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Although he felt he had hope of learning the Soul Fusion Method ahead of time, Su Wen was not overly eager.

After all, the foundation of the Soul Fusion Method was still control over one's own soul skills.

"My talent only gives me better control over my own body and makes it easier for me to sense the Martial Soul Space. It doesn't let me directly control my soul skills."

At most, Su Wen's talent allowed him to master his own soul skills better and faster.

"Uncle Zhan, let's begin."

Though it was repetitive practice, having someone else's experience to guide the direction of improvement and the techniques for using the soul skill itself always made things more convenient.

The best way to gain control over a soul skill was to use it.

And at this moment, Su Wen was learning Xiao Zhan's Fire Demon Battle Method.

"Your Physical Fitness is even a little stronger than that of Power Attack System Soul Masters at the same level, which saves us quite a bit of trouble."

After examining Su Wen's Physical Fitness, Xiao Zhan was shocked once again, but quickly felt that it seemed perfectly normal.

He was already getting used to it.

"Since your Physical Fitness meets the standard, you can try cultivating Flame Fist. Once you master attaching flames to your fist without harming yourself, you can continue trying to compress the flames, producing more explosive fire to increase the damage. In the end, you can compress the flames so that they explode upon striking an enemy."

Flame Fist was Xiao Zhan's Self-Created Soul Skill.

Although its outward display was rather ordinary, it was still a Self-Created Soul Skill. Its growth potential was extremely high and it was not limited by Soul Ring age. As the technique was gradually refined, the power it could unleash could always keep pace with a Soul Master's cultivation.

Soul Ring skills, on the other hand, rarely remained effective without being affected by a Soul Master's level.

Especially hundred-year soul skills.

Even percentage-based boosts would mostly diminish with each advancement in title. Only percentage-boost soul skills that could maintain the same rate of enhancement as a Soul Master's level rose were truly top-tier.

Of course, being top-tier was not merely a matter of the Soul Ring or soul skill itself. The Soul Master's own cultivation, mastery, and development were also important.

A Soul Master's cultivation was not simply the accumulation of Soul Power.

"My soul skill isn't what Uncle Zhan described, converting the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi outside into flames. Rather, it is control over Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, along with the ability to transform it into flames developed through my Martial Soul's slight affinity for fire elements."

In other words, Su Wen also possessed a certain degree of control over the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi that he transformed into flames.

Before Su Wen's chest, a resplendent purple book floated silently.

A flame rose out of thin air and gradually shifted onto Su Wen's right hand.

"Resist the flames."

At the same time, Su Wen circulated his Soul Power to resist the damage the flames inflicted upon his right hand.

With his Enhanced Perception, the process of figuring out this technique went exceptionally smoothly.

Even so, it still took a full two hours before he stabilized the flames around his right hand.

"Flashy but impractical."

Although Su Wen's fist appeared to be wrapped in flames, he had merely attached the flames to his fist. It was of no use at all.

The surface of his fist did not even come into direct contact with the flames.

"If you want it to be effective in battle, Flame Fist must at least be trained to the stage where the flames are compressed and deal explosive damage."

And Su Wen clearly still had a long way to go.

"Only when the flames merge into my hand, or even completely fuse with my right fist, can it truly be considered Flame Attachment."

This step still required further exploration.

Another two hours passed.

With Soul Power protecting his right hand, Su Wen was already able to let his fist come fully into contact with the flames.

The entire morning passed.

Rather than continuing to practice Flame Attachment, Su Wen began practicing flame compression at Xiao Zhan's suggestion.

His control over flames exceeded Xiao Zhan's expectations.

"The principles behind your soul skill may differ somewhat from what Lao Bai described. To think you possess such strong control over flames."

The flames were clearly formed from external Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, yet Su Wen could control them with ease.

"Uncle Zhan, perhaps it's because this soul skill of mine fuses my Spiritual Power into the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi," Su Wen came up with an excuse.

"Perhaps." Xiao Zhan did not continue dwelling on the principles behind Su Wen's Fire Element Control soul skill.

As long as he could control flames, it was a good thing.

"There are techniques to compressing flames. At the same time, changes in the flames' intensity can also be achieved through Soul Power."

Under Xiao Zhan's guidance, Su Wen began cultivating flame enhancement and compression.

Four hours later.

"Alright, let's stop here for today. You can cultivate in the academy library tonight. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy library may not have resources as good as the Martial Soul Holy Hall, but it is superior in both breadth and environment."

Simply put, the library here provided greater cultivation benefits for Book Martial Soul Soul Masters.

"There's even a difference like that?"

Xiao Zhan nodded. "Naturally. For a Book Martial Soul, a mimicry environment that speeds up cultivation would be one suited to the various characteristics of books. The academy library has all sorts of miscellaneous books, as well as some useless materials."

Martial Soul Holy Hall could hardly keep such idle and miscellaneous books where it stored its records, could it? Heaven Dou Royal Academy, on the other hand, had some miscellaneous books for the students' entertainment and leisure.

Su Wen nodded.

So that was how it was.

There were more types of books and a greater quantity of them, so the effect was better.

"Right, Uncle Zhan, wasn't I supposed to join the academy's team? When do I report in?" Su Wen remembered his "proper business."

It could be said that Su Wen's most direct purpose in joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy was still to get close to Dugu Yan, then use her to connect with Dugu Bo and obtain the Immortal Herbs within Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"The Royal Team?" Xiao Zhan said, "The team's supervising instructor, Qin Ming, has just finished a training camp. The team members and Instructor Qin Ming are currently away from the academy. They'll be back in another week, and when they return, I'll take you to report to Qin Ming."

When mentioning Qin Ming, Xiao Zhan's tone also carried clear approval.

"Qin Ming is extraordinarily talented. His Martial Soul is a mutated Blazing Fire Wolf. He joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy five years ago, and at the time, he had already broken through Rank 50 and obtained his Fifth Soul Ring on his own, becoming a true Soul King. Unfortunately, his Fifth Soul Ring was only Nine Thousand Years."

At the time, Qin Ming had been only twenty-two years old, yet he had already broken through to become an official Soul King.

Although he had not ranked among the top three in Spirit Hall's records, he had still been near the very top.

Even though his Fifth Soul Ring was not a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, under the academy's vigorous cultivation, Qin Ming's cultivation speed had become even faster. Five years had passed, and with countless forms of assistance, he had now reached Rank 59, with the possibility of breaking through Rank 60 at any time.

Once he broke through and absorbed his Sixth Soul Ring, he would become a Soul Emperor.

And as long as he could make that breakthrough within two years, then among the talented Soul Masters recorded by Spirit Hall, he would also be among the three youngest Soul Emperors!

Meng Shenji had also said that once Qin Ming broke through, he would personally act to hunt down the most suitable Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for him.

"I'll be responsible for guiding your cultivation in Fire Element Control. As for Soul Power cultivation, you should still listen to Qin Ming."

Su Wen nodded without offering any opinion.

"The academy's investment in cultivating you won't be small either. There'll be a special Nutritional Meal for dinner."