However, a small arm can't twist a thigh.
To reward Xiao Yi for washing the mushrooms, Xiao Yan specially made another scallop lava cheese cake.
When the mushroom buns were steamed, Xiao Xue and the other two pushed open the door and walked in.
Looking at the rather sturdy house, Ning Rongrong said with a touch of sourness, "We've been sleeping in the forest, but we didn't expect you to be enjoying yourselves here."
"Enjoying?" Xiao Yan chuckled. "If fighting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is enjoying, I'll leave it to you next time we meet one."
"Rongrong, haven't you been hungry for a long time?" Xiao Xue pulled Ning Rongrong to the table. "It seems we came at just the right time. We have freshly steamed buns to eat."
Ning Rongrong was indeed so hungry that her chest was touching her back. She picked up a plump, white bun and took a small bite.
"Mushroom filling?" Xiao Xue's face flushed red after taking a bite as well. Washing mushrooms wasn't an easy task.
And there was only Sister Xiao Yi here…
Feeling a bit embarrassed by Xiao Xue's ambiguous gaze, Xiao Yi could only glare playfully at Xiao Yan.
She, alone, naturally hadn't just been washing mushrooms.
During this process, she had also learned some movements to enhance her body's flexibility.
It seemed to be called… something like horse stance.
After the meal, the five of them didn't rush to move. Instead, they rested in place.
Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi were in charge of the lookout.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the grass, deeply contemplating his gains from the previous night's battle.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing was practicing her third Soul Skill.
Ning Rongrong, with nothing else to do, flipped through the book Xiao Yan had given her. However, after looking at the rather crude human body diagrams and the dense text, her head started to ache after just a couple of pages.
The sun passed noon.
After everyone finished eating, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing went to the distant woods.
Zhu Zhuqing sat casually on the grass, her long, slender legs, clad in black stockings, crossed.
Holding Zhu Zhuqing's wrist, Xiao Yan carefully took her pulse and asked, "After obtaining the External Spirit Bone, do you have any discomfort?"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, "I can now fully control the use of the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent External Spirit Bone, and I have no discomfort."
After a thorough examination of Zhu Zhuqing's physical condition, Xiao Yan didn't find anything unusual, which eased his mind.
It seemed that while the External Spirit Bone was unique, it functioned like any other spirit bone after being absorbed.
Releasing Zhu Zhuqing's wrist, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Judging by your inner strength, it seems that after a few more medicated baths, you should be able to break through the Mysterious Heaven Skill to the fourth level."
Mentioning the words "medicated bath," Zhu Zhuqing's face immediately flushed.
Those medicated baths were not simple.
Xiao Yan stood up and said, "Show me your third Soul Skill. I haven't had a chance to see it before."
Activating her Mysterious Heaven Skill, Zhu Zhuqing immediately completed her martial soul manifestation.
After the Hell Spirit Cat manifested, her eyes changed color simultaneously, the left eye ink-green, the right eye a clear blue. Her long hair naturally adhered to her back, and three spirit rings – yellow, yellow, and purple – immediately appeared from beneath her feet.
"My third Soul Skill is called Shadow Chasing Step. Its effect is similar to teleportation, capable of boosting speed to an extreme in an instant."
Explaining the effect of her Soul Skill, Zhu Zhuqing's third soul ring shimmered.
Amidst the purple light, Zhu Zhuqing's slender jade legs moved, instantly creating a series of afterimages, and she abruptly appeared five meters away.
Even with Xiao Yan's eyesight, he couldn't help but admire the Soul Skill's power. Just a Soul Master at rank thirty-one, yet she could display such speed.
If it were simply practicing martial arts, it would probably take several years.
Soul Skills were simply a shortcut compared to martial arts, and it was no wonder Soul Masters didn't think of anything else, only knowing how to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain soul rings.
The process was easy, and the rewards were huge.
If he were in her shoes, he probably wouldn't bother thinking of strange things either.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly and said, "Your Soul Skill is good. If you can combine it with a set of light-body techniques, you can move freely and dodge at will within a five-meter range. You can try to merge it with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, without rigidly following what's written in the book."
Speaking of the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Zhu Zhuqing blushed slightly. "The things in that book are really too complex. I've read it for a long time, and I've only understood a small part."
Xiao Yan raised his hand and patted his head. These Douluo people didn't have experience in this area.
Giving her a martial arts manual would make it very difficult for her to learn.
"We'll wait until we get back to Soto City, and I'll teach you hands-on. I believe that with your talent, you'll be able to develop a set of light skills that suit you in future use."
Xiao Yan walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side and said, "I'm going to teach you something else today."
"Something else? Is it a powerful martial art?" Zhu Zhuqing asked excitedly.
Xiao Yan nodded. "As an agility-attack-type Soul Master, speed is your advantage. And with the Hell Spirit Cat spirit, you have an innate advantage in the 'claw' attack style. Today, I will teach you a martial art called Crushing Hardness Claw."
"Watch closely!"
Xiao Yan let out a low shout and walked to a large stone. His hands were slightly spread, hanging at his sides, with a pale light reflecting off his sharp nails.
He stood as still as a statue, not moving at all. The wind blew from behind him, tousling his black hair.
Suddenly, he flipped his hands over, his ten fingers clawing and striking towards a large rock not far away.
His inner strength was extremely profound. Although the move was new, each claw left deep marks on the stone.
His five fingers suddenly exerted force, and five blue beams of light shot out from his fingertips.
With a 'whoosh', five glaring holes immediately appeared on the stone, which was taller than a man.
Zhu Zhuqing was stunned. This martial skill was incredibly powerful. She hadn't seen Xiao Yan use his martial soul, yet he had achieved this level with just his fingers!
Looking at his own martial skill, Xiao Yan raised his hand and touched his chin.
Although he had created it by copying, it had some power.
With Zhu Zhuqing's current inner strength, defeating a Soul Master like Dai Mubai would be a piece of cake after just three months of diligent practice.
"So this is the Crushing Hardness Claw?" Zhu Zhuqing murmured, touching the five holes in the stone.
If her soul power level were higher one day, it wouldn't be difficult for her to make five holes in a stone.
But without using her martial soul, she didn't know when she'd be able to do what Xiao Yan did.
Xiao Yan smiled. This thing might be a bit different from the real Crushing Hardness Claw.
It was also because almost all of his skill lay in his hands, and the meridians connected to his fingers were the ones he used most skillfully, that he was able to create this simplified version of the Crushing Hardness Claw.
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