He had no choice but to combine the ordinary Shadow Clon with his own Teleportation skill. Under these circumstances, while the Shadow Clon's teleportation distance and flexibility were inferior to Feng Piaoling's, it was understandable. After all, one relied on the operation of a special soul power route, while the other relied on a soul ring. The former required a process—even if that process was instantaneous, it still existed—whereas the latter simply required activating a skill via the soul ring.
As for the others, the ordinary Shadow Clon was sufficient to grant them speed far exceeding Agility Attack System soul masters of the same rank, and its evasion capabilities were excellent. It was more than enough for their needs; there was no need to obsess over teleportation abilities.
Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, was also known as Sun Moon City. It was thousands of miles away from the Mingdu Mountains. Along the way, Feng Piaoling spent his days carrying Jiang Nannan's mother while traveling, practicing the Soul-Cleaving Divine Eye, and guiding the younger members of the Soul Hall in practicing the Shadow Clon. At night, he practiced the Azure Lotus Sword Manual to increase his soul power while beginning to deduce the fifth stage.
In this manner, traveling without any particular haste, it took them a full month to reach Mingdu. During this time, Feng Piaoling gradually gave Spirit Ascension Pill to those who had not yet taken them: Huang Chutian, Zhu Lu, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Cui Yajie, Nanmen Yun'er, and Wang Gang. This allowed their soul power to increase by one or two ranks each.
On the night before they arrived in Mingdu, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo came to find Feng Piaoling.
"Rank twenty-five. Not bad. It seems you've already mastered the first stage of the Azure Lotus Sword Manual." Sensing the fluctuations in their aura, Feng Piaoling circulated his Soul-Cleaving Divine Eye to inspect them, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"Mm-hmm." Looking at Feng Piaoling's handsome face so close to theirs, the sisters nodded, their cheeks flushing slightly.
Lan Susu smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Boss's Azure Lotus Sword Manual. After fully refining the Soul-Ascension Pill, our soul power has reached Rank twenty-five."
Lan Luoluo added from the side, "And we discovered that after practicing Boss's technique, our martial soul resonance has improved significantly. Now, by relying on our Martial Soul Fusion technique to cultivate, although we can't completely share each other's cultivation speed, we can achieve roughly 1.5 times the original speed of individual cultivation."
At this moment, the gaze the two sisters directed at Feng Piaoling was filled with gratitude and admiration. They were incredibly glad that they had chosen to follow him back then, initially just because they were infatuated with his looks. Though they were later pursued by Shrek Academy, the outcome was positive. Now, in just one month, they had increased their soul power by three ranks and learned such a powerful cultivation method. Not to mention the elusive Shadow Clon. It was hard for them not to be grateful to and admire Feng Piaoling.
"1.5 times? That's a good start." Feng Piaoling nodded. "Then let us begin. I will formally teach you the second stage of the Azure Lotus Sword Manual."
The method of instruction was still soul power guidance. Unlike the first time when they sat cross-legged with hands pressed to their backs, Feng Piaoling chose a different method this time. The three of them sat in a triangular formation; Feng Piaoling's left hand interlocked fingers with Lan Susu's right hand, while his right hand interlocked with Lan Luoluo's left. The sisters' other hands were clasped together.
The moment Feng Piaoling grasped their hands, the sisters' bodies stiffened momentarily before softening after a short while. Under Feng Piaoling's guidance, the Azure Lotus Sword Manual within the sisters began to circulate quietly.
As time passed, Feng Piaoling discovered that their soul power was involuntarily merging together. Through the soul power, he sensed their martial soul—Hair. This was the first time Feng Piaoling had observed a Martial Soul Fusion through soul power, and it was even clearer than when Dai Huabin and Huo Yuhao had fused before.
"If I want to cultivate a Self-Martial Soul Fusion in the future, I might find inspiration from them," Feng Piaoling thought privately.
The difficulty of the second stage of the Azure Lotus Sword Manual far exceeded the first. Even with the boost from their Martial Soul Fusion, it took them nearly six hours to complete a single major cycle. Mastering the second stage would likely take two or three months. The difficulty was evident. This was only because their soul power had already reached the Great Soul Master level; had they tried to practice this at Rank ten or so, it would likely have taken a year or more to see results. Wang Gang was a prime example—at his current cultivation speed, it would take three to five months just to master the first stage.
The next morning, the group continued their journey. Because everyone had preliminary mastery over the Shadow Clon, Feng Piaoling accelerated their pace. What would have been a day and a night's journey was condensed into arriving at Mingdu before nightfall.
Looking out, the area was filled with vast stretches of buildings that seemed endless. Most of these structures were over five stories tall, and there were many with more than a dozen floors. This was something Shrek City and the capitals of the three Douluo nations did not possess. Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
Feng Piaoling understood this reaction; after all, they weren't like him—he had seen hundred-story skyscrapers in his previous life.
"We have entered the boundaries of Mingdu. Tonight, we'll find a hotel to settle in. In a few days, I will have you enroll in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy with me. During this time, don't worry about anything and don't ask questions. Just use the resources there to continuously grow stronger."
Having said this, Feng Piaoling looked at Jiang Nannan's mother. "As for Auntie, I will buy a residence near the academy to settle you in."
None of them were dissatisfied with Feng Piaoling's arrangements. However, they were curious that Mingdu had no city walls. To this, Feng Piaoling said nothing, merely pointing toward the sky. Just as they entered Mingdu, the sky turned completely dark. In a certain region of the endless starry sky, a flash of light flickered and vanished.
That night, Feng Piaoling stayed with the group at a hotel. After instructing Jiang Nannan to teach the others the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye, he left the hotel alone. As for the Soul-Cleaving Divine Eye, Feng Piaoling held it back; on one hand, it was a matter of loyalty, and on the other, the technique was essentially co-created by him and Electrolux, requiring his approval. As the saying goes, time reveals a person's heart. Once these people proved themselves completely worthy of his trust, it would not be too late to teach them everything.
After leaving the hotel, Feng Piaoling utilized the Shadow Clon and headed straight for the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. Within a thousand meters of the palace, he was intercepted by a soul engineer patrol unit.
Feng Piaoling no longer wore the kind expression he showed Jiang Nannan and the others. In its place was a face as cold and deathly silent as a tomb. He reached into his robes and pulled out a dark gold token engraved with a fierce, brandishing fire dragon.
This was the Prince's Token given to him by Xu Tianran. To see the token was to see the Crown Prince himself.
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