Lu Ning glanced at Lin Xiao and said, "This is the second one."
"Huh?" Lin Xiao was a little taken aback, then he suddenly snapped back to reality, his eyes widening in disbelief: "The second one?! The first soul crystal has already been absorbed??"
Lu Ning nodded: "Mm."
Lin Xiao looked shocked: "You started absorbing it right after I left?"
"Yes."
"It's only been a little over three hours, and you've already absorbed almost two soul crystals?!"
"Um."
Lin Xiao looked on with disbelief: "...Your tempering efficiency is simply unbelievable. Even a third-tier awakened person might not be able to temper this fast."
As he spoke, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lu Ning: "...Are you sure this kind of absorption and tempering is okay? Won't it cause problems with your mental energy? Should we check your mental pollution level?"
"...Didn't I just get tested two days ago? And I didn't feel anything unusual."
“…Alright, forget it then.” Lin Xiao said sourly, “If I had your tempering speed, I might already be at the sixth level.”
Lu Ning looked at Lin Xiao: "Are you at the fifth rank?"
Lin Xiao laughed and said, "Yes, you can barely be considered a mid-level Awakener. Our base city isn't big, and the disease outbreak we've encountered hasn't been very serious, so the Mist Bureau's action team isn't that strong. But at your speed, you probably won't catch up with me for long—if you don't encounter too many bottlenecks."
Lu Ning nodded and said no more.
"Let's go eat."
…………
In the following days, the team went to various areas to investigate.
Lu Ning spent three out of the four days investigating outside, sometimes with Lin Xiao, and sometimes with Colin.
Given that Gao Tianlin was originally a gang leader, the source of his corrupting incense may be from underground industries.
Therefore, the places they investigated were mostly mixed-use areas such as bars and casinos.
Although the place was filthy and dirty, they found no clues whatsoever.
Whenever he was on duty or resting after get off work, Lu Ning would use the Soul Crystal to temper his mental power.
Finally, after more than ten days, Lu Ning felt the bottleneck.
However, this bottleneck was extremely fragile. Lu Ning absorbed the spiritual radiation from the last Soul Crystal and broke through it after only half a day of tempering.
When Lu Ning advanced to the second tier, his mental strength increased several times over.
Originally, Lu Ning's mental energy was only the size of a bowl of water, but now it's the size of a bucket.
In addition, Lu Ning has been using the physical tempering method to train his body whenever he has free time these days.
After more than ten days, initial results have been achieved.
Lu Ning felt that his strength, speed, and other aspects had increased by nearly two times compared to when he fought Gao Tianlin before!
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