Shave!

Jiang He had no idea what had happened at the academy.

After returning home, he rested briefly and ate something to replenish his energy.

Then Jiang He thoughtfully inspected the system logs.

After a night of deductions, the system logs contained many new entries.

Regarding the cultivation of the Six Styles, the system had used the information and ideas Jiang He provided to deduce the method most likely to successfully cultivate them.

According to the information Jiang He had provided, the Six Styles were primarily secret techniques of the human body, driven by physical strength that surpassed human limits.

But if Jiang He's physical strength could already surpass human limits, he would not really need those techniques...

So the system made some optimizations.

Instead of relying on absolute physical strength, it now combined Soul Power with physical strength.

As for Shave, which Jiang He cared about most, the system's improved deductions changed its principle into instantly erupting, compressing, and rebounding Soul Power beneath the feet, producing explosive propulsion.

The system had even thoughtfully included several Soul Power circulation routes for the legs.

However, the system had marked them in red, stating that these were merely preliminary deductions without any practical verification. Those Soul Power circulation routes might not fully achieve the intended results, and there was a certain risk of failure that could injure him, so he needed to experiment cautiously.

Moreover, since these Soul Power circulation routes involved a large number of minor meridians, even if he succeeded, he would need diligent practice to possibly achieve the desired effect.

Besides Shave, the system had also improved the cultivation methods and principles of the other Marine Six Styles.

It even included Life Return!

Iron Body: Compress Soul Power to the utmost limit, then follow a special meridian circulation route to solidify it beneath the skin and muscles, forming an invisible suit of Soul Power armor.

Moonwalk: Further improve the meridian circulation route based on the principles of Shave, achieving continuous explosive eruptions to create recoil and allow movement through the air.

Tempest Kick: Highly compress Soul Power in the legs, then use a special meridian circulation route and ultra-high-speed kicks to turn it into sharp Soul Power blades for ranged attacks.

Finger Pistol: Open the meridians at the fingertips, then use a special meridian circulation route to gather a large amount of Soul Power at one point and unleash an attack with immense penetrating power.

Paper Drawing: Attach spiritual power to the surface of the body while spreading it into the surrounding area, sensing the flow of air and the opponent's "intent" (killing intent and Soul Power fluctuations), allowing the body to evade like willow fluff drifting in the wind. (Note: Requires an extremely strong supply of spiritual power and extensive combat experience. There are no other tricks.)

Other than Shave, the system had made corresponding plans for Iron Body, Moonwalk, Tempest Kick, and Finger Pistol.

Only Paper Drawing remained extremely vague in the system's explanation.

Because according to the system's calculations, this thing was almost impossible to achieve.

The system had even bluntly stated that even in the world of One Piece, this would count as cheating—a manifestation of "spiritual power."

But spiritual power already existed in the Douluo world, and battles between Soul Masters differed from those in One Piece, so completely replicating Paper Drawing was nearly impossible.

Unless he could supplement the system with more extensive information later on.

But the system itself could accomplish what Paper Drawing did. Analysis and deduction were the system's specialties, so cultivating it would simply be a waste of time.

Jiang He did not care about the system's disparagement of Paper Drawing. Instead, he looked toward the longest system log.

This log recorded the system's deductions concerning the skill Life Return!

Life Return: Complete control over one's own body, Soul Power, and spirit!

Core principle: Through meditation and extreme introspection, permeate every cell with spiritual power and Soul Power, completely merging spirit, Soul Power, and flesh into a single whole, thereby freely controlling every minute change in the body.

Supplement: Cultivation meridian diagram (Initial Version 1), cultivation meridian diagram (Initial Version 2)... (Initial Version 351)

Note: Cultivating this technique requires the support of an enormous amount of Soul Power and spiritual power. At the same time, physical strength will most likely need to reach, or even surpass, the limits of humanity.

Unlike the cultivation of the previous Six Styles.

The system's deductions regarding the cultivation of Life Return took up an enormous amount of space.

It had provided 351 versions of cultivation meridian diagrams alone!

Every version involved every meridian throughout the body, large and small!

Yet the Soul Power circulation route was completely different each time.

Just looking at those densely packed meridian route diagrams made Jiang He's scalp tingle.

"Damn, is this thing really that exaggerated?"

He grumbled inwardly, but in the next instant, Jiang He no longer found it exaggerated at all.

Because according to the system's description, if he truly succeeded in cultivating Life Return, it would be equivalent to gaining complete control over his entire body.

He would be able to fully control every single cell in his body.

In battle, he could absorb external energy and restore himself to peak condition in an extremely short time.

Regenerating severed limbs would be an incredibly ordinary matter to him.

Not only that, once he mastered this technique, even without becoming a god, Jiang He could rely on his extreme control over his bodily cells, combined with extraordinary power such as Soul Power, to achieve a different kind of immortality!

Seeing the effects listed by the system, Jiang He's heart burned with excitement.

If he truly cultivated this thing successfully, it would definitely be the number one secret technique in Douluo!

But Jiang He still forced himself to remain clear-headed and stopped thinking about Life Return.

Although his Soul Power and spiritual power far surpassed those of his peers, they were definitely nowhere near abundant enough.

Not to mention the requirements for physical fitness.

Surpass the limits of humanity!

How the hell was that possible?!

Only after a long while did Jiang He calm down and look once more at the cultivation method for Shave.

Following the meridian circulation diagram deduced by the system, Jiang He controlled a thread of Soul Power and carefully guided it toward the meridians in his leg.

More than ten minutes later...

"Fuck! Cramp, cramp! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!"

Jiang He clutched his right leg and rolled around on the ground.

During his first attempt, the Soul Power circulation had not gone smoothly, causing it to dissipate and become chaotic. Several minor meridians tugged against one another, and combined with the scattered Soul Power, his leg immediately cramped violently. Cold sweat streamed down his face from the pain.

It took nearly a quarter of an hour before Jiang He recovered.

Though it was difficult, he still sighed and continued trying.

After all, this was how he had endured cultivating the Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art back then.

The system was not omnipotent. It also needed experimental data as proof.

Jiang He could not use someone else as a lab rat, so he could only do it himself.

And so, again and again, over and over.

Jiang He kept trying from the afternoon until late at night.

He had no idea how many times the meridians in his legs had become tangled.

If he had not consumed an Immortal Herb, opening all the meridians in his body and strengthening them to a certain degree, his legs would have been crippled from messing around like this.

Bang!

However, at midnight, an explosion rang out in Jiang He's small courtyard...