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Chapter 607: The Complete Perfection of Ocean Embracing
Chapter 607: The Complete Perfection of Ocean Embracing
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Su Ping, as per tradition, offered three sticks of incense to the ancestral tablets in his home. After this, he surprisingly found himself with a sense of having nothing to do for the first time.
After a long period of intense work, suddenly having free time can make one feel somewhat uneasy.
In a sense, this was how Su Ping felt at that moment.
Or perhaps, during the New Year, he didn't have much to do anyway.
Moreover, at this point, apart from the members of the Sky Grave Troops and Meng Huang Liang, there wasn't anyone left in the Soul of All Spirits.
Even Master Zhu and his team had temporarily left Linzhou.
However, precisely because of this, Su Ping, with nothing to do, decided to visit Master Zhu's Water-type laboratory.
Previously, the Mermaid Princess, as a gesture of sincerity, had handed over the remnant soul of the Oceanic Whale to the Dragon Nation, and the cultivation method for Ocean Embracing was within it.
However, it had been too long ago.
The cultivation method spoken by the Oceanic Whale was not only incomplete but also possibly contained incorrect steps from other cultivation methods.
While it provided some help for the cultivation of Ocean Embracing, the actual assistance in improving it was minimal.
In the end, it was still necessary for the cultivators to figure out how to perfect the cultivation method.
But Ocean Embracing was not an ordinary Transcendent Rank skill; if it were that easy to restore, the requirements for Transcendent Rank skills to enter the Hall Level wouldn't be so stringent.
Otherwise, Hall Level cultivation masters might not be as valuable.
Therefore, even Master Zhu, after half a year, might have made some progress, but there was no significant breakthrough in recreating Ocean Embracing.
The old man had always wanted Su Ping to help out during his occasional free time, but Su Ping had always found excuses.
Now, Su Ping finally had some free time.
However, Su Ping knew where Master Zhu was and what he was doing.
This time, with the restoration of the Sky Grave Troops and the effects of the Soul Awakening Technique, he had already informed the Imperial Capital.
As a result, the birth of possession-type beast pets could now be cultivated using this method.
Therefore, Meng Yao, along with Master Zhu, had conducted some experiments and trials with the Wind Elder, even during the New Year, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, and on the first day of the New Year. Su Ping estimated that they were probably busy over there.
Hence, when Su Ping arrived at the laboratory, he didn't bother to call Master Zhu.
He glanced at the remnant soul of the Oceanic Whale, still soaking in the special container, barely maintaining its last bit of vitality.
It continued to strive for the Dragon Nation to find the lost Ocean Embracing.
Su Ping didn't pay attention to the remnant soul of the Oceanic Whale again. During his time at the Four Seas Dragon Palace, he had already interacted with it, and it was almost impossible to obtain the complete cultivation method for Ocean Embracing from its mouth.
So, he opened a drawer next to him.
This laboratory had very high specifications.
Apart from Su Ping, only Master Zhu could enter.
Therefore, many things were left there, and Master Zhu hadn't taken them away; he had even left them there.
Su Ping took them out and carefully looked through them.
Indeed, it was as Su Ping had expected.
The book recorded Master Zhu's previous experimental data and cultivation notes.
Su Ping flipped through the data and headed towards the basement of the massive laboratory.
Above were various instruments and data, and below were the living beast pets that Master Zhu had cultivated during this period.
A cultivation experiment of this caliber was obviously not something that ordinary pets could participate in.
The many pet beasts soaking in the pools in the basement were mostly Monarch-level existences.
Moreover, they were all relatively large in size.
The cultivation and acquisition of these pets were handled by Meng Yao and Master Zhu.
Therefore, upon seeing Su Ping, a 'stranger', enter, these large aquatic pets immediately became extremely agitated. If not for the energy suppression here, they might have even launched a direct attack.
Su Ping didn't bother with these large, glaring fish, focusing on the notes in his hand while occasionally glancing at the records of the pets in various stages of cultivation. He slowly activated the hyperfrequency mind that he hadn't used for several days.
His mind became crystal clear.
His thoughts and ideas became incredibly smooth at this moment.
At this moment, his mind transformed into a laboratory.
The myriad of cultivation experiments flooded Su Ping's mind, and he began calculating, not needing any external assistance.
In just a moment, he had filtered out much of the content from the diary.
Only a portion of it remained, the parts that were useful to him.
Zhu Hong had once discussed with him that elemental skills often relied on elementization.
And for Su Ping, the concept of Ocean Embracing seemed to follow this principle.
He was almost certain of it, especially after his conversation with the Mermaid Princess, which confirmed the connection between her and the Water Sovereign's avatar.
As he read the notes, Su Ping sat down, and a vision formed in his mind.
Water elements coursed through his body, forming advanced water element vortexes that could directly decompose water elements, completely merging them into his body.
This process involved the decomposition and condensation of energy.
Perhaps, the principle of Ocean Embracing was to accelerate this process and maximize its effect.
Thus, the Ocean Embracing skill was born.
In this state, every cell and every inch of skin of the Han Hai Whale could potentially harness the power of the Wood Heart. It might just be possible.
But how was this achieved?
Su Ping flipped through Zhu Hong's notes, chewing on his pen. He reached the beginning of the notebook and reread the chaotic cultivation process mentioned by the Han Hai Whale's remnant soul.
Soon, his eyes fixed on one particular step.
It was an inconspicuous part of the cultivation process, which involved the whale consuming large amounts of heavy water essence daily.
Su Ping continued reading, his brows furrowing slightly. It was clear that this assumption was inaccurate, as Master Zhu had already attempted similar cultivation methods in his subsequent notes, all to no avail.
The result was the same, with the beast only gaining a skill called 'Water Storage Body' and no other significant changes.
But what exactly was the Ocean Embracing skill?
It was a rare passive skill, capable of absorbing not just water-based energy attacks but almost all types of energy attacks and reflecting them back.
Moreover, the absorbed energy could be utilized to enhance the user's cultivation.
Such a skill was nearly impossible to achieve, a marvel in itself.
But this was the power of a Hall Level Super Skill.
Su Ping memorized all of Master Zhu's failed attempts from the notebook, furrowing his brows as he reexamined the Han Hai Whale's cultivation method.
Ideas flashed through his mind, some dismissed due to common sense, while others were rejected based on Master Zhu's previous experiments.
Su Ping understood that some of these methods might be correct, but cultivation was a delicate process; a single misstep in the sequence could lead to failure.
And for a Hall Level Super Skill, the intricacies of the process were far more complex than mere trial and error.
The only certainty he had was that this Hall Level Super Skill, the cultivation of Ocean Embracing, likely involved a combination of multiple skills.
Unlike his previous cultivation of the Five Elements Body and Two-Element Incarnation, which were achieved through unconventional methods, this skill's development followed a more traditional path.
This was similar to Old Sha's cultivation of the Sun Heart.
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What, then, were the skills that combined to form Ocean Embracing? And what skills were required in the process?
Su Ping studied the various cultivation methods and skills mentioned in Master Zhu's notebook, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Time ticked by, moment by moment.
In this moment, Su Ping forgot about the New Year's celebrations and the planned days of rest.
In just half a year, his cultivation insights and experience had significantly advanced.
So, six months ago, when he was at the Four Seas Dragon Palace with Zhu Hong, the moments when they were clueless were not without reason. Subtly, he had already grasped some of the key points and nuances.
And today, he finally had the leisure to fill in these details. His brain rapidly spun, and with the activation of his Hyperfrequency Mind, a skill that was considered a freakish talent for cultivators, he quickly grasped the key points.
He soon discovered the essence of Ocean Embracing. It was an energy-based skill, but more importantly, it was a transformation of the beast's body.
This was an inherent characteristic of passive skills.
Therefore, the previous elemental transformation was undoubtedly one of the key elements, and the most crucial one at that.
So, how could this elemental transformation completely absorb all the energy? At this moment, Li Ping suddenly recalled a sentence from a book, one that was immensely popular in both worlds and held a high status in their respective societies.
Meng Yao even named his water dragon after the two characters from this book:
Shang Shan.
Indeed.
The sentence that appeared in Li Ping's mind at this moment was:
'The highest good is like water, for it benefits all things and does not compete.'
However, there was another crucial sentence:
'Nothing in the world is softer and weaker than water, but it overcomes the hard and strong. This is because it has no equal.'
Li Ping narrowed his eyes slightly.
In this world, if all energy could completely encompass, devour, and assimilate everything, then it could only be the water element.
So, did this Hall Level Super Skill, Ocean Embracing, truly resonate with these two sentences from the Dao De Jing?
Li Ping blinked and looked at the notebook in his hand again, feeling something different.
He suddenly realized that in a certain sense, these skills had a great deal in common with Old Sha's Sun Heart.
Sun Heart was a high-intensity energy conversion skill achieved through sunlight absorption, photosynthesis, and Wood Heart abilities.
Ocean Embracing was essentially the same.
However, while Sun Heart absorbed the ever-present solar power, Ocean Embracing absorbed the power of its opponents.
Therefore, apart from the elemental transformation itself, the key was to decompose and absorb those energies.
Li Ping reopened the notebook and began to ponder.
As mentioned earlier, some of the cultivation methods for the Ocean Whale were problematic.
As a beast, it was understandable that it couldn't remember everything after so many years.
At this thought, Li Ping no longer hesitated. He put down the pen he had been holding in his mouth, took a brand-new notebook, and as he was about to write, a crimson drop fell onto the blank page.
A wave of dizziness washed over him.
Li Ping quickly stopped using Hyperfrequency Mind.
It was indeed an effective skill.
After stopping its use, his brain felt heavy, and his previous thoughts became sluggish.
Li Ping put down the pen and shook his head.
However, at that moment, a familiar golden silhouette appeared in his mind.
The Book of Ten Thousand Spirits was opened once again.
As expected, it was the cultivation method for Ocean Embracing, which he had been studying for a while, slightly rearranged in his mind.
[Incomplete Hall Level Super Skill 'Ocean Embracing' cultivation method detected. It can be completed by consuming 800 Universal Experience Points. Do you want to complete it?]
The skill that had taken Zhu Hong half a year to research and had been lamented over by the Dragon Kingdom for over a decade was now worth only 800 Universal Experience Points.
It was so little that it was almost pitiful.
However, Li Ping wasn't surprised.
Even without the Soul of All Spirits, he was confident that with Zhu Hong's return, they could figure it out together after some time.
Many times, the cultivation of beast skills was just a matter of breaking through that final barrier.
And most of the time, the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits could help him break through that barrier.
Li Ping had no reason to refuse.
After the Wolf Pack Catalog reached level 5, his experience gain doubled.
Combined with his previous development of the attachment-type skills, he had no shortage of Universal Experience Points.
He immediately confirmed the activation.
Then, he lazily sat on the sofa in the lab, took out his phone, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he called Zhu Hong, who had left just a couple of days ago.
(End of Chapter)
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