Defense amplification

Oscar was initially somewhat frustrated by his swift defeat.

But after Flender's guidance, he quickly understood.

As a Support System Spirit Master, Oscar's specialty lies in assisting more people, allowing Battle Spirit Master to better unleash their power.

If he were to compete with Battle Spirit Master in speed or strength, he would clearly be making the mistake of using his weakness to attack his strength.

The reason why Battle Spirit Master are Battle Spirit Master is that although their Soul Skill can only enhance themselves, the values of those enhancements are exceptionally high.

While Support System Spirit Master ' Soul Skill can amplify or heal multiple targets, their numerical values are much inferior to those of Battle Spirit Master.

Like Dai Mubai's White Tiger Martial Soul, the effects of his Soul Skill often start with a 100% bonus.

Even though Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has growth potential, its amplification effect has only reached 40% so far.

Perhaps this is some kind of balancing mechanism in the world at work, where only the value of the target itself is increased, while the values of multiple targets are decreased.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is the only one with growth potential, capable of barely keeping up with the Battle Spirit Master in terms of stats, yet it is also limited by its inability to break through the Soul Saint.

However, after Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, she was numerically qualified to become Battle Spirit Master after reaching the ninth ring.

That's why Chen Feng suggested that Ning Rongrong try using the Glazed Pagoda as a weapon in combat; it was based on numerical considerations.

In his view, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is truly the perfect Martial Soul in the Douluo World, and it would be a waste to use it only for support.

On the contrary, Oscar's Food God Spirit does not have the characteristic of numerical growth, so it is not suitable for him to take the combat route. Therefore, Chen Feng never suggested that Oscar enhance his combat ability, and Chen Feng never even mentioned the Mirror Beast.

The reason Oscar pursued combat ability in the Original Work was mainly to circumvent the Rules the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that Support System Spirit Master could not combine with each other.

True love conquers all.

However, Oscar probably isn't thinking about combat abilities right now, because he's fallen for Meng Yiran.

If they were together, the combination of one fighter and one support would be very suitable, and Oscar could focus on the support role without wavering.

While Oscar was being enlightened by Flender, Chen Feng was also pondering the issue of Ning Rongrong's Spirit Strength.

Unlike Biological Spirit, Tool Spirit do not have growth potential and undergo less change due to absorbing Soul Ring. However, their Spirit Strength can still be enhanced through Soul Skill, as is the case with Chen Feng's second Soul Skill.

However, Plant Spirit can undergo significant changes upon absorbing Soul Ring. They can increase their Spirit Strength by absorbing specific Soul Ring, just like Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.

This is precisely why Chen Feng categorized Plant Spirit and Beast Spirit together, because they both have growth potential.

To date, only Meng Yiran's Serpent Cane is an exception, and the reason for this exception is that it has a soul.

In other words, if we want to solve the problem of Ning Rongrong's Spirit Strength, then we must also bring her Martial Soul to life.

Then, just like nurturing Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, gradually strengthen the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

However, Spirit Activation is a difficult problem that cannot be solved overnight. Until then, we can only hope for Ning Rongrong's Third Spirit Skill.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Feng turned to Ning Rongrong and asked:

"Rongrong, can the effect of your Third Spirit Skill affect your Martial Soul?"

"I'll give it a try." Ning Rongrong summoned the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and then unleashed her Third Spirit Skill on herself.

As a beam of colorful light entered her body, her skin was immediately covered with a faint Iron Gray glow, and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was also enveloped in this glow.

Upon seeing this, Chen Feng's face immediately lit up with joy. "Let's test the strength?"

Ning Rongrong looked around, found a rock on the edge of the cliff, and smashed it with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda she was holding.

"Bang!" The glazed pagoda collided with the rock, producing a muffled sound.

Ning Rongrong picked up the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and examined it, finding it completely undamaged.

"It seems to be working quite well," she said happily. "If this Soul Skill were even stronger, maybe this Glass Pagoda could actually be used in battle."

"To enhance the effect of Soul Skill?" Chen Feng pondered for a moment, and gradually an idea came to him.

While Chen Feng was pondering how to use the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in battle, the flying competition between Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang also came to a conclusion.

At the start, there was no significant difference in speed between Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang.

However, as their flight time increased, Bai Chenxiang seemed to have grasped some secret of flight, and her speed gradually increased, leaving Ma Hongjun behind little by little.

No matter how hard Ma Hongjun tried, he couldn't catch up with Bai Chenxiang's speed and had no choice but to admit defeat in the end.

When Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang returned to the mountaintop, Ma Hongjun couldn't wait to ask Bai Chenxiang why her speed had increased.

"You weren't holding back at the beginning, were you?" Ma Hongjun asked with some suspicion, as this was the most likely explanation he could think of.

"No, I used my full strength from the very beginning." Bai Chenxiang shook her head, then laughed. "The reason my speed increased so much later is because I grasped the mysteries of the wind and gained its help, which naturally made me faster."

"Could it be the effect of the Qing Feng Bi Ying Hua?" Tang San guessed.

"I don't know, but after flying for a while, my understanding of the wind improved a lot," Bai Chenxiang said.

"It seems you truly deserve the title of ' Wind Riding Flying Swallow.' You should practice flying more in the future," Chen Feng suggested.

"Yes, that's what I'm thinking too. I'll practice flying and Hidden Weapon weapons from now on." Bai Chenxiang nodded.

"Sigh, I didn't expect I couldn't outfly you. This Third Spirit Skill isn't as strong as I thought," Ma Hongjun said, somewhat dejectedly.

The Blazing Arrow Eagle, not far away, gave him a disdainful look and let out a dissatisfied cry.

If you're bad at the game, that's just how it is. What does it have to do with weird Soul Skill?

Flender also disagreed with Ma Hongjun's words, saying:

"Wind-type characters naturally have an advantage in speed, not to mention that Bai Chenxiang ate that immortal Immortal Herb. Isn't it normal for her to be faster than you? On the contrary, the fact that you were evenly matched with her at the beginning and didn't fall too far behind later already shows the excellence of your Third Spirit Skill."

The Blazing Arrow Eagle nodded approvingly. That's right. The Soul Skill is excellent; it's just that the person has the problem.

Ma Hongjun thought about it and agreed. As Fire Attribute Soul Master, his strength lay in his powerful destructive force, so it wasn't shameful for him to be slower than Bai Chenxiang.

Even though this Third Soul Ring was transformed from a 50,000-year-old Soul Bone, it ultimately transformed into a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Limited by his current capacity to withstand it, the lifespan of this Soul Ring is estimated to be less than 2,000 years, so its effects will naturally not be too exaggerated.

To think that you can be invincible with just one Soul Ring is wishful thinking.

Having understood this, Ma Hongjun stopped worrying and began paying the reward to Blazing Arrow Eagle.

Since the team has no shortage of recovery abilities, with Tang San and Oscar both possessing healing methods, plus the newly recruited Wind Slime, Ma Hongjun has no worries about his injuries.

To speed up the bleeding process, he simply made a cut on his wrist, letting blood gush out from the artery and quickly filling the wooden jar.

Tang San also added some herbal juice to the jar, which can effectively prevent blood clotting and allow Ma Hongjun's blood to be preserved for longer.

The condition given by Blazing Arrow Eagle was a can of blood, but after Ma Hongjun started bleeding, he felt that since he had already been stabbed, he might as well bleed some more.

So he had Tang San take out two more small containers and filled them up before stopping.

"Consider this blood my thank-you gift. Thank you for your help this time." Ma Hongjun was slightly dizzy, but he still forced himself to express his gratitude to Blazing Arrow Eagle.

The Blazing Arrow Eagle let out a soft cry, watching the intriguing humans turn and leave.

The journey back was uneventful. Chen Feng had originally planned to find the former Steelix Chief and obtain a Soul Bone, so that Ning Rongrong's Third Spirit Skill would be more effective after she absorbed it.

However, he immediately realized that he did not have Gold Attribute elemental items. If he used Lightning Yuan Stone and Fire Cloud Rock as substitutes, the quality of the Soul Bone he made would be affected, which would be too wasteful.

Therefore, Chen Feng did not go to find the Steelix Chief again. He planned to discuss the matter of Soul Bone after he had collected suitable elemental items.

Furthermore, Fire Cloud Rock seemed to have suffered a great loss after creating a Soul Bone; Ma Hongjun felt that the fire energy within it had almost completely dissipated.

Fortunately, the Fire Cloud Rock can be restored slowly; simply place it in an area with abundant Fire Element.

Due to the limitations of elemental items, Chen Feng currently has no plans to mass-produce Soul Bone, and no one else has mentioned it either.

They all understood clearly that the era with Chen Feng around would definitely continue to develop, so there was no need to rush to equip themselves with Soul Bone. It was a smarter choice to wait and see, since they were all still young.

Although the four teachers were no longer young, they cared more about nurturing their students and put their own martial prowess secondary, so they didn't mention the matter of Soul Bone.

And so, the creation of the Soul Bone became a shared secret among the fifteen of them, and they all tacitly agreed never to mention it again.

Upon returning to the Academy, the Grandmaster instructed the students to rest for a day to recharge before commencing Combat Training.

During this break, Chen Feng and Ning Rongrong worked together to figure out the effects of her Third Spirit Skill.

When Chen Feng first discovered that Ning Rongrong's Third Spirit Skill would amplify her Martial Soul, he thought this effect was universal.

However, after testing, he discovered that the Martial Soul was only affected when Ning Rongrong used her Third Spirit Skill on herself.

If used on other people, their Martial Soul will not receive Defense Amplification.

Furthermore, the effect of this Defense Amplification differs between the human body and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

For the human body, Ning Rongrong's Third Spirit Skill simply increases defense by 40%.

However, after the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda receives the enhancement of its Third Spirit Skill, its strength becomes as tough as steel.

While this level of strength isn't top-tier, it's sufficient for handling ordinary battles; at least Ning Rongrong has developed a certain level of combat ability.

"So, will I have to participate in battles from now on?" Ning Rongrong asked Chen Feng while waving the pagoda in her hand.

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said:

"No, you should still focus on supporting the team. Getting involved in combat will take up a lot of your attention and affect how you distribute buffs to your teammates. Besides, your Combat Technique aren't good enough yet, so you don't have much combat power. Therefore, you should focus on combat training for now."

"Okay, actually I'm not really into fighting and killing," Ning Rongrong said.

Chen Feng glanced at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda that she was wielding with great force and deeply doubted her statement.

But he didn't say much. Regardless of whether Ning Rongrong liked fighting or not, it would be a waste to use the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda only for support.

With such exaggerated numerical growth, it can perfectly balance support and combat.

It would be best if such a perfect Martial Soul could be passed down.

Hmm. That seems a bit too far ahead; they're still just children.

After a day of rest, the Grandmaster began Combat Training for everyone.

In a clearing within the forest of the Academy, the Grandmaster looked at the eleven students before him and said:

"Chen Feng, Gu Yue Ling, step forward! You two will have a match first. Remember, you must not injure any bones or muscles. Knocking them down, admitting defeat, or being declared the loser is sufficient. Understand?"

Chen Feng and Gu Yue Ling stepped out from the queue, exchanged a glance, and said in unison:

"Understood!"

"Furthermore, neither of you may use your Third Spirit Skill," the Grandmaster continued.

Gu Yue Ling frowned. "Why? Both of our Third Spirit Skill have the power to decide the outcome."

"That's precisely why I don't let you use it. Otherwise, your Douluo Dalu 1, and there would be no training effect whatsoever," the Grandmaster explained.

Gu Yue Ling's Lion's Lion's Roar is a powerful, wide-range crowd control Soul Skill. When she was competing with Dai Mubai, she used this roar to knock Dai Mubai unconscious. The onlookers were also affected and were stunned for a short while.

If Dai Mubai hadn't triggered his Fourth Soul Skill, it would have been hard to say who would have won or lost the contest between him and Gu Yue Ling.

Chen Feng's Third Spirit Skill is the same, launching an attack with lightning speed, making it difficult for most people to react. Combined with the armor-piercing ability of his second Soul Skill, Chen Feng is already hard to beat in a one-on-one fight at the same cultivation level.

If there's any drawback, it's that neither Chen Feng nor Gu Yue Ling can use their decisive techniques consecutively.

The Grandmaster wanted to train the children's practical combat skills, so this decisive method should naturally be banned.

Having understood the Grandmaster's meaning, the two had no further questions and each summoned their Martial Soul to begin the competition.