Doulou Dalu: The Power of a Book

Chapter 4: Confirming a Theory

"Know the truth, but also know the reasons behind it."

Su Wen at first paid little attention to the whereabouts of his Soul Power when cultivating at the tenth level.

After all, things that no one had ever been able to figure out were generally subconsciously ignored. It wasn't until Su Wen truly reached the tenth level, coupled with his exceptionally strong perception, that he remembered the strangeness of this situation.

'The conclusion given by the Grandmaster is obviously supported by a large amount of data. That means, Soul Power cultivated after the tenth level is indeed being stored somewhere but he thinks it doesn't serve any purpose'

'However, this Soul Power that is being stored might not be without use!'

Su Wen focused his senses on himself, entering into a meditative state, repeatedly feeling the Soul Power he had cultivated.

He felt as if he was a bucket full of water that was overflowing, but that excess water was dissapearing somewhere specific! Su Wen continuously sensed himself, introspecting every subtle change within his meridians, until he sensed a trace of abnormality.

"This feeling is similar to what I felt before awakening my Martial Spirit."

Before awakening his Martial Spirit, Su Wen could vaguely sense his own Martial Spirit, but he couldn't sense it clearly. It was merely a kind of intuition. With this intuition, he could sense the strength of the Innate Soul Power within the gestating Martial Spirit.

Then, by comparing whether the Innate Soul Power had increased, he gradually created his external training movements, ultimately developing a method to increase his Innate Soul Power.

Now, feeling this special situation again, Su Wen classified it as a special space within his body where the Martial Spirit and the excess Soul Power exist.

"The Martial Spirit is the intermediate product of the fusion of the soul and the physical body. Spiritual and soul powers of a soul master emerge afterward.The martial soul acts as a bridge between the two, facilitating the manifestation of these powers."

This is Su Wen's summary of his understanding of Martial Spirits.

Martial Spirit exists on a special level. It is both as illusory as the soul, without substance, and as substantial as the flesh, manifesting externally.

"If Soul Power cultivated after each complete ten levels continues to be stored in another special space, then what is the significance of this space?"

"Perhaps it's not another special space, but rather the Space where the Martial Spirits resides when they aren't manifested"

After all, after obtaining the Spirit Ring, these stored Soul Powers will manifest along with the Spirit Ring, becoming the Spirit Master's true Soul Power, enhancing the level of Soul Power. That's why some people when they breakthrough can jump multiple levels.

"The reason why it cannot be manifested now is because the bucket is full and cannot be poured in anymore, so it stays in that special space."

Su Wen continued to speculate.

However, while making assumptions, he also conducted verifications based on his own knowledge, examining whether his theory had any flaws.

"No, it's not that it cannot be poured in." Sensing that the meridians within his body were far from filled with Soul Power, Su Wen changed his wording: "It should be that it cannot be outputted anymore!"

The Martial Spirit reaches a limit where it no longer provides the ability to generate more Soul Power.

Therefore, this stored portion is not genuine Soul Power. It should lack certain qualities imparted by the Martial Spirit, thus remaining in the space where the Martial Spirit resides.