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Saint Energy. Even Zhou Weiqing had never heard of this term before, but he reacted instantly, understanding exactly what Su Wen meant by it.
Feeling the powerful Heavenly Energy inside his body, Zhou Weiqing was deeply shocked.
Just a single book page integrating into his body had actually boosted his Heavenly Energy by so much out of nowhere!
This wasn't just providing an Jewel Skill; the effect of this legendary page from the Book of Totem Imprinting went far beyond simply granting skills.
As Zhou Weiqing felt the Heavenly Energy circulating within him, he was absolutely certain that this energy belonged to him.
Not only was the quantity several times higher than his previous maximum limit, but the quality was also incomparably stronger!
Zhou Weiqing cultivated the Immortal Deity Technique, meaning the sheer intensity of his Heavenly Energy already far surpassed that of Heavenly Jewel Masters at the same cultivation realm. Yet, at this moment, even he was thoroughly shaken.
"Is this really the quality and quantity of Heavenly Energy that a Heavenly Jewel Master of my level can possess...?"
It wasn't a boost created out of thin air.
Zhou Weiqing carefully perceived the changes inside his body, realizing that this was the result of the book page guiding the circulation of his own Heavenly Energy.
The increase in the total amount of Heavenly Energy was due to converting more of the surrounding natural energy from Heaven and Earth, and the leap in quality shared the same origin. Under the guided circulation of this energy, the death acupoints he had opened began to interact with one another, tempering his Heavenly Energy and allowing it to briefly reach this extraordinary height.
"This is an amplification based entirely on my current realm. If I could master this technique of circulating Heavenly Energy, wouldn't it mean I could possess this kind of power even without this page from the Book of Totem Imprinting?"
Zhou Weiqing's heart hammered in shock.
He had never imagined that the gap in sheer technique could be so stark.
The total amount of Heavenly Energy in his body had increased at least threefold, and the quality was simply night and day compared to before.
Just how was this achieved?
"Don't let your mind wander. This is a skill you cannot master; it belongs to techniques that can only be grasped through Heavenly Dao Energy," Long Shiya spoke up, warning Zhou Weiqing to keep him from going down a stray path.
The technique Su Wen used to assist Zhou Weiqing in circulating his energy could only be touched upon at the level of Heavenly Dao Energy. It involved invoking power at the level of natural laws; otherwise, it would be impossible to constrain so much additional Heavenly Energy within the body while compressing its quality.
Zhou Weiqing gave the immensely fat Long Shiya an odd look.
This fat uncle was actually quite a good guy.
He knew very well that if not for this fat uncle's reminder, he really might have wasted a massive amount of time and energy trying to figure this out.
Inhaling deeply, Zhou Weiqing shifted his focus entirely onto Tian'er.
He stepped forward slowly as a massive phantom materialized behind his back.
It was a giant, pitch-black tiger with blood-red eyes. The character for "King" on its forehead was a grim, misty black, standing out starkly against the surrounding fur. Its tail curled upward, composed of countless skeletal joints, tipped with a massive scorpion-like stinger that gleamed with an eerie, menacing light.
The Dark Demonic God Tiger!
Looking at the phantom of the Dark Demonic God Tiger, even Xue Aotian's eyes flickered.
Every time this wicked giant tiger--an existence almost diametrically opposed to the Divine Heavenly Spiritual Tiger--appeared, it made it difficult for him to maintain his composure.
It was an existence of the exact same caliber as the Divine Heavenly Spiritual Tiger, and it could even be said to be its ultimate antithesis.
Yet, such an entity had appeared on Zhou Weiqing, and it could actually fuse with Tian'er's Divine Heavenly Spiritual Tiger!
Opposites, yet capable of fusion.
This had completely surpassed Xue Aotian's understanding of the world.
He was certain that he himself could never fuse with Zhou Weiqing's black giant tiger. There was no sense of mutual complementarity whatsoever; rather, there was only intense repulsion.
This was also one of the reasons why the word "Destiny" had struck a chord within him when Su Wen mentioned it earlier.
When Long Shiya saw the Dark Demonic God Tiger, a look of profound shock washed over his face as well.
The evil exuded by this Dark Demonic God Tiger was simply too pure, making it no wonder that it could reach the level of the Saint Attribute.
"They're fusing."
Long Shiya and Xue Aotian's expressions turned solemn as they felt Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er's Heavenly Energy begin to merge. The four Saint Attributes actually began to interweave with one another, eventually blending together in perfect harmony.
Instantly, a silver-white light began to shimmer across both of their bodies, generating a powerful, silver-white energy.
So this was Saint Energy.
As a Heavenly God, everything in the surroundings was within Xue Aotian's perception and control. He sensed the quality and sheer power of this Saint Energy the very moment it appeared.
Of course, "everything" did not include Su Wen.
Su Wen had a unique energy swirling around him that isolated all external perception, preventing even a Heavenly God like Xue Aotian from probing the internal state of his body.
This was the true reason why Xue Aotian had looked at Su Wen in a completely new light the moment they met.
As for Long Shiya, he was simply filled with pure marvel, feeling a tremor in his heart from a power that could shake even a Heavenly Emperor like himself. Though it was small in quantity right now, its core essence was utterly terrifying.
Meanwhile, Su Wen kept his eyes fixed unblinkingly on the fusion process of their Heavenly Energy. Driving his Visualization Method to its absolute limits, the visualized world within his sea of consciousness simulated the process frantically, trying to grasp the aura and essence of this Saint Energy.
He even used his Heavenly Dao Energy's perception of natural laws to aid his Visualization Method in recreating the aura of the energy.
Unfortunately, even with all these measures, Su Wen was still unable to perfectly replicate the aura of Saint Energy.
As Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er fused their energies, circulating the Saint Energy through both of their bodies, one had his Heavenly Energy level continuously elevated by the tempering of the Saint Energy, while the other found the digestion of her wicked power becoming smoother and smoother under the exact same tempering.
It was a long and arduous process.
It lasted for a full three days.
And over these three days, Su Wen finally managed to simulate the aura of Saint Energy.
"Thank you, Master Wen," Zhou Weiqing said, standing up and bowing deeply to Su Wen.
Su Wen waved his hand dismissively.
He had also gained his own insights just now.
Glancing at Zhou Weiqing, and sensing that the kid had only opened a single-digit number of death acupoints within his body, Su Wen casually flicked a streak of golden light toward him.
"This is a method for opening acupoints. The Immortal Deity Technique itself is actually decent, but you can incorporate these auxiliary acupoints to reinforce the power of each death acupoint. Doing so can be considered reaching a form of ultimate perfection."
Su Wen's Heavenly Jewel Change cultivation technique followed a comprehensive path--all-around, capable of granting him top-tier amplifications in strength and various other fields. The Immortal Deity Technique, on the other hand, pursued pure, unadulterated strength. What Su Wen transmitted to Zhou Weiqing in the form of light was the method of utilizing auxiliary acupoints and circulation pathways to reinforce the major death acupoints, a technique he had summarized during his own previous research.
By using ordinary acupoints to support the death acupoints, and then linking the death acupoints together to circulate in the form of the Immortal Deity Technique, the resulting boost to one's physical strength would be absolutely terrifying.
Similarly, introducing these auxiliary acupoints meant that before Zhou Weiqing opened any death acupoint in the future, there would be a transition period where he would open several ordinary acupoints first. This would strengthen his Heavenly Energy and provide a safer buffer for unlocking the next death acupoint. By opening the supporting acupoints ahead of time, the breakthrough of the corresponding death acupoints was practically guaranteed. It could be said that the danger of cultivating the Immortal Deity Technique was drastically reduced.
Even so, to an ordinary person, the Immortal Deity Technique would still remain a guaranteed suicidal technique.
Furthermore, even for Zhou Weiqing, the danger was merely reduced; the actual process of opening each death acupoint would still be a narrow escape from death.
"Thank you, Master Wen!" After absorbing the information, Zhou Weiqing was filled with pleasant surprise and bowed deeply to Su Wen once more.
Watching from the side, Long Shiya felt incredibly bitter.
Dammit! With an atmosphere like this, how am I supposed to bring up taking him as my disciple later?!