Bai Mu: I'm Terrifyingly Strong Now!

[Bai Mu (Level 10)]

[Spirit Skills: None]

[Martial Soul: Zygarde (10% Form) (Core 1, Cell 9)]

[Attributes: Dragon, Ground]

[Ability: Aura Break (Can break and reverse the opponent's aura/domain for its own use)]

[Capabilities: Invisibility, Photosynthesis, Telepathy, Power Construct (Can gather cells from all over the world to merge and transform into other forms)]

[Moves: Bite, Dragon Breath, Stomp, Glare, Safeguard]

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"So strong?"

Glancing at the information, Bai Mu felt he had still underestimated Zygarde.

He hadn't expected that after arriving in the Douluo World, Zygarde's Aura Break ability would change so drastically—as long as the opponent released a domain, it could break it and turn it against them!

Although he couldn't encounter opponents of that level yet, this was undoubtedly a terrifying trump card.

Furthermore, he had thought he would need to cultivate Zygarde from scratch to learn moves, but he never imagined it would already possess 5 moves right after merging!

"Look at you, how is Luo Sanpao, who can only let out three farts after eating the most carrots every day, supposed to live!"

Bai Mu vigorously rubbed Zygarde's dog head, his smile harder to suppress than an AK.

Bite was a close-range attack, and Dragon Breath was a long-range spray. One had a chance to make the opponent flinch, and the other had a chance to inflict Paralysis. These were relatively ordinary moves.

Stomp, on the other hand, was a large AOE move that could attack all ground-based entities indiscriminately, slightly reducing their speed.

The downside was that it didn't distinguish between friend and foe. If participating in a team battle, Zygarde might take down its teammates before the opponents.

"Wait! Am I also within your attack range!"

Bai Mu suddenly reacted and immediately turned to Zygarde with a questioning gaze.

If this wasn't clarified, it would be awkward if his own Martial Soul crippled him at a crucial moment!

"Woof~"

Zygarde shook its head slightly. They had a Telepathy-like connection between them, and unless absolutely necessary, they couldn't truly harm each other.

Even in a real fight, the main attack direction could be slightly adjusted.

"That's good then!"

Bai Mu breathed a sigh of relief, his fiery gaze falling upon the last two divine skills--

Glare, which paralyzes the opponent (halves speed and has a chance to immobilize).

Safeguard, which protects the user with a mysterious power for a period of time, preventing abnormal status effects (paralysis, poison, sleep, burn, freeze, confusion, etc.).

"Many seemingly ordinary moves and status effects from the Pokemon World are truly overpowered in the Douluo World!"

Bai Mu couldn't help but exclaim.

The paralysis effect of Glare might seem a bit terrifying, but it is actually extremely terrifying!

It's important to note that even Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the strongest support on the continent, can only increase a target's speed by 80%, reaching 180%, when using acceleration Spirit Skills.

But Zygarde's Glare, if it can paralyze the buffed target, can instantly reduce their speed from 180% to 90%, and this effect lasts for the entire battle!

"If Tang San were paralyzed, he probably wouldn't even be able to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track anymore."

Bai Mu thought with malice in his heart.

Safeguard, while seemingly ordinary, is even more monstrous in certain aspects.

When it comes to abnormal status effects, the first person that comes to mind in the Douluo World is Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

"With Safeguard, even someone as powerful as Dugu Bo probably won't be able to poison me and Zygarde, right?"

"Wait! Something's not right!"

Bai Mu, who was thinking smugly, suddenly froze in place.

"Dugu Bo can't poison me?"

"Dugu Bo can't poison me!"

His eyes gradually lit up, as if he had found a new goal!

The Douluo Continent is full of beauties, but the top spot on the "must-obtain" list is not the so-called Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, Xiao Wu, Ah Yin...

But Dugu Bo's granddaughter--Dugu Yan!

Theoretically, if he could truly win Dugu Yan's favor, it would be equivalent to gaining Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, as a bodyguard, as well as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and numerous Immortal Herbs.

As for other ways to obtain Immortal Herbs in the early game, one would either have to join a major power and rely on their background for "friendly negotiation," or gamble with Dugu Bo, taking the old path of detoxifying him.

If lucky, it works; if unlucky, you die.

But now, he had a new option--

"As long as I can find the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and know Dugu Bo's whereabouts, I can completely find an opportunity to use Safeguard to sneak in and steal Immortal Herbs!"

"Wait until my level is higher, then I'll openly defeat Dugu Bo and seize the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hmph~"

Thinking of this, Bai Mu became a little restless.

Although Xiao Wu and Ah Yin were great, he couldn't obtain them in a short period.

But Immortal Herbs were different. As long as he found an opportunity, he seemed to have a real chance to get them early!

"Alright, I need to plan for my first Spirit Ring and early graduation."

There were still three years until Tang San graduated from school at the age of twelve. He should also consider his future.

Especially...

"The choice of the first Spirit Ring must be cautious."

Bai Mu sat on the ground and began to ponder. Zygarde lay beside him like a loyal dog, guarding him.

Spirit Rings had three main functions: breaking through bottlenecks and leveling up, obtaining Spirit Skills, and transforming or enhancing the Spirit, indirectly strengthening the Spirit Master himself.

Low-level Spirit Rings had little impact on level, and Zygarde's own rank was too high to be easily influenced by Spirit Rings.

Therefore, the choice of Spirit Rings didn't need to be limited to whether the Spirit Beast was a plant or an animal, or whether it carried dragon blood. It only needed to consider whether the obtainable Spirit Skills were suitable.

"As everyone knows, if the first few hundred or thousand-year Spirit Skills are offensive, they will basically be eliminated in the later stages unless something unexpected happens."

"And Zygarde itself has a huge skill pool, with as many as 5 exclusive moves. There's absolutely no need to choose offensive Spirit Skills."

"Uh... just in case, let's test the power first."

Bai Mu instantly snapped back to reality. He raised his hand and pointed at a stone about half a meter high dozens of meters away, saying:

"Xiao Ruan, use Dragon Breath!"

"Woof~"

Zygarde immediately got up, gathered energy in its mouth, and a green dragon's breath spewed out.

The beam landed precisely, and the next moment...

Boom!

The stone exploded, turning into flying debris that scattered in all directions.

"Such great power?"

Before Bai Mu could be too surprised, Zygarde shot out rapidly, like a green arrow, heading straight out.

Evil power attached to its teeth, and with one bite, it easily crunched a stone!

Bai Mu had no doubt that this bite, with all its might, could snap a person's bones.

But Zygarde wasn't finished. It raised a foot and stomped down fiercely.

Hum~

Instantly, a visible shockwave rippled outwards from its center.

In just one exchange, the surrounding stones shattered completely.

"The power is terrifying, but..."

Bai Mu glanced at the large tree nearby that faced the Stomp's shockwave head-on without breaking, and he made a judgment—

"It seems the attribute advantages still follow the Pokemon World's rules."

Ground is super effective against Rock, so the stones exploded. Grass resists Ground, so it barely survived.

Fortunately, Zygarde, with its Ground/Dragon typing, is only weak to Ice, Fairy, and Dragon.

Fairy doesn't exist. In the Douluo Continent, moves that count as Dragon-type are very few. Only Ice is somewhat common, but there's no need to worry too much.

"Am I already invincible against anyone below Soul Grand Master, even before officially becoming a Soul Master?"

The test ended, and Bai Mu felt he was terrifyingly strong now!

Therefore...

"From now on, I'll try to choose amplification and support-type Spirit Skills as much as possible."

"Zygarde can learn Dragon Dance in the future. Hunting low-level normal Spirit Beasts will hardly yield amplification-type Spirit Skills."

"For the first Spirit Skill, the optimal choice right now is a healing-type Spirit Skill!"

Bai Mu's eyes flashed as he made his decision.

As an External Martial Soul, if Zygarde were to be dispersed in battle, he would not only be injured but also unable to summon it again for a short period.

Moreover, Zygarde's Photosynthesis is just a racial ability, not a move. Its recovery efficiency is too low. A real battle might only last a few seconds or minutes, rendering it useless.

If there was a healing-type Spirit Skill, it would be of great help whether in daily training, venturing out, or in arena battles...

It would be even better if it could heal not only himself but others too!