William returned to his room shortly after his conversation with Master Riyald and Sir Reynolds. On the way back, he noticed that the crossbows weren't as properly concealed as before.
Even without the use of the radar from the Navigation Talent, William noticed a series of minute irregularities in the wall that hinted at the presence of a trap.
Is this the effect of my new Flawless Title? he wondered. If so, then it truly did deserve its na.
With the title improving his attention to detail, not only had William's ability to identify traps improve, but so would his combat power since he could better analyze a fight. This might even help him with the Wind Dial experints, which would be a massive ti saver.
First things first, I haven't checked my Status yet.
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INFO: ( - )
-Na: William
-Race: Human
-Age: 41
-Lifespan: 260 Years
-Cultivation: Foundation Establishnt 1 (0/200)
STATUS: ( - )
-Health: 800/800
-Mana: 2500/2500
-Fa: 100
-Humanity: 98
-Attention: 1
-Soul Strength: 51
-Cultivation Base: 50/1000
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William was happy and disappointed at the sa ti when he looked at his new stats. His lifespan had only increased by ten years, which wasn't all that much compared to what he had.
His health had increased by 300 points, and his Mana by one hundred, but other than that there were no notable changes.
He noticed his Cultivation Base had doubled in capacity, which would be nice for the future, but it wasn't a ga-changer.
Oh, I haven't consud the Soul Stones yet. I wonder why that doesn't increase with my Cultivation William realized as he took ninety Soul Stones and ninety-nine Miniature Soul Stones from his Space Ring.
-Acquired Soul Stone x90: 9000 PP
-Acquired Miniature Soul Stone x99: 2475 PP
Huh? Why did I only just now get these Potential Points? William thought back to his exchange with Master Riyald, but couldn't find a problem. He had touched each Soul Stone as they were sent to his Space Ring, so that wasn't the issue.
He asked the System, who answered for free.
-The System was deciding whether or not to award Potential Points based on the circumstances.
William felt this was an odd explanation, but he didn't ask further. He directly consud each stone one at a ti, raising his Soul Strength to a flat 600 points.
It wasn't noticeable until he reached one hundred Soul Strength, but the speed at which he absorbed the Soul Stones increased slightly with each stone. Rather than spending a few weeks on the consumption process, a little over ten days passed before he was done.
It had been nine days since the last Cultivator left the Gravitas Ruins, aning the masked girl William t before was no longer in the Ruins. William didn't know why he kept thinking of this person, but it made him a little sad to think his only competitor in the Gravitas Ruins was no longer around.
Maybe I'll see her again...
He evaluated his condition but wasn't exactly sure how to test the effects of his Soul Strength, so he asked the System for pointers to save ti.
-Close your eyes and pretend your consciousness is leaving your body, then manipulate it like you would Mana.
William nodded. His eyes turned a shade of blue while a strand of his consciousness exited his body from his forehead. He used his finger to control the strand, then called more until it was in the shape of an ethereal sword.
He called Mana of the Plant Elent to create a wooden dummy at the back end of the room, then stood fifty ters away from the dummy and slashed vertically with his sword. The slash created an arc that traveled forward and sliced clean through the dummy, even cutting into the Array-reinforced walls behind it.
William evaluated the strength of his strike, finding that it had reached the middle stages of the Golden Core Realm. While it was strong, William felt his Soul Strength was severely lacking compared to his other abilities.
If 600 Soul Strength is the middle of the Golden Core, does that an the masked girl had more than I do right now? How did she get so much?
-She may have a Soul Cultivation Technique or an Innate ability that improves her Soul Strength over ti.
There are abilities like that?
-There are many ways to gain Soul Strength, but most of them are not known to the public. Only the large Sects like the Five Elents Sect, the Spirit Ascension Sect, and so families with long heritages know the thods to acquire more.
William nodded. What is my Soul Strength useful for, then? Should I even bother with it?
-It also increases your resistance to ntal invasions and brainwashing techniques, among many other effects that you will discover over ti. It's very versatile.
I see...thank you System.
-It seems your manners have improved recently, you little brat.
That doesn't an I will just stand by and let you treat like this! William yelled in his mind, but his face was smiling slightly. He was glad the System wasn't completely silent all the ti, since it gave soone to communicate with other than his Master and the Artifact Spirit.
He looked over to Atticus, who was sleeping soundly on the floor. His intelligence had improved, but he talked like a small child and only thought of olettes.
Perhaps he just needed to grow a little more, but William didn't want to have to create a new room if the snake's size kept increasing.
Speaking of olettes, let's get so food and et with Master before I'm late again.
A few days ago, William inford his Master that he was still consuming Soul Stones and couldn't et that week. If William missed another eting, his Master might get bored and add more traps to the residence.
He woke up Atticus to eat their al together, then rushed off in the direction of Riyald's laboratory. There, he saw the old man tinkering with the sa steam engine he was before.
"Oh, Disciple William. I'm surprised you didn't cancel this week's eting as well. Have you finished consuming the Soul Stones already?"
William nodded, "My Soul Strength has progressed greatly Master, thank you."
Riyald returned the nod, "How about your Cultivation?"
"No change yet."
The old man shook his head with a sigh, "You need to at least set aside so ti for Cultivation each night. I know you're worried about the Heavens, but that is no reason to let your growth stagnate."
William scratched his head. Riyald was right on the nose with his statent.
Will had intentionally avoided Cultivating lately, since he didn't want to pick sides just yet when he knew barely anything about either the World or the Heavens. After all, who would gamble on a popular sports team winning a tournant if they knew nothing about sports? It didn't make sense.
"Master, I'm hoping to learn more about the Heavens and the World before I make a choice."
"You can do that after you've reached the peak of your current Realm. For now, just Cultivate. Who knows, the problem might solve itself."
William nodded. Master truly had a great wealth of experience, which far surpassed his own. "In that case, can you teach how to increase my Soul Strength further?"
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