Chapter 20: The Out-of-Body Spirit Wants to Defy Heaven
Naturally, Sun Qi's transformation wasn't limited to just his Soul Power cultivation speed.
He hadn't concealed the effects of his first Soul Ring's Soul skill, Phantom Spirit, and had told Ning Fengxing the truth.
Simultaneously, the first Soul Ring had transformed the little stone monkey, allowing it to grow and develop, incorporating the Transparent Spirit Ape's gift of a clear mind. Its spiritual power had now greatly increased.
Furthermore, Sun Qi and the little stone monkey had unexpectedly achieved a level of rapport, completing an unconventional Spirit fusion technique.
And that wasn't all.
Sun Qi's biggest concern was the possibility that he might be able to unleash his first Soul skill, Phantom Spirit.
Literally.
The stone monkey, Sun Qi, might be able to unleash Phantom Spirit!
Not the stone monkey.
"Let's go back to the Academy and study it more slowly. Once I transfer your Soul Power into my own, we can verify it."
Sun Qi hadn't been able to do anything in the carriage, so he hadn't tried it.
Now, back at the Academy, he was ready to test his hypothesis.
The state he experienced during his alternative Spirit fusion technique had given him a moment of enlightenment, a spark of inspiration, leading him to believe he might be able to unleash the Soul skill, Phantom Spirit, which could only be activated by the little stone monkey.
The reason was simple: the little stone monkey's Spirit was separated from his body. A Spirit is a part of the Soul Master's body.
So, even if the little stone monkey had separated and developed its own meridian system, thanks to the unique relationship between man and monkey, his Soul energy could be "translated" to Sun Qi through his Spirit.
With this translator, the little stone monkey tapped into his instinctive Soul energy, allowing Sun Qi to develop the Stone Monkey Technique.
Similarly, he could replicate the little stone monkey's Soul skills, adapting them to the human body.
"This means I'm not mastering Soul Ring skills, but rather my own original Soul skills," Sun Qi said, awestruck.
He knew what this meant.
Self-created Soul skills!
These are Soul skills that can be passed down through the Soul Master community and mastered through learning.
Apart from anything else, if Sun Qi could truly deduce how the Phantom Spirit corresponds to the flow of Soul Power within the human body, then not only would the stone monkey itself be able to wield the Phantom Spirit, but all seven of its original bodies would possess this Soul skill.
In the future, whatever Soul skill the little stone monkey possesses, he could create it through the "translation" of his Spirit, allowing all seven of his original bodies to simultaneously master all of the little stone monkey's Soul skills.
"Out Of Body Spirits are truly incredible."
Sun Qi finally understood the power of Out Of Body Spirits.
Theoretically, any Out Of Body Spirit could perform such incredible feats.
An Out Of Body Spirit is equivalent to a library of self-created Soul skills.
Even if one only cultivates to the level of a Great Soul Master, they should be able to develop universal versions of two Soul skills.
"Yu Xiaogang, do you have any thoughts on this?"
Sun Qi shook his head.
He always felt that someone like Yu Xiaogang couldn't reach this level of research.
It wasn't because farting was too embarrassing, but rather that Yu Xiaogang simply couldn't grasp the idea that an Out Of Body Spirit could transform into a unique Soul skill.
"Regardless, facts have proven that an Out Of Body Spirit is a superior Spirit, it just requires a special method of development."
Even without Sun Qi's seven-in-one power, cultivating solely with the combined Soul Power of an Out Of Body Spirit and a Soul Master, even with low innate Soul Power, one can still achieve the status of a Great Soul Master.
Two Soul Rings offer a life-changing opportunity.
These two Soul Rings can completely absorb Soul Rings of higher levels.
Of course, absorbing Soul Rings of higher levels isn't the same as absorbing Soul Rings normally, just like the effect of an Immortal Herb absorbed by a Soul Elder versus a Soul Sage or even a Titled Douluo.
The same thousand-year Soul Ring has completely different effects when placed in the second ring than in the third ring. The Soul Rings may be the same color, but the enhancements they provide to the Spirit will differ, and even the quality of the Soul skills will be qualitatively different.
Placing a thousand-year Spirit Ring, powerful enough to elevate a Spirit from a Great Soul Master to a Soul Master, and allowing a Soul Master to maintain their advantage at the Soul Master level, in the second ring position alone was enough to transform the quality of a Spirit. Even poor innate talent would be elevated, no longer limited to level 30.
"At least, from a God's perspective, this path is viable."
Sun Qi returned to Notting Academy with mixed feelings.
He was completely different now than when he left.
Back in Dormitory 7, no one was there.
It was still class time.
After packing his bags, Sun Qi left the Academy with the little stone monkey.
He arrived at a blacksmith shop.
Having inquired beforehand, he avoided the one where Tang San worked.
"Boss, help me forge two long staffs."
The boss, noticing Sun Qi's childish appearance, couldn't help but ask, "Kid, are these for your parents?"
"No, it's for me and for him."
Sun Qi pointed at himself and the little stone monkey.
The little stone monkey groaned and kept pointing at himself.
I, I, I need it.
A hint of surprise flashed in the boss's eyes.
He kindly reminded: "You two little guys can't swing the iron rod, so go to the carpenter to find some sticks to play with."
Sun Qi shook his head.
"Boss, just make two long sticks according to our body proportions."
As he said, he took out a gold Soul coin and placed it on the table in front of the boss.
Seeing this, the boss said no more and began to measure the size of the man and the monkey.
"Don't blame me if you can't lift it when the time comes."
Sun Qi promised not to trouble the boss.
"Boss, how long will it take?"
"Iron rods are forged pretty quickly. Come back in five hours, or tomorrow for them."
Sun Qi nodded, telling the owner to come back that evening.
Leaving the blacksmith's shop, he found a carpenter's shop.
Iron rods were indeed difficult to use. With his and the little stone monkey's current physical condition, it was impossible to fully wield one. They could only be used for regular stick-based exercises, and to build strength. With time, he would eventually be able to wield them with ease.
Therefore, wooden rods were still the most practical for him.
At the carpenter's shop, Sun Qi ordered ten sticks from the owner, five for him and five for the little stone monkey.
After a stroll through the city, Sun Qi bought a lot of equipment, all of which he had previously planned to use as training aids.
He had previously been short of money, so he hadn't bought anything. But now, after an outing with Armor Sun Qi, he had been secretly given over two hundred and thirty gold Soul coins, and he suddenly felt wealthy.
With the Spirit Hall also receiving a gold Soul coin each month, he was no longer burdened with financial difficulties.
Placing his belongings into the azure ring given to him by Armor Sun Qi, Sun Qi went directly to the Academic Affairs Office and paid the director to convert his work-study status to a full-time student. This would free him from the daily tasks assigned by the Academy and allow him to move out of Dormitory 7 and live in his own room, undisturbed during his training.
The director was also astonished, wondering where Sun Qi had gotten so much money.
After completing the formalities for his new dormitory, Sun Qi first went to Dormitory 7 to collect his belongings, then entered his new dorm. After settling everything, he and the little stone monkey entered a meditative state.
[end of the chapter]