Training

Dugu Yan watched Xu Yang put on the glasses, then stared fixedly at the Engraving Knife on the table. Curious, she reached out and directly took the glasses off Xu Yang's nose, putting them on her own.

"You..." Xu Yang was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Wow! This monocle actually magnifies the field of vision. I can see things in the distance so clearly. I can even see the pores on Lingling's face!" Dugu Yan exclaimed in astonishment while wearing the glasses.

Ye Lingling, who had been showing off her Ice Cream the entire time, immediately had black lines across her face. Exclaim if you want, but why use me as an example?!

Besides, this young lady was naturally beautiful. How could I possibly have something like pores?

Ignoring Ye Lingling's furious glare, Dugu Yan continued looking elsewhere. Xu Yang's monocle was an amusing toy in her eyes. She looked here and there, playing with it to her heart's content.

"Student Dugu Yan, may I have it back now?!" Xu Yang asked, somewhat helplessly, as he watched Dugu Yan play with great enthusiasm.

"Let me play with it a little longer. I'll give it back to you later!" Dugu Yan clearly had not had enough. She walked over to the window and began observing the outside. Whenever she spotted something in the distance, she would even run over to confirm it herself.

Xu Yang shook his head helplessly, took out a book about Soul Tools from his Storage Ring, and began flipping through it.

"Soul Light Ray! Soul Tool Thruster! I'll make these two first!"

These two Soul Tools were among the few in the book that were useful in battle. The others were household Soul Tools, such as Desk Lamps and stoves, which did not interest him much. He might make them when he had free time.

What interested Xu Yang most in the book was a Third Level Soul Tool resembling an engine. With this Soul Tool, he could create all kinds of transportation on the Douluo Continent. Unfortunately, Xu Yang's current Soul Engineer rank and Soul Power were insufficient, so he could not make it yet.

"Here you go... Xu Yang, could you make one for me too? I feel like this thing is pretty useful!"

Before long, Dugu Yan reluctantly returned the monocle to Xu Yang. After hesitating for a while, she slowly spoke.

"If I have time, I'll make you one!"

"Then it's settled!"

Xu Yang put the monocle into his Storage Ring. Next came team training, and no one was allowed to be absent. Although it was called training, it was actually team battles against one another. The team members changed every time, with the goal of familiarizing themselves with their teammates' Soul Skills and cultivating mutual coordination.

His teammates today were Dugu Yan, and the two of them would face the remaining six.

"Are you all ready?!"

"Ready!"

"Then begin!"

At Qin Ming's command, both sides almost simultaneously activated their martial souls and faced one another.

"Xu Yang, I admit that I'm no match for you one-on-one, but I refuse to believe that the six of us can't beat you and Dugu Yan!"

Thunder surrounded Yu Tianheng, and the Thunder Rune between his brows shimmered. His expression was more serious than ever. Beside him, the Shi Mo brothers, Osler, and Yu Feng were just as solemn. Ye Lingling stood behind the five of them, holding up a Nine Heart Begonia, her expression extremely grave.

After spending some time together, everyone understood just how terrifying the strength of the person opposite them was, despite him being even younger than they were. Even the six of them could be defeated if they were even slightly careless.

"Then I'll be looking forward to it!" Xu Yang said with a smile.

"First Soul Skill Scale Red Poison!"

"Second Soul Skill Scale Blue Poison!"

The two yellow Soul Rings beneath Dugu Yan's tail lit up. She opened her mouth and spat a mouthful of red poison and a mouthful of blue poison at Xu Yang. Although her two Soul Skills were said to be Control System Soul Skills, they were no less effective when used as support.

The First Soul Skill Scale Red Poison was also called Excitement Poison. It stimulated the human nervous system, increasing the poisoned person's attack power and speed by twenty percent.

The Second Soul Skill Scale Blue Poison was also called Paralysis Poison. It eliminated the poisoned person's pain nerves and increased their defensive power by thirty percent.

After taking in the two mouthfuls of poison from Dugu Yan, Xu Yang felt his adrenaline surge. Every aspect of him had increased slightly. He looked up at Yu Tianheng and the others, a bloodthirsty glint appearing at the corners of his mouth.

"Second Soul Skill!"

"Spread out! We'll attack from every direction. Lingling, remember to heal our injuries in time!"

When Yu Tianheng saw the purple Soul Ring beneath Xu Yang's feet light up, his expression changed drastically. He hurriedly called for everyone to spread out, then charged ahead himself. Soul Power gathered beneath his feet as he rushed straight toward Xu Yang.

"First Soul Skill Dragon Claw!"

Yu Tianheng's right hand transformed as he fiercely thrust it forward, condensing a massive Thunder Dragon Claw that slammed toward Xu Yang. This was another way to use Thunder Dragon Claw, allowing it to serve as a ranged attack. Not only was it extraordinarily fast and powerful, its might far surpassed that of Thunder Dragon Claw in close combat.

The enormous claw tore through the air and reached Xu Yang in the blink of an eye.

"Unfortunately, this move won't work on me!"

Xu Yang showed a trace of disdain. Soul Power circulated beneath his feet, and his body swept backward. At the same time, he made a slight motion with his hand. A sun flew out from behind his head and directly blocked the Thunder Dragon Claw.

"Boom!"

The Thunder Dragon Claw had no effect whatsoever. The violent thunder was instantly torn apart by the Soul Power erupting from the sun.

"Second Soul Skill Scale Blue Poison!"

Taking advantage of the opening, Dugu Yan opened her delicate mouth and spat out a vast expanse of blue poisonous fog. It transformed into poisonous waves that swept in all directions, forcing Yu Tianheng and the others to hurriedly dodge.

Although Azure Scale Blue Poison could paralyze the nerves and increase defensive power, that effect only occurred when a small amount of poison was inhaled. If a large amount was inhaled, the entire body would become paralyzed, the nerves would grow numb, and the person's reactions would slow. They might even become completely unable to move.

That was why Dugu Yan was called a Control System Spirit Master despite clearly being able to grant people beneficial effects. As long as they could not resist the poison, the poisonous fog would restrict their movements. Its control ability was astonishing.

"Second Soul Skill Away!"

Yu Feng, who was in the air, reached Ye Lingling's front in the blink of an eye. As his Second Soul Skill unfolded, the pair of enormous wings on his back began beating at high speed, whipping up a fierce gale that directly blew the poisonous fog rushing toward the two of them back away.

"Xu Yang, watch out!"

Seeing that the poisonous fog was about to reach Xu Yang, Dugu Yan could not help warning him. Her poison could not yet be controlled as freely as her grandfather's, and she feared wind-attributed Spirit Masters the most. If she was even slightly careless, the poisonous fog would be blown back.

After all, even a Poison Soul Master could not possibly be completely immune to the attacks of poison.

"Don't worry. Poison is useless against me!"

Xu Yang's calm voice rang out. The blue poisonous fog had not even reached him when it began drifting upward, automatically flowing around his body. Not only that, Dugu Yan sensed that all the poison approaching Xu Yang was being extinguished by High Temperature, losing its toxicity.