The Mutated Eight Spider Lances: Did I Raise Dugu Yan into Qian Renxue?

After wandering around for a while and taking care of his personal hygiene, when he returned to the camp, he found that Broad Hill and Dugu Yan had also woken up and the three of them were already eating.

Instead of joining in the fun, Han Li practiced new skills on the sidelines. After changing from Elemental Affinity to elemental control, he kept trying to develop new skills.

Or rather, it wasn't development at all, but plagiarism—trying to replicate the moves from memory so that one could become a mage without using their Martial Soul.

But to be honest, so far the results can only be described as mediocre.

He could easily perform simple compression, explosion, burning, shaping, solidification, and temperature control, but he was completely clueless about advanced techniques such as Elementalization, creating clones, leaping through flames, and transferring across ice.

The elements are right there, ready to be molded and shaped, but they just can't be made to look like that, as if there's a pitiful barrier between them.

Broad Hill had finished breakfast first, and when she saw him fiddling with something again, she came over.

"Don't think about it for now. I've already told you, your level is still too low. Even if your Spiritual Power reaches the Soul Saint level, it will be difficult for you to understand the things. Just like I can't describe the feeling of the Martial Soul Avatar to you. When you reach that level, you will naturally understand."

"In the cultivation of Soul Master, the Soul Saint stage is the qualitative change, and the next step is to wait until the Super Douluo," Broad Hill said, sharing his cultivation experience.

"Yes, I know, Master. I'm just trying it out because I'm bored."

Han Li dispersed the elemental power in his hand and replied with a smile.

"Alright, go pack your things. They're almost finished eating. You two will have to go deeper on your own later. We won't easily take action against Soul Beast under 20,000 years old."

Broad Hill patted his shoulder and pointed to Dugu Yan, who kept glancing over here. "Also, you can go and take a look at her External Soul Bone. It's quite interesting to see how it changes when combined with the changes in her Martial Soul."

"Really? Then I'll go take a look."

Han Li walked over there.

"Xiao Li."

Seeing him approach, Dugu Yan stopped eating, stood up, and greeted him with a smile.

"It seems that Sister Yan is in a good mood. I heard from Master that her External Soul Bone mutated after combining with her Martial Soul. Let me take a look."

Hearing his teasing words, Dugu Yan rolled her Byakugan at him and took a few steps to the side. A pair of dark red wings with purple-blue stripes and spikes appeared behind her.

"Um?"

Han Li noticed something was wrong with just a casual glance.

At this time, Dugu Yan did not possess Martial Soul Possession, so the wing that looks like a weapon must be the original "Eight Spider Lances".

"I can practice dual swords with you in the future."

Dugu Yan looked at Han Li's expression with satisfaction, and then said something playful.

"Don't tell me you can take your wings off and use them as weapons?"

Upon hearing her words, Han Li naturally thought of this.

"It won't work under the current circumstances, but it will work after Martial Soul Possession."

Seeing that he had guessed it directly, Dugu Yan didn't waste any words and instantly completed the Martial Soul Possession.

The moment the Martial Soul Possession, the physical wings and the energy wings overlapped, flashed with light as if echoing each other, and then two miniature Wing Blade fell into her hands.

"That's amazing. May I take a look?"

Han Li's eyes lit up, wanting to see what the difference was between the two swords and his Martial Soul.

Here, take it.

Dugu Yan handed over the knife without hesitation.

Han Li took it and examined it carefully. He found that the feel of it was indeed quite different from that of Martial Soul. Although it had a physical form, it felt like an energy materialization when he gripped it tightly. It was also very light. However, the purple-blue barbs around the outer blade were exactly the same as the barbs on a real spider leg, both gorgeous and ferocious.

"Is this considered a skill of the Soul Bone?" Han Li asked casually.

"I guess so. I've discovered that this Soul Bone doesn't seem to have any active skills. All its abilities require me to constantly familiarize myself with and develop them. So far, apart from turning it into a weapon, I've only discovered that it has the ability to extract and store poison at will. The poison and fire poison of the Martial Soul are also stored inside. Hmm, it also has a certain ability to devour, whether it's Soul Power or Life."

"Like this."

As she spoke, Dugu Yan picked up the remaining knife, walked to a large tree nearby, and slashed at it. She saw scorch marks and obvious black corrosion marks appear on the tree trunk.

Then, a faint green tinge flowed along the blade into Dugu Yan's body, and near the blade mark, the tree trunk clearly showed signs of drying out.

"Don't reveal this ability in front of others, and it should be controllable, right? How effective is the absorption?"

Han Li's expression became slightly more serious. He didn't think there was anything wrong with this ability, but his opinion differed from everyone else's. Moreover, they weren't strong enough yet, and this ability could easily be used as an excuse to attack them.

"Yes, don't worry, I can control it myself. If I don't transform it into a blade, when I devour something, eight energy lines will appear from my wings. It's too obvious. Besides, Senior Broad Hill has already reminded me. I won't abuse this ability."

"As for the effect of absorption, it's so-so. It's probably because the Soul Bone is still young, so a lot of it naturally dissipated. For example, after that slash just now, I only felt a little bit more energetic. If I don't consciously try to feel it, I can't even feel anything. Maybe it will improve as I grow."

Dugu Yan answered seriously, she didn't want to become Fallen Soul Masters that everyone hated.

"Um."

Han Li handed the Wing Blade back, indicating that it was ready.

Dugu Yan casually took the swords, tossed them behind her without even looking at them, and the two Wing Blade disappeared.

"Sister Yan, you could try combining Martial Soul Possession with the use of External Soul Bone; that would make it easier to conceal," Han Li suggested.

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. When the time comes, people will only think it's my Soul Skill and won't even realize it's Soul Bone skill. By the way, what do you think about calling it Flame Spirit Wing Blades?"

"Yes, as long as you like it."

Han Li smiled. He was aware of his own naming abilities, so he didn't interfere.

Dugu Yan tried several more times before she finally managed to combine the two summoning modes. She happily waved her wings, conjured Flame Spirit Wing Blades, and performed a few low-altitude dashes in a very professional manner before finally calming down.

Han Li, watching her actions from the side, felt a strange sense of familiarity.

After a long while, he realized that it was no wonder he was familiar with her. Just by looking at her appearance, Dugu Yan was a perfect replica of Qian Renxue, or at least a low-end version, since the difference in their Martial Soul and strength was obvious.

"Does this mean I raised Dugu Yan into Qian Renxue?" he thought to himself, jokingly.