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

The inspiration for Lu Yan came from a certain anime in his previous life.

He grouped and trained the manipulation of clay with the movements of each finger and even the limbs.

Thus, with the connection between soul power and spiritual power transmitted through the clay threads, Lu Yan's clay martial soul completely "came to life" from its "inanimate" state.

After all, although the clay martial soul is a weapon martial soul, because it is made of clay, Lu Yan was able to easily achieve the separation and batch summoning and control.

This is the plasticity of clay martial spirits.

As the master said, there are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters.

Unfortunately, Lu Yan's clay martial soul is currently only the size of a basketball at its largest, and because it is too soft, it doesn't play much of a role in direct combat.

However, if you want to do some fancy tricks, such as smearing clay on your face or even suffocating someone with a clay "deep throat," it is still possible.

However, Lu Yan currently lacks such practical experience, as it is too insidious and not suitable for practical training within the academy.

After practicing for about an hour, Lu Yan felt a little thirsty.

Then, with a thought, the thin clay threads in his hands quickly thickened and merged, while the clay figure at the other end split and shrank.

Soon, Lu Yan's hands were covered in clay, but they extended outwards, forming two elongated clay arms.

In this way, Lu Yan could easily reach the water glass on the bedside table.

As the clay hand grasped the water cup and lifted it, the clay arm gradually dried and hardened, seemingly becoming more powerful.

Indeed, this was the case. Lu Yan discovered that compared to directly using the deformation power of soul power to shape clay, it was more effective in resisting the influence of external forces.

Controlling the drying and hardening of clay can actually save some soul power consumption; this is a small trick used in daily practice.

As for the strength of clay after it hardens, let's not even mention it.

It's really unlikely that this kind of application can significantly boost combat effectiveness.

After all, it's a "useless martial spirit," so we can't expect too much.

After taking a sip of water, Lu Yan continued his training for a while.

After his soul power was depleted to a certain extent, he controlled his martial soul to bury himself in the pit in the ground at the foot of the bed where the stone bricks had been dug out.

Only a thin clay thread remained, connecting directly to his lower abdomen.

Subsequently, he began to cultivate using the Small Heavenly Circuit Soul Power Cultivation Method in conjunction with the Earth-Entry Mimicry Cultivation Method.

Lu Yan's spirit split into two parts. One part was immersed in the clay martial spirit, experiencing the feeling of being buried in the earth.

It is as if it is clay itself, situated in the earth, receiving the nourishment of the earth's energy, and at the same time, it merges with the surrounding soil, undergoing a kind of subtle resonance and assimilation.

The other part of the spirit is the instinctive circulation of the microcosmic orbit, refining the energy of heaven and earth from the resonance with the martial soul.

After an unknown period of time, the two feelings gradually merged into one.

Lu Yan felt as if his entire body had merged into the earth, and the earth was his body. The peaceful and profound energy of heaven and earth nourished him, seemingly merging with him as the microcosmic orbit circulated, in each "breath".

It was a very strange feeling. Lu Yan had entered this state by accident about two months ago.

Then, with daily practice, this state became the norm.

Lu Yan called this state "Advanced Martial Soul Mimicry Resonance State".

This is also why Lu Yan's level-up time remains at more than two months per level, even as his soul power level increases.

Therefore, his cultivation speed also improved, though not dramatically.

But it brought an unexpected surprise.

However, in any case, from the time he awakened his martial soul until now, his soul power has increased by a full five levels in just one year, from level one to level six.

This cultivation speed is even a bit too fast for a low-quality clay martial soul with innate soul power level one.

Even Lu Yan's public statements concealed his soul power level by one level.

With the addition of his mutated martial soul, sufficient resources, and diligent cultivation, his strength gradually improved in a predictable way.

The reason I insisted on going home this holiday was not just because I missed home, but also to discuss with Lu Daguan how to make my cultivation speed more reasonable in the future.

After all, in a world where the strong are respected, if a nobody stands out too much or acts irrationally, it may be a path to their demise.

Lu Yan clearly remembered that there was a character in the original work who took pleasure in hunting down young geniuses.

Chapter 8: Unique Features of the Romance Continent - Magical Clay

The following morning.

Lu Yan was sitting in the corner of the archway at the entrance of the Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, waiting for his family's carriage.

He was dressed casually, with a small package lying around him, its contents completely hidden from view.

While waiting, he summoned his clay martial spirit, casually practicing its manipulation and shaping to pass the time.

This kind of training, which utilizes fragmented time to manipulate and shape the body, has long been integrated into Lu Yan's daily life habits.

Just like people in the past, they would want to take out their phones and fiddle with them whenever they had a spare moment.

For Lu Yan, just as playing with a mobile phone is addictive, playing with mud is also addictive.

Especially now, as he manipulates and shapes the clay, it gradually forms the shape of a human skull.

Then comes muscle structure, sculpting facial features, designing hairstyles, and depicting details.

This sense of familiarity fascinated Lu Yan.

After an unknown amount of time, when a lifelike and exquisite female character portrait appeared in Lu Yan's hand, a sense of satisfaction rose in his heart.

Just then, Lu Daguan's voice suddenly came from beside him: "Xiao Liu, is this profile picture?"

Because he was so engrossed in his work, Lu Yan was startled when he heard Lu Daguan's voice, and it took him a moment to realize what was happening.

"Oh, it's nothing, just some casual body shaping training." Coming back to his senses, Lu Yan answered casually before putting away his martial spirit.

"Father, let's go." With that, Lu Yan picked up the bundle beside him and walked towards his family's carriage.

After a while, Lu Yan noticed that Lu Daguan was still in the same spot, looking thoughtful and hesitant to speak.

It wasn't until Lu Yan called him twice more that Lu Daguan finally got into the carriage with him.

However, after instructing the driver to drive, Lu Daguan looked at Lu Yan with a hesitant expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Dad, is something wrong?" Lu Yan felt a bit confused, so he asked.

"Um, Xiao Liu..." Lu Daguan stammered, "Do you have someone you like?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Lu Yan's face was full of question marks, but then Lu Da Guan's hesitant voice continued.

"Dad knows you've been smart since you were little, and you're probably more mature than other kids..."

"It's understandable to have some fantasies about mature older women..."

Lu Yan looked shocked: "Dad, what are you saying? I'm only seven years old!"

"Sixth Brother, your father knows, your father understands." Lu Daguan continued, his face full of understanding, regarding Lu Yan's behavior.

"You must have practiced that portrait for a long time!" Lu Daguan said in a knowing tone, "You were so focused, so lifelike, such a detailed portrait..."

"Huh?" Lu Yan realized what was happening.

Did Old Deng think that the portrait sculpting he had just practiced was of someone he liked?

What kind of thought process is this?

Lu Yan pondered his father's words, then suddenly perked up and looked at Lu Daguan with an incredulous expression.

Is Dad also a hopeless romantic?

This sounds like something he did in the past!

This time, Lu Yan looked at Lu Daguan with a playful gaze and a strange expression.

He swiftly summoned his martial spirit and, right in front of Lu Daguan, casually created several different types of female character portraits.

Although it's not as refined as the previous one, you can still tell that it's just that the time spent on it is different.

"I was really just practicing casually just now." After saying that, Lu Yan stared straight at Lu Daguan.

After a long silence, Lu Yan spoke up: "Dad, what you just said wasn't your own experience, was it?"

After saying that, Lu Yan continued to stare at Lu Daguan with a strange look in his eyes.

At the same time, my inner voice was screaming: There's juicy gossip! ...

Lu Yan even had images and stories in his mind.

Young Lu Daguan fell in love with a beautiful older sister and secretly practiced using his clay martial soul to sculpt her face.

It's outrageous to think about. Is this the true value of Love Continent?

The more Lu Yan thought about it, the stranger his gaze became as he stared at Lu Daguan.

At first, Lu Daguan remained expressionless, but after being stared at by Lu Yan for a while, his chubby old face actually turned slightly red.

Lu Yan couldn't hold back his laughter any longer and burst out laughing: "Hahaha, Dad, you actually did something so stupid!"

"Killing me!"

"Hahaha!" Lu Yan laughed so hard he almost couldn't breathe, until he saw Lu Daguan reach for his belt.

Lu Yan's laughter stopped abruptly.

His expression changed in an instant, and Lu Yan put on a serious and sincere look: "Dad, I must have misunderstood you just now. How could such a thing happen to you!"

"You look like the kind of person who can flit from flower to flower without ever getting a single petal on you!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Daguan lowered his hand from his belt, looked at Lu Yan and nodded, as if to say, "You understand me very well."

Then, Lu Daguan brought up Lu Yan's marriage and love life.

He bluntly stated that if Lu Yan had a crush on any of his female classmates, he could try to get to know her without affecting his cultivation.

He was also told that his future spouse must be a Soul Master, and the higher the innate Soul Power and Martial Soul quality, the better.

The more spouses the better, and at the same time, teach him the experience of juggling multiple relationships.

He stated that the continuation of the family line, whether it can become a Soul Master family and be passed down for generations, all depend on him, the only Soul Master in the family.

Lu Yan's expression grew increasingly strange as he listened, feeling as if this old man was trying to lead him in the direction of becoming a "stud".