Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 23 Self-created Soul Skills and Meridians

"Brother, are you alright?!"

Li Fan put away his martial spirit, quickly ran over, and helped Li Fei up.

"It's nothing, it's just that it's my first time training this way, and I used a little too much force. I'll get used to it!" Li Fei gently patted Li Fan's hand to show that he was fine.

"Brother, what method?! Can I use it?!"

"It's a secret manual from the Clear Sky Sect. I found it in the Spirit Hall library, and it's very suitable for your spirit. However, you'll have to wait for me to modify it!"

Li Fan's Iron Rod Martial Soul is the same as the Clear Sky Hammer, both being power-type Martial Souls. They also share many similarities in how they are used. Therefore, the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique can be completely transformed into the Chaotic Cloak Rod Technique, making up for Li Fan's disadvantage of not having any offensive Soul Skills in the early stages.

"A secret manual from the Haotian Sect! Brother, won't the Haotian Sect come knocking on our door if we practice this?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fan was shocked and asked with some concern, "The Clear Sky Sect is the head of the three upper sects and a super power in the Douluo Continent. Ordinary people simply cannot afford to offend it. Even if you are under the command of the Spirit Hall, they cannot protect you."

After all, the Clear Sky Sect hasn't yet experienced the Tang Hao incident, and it still holds a certain degree of influence within the Spirit Hall.

"Don't worry, the Haotian Sect isn't that petty. Besides, I'm not giving it to you now; I'll give it to you after I've finished revising it! By then, only experts will be able to tell the difference!" Li Fei said casually.

The Clear Sky Sect is currently at its zenith, and the Clear Sky Twins are renowned throughout the continent. Almost all Soul Master factions believe that it is a foregone conclusion that the two will become Title Douluos.

But who could have imagined that just five years later, the Haotian Sect would have to go into seclusion because of Tang Hao's incident, at which point the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique would be used however they pleased.

"Brother, I believe in you!"

Seeing Li Fei's relaxed demeanor, Li Fan felt relieved and nodded emphatically.

"Alright, you go ahead and train! I'll think about how to change the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique into a staff technique!"

"Okay, bro!"

After Li Fan left, Li Fei returned to his room, lay back down on the sofa, and took out "The Sorrowful Autumn Sword" from his storage bracelet to start reading.

"Hmm!" Li Fei sat up instantly, looking at the manual in his hand with some disbelief: "This self-created soul skill also amplifies one's attack by circulating soul power in the meridians."

"If that's the case, then creating my own soul skills will be much easier for me!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited Li Fei became. He couldn't wait to start cultivating. To make sure that his discovery was correct, he took out another book, "Explosive Step".

Compared to the "Autumn Sorrow Sword", "Explosive Step" is more intuitive and simple. It involves circulating soul power along two meridians to the soles of the feet, compressing it, and then unleashing it to increase one's instantaneous burst speed.

The reason why others find it difficult to cultivate is because they do not know how to open up their meridians, and cannot allow their soul power to flow smoothly to the soles of their feet for compression.

"The burst movement is relatively simple, and footwork is crucial in combat. I also have some other ideas that should allow me to quickly create my own movement style!"

Li Fei quickly made a decision: he planned to first cultivate his self-created soul skill, Explosive Step, and then create his own movement technique based on Explosive Step.

Looking at the sky outside, Li Fei put away his book, lay down on the bed, and went to sleep. This world didn't have electronic devices like his previous life, so he always developed a healthy habit of going to bed early and waking up early after training.

The next day, Qian Renxue, already exhausted and panting, was about to meditate and train to concentrate her mental energy when she saw Li Fei wielding a tungsten steel rod. The explosive power he displayed shocked her.

"Li Fei, what are you doing?!"

Qian Renxue could sense that Li Fei's training method was completely different from yesterday; at least yesterday she didn't have this sense of power.

"Oh! This is the 'Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique' that I found in the library yesterday. I felt it was useful, so I used it for training," Li Fei explained with a smile.

Then he used the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to continuously swing the iron rod in his hand.

"I see, then can I use this training?!"

"You don't need it. This 'Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique' is more suitable for strength-type Soul Masters. You have a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, which comes with its own weapon, so it's not suitable for you. For now, you should focus on building a foundation. Meditate well!"

"oh!"

Li Fei offered a simple suggestion: he didn't need to interfere with Qian Renxue's martial soul cultivation. The Angelic Cult had been passed down for tens of thousands of years and knew far more about angelic martial souls than he, an outsider, and knew how to unleash the greatest power of angelic martial souls.

Qian Renxue thought about it for a moment and agreed with Li Fei. She then sat down cross-legged and began to meditate to enhance her mental strength.

In the following days, besides accompanying Qian Renxue in her training, Li Fei spent his time in the library looking at the self-created soul skills and drawing meridian diagrams based on the soul power circulation routes of these skills.

Fortunately, the Spirit Hall library had a lot of information on self-created spirit skills. It took him more than two months to draw a clear meridian diagram, though there were bound to be omissions.

"My next main goal is to open up the meridians that represent the spleen, stomach and legs, so that I can maximize the potential of my first soul skill and create my own footwork soul skill."

Satisfied with the meridian diagram in his hand, Li Fei set his short-term goal. Without hesitation, Li Fei sat cross-legged on his bed, immersing himself in his body, and began to use his soul power to continuously impact the meridians he wanted to open, striving to open them in the shortest possible time.

"It seems my idea is working. My meridians have been opened up a little, and even my soul power has become much purer. At this rate, I estimate I can open up both meridians in a year."

An hour later, Li Fei slowly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with excitement. As long as he could open up all the meridians in his body, he was absolutely confident that he could become a Limit Douluo, or even a god.

"Qian Renxue's cultivation is now on track. I only need to check on her progress every day or use the simulated environment to cultivate. But cultivation alone is not enough. Combat is very important in the world of Soul Masters. I need to find time to go to the Soul Arena to increase my combat experience."

Li Fei had already thoroughly investigated the Soul Arena in Wuhun City. As the holy land of Soul Masters in Douluo Continent, the overall quality of Soul Masters here was far superior to that of other places, but the murderous aura within the Soul Arena was not as strong as in other Soul Arenas.

Li Fei had seen the Zean Soul Arena many times. There were too many life-and-death battles there, and it was common for Soul Masters or teams to be severely injured or crippled.

However, such things rarely happen in the Spirit Arena. Most of the spirit masters here are pampered and are from noble families. They disdain participating in spirit battles in the arena, considering it an insult to their status and refusing to be made a fool of themselves.

Basically, all the participants in the Soul Battle are students from the Martial Soul Academy. Everyone stops short of going all out, which is what frustrates Li Fei the most.

(End of this chapter)