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The next day, early morning.
Lan Xi and Dugu Yan arrived at the venue early. After yesterday's initial success, both of them were filled with excitement and eagerness.
In their palms, each held a fairly stable ball of soul power; Lan Xi 's was a vibrant blue-gold, while Dugu Yan's was a deep and dangerous emerald green.
"It's not enough to just condense light; we must learn to apply and control its power."
Jiang Zhen's voice came from the edge of the field. He had arrived there at some point and was pointing to a tall, leafy tree at the edge of the training field.
"Use it as a target. Note that we're not just going to bombard it with brute force."
Upon hearing this, the two women turned their gaze to the innocent tall tree, a hint of sympathy flashing in their eyes, but more so, anticipation for putting their new skills to use.
Dugu Yan made the first move. With a sharp cry, she flicked her wrist, and the emerald green energy ball in her palm, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, hissed as it accurately struck the trunk of the ancient tree!
"puff!"
There was no earth-shattering explosion; the moment the energy ball touched the tree trunk, it seeped into it like water droplets seeping into a sponge.
Then, a chilling scene unfolded: centered on the point of impact, emerald green ripples of poison rapidly spread outwards, and the originally rough brown bark of the tree trunk turned gray, dried up, and cracked at a visible speed, while the lush leaves withered, turned yellow, and fell off instantly!
"Wow... such a strong toxicity!" Dugu Yan was startled herself. She hadn't expected the energy ball she had condensed to be so concentrated and terrifying.
Just then, Lan Xi also made her move.
The blue-gold energy ball in her palm traced a soft arc of light and gently landed on another intact tree trunk nearby.
In stark contrast to the destruction of Dugu Yan, the blue-gold orb of light, after merging into the tree trunk, exuded a gentle yet powerful life force.
The bark of the tree trunk, which was originally normal, became more shiny and moist, and there were even faint buds emerging from it!
Even more miraculously, the spread of the area that had been eroded and turned gray by the poison of the Dugu Goose was actually stopped, and there were even extremely tiny green buds at the edges that were struggling to regain their vitality!
"Huh? My life energy can neutralize Sister Yan Yan's poison?" Lan Xi exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Zhen commented from the side: "Life and destruction are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Xi'er's life energy level is extremely high, so she can naturally resist or even purify Yan Yan's poison to a certain extent."
"Yanyan, did you see that? Your poison isn't invincible. It's countered by strong life or light attributes. So, in future battles, you need to assess your opponent's attributes and not just blindly attack."
The two women seemed to be deep in thought.
As a result, the poor ancient tree suffered.
Dugu Yan threw a poison energy ball, corroding a patch of life; Lan Xi immediately followed with a life energy ball, forcibly prolonging life and even stimulating new buds.
Dugu Yan was unconvinced and smashed another one in a different spot, so Lan Xi quickly went to "treat" it again...
Over time, half of the ancient tree withered and died, while the other half grew vigorously, even to the point of being "overnourished," sprouting new branches and leaves wildly, making its shape extremely bizarre.
"Alright, stop."
After watching for a while, Jiang Zhen finally spoke up to stop them.
"If we keep messing with this, this tree will go crazy. Let's take a 15-minute break and learn something else today."
The two women then stopped, still wanting more, and couldn't help but laugh as they looked at the strangely shaped tree.
After the break, Jiang Zhen shifted the focus of his teaching to the fundamental application of martial spirits.
He first said to Lan Xi , "Xi'er, release your martial spirit."
Lan Xi nodded, and with a thought, crystal-clear Blue Silver Emperor Vines, entwined with a blue-gold halo, grew from her body, swaying gently in the wind and exuding a rich life force.
"Blue Silver Emperor, as the king of plant-type martial souls, far surpasses ordinary Blue Silver Grass in resilience, strength, and affinity for life. It is not only a symbol of healing, but also a tough binding force and a powerful weapon of attack."
Jiang Zhen instructed, "Don't use soul skills. Try to use your mental power to precisely control these vines, just like controlling your outstretched arm."
"For example, let this vine lash out like a whip!"
"Let it wrap around and bind like a rope!"
"Even sharpening the tips of the vines to pierce through!"
Lan Xi tried as instructed. At first, the vines moved somewhat stiffly and clumsily, but under her focused mental control, they gradually became more flexible.
The vines sometimes lashed out like whips, and sometimes descended like nets. Although their power was far less than that of soul skills, the feeling of being able to control them as if they were her own arms deepened her understanding of martial souls.
Jiang Zhen looked at her and said, "Give it a try. This way you can improve your skills and hone your mental strength."
Then, Jiang Zhen looked at Dugu Yan, whose face was full of anticipation.
"Yan Yan, for top-tier beast spirits like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, their family has developed a fixed set of spirit ring configurations through countless generations of exploration."
"As long as their martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and there are no special mutations, the types of soul skills they can obtain from their first to ninth soul rings are largely the same. For example, their first soul skill is usually..."
"Thunder Dragon Claw!"
Dugu Yan answered immediately.
"That's right."
Jiang Zhen nodded. "While relying on inherited soul ring configurations is stable, it also limits possibilities. Would you like to have your own 'Azure Scale Poison Claw'?"
Dugu Yan's eyes lit up instantly: "Yes! Of course I want to!"
She now admires Jiang Zhen's abilities immensely and firmly believes that he can do it.
"Okay." Jiang Zhen asked her to perform the Martial Soul Possession.
Dugu Yan let out a soft shout, her body shimmering with emerald light, her body slightly expanding, her skin covered with fine emerald green scales, her hands transforming into sharp claws covered with scales, her fingertips gleaming with a ghostly light, and behind her a huge emerald serpent king phantom appearing and disappearing, radiating a powerful dragon might and poisonous breath.
"Guide your soul power, especially the part containing poison, to your hands, particularly the tips of your claws."
Jiang Zhen explained the principles in detail.
"Imagine your claws are energy vents, but not randomly spraying out; instead, they form a stable, high-density energy coat, even extending into energy blades."
"This requires a high degree of coordination between your soul power compression techniques, attribute control, and precise guidance of mental power."
As he spoke, he used his mental power to simulate the path and final form of energy flow, allowing Dugu Yan to understand it intuitively.
"The key is to 'condense' without 'scattering,' and 'control' without 'exploding.' Your poison-attribute soul power is extremely destructive; if not controlled properly, it will harm yourself before harming the enemy. Therefore, every step must be taken with utmost care and determination."
Dugu Yan held her breath and focused intently, following Jiang Zhen's instructions, and began to try.
She slowly channeled her soul power into her claws, and emerald green light gathered at the tips of her claws.
At first, the light was diffused, and the poisonous aura was overflowing, even causing her own scales to sizzle.
She quickly adjusted herself and used stronger willpower to restrain herself.
He failed many times, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his arms trembled slightly from the backlash of his soul power.
But she didn't give up, her gaze becoming increasingly focused.
Finally, during one attempt, the emerald light at the tip of her right claw stopped dissipating and solidified, forming an energy poison claw about an inch long, as if carved from jade!
Although it was still very illusory and extremely unstable, it flickered a few times and then disappeared, but that moment of success made her ecstatic!
"I...I think I've gotten a little bit started!"
Dugu Yan said excitedly.
Jiang Zhen stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, watching Lan Xi practice diligently by manipulating the vines, and watching Dugu Yan fail time and time again but try again and again to condense the poisonous claw. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
This feeling of guiding others to grow seems...not bad...
...
At night on the rooftop of the Dugu Mansion, the scene from that night repeated between Jiang Zhen and Bing Di but things advanced a little as Bing Di left after a awkward yet incredibly sincere kiss.
Thinking in her mind:'Xue'er I am sorry'