Self-Created Soul Skills and Meridians

"Brother, are you okay?!"

Li Fan put away his Spirit and hurried over to support Li Fei.

"I'm fine. It's just my first time training this way, so I used a little too much force. I'll be fine once I get used to it!" Li Fei lightly patted Li Fan's hand to show that he was all right.

"Brother, what kind of method is that?! Can I use it too?!"

"It's a Clear Sky Sect secret manual. I found it in the Spirit Hall library, and it suits your Spirit very well too. But you'll have to wait until I modify it first!"

Like the Clear Sky Hammer, Li Fan's Black Iron Rod Spirit was a strength-type Spirit. Their methods of use had many similarities, so the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer could be turned into the Chaotic Cloak Rod Technique, making up for Li Fan's lack of offensive Soul Skills in the early stages.

"A Clear Sky Sect secret manual! Brother, won't the Clear Sky Sect come after us if we practice this?!"

Li Fan was stunned by this and asked anxiously. As the foremost of the Upper Three Sects and a superpower on the Douluo Continent, the Clear Sky Sect was not something ordinary people could afford to provoke. Even under Spirit Hall's banner, they might not be protected.

After all, the Tang Hao incident had not yet happened, and the Clear Sky Sect still held considerable influence within Spirit Hall.

"Don't worry. The Clear Sky Sect isn't that petty. Besides, I'm not giving it to you as it is. I'll only give it to you after I finish modifying it! By then, anyone who isn't an expert definitely won't be able to tell!" Li Fei said casually.

The current Clear Sky Sect was at the height of its power. The Haotian Twins were renowned across the continent, and nearly every Soul Master faction believed it was only a matter of time before the two became Titled Douluo.

But who could have imagined that just five years later, the Clear Sky Sect would be forced into seclusion because of the Tang Hao incident? By then, they could use the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer however they pleased.

"Brother, I believe you!"

Seeing how relaxed Li Fei was, Li Fan finally felt reassured and nodded firmly.

"All right, go train first! I need to figure out how to turn the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer into a rod technique!"

"Got it, Brother~!"

After Li Fan left, Li Fei returned to his room, lay back down on the sofa, and took out Autumn Sorrow Sword from his Storage Bracelet to study it.

"Mm!" Li Fei abruptly sat up, staring at the secret manual in his hand in disbelief. "These Self-Created Soul Skills also enhance one's attacks by circulating Soul Power through the Meridians."

"If that's the case, then Self-Created Soul Skills will be far too easy for me!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited Li Fei became. He could hardly wait to start cultivating. To make sure his discovery was correct, he took out another manual, Burst Step.

Compared to Autumn Sorrow Sword, Burst Step was more straightforward and simple. It circulated Soul Power through two Meridians to the soles of the feet, compressed it, then released it in an explosion to increase one's instantaneous burst speed.

The reason others found it difficult to master was that they did not know how to open their Meridians. They could not smoothly circulate Soul Power to their feet for compression.

"Burst Step is relatively simple, and footwork is extremely important in battle. I also have a few other ideas. I should be able to quickly create a movement technique of my own!"

Li Fei quickly made his decision. He would first cultivate the Self-Created Soul Skill Burst Step, then use it as a foundation to create his own movement technique.

Glancing at the sky outside, Li Fei put the books away and lay down on his bed to sleep. This world had none of the electronic devices from his previous life, so after every training session, he had developed the healthy habit of going to bed early and rising early.

The next day, just as the exhausted and panting Qian Renxue was about to meditate and train her spiritual power, she saw Li Fei swinging a Tungsten Steel Rod. The explosive force behind his movements left her astonished.

"Li Fei, what are you doing?!"

Qian Renxue could tell that Li Fei's training method was completely different from yesterday's. At the very least, yesterday's training had not carried such a sense of power.

"Oh! This is the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer I found in the library yesterday. I thought it was useful, so I brought it out to train with." Li Fei smiled as he explained.

He then continued swinging the iron rod in his hands with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

"I see. Can I use it for training too?!"

"You don't need to. The Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer is better suited for strength-type Soul Masters. You have the Six-Winged Angel Spirit and an innate weapon, so it doesn't suit you. For now, you should focus on building your foundation. Meditate properly!"

"Oh!"

Li Fei merely offered a simple suggestion. He had no need to interfere with Qian Renxue's Spirit cultivation. The Angel Church had been passed down for tens of thousands of years and understood Angel Spirits far better than an outsider like him did. They knew how to bring out an Angel Spirit's greatest potential.

After considering it, Qian Renxue felt that Li Fei was right. She sat cross-legged and began meditating to strengthen her spiritual power.

Over the following days, apart from accompanying Qian Renxue in her training, Li Fei spent his time reading the Self-Created Soul Skills in the library. Based on the Soul Power circulation routes of those skills, he began drawing a map of the Meridians.

Fortunately, the Spirit Hall library had plenty of material on Self-Created Soul Skills. It still took him more than two months to produce a clear Meridian map, though there were surely omissions.

"My next main goal is to open the Meridians associated with the spleen, stomach, and legs. That way, I'll be able to bring my first Soul Skill to its fullest potential and create a footwork Soul Skill of my own along the way."

Li Fei looked at the Meridian map in his hand with satisfaction and set his short-term goal. He acted as soon as he thought of it, sitting cross-legged on his bed and immersing his mind within his body. He began repeatedly using Soul Power to strike at the Meridians he wanted to open, determined to open them in the shortest possible time.

"It seems my idea is very effective. I've opened a tiny part of the Meridians, and even my Soul Power has become much purer. At this rate, I should be able to open both sets of Meridians within a year."

An hour later, Li Fei slowly opened his eyes, which were filled with excitement. As long as he could open all the Meridians throughout his body, he was absolutely confident he could become a Limit Douluo, perhaps even a god.

"Qian Renxue's cultivation is on track now. I only need to check on her progress each day or cultivate in the Mimicry Environment. But cultivation alone isn't enough. Combat is important in the world of Soul Masters. I need to make time to visit the Soul Arena and gain some battle experience."

Li Fei had long since investigated the Soul Arenas in Spirit City. As the holy land of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, the overall quality of Soul Masters here far surpassed that of other places, yet the atmosphere of hostility within its Soul Arenas was not as heavy as elsewhere.

Li Fei had watched matches at Ze'an Soul Arena many times. Fights to the death were commonplace there, and Soul Masters or teams were often severely injured or crippled.

Such things rarely occurred at the Spirit Soul Arena. Most of the Soul Masters here lived pampered lives and were noble children. They disdained participating in Soul Arena matches, believing it beneath their status and refusing to perform like monkeys for others to watch.

Most participants were students from Spirit Academy. Everyone stopped before things went too far, and few fought with all their strength. This was what frustrated Li Fei the most.