Copying the Distraction Control Method!

Sword Douluo's greatest concern, Ning Rongrong, was now earnestly training according to the method Xia Yuan had given her.

"This is..."

The three of them watched Ning Rongrong repeatedly unleash Soul Skills on several Soft Bone Rabbits in a cage, utterly confused for a moment.

Judging solely by Ning Rongrong's current state, she seemed to be blindly wasting Soul Power.

But after watching for a while, Sword Douluo suddenly slapped his thigh. "Rongrong's Soul Skill casting speed has increased!"

"What?" Hearing Sword Douluo say that, Ning Fengzhi and Meng Shenji hurriedly observed more closely as well.

"It really is as Sword Douluo said." Meng Shenji nodded.

"It seems this brat named Xia Yuan really has some skill." Sword Douluo had intended to show himself, but after taking one step forward, he stopped again.

Although he and Bone Douluo did not mind the Demon Pill personality Ning Rongrong had developed,

this was also the first time in years that Ning Rongrong had shown such obedience.

Could Xia Yuan really possess some sort of magic?

In truth, there was another reason Ning Rongrong was willing to listen: Xia Yuan had hidden a small thought within the training plan he had made for her.

A sense of achievement.

He wanted Ning Rongrong to more easily feel rewarded after training.

If training was nothing but dull, tedious repetition, only those with tremendous perseverance could possibly keep at it.

Ning Rongrong could never develop that kind of perseverance.

At least, not yet.

So, her sense of achievement after training had to be strengthened.

Different people required different methods.

The training plans Xia Yuan had created for them were all based on their Martial Souls, traits, and personalities.

After seeing Ning Rongrong's training, Sword Douluo grew even more interested in Xia Yuan.

The group arrived at the place where Xia Yuan cultivated and observed in secret.

Within the forest, Xia Yuan once again used Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison to stimulate the medicinal power of the Ice and Fire Immortal Herb hidden in his body.

However, the Blue Silver Grass, exceptionally active beneath the Blue Silver Domain, "informed" him of Sword Douluo and the others' presence.

Ordinarily, if the three of them deliberately wished to hide themselves, low-level Soul Masters would never be able to notice them.

But just like Dugu Bo back then, they had not completely concealed themselves. They were merely observing in secret.

As a result, the Blue Silver Grass naturally sensed them.

Although Xia Yuan could not use the Blue Silver Grass to "see" Ning Fengzhi and the other two, he could still "sense" their auras.

He immediately realized that Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Meng Shenji had come.

There was no doubt that they were here because of Ning Rongrong.

However, Xia Yuan had confidence in his training methods.

Or rather, he had confidence in Qin Ming's incompetence.

As for his own secrets, even if Sword Douluo stood right before him, it would be impossible for him to discover them.

"What an outstanding young man." Sword Douluo sighed once more.

"Fengzhi, you really ought to learn from this young friend Xia Yuan."

"Wait, me?" Several question marks seemed to pop up over Ning Fengzhi's head.

"Do you think you still deserve to be her father?" Sword Douluo shot him a glance.

Ning Fengzhi fell silent.

"That Shrek Academy—I think it's nothing more than a hollow reputation. And you were actually planning to send Rongrong there in the future."

"Perhaps Qin Ming is simply not skilled enough." Ning Fengzhi still tried to explain.

"Flender is the most idealistic person I've ever met..."

"Enough, stop feeding this old man that nonsense." Sword Douluo waved his hand. "I think she should just learn from this brat Xia Yuan."

"It is truly hard to imagine. He clearly does not look much older, yet he has such incisive and far-sighted insight."

"What a pity. Judging by those two girls over there, they likely have feelings for him. Otherwise, he might have been a fine match for Rongrong."

"A fine match?" Ning Fengzhi sank into thought.

The three did not observe for long. After confirming Ning Rongrong's condition, they left directly.

Three months later.

[Using Empty Handed on target Ning Rongrong...]

[Empty Handed assessment in progress... Assessment successful!]

[Congratulations! Lucky Critical Hit triggered!]

[This copy from Ning Rongrong obtained: Distraction Control Method!]

At last, he had obtained it!

Xia Yuan suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Ning Rongrong's cultivation was lower than his, so Empty Handed had rarely failed.

It was only that the chance of triggering a Lucky Critical Hit was far too low. Usually, he could only copy or steal some useless little thing.

Once, it had even triggered a theft, but what he stole was something difficult to speak of. Xia Yuan destroyed it on the spot.

After three months of training, Yu Feng and Shi Mo had completely become convinced of Xia Yuan.

Their Soul Power cultivation had not fallen much behind their previous pace, but the increase in their actual combat strength had exceeded their imagination!

Dugu Bo had finally paid a great price to obtain a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and gave it to Dugu Yan to fuse with.

It was a left arm bone, produced by a Nether Ghost Snake that had only recently broken through to the ten-thousand-year level.

With this Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, Dugu Yan no longer needed to feed the Martial Soul poison she had accumulated to Xia Yuan.

Over these three months, Xia Yuan and Ye Lingling had also repeatedly tested the functions of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was not actually singular, but had two functions.

The first was the "Life Transfer" they had discovered when their Martial Soul Fusion Skill first appeared.

The second required Xia Yuan's Blue Silver Domain to merge into it as well.

The second stage of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill created in this manner was called "All Things Breath."

"All Things Breath" would spread outward from Xia Yuan and Ye Lingling as its center, forming a new domain woven from Blue Silver Emperor vines and Nine Heart Begonia petals.

Within this new domain, targets recognized as allies by their spiritual power would gain rapid regeneration and continuous Soul Power recovery for a short period.

Enemies, meanwhile, would have their Soul Power and life force continuously drained for a short time.

In other words, it was equivalent to using the enemy's life to restore the lives of their allies.

It was only that this second stage could not last very long.

Even so, it was extraordinarily powerful.

Now that three months had passed, everyone had completed the goals Xia Yuan had originally set for them.

Xia Yuan also began to explain the next stage of the plan.

The first step had merely laid a foundation for them. Beginning with the second step, the real qualitative transformation would begin.

If they were lucky, they might even have a sudden flash of inspiration and come up with ideas for Self-Created Soul Skills.

Shi Mo needed to begin addressing some of his agility issues while continuing to improve his defense and temper his Martial Soul.

Yu Feng, meanwhile, needed to use the wind to attack while flying at high speed.

Relatively speaking, Yu Feng's training was more likely to help him create a Self-Created Soul Skill, just like Feng Xiaotian of Godwind Academy.

At this stage, Dugu Yan's training was to attempt to condense her poison into tangible forms.

As for Ye Lingling, she would continue attempting Life Resonance.

Finally, Ning Rongrong needed to temporarily focus on raising her Soul Power first.

After all, her Soul Power was still too low, making her unsuitable for the training that came afterward.