Doulou Dalu: The Power of a Book

"The three board of education members are also members of Spirit Hall, but they are also appointed by the Heaven Dou Emperor, and their sense of belonging to Spirit Hall is not strong," Xiao Zhan explained to Su Wen.

Su Wen listened to Xiao Zhan's introduction. He could sense that Xiao Zhan was straightforward, but not careless; instead, he was thoughtful.

"So, regarding your background, Spirit Hall will arrange for you to have the identity of a distant relative of mine," Xiao Zhan continued.

A genius from Spirit Hall?

That's not appropriate.

As already mentioned, the identity of a thousand-year-old Second Rank cannot be concealed.

So, if this genius joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy doesn't want to cause any uncontrollable waves, it's best to change the identity associated with Spirit Hall.

Su Wen also expressed understanding of this: 'The three board of education members have semi-independence, and it is highly probable that they will not favor Spirit Hall. This is different from Uncle Zhan, whose wife and children are all serving in Spirit City and Spirit Hall in official capacities.'

Xiao Zhan had been giving Su Wen his final instructions all along.

"Heaven Dou Imperial Academy - Board of education."

Su Wen followed Xiao Zhan inside.

"These are the three esteemed members of the board of education. This is Su Wen, whom I mentioned to you before," Xiao Zhan introduced.

"Su Wen greets the three esteemed members," Su Wen greeted respectfully.

"Hmm, Xiao Zhan has already briefed us on your situation. Although it's not the enrollment period for the academy, even with Xiao Zhan's recommendation, we still need to assess your situation," one of the board members stated.

"Xiaowen, release your Martial Spirit," Xiao Zhan instructed.

"Yes," Su Wen complied.

Su Wen summoned his Martial Spirit, and at the same time, two Spirit Rings, one yellow and one purple, slowly rose from under his feet.

Seeing Su Wen's second Spirit Ring shimmering with purple light, each of the three board members showed expressions of astonishment.

"To absorb a thousand-year old Spirit Ring at the second rank, your luck is extraordinary," one of the board members remarked.

thousand-year Spirit Ring.

During Xiao Zhan's explanation to the three board members, he explained that Su Wen fortuitously consumed some treasures, which led to the evolution of both his Martial Spirit and physical qualities. Additionally, he was unable to determine the age of the hunted Phantom Fox due to the unexpected circumstances.

In the end, Su Wen's successful absorption was a stroke of luck, facilitated by the previous evolution of his physical qualities and his strong willpower.

Overall, it was all a matter of luck.

Under fortuitous circumstances, he managed to absorb the Spirit Ring despite his lower rank.

Such a situation is extremely rare for ordinary Spirit Masters, and some may never encounter it in their lifetime. However, in the history of Spirit Master development, such occurrences have indeed been recorded.

Nevertheless, even with this knowledge, it's still impossible to replicate because no one knows the specific enhancement direction. It only involves a simple enhancement of the Spirit Master's physical qualities.

To increase the limit by three hundred years and surpass the thousand year bottleneck, the resources required would be immense. Even if replication were possible, it would not be worth it.

A single thousand-year Spirit Ring at the second rank is not as valuable as using these numerous opportunities to assist him in advancing to Spirit King sooner and obtaining a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

After all, those who truly have such resources are inevitably the Titled Douluo, and a thousand-year Spirit Skill is not very effective at the ninth rank.

However, Su Wen's theory of absorbing Spirit Rings beyond his rank has pointed out a direction.

Strengthening the meridians.

Throughout the history of the Spirit Master world, there have been attempts to enhance the channels that supply Soul Power circulation, thereby increasing the resistance to the immense Soul Power impact in Spirit Rings of higher rank levels. They just haven't named the meridians.

The importance of Su Wen's theory lies in the effective direction it provides for strengthening the meridians. It's neither about his external skills nor his internal skills, nor does it involve the idea of combining both.

Su Wen has not yet grown up, and he has no intention of revealing the secret of his rise to the public. He can benefit the Spirit Master world, but only under the condition that he himself will not be affected.

The direction given in the theory is that he felt the points where the spirit ring had the strongest impact on the meridians in the body during his experience of absorbing two spirit rings

Furthermore, he painted a big picture, presenting a theory that different Spirit Masters receive Soul Power impacts from absorbing Spirit Rings at different nodes. The theory tentatively speculates that this is related to the difference in Martial Spirits and the types of Spirit Rings absorbed.

In other words, this theory is a linked theory, and Su Wen can continue to delve deeper into it, contributing to Spirit Hall.

In the past, without this guiding direction, the Spirit Master world would have had to experiment to research the absorption of Spirit Rings beyond one's level, which would have been very costly.

Even the Spirit Hall would not have been able to afford such research.

But since he method doesn't require a lot of money and can still be researched, this project can naturally proceed.

This is the significance of Su Wen's theory.

Returning to the main topic.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's Board of Education.

After examining Su Wen's Martial Spirit, Spirit Rings, and Soul Power level, the three board of education members also gave Xiao Zhan face and approved Su Wen's admission application.

"Su Wen can study and practice under your name, Xiao Zhan, but we have one request," one of the board members said.

"Please go ahead, esteemed board members," Xiao Zhan replied respectfully.

"Su Wen should join the Heaven Dou Imperial Team led by Qin Ming. Although the team is currently full, we can allow Su Wen to join as a substitute," Principal Meng Shenji stated.

Upon hearing Meng Shenji's request, Xiao Zhan frowned.

'The Emperor Team under Qin Ming's command?'

If Su Wen joins, it will surely be as a substitute.

However, Xiao Zhan quickly understood and relaxed his frown, then readily agreed to Meng Shenji's request.

"This is not just a request; I also need to thank the three esteemed board members for their guidance on behalf of Xiaowen," he added.

As the face of the academy, the treatment that the team participating in the Spirit Master Grand Tournament could enjoy would naturally be different.

Su Wen's inclusion as a substitute would undoubtedly provide him with more opportunities for development.

After leaving the education board, Xiao Zhan accompanied Su Wen to complete the enrollment procedures.

"With the approval of the three board members, your procedures are straightforward," Xiao Zhan remarked. "I just didn't expect Meng Shenji to propose that you join the Heaven Dou Emperor Team."

Su Wen felt grateful once again for Meng Shenji's support.

To be directly arranged into the Heaven Dou Emperor Team was unexpected.

"The three education board members have long wanted to reform the atmosphere of the academy. This year's Emperor Team is particularly focused on cultivation, gathering talents in all aspects of offense, control, defense, agility, and support needed for a complete team. They aim to showcase their abilities in the next Spirit Master Grand Tournament and change the external perception of the academy," Xiao Zhan explained, showing his keen insight.

"Having you join the team is probably to consider the future, aiming to develop you into the core of the team for the next tournament," he added.

With two tournaments' worth of advanced training, as long as nothing unexpected happens, Su Wen could undoubtedly stabilize the academy's ranking in the following Spirit Master Grand Tournament.

The performance in two tournaments, combined with the time span involved, is enough to change most people's perception of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Xiaowen, I'll give you three days to rest, and after that, you'll follow me for training," Xiao Zhan said.

"Uncle Zhan, there's no need to wait for three days. I can start tomorrow," Su Wen replied.

"Alright."

Su Wen was also looking forward to Xiao Zhan's guidance.

The three education board members directly arranged for Su Wen to join the Emperor Team as the core for the tournament.

Yet, Su Wen was only a Book Martial Spirit!

This was different from the views held by everyone Su Wen had encountered before.

And to have the three education board members "overlook" Su Wen's "flaw" of having a Book Martial Spirit and aim to develop him into an outstanding Battle Spirit Master for the tournament could only be attributed to Xiao Zhan.

Su Wen inexplicably began to look forward to Xiao Zhan's guidance.

"It's time to abandon the path of relying on books as weapons and embark on the path of a mage."

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