There was a saying that the soul was a person's true foundation, while the body was merely a vessel carrying the soul, spirit, and thoughts. Once the soul was gone, it was nothing more than a walking corpse, no different from the dead.
Therefore, strengthening the soul was also the most difficult task. Aside from martial arts specifically cultivating the mind, certain treasures could also produce such an effect, but they were exceedingly rare and precious.
The mysterious aura hidden within the puppet had enhanced physical aptitude and strength, while the energy within the Stone Giant enhanced one's soul aptitude and strength. They seemed to advance side by side, but the latter was in fact even rarer.
Moreover, beyond the simple enhancement of his soul and spirit, Meng Zhao could sense that the thirty-six illustrations contained thirty-six movements. They were simple and clear, yet concealed a domineering majesty that declared, above heaven and below earth, I alone reign supreme. This should be the true essence martial art hidden within the Stone Giant.
At that moment, inspiration struck Meng Zhao. He suddenly fused together the ultimate techniques and mental cultivation method he had learned from the puppet with the thirty-six movements and their imposing force obtained from the Stone Giant, then unleashed them.
The instant this martial art was stirred, a heaven-shaking, earth-rending might radiated from Meng Zhao's body. Above the valley, the heavens changed abruptly. Dark clouds blanketed the sky, and a frigid, murderous chill filled heaven and earth. Great swathes of snow drifted down, condensing into sheets of ice that carried a bone-piercing cold and Killing Aura.
The true qi within Meng Zhao seemed inexhaustible. Empowered by this unnamed martial art, it transformed into a surging frozen river. With every lift of his hand and step of his foot,