With each round of practice, Oscar's breathing became more and more rapid, his head felt dizzy and throbbing, and his mind felt like it was being torn apart.
Several times, just as my hands found a slight sense of separation, a slight shift in my thoughts caused the circle and convenience to twist and tangle together again.
The paper was covered with crooked lines, and the floor was littered with discarded drawing paper.
As the sun slowly slanted westward, the courtyard was bathed in a warm, dim light.
Oscar's hands trembled, and the charcoal pencil rolled to the ground. Just as he was about to bend down to pick it up, Lu Yu reached out and supported Oscar's shoulder.
"That's enough for today! Remember, too much of anything is bad; a balance between work and rest is the right way."
Oscar, his eyes red-rimmed, looked at Lu Yu and asked, " Brother Yu, do I lack that talent?"
"Don't be discouraged. You're a food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power. If you can't succeed, then there are very few people on the entire continent who can!"
Lu Yu patted Oscar on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Let's go eat first!" Lu Yu waved his hand and led Lin Tian and Oscar to a restaurant.
Shrek Academy.
"Oh ho, back so late?" Flender leaned against the doorframe of Oscar's room, with Ma Hongjun peeking out from behind him.
Seeing that it was Oscar returning, Ma Hongjun ran up to him with a grin.
" Little Ao, you're not loyal enough! You went out to play without taking your brother with you!"
"No, I went to treat someone else's injuries." Oscar shook his head, explaining that he hadn't gone out to play.
Ma Hongjun's eyes darted around, and he chuckled mischievously, " Little Ao, you're still young, don't get fooled. I've heard that some noble gentlemen like delicate little ones like you!"
" Brother Yu isn't that kind of person!" Oscar retorted, sticking his neck out.
"Oh my, it's only been half a day, and you're already calling me Brother Yu. Let me see what kind of evil spell he cast on you."
As they were talking, Ma Hongjun and Oscar started playfully fighting. Flender, watching the two of them, had a hint of unease in his eyes, but he didn't take it to heart.
They're just two kids in their twenties or thirties. If they dare to have any crooked thoughts, just bury them somewhere.
"Let's go, Lin Tian. So what if you got struck by lightning? It's no big deal!"
Lu Yu grabbed Lin Tian's arm and dragged him away with all her might, looking fearless.
Lin Tian gripped the door frame tightly with both hands, his whole body stiffened, his head shaking like a rattle-drum, his face full of resistance.
"No way! That's heavenly lightning! I'm not Purple-Patterned Thunder Spirit Butterfly, what if I get struck and something happens to me!"
Lin Tian was extremely flustered.
Since absorbing the External Soul Bone of the Purple-Patterned Thunder Spirit Butterfly, Lin Tian has gained an extremely strange and completely unfathomable Soul Bone Skill.
The skill effects are ridiculously vague.
All that is known is that once it is used, the Purple-Patterned Wings on his back will envelop Lin Tian, forming a pupa.
However, this Lin Tian could not be opened on its own; it could only be opened after being struck by lightning. As for what would happen after being struck by lightning, the Soul Bone did not transmit any information at all.
The unknown is often the most frightening thing.
Lu Yu, however, was not intimidated at all; his mind was filled with exploration and curiosity. This was an External Soul Bone bone, ten thousand times rarer than Soul Bone itself—how could it possibly produce a useless Soul Bone Skill!
"Don't worry! I know what I'm doing! I'll just try it once, and stop as soon as I see the results!"
Without saying a word, Lu Yu used all her strength to drag him.
Although Lin Tian had high Soul Power, Lu Yu was someone who ate body-refining herbs and Whale Rubber like food. Under Lu Yu's dragging and pulling, Lin Tian couldn't keep his balance at all. His fingers, which were holding onto the door frame, gradually slipped away. In the end, Lu Yu dragged and pulled him out of the courtyard.
They sped along, heading straight for the desolate Thunder Valley on the outskirts of Suotuo City, a place where lightning struck year-round.
The rock formations here are charred black, the rocks are jagged and the ground is covered with countless lightning strike cracks. Thunderclouds gather in the valley all year round, making it the perfect place to test Soul Bone Skill.
Standing in the center of Thunder Valley, the air was filled with a violent aura of lightning.
Lu Yu turned to look at Lin Tian, who looked tense and his whole body was stiff.
"Come on, try using your Soul Bone Skill!"
Lin Tian swallowed hard, feeling extremely unwilling, but he couldn't go against Lu Yu, so he could only grit his teeth and nod.
Buzz--
Purple-Patterned Wings burst open from his back, and two magnificent butterfly wings unfurled instantly. Lin Tian looked at the pieces of clothing scattered on the ground, scratched his head awkwardly, and realized that he had forgotten to take off his clothes first in his nervousness.
"It's nothing, it's just a piece of clothing!" Lu Yu waved his hand, signaling Lin Tian to use his Soul Bone Skill.
Lin Tian nodded and activated the Purple-Patterned Wings on his back. The wings instantly stretched forward, and in a short moment, Lin Tian was completely enveloped, condensing into a radiant, blue-purple cocoon more than a meter tall.
The pupa is round and plump, with fine, leaping arcs on its surface, making it appear incredibly hard.
Inside the pupa, Lin Tian's eyes closed instantly, his consciousness completely fading, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
All external sounds, touches, and shouts were completely cut off, with no response whatsoever.
" Lin Tian? Lin Tian! Can you hear me?"
Lu Yu called out to Lei Yong several times.
The pupa remained motionless, lifeless, and offered no response.
"Complete disconnection?"
Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, her heart filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"Since we can't wake the person up, let's test the defenses of this pupa first!"
He wanted to see just how tough this Thunder Butterfly pupa really was.
Lu Yu turned and walked to the side, his Soul Power enveloping his palm, and with one palm he cleaved a large tree as thick as a bowl in half.
Lu Yu picked up the entire broken tree, lowered his waist and exerted force, slamming the trunk hard onto the thunder cocoon!
BOOM!!
The massive tremor caused the tree trunk to snap in two, sending wood chips and debris flying everywhere.
In contrast, the lightning pupa's surface only flashed with a faint light, without a single crack or tremor; it was completely undamaged!
Lu Yu's pupils contracted slightly.
A tree as thick as a bowl was struck with all its might, yet it didn't budge?
"He's got something."
Lu Yu no longer hesitated, and a thought struck her.
After summoning the Ruyi Staff and handing control of Ruyi Staff over to the Great Sage, Lu Yu held the Ruyi Staff in his hand. With his current physical body, a mere thousand jin was no problem at all.
Lu Yu controlled his strength, first using three-tenths of his power, and gently tapped the surface of the pupa with the stick.
No injury.
50% of the strength--
Still unharmed.
70% of the strength--
The surface of the lightning pupa flickered slightly with lightning arcs, yet remained stable.
at last!
Lu Yu gritted his teeth, his gaze darkened, and with all his might, he slammed the stick hard against Lei Yong.
The Ruyi Staff, imbued with immense power and accompanied by a whistling sound, slammed fiercely into the center of the Thunder Chrysalis!
clang--!!
The clanging of metal echoed through the valley, sending pebbles flying from the ground!
The pupa remained as solid as a rock, its surface texture as bright as ever, without a single dent or scratch!
Lu Yu was completely dumbfounded.
This defense is ridiculously overpowered!
Lu Yu's full-force attack was powerful enough to withstand even a level 40 Soul Ancestor, yet he couldn't even break through the outer skin of a pupa?
"There's no reaction at all... Could it be that this Soul Bone Skill can only be activated by being struck by lightning?"
Lu Yu stared at the silent Lei Yong, pondering for a moment.
Instead of continuing to try blindly, it's better to trigger the unlock condition directly.
Anyway, this place is Thunder Valley, so attracting lightning is not difficult.
To ensure a safe lightning strike, Lu Yu bought a five-meter-long iron rod on his way here to use as a lightning rod, which he firmly inserted deep into the rock strata, close to the lightning coil.
Then, take out a water bottle and wet the contact surfaces between the iron rod and the pupa to ensure conductivity.
After doing everything, Lu Yu quickly retreated a hundred meters, staying far away from the lightning strike area to avoid being accidentally injured by the aftershocks of the lightning.
Rumble--
Over the past few tens of minutes, thunderclouds have been rolling across the valley top, with flashes of lightning appearing and disappearing.
A few seconds later!
A thick, silvery-purple bolt of lightning crashed down, striking the lightning rod precisely!