Self-Created Soul Skill

Spirit Hall's library covered an enormous area, at least ten thousand square meters. As soon as Li Fei entered, he saw seven massive pillars labeled History, Martial Souls, Soul Beasts, Soul Skills, Meditation, Soul Tools, and Miscellaneous.

"These pillars must classify the corresponding books. Pretty thoughtful!"

After thinking for a moment, Li Fei turned and headed toward the Soul Skills section. He planned to first look through the introductions to soul skills. Once inside, he found enormous bookshelves over a hundred meters tall arranged in neat rows, each packed tightly with books.

Li Fei casually pulled out a book. Its cover read, "Complete Collection of Healing-Type Soul Skills (I)." After flipping through it, he found that it documented the healing soul skills corresponding to all kinds of healing-type martial souls, with extremely detailed explanations.

It was of no use to him, though. He put it back on the shelf and looked more carefully, only to discover that the entire shelf was dedicated to introductions to healing-type soul skills.

"This is the self-created soul skill section!"

Continuing farther inside, Li Fei saw introductions to soul skills of every type. The sheer variety left him dazzled and unsure what to choose. In the end, he stopped before a relatively small bookshelf.

"'Wind Sword'—this is the Wind Sword Sect's secret manual, and Spirit Hall actually has it in its collection!... There's even 'Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer,' a secret manual of the Clear Sky Sect. Too bad there's no 'Ring Detonation' or 'Great Sumeru Hammer'!"

As he picked up one self-created soul skill manual after another, Li Fei's eyes reddened. He took several deep breaths to calm himself, then selected three manuals from the shelf: "Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer," "Autumn Sorrow Sword," and "Burst Step."

"Old Yang, I'll borrow these three!"

At the entrance, Li Fei handed his three books to Old Yang, then went over to the nearby table to register them.

"You've got quite the nerve, kid. Even self-created soul skills require the corresponding martial soul to use them. If you don't have the same martial soul, you at least need the same attribute. Look at the three you picked—aside from 'Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer,' which doesn't require soul power, the other two don't match your attributes. You can't cultivate them at all. Otherwise, these soul skills would've become commonplace long ago."

Old Yang glanced at the manuals in his hands and spoke in a tone of exasperated disappointment, just like a grandfather lecturing his grandson.

"Um, Old Yang, I'm only borrowing them for reference, to see whether I can come up with a self-created soul skill too!"

Li Fei scratched his head and put on an embarrassed expression. He couldn't exactly tell the old man that he was absolutely certain he could successfully create his own soul skill.

"You think creating a soul skill is easy?! You'll understand once you hit a wall. The next time you come to borrow books, remember to find a few good Meditation Methods in the meditation section. That might help speed up your cultivation."

Old Yang rolled his eyes irritably and tossed the three books in his hands into Li Fei's arms.

"Thank you for the advice, Old Yang. If I can't succeed, I'll pick out a couple of good Meditation Methods."

Li Fei spoke respectfully, then ran outside with the books. He had no intention of arguing with the old man; otherwise, it would surely drag on forever.

After leaving Spirit Hall, Li Fei ran home. When he arrived, he found that his father and mother were both out, with only Li Fan cultivating in the courtyard.

"Xiao Fan, where are Dad and Mom?!"

"They're over at the hotel planning the renovations! Also, a teacher from Spirit Academy came today and gave me an acceptance notice!"

Li Fan picked up a document from the nearby table and handed it to Li Fei.

"Looks like Spirit Hall wants to tie me to its war chariot. They actually admitted Xiao Fan even though he only has level six Innate Soul Power!"

Spirit Academy differed from other academies. It had no junior or senior divisions. Every year, those admitted were mutant martial soul geniuses discovered when Spirit Hall helped commoners across the land awaken their martial souls, and every one of them had at least level seven Innate Soul Power.

Of course, Spirit Hall also recruited ordinary people with soul power, but they were not sent to the academy. Instead, they were taught by Spirit Hall branch halls in various regions.

"Brother, do you think I should go study at Spirit Academy?!" Li Fan asked.

"Go. Why wouldn't you? You can learn plenty of things there that I don't know, and there's also a simulated cultivation environment to speed up your cultivation. There are tons of benefits! Of course, don't neglect your usual training either!"

"Got it, Brother. I'll work hard!"

"You keep training. I'm going to take a bath!"

After telling Li Fan to continue training, Li Fei went into the bathroom to wash away the rancid sweat on his body. In that high-temperature environment, his sweat had quickly evaporated, leaving his skin feeling sticky.

After bathing, Li Fei sat on the sofa in the living room and picked up the "Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer" manual he had taken from the library.

As Douluo Continent's foremost divine forging technique, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer had never been intended as a combat method from the beginning. It was widely circulated, and that was precisely why Spirit Hall had a copy in its collection.

It was only later that the Clear Sky Sect discovered it possessed considerable offensive power in battle, so they made it the basic combat style of the Clear Sky Hammer. Since most blacksmiths were not soul masters, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer relied entirely on muscular exertion.

This technique was useful not only to blacksmiths but also extremely important to someone like Li Fei, whose martial soul was his body. With the control granted by his Body Martial Soul, the exertion technique of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer would reach unprecedented heights in his hands.

"Using the heart and the muscles of both calves to coordinate and drive every muscle in the body at once, you can instantly unleash all your strength. No wonder none of my previous attempts worked!"

When he had watched Douluo, Li Fei had already been very familiar with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. Relying on the control of his Body Martial Soul, he had tried to replicate it, but he had failed every time.

Now that he had read the explanations in the manual, he realized he had overlooked too many details, as well as how force was transmitted between muscles. That was why it had been so difficult to succeed.

"I'll try it outside, then modify it a little and teach it to Xiao Fan!"

Putting away the manual, Li Fei straightened his clothes and went into the courtyard. He took out his Tungsten Steel Rod and began to practice.

"Buzz!"

Li Fei lowered his body slightly. His calf muscles and heart exerted force at the same time, erupting with explosive power. The Tungsten Steel Rod sliced through the air with a sharp whistle before stopping at precisely the right moment.

He twisted his body, driving every muscle in his body to exert force. Layering it atop the power of the previous strike, he swung the rod again, landing it in the exact same spot. After swinging with all his strength thirty-six times, Li Fei felt every muscle in his body aching intensely.

"Clang!"

The tungsten steel rod fell to the ground, smashing out a sizable pit.

"Worthy of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. It puts quite a burden on the muscles. If I keep practicing like this, my control over my muscles will gradually approach perfection."

He clenched his fists hard, making his entire body tremble. Li Fei felt wonderful, and the sensation left him somewhat obsessed.