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Zou Yun sighed inwardly.
As expected, Su Yu had come to see Feng Kuang.
And Zou Yun could already guess his reason.
The Body Sect!
Sure enough, Su Yu got straight to the point. "Brother Kuang, you're still in contact with the Body Sect, aren't you?"
"Xiao Yu, Brother Kuang, he—"
"Brother Zou, don't worry. I mean no harm. I just want to find the Body Sect's leader, Du Bushi. I'd like to have a talk with him."
"Alright, Old Zou, step out for a moment. I'll speak with him alone."
Zou Yun glanced between the two before sighing helplessly and leaving the room.
Su Yu didn't bother setting up any soundproofing measures.
"Brother Kuang, your connection to the Body Sect is still strong, isn't it?"
"That's right."
"If my guess is correct, the disciples of the Body Sect have already relocated to Phoenix Continent."
Feng Kuang's pupils contracted, his blood and energy fluctuating slightly. He took a deep breath and stared at Su Yu.
After a long silence, he let out a helpless sigh.
"So, you figured it out."
Indeed, using the spatial passage deep within the Endless Volcano, the Body Sect had relocated its disciples to Phoenix Continent during the war and established their sect there.
That land was practically a paradise for their cultivation.
In reality, ever since discovering the spatial passage, the Body Sect had been actively exploring Phoenix Continent, stationing people there, and even setting up a branch of their sect.
Their retreat during the war hadn't been a spur-of-the-moment decision—it had been a long-prepared contingency plan.
However, Su Yu and Huo Yuhao also knew about Phoenix Continent's existence.
That had always been one of Feng Kuang's greatest concerns.
He had long feared that Su Yu would one day deduce the Body Sect's movements.
He just hadn't expected that day to come so soon.
Fortunately, Su Yu didn't seem to harbor any hostility.
"Brother Kuang, you understand the current situation on the Douluo Continent. The Sun Moon Empire's unification is inevitable. If the Body Sect continues to resist, it would be unwise. I hope you can help me contact your sect leader. Three days from now, I'll be at the Endless Volcano—right outside the spatial passage. We can meet there."
"…Fine." Feng Kuang agreed.
Even if he refused, Su Yu could easily enter the passage and reach Phoenix Continent on his own.
The fact that Su Yu had sought him out first and extended this much goodwill already showed his sincerity.
For the next two days, Su Yu trained within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
At this point, it was no longer a vital place for his cultivation. More precisely, it was no longer essential for his Spirit Nurturing Technique.
Originally, the Spirit Nurturing Method could only show significant effects with the aid of Immortal Spirit Energy or by using Faith Power to nourish spirituality, thereby rapidly increasing a soul ring's lifespan.
However, as Su Yu shifted his focus toward the fusion between martial souls and soul masters, he further refined the method.
At first, the claim that the Soul Spirit Cultivation System could extend the lifespan of soul rings was merely a promotional incentive.
Su Yu's original assumption was that it would still require Immortal Spirit Energy or Faith Power to function effectively.
Yet, as he continued developing the system and directing cultivation toward the deep integration of martial souls and soul masters, he gradually improved the Spirit Nurturing Method to the point where it could yield significant results even without these two special energies.
While not drastically fast, the improvement was far more noticeable than before.
According to Su Yu's estimates, by running the Spirit Nurturing Method, a soul master could extend their soul ring's lifespan by approximately the same amount of time it took them to cultivate to that level.
To put it simply, a one-ring soul master who spent the time required to cultivate from level one to level ten could increase their soul ring's lifespan by a hundred years.
Of course, this varied from person to person—geniuses with deeper comprehension and faster cultivation speeds might enhance their rings by three to four hundred years, while less talented individuals would see an increase of around a hundred years, roughly equivalent to an initial soul ring's lifespan.
For a two-ring soul master, dedicating the time needed to cultivate from level one to level twenty could extend their soul rings by six hundred to eight hundred years.
And so on.
It was foreseeable that increasing soul ring lifespans would eventually become an integral part of a soul master's cultivation practice.
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Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Yu left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and soared toward the Endless Volcano at an astonishing speed.
In just one day, he traveled from Heaven Dou City to the Endless Volcano and arrived at the location of the spatial passage.
The air rippled with spatial fluctuations.
A powerful aura surged from within the passage.
A short figure slowly emerged, shrouded in dark green soul power—it was none other than Du Bushi.
Upon seeing Su Yu waiting outside the passage, Du Bushi's expression turned wary.
Due to his cultivation as a Body Martial Soul user—where his very body was his martial soul rather than just a specific organ—his sensory abilities were extremely sharp.
And from Su Yu, he sensed a fatal threat.
"Su Yu, do we even have anything to talk about?" Du Bushi said coldly.
"If there was truly nothing to discuss, I doubt you would've shown up on time," Su Yu replied calmly.
"Hmph."
"The Body Sect's doctrine states that all soul masters with Body Martial Souls are family. And since there are Body Martial Soul users within the Sun Moon Empire as well, the Body Sect itself does not—and should not—favor any particular nation."
Du Bushi fell silent.
He had to admit—Su Yu was right.
Blinded by Veena's exceptional talent, he had bound the Body Sect to the war chariot of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Now, they found themselves constantly resisting the Sun Moon Empire, deliberately obstructing its unification.
This was never the path he had intended to take.
Yet, circumstances had forced him forward, leaving him with no choice.
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"The Soul Spirit Cultivation System is still in the experimental phase in Sun-Moon, but for the major factions, it's already widespread across the continent. I assume the Body Sect has also acquired the universal cultivation method," Su Yu continued.
"And I believe you've already discovered the fundamental difference in how this system condenses soul rings."
Du Bushi narrowed his eyes and stared at Su Yu. "Yes… The cultivation method of the Soul Spirit Cultivation System doesn't just create soul rings that are more compatible with the soul master—it goes a step further. These aren't just martial soul-based soul rings; they are the soul master's own rings."
Indeed, the Body Sect had surpassed even the developers at Sun-Moon Hall in understanding the universal method of the Soul Spirit Cultivation System.
Even with Su Yu's guidance, Sun-Moon Hall's researchers only had a superficial grasp of its principles.
But the Body Sect, through independent research, had already uncovered this crucial insight.
This was the inherent advantage of Body Martial Souls within the Soul Spirit Cultivation System.
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Suddenly, Su Yu's body erupted with a surge of blood energy.
One by one, soul rings of various colors materialized around him, each marked with golden patterns.
"I believe the Body Sect is particularly interested in the formation of Blood Energy Soul Rings," Su Yu said, his voice calm yet firm. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have focused so precisely on researching my Soul Spirit Cultivation System."
Even though Body Martial Soul users naturally had an advantage in this area, the Body Sect's research progress was abnormal.
It was clear they had invested an extraordinary amount of effort into it.
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(End of Chapter)