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Chapter 1085 Qualitative Change in Mental Power

Zhang Haoran exclaimed in surprise, "Huh! This is... a qualitative change in mental power?"

"I haven't even broken through my bottleneck, nor have I retrieved the spiritual power of my clones. How can this be a qualitative change already?"

He was very puzzled at the moment. He hadn't even had a chance to use the methods he had prepared before, so how could he have broken through all at once?
"Isn't it said that the bottleneck of 200,000 Hertz of mental power is very difficult to break through?"

Previously, the Southern Emperor was still regretting this, thinking that I had taken the spiritual marrow at the wrong time, too early.

What's the bottleneck now?
Did it simply disappear? Or was the bottleneck weakened so much that breaking through it became much easier, so I didn't feel anything when I tried to break through?

In any case, a breakthrough is a good thing.

"I never expected that taking the spiritual marrow beforehand would have such a good effect. It seems that my choice was correct."

He sensed it for a moment and immediately understood what was going on. His soul had grown far too strong, far exceeding the strength that should be present in his current realm.

The bottleneck of 20 Hz of mental power has been offset by the immense potential.

Therefore, his mental strength did not encounter any bottlenecks and began to transform directly.

At the same time, he also discovered changes in his own soul.

Zhang Haoran exclaimed in surprise, "Martial Dao Primordial Spirit? Impossible! My improvement is nothing short of exaggerated. I don't even feel like I've gotten that much stronger."

Condensing a martial arts primordial spirit is a new beginning, a transformation even greater than proving one's Dao and becoming an emperor. From then on, martial artists are no longer limited by lifespan; as long as their primordial spirit remains, they can almost live forever.

This is a fundamental sublimation. When the martial arts primordial spirit is cultivated to its peak, it can create its own rules and establish its own world. That is a realm that only ninth-level experts can access.

Once a complete set of rules is established and a vast world of one's own is created, that is a tenth-tier powerhouse.

His improvement this time couldn't be that significant, but it laid a good foundation for condensing his martial arts spirit.

Zhang Haoran chuckled and said, "Hehe! Being too ambitious isn't a good thing either. Cultivation still requires taking it one step at a time."

He stopped focusing on the mere phantom of the soul and began to observe the transformation of his spiritual power.

His mental strength began to undergo a qualitative change, and its intensity continued to increase. However, he did not experience the sudden feeling of becoming stronger that one would have when breaking through. Instead, he felt a sense of relief, as if a burden had been lifted.

"This feeling seems a bit off. Why do I feel relaxed instead of powerful?"
This transformation of spiritual power seems quite unusual; it didn't absorb energy from the outside world, but rather provided an outlet. Where did this energy come from?

Under normal circumstances, a martial artist's continuous attempts to break through bottlenecks are also a process of accumulation. This energy does not disappear completely; it helps to solidify the foundation after the martial artist breaks through and enter a period of rapid growth.

Of course, this energy alone is certainly not enough to support the transformation of spiritual power; it is also necessary to absorb the energy of heaven and earth from the outside world. This is why martial artists trigger strange phenomena in heaven and earth when they break through.

However, the outside world remained very calm about Zhang Haoran's breakthrough. His own energy was sufficient to support the transformation of his spiritual power, and there was even a surplus.

Only then did he realize that he had refined too much spiritual marrow, and a large amount of special substances had accumulated in his body. Because he refined it too quickly, much of it could not be converted into spiritual power in time.

It is this energy that supports the transformation of spiritual power.

Although spiritual essence is the most precious natural treasure in this world, the soul is even more mysterious. Therefore, only the most essential part is absorbed by the soul, while the rest of the energy is used to enhance spiritual power.

You should know that he refined a full three hundred spirit marrows, but his mental strength only increased by 5 Hz, and there is still a lot of energy accumulating in his body.

It's impossible to convert all that energy into mental power in a short time. Even if mental power is undergoing a qualitative change, it still won't require that much energy.

This is why he felt relaxed before. Too much energy accumulating in the body is not a good thing. This is all spiritual energy, which the golden body cannot absorb and will only bring burden.

Now that the mental energy has undergone a qualitative change, that energy is like finding an outlet, and it is surging wildly into the sea of ​​consciousness and being absorbed by the mental energy.

But this speed isn't fast enough!

He quickly made a judgment after a brief examination: even if his mental power underwent a qualitative change, the energy accumulated in his body would not be exhausted, and the conversion speed must be accelerated.

Otherwise, if this energy accumulates for too long, it will slowly dissipate, which would be a complete waste.

He immediately began to activate his two sword souls, accelerating the tempering process. His mental strength was currently undergoing a transformation and wouldn't drop below 20. Therefore, the more he tempered, the faster he consumed energy.

At the same time, he began to actively guide his spiritual power to undergo a transformation, which could accelerate the consumption of energy and make the transformation more thorough.

He noticed that his spiritual energy was surging towards the center of his consciousness, as if it wanted to occupy that place. He was filled with doubt. "What does this mean? Does it mean that it feels it's already quite capable and should gain a corresponding status, and doesn't want to be excluded from the margins forever?"
No, mental power can only act on instinct; there must be something it wants there.

The spiritual power is undergoing a qualitative change and should be given the greatest possible assistance, which should be beneficial to the transformation.

With a thought, Zhang Haoran further compressed the soul power that permeated his sea of ​​consciousness and pushed it all to the other side, making more space to move his mental power toward the center of his sea of ​​consciousness.

With him in charge, everything would proceed smoothly. His spiritual energy, radiating a pale blue glow, surged toward the center of his consciousness.

He quickly understood what was going on. It wasn't that his spiritual power was trying to take a dominant position, but rather that since the two sword souls and the magic weapon were both there, he wanted to use their power to make the transformation more thorough.

When the mental energy approached the defensive equipment, the orb at the top of the tower lit up with a soft light, absorbing a portion of the mental energy. It then spat it out shortly afterward, but the amount had decreased by one-tenth.

After one inhalation and exhalation, the light emanating from the spiritual energy softened somewhat.

Zhang Haoran sensed it and found that the strength of his mental power had not increased much, but it was easier to control. As for the one-tenth that had decreased, it should have been absorbed by the magic weapon as a handling fee.

He suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Those guys in the cultivation world can use high-level magic treasures to temper their magic power. Since defensive equipment is inside the sea of ​​consciousness, it can naturally temper spiritual power as well. Perhaps the reason we didn't have this ability before was because our level wasn't high enough."

He felt that the more likely reason was that with two great sword spirits present, the magic weapon would never have a chance to be used. Now that his spiritual power was undergoing a transformation, the more assistance he received, the better.

Moreover, each magical artifact has different characteristics and requires different tempering methods.

The spiritual energy absorbed by the pearl is gentler and easier to control, allowing for more subtle manipulations.

As for the one-tenth reduction in his mental strength, he didn't care at all.

At this moment, he had too much energy accumulated in his body, and he wished that his defensive equipment could absorb more of it, so that the energy wouldn't be wasted if it couldn't be digested.

In any case, since the mental energy is undergoing a transformation, its total amount will not change and will remain at 200,000 Hz. If it decreases by even a fraction, it will be replenished immediately.

"I wonder how the magic sword will be tempered. You know, this is a magic weapon that can amplify mental attacks, so it should be more professionally refined."

Zhang Haoran transferred the spiritual energy that had been absorbed and released by the precious pearl over there.

"Clang clang clang!" The magical sword immediately emitted a silver light and a joyful sword sound.

The next moment, a powerful suction force emanated from the hilt of the sword, drawing in spiritual energy. The sword trembled continuously, emitting sharp hums, before the energy flowed out from the tip.

He examined it and found that after being tempered by the magic sword, his spiritual power had become purer and had acquired a sharp aura. If he were to use his spiritual power to form a sword, he could unleash even greater destructive power.

"interesting!"

Zhang Haoran said thoughtfully, "It seems that the tempering direction of each magic weapon is different."

The orb makes mental energy easier to control, allowing for subtle manipulations, while the magic sword makes it even purer and also gives it offensive properties.

Sword Soul Tempering involves compression to increase strength; it's truly a one-stop service. This entire process can increase power by at least 20%.

Once this transformation is complete, in terms of spiritual power, it might not be much less than that of the Heavenly Emperor.

There may be some differences in combat tactics, but in terms of mental strength, they should be in the same tier.

Zhang Haoran's goal is to surpass the Overlord Emperor in physical strength, the Destroyer Emperor in mental strength, and the War Emperor in blood and qi.

Well, this last point is quite difficult. The War Emperor has already refined all his blood and qi into true blood. If he wants to catch up in this aspect, he still needs to work hard.

However, his blood and qi have undergone three qualitative changes, and he has not yet forged his jade bones, so there is hope that he can surpass them.

Only by surpassing the Supreme Heavenly Emperor in every aspect and reaching the pinnacle of this world can one be qualified to advance to a higher realm.

However, tempering one's spiritual power comes at a price. As usual, the magic weapon sword takes a 10% handling fee to make up for the consumption and improve its quality.

This allows him to digest the energy accumulated in his body more quickly.

Zhang Haoran frowned slightly and said, "Your spiritual power is undergoing a transformation. It's not a big deal if some of it is absorbed; it can be replenished immediately."

If it were like this all the time, that would be troublesome; it would slow down the growth of one's mental strength.

His spiritual power has been constantly tempered and compressed by the sword soul, which is why it can't keep up with the rate of improvement in his blood and qi. If he gets skinned by two more magic weapons in the future, his improvement will be even slower.

"So, it seems I won't be able to use magic weapons to temper my spiritual power as often as I want anymore. That's a real shame."

Zhang Haoran observed carefully for a while and found that it was not as he had judged. The two magical treasures only absorbed energy and would not cause a decrease in the upper limit of mental power.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then it's all right! I have plenty of energy, you can take as much as you want."

"But didn't magic weapons used to refuse to absorb spiritual energy, and even act like they were disgusted by it? Why are they starting to charge a handling fee now?"

He had previously considered letting the sword spirit and the two magic weapons absorb spiritual power to grow, since there was an abundance of such things that could be replenished directly through the system. However, they all seemed to dislike him.

Perhaps it's because my mental strength is undergoing a qualitative change. My mental strength wasn't strong enough before, so the magic weapons didn't react much. Now it seems that my strength has reached the required level.

Zhang Haoran was overjoyed: "Great! With these two magic treasures added to the tempering process, my spiritual power will become even stronger."

Moreover, absorbing spiritual energy allows the magic weapon to recover faster, which is a win-win situation. As for the energy consumed, that doesn't matter; energy is the last thing I lack.

The two magical treasures continuously absorbed and released spiritual energy, quickly refining all the spiritual energy. Now, the blue light they emitted was even more dazzling, and their purity and control over the energy had greatly improved.

The transformation process has also accelerated significantly.

He thought greedily, since the two magic treasures could bring such a great improvement, what about the two sword souls that had been tempering their spiritual power?
He couldn't wait to channel his spiritual power to get closer to the two sword spirits.

However, the same thing did not happen. Through sensing the sword spirit, it was learned that the sword spirit still disliked spiritual power and did not want to absorb it.

"Ugh, I thought my mental strength after the transformation was already pretty amazing, but it turns out I'll still be looked down upon. Looks like I'll have to keep working hard!"

If the sword spirit refuses under normal circumstances, then that should be the end of it, and you should continue to refine it with sword intent.

After all, for a swordsman, the sword spirit is fundamental.

However, this is not the normal situation. My mental energy is undergoing a transformation. If I can get help from the sword spirit, the transformation will be more thorough and I can consume the energy accumulated in my body more quickly.

He gritted his teeth and said, "As long as there are no hidden dangers, we should still let Sword Soul join. Anyway, it's only this once, so the impact shouldn't be too great."

Zhang Haoran immediately activated his sword spirit, absorbing spiritual power into it, refining it, and then feeding it back. Sure enough, the spiritual power he received was much stronger, and his transformation progress increased dramatically.

However, this seems to have some impact on the Sword Soul as well, making it less easy to control than before, and there is a sense of stagnation.

This greatly alarmed him.

"Damn, I hope we don't break the Sword Soul while trying to speed things up."

Fortunately, he had been cautious beforehand and only used ordinary sword souls to absorb spiritual power, so even if something went wrong, it wouldn't affect his combat strength.

He sensed it briefly and discovered that the sword soul's condition was not irreversible.

It can recover as long as it is nurtured for a period of time or by absorbing more soul power.

"That scared the hell out of me! It's good that everything's alright. I have plenty of soul power in my sea of ​​consciousness now."

He immediately channeled a surge of soul power into the sword spirit, and the feeling of stagnation quickly disappeared.
It seems that this kind of thing can't be done too often; doing it occasionally is enough. If it's done to improve mental strength but delays the growth of the sword soul, then it's not worth it.

However, this is a crucial moment for the transformation of spiritual power, and the addition of the sword spirit is still necessary.

Next, he began to use the sword spirit and magic weapon to help his spiritual power complete its transformation. During this process, the energy accumulated in his body was consumed very quickly. When about one-third of it was consumed, a dazzling light suddenly burst out from his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Boom!"

The pale blue spiritual energy frantically absorbed energy and rapidly expanded, completely filling the center of the sea of ​​consciousness, enveloping the sword soul and magic weapon, while the soul power was squeezed to the edge of the sea of ​​consciousness.

The next moment, mental energy began to compress rapidly again, and its intensity continued to rise.

After being compressed back to its original size, it begins to expand again. With each cycle, the mental strength increases significantly, and the color becomes even darker.

(End of this chapter)