Their relationship had changed significantly?
The system's notification made Li Changsheng realize that Tang San and Xiao Wu seemed to have already gone through that scene from the original story.
First, his template progress had increased by 0.3 percent, and then there was this [Template Relationship Network].
[Template Relationship Network: Once used, allows the host to view all relationships possessed by the template, helping the host act more effectively.]
This thing was not actually all that useful. Li Changsheng was a transmigrator, after all. How could he not know about Gangzi's few connections?
"I'll keep it for now. Template progress is still more useful at the moment!"
Li Changsheng shook his head. Even now, he could not clearly feel the changes brought about by the template's increase.
For example, Luo Sanpao's body had changed, but as the Soul Master, he could only feel a slight improvement within himself. There was some, but not much.
Ultimately, that was because Luo Sanpao had yet to transform completely. Almost all the current template progress rewards went toward changing Luo Sanpao.
"Ah, Sanpao, you'd better work hard. My dream is to become a dragon rider!"
Just thinking of Luo Sanpao becoming a true dragon in the future, that sense of overwhelming pressure practically spilled over.
As one of only two Soul Masters on the continent with an external Martial Soul, Li Changsheng was different from Gangzi, who had ruined his Martial Soul through training. He understood that this kind of Martial Soul was highly malleable, versatile, and full of possibilities!
"Woo! Luoluo!"
Luo Sanpao nodded his head vigorously. Li Changsheng actually saw determination in his eyes.
Good. Very spirited!
Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction. After practicing this method of connecting their minds, Luo Sanpao had become even better at understanding people.
At last, the vacation ended.
"Brother, have you noticed that Teacher Changsheng has changed a little?"
Outside Nuoding Academy, when Xiao Wu saw Li Changsheng standing at the entrance to welcome them, she spoke quietly to Tang San.
"Yes, a little, but I think Teacher might have broken through!" Tang San nodded. His and Xiao Wu's cultivation had improved considerably over the vacation, but the one who had truly undergone an obvious change was Li Changsheng!
"Teacher!"
Only once they reached Li Changsheng did Tang San and Xiao Wu cup their hands in greeting together.
"Mm, Little San, Xiao Wu, it seems neither of you slacked off over the vacation. That's very good."
Li Changsheng briefly examined Tang San and Xiao Wu. Only after noticing slight changes in their Soul Power levels did he nod in satisfaction.
He had also improved over the vacation, rising from level thirty-eight to thirty-nine, and was about to break through to level forty. These results were all thanks to his Luo Sanpao.
For Li Changsheng, Sanpao learning to absorb Soul Power independently was no less significant than Brother Lucky obtaining the Fallen Heart Flame.
The increase in cultivation speed fully compensated for the shortcomings of his innate Soul Power.
"All right, go back to your dorm and unpack first. Come to the back mountain later. I have a new cultivation assignment for you!"
"Understood, Teacher!"
Tang San nodded, then took Xiao Wu by the hand and headed toward Dorm Seven.
In the shadows, a gloomy-faced Yu Xiaogang was staring wide-eyed at Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Two geniuses with innate full Soul Power had both become that fellow Li Changsheng's disciples? Was there any justice left? Any law?
He had painstakingly given Tang San gifts and showered him with attention, yet Tang San would not give him the time of day. But with Li Changsheng, geniuses all scrambled to become his disciples!?
"No, this can't go on. I have to get Tang San!"
Yu Xiaogang secretly swore to himself. After spending so long in dejection, he had naturally considered rising again, but in a little place like this, he could hardly find a single genius, leaving him nowhere to apply his wealth of theories.
Now Tang San had appeared, and so had Xiao Wu. Two people with innate full Soul Power were right here, yet all he could do was watch.
At that thought, Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth. As though he had made some decision, he turned and strode quickly toward his residence.
On the academy's back mountain.
Still in front of that same little house.
Li Changsheng had arrived early to wait there. At his feet, Luo Sanpao wagged his short little tail, his dark eyes fixed straight ahead.
"Wooluoluo!!"
They were here.
That was the thought Luo Sanpao conveyed to Li Changsheng.
"Teacher!"
Li Changsheng nodded, then took two scrolls out of his storage space and handed one each to Tang San and Xiao Wu, saying:
"These are what you'll need to study during the rest of your time at Nuoding Academy. I've named it the Self-Created Soul Skill study plan!"
"Self-Created Soul Skills!?"
Tang San's pupils contracted. Li Changsheng had already given him some ideas a year ago, but he had never managed to grasp the essentials. He had not expected Teacher Changsheng to know how to develop them, too!
Li Changsheng nodded slowly. Self-Created Soul Skills were also one of the ways the comic version differed from the animation or the original novel.
Under Grandmaster's guidance, practically every member of the Shrek Seven Devils in the comic version had their own Self-Created Soul Skills, such as Chaotic Cloak Dance, Blue Silver Thorn Array, Formless Heavenly Dipper Force, Heavenly Dipper Giant Fiend Sword, White Tiger Fierce Fang Charge, and Reverse White Tiger Meteor Shower.
All of these had been created for the comic version, and their effects were extremely powerful.
Now that he had [Scholar Aura], even if it was only at the beginner level, Li Changsheng still wanted Tang San and Xiao Wu to try learning and creating some.
If they succeeded, the benefits would be endless.
"Teacher, we only have one Soul Skill each right now. Do we still have to keep trying to create them?"
"No, this plan doesn't require you to practice every day. Creating a Soul Skill begins with thinking."
Li Changsheng shook his head. Forcing students to learn how to create a Self-Created Soul Skill was an utterly irresponsible approach.
His meaning was simple: have Tang San and Xiao Wu think it through in their heads first, use their existing Soul Skills to envision new directions, then combine those ideas with the characteristics of their own Martial Souls to develop new skills.
"A Self-Created Soul Skill isn't a skill that uses a Soul Ring. It's an entirely new skill honed through Soul Power and a Martial Soul. It isn't that easy to master. I've recorded some of my ideas in the scrolls I gave you. You can use them as references."
Tang San and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, then slowly unrolled the scrolls in their hands.
[Blue Silver Thread Pull: Divide Blue Silver Grass into fine, densely packed vines and attach them to a target, then use precise Soul Power control to pull and drag the target backward, divert its trajectory, or use the leverage to pull closer.] [Rabbit Shadow Sweep: Channel the enhancement granted by Waist Bow into the legs, gaining a brief burst of speed while pulling and striking the enemy.]
These two simple little skills were both ideas Li Changsheng had devised based on Tang San's Blue Silver Absorption and Xiao Wu's Waist Bow.
However, while they might sound simple, actually putting them into practice still required precise Soul Power control and the proper sequence of flow.
This Soul Skill looks easy, but it isn't simple at all. Just dividing the Blue Silver Grass would be very difficult for me.
Reading the annotations, Tang San could not help pondering to himself. No wonder Teacher had described Self-Created Soul Skills as so difficult. They truly were.
As Li Changsheng watched the two sink into thought, a trace of a smile appeared in his eyes. He hoped they would work even harder over the next five years.