Feng'er, You're Sure to Shine!

"Go on, go cultivate!"

Dugu Shuo waved his hand.

"Yes, Father!" Dugu Feng bowed, then quickly withdrew from the Ancestral Hall.

The pill bead in his Dantian was already rioting.

After his Martial Soul Awakening, the soul power in his body flowed extremely quickly through his Meridians, thin strands of it pouring into the pill bead.

The egg-sized pill bead was trembling.

Just as he was about to return to his room, his vision blurred.

Beside the pill bead, another identical pill bead appeared.

The two pill beads were the same size.

But the energy within had dropped to one-third, and the quality of the energy had become even higher.

Dugu Feng's mind roared. So after his pill bead's energy filled up, this was how it evolved.

Then in the future, could it become two, four, eight?

And pill beads had endless marvelous uses. As their number increased, why would he still fear Poison Attacks?

I'm going to go wild with Mad Creation of pill beads.

Dugu Feng laughed in his heart.

Pill beads could also control people. Hadn't Dugu Bo used a pill bead to control Tang San?

Heh heh, this was going to be fun.

Dugu Feng entered his room, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating soul power.

Old Snake had taught him the method of cultivating soul power long ago. He had Innate Full Soul Power, and the soul power in his body was about to overflow.

It was very easy for him to sense it.

When he sank his mind into his martial soul, his soul power began circulating through the Meridians all over his body.

Thin strands of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy were also drawn into his body.

They strengthened the soul power within his Meridians.

Perhaps because of the pill bead's nurturing, his Meridians were very tough, and even some tiny meridian channels had been opened.

His soul power circulated very smoothly.

With every full cycle, his soul power increased by a trace, but it was all absorbed by the pill beads.

He had Innate Full Soul Power, and could only increase his soul power after obtaining a Spirit Ring.

All the soul power he cultivated ended up benefiting the two pill beads.

Who knew how long passed before Dugu Feng felt a trace of fatigue in his Meridians and hurriedly stopped.

This meant he had reached his limit. Too much was as bad as not enough.

Yet inside the two pill beads, there was almost no visible increase in energy at all.

The size of the pill beads had not changed, but the quality of the energy within had risen by more than a little.

If he wanted to condense the pill beads' energy to full again and trigger Pill Bead Evolution, it would not be easy. It would be a process of steady accumulation over time.

After finishing his cultivation, Dugu Feng rose to his feet and went to the Training Ground.

Dugu Shuo had told him to spend a month familiarizing himself with the circulation of soul power.

Soul power circulation was not only for cultivation; more importantly, it was for combat.

And in combat, soul power flowed the fastest.

Although he had yet to obtain a Spirit Ring, he could still use soul power to enhance the power of his attacks.

"Young Master, here!" Suddenly, a figure jumped down from the crown of a tree.

Who else could it be but Little Snake?

Little Snake held a short sword and handed it over.

Dugu Feng was startled. Little Snake was becoming more and more elusive. Just now, Dugu Feng had not sensed any living presence at all.

He was now at soul power rank ten, and with the pill bead nurturing his body, his ears were sharp, his eyes clear, and his mental perception was also very strong.

Yet he had not sensed Little Snake.

This showed just how deeply he had hidden in the crown of this tree. No breathing, no warmth—he truly was a natural Assassination Saint Body.

Dugu Feng took the short sword. This short sword really was small and exquisitely made.

The blade was only three fen wide and six cun four fen long, while the hilt was three cun four fen long. In other words, it was about the length of his little arm plus his palm.

"This is for you to train your soul power control, Young Master. Attach soul power to the sword and use it to attack!" Little Snake said solemnly.

Dugu Feng immediately understood.

He followed Little Snake to an Ancient Tree, its trunk as thick as a waist.

Countless Sword Marks covered it, clear proof that someone often attacked the Ancient Tree here with a sword.

"The Sword Skill we need to master only has one move, and that is the Serpent's Belly Sword."

"Its inspiration comes from the way a snake moves forward with its belly touching the ground."

"A Sword Strike doesn't need much power when it hits the enemy. As long as it breaks their skin, the Poison can kill them!" Little Snake said, and an identical short sword appeared in his hand.

His figure trembled lightly. Dugu Feng only saw a flash of sword light, and a White Spot appeared on the Ancient Tree, while Little Snake himself had retreated several steps.

"One Strike Retreat. After the enemy is poisoned, just wait for him to die. Don't get hurt by the other side's Death Throes Counterattack!" Little Snake's gaze was calm, as if the Ancient Tree before him were truly an enemy.

He attacked with a sword, but the Killing Move was Poison.

Dugu Feng gripped the sword in his right hand. Soul Power surged out from the Meridians in his hand and covered the short sword.

In his mind, he visualized the Jade Scale Serpent's way of moving. When the Jade Phosphorous Serpent fought, its Snake Head rose, its body curved, and its belly touched the ground. With each bend and snap, its entire body sprang up like a spring, its speed unbelievably fast.

The moment it landed and touched the ground, it would spring up again.

Often, it closed in on its prey with lightning speed, and after one bite, the enemy was finished.

Bang! After one strike, Dugu Feng retreated wildly.

He only felt his hand ache from the shock.

I forgot to Unload Force!

One Strike Retreat contained a technique of Unload Force, borrowing that force to retreat.

Dugu Feng tried again, and it instantly became much easier.

The Soul Power inside him flowed rapidly, making his body very agile. By controlling every Muscle with his mind, practicing became far simpler. This was the effect of Soul Power.

Moreover, just now his mind had been tense, and when he used the Sword Skill in a combat state, the speed at which Soul Power flowed through the Meridians in his body was more than twice as fast.

Normally, Soul Power in the Meridians was like a slowly flowing river. Once he entered combat, his Soul Power became like a surging Great River.

It was a completely different state.

"Young Master, your speed is too fast. Could your Body Strength be even stronger than mine?" Little Snake was somewhat shocked.

He generally would not speak so much unless he was shocked to the extreme.

Dugu Feng was taller than him and also more robust. This was decided by Bloodline.

As for having a small, lean body, it was more suited to assassination, and Little Snake did not feel he was inferior to anyone.

He believed that although his body was small and thin, after several years of training his Bones' hardness, the strength of his Meridians, and his Muscles, along with his Soul Power Level, meant the Young Master definitely could not compare to him.

But just now, Dugu Feng's way of using the sword had still not been very standard, yet his speed had definitely not been slow.

How could he know that Dugu Feng's body had been nourished by the Pill Bead? A treasure like the Pill Bead was something only a Titled Douluo would possess.

For a six-year-old child like him, its effect was simply too good.

Dugu Feng's face remained calm, keeping an air of mystery. He did not need to explain.

Outside the Training Ground.

Dugu Shuo murmured, "You brought death to so many people. You really are not ordinary. From four years old to six, you endured two years of torment from snake venom. Your talent is absolutely not something ordinary people can compare with."

"Innate Full Soul Power. As long as you don't die, you can cultivate all the way to Titled Douluo without any obstruction."

"It's just that this world is becoming more and more unsettled. It won't be easy to survive."

"Next year will be the Six Great Families' competition. They all want to swallow that piece of Fat Meat left behind by the Clear Sky Sect, but that depends on whose teeth are good enough."

"Feng'er, you will definitely shine brilliantly!"

Dugu Shuo laughed coldly and sinisterly.