Moon Shadow Body and Zhu Clan Meditation Method! (Please Vote!)

The Northern Mountain Range was one of the largest mountain ranges within the Heaven Dou Empire. It began at the Far North Ice Plain and ended at Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, stretching for nearly two thousand kilometers. Countless powerful soul beasts lived within it, ranging from weak Ten-Year Soul Beasts to formidable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. It was said that legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts existed there as well, but no one had ever seen one—or rather, anyone who had seen one was dead.

Anyang City lay at the foot of the Northern Mountain Range. The back mountain of Beihe Village connected to the outer reaches of the Northern Mountain Range. It took the three of them only an hour and a half to enter the outskirts. They arrived at a flat meadow littered with holes of all sizes. Clearly, a group of Moon Shadow Rabbits lived here.

They were very lucky. They immediately discovered a Moon Shadow Rabbit with three hundred years of cultivation.

"Dad, let's attack together," Zhu Ziyang said to Zhu Changhe.

"Alright!" Zhu Changhe agreed and immediately summoned his Martial Soul.

Zhu Ziyang released his Martial Soul as well and attacked the Moon Shadow Rabbit, which was feeding, from its left. Zhu Changhe launched his attack from the right. His Second Soul Ring lit up, and his Second Soul Skill was unleashed instantly. The Dimlight Scythe, wreathed in faint, ghostly light, slashed toward the Moon Shadow Rabbit.

Such a violent movement naturally startled the Moon Shadow Rabbit. Without hesitation, it leaped forward, but failed to notice the dangerous person on its left. Zhu Ziyang sharply caught its trajectory and instantly unleashed his First Soul Skill. A grayish-white Blade Qi mercilessly struck the Moon Shadow Rabbit in midair, instantly severing both of its hind legs.

The pale yellow Soul Ring behind Zhu Ziyang shone as though celebrating his successful strike.

Having lost both hind legs, the Moon Shadow Rabbit immediately lost its balance and crashed to the ground with a cry of agony. Pain and unwillingness filled its eyes. It struggled with its front limbs, trying to escape, but without its hind legs, it no longer had the strength to support itself in flight. Besides, it could feel its life slipping away.

"Excellent!" Zhu Ziyang grinned smugly at the sight. He then withdrew his Martial Soul and called to Jiang Nannan, "Nannan, come over quickly."

"I'm coming!" Jiang Nannan, who had been hiding off to the side, immediately answered. Her pretty face held a trace of fear and worry, but far more excitement.

"Come, little girl. End its life," Zhu Changhe said, tossing the Moon Shadow Rabbit, now too weak to struggle, before Jiang Nannan.

"Mm!" Jiang Nannan nodded, gathered her courage, took out a dagger, gritted her teeth, and plunged it into the Moon Shadow Rabbit's head.

A yellow Soul Ring emerged. Jiang Nannan sat cross-legged and began absorbing her First Soul Ring.

For some reason, Zhu Ziyang felt rather nervous. If Jiang Nannan failed to awaken the Moon Bloodline after absorbing this Soul Ring, then her second Soul Ring could only come from another Moon Shadow Rabbit. But attaching Soul Rings from the same soul beast would be a complete waste of her Soul Ring slots.

Zhu Ziyang could only pray that she would succeed on the first try!

What reassured him was that Jiang Nannan's absorption of the Moon Shadow Rabbit's Soul Ring was going very smoothly. Once she finished, everything would become clear.

Soon, Jiang Nannan stood up, her bright eyes filled with joy and excitement.

"Nannan, how was it? What is your First Soul Skill?" Zhu Ziyang hurried to the little girl's side and asked.

Zhu Changhe also looked over curiously. He wanted to know just how his son's confident, tradition-shattering choice had turned out. Was his son simply too arrogant, or were the countless Soft Bone Rabbit soul masters too foolish? It truly made one curious.

"Hehe!" Jiang Nannan first smiled at Zhu Ziyang's eager, curious expression, then said proudly, "My First Soul Skill is called Moon Shadow Body. It doubles my speed and jumping ability, and increases my body's flexibility by fifty percent. When there is a moon, the effects are doubled!"

As she spoke, the little girl could not help giggling again.

"Good heavens, a Hundred-Year Soul Ring actually gave such a Soul Skill!" Zhu Changhe blurted out, his eyes full of shock. He was certain now: those Soft Bone Rabbit soul masters were all fools. They had not seen as clearly as his son, a mere six-year-old child!

Zhu Ziyang finally let out a complete sigh of relief, while excitement surged within him. Excellent. Jiang Nannan had lived up to his hopes and directly awakened the Moon Bloodline of the Soft Bone Rabbit. The path of development he had designed for Jiang Nannan was correct and could proceed step by step!

He was exhilarated!

"Alright, the mission has been completed perfectly. Children, let's go home." After Zhu Changhe dealt with the Moon Shadow Rabbit's corpse, he said to Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, "We'll make spicy rabbit meat for you when we get back!"

The group did not linger in the Northern Mountain Range and returned to Beihe Village that very night.

They stayed at home for one night.

After returning home, Jiang Nannan excitedly told her mother that she had become a one-ring soul master. Bai Xinyi was naturally overjoyed, tears streaming down her face. The mother and daughter embraced and wept until Jiang Nannan realized she could not let her mother be too upset. Only then did she stop crying and comfort Bai Xinyi.

After bidding farewell to Bai Xinyi, they returned to Anyang Academy.

After returning to the academy, Zhu Ziyang's life resumed its routine: practicing his Martial Soul, attending classes when he had time, reading, and cultivating the Great Light Mantra. The days passed in an endless cycle. Others might have found such a life monotonous and dull, but Zhu Ziyang enjoyed it immensely and found it very fulfilling.

One day.

Zhu Ziyang, who had been cultivating in the dormitory, suddenly stood up, unable to conceal the joy on his face.

"Brother Ziyang, what's wrong?" Zhu Ziyang's movement caught the attention of Jiang Nannan, who was practicing her handwriting. Seeing him so excited, she could not help asking curiously.

"Nannan, do you know? I succeeded! I successfully developed a better meditation method!" Zhu Ziyang jumped straight off the bed and rushed to Jiang Nannan. Under her astonished gaze, he picked her up and spun around excitedly.

"Really? That's wonderful!" Jiang Nannan suppressed the shyness in her heart and congratulated him with a smile. She knew that Zhu Ziyang had always wanted to optimize and improve meditation methods, but she had not expected Brother Ziyang to be so capable. It had not even been that long, yet he had already succeeded.

"Mm! Nannan, do you want to try it?" Zhu Ziyang put Jiang Nannan down and asked.

"Sure!" Jiang Nannan agreed without hesitation.

Zhu Ziyang was deeply moved. He taught Jiang Nannan the meditation method he had named the Zhu Clan Meditation Method. Jiang Nannan immediately sat cross-legged and began trying it.

Seeing how decisively Jiang Nannan acted, Zhu Ziyang was unable to put his feelings into words.

As for the Zhu Clan Meditation Method, Zhu Ziyang had created it only after nearly six months of work. He had built upon the research results of countless predecessors over the past several thousand years and combined them with his own Great Light Mantra to create a meditation method with entirely new effects. In Zhu Ziyang's estimation, its effectiveness was at least one to two times greater than that of the meditation methods currently in common use. Moreover, it possessed a function none of the previous meditation methods had: it could indirectly strengthen the body!

The ability to strengthen the body alone was enough to let the Zhu Clan Meditation Method be passed down through the ages.

Zhu Ziyang decided that once Jiang Nannan finished testing it, if its effects met his expectations, he would teach it to his parents and make the Zhu Clan Meditation Method a true heirloom of the Zhu Family.

If the Great Light Mantra could be taught to others, Zhu Ziyang would certainly pass it down as well. Fortunately, the Lesser Light Breathing Technique could be taught, which could be considered a form of inheritance. Among his descendants, there would always be someone who earned its recognition.

Ahem, it was still too early to talk about such things.

Jiang Nannan completed one cycle and immediately opened her eyes. Her large eyes were filled with shock and delight. Looking at Zhu Ziyang, she said joyfully, "Brother Ziyang, you're amazing! My Soul Power circulation speed is a full two times faster!"

Excellent, it had met his expectations!

Zhu Ziyang immediately had his answer. Faced with Jiang Nannan's praise, he laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, of course! Nannan, you absolutely must not tell anyone else about this meditation method. This will be the ancestral meditation method of my Zhu Family!"

Hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, Jiang Nannan's face turned red despite herself.

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