Spiritual Power Limit|Plan Change, Prepare Breakthrough!

Outside Skywater City, in the secluded Back Mountain. "Come out, Zygarde!"

"Woof~!"

Two Spirit Rings, one yellow and one purple, appeared beneath Bai Mu's feet as he summoned Zygarde.

"Xiao Ruan, let me see your new move."

He raised his hand and pointed at a boulder in front of him. "Use Land's Wrath!"

"Roar!"

Zygarde let out a low growl, its body shining with a bright green light. The ground around it instantly shattered like a spiderweb.

The next moment, a large number of green light pillars suddenly erupted from the earth, causing the ground to crack and collapse.

"Bang!"

With a roar, the boulder on the ground instantly exploded.

The light pillars dimmed, the boulder crumbled, and the area was left devastated.

"Hiss~ To think it would have this much power----"

Bai Mu suddenly felt that the power of moves in the game was like the height and weight data of Pokemon – only for reference!

This power, how could it be only 90!

He would believe it if someone said 150!

"I wonder what it would look like if Core Enforcer was used."

Bai Mu couldn't help but look forward to it. After calming himself down, he continued testing.

"Use Dragon Dance!"

"Roar roar~"

As soon as the move was used, Zygarde immediately started jumping around like a frolicking Husky, shaking its head and looking flamboyant!

It was as if it was performing some kind of mysterious ritual.

The moment the dance ended, a flash of white light appeared on its body, increasing its speed and attack!

"Use Land's Wrath again!"

"Roar~"

After Bai Mu had Zygarde unleash Land's Wrath again to test, he discovered that the move's power had indeed increased by 50%.

"The effect is good, the rules haven't changed, but----"

He paused and looked at Zygarde speechlessly. "But your Dragon Dance is too complicated. There won't be time to dance for a long time during a battle."

"You need to try to simplify the movements later. As long as you can perform it, don't add any extra moves, until you can multitask and perform Dragon Dance enhancements simultaneously during battle."

"I will try my best!"

Zygarde wasn't very sure if it could achieve this in a short period.

"It's okay, take your time."

Bai Mu comforted and encouraged him. "If you can do it, then in battles of the same level, your strength and speed will definitely be the strongest!"

"Let's try Substitute again."

"I will try."

Zygarde glowed white, and a Dragon Dog Substitute identical to itself successfully appeared in front of it.

Under its control, the Substitute moved flexibly.

It ran quickly in the valley, dodged, and its movements were smooth and natural.

"Stomp!"

Bai Mu attempted to take over. The Zygarde Substitute decisively stomped the ground, creating a weaker shockwave.

"It's alright. During battle, if necessary, I can control the Substitute for you."

Bai Mu smiled with satisfaction.

This real-world Substitute, apart from the opponent being able to directly attack the main body, was much more useful than in the game.

"For me, the biggest use of this move is as a shield."

Zygarde, however, felt indifferent about this move.

"Isn't that enough?"

"You practice by yourself first. I also need to get familiar with it."

Bai Mu's Second Spirit Ring lit up. As his stamina was drained, a Substitute immediately condensed around him.

But he didn't stop. He activated Substitute again!

The next second, a second Substitute was successfully condensed.

"Is there a limit to the number?"

With doubt, Bai Mu began to continuously use Jungle Healing to recover stamina and create substitutes.

When the number reached 5, he clearly felt a great mental burden.

Moreover, although the substitutes could still execute simple commands, their movements began to become stiff, and their reactions sluggish.

It was as if the AI's computing power was insufficient, transforming from Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Stupidity.

"As expected, the more the number, the exponentially increasing the control difficulty."

"With my current ability, without affecting myself, I can perfectly control 1. I can control two if it's not too precise. Any more and it would be a complete mess."

Bai Mu, with a throbbing head, disbanded the substitutes and rubbed his temples.

"I didn't expect that Soul Power and stamina couldn't limit me, but Spiritual Power has instead become my biggest limitation."

"It seems I'll have to find a way to improve my Spiritual Power later."

As for how to improve, he currently had only three directions—

Self-Created Cultivation Method, the Immortal Herb Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and a head Spirit Bone.

"The head Spirit Bone that can greatly improve Spiritual Power, isn't it only Tang San's Wisdom Skull obtained from the Spirit Master Competition?"

Does this mean he still has to participate in the Spirit Master Competition?

It doesn't seem impossible.

"Forget it, let nature take its course!"

Bai Mu rubbed his temples, deciding not to focus on so many things for now.

Anyway, with his abilities, as long as his level kept up, he could easily crush others by joining any academy later.

Half a year passed quietly.

Bai Mu's life was extremely regular, with cultivation, eating, reading, and training every day.

When bored or free, he would go shopping or spar with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

In these six months, Shui Yue'er also successfully refined her body using hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, and obtained a thousand-year Second Spirit Ring through hunting.

Bai Mu also naturally improved to level 30.

On this day, Zygarde digested the power of the Immortal Herb and split out a new Z-Cell.

But Bai Mu couldn't be happy.

Good news: There are now "49" Z-Cells!

Bad news: Four of the Z-cells failed to split out because they couldn't digest the Immortal Herb's power!

"So slow! Only two have split out in half a year."

"At this rate, it will take at least another year to truly gather 49 Z-cells!"

Bai Mu was getting impatient.

The original plan was to emerge after transforming into the Z-Snake.

Now the plan had changed, he was preparing to break through!

"Instead of being stuck at level 30 for a year, I'd rather go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a third Spirit Ring, break through directly, gather the Z-cells, and transform into the Z-Snake!"

The next day, Bai Mu decisively bid farewell to the Shui family mother and daughter.

"You're going to the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Shui Yunxin frowned, "It's far more dangerous than the Ice Forest. The outskirts are fine, but if you go deep inside, Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts are everywhere. In the deepest parts, there are even the legendary Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python."

"Don't worry, Auntie, I won't go deep recklessly."

Bai Mu grinned, "I'll just train in the outer areas for a bit, and then I'll go back to Nuoding City to see the Old Dean."

"Sigh~ You child."

Shui Yunxin sighed and took out a map, "This is a partial map copy of the Star Dou Great Forest from the academy's collection. It marks some dangerous areas and the habitats of Special Spirit Beasts. You must be extra careful and don't take unnecessary risks."

"Thank you, Auntie, I'll be careful."

Bai Mu took the map and smiled, "When it's convenient, I'll write to you to let you know I'm safe!"

"Be safe, see you next time."

Shui Bing'er grabbed Bai Mu's wrist and said seriously.

"Yes, I will."

Bai Mu gently squeezed her cold little hand.

"Bai Mu, you must be alright!"

Shui Yue'er turned her head away with slightly red eyes, looking fierce and cute, "Otherwise, I'll find a boyfriend even more handsome than you and anger you to death!"

"Hearing you say that puts my mind at ease, after all, you won't find a second person on the continent more handsome than me!"

"You!"

Bai Mu laughed and vigorously ruffled Shui Yue'er's hair.

Before she could get angry, he turned and left with a flourish.