Combat Experience Feeds Back

If he had broken through the first bottleneck of the Mysterious Heaven Skill three months ago and entered the second realm, his internal energy would have been far more profound.

At that time, the power of both his Mysterious Jade Hand and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track would have been greatly enhanced; how could he have possibly lost to Ye Chen's Kung Fu Torchic Martial Soul?

Helplessness, unwillingness, and a variety of negative emotions stirred within Tang San.

Just then, a surging wave of soul power erupted from Ye Chen's body—a sign of a breakthrough in soul power.

Following the battle just now, the Kung Fu Torchic had gained a wealth of combat experience. Nourished by the feedback from the origin of its Martial Soul, Ye Chen's soul power had directly increased by one level. He was now at level eleven.

However, because he had yet to obtain his first soul ring to advance, this level eleven soul power could only accumulate within his body and could not be fully manifested.

"Did it not learn a new skill?"

Ye Chen muttered to himself. He knew that the Kung Fu Torchic Martial Soul, much like the Torchic of the Pokemon World, would be able to comprehend certain skills on its own after reaching a certain level, but he did not know the specific levels or the corresponding skills.

"I lost this spar." Tang San calmed the unwillingness and helplessness in his heart, walked up to Ye Chen, and asked, "You said earlier that during these three months, the loser can challenge the winner. And the winner cannot refuse, right?"

Ye Chen nodded. "That's right. Once you are proficient in using your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, I will accept your challenge."

"Good, then let's leave it at that for now. I will come find you in a while. I hope you won't go back on your word."

After speaking, Tang San shifted his gaze away from Ye Chen, bowed slightly to Old Jack, and left alone.

Although he had been defeated, this was undoubtedly a great opportunity to come into contact with and understand Martial Souls.

Realizing this, Tang San became even more interested in his own Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and Hammer Martial Soul.

Since he had hidden the Hammer Martial Soul, he would spend this time properly mastering the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Once he learned how to combine the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with the Tang Sect techniques, he would challenge Ye Chen to another spar; by then, he would surely be the winner.

At night, the bright moon hung high.

Outside Holy Soul Village, there was a hill over a hundred meters tall.

Ye Chen stood in the center of the clearing at the foot of the hill. With a thought, a red light shot out from his body in a parabolic arc.

When the red light landed on the ground, it transformed into the appearance of the Kung Fu Torchic.

Immediately after, a golden light swirled around the Kung Fu Torchic, giving it a shimmering, golden appearance.

"Chamo?" The Kung Fu Torchic let out a concerned Growl, asking if Ye Chen was injured.

It was evident that the Kung Fu Torchic's memory was still stuck on the battle with Tang San earlier that day.

Ye Chen smiled and shook his head, indicating he was not hurt.

Confirming this, the Kung Fu Torchic laughed, its "Chamo-chamo" cries echoing through the mountain forest.

It seemed that this Kung Fu Torchic had a very Jolly Nature.

With the advantages of the Pokemon world, the Kung Fu Torchic not only possessed the Speed Boost Ability, but its nature also provided certain bonuses to its stats.

For instance, a Kung Fu Torchic with a Jolly Nature would have superior speed compared to its other physical attributes, while its energy-based attacks would be relatively weaker.

Using this as a reference, the Kung Fu Torchic's cultivation path should focus on speed and physical attacks.

As the saying goes, the only way to be invincible in martial arts is through speed. With the Jolly Nature maximizing its speed talent, the shiny effect doubling its physical attributes, and the Speed Boost Ability increasing its speed by ten percent each turn—

If he continued to add a first soul ring that boosted attack power and attack speed, it would become a truly terrifying combat chicken.

Unfortunately, he currently had no connections to help him hunt soul beasts, so he could only wait until he joined Nuoding Academy to consider the issue of his first soul ring.

"Kung Fu Torchic, let's spar. Let's see if we can also gain combat experience feedback after fighting each other," Ye Chen suddenly proposed.

The Kung Fu Torchic truly lived up to its name; the moment it heard the word "fight," it became as energized as if it had been injected with adrenaline. It shifted from its harmless appearance to one of eagerness, and even its clear eyes took on a hint of provocation.

Its two chicken feet began to bounce left and right; the Kung Fu Torchic was using the Pendulum Step it had used against Tang San earlier.

Ye Chen also began to bounce his feet left and right. He had learned many modern combat techniques; although they were varied and not refined, with the support of his Body Martial Soul and soul power, it was enough for him to fight like a superman.

"Chamo?" The Kung Fu Torchic asked if they could begin.

Ye Chen assumed a strong forward stance and nodded to signal it to attack.

One minute later.

Bang bang, boom boom, ah--

As the screams came to an abrupt halt, Ye Chen was knocked to the ground by the Kung Fu Torchic.

"Chamo, chamo?"

The battle ended quickly. The Kung Fu Torchic's fighting spirit faded, its eyes returning to their usual clarity. It let out a worried cry, asking if Ye Chen was hurt.

Climbing up from the ground, Ye Chen tentatively moved his body and limbs. Fortunately, the Kung Fu Torchic had held back, and they were only superficial wounds.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Rubbing the Kung Fu Torchic's head, Ye Chen realized that in terms of pure strength, he was actually a bit stronger than the Kung Fu Torchic after it had stacked its Speed Boost Ability five times.

The reason he had been knocked down was mainly because he had to bear the consumption of two sources of soul power, which was too great a burden on his body.

As an External Martial Soul, the Kung Fu Torchic could fight independently, but every time it activated a skill, it would draw a bit of soul power from him.

Since he also had to use his Body Martial Soul in conjunction with soul power to fight, he simply couldn't sustain the combat consumption for long with only level eleven soul power.

Unless he found a way to reduce the overall soul power consumption, he would fall into a disadvantage due to exhaustion before he could even defeat his opponent in a real fight.

After much deliberation, Ye Chen still could not think of a way to fight using both Martial Souls while simultaneously reducing his spirit power consumption.

He decided to set this problem aside for now and began to review his recent battle against the Torchic.

During the fight, as long as the Torchic, acting as his External Martial Soul, did not suffer a fatal injury, the backlash damage he had to endure under the reinforcement of his Body Martial Soul was negligible.

Furthermore, when he, as the host, engaged in combat with the Torchic, neither side could gain any feedback of combat experience regardless of who won.

In addition, the Torchic had to personally defeat the opponent for him to receive the feedback of combat experience.

Having confirmed these three points, Ye Chen quickly planned out his cultivation schedule for the coming period.

The Torchic Martial Soul only consumed spirit power when being summoned or retracted; once released outside his body, it did not consume his spirit power unless a specific skill was used.

This allowed him to adopt a "free-range" approach, letting the Torchic head into the wilderness to seek out beasts such as wild boars, hares, and monkeys for combat.

Although these beasts were not as powerful as spirit beasts, they were still suitable targets for grinding experience.

While the Torchic was out, he could focus on cultivating his spirit power according to the Meditation Manual provided by Su Yuntao.

In this way, he would be able to achieve a rate of spirit power growth faster than any other spirit master.