Leisurely Life, Researching a New Soul Skill (4K)

Yu Yuanchen was eager to return home. He traveled through the Hell Gate, almost tearing space apart, and returned to the Douluo Continent from the Demon Plane. When his figure, still carrying the lingering aura of thunder and a faint smell of blood, reappeared in front of the familiar bedroom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in Dragon City, the family members who were talking with Ye Zhilan inside all looked up in astonishment.

At this point, less than a day had passed since he received the urgent report and left!

"Yuanchen?" Ye Zhilan was sipping the calming and nourishing soup that Madam Liu had personally prepared when she saw her husband return. Her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise and a hint of barely perceptible worry. "You... how come you're back so soon? But... Demon Quelling City..." She subconsciously touched her lower abdomen, afraid of hearing some bad news.

Yu Boxuan, Yu Mingfeng, Ye Kuan, and the others also stood up, their faces filled with doubt. They knew that Yu Yuanchen was not one to disregard the bigger picture; his hasty return must have a reason. But this was too fast. Could it be... that some earth-shattering event had occurred in the Demon Plane that even he couldn't resolve? Or perhaps he had returned with something important to retrieve, or some other urgent matter concerning the continent to attend to?

Looking at the expressions of surprise and worry on his family members' faces, especially Ye Zhilan's clear eyes filled with questioning, Yu Yuanchen felt the murderous rage in his heart instantly subside, replaced by a warm current. He quickly walked to the bedside, first giving Ye Zhilan a reassuring, gentle smile, and gently holding her hand, feeling the warmth of her palm, before turning to the elders.

"Grandfather, Father, Grandpa Ye, don't worry." Yu Yuanchen's voice was steady, carrying a hint of relief. "The siege of Demon Quelling City has been lifted. Demogorgon has been killed by me. The remaining demon remnants, led by Brother Qian Daoliu and Brother Tang Chen, are nearing the end of their extermination and are no longer a threat. I was worried about Zhilan, so I returned first."

His tone was calm, as if he had only done something trivial. However, the content of his words astonished everyone present!

In a single day, he traveled to and from the Demon Plane, slaying the Shadow Demon King who had been clinging to life for many years, and relieving the siege of hundreds of thousands of demon troops in the Demon Quelling City?!

This... this is such a thunderous method! This is such terrifying power!

A brief, deathly silence fell over the hall; you could hear a pin drop. Then came gasps of astonishment and barely suppressed gasps!

"One... one day, slay the Demon King and destroy the Demon Army?" Yu Mingfeng stared wide-eyed at his son, as if seeing him for the first time, his voice trembling slightly, "Yuanchen, just how strong... just how powerful have you become?"

Yu Boxuan's hand, which was stroking his beard, froze. His eyes blazed with an unbelievable ecstasy and pride. "Excellent! Excellent! A thunderous sweep, a complete cleansing! Yuanchen, your actions are enough to deter the villains and ensure that humanity's foundation in the Demon Plane will be secure for a hundred years!"

Ye Kuan also breathed a long sigh of relief, a relieved smile spreading across his face, "That's wonderful! That's wonderful! Zhilan can finally rest easy." His biggest worry was that his daughter's pregnancy would be affected by worry.

Ye Zhilan held Yu Yuanchen's hand tightly, her eyes filled with a complex mix of pride and lingering fear. Although she had confidence in her husband's abilities, hearing him mention his feat of slaying the Demon King in a single day so casually still made her heart pound. Fortunately, he had returned safely and so quickly.

"Brother Yuanchen, are you alright?" she asked softly, her gaze carefully examining him.

"Don't worry, that's just a stray dog, it can't hurt me." Yu Yuanchen smiled slightly, patted the back of her hand, his tone filled with unquestionable confidence. He didn't go into details about the battle; the bloodshed and brutality shouldn't taint the warmth of this moment.

However, Yu Yuanchen did not boast of his achievements. Instead, he spoke with a hint of solemnity, "If it weren't for the Blood Shadow Spider Soul Emperor being able to accurately pinpoint the escape location using the flesh and blood of Demogorgon as a medium, it would have taken me ten or even a hundred times longer to find that hidden demon in the vast Demon Plane. There was even a possibility that he would have escaped, causing endless trouble."

He paused, then continued, "This matter also serves as a reminder to my grandson. In the Soul Master World on the continent, Martial Soul are incredibly diverse, each with unique abilities. Some Martial Soul may not be strong in combat, but they possess irreplaceable and miraculous effects in special areas such as tracking, reconnaissance, support, and curses. Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was founded on Power Attack System Martial Soul, and our disciples are mostly skilled in direct combat. In the past, we may not have paid enough attention to Soul Master with special support abilities. In the future, when the family recruits talent and trains disciples, we might pay more attention to such Soul Master. Perhaps they can play an unexpected role at crucial moments."

Upon hearing this, Yu Boxuan, Yu Mingfeng, and the others nodded thoughtfully. Yu Mingfeng sighed, "Yuanchen is absolutely right. However... our sect is ultimately centered around the clan, so the threshold for recruiting disciples from outside the clan is quite high, and our training system is more geared towards Battle Soul Master. Attracting and cultivating talents like the Blood Shadow Spider Soul Emperor, who have cultivated special Soul Skill to an extremely high level, is indeed no easy task. We need to plan carefully."

Yu Boxuan also said, "This matter needs to be handled step by step, and we must not rush it, lest we damage the foundation of the sect. However, Yuanchen's reminder is very important. I will instruct the Foreign Affairs Hall to pay close attention, and if they encounter any special Soul Master with excellent temperament and talent, they may be accepted as exceptions, or befriended."

Yu Yuanchen nodded. He had no intention of forcing the sect to change its model immediately, but rather to take this opportunity to give a reminder and plant a seed. After all, the foundation of a top-tier power not only needs a towering pillar, but also various exotic flowers and rare herbs to embellish and support it.

With the major incident resolved and all potential threats removed, Yu Yuanchen finally found complete leisure time in the days that followed.

He declined all unnecessary visitors and sect affairs, spending most of his time with Ye Zhilan, who was pregnant. Every day, he would either accompany her for a walk in the garden, enjoying the warm autumn sun; or personally prepare medicinal meals for her, though his skills were clumsy, his heart was full of love; or sit quietly by her side, watching her intently flip through ancient books and deduce runes, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.

Although Ye Zhilan was pregnant, she did not completely give up her research on the Way of Beast Taming. However, she heeded the advice of Yu Yuanchen and Gu Yuena and stopped conducting physical experiments herself. Instead, she focused her energy on theoretical deduction, data organization, and refining the details of the contract system.

Gu Yuena also visited frequently. The two women, both top-notch in their respective fields, would often get so engrossed in discussing the profound Life runes and energy circuit structures of Soul Beast that they would forget to eat and sleep.

Yu Yuanchen initially tried to listen in, hoping to participate and spend more time with his wife. However, listening to their use of technical terms such as "bloodline resonance frequency," "Soul Power particle synergistic effect," and "form switching energy threshold," and looking at the complex array of runes and energy flow diagrams on the parchment that made him dizzy, this Dragon Emperor Douluo, whose combat power was unparalleled on the continent, felt a deep sense of powerlessness and... confusion for the first time.

He was like a bewildered apprentice, unable to join the conversation at all. He could only sit aside and watch the two talented women sometimes frown in deep thought, sometimes engage in heated debate, and sometimes have a sudden realization. His expression of wanting to join in but not knowing where to start would occasionally draw Gu Yuena's unceremonious eye roll and Ye Zhilan's suppressed laughter when he asked some "layman's" questions.

"Brother Yuanchen," Ye Zhilan finally couldn't help herself one day. She put down her charcoal pencil, turned to look at her husband who was sitting upright beside her, trying hard to understand the blueprints but with a furrowed brow, and chuckled. Her beautiful eyes were full of mischief. "If you're really bored, go practice your Martial Way or research new Soul Skill. Don't 'get in the way' here. You're probably completely confused by what Sister Gu Yue and I were discussing. It's a waste of your time."

Gu Yuena glanced at him coldly, and though she didn't speak, her eyes clearly said, "You're really in the way."

Yu Yuanchen blushed slightly, touched his nose, feeling both embarrassed and relieved. He truly knew nothing of the profound intricacies of Way of Beast Taming; forcing himself to stay had only disrupted their train of thought. He stood up, smiling helplessly, "Alright, it seems my presence here is indeed superfluous. You all continue with your work; I'm going to the back mountain for some quiet cultivation."

Yu Yuanchen, though "kicked" out of the research lab by his wife, was not discouraged. He knew that knowledge came in stages and that everyone had their own area of expertise. Ye Zhilan and Gu Yuena's skills in Beast Taming were far beyond his reach. He was happy to see that his wife had a field she loved and excelled in.

With nothing else to do, he focused his energy on his own cultivation. His Cultivation Level had reached the peak of level ninety-nine, and his Soul Power had undergone a qualitative change. Further improvement would not be something that could be achieved overnight; it required painstaking effort and a deeper understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. Therefore, he focused on Self-Created Soul Skill.

The Soul Skill he now possesses, such as "Heavenly Tribulation Sacred Dragon Domain," "Dragon King's Judgment," and "Holy Dragon Town Prison Tribulation," are all powerful, extremely fierce, and offensive or amplifying Soul Skill. Combined with his transformed Soul Power and formidable physical body, they are enough to crush the vast majority of opponents. Even when facing powerhouses like the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Di Tian, he is confident that he can fight them.

However, Yu Yuanchen's thoughts drifted to a deeper place. He recalled the Soul Skill with unpredictable effects that appeared in the original Douluo Continent novel from his previous life—such as skills with absolute validity, control skills involving the level of rules, and even forbidden abilities involving the fields of fate and causality.

Although such Soul Skill are extremely rare and their activation conditions are often very demanding, the world is full of wonders. The higher Yu Yuanchen stands now, the more he understands that he cannot underestimate the heroes of the world. It is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but difficult to guard against an arrow in the dark.

If one day, some foolish fellow, or some hidden old monster, were to possess some kind of unorthodox yet extremely troublesome rule-based ability, and strike him unexpectedly, even if he doesn't perish with his current strength, he would inevitably be caught off guard and suffer a great loss.

While it's certainly exhilarating to "fly bricks with great force," wouldn't it be even better to be "Immunity to All Laws"?

An idea gradually became clear in his mind—he needed to create a Self-Created Soul Skill that could provide targeted defense and even break through rule-based Soul Skill!

He tentatively named this undeveloped Soul Skill "Demon Breaking Seal"!

In his vision, "Demon Breaking Seal" is not an active attack or defense Soul Skill, but rather a temporary "status buff" or "law barrier." Once activated, it should grant him strong resistance, or even immunity, to certain rule-based effects for a certain period of time.

The principle behind it, as initially conceived by Yu Yuanchen, is based on two points:

Firstly, his Dragon Bloodline: He possesses the Thunder Sacred Dragon Bloodline, which is close to that of Dragon King. Dragon Clan themselves have extremely high natural resistance to energy attacks, mental erosion, and many negative states. This can be regarded as a kind of innate "Law Resistance" engraved deep in the bloodline. "Demon Breaking Seal" is to actively stimulate and amplify this Bloodline Instinct, turning it from passive resistance into active "rejection" and "immunity".

Secondly, Cultivation Level support: The reason why rule-based Soul Skill are so powerful is because they draw upon deeper Law Power heaven and earth. To resist or even break this power, the caster must possess a sufficiently "substantial" energy level and an understanding of the laws. Yu Yuanchen's Soul Power has now undergone a qualitative change, comparable to Divine Power, and his comprehension of the laws is also extremely profound. This provides him with the possibility of forcibly "distorting" or "counteracting" the external rules acting on him. Simply put, he uses his own higher-level and purer "power" to forcibly interfere with and break through the "threads of rules" that are trying to bind him.

Specifically, he hoped to achieve the following: for rule-based skills used by Soul Master with Cultivation Level far below his, he could be directly immune or have negligible effects; for rule-based skills used by experts of the same level, he could significantly weaken their effects, and even have a certain chance of completely negating them.

The idea is there, but turning the concept into reality is an extremely difficult task. This involves the deep exploration and guidance of one's own bloodline power, the ultimate microscopic manipulation of Soul Power, and the understanding and interference methods of the "rules" themselves.

In the days that followed, Yu Yuanchen spent most of his time in the Cultivation Chamber in the forbidden area behind Dragon City. Sometimes he would meditate and introspect, guiding the powerful Sacred Dragon Bloodline within him to circulate along a specific route, attempting to stimulate the Law Resistance in the darkness; sometimes he would release his Soul Power, trying to construct a thin film of energy on his body surface containing his own will and understanding of the laws, Simulation the effect of "breaking demons"; and sometimes he would peruse the ancient books collected by the sect, which recorded ancient curses, seals, and various strange Soul Skill, seeking inspiration.

This process is tedious and difficult, far less exhilarating than creating powerful offensive Soul Skill. Failure is commonplace, often resulting in Blood Essence turmoil due to improper energy control, or the "barrier" he constructs being easily penetrated by the weak negative Soul Power effects he Simulation.

But Yu Yuanchen was not discouraged. He knew that creating a defensive Soul Skill involving the rules was far more difficult than creating ten Destruction offensive Soul Skill. It required patience, perseverance, and a deeper understanding of the nature of power.

Outside the quiet room, autumn leaves fluttered down and the first snow of winter fell. Dragon City was bursting with Life Force under the spring breeze of Martial Way, and the construction of the "Tianxing Martial Arts Academy" was nearing completion. Inside the quiet room, Yu Yuanchen was single-mindedly immersed in the research of the "Demon Breaking Seal".

Spending time with his wife and honing his skills—this was Yu Yuanchen's most peaceful and fulfilling life during the early stages of Ye Zhilan's pregnancy. The Wind and Clouds of the outside world seemed to have temporarily receded. But he understood that beneath this tranquility lay the continuous accumulation of strength. Only by becoming strong enough could he protect this hard-won warmth and face any storms that might arise in the future.