After being easily defeated by Qing Mu, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu did not bother Qing Mu again. Instead, they quietly increased their training time and spent more time at the Blazing Volcano.
Qing Mu was quite satisfied with this, since he just wanted to quickly develop the Solar Flame and complete the last piece of his combat system.
A few days later, Qingmu finally completed the process, but discovered a problem.
That is because Ivysaur's instinctive absorption of sunlight is too slow. If it is not improved, it is unknown how long it will take to accumulate the energy of a solar flame.
So Qingmu immediately thought of another brilliant way to utilize sunlight: photosynthesis!
"Perhaps I can extract the light energy absorption method of photosynthesis and use it as the way sunlight is absorbed by the blazing sun," Qing Mu thought to himself, stroking his chin.
Although sunlight and photosynthesis have different functions, they are both methods of utilizing solar energy. While they may not be completely similar in terms of energy absorption, they are probably quite similar.
Having thought of this, Qingmu began to study it, and time passed day by day.
Two months later!
At the crater of the blazing volcano, the sun shines brightly, and a large amount of solar energy is transformed into specks of white light, which are absorbed by the seed on Ivysaur's back.
Meanwhile, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, who were not far away, would occasionally glance in the direction of Ivysaur.
Although Qing Mu didn't say it explicitly, they had already realized that he was researching a new self-created soul skill over the past two months.
This discovery made them somewhat ashamed; they didn't even have a single self-created soul skill, while Qing Mu was already researching a second self-created soul skill.
However, they were also curious about what kind of self-created soul skill Qing Mu had wasted so much time and effort researching.
This process lasted for quite a while before Ivysaur stopped absorbing sunlight energy, and the seed on its back began to emit a golden light.
Seeing this, Qingmu knew that Ivysaur's preparations were complete, and immediately said, "Ivysaur, use Solar Beam!"
"Cry!!!"
Upon hearing Qingmu's words, Ivysaur began to frantically compress the absorbed sunlight energy and concentrate it in the center of the seed on its back.
Bang!
With a sound like a laser gun firing, a white beam of light shot out from the center of the seed on Ivysaur's back and shot towards a boulder several meters high hundreds of meters away.
This white beam of light was compressed from a large amount of solar energy, almost reaching the limit of Ivysaur's power, and it distorted the space in its path.
The white beam of light moved at incredible speed, covering hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye, and accurately struck the boulder.
There was no scene of the boulder exploding, no sound of the air tearing apart; the white beam of light passed through the boulder as if it were a sheet of paper, without the slightest pause, leaving only a hole filled with crystals.
"Glug~"
Upon seeing this, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu couldn't help but swallow hard. The power of this move was truly terrifying. Even a Soul Emperor-level killing move would probably be no more than this.
Meanwhile, after seeing the attack successfully launched, Qingmu finally couldn't resist and picked up Ivysaur.
"Haha, it's done! We finally succeeded with Ivysaur!"
At this moment, Qingmu was overwhelmed with excitement; all her past efforts had finally paid off.
"Cry, cry~"
Ivysaur was also very happy, as the addition of Solar Beam meant that their strength had taken another leap forward.
Although Sunshine Blaze has the drawback of slow charging, this drawback is practically non-existent for Qingmu, who possesses the Sunny Day ability.
Furthermore, Solar Beam differs from Crazy Plant in that Solar Beam utilizes external energy and consumes very little energy itself, even less than basic special moves like Vine Whip and Leaf Blade.
This means that as long as sunny days exist, Solar Flame can be used quickly and continuously with almost no energy consumption, unlike Crazy Plant, which consumes almost all its energy with each use and can't even be used a second time.
Therefore, although the power of the Crazy Plant is greater than that of the Sunfire, its importance to Qingmu is far less than that of the Sunfire.
The characteristics of Crazy Plants mean that it can only be used as a last resort, a desperate fight against the opponent, and cannot be used as a regular ultimate move.
Even without using the Crazy Plants, Qing Mu's most powerful weapon is still the Little Crazy Plant that he researched, but it is clear that the Little Crazy Plant cannot compare with the Sunfire Blaze.
The appearance of Solar Beam directly boosted the power of Ivysaur's commonly used moves by more than one level.
Most importantly, his original concept of a system combining sunny weather, growth, photosynthesis, and intense sunlight has finally been realized.
With Sunny Day as the core, Growth provides a boost, Photosynthesis provides sustain, Solar Beam provides damage, and combined with Venusaur's own tankiness, this combo is almost invincible unless you encounter an opponent with a significant level advantage.
The opponent will be facing a terrifying turret that can instantly recover as long as it doesn't die, has extremely low cost for its special moves, and can unleash Solar Flare almost without limit.
After a moment, Qingmu finally calmed down, put Ivysaur on the ground, took out her notebook, and truthfully recorded the experience of this success.
"Although the Sunfire is complete, it is still in its initial stage. Specific details still need to be improved. For example, the time required to absorb sunlight energy can be reduced further."
As Qingmu took notes, she thought to herself.
"But there's no rush. I've been here for two months, and it's time for me to leave."
Qing Mu glanced around at the surrounding environment. Although Ivysaur gained Fire-type affinity after transplanting the Fire Apricot, its main type was still Grass, so the volcanic environment was not suitable for him and Ivysaur.
Cultivating in such an environment doesn't allow for the same rapid progress as in a forest. Furthermore, Qing Mu has spent the last two months primarily researching the Sunfire Blaze, leaving less time for training. Consequently, Qing Mu's soul power level has not increased and remains at level forty-seven.
However, Qing Mu didn't care about this. With his experience-based leveling mechanism, he didn't need to worry about leveling up. What he needed to worry about was being killed by monsters because he wasn't strong enough.
Now that he has the Sunfire Blaze, his strength has been greatly enhanced, so he can challenge higher-level soul beasts. Not only is his safety improved, but his level will also increase faster than before.