Primordial Rock Breath, different attack methods

"Xiaolin, how are you feeling now?"

Seeing that Gan Lin had absorbed the Soul Ring, Dugu Bo stepped forward to ask about his physical condition.

He couldn't help worrying. Gan Lin's first Soul Ring was an unprecedented thousand-year ring. If it had left hidden injuries in his body, discovering them early would allow them to be treated in time, at least preventing them from having too great an impact on his future.

"I feel great now, Grandpa."

At that moment, Gan Lin reflected once again that blood ties weren't necessarily reliable, but the affection forged through long companionship was genuine.

In other people's eyes, Dugu Bo was a strange old man with an odd temper. But to Gan Lin and Dugu Yan, he was simply a kindly elder.

Gan Lin was grateful that, in both his lives, the families who had taken him in were wonderful people who cherished their bonds and stood by those close to them.

Naturally, Dugu Bo wasn't about to take a six-year-old's word for it. He immediately began a thorough examination of Gan Lin's body.

Gan Lin stood there helplessly, letting Dugu Bo examine him.

Sometimes, elders trusted what they saw more than what the younger generation told them.

The more Dugu Bo examined him, the more astonished he became.

He found that not only had Gan Lin's veins not been stretched to the point of rupturing, but his body was also stronger than he had expected.

Every day, this child either ate or slept, and spent the rest of his time reading and the like. Dugu Bo had hardly ever seen him exercise.

Could a single Soul Ring really make such an obvious difference?

Still, it was a good thing that the boy was healthy, so Dugu Bo didn't look into it further.

"Not bad. It seems you usually pay attention to your health. Yanyan, remember to learn from Gan Lin in that respect." After a long while, Dugu Bo put his hands behind his back again, resuming the air of an "expert."

"Learn to sleep anywhere and everywhere like him?" Dugu Yan asked in an odd tone.

"Uh..." Gan Lin was a little embarrassed too. He didn't know if it was because he had spent so long with Sister Ganyu.

He had picked up some of Sister Ganyu's habits himself, such as being able to fall asleep anytime, anywhere, as long as he considered the situation safe.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had teased him about it for a long time, too.

Dugu Bo and Ye Huixin had also examined Gan Lin many times, but they had always concluded that he was perfectly healthy in both body and mind, so the matter had eventually been dropped.

"All right, all right, let's not talk about that for now. Xiaolin, what's your first Soul Skill?"

As the older sister who had witnessed Gan Lin's "legend" from beginning to end, Dugu Yan wanted a clear answer, both out of concern for him and out of her own curiosity.

"Grandpa, Sister Yanzi, there isn't enough room to use it here. Let's go outside."

"True. Don't go destroying my medicinal garden," Dugu Bo joked with a smile, placing one hand on Gan Lin and the other on Dugu Yan. The scenery before their eyes shifted, and the next moment, the three of them appeared in a clearing somewhere in Sunset Forest.

Since his medicinal garden was in Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo naturally knew the surrounding area like the back of his hand.

As for Soul Beasts coming to cause trouble?

What a joke. As long as it wasn't a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, a Titled Douluo could walk sideways through this place.

"All right, Xiaolin, there should be enough room to use it here, right?"

"No problem." Gan Lin nodded. "My first Soul Skill has two forms: one for a single target and one for a group. I'll use the single-target attack first."

"Oh? It's that versatile?" Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. "Quick, show me. Try using it on me."

"All right, Grandpa, watch out." Although he knew the warning was a little unnecessary, Gan Lin gave it anyway. His Vision appeared in front of his chest. "First Soul Skill, Primordial Rock Breath."

The next moment, a thick pillar of light shot from Gan Lin's palm, heading straight for Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo calmly extended one hand and easily blocked Gan Lin's attack.

Gan Lin wasn't surprised.

It was only a Soul Master's first Soul Skill. Even if it came from a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it still wasn't much in front of a Titled Douluo.

After blocking the attack, Dugu Bo looked surprised.

As he saw it, even an ordinary Soul Elder wouldn't have an attack this strong, would they? The strength of this attack had already faintly crossed the threshold into that of a Soul Ancestor.

It truly was a God-Bestowed Martial Soul, and a God-Given Soul Ring.

Thinking of it that way, the strength of the attack seemed much more reasonable.

"The single-target attack is quite powerful. Ordinary Soul Elders probably wouldn't get the better of you against that move, provided you can hit them." Dugu Bo first gave an approving assessment, then changed tack. "Although this Soul Skill of yours is powerful, its windup is too long. If the enemy isn't restrained, it may be powerful, but its chance of hitting is too low."

"Yes, that's true." Gan Lin nodded without taking offense; after all, it was all true. "But Grandpa, why don't you try experiencing its other form?"

"Oh? The group attack?" Dugu Bo was curious too, and ventured a guess. "Normally, different forms of the same Soul Skill have different levels of power. Changing from a single-target attack to a group attack should reduce its power, right?"

"I'll keep you in suspense this time." Gan Lin smiled. "Sister Yanzi, why don't you hide behind Grandpa first?"

"What?" Dugu Yan could hardly believe her ears. "Hey, Xiaolin, have you gotten carried away after your Martial Soul Awakening and absorbing a Soul Ring? Your Sister Yanzi is a Soul Grandmaster! I'm not one of those dime-a-dozen second-rate Soul Masters from the Soul Fighting Arena outside!"

Gan Lin smiled helplessly. Indeed, Sister Yanzi had awakened her Martial Soul four years before him, and her Soul Power Level was considerably higher than his. But hadn't Dugu Bo just said that his single-target attack could hurt a Soul Elder? Even if group attacks were conventionally considered a little weaker than single-target attacks, that still wasn't something Dugu Yan could withstand as she was now.

In other words, Gan Lin, who had only just awakened his Martial Soul, now had a chance of defeating Dugu Yan, who had cultivated for four years and whose Martial Soul was the top-tier Jade Phosphorous Serpent.

For anyone else, it would have been unthinkable.

"Yanyan, Xiaolin is thinking of you too. Come behind Grandpa first." Dugu Bo had personally experienced the power of Gan Lin's first Soul Skill. Although it might deal a blow to his granddaughter's confidence, he spoke up anyway.

"Grandpa, you too?!" Dugu Yan puffed up in anger, but obediently walked behind Dugu Bo.

"All right, Xiaolin, use it and let me see."

"All right."

Gan Lin nodded and aimed his palm at the ground, using his first Soul Skill, Primordial Rock Breath, once more.

After a brief moment of gathering power, a powerful shock wave erupted outward with Gan Lin at its center.

Sensing the strength of Gan Lin's attack, Dugu Bo looked surprised.