Learning and Cultivation

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's library contained virtually everything: astronomy, geography, soul beast encyclopedias, differences between martial souls, and more. It even held the most extensive collection of medicinal herb records in all of Douluo Continent. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect itself was also one of the largest medicinal material merchants on the continent.

Every morning, Yang Xiong rapidly browsed through all kinds of books in the library, taking a particular interest in medicinal herbs and various Self-Created Soul Skills.

To his surprise, the collection did contain a small number of records concerning Immortal Herbs. Though the descriptions were somewhat vague, quite a few names did appear.

The most prominent among them was naturally the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which was also described more clearly than any other Immortal Herb.

As everyone knew, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul from Spirit Hall. He was also the only plant-type Titled Douluo on the entire Douluo Continent, so his martial soul was undoubtedly extraordinary.

Moreover, Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were Mortal Enemies. Naturally, they had gone to every possible length to uncover the weaknesses of a major enemy like Chrysanthemum Douluo, so the information on the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was relatively complete.

Besides that, several older books recorded other Immortal Herbs, including the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Aromatic Silk Beauty, and even an introduction to the Beautiful Silk Tulip.

The Eight Petal Immortal Orchid was an unparalleled variety among orchids. There were likewise many orchid enthusiasts in the Douluo World, so there were comparatively many records about it.

Aromatic Silk Beauty was documented in relatively great detail. After all, it was an Immortal Herb that the Breaking Clan had searched for over countless generations across the continent. They could not possibly have overlooked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which possessed the most extensive intelligence network on Douluo Continent.

The Beautiful Silk Tulip appeared on an extremely ancient Beast Hide. It looked incredibly old and weathered, and it had even been placed on the seventh floor of the library. The sect clearly attached great importance to it.

Still, even these ancient texts contained very limited descriptions of Immortal Herbs. They were far less detailed and comprehensive than Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, but they were already sufficient for Yang Xiong.

Of all the Immortal Herbs, the one Yang Xiong truly cared about was Aromatic Silk Beauty. As long as he could find an image of it, that would be enough. After all, that was the foundation of all safety.

Besides his extensive study of medicinal herbs, Yang Xiong read the Self-Created Soul Skills of countless people. He always felt that these so-called Self-Created Soul Skills would not be particularly effective for him, since many were designed around their creators' own martial souls. Without the corresponding martial soul, they could not display any power at all. Take the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragon Transformation, for example—it had no effect whatsoever on any martial soul other than dragon-type martial souls.

Yang Xiong did spend some time studying the Seven Kill Sword Technique. His father's martial soul had originally been an Iron Sword, and Yang Xiong often asked his father about unarmed combat as well. He had a certain understanding of swordsmanship and had even practiced a little himself. Unfortunately, his martial soul simply was not a suitable match, so he did not pursue it too deeply.

Yang Xiong had always been considering how Body Martial Souls relied on the body itself to unleash soul skills. Their adaptability was relatively poor, and they could easily be studied and countered by enemies. That was why, ten thousand years later, the Body Sect had an iron rule: unless it was a critical moment, one must not reveal one's soul skills.

But as a Soul Master, the gap between oneself and an enemy was simply too great without using soul skills. Whether it was the amplification of beast martial souls or the sheer power of tool martial souls, relying solely on one's own body was ultimately insufficient for a Body Martial Soul.

After careful thought, Yang Xiong decided that he still needed to create a Self-Created Soul Skill, one that could at least handle ordinary battles.

However, Self-Created Soul Skills were not so easily developed, and Yang Xiong did not want to spend too much time on one. After all, he was currently in the golden age of cultivation.

In the Original Work, Feng Xiaotian had become obsessed with developing his own soul skills. Despite possessing Innate Full Soul Power, his soul power was actually far weaker than that of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. He was even older than the Golden Generation, and as a direct descendant of Godwind Academy, he certainly lacked no resources. Yet he had become the disgrace of Innate Full Soul Power.

After much thought, Yang Xiong formed an idea. Looking back across all the knowledge he had gained in both his past and present lives, the simplest and most cost-effective choice was naturally the Rasengan from Fire Shadow. Its principles were not particularly complicated. Chakra in Fire Shadow was equivalent to the soul power of the Soul Master world, and it also had tremendous potential for later development.

Yang Xiong had originally planned to absorb soul rings of the Five Elements—Metal Wood Water Fire Earth—in the future. If he could infuse the Rasengan with the power of different elements later on, its might would definitely become terrifying, perhaps even undergoing some sort of qualitative transformation.

After all, the elements were naturally interconnected, yet they also repelled one another to a certain extent. If several elements were concentrated together, they might become extremely unstable. The power might even increase geometrically like a bomb. Wouldn't that be somewhat similar to a certain emperor's ultimate move?

Yang Xiong especially felt that the Rasengan was highly compatible with his Body Martial Soul. A Body Martial Soul could not be summoned separately, but that instead made the control of soul power more convenient and flexible. Furthermore, once this type of soul skill was infused with elemental energy in the future, its backlash on the body could also be offset through the Body Martial Soul.

After deciding to develop the Rasengan, Yang Xiong added Self-Created Soul Skill development to his afternoon training routine, alongside his extreme Body Forging. However, he limited it to one or two hours a day so it would not affect his afternoon Body Forging.

Yet developing the Rasengan proved even harder than he had imagined. Yang Xiong was only an ordinary Soul Master at present, practically at the very bottom of the Soul Master world, and his control over soul power was not sufficient.

After developing it continuously for many days, he could condense a portion of soul power in his palm, but it dispersed rapidly in the air. He simply could not control that bit of soul power in battle, let alone make it take shape.

In particular, following his own idea, Yang Xiong poured some water into his palm, but the water was immediately blown away. Even when he used a water-filled balloon, the balloon burst at once. There was no sign of it taking form at all.

Yang Xiong discovered a major problem: he had been far too naive. The Rasengan had been developed based on the flow of wind-element energy. One used the palm to control wind-element energy, spinning it at high speed until it finally took shape.

But Yang Xiong had only absorbed a space-attribute soul ring. Space was said to be the most difficult and mysterious of all attributes. With Yang Xiong's current strength, it was impossible for him to control it. Even catching a glimpse of its basics was extremely difficult.

Not to mention that the Rasengan required extremely precise control over soul power. The soul power in his hand had to move as naturally as an arm or finger, placing immense demands on both soul power and spiritual power. Yang Xiong's understanding of soul power was still far too lacking compared to the Soul Master world.

After researching it continuously for a full three months, even Yang Xiong began to feel discouraged. He felt that the Rasengan was still too far beyond his reach, and he even considered changing his cultivation plan and absorbing a wind-attribute soul ring as his Second Soul Ring.

But an event that day allowed Yang Xiong to see hope.