The Peerless Emperor

Chapter 446: Chapter 447: Closed-door Training Ends

After the Awakening Realm, the characteristics of Lin Qian’s Martial Soul were destined for another enhancement and Lin Qian was no exception.

Whether it was the Thunder Night Sword or the Cloud Sword, enhancing the Martial Soul didn’t undergo any peculiar changes; the most significant change was the enhancement multiplier.

Whether it’s the Thunder Night Sword enhancing physical strength or the Cloud Sword enhancing Soul Power, the degree of enhancement had already reached a full twenty times.

As long as Lin Qian channeled both the Gold Thunder Soul Power and the White Orchid Ice Cold Soul Power simultaneously in his mechanism, his strength was effectively enhanced by a whopping twenty times.

These were just very basic and common Martial Soul characteristics, but Lin Qian’s defiance of nature’s effect was something other Soul Martial Artists from the Human Clan could only dream of.

If it were just that, it wouldn’t have surprised Lin Qian so much, because there were other changes in the Martial Soul characteristics.

That is, the enhancement multiplier could be controlled!

In the past, whether it was enhancing physical strength or enhancing Soul Power, an enhancement of five times was just five times, and ten times was just ten.

But now, Lin Qian could control the enhancement multiplier to any amount between one and twenty!

It’s important to remember that when he initially broke through the Life and Death Realm’s Soul Crystal, both his physical strength and Soul Power were enhanced tenfold; while the power was certainly impressive, the consumption of Soul Power also increased accordingly.

Previously, it was either using the Martial Soul characteristics or not using them.

But using Martial Soul characteristics meant such a high level of enhancement and enormous Soul Power consumption, and sometimes Lin Qian didn’t need such a strong level of enhancement.

Now, however, Lin Qian could completely adjust the required multiplier according to the situation, to handle different scenarios—thus, Soul Power consumption could be controlled within a certain range.

Of course, Lin Qian’s thoughtful use of multipliers and Soul Power consumption was mainly considered when facing enemies of higher realms than his own.

As for enemies in the same realm?

In Lin Qian’s view, there was no need to use Martial Soul characteristics because he didn’t believe there was any Soul Martial Artist at the same realm who could contend with him or withstand his three moves.

At least, that was what Lin Qian believed in the Soul Martial Continent.

“Being invincible is so lonely,” Lin Qian sighed deeply.

Sometimes Lin Qian really wondered why there were no Soul Martial Artists of the same realm who could fight him on equal footing.

It was not that Lin Qian disdained his contemporaries or other Soul Martial Artists of the same realm, but rather, he was simply too strong.

“I hope in this Black Corner Country there will be an enemy who can give me a satisfying battle,” Lin Qian quietly thought to himself as he looked in the direction of the deep areas of the Ancient Forest World, where the capital of the Black Corner Country was located.

Back when he was attacking the Qin Dynasty, perhaps Emperor Qin, Qin Lingtian, could have given him a satisfying fight in Lin Qian’s mind.

Unfortunately, Lin Qian ended up disappointed; once the grand army of the Huaxia Empire approached, they discovered that Emperor Qin, who once had a considerable reputation in the Southern Domain, turned out to flee in the face of battle, becoming a shrinking turtle.

About this, Lin Qian was helpless; after all, he couldn’t force the opponent to come out and fight.

Now that he had successfully broken through to the Awakening Realm, Lin Qian felt elated. Turning to look at Wang Gang and the others, he waved his hand towards the gathering area, “Let’s go back!”

As Lin Qian’s voice fell, he was already soaring through the air towards the gathering area. The air around him broke due to his rapid flight, and in the blink of an eye, he was already back in the gathering area above his own dwelling.

The terrifying speed brought about by the improvement in realm made Lin Qian marvel, and he also felt some regret—if he had managed to break through to the Awakening Realm earlier, perhaps Little Jiang wouldn’t have had to endure the pain of losing his hands and feet.

Calming his excited emotions, Lin Qian returned to his own house, sat down cross-legged, and quietly perceived the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, immersing himself in cultivation.

The Soul Power that had just broken through was still somewhat restless within his body, and Lin Qian needed to meditate in stillness to adjust his state.

This type of meditative cultivation was quite different from normal cultivation.

During normal cultivation, one could recover from fatigue within a certain period of time, but when exceeding the limits of one’s soul’s burden, extreme fatigue would set in, necessitating rest.

One could consider sleeping to nourish the mind and spirit, or consider meditative cultivation.

This state mainly involved circulating the Soul Power within the body for conditioning and perception. Although cultivation would also increase, the pace would be very slow.

Some people referred to it as sitting in meditation, others as meditating or perceiving. Although the terms differed, the underlying meanings were largely the same.

Often, when encountering a bottleneck upon breaking through a realm, one would enter into seclusion in this state to perceive and find the opportunity for a breakthrough.

Lin Qian was now consolidating his own realm, regulating the somewhat chaotic Soul Power within his body, with his mind completely immersed in his world of cultivation.

As Soul Power circulated throughout his body, Lin Qian’s breath gradually stabilized. After half a day, Sky Trace also began to infuse him with nature’s spiritual energy anew, tempering his body and suppressing the restless and unsettling blood energy within him, preventing them from boiling over.

Moreover, the Heavenly Art Department immediately tailored a new Emperor’s Decision for Lin Qian for their emperor to cultivate.

After obtaining the new Emperor’s Decision, the speed at which Lin Qian circulated Soul Power in his body became even more ferocious. The originally unruly Soul Power now obediently adhered, and the dry heat in his muscles and flesh also settled down, hidden deep within his flesh and blood.

It was only when Lin Qian began to use his physical strength that he would unleash his original power, striking fear into the hearts of his enemies.

A whole month had passed since Lin Qian had entered his house for seclusion.

During this month, Little Jiang had ingested the Pill gifted by Lin Qian, and his hands and feet had regrown—not only were they not weaker than before, but they were even more robust.

This situation with Little Jiang had been transmitted to the Heavenly Art Department through a detection talisman, informing Zhuge Ming and Huasheng. After careful study, the two discovered that the Huaxia Empire’s medicine refining technology combined with this world’s alchemy skills indeed produced outstanding results.

After the combination of the two, the original potency of the medicine could be wonderfully sublimated.

After refining the Pill, its medicinal nature became gentler and easier to absorb, it lasted longer in efficacy, and was more suitable for improving physique and nourishing the mind.

As for the medicine, its effects were significantly more rapid and suited for aiding in cultivation, enhancing combat capabilities, and for rapid healing during battles.

The Pills were too gentle in potency, and the medicines too fierce; by complementing each other, they had transformative effects.

For example, the Pill that Little Jiang took this time would normally require at least two months to heal, and the recovered limbs would be somewhat weaker than what he originally had.

But with the assistance of refining technology this time, the recovery speed was noticeably doubled, and the recovered limbs were significantly stronger than before.

The path of national evolution appeared more spacious and bright in Lin Qian’s eyes!

After ending his seclusion, Lin Qian had already noticed that the four elders of the Human Clan from the Ancient Forest World were standing quietly outside his courtyard gate, waiting.