Chapter 27: Painless for Ten Thousand Years?
"Judging from your actions today, did the lady agree?"
Falling Devil asked with a smile when he saw Fifteen Ton returning after finishing his work.
Fifteen Ton Douluo twisted his neck, a smile appearing on his face after a busy day.
"Well, it was the young lady who brought it up to me. In seven days at most, the entire First Prince's Mansion will be inhabited by our Spirit Hall."
"Miss brought it up on her own initiative?" Falling Devil asked in surprise.
Then, he thought of Qian Renxue's life over the past month and smiled, "It seems the young lady has been exhausted this month."
"Of course!" Fifteen Ton slammed his fist on the table. "My scalp tingles when I see the workload Miss has put in this month. The key is that there's been no progress at all. It's like working in vain, and it's even hindering her cultivation."
"Damn!" Falling Devil sighed, "Who allowed that old man from the Ye family to still be alive?"
"Xue Tian has a grandfather who is about to break through to the Titled Douluo as her backer. Who would be so blind as to stand on the young lady's side at this time? Everyone is trying to avoid her as much as possible!"
"That's right! Miss should concentrate on her cultivation during this period of time! Why bother with the fight among the princes? Can't you just kill them all when the time comes?" Fifteen Ton Douluo sneered!
Seeing Fifteen Ton Douluo's attitude, Falling Devil shook his head and smiled, "You... huh?"
Suddenly, both of them looked towards Qian Renxue's bedroom and frowned.
"At this hour, Miss should be taking some medicinal bath, right? Why?"
The two looked at each other, then quickly rushed towards Qian Renxue's bedroom.
As soon as they arrived at the door, Fifteen Ton Douluo said to the two maids guarding it:
"You two are not needed here! Get out!"
"Yes!"
Faced with Fifteen Ton Douluo's order, the two maids did not dare to disobey and retreated obediently.
Looking at the tightly closed door, Falling Devil frowned tightly.
"Why did Miss choose to break through at this time?"
"Just wait!"
Feeling the energy inside, Fifteen Ton Douluo shook his head and stood guard at the door.
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In the room.
"Good!"
Looking at the divine soul ring in Qian Renxue's hand, which turned purple in the blink of an eye, Su Yu nodded.
"At this rate, the first Spirit ring will be at least two thousand two hundred to three hundred years old. I don't know if it can reach three thousand years."
According to Su Yu's estimation, Qian Renxue's current physical condition could only support a Spirit ring of three thousand years at most.
But three thousand years was just a theoretical limit!
After two thousand years, every hundred years was a hurdle. How far she could go depended on Qian Renxue's perseverance.
After crossing the thousand-year threshold, the growth rate of the God-given Spirit ring slowed, but it didn't weaken too much.
In just one minute, it broke through the two-thousand-year threshold again.
Two thousand one, two thousand two, two thousand three...
It wasn't until around 2,600 years that the speed began to slow significantly.
At this point, Qian Renxue's expression began to change, her slender brows slightly furrowed, showing signs of difficulty.
Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her jade-white forehead, starting to slide down.
At two thousand eight hundred years, Qian Renxue clenched her pink lips tightly, beads of sweat the size of beans flowing down the corners of her mouth, dripping onto her loose yukata.
By two thousand nine hundred years, her delicate body, sitting cross-legged on the bed, began to tremble slowly. The pressure, nearing her limit, caused visible pain.
Two thousand nine hundred one, two thousand nine hundred two, two thousand nine hundred three... two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine...
"Huh?"
Su Yu observed Qian Renxue's condition, a playful smile crossing his face.
"I thought the medicinal power in your body wouldn't activate until the second Spirit ring, but it's coming out with the first one..."
"Tch, I wonder if the third Spirit ring can break through ten thousand years..."
After a moment of thought, seeing the rapidly increasing medicinal power in Qian Renxue's body, Su Yu's soul power surged, sealing it within her.
By the way, it suppressed the rapidly increasing age of the Spirit ring.
"Three thousand eight hundred years?"
Qian Renxue opened her eyes in surprise. "Teacher, didn't you say the maximum was three thousand? How are there so many more?"
She was confused. Her teacher was so powerful; even if his estimate was off, it should've been by a hundred or two years.
Why was there such a huge gap now? An increase of eight hundred years?
That's almost a third of the expected years!
Did the teacher miscalculate?
Su Yu said slowly, "Did you notice things got easier after absorbing the Spirit ring?"
"Hmm? Yes! Teacher, how did you know? Did you see my expression?"
"Of course not. After your Spirit ring reached its limit, the medicinal power in your body was briefly stimulated. If I hadn't suppressed it, your Spirit ring could've hit four thousand years."
Su Yu explained calmly.
"Hmm?" Qian Renxue's big eyes filled with doubt.
"Why suppress it, Teacher? Weren't you planning to stimulate it?"
"That's right!" Su Yu said helplessly. "But I didn't intend for you to use it with your first Spirit ring."
"I planned for your second Spirit ring to hit seven thousand years, and your third to go straight for ten thousand. Now... I hope your willpower is strong enough!"
"Ten thousand years???"
Qian Renxue's mind filled with question marks at Su Yu's outrageous claim.
By her estimate, the second Spirit ring would be five thousand years, and the third seven thousand.
Now, ten thousand years?
Teacher, are you sure you're not joking?
"Don't be so shocked."
Su Yu's tone stayed calm. "The medicinal power in your body is meant to help you break through bottlenecks and push past limits!"
"Based on this month's accumulation, it could've broken through twice. Now... you've used up half of it."
"So, you've got one more chance to break the limit. Your third Spirit ring might be more painful than before."
"Of course, that's if you aim for a ten-thousand-year third Spirit ring. If you don't, this half-use will be plenty!"
Qian Renxue felt uneasy after hearing Su Yu's words. Did that mean she could've avoided pain entirely? Painless for ten thousand years?
Then, she asked.
"Painless for ten thousand years?" Su Yu smirked. "Dream on! Even with two full uses, breaking through ten thousand years would still hurt. It's just more painful now."
"Teacher, how much does it hurt?"
"Well... I haven't absorbed one either. Even if you ask, I don't know!" Su Yu shrugged, a bit helpless.
He'd never used the Spirit Master system; his estimates were based on his Dou Di experience. Who knows how painful it is!
As long as it doesn't kill her, it's fine!
[end of the chapter]