Chapter 33: Cultivating Soul Power is Still a Little More Difficult...
"Teacher! It's done!"
In the secret training room, Qian Renxue opened her eyes with joy, feeling the energy in her body—distinctly different from soul power. Her eyes sparkled with excitement and curiosity!
"Not bad!" Su Yu remarked lightly.
With him, a Dou Emperor, as her teacher, Qian Renxue barely needed to exert effort to begin cultivating Dou Qi!
In an instant, the first strand of Dou Qi entered her body!
She officially stepped into the first level of Dou Qi!
Qian Renxue reveled in her delight for a moment, then asked Su Yu, "Teacher, I noticed that when my Dou Qi was forming, the soul power in my body became a bit... restless."
"Teacher, what's happening?"
After sensing her body's condition, Qian Renxue frowned.
If she hadn't suppressed it with all her might, she felt the soul power could've torn apart her newly cultivated Dou Qi in an instant!
Moreover, based on her soul power's feedback, she could suppress it now only because her Dou Qi was too weak. If it grew stronger...
"Heh!"
Su Yu chuckled. He'd anticipated this.
Dou Qi and soul power were two entirely different forces!
Their first encounter naturally sparked conflict and rejection!
It was normal for Qian Renxue's soul power to react this way!
No room for two tigers on one mountain!
But Su Yu had foreseen this issue and had a solution.
Soul power and Dou Qi were like sheep and tiger!
Without interference, an adult sheep could easily overpower a newborn tiger cub!
But... someone was interfering here!
"Relax your control over your soul power a bit, but not too much!" Su Yu instructed.
"Let go?" Doubt flickered in Qian Renxue's eyes, but her trust in her teacher led her to release a small portion of her soul power!
Once freed from her control, the soul power surged like a wild horse, charging toward the Dou Qi!
"Teacher!" Qian Renxue exclaimed, instinctively wanting to pull it back, but since her teacher hadn't ordered it, she held off.
"Don't worry! Just watch!"
Su Yu's soul power observed the two forces, a hint of mockery in his expression.
Think a young tiger can be bullied?
In an instant, soul power and Dou Qi collided!
Facing this intruder, soul power didn't hesitate, opening its jaws to devour!
But the moment they clashed, the seemingly gentle Dou Qi transformed into a ferocious tiger!
With one swipe, it knocked the soul power flat!
Under Qian Renxue's astonished gaze, the roles of prey and hunter flipped!
Gulp!
In a flash, the Dou Qi, now nourished, doubled in strength!
"This!"
Qian Renxue gaped at the strengthened Dou Qi, stunned!
The soul power she'd released wasn't small!
Yet it was so easily overwhelmed?
Taken down on contact?
How useless!
She knew Dou Qi was extraordinary, but not this extraordinary, nor did she expect soul power to be this pathetic!
"What? Shocked?" Su Yu's faint smile reached her ears.
She shook her head. "No, I just feel... soul power's a bit..."
She hesitated, leaving her sentence unfinished.
"A bit weak, right?" Su Yu finished for her.
Qian Renxue paused, then nodded. "Yeah."
Truthfully, seeing her soul power devoured so effortlessly left her dazed.
How long had the soul power system been cultivated? A thousand years? Ten thousand? A hundred thousand?
Its long history proved its strength!
Yet today, this mighty force was like a frail sheep, swallowed by a tiger in one bite!
This harsh reality was hard for Qian Renxue to accept.
Even though Su Yu had always said Dou Qi was powerful...
Seeing her silence, Su Yu read her thoughts and smiled.
"What's so hard to accept? This force, far stronger than soul power, is now yours to command!"
"Like soul power, it's your power!"
Su Yu's words snapped Qian Renxue back to reality.
Right! It's my power! Under my control! I cultivated it!
The stronger her Dou Qi, the stronger she was!
Soul power's weakness against it? What did that matter?
The strong prey on the weak! That's Douluo Continent's law!
The same applied to soul power!
Realizing this, Qian Renxue's smile returned. "Teacher, should I release more soul power to nourish the Dou Qi?"
Seeing the Dou Qi, now twice as strong, she was eager to continue!
"Handle it yourself!"
"Got it!"
Without hesitation, Qian Renxue began releasing her soul power bit by bit.
Under her control, the released soul power became fodder for her Dou Qi!
Nourished by soul power, the Dou Qi grew stronger and stronger!
Soon, the newborn Dou Qi broke through in one go!
Second stage of Dou Qi!
With the breakthrough, Qian Renxue felt her body strengthen, as if nourished.
"Oh! Teacher, I think I got stronger!" she exclaimed in surprise.
"What's surprising? Didn't I tell you? At this Dou Qi stage, the focus is on boosting physical strength to adapt to its violent nature!"
"Without a strong body, using Dou Qi could tear your meridians and body apart!"
"Violent?" Qian Renxue frowned, puzzled. It seemed gentle?
Noticing her confusion, Su Yu sneered. "It's fine at this stage; you're just starting!"
"When you hit Fighter level, you'll see. One mistake, and you're bedridden for a month!"
"Huh?" Qian Renxue blinked. "Just a month in bed?"
"Hm?"
Su Yu froze, then quickly realized.
He'd forgotten—in Douluo Continent, failing to absorb a Spirit ring could mean death!
Countless Spirit Masters died yearly from failed absorptions!
Compared to that, failing a Dou Qi breakthrough... seemed mild.
At worst, it stunted potential or caused serious injury...
Soul power... could kill.
Su Yu fell silent. Damn, he was right to call it trash!
Breaking through was so tough, yet so weak...
"Alright, that's enough for today! Recover your soul power and get used to wielding Dou Qi!"
"No need to keep feeding it soul power—too much is as bad as too little!"
"Yes, Teacher!"
[end of the chapter]