Slow Process

In the tranquil little courtyard of Liu Family Village, sunlight filtered through gaps in the branches and leaves, scattering Dappled Light and Shadow across the ground.

A gentle breeze brought threads of coolness and rustled the record sheets laid out on the table.

Liu Feng, Zhang Niu, Zhang Ma, and Liu He sat around the Stone Table, their expressions focused yet apprehensive. Thus, their journey into Soul Skill Analysis officially began.

"Alright, everyone, today we officially begin analyzing Soul Skills!" Liu Feng took a deep breath, his determined gaze Sweeping Past everyone present.

"This won't be easy. We may encounter all sorts of difficulties along the way, but I believe that as long as we work together, we'll uncover the secrets of Soul Skills."

Everyone nodded, excitement and determination glimmering in their eyes.

Zhang Ma Stood Up and stretched his Muscles and Bones. "Then let's start with my Galloping Horse! This Soul Skill mainly enhances the legs and involves relatively little of the physical body, so it should be easier to begin with."

Liu Feng nodded and took a thick stack of paper and a specially made pen from the cloth bag beside him. He had prepared them specifically to record the Soul Skill Analysis process.

"Uncle Zhang Ma, please Release Spirit Skill once first, so I can get a general sense of how your Soul Power Circulation works."

Zhang Ma took a deep breath. His gaze instantly sharpened, and Soul Power began surging around him.

His legs bent slightly before he suddenly exerted force. He shot forward like a black bolt of lightning, leaving behind a blurred afterimage in the courtyard as the rushing wind he kicked up echoed In the Air.

"You're too fast, Uncle Zhang Ma!" Liu Feng Quickly Stopped him. "Could you Release Spirit Skill more slowly? That way, I can observe the flow of Soul Power more clearly."

Zhang Ma stopped, then walked back while panting heavily, an apologetic look on his face. "Sorry. I'm used to it. I'll try again."

This time, Zhang Ma slowed down and gradually released his Soul Skill.

Liu Feng stared intently at his legs without blinking, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.

His perception was like an invisible net that enveloped Zhang Ma, trying to catch every detail of his Soul Power Circulation.

"I felt it!" Liu Feng suddenly shouted. "The Soul Power gathers in the abdomen first, then rapidly flows along the Meridians in the legs before finally concentrating in the soles of the feet."

He quickly picked up his pen and recorded his observations, muttering as he wrote, "Soul Power gathering in the abdomen, flowing into the leg Meridians, Soul Power erupting from the soles..."

However, accurately recording it was far from easy.

For an entire day, Liu Feng observed Zhang Ma releasing his Soul Skill again and again with complete focus. Yet he could only record a general impression; he could not clearly detect the specific Meridians and Acupoints through which the Soul Power traveled Inside the Body.

As the sun set, its afterglow fell upon Liu Feng's exhausted but resolute face. He rubbed his sore eyes and looked at the pages full of records, feeling both the joy of discovery and confusion toward the unknown.

Over the next few days, Liu Feng had Zhang Ma release his Soul Skill on the others while he carefully recorded the general state of their Soul Power Circulation.

He discovered that although the basic principles of the Soul Skill were the same, the speed and intensity of Soul Power Circulation varied slightly from person to person.

These differences made Liu Feng realize that each person's physique and Soul Power attributes could affect how a Soul Skill manifested.

After recording everyone's overall condition, they decided to begin with Soul Beasts in order to study Galloping Horse more deeply.

Liu Feng and the others went to great lengths to obtain a batch of Green Mane Horse Soul Beasts from the Mercenaries in town. There were ten-year-old ones, twenty- and thirty-year-old ones, seventy- and eighty-year-old ones, and the highest-ranked one was nearly a hundred years old.

The moment these Green Mane Horse Soul Beasts were brought to Liu Family Village, they became restless. They kept ramming about, trying to break free and Run Away, throwing the entire scene into chaos.

Looking at these wild Soul Beasts, Liu Feng initially wondered whether they could be tamed so the research could proceed more gently.

But reality soon made him abandon that idea. Left with no choice, they could only resort to force.

Zhang Ma and Zhang Niu used their Soul Skills to knock the Green Mane Horse Soul Beasts unconscious one by one.

Liu Feng then had his Grandpa pick up the tools and begin the dissections.

During the dissections, Liu Feng's heart trembled. It was not merely because he was nervous, but because he knew every cut might reveal the mysteries of Soul Skills.

He carefully observed the Green Mane Horse Soul Beasts' body structures, especially the Muscles and Bones in their legs, while also releasing Soul Power to measure how the Soul Skill functioned Inside the Body.

This process lasted an entire month. Every day, Liu Feng dealt with those troublesome Soul Beasts, his Spiritual power remaining highly focused.

When the last Green Mane Horse Soul Beast had been examined, everyone Sighed in Relief. The exhaustion of that period found brief release at that moment.

However, another problem soon followed—over the next few months, everyone would have to face a life of eating horse meat.

At that thought, bitter expressions appeared on everyone's faces, but they could only accept it helplessly.

After finishing their research on the Green Mane Horse Soul Beasts, Liu Feng decided to personally and carefully send his Soul Power and Spiritual power into the others' bodies, slowly investigating the Soul Skills through his increasingly keen perception.

This was an extremely dangerous operation. One careless mistake could injure the person being examined.

But everyone trusted Liu Feng completely and agreed Without Hesitation.

Liu Feng slowly closed his eyes. His Soul Power and Spiritual power were like two invisible threads, extending one after another toward the bodies of Zhang Ma, Zhang Niu, Liu He, and Liu Qing.

Sweat covered his forehead, and his face turned somewhat pale. Every act of perception was like walking a tightrope, demanding absolute concentration and care.

The others could only watch nervously from the side, scarcely daring to breathe.

Because Liu Feng had to sense everything personally, In Addition to the increasingly intense weight-bearing training he did each day, the analysis progressed extremely slowly. He could only record a little each day.

The others' Spiritual power was insufficient. They simply could not perform such precise operations, and any attempt might injure someone else.

During this process, Liu Feng was astonished to discover that his Spiritual power was actually stronger than that of the adults present.

He could not help wondering whether this was due to transmigration, the result of cultivating through fusion with the Blue Silver Grass Network, or perhaps both.

Day after day passed. Though the progress was slow, the records gradually increased bit by bit.

Liu Feng immersed himself in the world of Soul Skill Analysis, forgetting the passage of time and the External Noise.

He continuously repeated the experiments, conducting in-depth research and analysis into every detail.

Sometimes, a tiny discovery would leave him too excited to sleep all night. At other times, difficult problems would plunge him into deep thought.

After more than half a year of grueling effort, they finally completed the analysis of their first Soul Skill, Galloping Horse.

However, when they tried to apply the results of their analysis, they found that things were not as simple as they had imagined.

They tried all sorts of methods, yet they could never directly use the Soul Skill.

Liu Feng sat at the table, Frowned as he carefully reviewed the records.

He discovered that besides recording the flow of Soul Power, he had also meticulously recorded the changes in the skeletal Muscles of everyone and the Green Mane Horse Soul Beasts, including the linked changes throughout the Bones, Muscles, Blood Vessels, and even Internal Organs.

He realized that an Amplification Soul Skill did not merely act upon Soul Power; it also involved the Muscles and Bones.

"Come over here, everyone. I think I've found where the problem lies." Liu Feng Called Out for everyone to gather around, pointing at the records. "This Amplification Soul Skill is closely connected to the Muscles and Bones. We need to understand the relationship between Soul Power and the Muscles and Bones."

After hearing this, everyone fell into thought.

Zhang Niu Frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think we need a deeper understanding of the structure of human Bones and Muscles. Perhaps the Mass Grave can provide us with some clues."

Liu He Quickly Stopped Liu Feng after hearing that. "Liu Feng, you don't need to go. Let the three of us handle these things with your father."

Although Liu Feng was somewhat unwilling, he knew Aunt Liu was doing it for his sake and could only nod helplessly.

Zhang Niu, Zhang Ma, Liu He, and Liu Qing set off for the Mass Grave.

The Mass Grave was gloomy and terrifying, permeated by a rotten stench. The surrounding Trees twisted grotesquely.

They carefully searched the Mass Grave for usable corpses to dissect and study.

Each dissection gave them a deeper understanding of the structure of human Bones and Muscles.

At the Same Time, Liu Feng remained in the village, continuing to study the previous records and trying to combine his new discoveries with their earlier analytical results.

Every day, he conducted all sorts of experiments in the courtyard, constantly adjusting his ideas and methods.

Time Quietly Passed amid cultivation, investigation, dissection, and analysis.

After a year of unremitting effort, they finally completed the analysis of a Soul Skill.

This Soul Skill was not a simple self-created Amplifying Soul Skill. Rather, Liu Feng named it "Mind Form Fist Stance—Galloping Horse."

In the village square, Liu Feng stood before everyone, took a deep breath, and slowly performed Mind Form Fist Stance—Galloping Horse.

His legs galloped like those of a horse, his body agile as Soul Power surged around him, as though he had transformed into a wild Galloping Horse.

The people around him were stunned by the sight before them. They had witnessed Liu Feng and the others' year of effort and sacrifice, and now they finally saw the results.

"We did it!" Zhang Niu shouted excitedly, his face overflowing with a joyful smile.

"Yes, this year of hardship wasn't in vain after all," Zhang Ma said with emotion.

Liu Feng looked at everyone before him, his heart filled with accomplishment.

Over the past year, Liu Feng had continued to grow, and both his strength and knowledge had improved enormously.