The Amorous Raven and Its Heartless Master

"The boss is still the best."

As Zhou You and Xie Yue stepped off the stage, Yan uttered this remark. Hu Liena remained silent, only pursing her lips and occasionally glancing at Zhou You out of the corner of her eye.

Just as the other party was about to notice, he quickly shifted his gaze, pretending to look at Xie Yue.

Xie Yue: "..."I saw it!

Hu Liena's little actions did not escape his notice. Xie Yue was somewhat troubled, but he couldn't make decisions for his sister.

It was infuriating that he couldn't defeat the "culprit," so he could only turn a blind eye and look at Zhou You.

How much of your strength did you just use?

How many points? That's not easy to quantify.

Zhou You didn't answer directly, only saying, "Anyway, beating you won't take much effort."

He was being lenient with his words; he actually wanted to say that killing him would be effortless, but that would have been too direct and might have hurt his pride.

These words still struck a chord with Xie Yue, who then refused to speak to him anymore.

A week had passed since Zhou You acquired his Second Soul Ring, and he had successfully integrated his Second Soul Skill into his combat system.

After this period of research, he also figured out a technique for concealing Soul Rings.

Soul Ring is essentially an energy ring formed by the essence of Soul Beast's Soul Power and life essence after its death. It is a naturally constructed "Spell Formula" that encapsulates Soul Skills and some of the characteristics that the Soul Beast possessed in its lifetime.

Soul Master absorbs Soul Ring, it is essentially the process by which the Martial Soul is modified by the Spell Formula within the Soul Ring.

If we consider the original Martial Soul that has not absorbed any Soul Rings as the original genome, then the process of modifying Soul Rings is similar to a Genetic Engineering, which can "edit" specific [Soul Skills ] and some traits of Soul Beasts into the Martial Soul.

Of course, the specific process is very complicated, and Zhou You doesn't understand it yet, but as long as he roughly understands the mechanism and principle, he can carry out some macro-level operations.

When Soul Master uses Soul Skill, the interaction between the Soul Skill and the outside world will spontaneously generate Soul Ring effects. These effects themselves have no practical significance; they are a natural phenomenon that occurs when the Soul Skill is activated.

When Soul Skill is activated, the internal Spell Formula of the Martial Soul unfolds, and the Soul Power will automatically circulate according to the Spell Formula. When the Soul Skill is fully constructed, it will automatically revert to its original form, which is the Soul Ring.

This process can theoretically be controlled through subjective consciousness, but it requires a high level of ability from the Soul Master.

First, the strength and precision of one's Mental Power must meet the standards, which is the foundation of perception. If one cannot even "see" what one can see, then there is no point in talking about "doing" it.

Secondly, it can precisely manipulate Soul Power. All the manifested energy changes are essentially the result of the action of Soul Power, and ultimately they must be implemented in the Soul Power.

It is conceivable that each of the above two conditions can filter out 99% of Soul Masters, but as long as one of them can be met, regardless of the Soul Master's level, one will be qualified to Self-Created Soul Skill.

Xie Yue had actually already gotten a little bit of it. While his Mental Power wasn't particularly strong compared to a special Soul Master like Hu Liena, it was far stronger than that of an ordinary Soul Master.

Compared to his Mental Power, Xie Yue's Talent in the precise manipulation of Soul Power is more prominent, and he also has a deep understanding of his own Martial Soul, making it easier for him to create his Self-Created Soul Skills.

Hidden Soul Rings, from a macro perspective, can also be considered a type of Self-Created Soul Skill, but most Soul Masters consider this technique somewhat useless.

It's difficult, the rewards are small, and even if you can do it, it won't be of much help in actual combat.

Therefore, many Soul Masters, even those who reach the Titled Douluo level, do not deliberately study such methods. They believe they are meaningless and that retaining this characteristic can have a deterrent effect on enemies.

However, Zhou You believes this is a very serious intelligence leak.

When Soul Ring appears, it not only displays a color, but also restores the original aura of the Soul Ring, which is equivalent to the residual life characteristics of Soul Beast.

He didn't know how those Soul Masters fought in the past, but if he could collect enough information about Soul Beasts, he could immediately determine which Soul Beast the opponent was hunting and its age the moment the opponent revealed its Soul Rings, and thus deduce the opponent's Soul Skills.

In actual combat, intelligence is often the core factor that can turn the tide of battle, and he was surprised that no one realized this.

The reason Xie Yue was a beat slower in the battle was because he didn't see the Soul Ring appear on Zhou You's body, which led to a misjudgment that he didn't use Soul Skill.

Little did they know that Zhou You had simply concealed his killing move even more thoroughly. If he hadn't only been invited to act as a sparring partner this time, Xie Yue wouldn't have been able to hold out for so long; he would have been killed instantly by the Second Soul Skill upon their first encounter...

Zhou You helped Xie Yue review the battle that had just taken place, and then they prepared to go back to their dorm to pack their things.

Yan, who had been lingering beside Hu Liena and talking to her, quickly followed when he saw this.

Since the Soul Hunting incident, Hu Liena has rarely used [Charm] to deliberately dangle Yan. Therefore, although the latter still likes her, he is no longer as "loyal" as before, always wanting to follow Hu Liena around.

He has a new "alpha wolf".

"Boss, are you getting ready to go home?"

"Um."

"Your parents moved to Spirit City?"

As his roommate, Yan naturally knew about this, since he had relevant experience himself.

"I just moved here a couple of days ago," Zhou You replied.

She Long was still busy, but since he had already taken care of the aftermath with his parents, he couldn't delay any longer. So, She Long waved his hand and instructed Yang Tianxiong to run errands and personally escort Zhou's parents to Spirit City.

The Zhou Family is now settled in a small courtyard in Spirit City. Although the place is not big, it is very close to the Martial Soul Main Hall, which is also the most prosperous area in the city.

Naturally, its security forces are also the strongest.

The Pope Hall and the Elder Hall are both located there; surely no one would be foolish enough to come here looking for death, or want to be ganged up on by Titled Douluos?

"Hehe, then I'll go back with you, boss. My home is there too!"

"Okay." Zhou You didn't refuse.

He packed a few clothes, some books, and some notes into his suitcase, and set off lightly.

"Oh right, I almost forgot." He took a birdcage made of Golden Silk Nanmu from the bedside table, went outside, and whistled.

A handsome Raven flew in from the direction of Angel God Mountain. The feathered creature was about to land, but when it saw the birdcage in Zhou You's hand, it suddenly turned sharply and tried to fly back.

"Come back!" Zhou You said, conjuring up Umbrella Sword, the threat clear.

--"Gah!"

Seeing this, the Raven could only fly back, seething with resentment, but it didn't want to go into the cage; it wanted to perch on his shoulder instead.

Would Zhou You tolerate it? He scooped up the arrogant bird with his large hand and grabbed it.

"Go inside!" He tossed the Raven directly into the birdcage.

This guy, despite his usual serious demeanor, soon got a complaint from Zhou You after arriving. Zhou You said that this fellow was always flirting with the little Ravens in the ravens' enclosure, ruining their work so much that they wouldn't even do their jobs.

The female Raven wanted to follow it, while the male Raven wanted to fight it, causing chaos throughout the entire raven coop.

There was nothing he could do but seal the creature in a birdcage, granting it limited freedom depending on its behavior.

If we don't deal with this properly, Zhou You's reputation will be ruined by this scoundrel!