Hearing Bi Bi Dong's words, Hu Liena's beautiful eyes sparkled. She looked up at Ye Tian, her gaze filled with anticipation. "Really? Senior Brother, can Nana's first soul skill grow?"
"Well... that's a possibility."
Ye Tian smiled, a little uncertainly, and explained, "It depends on whether your Spirit Ring imposes any limitations. But even if there are restrictions, the window to cultivating Mind Power has already been opened."
"I understand! Nana will work hard!"
Hu Liena nodded emphatically.
She was full of confidence!
"That's good. Senior Brother looks forward to the day you become a powerful expert."
Ye Tian smiled and pinched Hu Liena's cheek.
To say Hu Liena's Soul Skill could grow wasn't entirely accurate. A more precise way to put it would be that Hu Liena could create her own Self-created Soul Skills with the same effect, based on her first one.
Furthermore, to completely control multiple weapons, Hu Liena needed one more thing, or rather, a very niche technique.
That was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's treasured technique: the Exquisite Heart with Seven Apertures for divided focus control!
Ye Tian's eyes flickered.
Whether for the sake of a God Position or for this divided focus control technique, it was necessary for him to make some contact with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Besides, they were as rich as a nation.
He figured they would be more than willing to pay a high price for the pills he possessed.
Considering this...
A slightly sly smile appeared on Ye Tian's face.
A school like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, given its current situation and circumstances, was simply the easiest of the three upper schools to win over!
Seeing the cunning smile on Ye Tian's face, Hu Liena couldn't help but shiver, a chill running down her spine.
Bi Bi Dong only felt a green aura lingering above her head...
It made her inexplicably irritable.
"Alright, the Soul Hunt is over. We will return immediately," Bi Bi Dong commanded softly.
Her eyes were as cold as blades, making Ye Tian's scalp tingle.
He immediately snapped out of his fantasy.
"Ahem... Understood."
Ye Tian coughed dryly, composed himself, and patted Hu Liena's head, instructing, "Nana, put away those decent blades that the Mystic Pivot Spirit Control Fox used. It'll save us the trouble of finding more. Just be careful when you play with them. They're coated with poison and can only be used against enemies."
"Mm, Nana understands."
Hu Liena responded and immediately took out a thick piece of leather from her Soul Guidance Device. The Spirit Ring at her feet flickered continuously.
One by one, the sharp blades flew before her and were wrapped up in the leather.
"Done!"
Just as Hu Liena's voice fell, before she could give Ye Tian a cute smile, an intense feeling of being overweight quickly washed over her.
Her feet swiftly left the ground.
Hu Liena couldn't help but cry out in alarm.
"Ah—Teacher, slow down, I'm scared!"
"Hmph, dawdling!" Bi Bi Dong snorted coldly, already taking off with Ye Tian and carrying Hu Liena.
They headed back in the direction of Spirit Hall.
This time, Bi Bi Dong didn't wash Ye Tian's face again, but instead grabbed his arm.
But when they reached the highest point, Bi Bi Dong's true intentions were revealed. She placed Ye Tian's face in her heart's embrace, enjoying the warmth of his every breath.
Ye Tian sighed helplessly. Since he couldn't resist, he could only endure it for now, as long as she didn't stuff him into her mouth.
The soft rice was too soft, and if it was packed too full, it was bound to get messy.
It made it hard for him to breathe.
But at this moment, Ye Tian wasn't paying much attention to these soft, glutinous things, nor did he heed Hu Liena's cries.
Instead, inspired by the concept of divided focus control, he thought of another technique for using Soul Skills—Ring Fusion!
How to put it?
The cultivation system of the Douluo Continent wasn't just limited in its development path by Spirit Rings. Even the output of skills was strictly defined by them.
In most cases, how much Soul Power a Soul Skill required and how much power it could generate were like a pre-set program; the input and the result were fixed.
Ye Tian currently knew of only two techniques that could break the limitations of Spirit Rings to achieve powerful output.
Those were Ring Fusion and Ring Detonation!
The Clear Sky School's Ring Detonation, famous throughout the Soul Master Realm, needed no further explanation. In this field, it had reached the absolute limit.
As for Ring Fusion...
Although it sounded grand, it was far inferior to Ring Detonation.
In essence, it was still limited by the output of a single Soul Skill.
It was merely a technique that linked multiple Spirit Rings together, running several programs simultaneously and selectively outputting one result to enhance the effect of a Soul Skill.
It was just like Huo Wu during the qualifiers. All four of her Spirit Rings lit up simultaneously, yet she only used her fourth Soul Skill, Fire Dance Sun Flare. Even at full power, she only managed to push its might to a level surpassing a Soul King's fifth Soul Skill.
However, you get what you pay for.
Compared to Ring Detonation, Ring Fusion was undoubtedly safer and more reliable.
Even in the Clear Sky School, only the strongest of each generation had the chance to learn Ring Detonation, and even then, there was no guarantee they would succeed.
And Ring Fusion had a more advanced application.
Not only could one link their own Spirit Rings, but with sufficient cultivation, they could also link their teammates' Spirit Rings, outputting power together to form a so-called Multi-Entity Fusion Technique.
On this point...
The future Huo Wu and Ning Rongrong would both be able to achieve this.
All in all, Ring Detonation was indeed more impressive, but each had its pros and cons.
Ye Tian's active mind quieted down. Looking at the sky that had already brightened, a hint of anticipation appeared in his eyes.
This Ring Fusion technique seemed to have great potential!
Of course, Ye Tian wasn't simply thinking of creating an enhanced version of the Marrow Cleansing Pill or an enhanced Bright Soul Nourishing Pill; that had no real practical meaning.
If he wanted a stronger effect, he could just take a few more.
More importantly, based on the feasibility of Ring Fusion, Ye Tian now had another viable development path for his third Soul Skill, in addition to his plan for a 'Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring'.
It was time to put the matter of taking over the Yin Yang Well of Ice and Fire on the agenda.
"..."
As the cold wind blew, Bi Bi Dong looked down at Ye Tian, who was lying in her snowy-white embrace with a foolish grin on his face. Her beautiful face gradually turned crimson.
She was being a little sentimental.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
It was another late night.
The valley, shrouded in blood-colored power and bursting with bloody light, finally showed signs of quieting down.
"Everyone—retreat, retreat immediately!"
"Escort His Holiness the Pope back to the city!"
A sharp voice pierced the night, bringing a glimmer of dawn.
"Ahaha—"
Sigma swung his two shattered arms.
He roared himself hoarse, his savage grin filled with ferocity.
"I'll cover the rear—!"
"Tang Hao, you son of a bitch, look here! Grandpa's gonna set off a firecracker for you!"
"Haha... haha—"
Amidst bursts of crazed laughter, Sigma's body launched towards Tang Hao.
Then, he blew apart into pieces with a deafening boom, drowning out all other sounds.
As the earth trembled, a few scattered figures burst out of the canyon, fleeing into the distance.
"Damn it!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo let out a weak and shrill curse.
"Why, why didn't our Spirit Fusion Skill work at all!"
"Alright, Chrysanthemum, say a little less," Ghost Douluo's hoarse voice sounded. Lying on his back was a gold-haired man in a Coronet Robe, his face covered in blood.
"The top priority now is to escort His Holiness back safely!"
"Yes, yes! Nothing must happen to His Holiness!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded repeatedly.
As he fled, he couldn't help but look back at the valley, where the sound of the self-destruction still echoed.
"Sigma is a true man!"
As Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice fell, Tang Hao's inhuman roar echoed from the valley behind them.
"Spirit Hall!"
"I, Tang Hao, will have endless enmity with you—!"