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Nothing was said that night, except for the subtle ripples that stirred in the hearts of some people, which quietly spread in the still night before returning to calm.
The atmosphere at the breakfast table was slightly awkward the following morning.
The group looked at each other, speechless.
Bing Di kept his head down, focusing on the congee in his bowl, but a trace of lingering heat seemed to remain in his ears. Occasionally, he would quickly glance at Jiang Zhen across from him, who looked perfectly normal, before immediately looking away.
Xue Di remained aloof, with only a faint, knowing smile playing on her lips as she leisurely ate her breakfast.
On her shoulder, the miniature sea princess, Phantom Spirit, curiously examined the human food on the table, seemingly wondering if it was edible.
Only Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan and his grandson, and Lan Xi felt somewhat puzzled, not understanding where this eerie silence came from.
Lan Xi blinked her pure blue-gold eyes, looking at this person and then that person, finally unable to contain her curiosity, she asked, "What's wrong? Why is everyone so quiet?"
She gently tugged at Jiang Zhen's sleeve beside her: "Brother, what are we going to do today?"
Jiang Zhen put down his chopsticks and thought for a moment.
Having broken through level 90 and obtained the ninth soul ring, the biggest achievement has been accomplished. There's no need to race against time in cultivation for the foreseeable future, and there's really nothing particularly urgent to deal with.
He glanced at the obedient and adorable Lan Xi beside him, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes. He reached out and touched her long, smooth hair, which seemed to flow with the luster of sunlight and the ocean, and made his decision:
"It seems there's nothing urgent. How about... I teach you cultivation over the next few days? I'll help you consolidate your current level and learn some new things."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xi 's eyes lit up instantly, as if filled with stars, and she nodded her little head vigorously: "Yes, yes! Brother, you're the best!"
She loved being with Jiang Zhen, especially since she could receive his personal guidance.
Upon hearing the word "cultivation," Dugu Yan, who was standing nearby, immediately perked up her ears.
She was filled with endless curiosity and a desire to explore Jiang Zhen's incredible cultivation speed and methods.
Unable to contain herself, she mustered her courage and asked, "Young Master Jiang... um... could I also... ask him for some advice?"
She wanted to see for herself what earth-shattering secret this "Taiyi Douluo" possessed to cultivate to such an abnormal level.
Jiang Zhen glanced at her. He didn't mind giving this girl, who was a bit spoiled but not bad at heart and was also the granddaughter of Dugu Bo, a little pointer. So he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together."
Seeing this, Bing Di , as if finding an excuse, immediately turned to Xue Di beside her, grabbed Xue Di's arm, and spoke with a hint of barely perceptible panic and an urgent desire to escape the scene:
"Xue'er, let's forget about him! Let's go to the city and have fun! There are still so many places we didn't get to visit yesterday!"
Xue Di 's icy blue eyes deepened with a smile. She rarely showed such a playful side, and mimicking the conversation she'd overheard the previous night, she teased in a serious tone with a cool voice:
"Oh? Going out for fun? What if your legs get tired? There won't be anyone to massage your feet anymore!"
"Ugh! Xue'er! You...you're so mean!"
Bing Di blushed instantly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She stomped her foot in embarrassment and anger, her emerald eyes glaring at Xue Di, yet she couldn't do anything about it.
The Xue Di chuckled softly, ceasing her teasing, and said to the Sea Princess Illusionary Spirit on his shoulder, "Your Highness, would you like to come out for a walk with us again?"
Princess Illusionary Spirit nodded gently, still full of curiosity about the human world.
So, Bing Di practically dragged Yukito along as the three of them quickly left the restaurant and went out on their own, leaving behind a trail of Bing Di 's embarrassed and annoyed voice.
Jiang Zhen watched their departing figures, smiled helplessly, and then said to Lan Xi and Dugu Yan, "Let's go to the training ground."
Dugu Bo didn't say anything from beginning to end, but his gaze towards Jiang Zhen became even more complicated and unfathomable.
With this level 97 Super Douluo personally guiding him, what else could he possibly worry about?
But I couldn't help but mentally rant again: a peak Douluo who's not even twelve years old is personally teaching him...
This world is getting crazier and crazier!
He's only reached level 93 after cultivating for most of his life. It's so unfair!
The training ground of the Dugu Manor is quite spacious, about the size of four or five basketball courts. The ground is paved with hard bluestone slabs, and simple protective soul guide devices are set up around it.
Jiang Zhen led Lan Xi and Dugu Yan to the center of the field, where the three of them sat down cross-legged facing each other.
Dugu Yan was focused and full of anticipation, thinking that Jiang Zhen was going to teach her some amazing secret technique or unique meditation method to quickly improve her soul power.
However, Jiang Zhen's first words stunned them.
"In my opinion, the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent probably haven't even reached one percent of the potential to develop and utilize their own Martial Soul and Soul Power."
Jiang Zhen's tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable certainty.
Seeing the two women's puzzled looks, he continued to explain: "The vast majority of Soul Masters think that the way to become stronger is to meditate day after day in a boring way, absorb the soul power of heaven and earth to increase their level, and then hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings and get fixed soul skills."
"This path isn't wrong, but it's too simplistic and reliant on external resources. As a result, many people have high skill levels but are terrible at actual combat, and their understanding of their own strength is extremely superficial."
"Some truly gifted individuals, who are not content with this path, will create unique 'self-created soul skills' through their own exploration and practice. These self-created soul skills are often more powerful and better suited to them than the skills granted by the soul rings."
"Not to mention anything else, the Haotian Sect's 'Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique,' 'Great Sumeru Hammer,' and 'Haotian Nine Absolutes' alone are enough to make a sect whose martial spirit is not absolutely top-notch stand at the top of the continent and become the number one offensive weapon martial spirit in the world."
"What does this show? It shows that understanding and utilizing the essence of power is far more important than simply pursuing the age and quantity of spirit rings!"
Lan Xi only vaguely understood what Jiang Zhen was saying, but she unconditionally believed him.
Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder. These words were like a door to a new world opened before her, allowing her to vaguely touch upon another possibility.
"So," Jiang Zhen concluded, "what I'm going to teach you today isn't some secret to quickly increasing your soul power—that kind of thing often does more harm than good."
"What I'm going to teach are some of the most basic, but crucial for the future—a deeper understanding and control of martial spirits and spirit power."
He extended his right hand, palm facing upward, and a wisp of pure blue soul power slowly flowed out and condensed above his palm.
"Come on, let's start our first lesson today with something very simple..."
He looked at the two women and smiled:
"Try... to create a stable ball of soul energy that contains the characteristics of your own martial soul."