Chapter 12: Level 10!
Sun Qi won the victory easily with his first move.
Neither side had any Spirit skills, and the opponent's stick technique was also fancy, swinging it entirely based on feeling, so Sun Qi, who won the victory, did not have any complacent mentality.
In the early stage, he and the stone monkey were two against one, and they were invincible.
Of course, if the opponent had Spirit skills, it would be hard to say.
So he was not planning to fight with Xiao Chenyu.
Liu Long fell to the ground holding his abdomen after being poked by Sun Qi's stick.
"Next."
Sun Qi looked at the wooden stick in his hand and sighed.
He could feel that the stick had begun to deform, and the feeling when swinging it was no longer the same. It was very likely that it would break after a few more collisions.
"We lose this game, Ling Feng, you go!"
Boss Xiao also abided by the rules.
The rules for both teams were that three people would fight in turns, and the last one standing would win.
Now, one Wang Sheng and one Liu Long had been eliminated from each side.
"Be careful, Ling Feng's Spirit is the Swallow, and it's very agile," Wang Sheng warned, approaching Sun Qi.
Sun Qi nodded.
Swallows are flying Spirit Beasts and are very rare.
In this era, flight is a very advanced ability.
However, before the Spirit possessed him, Ling Feng couldn't fly, and even then, he would need additional Spirit skills to activate his Spirit's flying ability.
Ling Feng faced Sun Qi and the stone monkey with no fear.
His greatest strength was speed; he could simply fight the man and the monkey, finding opportunities to defeat them one by one.
Sun Qi, of course, was aware of the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, so he didn't rush to attack.
He approached slowly, and he and the little stone monkey flanked Ling Feng from two directions, slowly closing in.
Sweat broke out on Ling Feng's forehead.
He realized that if he dodged at this moment, he might suffer a great loss.
But if he continued to let Sun Qi and the monkey approach, even if he could still slip away, he would be hit by a stick.
He made a quick decision and rushed out as light as a swallow.
Seeing this, Sun Qi swung out his stick directly. When he held the stick before, his right hand was behind his body, and the whole stick was ready to go. Now he swung out the stick directly, and the tip of the stick had already protruded one meter before his whole position moved.
Combined with Sun Qi's steps at the same time, the protruding distance increased by another meter.
In other words, in just a blink of an eye, Sun Qi's stick went out two meters.
This was something Ling Feng could not imagine.
Although the distance between Sun Qi and him was more than two meters just now, it was only about four meters.
He dodged in Sun Qi's direction.
He could sense the Stone Monkey's distinct Spirit Power fluctuations, while Sun Qi's was practically nonexistent, relying on his physical prowess.
He wanted to dodge the Stone Monkey's attack and then find a way through Sun Qi, the Spirit Master's true form, so he subconsciously sided with Sun Qi.
Sun Qi intercepted his trajectory midway, drawing a perpendicular line.
The shortest path between a point and a line is a perpendicular segment.
He also managed the speed of his staff, causing it to collide with Ling Feng simultaneously.
Bang!
Ling Feng fell to the ground.
He clutched his waist, tears welling in his eyes.
It hurt.
Sun Qi put away his staff and led the Stone Monkey back to the work-study area.
Ling Feng's Spirit was the Swallow, and while he was fast, he was also fragile, and the combined force of the two had combined.
Sun Qi's staff had broken, and Ling Feng's pain was palpable. The outcome of the next battle was clear before they even had to fight.
Returning to the work-study area, Sun Qi spotted Tang San.
Tang San was observing him, seemingly trying to get to know Sun Qi anew.
They were from the same village, and Tang San knew Sun Qi's background, but he hadn't expected him to possess such proficiency in staff techniques.
From whom had he learned it?
Tang San didn't believe Sun Qi could have mastered this technique on his own.
A child from the same village couldn't possibly possess such a profound understanding of the art.
Sun Qi's expression remained calm. After returning to the work-study area, he left immediately.
He was headed back to the mountains to continue his training.
Xiao Wu didn't try to stop him, but instead discussed with Tang San who would deal with Xiao Chenyu.
...
Time passed.
Sun Qi's seven bodies all entered into full-hearted cultivation.
In the third month after entering school, Sun Qi broke through to level four, and after that, he could steadily improve his Spirit Power by one level every two and a half months.
Fifteen months after entering school, he broke through to level nine.
After that, he felt the biggest problem with his innate talent.
A full eight months.
Under the premise of breaking through a level every two and a half months, a major bottleneck could hold him back for more than half a year!
This is simply unbelievable.
Eight months is enough time for him to advance three levels before.
"I'm eight years old now. It's been two years and two months since I awakened my Spirit. Breaking through to level ten is too slow."
If he can't continue to maintain the previous cultivation speed after obtaining the first Spirit Ring, then his progress will really fall far behind.
"For my first Spirit Ring, I must get the one that best suits me!"
Sun Qi's eyes were deep.
Not only did it have to be the most suitable, but it also had to be the oldest.
Otherwise, he suspected he might not even be able to break through to the Great Soul Master stage.
Yu Xiaogang was truly useless, but there was no denying the advantages that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family had given him. Just because he could cultivate his innate half-level Spirit Power to the twenty-ninth level didn't mean the upper limit of the innate half-level was that high.
You know, many innate first and second level Spirit Masters never break through to the Great Soul Master stage in their entire lives.
"I still have to ask the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for help."
Sun Qi took a deep breath.
He knew that relying on himself and Notting Academy was absolutely impossible to obtain the Spirit Ring he needed. He could only ask other entities to bring some powerful Spirit Masters to help him hunt souls.
Asking the Spirit Hall was difficult, and Sun Qi was also afraid that Tang Hao would find out and slap him to death.
Unless Twin Sun Qi could summon Gui Mei to help a poor stranger from a remote area with only level one innate Spirit Power hunt souls, Sun Qi would be targeted by Tang Hao if his Spirit Hall connections were exposed.
"Armor Sun Qi is almost there. After he breaks through level 20, he can take me on soul hunts." Sun Qi took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to immediately acquire a Spirit Ring.
He looked at the stone monkey leaning against him and said, "Xiao Sun, keep up the good work."
"Wooah!" (Soul Ring! Soul Ring!)
Sun Qi said, "Don't worry, I will definitely find you the most suitable Spirit Ring, but for the best fit, we have to wait."
The stone monkey nodded without doubting Sun Qi and continued to meditate.
After meditating for a moment, he opened his eyes and looked at Sun Qi in confusion.
"Ouch!" (I can't cultivate anymore!)
Sun Qi explained, "It's just that you don't feel any progress. Every time you meditate now, your Spirit Power will increase, and it will be apparent when you obtain a Spirit Ring."
After a pause, he told the little stone monkey another white lie.
"Also, although the Spirit Power you're cultivating now isn't visible, the more Spirit Power you accumulate, the greater the benefits you'll receive when you absorb your first Spirit Ring. It can even change our innate qualities."
[end of the chapter]