183 Daedalus's Spirit Ascension Platform

Sheng Feilong continued to stare at Song Weihan with a stoic, disbelieving expression. From the latter's smile, Sheng Feilong could already guess that he was serious about this matter, but the numbers Song Weihan set as his goal were simply too ridiculous. However, he ultimately stayed silent.

Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui had similarly stiff expressions on their faces as Song Weihan's demands for them were equally harsh. After a few seconds of silence, Huang Jialong mustered the courage to speak up. "Senior Song, this... isn't this a bit too extreme..?"

Again, Song Weihan only smiled at them in response before starting to speak after a few short moments. "Why do you think that?" Huang Jialong was taken aback, but soon spoke his mind. "My Coiled Blackblooded Snake Spirit Soul aside, advancing the Ironhide Flood Dragon Spirit Soul to the 9.000-years-old level in just six months is too much. Even if we remain inside the Spirit Ascension Platform the whole time, advancing its cultivation by over 6.000 years is impossible."

Without giving his complaints much thought, Song Weihan nodded his head, then turned towards Yuanen Yehui and Sheng Feilong. "Do you two think the same? That the goal I gave you is impossible to achieve with the amount of time you have?"

Sheng Feilong glanced at Yuanen Yehui and Huang Jialong. The former didn't notice his gaze and instead nodded her head lightly in response to Song Weihan's question. His gaze then fell onto Sheng Feilong, still as calm as before and waiting for the latter's response. Sheng Feilong hesitated for a moment and looked at the piece of paper Song Weihan gave him.

"...I also think it's too much, but I believe there's a catch to it. I don't think you would give us an impossible task, Master." Sheng Feilong's words sounded a bit weird, as if he wanted to fawn over Song Weihan, but these were his honest thoughts. Under normal circumstances, he didn't believe he'd be able to advance his Spirit Souls to the degree Song Weihan demanded, but he also didn't believe Song Weihan would trick them.

With a content expression, Song Weihan started chuckling. "Very good, Feilong." He turned his gaze to the other two, addressing all three of them together. "You are right, under normal circumstances, the task I've given you would be impossible. But didn't I already say that I've modified it a little?"

Sheng Feilong and the others looked at each other before nodding their heads, waiting for Song Weihan to explain his meaning, which followed quickly afterwards. "The Spirit Ascension Platform I created is different from the Spirit Pagoda's. Normally, it's a illusionary reality in which the virtual Soul Beasts roam around like in their natural habitat. The one I created is somewhat different; Instead of a safe haven for Soul Beasts, its meant to be a training ground for Soul Masters to advance their Spirit Souls and strength."

The three youngsters in front of him still seemed confused, thus Song Weihan continued with a smile. "It might not sound or even feel that different, but the fundamental structure is different. Inside the platform I created, you'll be able to absorb the Soul beasts remnant energy much more easily and in greater proportions as well. Moreover, you don't have to specifically search for Soul Beasts that possess the same attribute as you; Every fight - every kill – will be an immediate boost to your strength."

Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui still seemed a bit unsure about Song Weihan's explanation, but Sheng Feilong, who spent a majority of his life by his Master side, understood the way he thought a bit better, which lead to him frowning. "...Does Daedalus have that much resources available..?"

"Of course not." Song Weihan shook his head without hesitation, causing all three of them to frown now. "But this is different from how the Spirit Ascension Platform normally operates. The Spirit Pagoda opens up the platform once a month for hundreds, if not thousands of people at the same time. Even if the one I created for Daedalus is much smaller, do you think the three of you can pressure the system the same way hundreds or thousands of Soul Masters could?"

Sheng Feilong and the others now understood his meaning; Even if the three of them went wild inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, the could at most expend the same resources as a group of about a dozen other Soul Masters. Like this, there shouldn't be a problem for an organisation as big as Daedalus to compensate the losses.

Of course, there were some parts Song Weihan didn't mention. For once, there was the fact that he didn't explain what it meant for his Spirit Ascension Platform to still be experimental; He could simply enlist Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui as testers. That way, even if someone questioned him about the expended resources, he could just tell them about it.

Moreover, the Spirit Ascension Platform's main consumer of resources weren't the Soul Masters that go hunt inside of it – at least not for this much smaller version; The Spirit Ascension Platform in itself is a system that needs to be fueled with resources permanently in order to function. Sending three Soul Masters inside to cultivate was nothing in comparison and something Daedalus would be able to handle without issue.

Although Sheng Feilong and the others weren't wholeheartedly convinced that they could achieve the goal Song Weihan set for them, they were willing to try it now more than ever; Even if they couldn't reach the goal, what Soul Master would ever decline to cultivate inside a private Spirit Ascension Platform.

About an hour later, Sheng Lingtian and She Meixiao came to oversee the situation as well. Song Weihan had also informed Ye Wanxing that he would be sending people inside to test the Spirit Ascension Platform for real. The latter was thrilled at first as he made most of the investments to this project himself, but he started to frown when he saw who Song Weihan intended to send inside.

Still, with She Meixiao present and Sheng Feilong being Song Weihan's personal disciple as well, he didn't argue with them. Moreover, even if he didn't want to admit it, Huang Jialong, Yuanen Yehui and especially Sheng Feilong were by far the most talented young Soul Masters of Daedalus; Them obtaining such an opportunity was only logical.

Sheng Feilong and the others laid down inside the usual capsules that were used to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform. From their side of the view, everything seemed to be the same as at the Spirit Pagoda, thus none of them had any issues with settling in. It took only a few moments before Song Weihan announced the start of the test run.

The unusual, yet familiar feeling of being pulled into another world encased Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui. For the time being, the three of them closed their eyes and a few moments later, they stood inside a clearing with lush forestry surrounding them on all sides.

The moment he opened his eyes, Sheng Feilong thinly spread out his spiritual senses to scout the surroundings. Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui quickly came to his side, creating a formation with Sheng Feilong as the core. With two assault type Soul Masters and a single control type Soul Master, there team composition was far from perfect, yet their offensive potential was a serious danger for any opponent.

The three of them wordlessly came to an understanding and started travelling into one direction with Huang Jialong at the front and Yuanen Yehui and Sheng Feilong behind him. With Sheng Feilong's immense Spirit Power, they quickly found a singled out Soul Beast to take on.

Sheng Feilong quickly judged it to be around 4.000-years-old, leaving Yuanen Yehui and Huang Jialong to deal with it while he stunned it with a spiritual attack. Within seconds, the beast fell lifelessly to the ground after being decapitated by Yuanen Yehui's second Soul Skill, the Demon Sword.

"Barely a minute has passed... they really are geniuses." Ye Wanxing's secretary mumbled thoughtlessly while staring at the screen handing inside the hall. Ye Wanxing himself didn't pay much attention to the time it took them to kill the Soul Beast, though. His focus laid on Sheng Feilong's display of his Spirit Power, which caused him to frown. '...The Spirit Abyss Realm? How many secrets did those two keep?'

He glanced at She Meixiao and Song Weihan for a second before returning to the screen with a frown. As She Meixiao's disciple, Sheng Feilong was registered at Daedalus, however, only his Netherworld Putrefaction Demon Spirit Essence was listed there. Still, after some investigation, Ye Wanxing already knew that Sheng Feilong had another Spirit Essence; One that was strong enough for the Spirit Flamingo Douluo Song Weihan to take him in as his personal disciple when they first met.

While Ye Wanxing was caught up in his thoughts, the scene on the screen had already changed. Yuanen Yehui was sitting cross legged on the ground, next to the Soul Beasts corpse and was absorbing its energy while Huang Jialong and Sheng Feilong kept watch around her. Their methods in combat and even now were surprisingly professional and well coordinated, but Ye Wanxing's focus was once again not on that, but Sheng Feilong's eyes.

'His eyes? Spirit Eyes? But why are they golden? Is that because of his normal eye colour; Anyone recording with the Spirit Eyes, starting with the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao had bright blue eyes. Is there something different about him?' His thoughts trailed off slightly, but the more he thought about it, the more the situation annoyed him; He, the most powerful person of Daedalus and its de-facto leader didn't know about the secrets of this low level member, just because of She Meixiao.

'She truly is just as annoying as her father.' He once again glanced at She Meixiao, then put the thought to the back of his head and nonchalantly looked back at the screen. Yuanen Yehui was still absorbing the Soul Beast's remnant energy, but Sheng Feilong was now standing right next to her, while Huang Jialong was fighting off three other wolf type Soul Beasts.