Testing Several Abilities and Formations

He then controlled all the Shieldblade Soldiers and let out a shout. The spreading sound waves, mixed with Soul Power, surged forward, making the large tree tremble violently as leaves rained down.

"The Command ability is actually a mental attack?" Zhou Liang said in surprise as he sensed the attack just now.

"Within these vibrating sound waves, any mental attack will be greatly weakened. Soul Masters who rely mainly on mental attacks will be crippled by more than half, while weaker ones may not even be able to use their soul skills." Zhou Liang controlled the four Shieldblade Soldiers and activated the final talent.

In an instant, the four Shieldblade Soldiers seemed to have become one person. Every movement was perfectly synchronized—attacking, raising their hands, turning around—all exactly the same as Zhou Liang's movements.

After activating the talent, Zhou Liang discovered that he no longer needed to use Distraction Control to direct the four Shieldblade Soldiers. They could perfectly mirror his movements, greatly reducing the strain on his mind.

"Although this talent cannot greatly increase the soldiers' strength in the early stages, once I have thousands upon thousands of soldiers later on, it will allow me to draw out far more of their power. Otherwise, no matter how much I cultivate the [Hundred States of Life Meditation Technique], trying to use Distraction Control for countless tasks would take forever." Zhou Liang shook his head and began examining the information on the three formations.

Two of the three formations were intermediate formations from the game: Gale Speed and Wall of Defense. In the game, Gale Speed increased speed by forty percent and could instantly boost it by eighty percent, though that burst could only last three seconds.

Zhou Liang controlled the four Shieldblade Soldiers to form the Gale Speed formation. A breeze instantly wrapped around him and his soldiers. He tried moving, then stopped opposite the large tree before vanishing from where he stood.

With a bang.

Zhou Liang and his four Shield-Sword Soldiers slammed into the tree. The entire tree was snapped in half at the trunk and crashed to the ground.

"The speed increase is only a little over twenty percent, nowhere near forty. But the more people there are, the stronger the boost becomes, up to the normal limit of forty percent. The instantaneous burst reaches an eighty-percent increase, yet I seem able to sustain it for five seconds. Is that because of my physical strength?" Zhou Liang frowned as he considered the data.

He then formed the Wall of Defense formation. Four turtle-shell-shaped masses of energy instantly combined into a semicircular iron wall, enveloping Zhou Liang and his Shieldblade Soldiers.

Zhou Liang began trying to move. In the game, this formation's defense was absurdly powerful, but it had one fatal flaw: it could not move.

Zhou Liang easily controlled the Shield-Sword Soldiers to take a step forward, then slowly moved ahead, left and right, changing directions as they moved. He gradually increased their speed and finally discovered that aside from being unable to turn and only being able to travel in straight lines, their speed was merely reduced somewhat.

"Sure enough, reality is different from a game." Zhou Liang shook his head and looked toward the final formation.

Golden Lock of Eight Gates, also known as Golden Lock of Eight Gates, was one of the top three Advanced formations in the game in terms of utility. It possessed various abilities and was extremely practical.

Unfortunately, this formation requires at least sixty-four people to form, so I currently have no way of knowing what effects it has. Zhou Liang shook his head.

After carefully testing all the talents and formations, sensing their details and the various points that required attention, he headed back toward the dormitory after some time.

The future development of my First Martial Soul should be legion-based. However, the most important thing is still physical fitness. It affects not only the strength of each individual in the legion, but also the legion's numbers. As Zhou Liang walked, he reviewed all the characteristics of his Martial Soul.

As long as my physical fitness is strong enough, the age of the Soul Rings I can absorb will increase. The higher the Soul Ring age, the greater the initial number of soldiers. Then, with the effect of doubling the number each time I gain a Soul Ring, the number of soldiers I have later will become even greater. Zhou Liang crossed the stone path, arrived at the dormitory door, and entered after opening it.

Aside from slow training, the only thing in Douluo Mainland that can quickly improve physical fitness is a Soul Bone. But with my current abilities, I cannot obtain one. Even if I did, it would only be a hundred-year Soul Bone. Its potential would be too low; before even reaching the next world, it would become useless to me in ten years or so. Zhou Liang entered the room and sat on the bed.

Other than that, there is only the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It happens to be near Tiantou City as well. I need to find a way. The earlier I obtain Two Extremes Body Tempering, the greater the benefit to me. Moreover, with the abilities of the [Myriad Poisons Spring Transformation Technique], combined with the method from the original work, I have an eighty-percent chance of succeeding. Zhou Liang lay down on the bed.

But Venom Douluo is troublesome. I do not have the backing of a Titled Douluo to make him wary. If I tell him that I can cure his poison, he will probably restrain me on the spot and use every possible method to force the solution out of me. Even if I do not die, I will suffer terribly. I need to think of another way. Zhou Liang frowned.

Dugu Yan? Using her as an entry point should be safer. She is his granddaughter, after all. But I do not know whether she is studying at a Soul Master academy or cultivating with Dugu Bo. After these thoughts flashed through Zhou Liang's mind, he opened the task page.

He flipped to the collection category subpage and opened the beauty collection task.

After passing Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu, he found Dugu Yan.

[Collection Task.

Task Target: Dugu Yan.

Task Difficulty: ☆☆.

Task Requirement: Take Dugu Yan's first time, or make her fall in love with you.

Task Reward: 0 points, Bronze Ticket.]

There happens to be a reward as well. With Dugu Yan's somewhat aloof personality and her strong desire to win, as long as I can defeat her in the area she is most proud of, she will naturally focus her attention on me. Once our relationship reaches a certain point, I can use the [Myriad Poisons Spring Transformation Technique] to ease the poison in her body, then let Venom Douluo discover it by chance. Entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well should not be a problem. Zhou Liang closed the task panel.

Venom Douluo's personality is both righteous and wicked. He hates having his freedom restrained, and because he uses poison, everyone keeps their distance from him, making him extremely solitary. However, he keeps his word and is not an ungrateful wretch. If I use a favor to gain his goodwill, it should succeed. After thinking this through, Zhou Liang closed his eyes and began resting.