Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 125 The Fusion of Soul Skills and Soul Tools?

"Wow, that's amazing!" Orange exclaimed in surprise. "Professor Xuan, this little Xue came to the lab this morning, saying she was here to report to you."

"We've already discussed this matter." Xuan Ziwen nodded, then couldn't help but glance at Qian Renxue again.

"But more than that, I'm curious about Xiaoxue's soul skill. Could you unleash it for me again? It would be even better if its effects could be optimized and incorporated into the soul tool!"

Qian Renxue was taken aback: "What's so great about my broken shield? It's useless. If you really want to study the combination of soul skills and soul tools, my suggestion is to go to the east of the continent and capture a soul master with the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul. They might have a soul skill called Invincible Golden Body."

She remembered that invincible golden body soul skill very clearly; it was used by that dead rabbit before, and even used on Tang San after the sacrifice. She herself had suffered quite a few losses against this skill, which was comparable to a divine skill.

She didn't know why a 100,000-year-old soft-boned rabbit would have such a god-like skill; she could only say that the power of love can create infinite possibilities.

"Are you talking about a level 5 soul tool, the Invincible Shield?" Xuan Ziwen thought for a moment and said, "The inspiration for this kind of soul tool is not the rabbit you mentioned, but a 100,000-year-old soul beast called the Golden Tortoiseshell. This soul beast has a talent called the Invincible Shield."

Xuan Ziwen continued, "However, the production volume of this invincible shield is not large because the cost is too high. It requires an extremely rare crystal as a raw material to complete its production. Moreover, this soul tool is disposable; once it's used up, it's gone."

Qian Renxue understood. Xuan Ziwen meant that what she had just demonstrated was her first soul skill, and if it were integrated into a soul tool, the cost might be lower. This was because the inspiration for the invincible shield came from a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and her own soul skill was definitely not as powerful as that 100,000-year-old beast's innate ability.

Since she already has an invincible shield, she must also have other, less powerful defensive soul tools, which might be fused with some soul skills. So why bother researching her first soul skill?

She asked the question that had been bothering her.

"Because your soul skill is amazing! I just sensed it briefly, and your shield seems to be formed from the soul power you unleashed with your fist, but it's not that simple. What I want to know is, how did it block those oranges without damaging them?"

"This shield resembles a soft shield; if possible, it could be developed into an enhanced version of a protective soft armor-type soul tool!"

"That might be a bit difficult," Qian Renxue explained. "Because that would be accomplished with my mental power. Just as Little Orange is about to hit the shield, I would release my mental power to help the shield withstand the impact, making the landing point softer."

Upon hearing this, both Xuan Ziwen and Ju Zi were taken aback.

Qian Renxue looked at them and said strangely, "Otherwise, those oranges would definitely explode... But that would make the lab floor dirty. I'm new here, what if you make me clean the floor for a week?"

Xuan Ziwen ignored Qian Renxue's joke: "So, you're a spirit-attribute Soul Master?"

This is quite remarkable. At least twenty oranges were just thrown at her, and she managed to detect every single one of them with her mental power in such a short time.

"I guess so." Qian Renxue stroked her chin, not hiding her true feelings.

She also intended to use this incident to slightly intimidate Little Orange, so she wouldn't try to act too arrogantly in front of her. Otherwise, if she used her mental power to crush her, she could easily turn her into a complete idiot.

She was absolutely certain that Orange knew she was the person she was monitoring.

"Wait a minute." Xuan Ziwen seemed to remember something. He touched his face. "Could you be the special admission student who enrolled about three months ago?"

Qian Renxue nodded: "It should be."

Xuan Ziwen clapped his hands: "Mingde Hall mentioned this during a meeting. Hall Master Hongchen very mysteriously told us, a group of level eight or even nine Soul Masters, that three special recruits have joined our academy. Two of them are exceptionally talented Soul Masters, and the other is a girl who may shine brightly in the field of Soul Guidance. It should be you, right?"

Qian Renxue thought to herself that Jing Hongchen really didn't bother to hide her away, introducing her to this group of level eight and nine soul masters so readily. Even Lin Jiayi knew to seal her file. Perhaps Jing Hongchen also wanted to use this opportunity to curry favor with these level nine soul masters? Was he trying to win the favor of the Holy Spirit Cult?

It's possible that Teacher Ye Xishui put in some effort.

It's impossible that old man Jing Hongchen actually likes talent and wants to cultivate him, right?

She had a lot on her mind, but outwardly she still looked a little embarrassed, because this was the first time she had heard a stranger praise her.

Although she knew she was pretty capable, she felt there was a difference between how someone else said it, especially someone she had just met.

"If the academy only has three internally recommended students recently, it should be me and my two friends. However, neither of them is very interested in making soul tools, so I can't force them to learn. I just let them go and play with the soul master trainers."

"To reach the level three Soul Master within three months! Such talent is among the best in the entire academy's history! And your mental strength is also exceptional! Speaking of which, what is your Soul Power level? I only saw your three Soul Rings, but I can't seem to detect your level!"

Qian Renxue listened to the man's words and didn't quite understand why he was using such an agitated tone.

Thirty-six.

"Thirty-six, thirty-six..." Xuan Ziwen seemed to ponder again, "In other words, even if you hadn't taken those drugs, your Soul Master talent would still be very high. But judging from the performance of your first Soul Skill, it seems you weren't forced to grow too quickly..."

"If only you were a power-attack type Soul Master," Xuan Ziwen said finally.

"What does this have to do with whether I'm a power-attack type Soul Master?" Qian Renxue asked curiously.

Xuan Ziwen glanced at her: "Judging from your soul skills, you might be a defensive-type soul master?"

"No, no, no." Qian Renxue shook her head. "I am not a proper defensive Soul Master, nor am I a control, power attack, or agility attack Soul Master, let alone a support Soul Master."

This touched on a blind spot in Xuan Ziwen's knowledge: "What does this mean? Aren't Soul Masters classified into control, strong attack, and agility types?"

Qian Renxue slowly said, "I wonder if you've ever heard of the Balanced Style and the Limit Style in the Soul Master world?"

Xuan Ziwen nodded: "I've heard of that. It's said that this kind of classification of schools of thought has been passed down from ten thousand years ago, and it's also the standard for team composition of a Soul Master team today, right? However, I am, after all, a Soul Master instructor, and I only have a basic understanding of these things, not in-depth research."

"You can understand the so-called balanced flow and extreme flow as a small team..." Qian Renxue briefly explained the difference between balanced flow and extreme flow, and then proposed the fusion flow that the Spirit Hall first proposed ten thousand years ago.

"The configuration that a real team should have is a fusion style. This is what I'm puzzled about, because I've seen your academy's teams, and perhaps because of their soul tools, they don't seem to have this kind of division?" Qian Renxue expressed her doubts.

Xuan Ziwen nodded slightly: "I understand what you're saying. It's because of the emergence of soul tools that this situation has changed."

"For example, the baby bottle that Orange made before is a kind of soul tool that restores soul power. With the support of the soul tool, a team may be able to save some unnecessary personnel positions."

Qian Renxue frowned: "But the boost provided by a support-type or food-type Soul Master can't be completely replaced by a Soul Tool in the later stages, right?"

(End of this chapter)