Soul Land: The Heavens and the Earth
Chapter 351

Analyzing Wei Sa's Path as a Battle Soul Master; Dancing Winter Rabbits Appear

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After restoring his Soul Power in Wei Sa for half an hour, Mu Bing continued to lead Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Romantina deeper into the Northern Forest.

The appearance of that Dancing Winter Rabbit earlier has already proven that this is where Dancing Winter Rabbit gather.

But if Zhou Qing wanted to find a thousand-year-old Dancing Winter Rabbit, he had to go deeper into the forest. However, the closer he got to the Northern Forest, the sparser the trees and shrubs became, and the ground was covered with large patches of white.

In such an environment, without a guide, outsiders can easily lose their way.

However, even without Mu Bing leading the way, Zhou Qing and Tang San should be familiar with the environment of their old home through the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm within Romantina's mind, so they wouldn't get lost.

However, it's uncertain whether the path found by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is traversable by humans.

As for Spiritual Detection skills—

In the Far North, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm certainly wouldn't dare to use its abilities recklessly, after all, Ice Empress is Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's "old flame," and in the original work, he was constantly hunting Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, perhaps possessing anti- Spiritual Detection skills or some other reconnaissance ability...

After walking for nearly three kilometers, a frozen lake came into view for Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Romantina.

Call--

At that moment, a cold wind swept in, and the already gray sky instantly turned gloomy. Thick clouds rumbled with a few muffled claps of thunder, followed by the falling snowflakes.

"It's snowing."

Romantina raised her hand and caught the first snowflake falling from the sky. Watching the crystalline snowflake melt in her palm, she felt a chill that penetrated to her very bones, and her body shivered. "This snow feels much colder than before!"

"In the entire Far North region, the most abundant elements in the Heaven and Earth Energy are ice and water."

Mu Bing explained, "When snowflakes first condense, they contain more ice and water elemental energy. Then, as they fall, they slowly dissipate until the snowflakes reach the ground, at which point most of the ice and Water Element energy they contain is consumed."

"Does this mean that if a Soul Master's Martial Soul is of the ice or water attribute, the cultivation effect is best in such an environment?" Zhou Qing asked. "Isn't Mimetic Cultivation Environment an artificial cultivation environment created by imitating the natural environment?"

"Very smart."

Mu Bing nodded. "However, it's impossible for Soul Master to cultivate in this environment. After all, this is the Soul Beast Forest, and Soul Master can't cultivate in a simulated environment all the time, such as ice, snow, or fire. Perhaps Martial Soul is close to these elements, but the human body cannot withstand the invasion of ice or the scorching of flames for a long time."

Zhou Qing could understand this, but in some milder simulated environments, Soul Master could continue to cultivate until their Meridians became swollen and painful.

Plant-type Soul Master like Tang San can cultivate in most environments as long as their Plant Martial Soul type, attributes, and talents are not too extreme.

"Let's set up a tent nearby, observe quietly, and wait."

Seeing that the snow was getting heavier, Mu Bing made a suggestion and took out tent cloth, frame and corresponding tools from her Storage Soul Tool.

Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, and Bu Yi also took out the corresponding materials and tools, but Mu Bing stopped them, saying, "Come with us. Dancing Winter Rabbit's senses are also very sharp. If it detects too many human presences, it may flee far away."

Zhou Qing nodded, put the materials and tools for setting up the tent back into his Storage Soul Tool, and went with Tang San and Romantina to help Mu Bing set up the tent.

In no time, a tent with an interior space of more than 20 cubic meters was set up. The tent's entrance and exit were zippered, so that the wind and snow outside could not get in when it was zipped up. Moreover, the tent's sides and door curtain were inlaid with transparent glass, so that the outside scene could be seen relatively clearly.

Even if covered by ice and snow, a gentle tap will shake off the ice and snow covering the outside, allowing the people inside the tent to observe the outside world.

"The three of you, don't worry. After this heavy snow, the Dancing Winter Rabbit will probably start to appear. I must say, you've come at the perfect time. Under normal circumstances, it would take about half a month to hunt a thousand-year-old Dancing Winter Rabbit, even if you found one."

Mu Bing took out a small table and a stove from her Storage Soul Tool and started brewing hot tea, while explaining the reason to Zhou Qing.

"The thousand-year-old Dancing Winter Rabbit is not very strong in attack, but it is very slippery and its whole body is white. Once it burrows into the snow, it is very difficult to catch it."

Zhou Qing could understand this.

In the original novel, the Shrek Seven Devils were hunting Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest when they encountered Meng Yiran and Chao Tianxiang, and a dispute arose over a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was extremely fast and could fly, so much so that even Chao Tianxiang, a Soul Saint, had to waste quite a bit of time to help his granddaughter Meng Yiran hunt it down.

It wasn't that they couldn't defeat it, but rather that the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was too adept at escaping, and coupled with the fact that snake-like Soul Beast living in the forest were already familiar with the forest environment...

That's why the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent unexpectedly encountered the Shrek Seven Devils and others from the original story.

Similarly.

If startled, the Dancing Winter Rabbit, which possesses the ability to almost "swim" through ice and snow, will become "one with" the ice and snow, making it extremely difficult to find.

"That open space near the lake is where the Dancing Winter Rabbit usually hangs out, right?"

Tang San asked, "Since they are so sensitive to human presence, they should be able to sense us even if we're inside the tent, right?"

"That's why I said you came at the right time."

Mu Bing chuckled, "This snow will cover the tents, and the dense ice and Water Element won't dissipate instantly, affecting the Dancing Winter Rabbit's judgment, and besides—"

"This is a winter snow."

The implication is that this snow is proof of the arrival of winter, and the Dancing Winter Rabbit will hold an event similar to a "ball" during the winter.

Or perhaps for reproduction.

Or perhaps for celebration.

In short, once the Dancing Winter Rabbit begins its activities, which resemble a dance in the eyes of humans, it will continue throughout the winter, and even predators cannot scare it away.

This behavior was once difficult to understand...

Over time, no one bothered to investigate the truth, until a rumor circulated that Dancing Winter Rabbit did this to summon the Snow Woman and bring a ray of warmth to the cold winter.

Then, this saying spread widely in the Heavenly Soul Kingdom.

"Winter snow... how did you determine that?" Romantina asked, somewhat curious. "In this northern land, it snows all year round, right?"

"It is true that it snows in all four seasons, but apart from the Extreme North and the Ice Sealed Forest, the Northern Forest where we are now, as well as the Heavenly Soul Kingdom, still have four seasons:"

In spring, Blue Silver Grass is the first to sprout from the snow; this grass is very Life.

In summer, in a small area near the south within the territory of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom, cold-resistant wheat can be grown;

In autumn, temperatures begin to plummet, and the Blue Silver Grass is the first to freeze to death, followed by other plants withering, and finally, intermittent snowfall. In fact, the sprouting and freezing of Blue Silver Grass is a basic method and common knowledge for people in our area to determine spring and autumn.

Tang San: "..."

If he hadn't kept quiet about what his Martial Soul was to Mu Bing and Wei Sa, he would have thought she was subtly criticizing him!

"And the final winter, the basis for judgment, is the Winter Thunder just now!"

Looking through the glass at the lightning that occasionally streaked across the dark clouds outside, Mu Bing said, "That's a signal that only appears in winter! I've heard that in the kingdoms and duchies of the south, thunder accompanies the rain in spring and summer. But in our area, thunder only appears in the clouds in winter, and the sound is said to be much more muffled than the spring and summer thunder in the south."

"The Soul Master and travelers who come to our Heavenly Soul Kingdom in winter all say this. One bard even commented that the spring thunder there is crisp and clear, like a delicate young girl, and the summer thunder is violent, like a hot woman who keeps showing off her boldness. Only our Winter Thunder is dull, like a little girl who wants to express her inner feelings but is too shy to do anything but tap the big drum a few times with the drumstick."

Romantina's eyes lit up. "Isn't this [Xia Lei] referring to me?"

Zhou Qing recalled Romantina's performance at the Opera House; that mesmerizing voice now echoed in his mind once more.

Grass!

To avoid the dead memories from attacking again, Zhou Qing quickly changed the subject and asked, "So, after this winter snow, the Dancing Winter Rabbit will enter the 'Winter Dance' state?"

"Yes, after the first snow of winter stops, the Dancing Winter Rabbit will dart out of the snowfield and begin Winter Dance -like ritual on the Ice Lake."

Mu Bing had clearly witnessed the "Winter Dance" of the Dancing Winter Rabbit, and a hint of amazement unconsciously appeared in her eyes. "In the Northern Forest, this is the most spectacular scene I have ever seen, bar none."

"Huh?"

At this moment, Tang San inadvertently noticed a five-person Soul Hunting Team not far away through the glass. "Someone else is coming."

"The gathering of Dancing Winter Rabbit will attract many carnivorous Soul Beast. Many Soul Hunting Team may arrive early, hiding and ambushing in the snowdrifts in order to hunt the Soul Beast they want later."

After learning more about the Dancing Winter Rabbit's "Winter Dance" state from Mu Bing, Zhou Qing was certain that Soul Hunting Team would seize this opportunity to hunt down other Soul Beast that were taking advantage of the situation to hunt the Dancing Winter Rabbit.

"You speak... very logically."

Mu Bing agreed with Zhou Qing's guess, but after thinking for a while, she gave Zhou Qing this evaluation. "You must have a unique understanding of Martial Soul cultivation, right?"

"I wouldn't presume to say that. I just feel that every Soul Master on the path of cultivation should not just pursue power. They should understand the theory of cultivation, or rather, they must have a certain understanding of Martial Soul cultivation."

Zhou Qing said, "Just like the Titled Douluo on the mainland, they are able to become Titled Douluo not only because of their talent, but more importantly because they have formed a more complete theoretical system for cultivation in a certain aspect compared to others."

"But this theory should only apply to themselves, or at most to those whose Martial Soul type is similar to their own Martial Soul, or Soul Master whose attributes are similar to their own."

"Therefore, each of their perfect theories has limitations."

Wei Sa opened his mouth, then smirked, "Shameless! Shameless! Even if you've reached level 20 and are much stronger than me, how dare you discuss Titled Douluo?"

Zhou Qing curled his lips and chuckled, "If even Titled Douluo doesn't dare to discuss this, how can he become Titled Douluo?"

Wei Sa frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of the sentence.

However, Mu Bing was impressed by Zhou Qing's youthful vigor, and she felt that what Zhou Qing said was not wrong. The cultivation methods and combat experience of the Titled Douluo that exist on the continent are indeed more suitable for Martial Soul Master with similar or identical Martial Soul attributes.

And this is easy to see: the Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo within the territory of the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects on the mainland are living examples.

Even for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Battle Soul Master methods and combat experience of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, even if passed on to the direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, might not be as effective as the cultivation methods and experience summarized by the school itself.

The key is whether it is applicable or not.

However, the strength of Titled Douluo is so great that they possess unimaginable power, which leads most Soul Master on the continent to refrain from discussing them, and even behind their backs, they dare not use Titled Douluo as examples or for comparison.

The meaning behind what this child is saying is probably just one thing: if you don't even dare to compare yourself to Titled Douluo, then no matter how much you cultivate, you will find it difficult to become Titled Douluo!

Once you've cultivated yourself to become Titled Douluo, it's too late to compare yourself with veteran Title Douluo powerhouses!

Because while newcomers are making progress, those Soul Masters who have already obtained titles are also making progress. Perhaps in terms of Soul Power, they may seem to be stagnant, leaving hope for newcomers to catch up. But for veteran titled powerhouses, the longer they stay at the Titled Douluo stage, the deeper their understanding of Martial Soul, and the stronger their combat power will be when their Soul Power is on par with that of newcomers!

Therefore, if newcomers want to catch up with the veteran titled powerhouses, they must continuously understand the essence of Martial Soul cultivation from the very beginning of their Soul Master stage. By doing so, they can understand Martial Soul from the basic stage and thus make up for or even surpass the gap between themselves and those veteran Titled Douluo.

Seeing Mu Bing's high praise for Zhou Qing, Wei Sa was stunned. In the end, he concluded: Qing Zhou has received Mu Bing's approval!

Therefore, Wei Sa also had the idea of asking for advice, so he asked, "Brother Qing Zhou, how do you think I should cultivate my Snow Lotus Martial Soul?"

"When you meditate on your Martial Soul and communicate with it, it will instinctively promote the circulation of your Soul Power. Soul Master cultivate Soul Power by remembering this circulation feeling. However, when Soul Master's cultivation level is low, the Soul Master cannot fully perceive the situation and needs to rely on the diagrams in the Meditation Method to compare them one by one."

Zhou Qing said, "Even with Advanced Meditation Method, the diagrams of how Soul Power circulates within the body are not 100% accurate. After memorizing the feeling of circulating Soul Power and comparing it with the diagrams in the Meditation Method, when cultivating Soul Power in the future, one will basically no longer meditate on the Martial Soul, but will instead use the method of Circulating the Heavenly Cycle Soul Power to absorb the Heaven and Earth Energy from the outside world and refine it."

"From a cultivation perspective, the process of cultivating Soul Power is inherently tedious and requires Spiritual Power. If you also meditate on your martial Martial Soul during cultivation, allowing the Martial Soul to participate, it will consume even more Spiritual Power, thus reducing the time required to cultivate Soul Power. After all, if Soul Power circulates in the body too many times, it will feel swollen, sore, and numb."

"Therefore, I strongly suggest that when you cultivate your Soul Power in the future, you should not only cultivate your Soul Power, but also meditate on your Martial Soul at all times, so that it can cultivate and grow with you."

Wei Sa hadn't expected there to be such a concept about cultivating Soul Power, but glancing at Mu Bing, she saw that Mu Bing strongly agreed with it:

"That is indeed true. The advantage of advanced Meditation Method over low-level Meditation Method is that it can help Soul Master find the correct path for the circulation of Soul Power within their bodies. But in reality, I suspect that if Soul Master could cultivate together with their Martial Soul every time they cultivate Soul Power, just like when they first meditated on their Martial Soul... the cultivation speed might be slightly slower, but it would definitely deepen the connection between the Soul Master and their Martial Soul."

"And I only realized this when I reached the Soul Saint stage—"

At this point, Mu Bing sighed Youyou, "Qing Zhou, your guess is correct. After Soul Master's cultivation reaches the Soul Saint level, further cultivation requires constantly deepening the connection with their Martial Soul in order to rapidly increase their Soul Power..."

Actually, judging solely by the breakthrough in Soul Power, this is not absolute.

Ultimately, it's because this world has done too little research on the human body, resulting in a very poor foundation in the theory of Soul Power cultivation.

If Mu Bing possessed the versatile Mysterious Heaven Skill, and understood the various key points of its cultivation, she could easily be like Tang San in the original story, possessing immense strength to lift bricks, seeking only to break through to a higher realm, using the Soul Ring as a tool to overcome cultivation bottlenecks.

"... My personal experience tells me that, theoretically, it is indeed as you said: if a Soul Master starts from childhood and lets their Martial Soul participate in every Soul Power cultivation, perhaps when they reach the Soul Saint stage, their cultivation speed might not immediately drop by a large margin. It took me nearly ten years to cultivate from level 71 to level 73!"

At this moment, Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, Bu Yi also learned about Mu Bing's strength level: Soul Saint of level 73.

Therefore, the identities of Mu Bing and Wei Sa can be completely confirmed:

They are members of the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom!

"Brother Qing Zhou, you're so smart!"

Wei Sa praised, "From now on, whenever I cultivate my Soul Power, I will always meditate on my Martial Soul and connect with it!"

Seeing Wei Sa's affectionate manner towards Zhou Qing, Romantina involuntarily trembled, but because Mu Bing was present, she didn't dare to be too "outrageous," only secretly feeling pleased:

As expected of Zhou Qing, is he already evolving into a loli killer?!

That's amazing!

Zhou Qing glanced back at Romantina, who seemed expressionless, and wondered if he was being a little neurotic.

"So, Brother Qing Zhou, what kind of Soul Beast do you think I should choose for my future Soul Ring?" Wei Sa asked again.

"Sa'er!"

Mu Bing gently scolded.

Theoretical concepts, once explained, still require Soul Master to experiment with them themselves, so they don't have much impact.

But Soul Ring are different!

This is something that can directly enhance Soul Master's combat power. Unless it's a close elder or someone you've become a disciple of, you should never ask about it in such detail.

"Fine."

Zhou Qing was not stingy with these things, "Your Martial Soul is the Snow Lotus. From the perspective of Martial Soul growth, it is not suitable for attack-type Soul Skill."

"Why?"

Wei Sa became excited.

In the Douluo Continent, everyone yearns to become Battle Soul Master, whether it be Support System, Food System, or Healing System. Even the Hundred-Thousand-Year Plant Soul Beast, Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, who has taken human form, is no exception—possessing the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear skill.

"Zhang San, tell me, what are the uses of the Snow Lotus?" Zhou Qing didn't answer immediately, but asked Tang San instead.

Tang San's eye twitched slightly. He took a calm breath and slowly said, "To be precise, it's Snow Lotus Flower. It's warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and enters the liver, spleen, and kidney meridians. It has the functions of dispelling cold, strengthening yang, regulating menstruation, and stopping bleeding. It's used to treat impotence, weakness in the waist and knees, irregular menstruation in women, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, and external bleeding. It can also be used to treat joint pain."

Zhou Qing nodded and said, "To summarize, it's about replenishing essence and boosting yang, as well as dispelling wind and dampness."

Wei Sa was puzzled. "The Snow Lotus Flower does have such an effect, but what does that have to do with my inability to choose attack-type Soul Skill in the future?"

"The choice of Soul Ring type for Martial Soul is mainly based on two points."

Zhou Qing held up one finger. "Firstly, there's the attribute. The attribute of the chosen Soul Beast should ideally match that of the Martial Soul itself."

Wei Sa agreed, "My Snow Lotus Flower has both ice and water attributes, but... is your Martial Soul, heart, the same as the Dancing Winter Rabbit's attribute?"

"My Martial Soul is a part of my body, which is different from your situation. Theoretically, it is the attribute of Qi and Blood. Therefore, it doesn't matter what other elemental attributes the chosen Soul Beast may contain, since there is no Soul Beast in this world that has only the attribute of Qi and Blood."

Zhou Qing answered Wei Sa's question.

"Then there's no need to choose Dancing Winter Rabbit, right?"

Mu Bing interjected.

Although Zhou Qing's words made sense, most Soul Master could not find a Martial Soul Beast whose attributes were exactly the same as their own every time they hunted Soul Beast, nor could all Soul Master waste a lot of time searching for the most suitable Soul Beast.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for most Soul Master to settle for second best when hunting Soul Beast, choosing those Soul Beast also possess other attributes.

But Zhou Qing's martial soul attribute is the so-called "qi and blood", so it is suitable for almost all soul beasts. There is no need to travel all the way to the freezing cold Heavenly Soul Kingdom, right?

"This is mainly a personal matter for me. I want to try and see if I can control other Elemental Power..."

On this point, since it concerns the secret of Zhou Qing's cultivation of the Innate Internal Scripture Chart, it cannot be explained in detail.

"I see."

Mu Bing didn't ask any further questions.

"The second point is to look at the talent of the Martial Soul itself."

"Talent?"

Wei Sa asked in confusion, "Is it a matter of the level of Innate Soul Power?"

"No, I'm referring to the function of the Martial Soul itself. Just like a knife, its attributes can be wind, thunder, fire, etc., but talent is the function of this knife: sharpness, which can be used to slash."

Zhou Qing gave an example and analyzed the Snow Lotus Flower's talent for Wei Sa. "Replenishing essence and yang, dispelling wind and dampness are the effects and functions of the Snow Lotus Flower. Your Soul Skill can enhance all aspects of the human body's attributes by 30%. When we are enhanced, we also perceive that our Qi and Blood are enhanced and our energy is vigorous."

"This is the innate function of your Snow Lotus Flower Martial Soul!"

"Of course, your Snow Lotus Flower Martial Soul is different from a real Snow Lotus. It may have other effects as well. So when you choose Soul Skill in the future, you can try to bring out its effects. It may be able to assist, heal, or even be eaten."

"For example: the Snow Lotus Fruit of the Ice Snow Lotus!"

In fact, Snow Lotus Flower, as a medicinal herb, does not bear fruit at all.

In Zhou Qing's previous life, Snow Lotus Fruit was a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and the Sunflower genus. Although it was called a fruit, it was actually a tuberous plant similar to a sweet potato.

Although Snow Lotus Flower is also in the Asteraceae family, it is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Saussurea genus. The two are distant relatives and should not be confused.

But.

In the Douluo Continent, the Ice Snow Lotus bears fruit. So, Wei Sa's Snow Lotus Flower Martial Soul, with its dual attributes of ice and water, might also be able to release something similar to creating Snow Lotus Fruit that can be eaten by Soul Master, under the influence of a certain Soul Ring Skill.

Woohoo—

At this moment, the tea on the stove boiled.

Mu Bing took it down, then took out six ceramic-shaped cups, placed a milky-white square in each one, and poured in green tea.

When steeped in hot tea, the milky white cubes melt instantly, merging with the green tea to form a light green beverage.

"This is Frost Milk Tea, which can be considered a specialty of our Heavenly Soul Kingdom."

According to Mu Bing, the milky white cubes are solidified milk blocks from the milk of a domesticated Frost Cow.

The Frost Cow is gentle in nature and was domesticated by the humans of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom at least ten thousand years ago. Its milk is reserved for the royal family and is also one of the tributes offered to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Regular consumption of Frost Milk can strengthen the body.

However, the people of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom like to refine milk into cheese-like curds, then use a local specialty of Moss Powder to make tea, and then brew it with tea water to make Frost Milk Tea.

Zhou Qing picked up the teacup, smelled the steam, and noticed its rich milky aroma.

Seeing that Mu Bing drank first, and seeing Tang San nod slightly to himself, he then joined the others in tasting it.

When the tea enters the mouth, it feels scalding hot at first, but the rich milky aroma fills the mouth. However, this richness is embellished by a slight bitterness, which adds a refreshing touch to the taste.

"It's a pity Xiao Wu didn't come; she won't be able to taste this new drink." Tang San blew on the hot tea and took another sip. He could keenly perceive the effects of the Frost Milk Tea: it could dispel the cold and even give one a feeling of fullness, making it a rare drink in winter.

"Since you like them, I'll give you some." Mu Bing smiled slightly and took out a packet of Frost Milk Blocks and a packet of local specialty: Moss Tea from her Storage Soul Tool.

After all, Zhou Qing had already analyzed for Wei Sa how to obtain the most suitable Soul Ring for her in the future, so a little tea was nothing to worry about.

"But I want to become Battle Soul Master!"

Although Zhou Qing's words made a lot of sense, it did not change her desire to become Battle Soul Master — Soul Master must fight!

"The Soul Skill of Martial Soul are used to demonstrate its own talent, and they do not prevent you from becoming Battle Soul Master."

Zhou Qing said, "A Soul Master's overall combat strength can only be summarized by analyzing factors such as the ability of the Martial Soul, the level of the Soul Power, the individual's physical strength, as well as the individual's combat skills and combat experience."

"If you want to become Battle Soul Master, the best development path for your Martial Soul abilities is support, healing, or Food System. As for which type of Soul Master want to become, it depends on whether you can improve your physical strength, combat skills, and combat experience."

In the era of Douluo I Continent I, Soul Master's strength mainly relies on their own Martial Soul.

By the Douluo 2 Era, the development of Soul Tool had enabled even a Support System to unleash powerful strength. While Soul Tool are powerful, the Soul Master himself must also have rich combat experience. For example, He Caitou, whose Martial Soul is a cigar, is Food System weapon Soul Master. His physical strength is also not weak. Otherwise, he could not have been trained as an extreme individual soldier before Huo Yuhao.

It can be said that Soul Master's physical attributes are related to the type and quality of their Martial Soul, but this is not absolute.

Just like Romantina, who possesses Spirit System Brain Martial Soul, before meeting Zhou Qing, didn't she also use it as a "monitor" that could provide corresponding identity feedback during physical training?

If Wei Sa wants to become Battle Soul Master, since his Martial Soul doesn't have any combat talent, he should focus more on support and healing, and also learn more about medical knowledge: medicine and the human body, so as to properly train his physique.

Moreover, possessing the Snow Lotus Flower Martial Soul, she can be bolder than ordinary Soul Master. After all, if she is really injured, she has a healing Soul Skill and can use it on herself to recover in a very short time.

With research and support, how could you not acquire a strong physique?

Why keep adding an attack-powered Soul Skill to Martial Soul?

This is why Zhou Qing once said that every Soul Master should be Grandmaster of Martial Soul Cultivation Theory, because the cultivation process is not just about constantly increasing Soul Power, but also about considering the talent, attributes, growth and development of the Martial Soul itself.

Of course, in practice, most Commoner Soul Master would not have the energy for that, and in order to ensure their early growth, they would even need to have offensive Soul Skill.

However, in any case, Soul Master should understand the basic theories of their own Martial Soul growth and Soul Power cultivation in order to make the best choices.

Taking the role of Soul Ring as an example, these things can guide the growth of Martial Soul, but they cannot change the form of Martial Soul in essence.

Because the main energy required for the evolution of Martial Soul is Soul Power!

This cannot be solved by a single Soul Ring.

The main function of Soul Ring in enhancing Soul Master's Soul Power is to help Soul Master break through the bottleneck of needing Soul Ring to enter the next major realm in this world. Apart from that, they may provide a little bit of pure energy that can be refined into their own Soul Master Soul Power during absorption.

"Take you as an example. Even if you acquire a Soul Skill that can provide powerful attacks, if your combat skills are too poor and your combat experience is close to zero, will that attack Soul Skill be effective?"

Zhou Qing continued, "On the other hand, if you utilize the inherent talents of your Martial Soul to strengthen, heal, consume, and so on, and then you find ways to train your body, learn combat, and accumulate experience, then even if you cannot become a very powerful Battle Soul Master, when you can enhance yourself with strengthening, healing, and consuming, you will be a very terrifying Battle Soul Master!"

"Although I can't defeat the enemy immediately, if it comes to Protracted War or a war of attrition, I think most Soul Master of the same level would be no match for you."

Wei Sa's eyes lit up immediately, realizing that Zhou Qing's words made perfect sense.

Yes!

Battle Soul Master is simply Soul Master capable of unleashing considerable combat power, right? And this powerful combat power doesn't necessarily come from Soul Skill!

It's just that the Soul Ring and Soul Skill are very convenient.

Enhancing physical fitness, understanding combat techniques, cultivating combat qualities, and accumulating combat experience are also ways to improve one's combat effectiveness.

In fact, this was Zhou Qing's intention to guide this young girl to understand the structure of the human body in the future. After all, if one wants to unleash powerful combat strength solely through physical strength and Soul Power, Self-Created Soul Skill is essential.

Given the foundation of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom, it was able to establish itself as the Heavenly Soul Empire in the Douluo II of the Dou Divine Battle. Even now, it must have many training methods to enhance physical fitness, but they certainly cannot compare to the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer of the Clear Sky Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects.

Mu Bing never expected that this six-year-old child could make such accurate suggestions, thus persuading Wei Sa to give up adding offensive skills to her Martial Soul and instead let her realize her dream of becoming Battle Soul Master in the future by strengthening her physique, learning combat experience, and increasing her combat skills.

[If he doesn't die, this child will definitely become Titled Douluo! Looks like the gamble paid off!]

Mu Bing made a sincere assessment in her heart!

[And those who can stay with this child, Zhang San and Wei Nas, must be extraordinary as well! It's just that this Yibu looks ordinary, nearly thirty years old, and has only just broken through to the Soul Elder realm...]

Tang San was proud to see that both of them showed more or less genuine admiration for Zhou Qing, after all, this was his brother!

In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed.

Outside the tent, the heavy snow had stopped.

Mu Bing gently tapped the glass shards, shaking off the snowflakes covering the outside. She saw that the entire Ice Lake was surrounded by no fewer than fifteen Soul Hunting Team and Adventure Groups, all of whom had stepped out of their tents, draped themselves in white blankets, and smeared a layer of snow on top of the blankets. Then she unzipped her tent.

"The snow has stopped, let's go outside. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll see a spectacular sight."

Then, Mu Bing took out five white cloaks made of animal hides from her Storage Soul Tool and handed one to Tang San, Romantina, and Bu Yi respectively. She then put one on herself and Wei Sa, but not one for Zhou Qing.

"Since your Heavenly Silkworm Robe is made from a whole Ice Silkworm, you don't need to use the surrounding ice and snow to cover up your scent."

Seeing Zhou Qing's slight confusion, Mu Bing explained, "Ice Silkworm are also the darlings of this icy world. Clothes made from their outer skin can hide most of the human scent. After that, you can just rub some snow on your body."

After leaving the tent, Zhou Qing spread his limbs out and rolled around on the snow, which was his way of covering the human traces on his Heavenly Silkworm Robe with ice and snow.

Seeing this, Romantina's eyes lit up, and she followed suit, throwing herself onto the snow and covering herself in snowflakes.

Wei Sa's eyes lit up, eager to learn, but Mu Bing stopped her, coughing and saying, "Sa'er, don't be naughty."

Wei Sa pursed his lips and could only obediently pick up the snow from the ground and smear it onto the white cloak draped over his back.

Just then, the snow began to tremble slightly.

Zhou Qing peered out like Ice Silkworm, looking towards the outer edge of the Ice Lake. The thick snow was billowing up, as if something was rushing wildly beneath it.

Whoosh!

The first Dancing Winter Rabbit leaped out of the snowdrift and landed on the Ice Lake. Its four paws Entangling in a faint blue light. The moment it touched the ice, it slid forward, heading straight for the center of the Ice Lake.

"That Dancing Winter Rabbit is at least a thousand years old," Mu Bing said.

"This is it."

Zhou Qing was about to make a move, but Mu Bing stopped him.

"What's wrong?"

"There's no need to be in such a hurry," Mu Bing said with a smile. "In books like the Soul Beast Encyclopedia in the outside world, it is only recorded that the Dancing Winter Rabbit will have such a 'ball' after the winter arrives, but it will not describe the details in detail."

"I'd like to hear more details." Zhou Qing listened attentively, hoping to hunt down a thousand-year-old Dancing Winter Rabbit more easily.

"When we humans hold a ball, we will definitely choose a pair of lead dancers. Similarly, this 'ball' hosted by the Dancing Winter Rabbit also has lead dancers."

Mu Bing generously described what she knew, "After all, the Dancing Winter Rabbit is Soul Beast, so its way of choosing the leader is naturally much more barbaric than that of humans. Or rather, as Soul Beast, choosing by colliding and biting each other is the most normal thing to do."

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered!

This is not just empty talk—

Among the Dancing Winter Rabbit, the struggle to choose a leader is extremely brutal, and injuries and deaths are inevitable.

It can be said that in this Dancing Winter Rabbit party, not only humans and other carnivorous Soul Beast are eyeing them covetously, but there will also be fierce competition among the Dancing Winter Rabbit themselves.

"Then, we can sit back and reap the benefits, wait until one of the thousand-year-old Dancing Winter Rabbit is injured, and then go down and capture it?" Tang San understood the reasoning.

"The fisherman's profit? That's probably similar to what I'm saying."

Mu Bing was intrigued by the new words, but she understood Tang San's context and could guess what they meant. "The Dancing Winter Rabbit's 'ball' is also taking place in other places, but this Ice Lake is the largest venue. Throughout the winter, there will be a steady stream of Dancing Winter Rabbit joining in."

"So many rabbits, will they fit?"

Romantina wondered, "This Ice Lake is large, but if there are too many Dancing Winter Rabbit, and they are densely packed together, can they still dance?"

"That won't happen. The throngs of Dancing Winter Rabbit will make more noise than usual on their way, so some of Dancing Winter Rabbit will attract the attention of predators and be preyed on along the way."

"Moreover, in the place where they dance, the Dancing Winter Rabbit will compete to determine who stays, and if the loser is not seriously injured, he will escape from the Ice Lake and wait for an opportunity to join them. After all, the Dancing Winter Rabbit will continue to dance until winter ends and they are exhausted."

"Speaking of which, there's actually a legend about the Dancing Winter Rabbit..."

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