Self-Created Soul Skills: The Lightning Release System!

Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Zhou Tao arrived smoothly and found a small courtyard to stay in.

"Next, I need to plan how to obtain the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

"And I also want to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy and gain access to its cultivation resources."

"It has a complete Martial Soul Imitation Cultivation Environment that can be used to strengthen lightning power."

The Martial Soul Imitation Cultivation Environment would be greatly helpful in strengthening his lightning power, and only Heaven Dou Royal Academy possessed such excellent conditions.

Therefore, he wanted to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The best method was naturally to get acquainted with an expert there, have them vouch for him, and bring him inside.

Otherwise, Zhou Tao, an ordinary Spirit Master, would have no way to enter this academy for noble children.

"These two matters need to be planned carefully."

"For now, I'll slowly investigate the situation before seeking further progress."

"Besides, although I have obtained my first Spirit Ring, how to create Spirit Skills with lightning power still needs to be refined."

Zhou Tao was in no hurry. The more important the matter, the more steadily he had to proceed.

"Now I can think about how to create a powerful Spirit Skill system."

Zhou Tao knew that Spirit Skills could not only be obtained through Spirit Rings; they could also be self-created.

"My goal is to forge a Martial Soul that combines offense and defense."

"How can the Lightning Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul become truly supremely powerful?"

"Lightning possesses immense energy and extreme speed."

"In Naruto, there is a famous Lightning Release ninjutsu system that combines offense and defense."

"Lightning Release, Chidori—high-voltage lightning is gathered in the palm, allowing high-speed attacks with incredible piercing power."

"Lightning Release, Lightning Ball—sphere-shaped lightning is released for long-range attacks."

"Lightning Release, Shadow Clone—clones are created with lightning power to attack."

"And Susanoo, a divine defensive skill that can condense a gigantic humanoid energy entity around the body, complete with energy weapons. It combines offense and defense and possesses formidable combat strength."

Those ninjutsu immediately came to Zhou Tao's mind, one thought after another flashing through it.

"These ninjutsu from Naruto combine offense and defense. Wouldn't they fit perfectly with the cultivation direction of Lightning Blue Silver Grass on the Douluo Continent?"

A gleam appeared in Zhou Tao's eyes as he formed an initial idea for a self-created Lightning Release Spirit Skill system.

"What I lack now is a long-range attack method."

"Then I'll try creating a Lightning Ball Technique."

Zhou Tao's gaze burned brightly. He extended his palm, and a blue-gold Blue Silver Grass quietly emerged from it, slowly writhing as streaks of golden lightning surfaced across it.

A pale purple Spirit Ring quietly reappeared beneath his feet.

"Self-created first Spirit Skill, Lightning Ball Technique!"

He silently recited the words in his heart, envisioning the shape of a golden Lightning Ball in his mind.

In an instant, violent yet vibrantly alive Soul Power circulated through his body. It then emerged from the blue-gold Martial Soul and gradually formed into a fist-sized golden Lightning Ball.

"Kill!"

With a thought, the golden Lightning Ball shot out instantly and struck a huge boulder in the distance.

"Boom!"

The golden Lightning Ball exploded at once, blasting a massive crater into the boulder a hundred meters away.

"The Lightning Ball Technique Spirit Skill is terrifyingly powerful!"

It simply consumed too much Soul Power.

After all, Zhou Tao's Soul Power Level was only level 19. Once he became a mid- to high-level Spirit Master, there would not be so many restrictions on using this Spirit Skill.

All in all, it was a Spirit Skill with tremendous power but equally tremendous consumption.

"With my current strength, I can only release twenty Lightning Balls at once."

"Then I'll create another Spirit Skill that consumes less Soul Power."

A thought flashed through Zhou Tao's mind. "In Naruto, Lightning Release, Chidori, uses chakra to condense high-speed electric currents and achieve powerful piercing force."

"But this skill still consumes too much and cannot be used for extended periods."

"What if I combine the Blue Silver Grass itself with lightning power?"

"If I gather the Blue Silver Grass into a spear and imbue it with powerful lightning power, wouldn't that save Soul Power while also granting formidable piercing force?"

Joy appeared on Zhou Tao's face. The next moment, his Lightning Blue Silver Grass began changing rapidly. Several Blue Silver Vines twisted and bound together, forming a blue-gold spear.

Golden lightning flickered across the spear, carrying an aura of destruction.

"Self-created second Spirit Skill, Lightning Blue Silver Spear!"

"Kill!"

Zhou Tao raised the Lightning Blue Silver Spear and viciously thrust it toward the large tree before him. In an instant, the tree, as thick as a millstone, was pierced through, leaving behind a thick, charred hole.

"As expected, the Lightning Blue Silver Spear only needs a small amount of lightning power to produce such destructive force."

"It possesses both the toughness of Blue Silver Grass and the destructive power of lightning. It can be used as an everyday Spirit Skill."

Only then did Zhou Tao stop, delight written across his face.

"I now have both long-range and close-range attack methods. All that's left is some defensive means."

"Condensing a lightning-based Susanoo defense would consume too much Soul Power. I definitely can't accomplish that yet."

"But I can strengthen my speed. If my second Spirit Skill grants accelerated movement, wouldn't I move as swiftly as the wind? If my enemies cannot catch me at all, wouldn't that be equivalent to possessing powerful defense?"

Zhou Tao immediately thought of this possibility.

"For my second Spirit Skill, it would be best to hunt a Spirit Beast with vitality, lightning power, and terrifying speed. Such a Spirit Beast would definitely be a powerhouse among Spirit Beasts."

He knew it certainly would not be easy to find.

However, whenever he was uncertain, he could ask the Blue Silver Emperor.

He immediately went to the pot containing the Blue Silver Emperor.

"The kind of Spirit Beast you described is far too rare."

Ah Yin was somewhat troubled as well.

"However, I do know of a Spirit Beast called the Lightning Devouring Savage Bear, an unusual variant among bear-type Spirit Beasts."

"But these Lightning Devouring Savage Bears possess both terrifying strength and lightning-like speed. Even if it is only a thousand-year Spirit Beast, you may not be its match."

"I heard that such Spirit Beasts can be found in Sunset Forest."

"But I have not received any information about them for a long time."

As expected of a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor—she possessed quite a lot of information about Spirit Beasts.

Zhou Tao had never even heard of this kind of Spirit Beast.

Ah Yin had thought of it quickly.

"Very well. Once my Soul Power reaches level 20, I'll go look for this Spirit Beast."

Sunset Forest was quite close to Heaven Dou City.

Furthermore, Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was there. While hunting the Spirit Beast, he could take the opportunity to investigate information about that fortunate opportunity.

"Next comes intense cultivation."

Having made up his mind, Zhou Tao placed the Blue Silver Emperor in the small courtyard to absorb energy and recover.

Before that, he had also sought out information brokers in Heaven Dou City and spent Gold Soul Coins to gather intelligence on the royal family and the Dugu Family.

As for himself, he sat cross-legged in the field of Blue Silver Grass and meditated.

Zhou Tao sensed that within the Blue Silver Grass network in the forest, spiritual energy gathered in an endless stream before finally flowing into his body and continuously strengthening the Soul Power within him.