Chapter 110: Guiding Gu Li

Chapter 110: Guiding Gu Li

Trust is forged through trials. And with Tang San around, everything seemed to flow smoothly as they went through these trials. He became an excellent facilitator, always appearing where he was most needed and helping unite everyone into a cohesive force.

In his previous life, Tang San, during his youthful days, was the control system soul master[1] and the soul of his team. In this life, although his ability to control wasn't as great as before, his combat experience made leading Wu Bingji and the others an easy task. He could enable everyone to perform at 120% of their capabilities with him there.

Wu Bingji felt this the most deeply. As the one with the highest cultivation in the team, he could always unleash his power to the fullest in battle, experiencing a thrilling sense of combat. He even felt as though his strength had improved. But he understood it wasn't an actual increase in his power; rather, he was able to use his power more effectively under Tang San's coordination, which was all the more valuable.

The five found a higher ground to rest as night fell on the second day. Right after dinner, Gu Li approached.

"Little Tang, heh heh~" Gu Li nudged him, winking and grinning meaningfully.

After spending two days together, Tang San realized that Gu Li's personality was actually lively, even though he usually appeared more grounded. Once he was out of the teachers' sight, his true nature gradually emerged.

Both Gu Li and Du Bai had the burden of great expectations placed upon them by their teachers. Under this pressure, Du Bai found it particularly challenging to improve. At the same time, Gu Li had at least cultivated his Chrono Croc Transformation to the fourth order, thus facing even greater pressure from the teachers.

Tang San smiled. "What are you doing, Brother Gu?"

"You know. Didn't we agree on it last night?" Gu Li chuckled.

Tang San truly valued the Chrono Croc Transformation. Without any teachers around, he didn't care if others wondered about his numerous ideas; he still wanted to share the proper way of cultivation with Gu Li.

Enhancing the Chrono Croc Transformation wasn't just about stimulating bloodline energy or merely increasing bloodline power. It required continuous mental stimulation to transform the sea of consciousness.

To master the essence of time control, nothing was more important than possessing strong spiritual energy or even divine consciousness. Thus, the more powerful the spiritual energy, the more frequently the Chrono Croc Transformation could be used. The bloodline would also undergo a transformative change when stimulated by this powerful spiritual energy.

Upon hearing this, the disappointment in Gu Li's eyes turned to surprise, "Is it possible to enhance spiritual power just by abusing it?"

Tang San replied, "It's kind of a barbaric method, but it’s simple and it works. You might want to try it. This way of cultivating spiritual energy applies to anyone. Du Bai, you could give it a try as well. Strong spiritual power will probably be good for your Celestial Fox Vision as well. Of course, we shouldn't try this while we’re on a mission. Once you completely empty your spiritual energy storage, it’ll take you a long time to recover."

Tang San didn't mention that this rudimentary cultivation method was only really usable in places with abundant energy, like the Daemon Continent. Here, the energy of heaven and earth was incredibly dense. After overexerting oneself in such a rich environment, cultivators would automatically absorb energy from the air to replenish themselves, and this was not limited to bloodline energy or physical energy, but also included spiritual energy.

Before his previous life's Douluo Planet evolved, this cultivation method would have been somewhat feasible but nowhere near as good as in this world.

"Once we return, I'll try it too," Wu Bingji said without hesitation.

1. Just a reminder that in previous SL installments, soul masters were split into several categories based on their role in a combat team—attack system, defense system, control system etc. This “control” refers to using long-range and AoE abilities to control the pace of the battle, and it’s different from elemental control. ☜