Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

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When Qian Shui first attached a 100,000-year soul ring to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, he was somewhat disappointed. It seemed that no matter what soul ring was attached to the Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, the percentage would only increase by 10%. Until today, he directly saw another owner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul assisting him.

Comparing the two, Qian Shui discovered that his soul power consumption was much lower than that of the other person, thus concluding that for the Glazed Pagoda, the higher the age of the soul ring, the less soul power it consumes!

But this matter cannot be discussed with Ning Fengzhi.

"How's Huahua?"

But he saw Ning Huahua frowning and shaking her head slightly.

"Perhaps it's because my mental strength is relatively strong."

He presented Ning Fengzhi with a concept that low-level Soul Masters would rarely encounter in the past, which could be considered a satisfactory answer.

"Mental strength? Is it the kind of mental strength that can be cultivated ahead of time through the alternative cultivation method brought by Minister Yin?"

"Hua Hua's spiritual power is indeed far beyond that of a Soul Master of her level, and seems to be about the same as yours, Feng Zhi!"

Before Ning Huahua could answer, Gu Rong spoke of the spiritual power he could sense in Ning Huahua.

"Is that so?! It's comparable to the sect's distraction control techniques!"

"Distraction control?" This piqued someone's interest; they weren't looking for practical use, but rather for reference.

"Hua Hua, you're not an outsider now. This distraction control isn't some kind of secret technique. It won't hurt to tell you."

"The so-called distraction control means controlling the different soul skills of one's own to take effect at the same time."

This method of control is useful for any Soul Master, but its effect on our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is particularly significant.

For ordinary Soul Masters, the more powerful the Soul Skill, the more Soul Power it consumes. However, this is not the case with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Each of our Soul Skills consumes the same amount of Soul Power at the same level.

You've probably noticed this too; if you only use all your soul skills at the same time to assist, the consumption of soul power is astronomical.

"Let alone you, even a Title Douluo like Uncle Bone would find it difficult to withstand such a drain."

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'What a coincidence! I have a lot of soul power! And I recover quickly!'

'Fast?!?'

"Huh? Xiaoxue, what are you thinking about!"

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Seeing Ning Huahua deep in thought, Ning Fengzhi continued to explain: "Distraction control is the key to solving this problem. In the course of battle, it can be said that each participant needs different assistance."

For example, taking your current five soul skills as an example, if you want to assist Uncle Bone, you need to increase your defense and soul power, and other increases will depend on the situation.

While it's ideal to provide full support, given limited soul power, focusing on providing support only at the most crucial moments will undoubtedly maximize the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's support capabilities.

Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's control over distraction is divided into five realms: the Three Apertures Controlling Mind, the Four Apertures Constant Mind, the Five Apertures Dispersing Mind, the Six Apertures Wishful Mind, and the Seven Apertures Exquisite Mind.

Each realm represents the ability to simultaneously control the number of soul skills and the number of times they can be released. For example, the Three Apertures Control Heart refers to the ability to simultaneously control three soul skills to precisely assist three targets, and so on.

In this kind of assistance, the most suitable help can be provided to the person who needs it most.

"This isn't difficult, is it?" Subconsciously, Qian Shui activated the first four soul skills of the Glazed Pagoda, applying assistance to herself, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and the person who had just come to demonstrate.

"!!!"

Although it was only a momentary increase, everyone present felt it, and it can be said that Qian Shui gave Ning Fengzhi a spiritual shock with his spiritual power.

Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance with Gu Rong, suppressed his surprise, and forced himself to calm down.

"Hua Hua, how did you do that?"

Qian Shui's eyebrows twitched. He forgot the consequences as soon as he started to show off. He couldn't possibly explain that the highest good is like water and the state of being in harmony with the world almost requires one to be one with all things, could he?

Blinking, there was nothing she could do. Ning Huahua then attached her soul power to her hands, drawing a square with her left hand and a circle with her right in the air. She then explained, "As long as you calm your mind and have enough mental strength, you can control it."

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'Actually, I did more than them. With enough mental strength, you can do it. The operation of phased arrays is far more complex than that of centrifugal control.'

I've been working on increasing the output power of my soul skills for a while now, but it's understandable. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda ensures its owner will never see anything beyond the Soul Douluo realm, so their mental strength can't be high.

'But I can't do it either!'

'Can't you calm down?'

'...'

With a soft sigh, Qian Shui didn't try to comfort the blushing and silent Qian Renxue, after all, she was pregnant!

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Having learned what distraction control is, Qian Shui lost interest. In short, it's just a practice of multitasking, not as mysterious as some claim, but it does have a significant effect on saving soul power for low- to mid-level soul masters who don't cultivate mental strength.

Even low-level Soul Masters should cultivate their spiritual power early on; otherwise, obtaining high-level Soul Rings or Domains will be nothing but a pipe dream.

Not to mention the soul impact brought by the ten-thousand-year soul ring, forget about comprehending any domain that requires mental power.

This is why many Soul Masters, even after reaching the Title Douluo level, are essentially just Soul Douluos except for having an extra Soul Skill, such as the Serpent Spear Douluo whose name has already been revealed.

Chapter 200 Emperor Sword

"Hua Hua, you go ahead. Uncle Gu and I have some things to do."

After asking about Ning Fengzhi's matter, he told Ning Huahua, who looked like she had nothing to do, to go do her own thing. But at that moment, a sudden change occurred.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who had not appeared until now, suddenly surged in aura and appeared in the sky above Seven Treasures City. Bone Douluo and Ning Huahua were in the same situation as him.

Qian Shui glanced towards the due north even earlier, followed by Jian Gu and the other two, one in front of the other, also facing due north.

In the Crown Prince's residence, Qian Shui murmured, "The far north?"

Although it's called the far north, it's actually not far from Heaven Dou City. Even low-level Soul Masters might feel the temperature drop at this moment.

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, what's wrong?"

Chen Xin exchanged a glance with Gu Rong and said solemnly, "Feng Zhi, there's an unusual movement in the far north!"

Immediately following, a violent sonic boom resounded from the very top of Tian Dou City, and an even more terrifying surge of soul power swept from Tian Dou City toward the far north.

Even Ning Fengzhi could clearly sense it at such close range: "What is this?!"

Chen Xin saw it more clearly: "It's Qian Shui?! He's actually in Tian Dou City?!"

Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi looked at each other, thinking of Qian Shuishui, but they weren't that surprised.

However, they all overlooked Ning Huahua, who had a solemn expression.

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"Xiao Shui, what's wrong?"

"The disturbances in the far north are too intense. I suspect those two ferocious beasts have made their move! Tsk! I wonder who the hell dared to provoke them at this time!"

As Qian Shui approached the Frozen Forest, his perception of the far north grew stronger. Not just in one place, but also in another, a large amount of soul power began to emanate from this area where there was little life activity.

"Damn it! A beast tide!"

"What ferocious beasts? What beast tide?"

"Ferocious beasts refer to soul beasts that are over 100,000 years old! The beast tide is the war they waged against humanity!"

"what!!!"

As the far north approached, a massive surge of ice-attribute soul power was violently proclaiming its existence. The soul power surge that came into view was so bright that it blotted out the sun, clear and emerald green. Qian Shui made his judgment.

"Humans! You have hunted my people time and time again! Today you will pay the price!"

A scorpion, about 1.5 meters long and as beautiful as translucent jade, suddenly rushed towards Qian Shui.

"Damn it, what bad luck! I didn't do anything to you, why did you hit me?"

At this moment, Qian Shui is the only human who is declaring his existence, and in the eyes of the other side, he is the most offensive person. It would be a crime if he wasn't targeted.

As it attacked, Qian Shui finally saw the magnificent scorpion clearly. However, there was no time to appreciate it; its aura, capable of freezing everything in its path, swept over him. Then came the scorpion's artistic pincers, attacking Qian Shui with the force of a thunderbolt.

"Become a god!"

The Nascent Soul Realm cultivator descended with eight soul rings, using a soul power barrier to resist the extreme cold and quickly dodging the giant scorpion's attack. Qian Shui arrived behind it.

"Holy crap... Soul power can freeze?! Is this what they call ultimate ice?"

Qian Shui's freezing aura seemed to be a domain-type skill, and it was extremely cold. His soul power vibrated rapidly, shaking off all the ice.

Although the large pincers reminded Qian Shui of that punch from the shrimp, fortunately, the speed wasn't that fast.

"Starting a fight over nothing is rude! Jiu Bao... I forgot to bring it! Never mind, let's just fight!"

"The essence of ten thousand years of dawn and dusk in the right leg bone! The indescribable essence of dawn and dusk!"

This is a giant octopus of the 100,000-year grade that Qian Shui hunted in the far eastern sea of ​​Douluo Continent. It is the third soul skill of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. It was another soul skill of this right leg bone that bound Tang Hao back then.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Whale Frenzy Tremor!"

As she spoke, two dizzying attacks were launched, and then Qian Shui rushed forward. Just as the giant scorpion lost sanity and was dizzy, a flying kick from the sky slammed it down.

It summoned octopus legs to bind the giant scorpion tightly and began absorbing its soul power.

"Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion! What are you doing? Why did you hit me right away?"

"Human! You! Wrath of the Ice Emperor!"

"Fuck!"

Qian Shui quickly activated his second soul skill at full power to jump away, and then escaped in a flash of light, disappearing far away.

A flash of emerald green light appeared, and the octopus legs binding the giant scorpion were instantly frozen and then shattered. An even more terrifying extreme cold began to sweep across the entire far north, starting from the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

"Big Scorpion! You can't beat me! And I have no interest in killing you! How about we talk about what's going on?"

Qian Shui, who had quickly escaped the freezing cold by running to a high place, started broadcasting with his strong mental power. However, his originally high and deep voice was changed when he shouted it out, which made the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's killing intent falter.

It seemed that Qian Shui was right; his speed was so fast that even freezing him was difficult.

With a swift movement, a pretty, green-haired girl with twin ponytails appeared before Qian Shui.

On either side of her captivatingly fair and delicate face were four emerald-green magic patterns, and her long, dark green hair cascaded down her back. Her skin was as white as snow, with a translucent texture, and beneath it, a faint emerald light flowed.

As she appeared in front of Qian Shui, the already frigid air around them became even colder.