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

However, he ultimately failed to understand the theory of meridians, its Yin-Yang and Five Elements changes, and its relationship with the human body, soul skills, and so on.

This leads to a loss of creativity.

No wonder Tang San could roam freely across the Douluo Continent with just one Xuan Tian Treasure Record.

Having figured everything out, Lu Yan began to get restless.

Because after enduring pain and forging a completely new "cultivation path" under the guidance of his spirit rings, he still possesses a great deal of transformed spirit power.

That was provided by the resonant clay, roughly equivalent to the soul power level provided by a three-hundred-year soul ring.

In a sense, his first spirit ring was "seven hundred years old," which only refers to the spirit power.

The quality of the spirit ring itself and the strength of the spirit skill are still around four hundred years.

But what about the extra three hundred years of transformed soul power?

Lu Yan thought of a place to go: the Ren and Du meridians' microcosmic orbit.

According to his perception, there should be no problem and no risk in "opening up" the Ren and Du meridians in this way.

So he tried, and he succeeded; the process went extremely smoothly.

Furthermore, he discovered that the Small Heavenly Circuit was also incorporated into the automatically running Soul Power Circuit.

This is a huge surprise, as his soul power limit and automatic recovery speed will be significantly improved.

This completes the second phase.

The next step is the third stage, where the spirit ring is officially attached, and the spirit ring and the spirit ring merge into one.

The quality of martial spirits will also be improved accordingly.

This is also the time to reveal his first soul skill.

Chapter 38 Creating a Cultivation Technique, First Soul Skill

Lu Yan began the third stage of attaching spirit rings.

Meanwhile, outside, the people guarding Lu Yan as he absorbed the soul ring observed his changes, but they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is the change brought about by absorbing the four-hundred-year-old Earth Rock Lizard Soul Ring really that significant?

At this point, about two hours had passed since Lu Yan began absorbing the soul ring.

Everyone had been paying close attention to Lu Yan's changes.

In their view, after Lu Yan began absorbing spirit rings, his martial spirit clay began to increase dramatically over time.

It had gradually enveloped his entire body, leaving only enough space for him to breathe, and even his expression was no longer visible.

They were of course unaware that this was caused by the resonant clay, and also because Lu Yan didn't want them to discover the specific state of his absorption of the soul ring.

After all, his first phase of "skipping class" was basically unaffected by the impact of the soul rings and soul power, which could be seen from his expression.

Lu Yan didn't want them to overthink it.

The resonant clay is different; it is originally from the same source as Lu Yan's martial soul and is currently in a state of fusion with it.

It's hard to say about Lu Yan, a high-level Soul Master, but at this moment, no one can distinguish between the resonance clay and the Martial Soul clay in their fused state.

This is also one of Lu Yan's goals. After all, with "witness testimony," he can use Martial Soul Clay to fuse with Resonance Clay in the future, as long as he doesn't expose the upper limit of his abnormal soul power.

In terms of scale, this is normal, just like what everyone is thinking right now.

They assumed it was simply an enhancement or mutation of Lu Yan's martial soul after he added a spirit ring.

After all, although the third stage is when the absorption of spirit rings to nourish the origin begins, it does not mean that the three stages are completely independent.

It's not impossible for a martial soul to mutate and strengthen as soon as it starts attaching soul rings.

However, Lu Yan's enhanced performance was truly remarkable.

The volume of the Martial Soul Clay gradually increased, and after about an hour, it had exceeded three cubic meters.

This size is terrifying enough to smash someone with, let alone with Lu Yan's manipulation and shaping control.

If he had enough soul power, even a few great soul masters would find it difficult to deal with Lu Yan alone.

Furthermore, everyone speculated that Lu Yan's martial soul mutation would continue to strengthen with the feedback from the third stage of the soul ring.

This is common sense; if a martial soul mutates during the absorption of a soul ring, then the mutation will only be greater in the third stage.

Even the three old men, who were teachers at the academy and knew very well that Lu Yan had a "mutated martial soul," began to marvel at Lu Yan's good luck.

If Lu Yan's martial soul mutates again due to absorbing a rare soul beast like the four-hundred-year-old Earth Rock Lizard.

Then there's a high probability that it will be able to break through the limitations of innate level one talent.

Moreover, judging from this situation, their improvement is estimated to be quite significant, and they might even be able to leap from a "useless martial soul" to an intermediate martial soul.

Lu Yan might not even stop at Soul Venerable; reaching Soul Sect is not out of the question!

As everyone talked, they all sighed with emotion. Soul Master was a level they could never reach in their lifetime.

The higher level is beyond my wildest imagination.

But now, I am about to witness the birth of such a "genius" right before my eyes.

They might be envious or jealous, but they wouldn't harbor any ill intentions, since they could all be considered one of their own.

The three teachers from the college, in particular, were all smiles.

Lu Yan was a student they had been diligently training for two years.

This child is well-behaved, sensible, kind-hearted, and knows how to be grateful.

Putting aside feelings, even from a purely economic perspective, once Lu Yan achieves success in the future, how could he possibly forget them?

Moreover, they genuinely hoped that Lu Yan could have a bright future.

Just as everyone was talking, the clay covering Lu Yan suddenly shone with an earthy yellow luster.

The surface moisture quickly faded, and the originally soft texture gradually hardened.

It even faintly reveals the heavy texture of rock, indicating that it has begun to petrify!

At this moment, Lu Yan was also in a very strange state after receiving the backflow of the soul ring's essence.

This state is somewhat similar to the "Advanced Martial Soul Mimicry Resonance State," but it is much deeper and the connection with the earth is much closer.

In this process, he seemed to become the real soil, completely merging with the earth.

As time passed, it was gradually subjected to pressure within the earth, and began to transform from soil into sedimentary rock.

His soul power circulation path even began to change along with this process, undergoing some adjustments that Lu Yan could not fully understand.

He could only sense that, along with this adjustment, a kind of spiritual connection seemed to have been established, and the circulation of soul power actually adjusted the fluctuations of his mind at the same time.

He adjusted his mind to a state of "assimilation" mental fluctuation similar to that maintained during the practice of burial in a mimicry manner.

No, it should be called "inclusiveness" instead.

The earth is receptive; a virtuous person, with broad-mindedness, carries all things.

Lu Yan suddenly realized that this so-called mental fluctuation adjustment was just like the "mental cultivation method" in martial arts and fantasy novels.

Lu Yan suddenly realized.

This is the real cultivation method!

It's not just about the circulation route of soul power; a true cultivation method also requires a matching mental technique, which is the corresponding mental imagery and fluctuations.

Running the cultivation technique helps adjust and harmonize the fluctuations of mental energy, while the significance of the "mental method" can also assist in the cultivation of the technique; the two complement each other.

The absence of any one of them makes it incomplete.

Just like Lu Yan's previous Small Heavenly Cycle Soul Power Cultivation Method only had a "route".

The practice of burial in mimicry focuses more on the imagery of "spiritual fluctuations".

In fact, the combination of the two is equivalent to the prototype of the martial arts technique.

This is also the reason why the "Advanced Martial Soul Mimicry Resonance State" appears!

Lu Yan's entire mind was now completely immersed in a profound understanding, experiencing the changes in his spirit and soul power.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yan emerged from his state of "enlightenment".

He smiled, a very bright and cheerful smile.

Because at this moment, he truly possessed a "cultivation technique" that he could practice, and which could even be passed on to ordinary people with a high probability.

Although the compatibility is mainly based on earth-attribute soul masters, it is certainly not as good as Tang San's Xuan Tian Gong.

But having and not having are two different concepts.

Moreover, this also made him clear about the underlying logic of future cultivation techniques.

When the meridian pathways and mental imagery techniques are aligned and compatible, a successful method can be formed.

Wait, isn't this the combination of cultivating "qi" and "spirit"?

Then how can we forget "essence," which refers to the accompanying physical exercises?

In a flash of inspiration, Lu Yan completely understood the underlying logic of creating power.

Besides "internal strength," there should also be "external strength" to hone the body!

The creation of external martial arts might be deduced from internal martial arts techniques...

In this way, the cultivation of essence, energy, and spirit is completed, and some applications can even be deduced from it, perhaps martial arts or magic.

Lu Yan also thoroughly understood this method of creation, and his thinking was clear.

However, even if you know the method, it's still like finding a needle in a haystack.

Having methods and ideas is not enough; you also need a sufficient foundation of knowledge.

This will be a path that even Lu Yan cannot see the end of, a path of seeking the Dao.

However, Lu Yan is not without his tricks.

I am grateful to the Taoist practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine for their research on meridian theory and Yin-Yang and Five Elements theory.

Although he only had a superficial understanding of both, they at least pointed him in the right direction for research.