Teacher Yang's Lesson

Yang Tian paced back and forth as he spoke. "First, let me ask a question. Who knows the difference between a Self-Created Soul Skill and a soul skill?"

As soon as Yang Tian posed the question, everyone thought for a moment. Then Ning Rongrong raised her arm. "I-I know. Is there a reward for getting it right?"

"No!" Yang Tian rolled his eyes. This Little Girl was really lively.

Ning Rongrong pouted. "Then I'll answer anyway.

"The difference between Self-Created Soul Skills and soul skills is soul rings.

"Soul skills are obtained through soul rings, while Self-Created Soul Skills are created by oneself."

"You've seen right through it." Yang Tian nodded calmly at Ning Rongrong, while inwardly grumbling, That didn't explain the difference at all, did it?

At that moment, Grandmaster spoke. "One comes from within and manifests outwardly; the other comes from outside and enters within. However, there isn't actually much difference between soul skills and Self-Created Soul Skills. If we had to name one... Self-Created Soul Skills should be more suited to the soul master himself."

Yang Tian nodded. As expected of Grandmaster—brief and to the point.

"A Self-Created Soul Skill is created by a soul master according to himself, so naturally, it suits him better. Its power and activation speed both surpass those of ordinary soul skills.

"In other words, soul skills have recovery lag and cooldown periods, while Self-Created Soul Skills generally don't have such requirements."

"What's a cooldown period?"

"...It's the necessary interval between consecutive uses of a skill. For example, a Martial Soul Avatar generally can only be used once every few days."

Everyone understood. Then Oscar timidly asked, "Can Self-Created Soul Skills ignore a soul master's specialization? For example, could I create an offensive Soul Skill?"

Yang Tian nodded. "Of course. Actually, I don't know whether auxiliary Self-Created Soul Skills can be created, but offensive skills, movement techniques, and footwork certainly can be.

"And the most fundamental aspect of creating a Soul Skill is inspiration.

"For example, if I wanted to create an offensive Soul Skill, what method of attack should I use?

"Something like this—a spherical body of energy? Or something like this—an energy construct resembling a real weapon?"

As Yang Tian spoke, he condensed a dazzling fireball in his left hand. Energy churned at its core, as though it could unleash a violent attack at any moment. In his right hand, he formed a blade. It was as thin as paper, yet remarkably solid, as though it could slice through any defense.

Seeing Yang Tian casually produce Self-Created Soul Skills, everyone felt a surge of envy. At the same time, they began to ponder his words.

Yang Tian continued, "The method of attack isn't actually the key. The root of Self-Created Soul Skills lies in how to make the same method of attack unleash different levels of power.

"For instance, I can casually condense an energy sphere in my left hand, while using a special method to condense one in my right. Both energy spheres consume the same amount of Soul Power, but their power..."

The energy spheres in Yang Tian's hands slowly rose. One was loose and scattered, ready to disperse at the slightest touch; the other was condensed and solid, ready to erupt at the slightest trigger.

"The direction of our Self-Created Soul Skills is to make the same amount of Soul Power produce a more powerful Soul Skill. Only by constantly refining this point can our Self-Created Soul Skills grow stronger and stronger.

"Have you noticed that every time you use a soul skill, the Soul Power within your body circulates in a specific manner?

"Think back on it, or try it out on the training ground."

Yang Tian's words immediately made everyone's eyes light up. Flender spoke directly. "There's no need to test it. When using a soul skill, Soul Power truly does follow a specific circulation path.

"Whenever we activate a soul skill, the soul ring guides the Soul Power within our bodies through a particular circulation before releasing the skill.

"Then if we don't use soul rings, can we still make our Soul Power circulate in a specific way? Could we then create our own Soul Skills?"

Grandmaster nodded firmly. "We can, but it requires tremendous effort and repeated experimentation. During that process, we may experience countless failures. That is why Self-Created Soul Skills are so difficult."

Yang Tian looked at Flender and Grandmaster with satisfaction. That look made Flender quite unhappy, but he had to endure it.

"The most fundamental aspect of creating Soul Skills is exploring the circulation paths of Soul Power, then independently driving it through specific patterns. Through that, we create special arrangements that allow equal amounts of Soul Power to unleash greater might.

"Creating Soul Skills is that simple. Not hard to understand, right?" Yang Tian looked at everyone, only to find them all rolling their eyes at him. He immediately coughed twice and said, "Of course, not everyone is a heaven-blessed genius like me. So, I have some Enlightenment Tea here. After drinking it, you may gain some inspiration. As for whether you can create your own Soul Skills, that depends on your own fortune."

Only then did Yang Tian lead everyone over to the tea table.

Ma Hongjun curiously picked up a cup of Enlightenment Tea and asked doubtfully, "Heavenly Brother, can this really help us create our own Soul Skills? That's too amazing, isn't it?"

Yang Tian said nothing, merely smiling at them. Seeing this, no one asked further questions. Each took a cup and sipped it gently.

"Hmm?" Flender was the first to sense something unusual, and he immediately sat down where he was. Shortly afterward, Dai Mubai and Oscar sat down as well.

Ning Rongrong held her teacup and sniffed it. She cautiously took a sip, and her eyes immediately lit up. Then she sat down cross-legged.

Watching everyone fall into comprehension one after another, Yang Tian let out a soft breath. He had done all he could. After all, he had even brought out the Enlightenment Tea, though it was only the second brew...

Zhu Zhuqing did not drink any more Enlightenment Tea, leaving only the two of them in the Cultivation Room. Remembering Yang Tian's shameless behavior that morning, her face reddened slightly. She then changed the subject. "I want to try that gravity increase. I feel that if I can adapt to that environment, my strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds."

Yang Tian blinked, then led Zhu Zhuqing to the control panel. He activated the Gravity System and increased the gravity to twice normal, saying, "This is far more strenuous than weighted training. Know your limits, and balance work with rest."

Hearing Yang Tian's concern, Zhu Zhuqing felt warmth rise in her heart. She nodded gently, then cautiously walked into the training area.

At the same time, Yang Tian operated the control panel again. A light screen divided the training area into two halves. One was Area One, where Zhu Zhuqing stood, while the other was Area Two, which Yang Tian had prepared for himself.

His training naturally could not be the same as Zhu Zhuqing's. He had already adapted to twice normal gravity.

After adjusting the gravity in the separated Area Two to three times normal, Yang Tian stepped inside, and his body immediately sank. He stood at the edge of Area Two for a while, adapting slightly to the triple gravity, before beginning his training.

Because his physique far surpassed that of ordinary people, low levels of increased gravity did not affect Yang Tian much. Thus, he could adapt quickly. Zhu Zhuqing, however, was different. The gravity here acted upon every part of the body. Imagine that your stomach normally weighed one pound, only for its weight to suddenly double—what would that feel like? An ordinary person who rashly entered the double-gravity training area could lose their life.

Only soul masters could directly raise the gravity to twice normal.