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

Through numerous attempts, and the slight elemental affinity he gained after his martial soul "evolved".

He already knew what was going on.

Using the first soul skill on external soil and rocks consumes an alarming amount of soul power.

At the same time, it cannot achieve permanent transformation of mud and rocks. Once it loses the blessing of its soul skill, it will return to its original state, mud will still be mud, and rocks will still be rocks.

This was the feeling that Lu Yan had when his soul ring awakened its soul skill.

This is also the difference between this and the magic of "turning mud into stone" and "turning fossils into mud" in the novel.

However, the ability to influence the soil or rocks in the outside world is worth developing.

Even if his soul power is greatly depleted, with the support of the resonant clay, Lu Yan can still give it a try.

Lu Yan was quite envious when he thought about the Earth Lizard's ability to burrow underground!

Now that he has his first spirit ring, he completely understands how the Earth Rock Lizard did it.

Fossils are made from mud, which is made by turning hard rocks or solid soil into fluid mud.

Combined with its powerful physical attributes and elemental affinity, it is not difficult for it to escape into the earth.

Lu Yan pondered for a moment and realized that he might be able to imitate it to some extent, even if he was unlikely to be as good as the Earth Rock Lizard.

That's a life-saving and tactical genius skill!

Of course, Lu Yan would not test this ability in public.

As for other applications of mudstone transformation, Lu Yan had already considered them when he was practicing sculpting, so they were within expectations.

For example, if you use Clay to cover your face, Clay Deep Throat can directly evolve into Rock Head or Rock Spike Throat.

Besides obscuring vision, the clay curtain can also instantly transform into a rock barrier to block routes and defend against attacks.

Clay burials, on the other hand, can be sealed with rocks, and stone spikes can be added to pierce through them.

As for shaping clay into various weapons and armor, that's even easier; it can even be pre-petrified and stored in a storage soul tool.

Lu Yan's other idea about "piloting Gundam" can also be put into practice.

The design is inspired by ancient armor.

The outer layer of rock protects against piercing weapons, while the inner layer of clay absorbs physical impacts. This might be one of his life-saving techniques in special circumstances.

Although the speed will be reduced by 10-20% due to its size, it is limited by the "delay" effect of the resonant clay and the distance.

"Driving a Gundam" is undoubtedly a method that combines offense and defense.

At the same time, it can also be used as a form of deception, proving that just because I'm hiding inside a clay Gundam doesn't mean I can't escape at any time.

I'll slip away quietly; you just keep an eye on the clay golem and unleash your full power.

As long as you get close, I'll give you a "hug-and-kill" move, wrap you in clay, and the battle will be over.

Lu Yan kept replaying the first soul skill in his mind in conjunction with his shaping technique.

At the same time, some attempts that did not reveal too much information were also openly shown to the public.

Examples include rock shields, spikes, and rock barriers.

Even so, it left everyone speechless.

Lu Yan then invited a lucky audience member to help him with a practical test.

Chapter 40 Demonstrating Strength, The Encirclement Plan

The lucky audience member that Lu Yan chose was none other than Brother Ma.

This is an 18-year-old level 19 offensive Soul Master.

Lu Yan clearly remembered the power of Brother Ma's swift hammer strike.

This kind of attack can be used as a standard for higher-level attack power of Soul Masters.

Ma Ge was happy to accept Lu Yan's invitation to a real battle, as he was also very interested in what kind of strength Lu Yan would have after his breakthrough.

Thus, a test battle ensued.

"Lu Yan, Martial Soul Mutation Clay, Level Thirteen One-Ring Battle Soul Master, Brother Ma, please give me your guidance."

Under normal circumstances, it's not surprising to reach level twelve or thirteen after absorbing a soul ring that's around 400 years old.

Lu Yan naturally reported level thirteen, but in his judgment, his level should actually be around level fifteen.

Because in addition to the soul ring's soul power, he also absorbed the soul power of the resonant clay.

Absorbing while having an attached spirit ring means he absorbed over seven hundred years' worth of spirit power, so it's not surprising.

After Lu Yan finished speaking, he reached out with his right hand and grabbed at the air. A large amount of yellowish-brown clay gushed out from his hand and instantly formed a yellowish-brown mud hoop.

"Sure enough, the spread rate has increased." Lu Yan sensed it and observed the current spread rate.

If the leader of the ghost wolf were to pass through the clay curtain, its head could be instantly covered and sealed off.

The increased speed of this spread is not only due to the improvement in Lu Yan's soul power level, but also influenced by the improvement in the quality of his martial soul.

After gaining a slight affinity for elements, Lu Yan's martial soul clay was no longer an ordinary "object"; it possessed some elemental energy properties.

Compared to purely physical objects, it is much "lighter" in terms of mental control, making it naturally easier to control.

Moreover, Lu Yan tapped the ground with a clay hoop, and the clay's toughness had improved considerably, solely due to its shaping ability.

It's almost comparable to an ordinary wooden stick!

This is also due to the influence of the improved quality of the martial soul, as well as a slight influence of the earth element power.

Ma Ge returned the greeting, and then the two stood ten meters apart, and the fight began.

Ma Ge charged toward Lu Yan, but after taking only a few steps, he saw Lu Yan charging toward him as well.

From a distance of four or five meters, a blow was already aimed at him.

While Ma Ge was puzzled, he heard Lu Yan shout in a low voice: "Grow!"

The mud-hoop that was about to strike him suddenly extended, about to smash into his shoulder.

Ma Ge quickly used the hammer handle to block, while carefully guarding against Lu Yan smearing clay on his face.

However, as the weapons clashed, Lu Yan's mud-hoop rod suddenly softened and became entangled in his hammer handle.

"Brother Ma, hold on tight." Brother Ma only heard Lu Yan's voice and suddenly felt a huge pressure on his hand. He almost lost his grip on the long-handled warhammer.

Lu Yan smiled inwardly upon seeing this; the rope was quite sturdy, comparable to an ordinary rope.

At this moment, Lu Yan realized that he had underestimated this slight elemental affinity, which made his control over his martial soul much easier.

In addition, the physical properties range increases after the martial soul quality is improved, as does the soul power.

Even without using the first soul skill, the practical combat experience of the clay martial soul is a leap forward.

At the same time, with this pull, he realized that his physical strength had also increased a lot, and he even felt that his height had increased a little.

"Is it because the spirit ring nourishes the bloodline essence of the martial spirit and then feeds back to the body?" Lu Yan wondered to himself.

Of course, it may also be due to the nourishment of the body by soul power.

The ensuing battle with Brother Ma was a one-sided affair.

Ma Ge, who was four levels higher than Lu Yan, didn't even have the ability to get close to Lu Yan before being controlled in place by Lu Yan's clay shaping technique.

The mud hoops can be long or short, soft or hard, large or small, separate or clustered, and are ever-changing.

This completely overwhelmed Ma Ge, who was too busy dealing with Lu Yan's various annoying tactics to even think about attacking Lu Yan.

This was only because Lu Yan held back; otherwise, he would have had many opportunities to control the clay to harden and form spikes to attack Ma Ge's vitals.

In the end, it was Lu Yan who released Hai, allowing Ma Ge to use his Soul Skill Swiftness to close the distance.

However, Ma Ge's swift hammer blow was completely absorbed by the thick clay shield that Lu Yan had condensed.

The thick clay shield had a strong physical cushioning effect, and Ma Ge's warhammer was ultimately blocked by Lu Yan.

It was completely entangled in a large lump of clay and could not break free.

At this point, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

The onlookers were stunned. They never expected that he could possess such strength without using his first soul skill.

This is outrageous. Although they had guessed that Lu Yan's combat ability would leap forward after adding a spirit ring, they did not expect such a leap.

However, Lu Yan was still not satisfied with fighting Brother Ma one-on-one, so he asked Brother Niu and Brother Ma to do it again together.

The two brothers, Niu and Ma, did not object; they were more interested in what limits Lu Yan could reach.

After fighting against the Niu and Ma brothers together, Lu Yan simply stopped acting.

Two clay tentacles were hurled straight at the two of them, their tips even transforming into two large mouths mid-air, biting at them.

Although the spread slowed down due to the increased distance, the two managed to dodge it.

But the two brothers, Niu and Ma, were still startled; the two enormous mouths clearly intended to swallow their heads whole.

Once bitten, the fight is over.

Next, in the battle with the Niu and Ma brothers, Lu Yan almost reached his limit without using his first soul skill.

It's roughly equivalent to a peak-level one-ring Soul Master, except for a few high-age yellow Soul Ring Soul Masters.

It is extremely difficult to deal with his unpredictable clay shaping and control attacks and defenses.

If he uses his first soul skill, he can add rock spikes, rock blockades, and other techniques to his unpredictable clay attacks.

There shouldn't be anyone at the Soul Master level that he can't instantly kill.

The key is to be unpredictable and take things by surprise.

The battle ended, though it seemed that Lu Yan and the Niu and Ma brothers had not determined a winner.

But everyone, including the Niu and Ma brothers, could see that Lu Yan had gone easy on them.

After witnessing Lu Yan's battle with the Niu and Ma brothers, everyone's gaze towards Lu Yan changed.

The several Great Soul Masters in the team no longer regarded Lu Yan as a junior, but as an equal.

Lu Yan's performance in the battle against the Niu and Ma brothers had already reached the level of some low-level Great Soul Masters.