MTLNOVEL Chapter 48: Mingdu Junior Academy
However, the soul skill of Secondary Combustion is sufficient in the early stages. Even if its increase ratio diminishes in the later stages, it remains useful. For a Title Douluo, even a five percent increase can significantly boost combat power.
"Me too, Secondary Combustion," Liuying nodded. It was impossible for her to differ from Liuxing's soul technique.
The Life Sharing Ritual is a god-king-level ceremony, and the rules of the Douluo Continent cannot interfere with it.
"It seems to have the same effect as my skill," Ye Guyi remarked, her eyes gleaming with faint battle intent.
If not for the inappropriate setting, she would have challenged them to a duel immediately.
Although the two were one level higher than her, she was confident in her Holy Angel Martial Soul and did not believe she would lose.
From this perspective, among the four, Xu Tianzhen seemed to be the weakest.
Xu Tianzhen pursed her lips, kicking the stones under her feet with her deerskin shoes. "Why do I feel like I look lucky but don't seem to measure up?" she muttered, her tone tinged with feeling injustice.
Liuxing couldn't help but laugh.
Indeed, it was fortunate for Xu Tianzhen to encounter a soul beast with divine beast bloodline suitable for her Sun Martial Soul.
However, compared to Ye Guyi, Liuxing, and Liuying, her gains seemed slightly inferior.
"Alright, alright, you little ones. Your luck is far better than mine when I started," Luan Yu interjected, patting Xu Tianzhen's head comfortingly.
"I didn't have the luxury of encountering an Ice Phoenix bloodline soul beast for my first soul ring, nor did I have an external soul bone. My soul power only increased by one level."
She understood that children naturally compared themselves to others, especially someone as noble as Xu Tianzhen.
Among the group, Xu Tianzhen held the highest status in the Sun and Moon Empire, yet her gains and advancements were the smallest, which naturally left her feeling unbalanced.
However, Xu Tianzhen's personality was resilient. She quickly shook off her disappointment, her competitive spirit reigniting.
"What does high soul power matter? Combat isn't solely about soul power, soul skills are crucial too. All of you have auxiliary soul skills, while I possess attack soul skills. When we return, you'll all have to spar with me. Just wait and see, I'll make you cry!" Xu Tianzhen declared, clenching her tiny pink fists and baring her sharp little tiger teeth.
"Fine, I'll be the first to spar with you when we return," Ye Guyi replied eagerly.
She, too, was keen to test her skills against her friends. Their bond was strong, but a good fight was inevitable.
Liuxing watched the exchange with amusement. Although he was also eager to fight, he was brimming with confidence. If he couldn't defeat two six-year-old girls, despite inheriting the physical prowess of Liuying, he would be utterly ashamed.
Liuxing patted Xu Tianzhen on the shoulder, snorted at Ye Guyi, and chuckled. "What do you think, Tianzhen? Can you win?"
Xu Tianzhen crossed her arms over her chest, raised her chin proudly, and said, "Of course! Victory is guaranteed!"
"Oh? Then I'll be watching," Liuxing replied with a smirk.
Although Xu Tianzhen's first soul skill could be used for offense, its preparation time was too long.
On the other hand, Ye Guyi's soul bone skill had a dispersing effect, making it a perfect counter against someone who only had one soul skill.
Had Xu Tianzhen forgotten that Ye Guyi also had a soul bone skill?
With how scatterbrained she could be, that was entirely possible.
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During their trip to the Demon Forest, although there were some unexpected incidents, the four children successfully obtained their ideal soul rings, and even gained some unexpected benefits.
As they were returning from a distance, Liuying glanced slightly in the direction of the distant void.
High above, thousands of meters in the air, the space rippled slightly. A figure clad in fiery red battle armor emerged from the void, Fire Phoenix Douluo.
She stared at Liuying's retreating figure in disbelief and murmured, "Did that little Liuying just notice me?"
Then she shook her head. How could that be possible?
She was a Titled Douluo using a ninth-level soul tool to conceal herself.
Even a Super Douluo would struggle to detect her, let alone Liuying, who was only at the tenth level or so.
She had received a message from Luan Yu, who was concerned about a possible ambush along the way.
So, she had hidden in the shadows, prepared to catch the attackers off guard.
Yet, the journey had been unexpectedly calm. No ambush had occurred. Had she been exposed? Or was Luan Yu simply overthinking things?
Fire Phoenix Douluo trusted Luan Yu's instincts. Luan Yu had spent years traveling outside and had encountered Evil Soul Masters before, she understood their madness well enough.
Since Luan Yu had predicted an ambush, there must have been a reason for it.
Though the details were unclear, it was ultimately a good thing that nothing had happened. The most important thing was that the little ones returned safely.
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After returning from soul ring hunting Liuxing and Liuying applied for Mingdu Junior Soul Master Academy. It was a primary education academy that taught them basic education before they could join higher academies like Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy.
Liuxing and Liuying, upon joining Mingdu Junior Soul Master Academy, both chose to specialize in the Actual Control Soul Tool System.
Although they had a strong interest in Soul Tools, they had no desire to delve into Soul Tool research and manufacturing.
With their own Martial Souls still unexplored and most of their time dedicated to cultivation, they simply couldn't spare the effort to study Soul Tool craftsmanship.
Unless the two of them were willing to take cultivation-enhancing drugs or significantly reduce their training time, their progress would be difficult to accelerate.
However, such options were out of the question.
Unless they could obtain rare natural treasures with no side effects, neither of them would resort to using drugs for cultivation, doing so would only strain their potential and limit their future growth.
Luan Yu and Fire Phoenix Douluo would never allow them to take such shortcuts.
As experienced Soul Masters themselves, they deeply understood the power of traditional Soul Masters.
However, they also recognized that once a traditional Soul Master was equipped with a suitable Soul Tool, their combat ability could undergo a drastic transformation.
With this in mind, they planned to train Liuxing and Liuying along this path.
Liuxing was particularly fascinated by Soul Tools with unique effects, while Liuying had a strong preference for offensive Soul Tools.
Soul Tool rays, bombs, cannons, concussion launchers, thunder artillery, high-explosive shells, incendiary bombs, anything with destructive power caught her interest.
She often spent time in Luan Yu's laboratory, eagerly inspecting these devices.
If not for the inconvenience of testing them in Mingdu, she would have already been eager to get hands-on experience and personally unleash their power.