Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

One issue that cannot be ignored is the concentration required for the incantation and the casting motions.

In addition, there are issues such as the consumption of mental energy and the power of the attack.

This naturally requires Xingqiu to answer each of these questions.

Chapter 201 The Principles of the Magic Network

A gentle breeze, carrying the moisture of the lake, swept through the training grounds by the lake, dispelling the excited clamor of the women as they cast their spells for the first time.

But it couldn't dispel the confusion in the hearts of the group of beautiful girls.

Let's go back to the moment Shui Bing'er just finished casting her spell.

At this moment, Shui Bing'er had just finished casting her spell, but she was still clearly still immersed in the afterglow of the successful spell.

A thoughtful expression appeared on her cool, aloof face.

I'm still savoring the wonderful feeling of having just activated the water energy.

At the same time, I am also feeling the changes in my mental state.

The other girls huddled together, whispering about their feelings just now.

Their bright eyes were filled with longing and doubt about "magic".

Although their spellcasting failed, Shui Bing'er successfully released the spell that Xing Qiu had mentioned.

Xingqiu stood with his hands behind his back in front of the women, a gentle smile on his lips, quietly waiting for their questions.

Sure enough, after a short while, after a flurry of chatter...

All the women turned their gazes to Xingqiu, their eyes filled with doubt and confusion.

This naturally included Shui Bing'er, who, after a brief moment of distraction, also joined the group of girls in their discussion.

"Teacher Xingqiu, I have a question!" Shuiyue'er was as eager as ever, running up to Xingqiu.

She blinked her watery eyes and spoke first, "Why do we have to chant incantations and make hand gestures to cast spells?"

"It feels so troublesome, and I was so focused on memorizing the movements that my attention got all scattered."

Upon hearing this, the other girls all nodded in agreement, clearly expressing their doubts.

Upon hearing this, Xingqiu rolled her eyes at them: "Isn't it because you're not concentrating enough?"

"As for the purpose of chanting incantations and performing those actions, you can ask Shui Bing'er and she'll find out."

Thus, Xingqiu turned his gaze to Shui Bing'er.

"Is it to guide the fluctuations of the spirit?" Shui Bing'er pondered for a moment before speaking her thoughts.

"Just like Daoyin Gong, you use form to guide Qi, and Qi to guide form."

"And the incantations and gestures are for harmonizing mental fluctuations, that is, guiding the spirit with form, right?" Shui Bing'er asked Xingqiu for confirmation with some uncertainty.

"That's right, Xiao Bing'er is indeed very clever." Xingqiu nodded, not holding back his praise.

"No way! This is all stuff that Teacher Xingqiu taught us before," Shui Bing'er quickly said.

Hearing Xingqiu call her Xiao Bing'er, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she subconsciously lowered her head shyly.

"Huh? Is that how it is?" Shui Yue'er looked blank, like a little dummy.

The other group of beautiful girls also seemed to understand but not quite.

In their understanding, when a Soul Master uses Soul Skills, it's simply a matter of Soul Power surging and Soul Rings lighting up; there's no need for such a complicated process.

At most, it's just a matter of adding some simple guidance and control.

That is, developing soul skills.

The fact that it requires incantations and hand gestures to harmonize the mind is somewhat similar to Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu practicing their martial soul fusion technique, isn't it?

Seeing the bewildered and ignorant look on the faces of the group of beautiful girls, Xingqiu could only sigh helplessly.

This is all a result of being spoiled by the spirit rings.

Even now, they are unaware that a mysterious force guides them when they chant incantations and make hand gestures.

However, Xingqiu didn't find anything wrong with these girls.

Putting everything else aside, just because of their trust, Xingqiu's tolerance threshold for them is much higher.

Think about it, the spells you're talking about don't rely on martial spirits or soul power—it's such an absurd and morally reprehensible thing.

They didn't even question it; instead, they chose to believe unconditionally.

If you make up an excuse and say it's from an ancient book, they'll chant incantations and pray along with you.

I never doubted for a moment whether there would be any problems.

How could Xingqiu not feel fond of them with such unconditional trust?

They really made me cry!

It's fortunate that this is in Douluo Continent; if this were in the world of a certain "Best Friend's World,"...

Tsk tsk, casually praying to some unknown being.

I'm afraid a major problem could arise at any moment.

Of course, in other worlds, Xingqiu wouldn't so casually add his own personal touches to the spell so obviously.

Excuses have become so casual.

They would have to come up with a plausible excuse, or make the women go through some kind of ordeal before they could obtain the spell.

This is logical and more convincing.

After a moment of confusion, Shuiyue'er raised her question again.

"But, Teacher Xingqiu, if every time you cast a spell you have to chant incantations and use hand gestures to guide it, it's so cumbersome."

Shui Yue'er frowned, her pretty face contorted in distress: "If I'm that slow, my opponent would have already rushed over and beaten me up!"

Clearly, Shuiyue'er wasn't the only one with this question; the other women nodded in agreement as well.

Of course, only Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had different opinions.

Because they have experience practicing spiritual guidance.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult for them to successfully cultivate the Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

After glancing at the puzzled women for a moment, Xingqiu smiled gently and slowly uttered four words: "Practice makes perfect."

"On this point, I believe Xiao Bing'er and Xue Wu are the most qualified to speak."

Upon seeing this, Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu exchanged a knowing glance.

Then Xuewu spoke up, which was rare for her: "What Teacher Xingqiu means is that once you are proficient, you don't even need to recite the incantation or follow the movements."

"Everything can be done quickly in your mind, right? All you need to do is use your thoughts and mental energy to coordinate."

Upon hearing this, Xingqiu nodded slightly: "That's right."

At this moment, Shui Bing'er raised a crucial question: "But why?"

"Why can one release magic simply by chanting incantations and adjusting one's mental state to a certain level through hand gestures?" Shui Bing'er finally asked this question.

Xingqiu naturally wouldn't tell them directly that it was the Magic Network System guiding their mental energy.

As long as he doesn't say anything, given the power of the magic network, which surpasses their spiritual abilities, they simply cannot discover its existence.

Unless one day, one of them completes a spiritual transformation, or at least reaches the level of a demigod.

Only then can one faintly detect the guiding traces of the magic network.

Otherwise, the process of casting spells is that they themselves construct the spell model through mental fluctuations under the combination of incantations and gestures.

In essence, the guidance of the magic network is also a kind of spiritual power skill.

Just like how the Blue Silver King guided his people to sacrifice their power back then.

However, Lu Yan's version is far more advanced.

Essentially, it was Lu Yan's primordial spirit power that guided their spiritual power.

Of course, using "hypnosis" to describe it is also not inappropriate.

Xingqiu offered an explanation for Shui Bing'er's doubts that could not be verified.

"Perhaps it's a law," Xingqiu said in a profound tone. "Just like how Soul Masters need to hunt for Soul Rings, and activate the Soul Rings to unleash Soul Skills."

"It is a law of heaven and earth."

Thus, Shui Bing'er's doubts could only end there.

Of course, Xingqiu was secretly laughing to himself. If you had to call it a law, then that wouldn't be wrong.

However, the magic network is not the law of heaven and earth, but rather a prototype of the law he personally wove.

Lu Yan managed to evade Shui Bing'er's question about the source of her power.

But then, Shui Bing'er raised another question of her own.

That is the problem of mental energy consumption.

Compared to activating soul skills, casting spells seems to consume much more mental energy.

However, its power is far less than that of a soul skill with the same energy consumption.

From this perspective, isn't magic quite useless?

Faced with Shui Bing'er's question, Lu Yan immediately smiled.

That's hitting the nail on the head, isn't it?

Chapter 202 Visualization Method, Spell Demonstration

After Shui Bing'er asked the right question, Xing Qiu smiled and spoke up.

"Since it doesn't require any soul power, the price must naturally be paid from other aspects."

"Clearly, the cost is the depletion of mental energy."