sword energy gradually condensed.

The countless tiny sword energies that had been there before gradually coalesced into more than ten transparent swords, each over three inches long, which swirled around Su Cheng's upper body, creating a beautiful sight.

This scene was hard for Qian Renxue to understand.

Generally speaking, when a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, if the energy contained in the Soul Ring exceeds their capacity, various strange phenomena may indeed occur as the energy dissipates.

But at this moment, Su Cheng was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his upper body upright and as firm as a rock, showing no signs of straining, which meant that he could easily control the energy in his body.

Moreover, the series of changes that have occurred at this moment are clearly related to Su Cheng's martial spirit, and these sword energies are not ordinary energy dissipation.

Qian Renxue was suddenly startled, a flash of inspiration crossing her mind—

"Martial Soul Awakening?!"

He then shook his head, denying his guess, "No, this isn't a second awakening of a martial soul."

She had seen records in ancient texts about the reawakening of certain special martial souls, and the resulting phenomena would not be so ordinary.

"That's strange..."

Although she was somewhat worried, she was not flustered.

Judging from Su Cheng's previous words and actions, it was clear that this time absorbing a spirit ring would be different from before. Given her personality and abilities as a teacher, there shouldn't be any risks involved in absorbing a mere third spirit ring.

After another half hour or so, Su Cheng's breathing became more and more stable, and the strange phenomena around him also stabilized, with no new changes occurring.

Just then, footsteps came from behind.

Ju Douluo Yueguan arrived at the hillside where the two were.

After greeting Qian Renxue, he looked at Su Cheng with some surprise, "Mr. Su, what's going on?"

"I'm not too sure either. Let's ask him after he finishes absorbing his third spirit ring."

Yue Guan nodded. It was clearly too important to disturb him during this crucial moment of absorbing the soul ring, so he stood aside and waited quietly.

Qian Renxue saw that he had come to find Su Cheng, so she didn't say anything more.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

Two hours later, Su Cheng's bones suddenly began to crackle, the sound being faint and frequent, but it was quickly drowned out by a long breath.

At the same time, Qian Renxue and Yue Guan noticed that the special cage used to imprison soul beasts not far ahead had been broken in two.

A faint pressure then enveloped the two of them before disappearing.

But they were people of great stature, and they reacted instantly.

They exchanged a glance, then exclaimed in surprise, "A domain?!"

At this moment, Su Cheng, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly stood up and looked down at his Broken Sword Martial Soul, which was now attached to the third ring.

"Teacher, was that a domain just now?"

Qian Renxue took two quick steps and came to Su Cheng's side, her voice filled with excitement.

"It's just a prototype."

In fact, Su Cheng could have reached this level long ago; the only thing limiting him was the flaw in his martial soul.

Although this body has poor swordsmanship aptitude, it is resilient and highly perceptive. Its two lifetimes of life experience have given it knowledge far beyond that of ordinary people, and it is often able to draw inferences from one instance to another.

With sufficient focus, he wisely chose to abandon swordsmanship and devote himself solely to the study of swordsmanship.

Through repeated practice of basic swordsmanship, I have already touched upon a trace of the most essential essence of the Way of the Sword.

Now, with the change in martial spirit, this mystery has finally been revealed.

At this moment, Qian Renxue and Yue Guan finally noticed the changes in Su Cheng himself.

Qian Renxue, in particular, has felt this most keenly because she has spent so much time with him over the years.

In the past, Su Cheng, despite his strong will and great strength, always gave people the feeling of lacking energy. However, this feeling was covered up by his powerful and confident aura, making it difficult for people to notice.

However, at this moment, the feeling of lack of energy had completely disappeared.

To put it in an inappropriate way, it seems that Su Cheng has become more complete than before.

Anyone could tell that he was different from before.

"Teacher, you seem to have become more handsome."

Qian Renxue stared at him blankly.

As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized she had said something stupid. Her cheeks flushed instantly, and she lowered her head, speechless.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, standing to the side: "..."

Su Cheng's lips twitched, but he didn't respond.

Yue Guan is now a level 95 peak Douluo, and his understanding of martial souls far surpasses that of Qian Renxue. He quickly realized what was happening and looked at Su Cheng's right hand.

"Mr. Su, your martial spirit..."

Su Cheng nodded. The change in his martial soul was impossible to hide anyway, so he generously stretched out his hand and showed the two his drastically changed martial soul. "Yes, the martial soul is ultimately the most fundamental symbol of a soul master's power, and there is indeed some kind of wonderful connection between it and the soul master's soul."

At this moment, Su Cheng's Broken Sword Martial Soul—no, perhaps it can no longer be called "Broken Sword"—is no longer a weapon.

The sword spirit that was once covered in cracks and looked like it could shatter at any moment is no longer as shabby as it used to be.

The sword's spine was strong and powerful, its blade smooth and even, and its edge gleamed with a cold light. Although it was just an ordinary iron sword, it was far, far better than before.

"Teacher...you really have awakened your martial spirit a second time..."

Qian Renxue could no longer care about being shy. Looking at Su Cheng's brand-new sword spirit, her eyes seemed to show both joy and sorrow.

The joy comes from the fact that this teacher will no longer be limited by his innate talent, while the sorrow comes from thinking about the hardships he suffered in the past because of his inferior talent.

My emotions were extremely complicated at that moment.

"No." Su Cheng glanced at her upon hearing this, his expression unreadable.

He then shook his head, "This is not some kind of martial soul awakening."

"Not awakening?"

This time, not only Qian Renxue, but even Yue Guan was taken aback.

Su Cheng pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, if I had to put it that way, I'd say it's a completion of my martial soul."

He then laughed again, "Ha, I've already said it before, are kings and nobles born with a special destiny? If you're not born with a good foundation, you can make up for it later."

At this moment, Su Cheng was in an excellent mood, as if he could see a road leading to the heavens right in front of him.

(End of this chapter)