Dragon Transformation Soul Skills
"All right, next I'll tell you about some secret Dragon Transformation techniques and combinations of combat skills."
After collecting her thoughts, Liu Erlong continued, "A normal Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master begins awakening Dragon Transformation at level 40. Each Soul Ring they obtain awakens another transformed body part, and each additional part grants an extra Soul Skill, called a Dragon Transformation Soul Skill. And when they reach level 90, the dragon claws, dragon legs, dragon horns, and dragon armor become one, giving birth to dragon wings and a kind of Dragon God Might Armor."
Dragon Transformation Soul Skills? Why don't I have any? I've already activated both dragon claws.
Liu Erlong couldn't help laughing as she watched Yu Tianshuang look at his hands in confusion.
"Silly child, manifesting a Dragon Transformation Soul Skill requires a special cultivation method to awaken it."
With that, she took out a thick book and handed it to Yu Tianshuang. "Take a look and figure it out for yourself. If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me. Once both your claws have manifested Dragon Transformation Soul Skills, you can return to Skywater Academy. Stay and cultivate at Blue Tyrant Academy in the meantime."
Yu Tianshuang eagerly opened the book describing the cultivation method for manifesting Dragon Transformation Soul Skills. Liu Erlong rubbed his head and said, "There's no need to rush your cultivation. There's still a year before the Continental Elite Soul Master showdown. I'll take you to settle into the dormitory I used to live in at the academy first. My little cabin isn't big enough for two people, and you're all grown up now."
Liu Erlong brought Yu Tianshuang to the dean's dormitory building. Looking at the dust-covered room inside, Yu Tianshuang felt several black lines appear on his forehead.
"Ahem, well, um, no one's lived here for a long time, so it's a little dusty. Um, clean it up first. I'll go get you some bedding and daily necessities."
She tossed him the key, then hurriedly covered her nose and ran off.
Shaking his head helplessly, Yu Tianshuang had no choice but to clean the room by himself.
About an hour later, Yu Tianshuang looked at the room, now as neat as new, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a satisfied expression.
Just then, Liu Erlong appeared at the end of the corridor as though she had timed it perfectly, walking toward Yu Tianshuang with several students carrying bedding and daily necessities.
"All right, Tai Long, Jing Ling, just put the things down."
Yu Tianshuang hurried over to take the things and thanked the two students for helping carry them.
After telling the two students to put the things down, Liu Erlong looked at Yu Tianshuang, who was squinting at her. Her usually cool face flushed slightly, and she said awkwardly, "Tianshuang, well, just now, when I happened to pass through the teaching area, the teachers there insisted on stopping me to talk about something, so I..."
As Liu Erlong spoke, her voice grew less and less confident. Finally, she simply raised her delicate brows and spoke several degrees louder. "Oh, come on, wasn't your aunt just trying to give you a chance to practice cleaning your room? All right, well, let me take you to eat. Whatever else you might say about Blue Tyrant Academy, its cafeteria is first-rate. Let's go."
Unlike Skywater Academy's cafeteria, which had two floors to separate students and teachers, Blue Tyrant Academy's had only one floor, but it was larger than both floors at Skywater Academy combined. As Yu Tianshuang sat at a table eating with Liu Erlong, students around them whispered about their table and cast curious glances their way.
Several horizontal lines gradually appeared on Liu Erlong's smooth forehead. Then she slapped the table, stood up, and shouted, "What? Can't I have a meal with my nephew without you little brats gossiping about it? What level have you cultivated your Soul Power to? What rank are your Great Soul Arena badges? Do you have a partner yet?"
Faced with three soul-searching questions from the hot-tempered Liu Erlong, the surrounding students immediately fell silent and turned their eyes to their meals.
After they finished eating, Liu Erlong told Yu Tianshuang to spend the evening looking over the cultivation method for manifesting Dragon Transformation Soul Skills on his own, and to find her at the cabin by the lake the next day. Then she waved goodbye and parted ways with him.
Looking at the secret manual in his hands, Yu Tianshuang gained a deeper understanding of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. No wonder it could be called the continent's number one Beast Martial Soul and be ranked alongside the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as one of the Upper Three Sects. It truly had its own unique strengths.
He still didn't know much about the Clear Sky Sect, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had secret techniques such as Heart Separation Control, Treasure Record, Brilliance, and Flourishing Glory, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had Dragon Transformation Soul Skills and Dragon Transformation Might Armor. Presumably, the Clear Sky Sect also had some extremely powerful secret techniques.
The next day, beside the lake by Liu Erlong's cabin at Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong continued explaining something to Yu Tianshuang as he sat cross-legged.
The illusory image of an ice dragon flashed briefly around the meditating Yu Tianshuang from time to time, and wisps of cold air occasionally escaped and swirled around him.
Half a month passed. Having stayed at Blue Tyrant Academy to cultivate the manifestation of his Dragon Transformation Soul Skills, Yu Tianshuang went to Liu Erlong's cabin to cultivate every day.
On this day, the illusory ice dragon behind the cross-legged Yu Tianshuang flickered constantly, appearing and disappearing. After this repeated several times, Yu Tianshuang opened his cold, stern eyes, a blue light flashing in them. The illusory ice dragon solidified and remained behind him.
As though he had grasped something, Yu Tianshuang lowered his head to look at his two dragon claws, formed by ice encasing his hands. Then he stood up and said to Liu Erlong, whose face was full of satisfaction, "Aunt, I did it. I've successfully cultivated the Dragon Transformation Soul Skills for both my claws."
After sensing them carefully once more, Yu Tianshuang looked at his claws and said to Liu Erlong, "The Dragon Transformation Soul Skill manifested by my right claw is Frost Dragon Claw, a single-target attack Soul Skill that also slows and freezes. The Soul Skill manifested by my left claw is Frost Raging Dragon Strike, a ranged single-target attack Soul Skill that also accelerates and freezes."
Liu Erlong nodded and patted Yu Tianshuang on the shoulder. "Very good. The first Soul Skill manifested by members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is almost always Thunder Dragon Claw, but it's rather unexpected that your left claw can also manifest a Dragon Transformation Soul Skill. Normally, members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have one Soul Skill for both claws, one for both legs, one each for the dragon horns and dragon wings, and one last one after gaining the Mighty Dragon God Armor. Being able to manifest an extra Soul Skill truly shows your unparalleled talent."
Another half month passed. During that time, Liu Erlong continued to guide Yu Tianshuang in the subsequent cultivation methods for Dragon Transformation Soul Skills. She also suppressed her Soul Power and sparred with him repeatedly, helping him grow accustomed to close combat using his Dragon Transformation Soul Skills after Martial Soul Possession and Dragon Transformation.
Previously, Yu Tianshuang had relied on sword techniques against enemies at both long and close range. Now his fighting style had changed drastically. By combining his two Dragon Transformation Soul Skills with the Soul Skills from his three Soul Rings, he could make it so that Liu Erlong could not defeat him without using her Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar.
"Phew, all right, little fellow, that's enough for today. It seems I can't defeat you with the strength of an ordinary Soul Emperor without using my Martial Soul Avatar and my Dragon Transformation Soul Skills. I'm really looking forward to seeing you dazzle everyone at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament a year from now."
After putting away their Martial Souls, the two stood by the lake, exchanging combat experience and insights into using Dragon Transformation Soul Skills from time to time. Just then, a ringing voice came from the distance.
"Sister Erlong, from far away I thought it looked like you. Haha, I didn't expect it really to be you! We haven't seen each other in so many years, and you're still so young and beautiful."
Turning toward the voice, Yu Tianshuang saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man with square-framed glasses and hair streaked black and white. A group of people followed behind him, and Yu Tianshuang spotted several familiar faces among them.