Chapter 176: Be harder on yourself
Qian Lei’s eyes lit up. “That’s right! It sounds reasonable. I feel it myself — as my Spiritual Power becomes stronger, my summoning becomes much easier. And without your help now, my summons are stronger than before. This should be due to the overall increase in my cultivation. I gave myself a goal: to obtain 500 points of Spiritual Power and to reach the 30th rank in Soul Power. All of this must be obtained within a year!”
But as soon as he talked about his goal, a defeated look appeared on his face. “But increasing my Spiritual Power isn’t just as easy as shifting my determination. I can only rely on meditation or a continuous use of it. It truly is…”
Liu Feng rolled his eyes. “You’re resenting your rise in Spiritual Power for being slow, then what about me? You’re just too lazy. You just have to keep on using the Gate of Summoning. If you can’t use it in the real world, can’t you come into Soul World and practice?”
Qian Lei opened his eyes wide. “Me, lazy? Do you know how unbearable it is when you have a weak spirit? The sense of extreme weakness makes you feel as though you’re dying. Ignoring the head-splitting pain, you won’t even have an ounce of strength in you, as though your body doesn’t belong to you. It is many times more unbearable than overdrafting on Soul Power. Your abilities aren’t as related to Spiritual Power as much, so you never had the experience of overdrafting your Spiritual Power. But when I summon, I consume much more Spiritual Power than Soul Power. You’re just blabbering on without knowing what’s going on!”
Liu Feng snorted. “It is because it hurts that’s why it’ll be more effective. Do you admit to that? If you work harder, you might have long broken through into the Spirit Sea realm.”
Qian Lei curled his lips but did not refute. In fact, he truly disliked the pain during the period of weakness. It was really not a pleasant feeling to have! And once his Spiritual Power reaches a definite point of weakness, he would no longer be able to summon soul beasts and might even be devoured by them instead. So, he would never allow himself to reach that state. But he had to admit that Liu Feng’s words were sound and reasonable. If he was able to overdraft himself at every practice, his Spiritual Power would definitely rise much higher.
Lan Xuanyu patted Qian Lei’s shoulder and laughed. “If we are the only Elite Junior Class and we are together, your abilities are definitely enough. But you have to consider the future, standing on your own feet firmly in Shrek Academy. Brother, I’m afraid you have to be harder on yourself.”
At this point, Lan Xuanyu’s smile actually became a bitter smile.
Qian Lei asked curiously. “What’s up with you? You don’t seem very happy?”