Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 184 Zhu Zhuqing's Choice
After hearing Chen Feng's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

His words were not difficult to understand, and the properties of the fire element are well known.

Scorching, bursting, active, etc.

These are all inherent properties of the fire element. Such an aggressive element is clearly not associated with the word "gentle".

Therefore, it's understandable that, under the same conditions, fire elemental soul rings are more difficult to absorb.

"So, does that mean the difficulty of obtaining a more moderate attribute absorption transcendental spirit ring will be lower?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

The shadow element she chose is characterized by tranquility and gloom, and can be considered gentle in nature, at least gentler than the fire element.

If what Chen Feng said is true, then her chances of challenging the fourth ring of the Ten Thousand Years Challenge are slightly higher than Ma Hongjun's.

“I suspect that’s possible,” Chen Feng nodded and said.

At this moment, Xiao Wu said with a smile:

"It's a good thing you put your lightning attribute soul ring in the third ring. If it had been in the fourth ring, you probably would have failed like the fat guy."

Feeling resentful at being stabbed in the back, Ma Hongjun couldn't find any reason to refute it and could only sit there looking sullen.

Chen Feng thought about it and agreed with Xiao Wu's words.

Chen Feng now feels it was a very wise decision to choose the Kan trigram as his fourth soul ring.

Ice is much better than fire in terms of explosiveness. Although it is not a gentle element, for Chen Feng, who is immune to ice and fire, if his Kan trigram can absorb an ice attribute soul ring, then his chances of breaking through to a ten-thousand-year soul ring are still quite high.

Even if one cannot absorb ice-attribute soul rings and can only absorb water-attribute ones, the properties of water-attribute are much better than other elements and will not bring much burden.

"I also have another suggestion, which is that we should not blindly improve our soul power through meditation. We should also set aside some time each day to exercise our bodies, so as to enhance our physical fitness."

“Although our soul power will increase more slowly this way, it will be more beneficial to our future. With our potential, as long as we grow properly, we will surely achieve great things in the future. There is no need to be impatient for quick success,” Chen Feng said.

They were too optimistic before; now the optimal age for the fourth ring is generally between four and six thousand years.

No matter how amazing the method of cyclotomic expansion is, it cannot erase the gap of thousands of years out of thin air.

These words made everyone nod in agreement, and also cooled down their slightly impatient hearts.

"So what kind of exercise do we use?" Oscar asked.

As a support-type Soul Master, his physique is undoubtedly among the worst of everyone else. If the intensity of training is too high, he may not be able to withstand it.

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said:
"First of all, morning runs are necessary, as they are a good way to exercise. In addition, everyone needs to do appropriate physical training according to their own characteristics. For example, warriors need strength training, while assassins and archers need speed training, and so on."

“If it’s speed training, I might be able to help. I’ve received specialized training within the clan since I was young, and I still remember all of it,” Bai Chenxiang said at this moment.

"The Strength Clan should know more about strength training. I can ask Chief Titan," Tang San said.

"Then what kind of training should we support-type Soul Masters do?" Oscar asked.

Generally speaking, for support-type Soul Masters, the most important thing is Soul Power, so meditation is the primary method.

However, pure meditation can lead to a relatively weaker constitution, which makes Oscar's decision difficult.

Ning Rongrong hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Actually, I think support-type Soul Masters should focus on meditation."

Oscar hesitated somewhat regarding the question of physical condition.

“We don’t need to, and can’t, improve our physical constitution to the level of a Battle Soul Master, so in fact, I don’t think that being a fourth-level Soul Master for ten thousand years has much to do with being a support-type Soul Master,” Ning Rongrong said, shaking her head.

Chen Feng remained silent, knowing that Ning Rongrong was right.

Even in the comics, the master's training for support-type Soul Masters is different from that for battle-type Soul Masters. Only weighted cross-country running is a common exercise for physical training; the other training contents are distinct.

Although Chen Feng felt that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could handle combat tasks, he didn't intend for Ning Rongrong to completely switch to Soul Master. Instead, he just wanted her to have some combat power so as not to waste the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's stats.

It's neither appropriate nor cost-effective to have a support-type Soul Master do strength or speed training.

"How about this?" Chen Feng thought for a moment and said, "Rongrong and Xiao Ao should still go for a morning run with us. Morning runs can enhance your physical fitness and help you avoid the threat of battle spirit masters in battle. But at other times, you can continue to meditate and do no other training."

Ning Rongrong and Oscar had no objections to this arrangement.

And so, the eleven people readjusted their cultivation methods and embarked on a cultivation path that emphasized both physical constitution and soul power.

More than half a year later, Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran reached level 40 one after the other.

However, instead of rushing to acquire the spirit rings, they spent some time adjusting their condition, striving to absorb their fourth spirit rings in the best possible state.

At this time, Chen Feng had also cultivated to level thirty-seven, not too far from the level forty mark.

"Zhu Qing, what kind of spirit ring are you planning to find this time?" Chen Feng asked as he walked with Zhu Zhu Qing along the forest path in the academy.

Zhu Zhuqing had already thought about this problem and had a fairly clear understanding of it: "I want a spirit ring that can solve my problem of being dependent on a specific location."

Chen Feng nodded. This idea coincided with his own, and it was clear that Zhu Zhuqing had a clearer idea of ​​her future path.

"What you need is a soul skill that can provide shadows. Plant growth, like Xiao San's, can achieve the effect, but you obviously can't absorb plant-type soul skills. It would be best to obtain a soul skill that can directly create a dark field or make shadows change."

"Are there any good options?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

Although she had figured out her future path, she hadn't specifically studied the knowledge about soul beasts, so she didn't know which soul beast to choose.

But it doesn't matter, Zhu Zhuqing knows that Chen Feng will definitely give her a good suggestion.

As expected, after Zhu Zhuqing asked the question, Chen Feng answered without much thought:
"Before choosing a soul beast, you need to decide whether you want a soul skill that creates darkness or a soul skill that changes shadows. These two types of soul skills represent different development directions." "Could you explain in more detail?" Zhu Zhuqing felt that she didn't quite understand.

“Let’s talk about the Shadow Transformation Soul Skill first. Your current problem is that in some open spaces, there aren’t enough shadows for you to use Shadow Escape. So you can use the Shadow Transformation Soul Skill to lengthen or widen the shadow of yourself or other people and objects. This is equivalent to forcibly creating a shadow field,” Chen Feng explained.

"So what happened next?"

"In my view, the future development of this path can move in the direction of controlling the opponent, for example, by controlling the opponent's shadow to control people, thereby creating opportunities to assassinate the opponent."

To put it bluntly, this path is somewhat similar to the Nara clan's secret technique in Naruto, the Shadow Imitation Technique.

In the Douluo Continent, there are also soul beasts with similar abilities, so Zhu Zhuqing can acquire such a soul skill.

Zhu Zhuqing pondered for a while, then looked at her own and Chen Feng's shadows, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

If we could control people, then we'd take control of Xiao Feng, and then...
Thinking of this, Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed slightly.

"What do you think of this road?" Chen Feng asked when he saw that Zhu Zhuqing remained silent.

Zhu Zhuqing calmed herself down, thought for a moment, and said:
"I feel it's not really suitable for me. I prefer to observe by moving around in secrecy or to carry out assassinations. I'm not very interested in control or anything like that."

The main problem is that, apart from Xiaofeng, it's not very effective to control the others.

"In that case, are you planning to choose a soul skill that creates darkness?" Chen Feng asked.

“Yes, this kind of soul skill should suit me better, allowing me to act more freely,” Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

"Then I recommend a soul beast called Dark Soul Cat. This soul beast can create a dark area within a certain range around itself. The older the Dark Soul Cat is, the wider the dark area it creates."

"Within this area, it's practically pitch black. Even if you raise a torch, its light will be dimmed. If you acquire such a soul skill, then the dark area will be your domain," Chen Feng said, revealing the answer he had already prepared.

When Zhu Zhuqing acquired her third soul skill, Shadow Step, he noticed her weakness. Therefore, he spent some time researching and discussing it with a master, which led to this discovery.

Hearing Chen Feng's answer, Zhu Zhuqing was deeply moved.

As Chen Feng said, the soul skill that can actively create dark areas is extremely important to her.

However, she quickly thought of another problem: "If it's pitch black in the dark area, what will happen to my teammates during team battles?"

Cats have night vision, so Zhu Zhuqing, who has the Netherworld Cat as her martial soul, is not worried about not being able to see in the dark. However, she is worried that her teammates will become blind.

"Don't worry too much about team fights; let's focus on solving your problem first," Chen Feng said.

In his view, this kind of problem can be avoided with reasonable tactics, and if that doesn't work, the personnel configuration for team battles can be adjusted. There will always be a way.

In reality, there should be some members of the Hydra team who are unaffected by this dark influence.

First, there are two that can fly, Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang, because the Dark Soul Cat's dark area has a certain height; once you exceed a certain height, you will no longer be affected by the darkness.

Then there's Oscar, whose flying mushrooms grant the ability to fly, allowing them to avoid dark areas.

Meng Yiran's snake is also unaffected by the darkness, but she herself is not necessarily so, unless she can empathize with her snake.

Then it depends on the nature of this dark area. If the Purple Demon Eye can see through it, then Chen Feng and the other two who possess the Purple Demon Eye will not be affected.

However, Chen Feng felt that even if the Purple Demon Eye could see through the darkness, it would probably require Tang San's level of cultivation. The Purple Demon Eye at the Mustard Seed level was already on another level.

However, Chen Feng's level of subtle understanding and Xiao Wu's level of comprehensive understanding are probably still a bit lacking.

As for the others, it depends on their individual abilities.

After listening to Chen Feng's words, Zhu Zhuqing nodded and stopped worrying about whether it would affect her teammates.

Her immediate priority is to address her reliance on venues; other matters can wait.

"Then let's go with the Dark Soul Cat. Where are these soul beasts found?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.

"They're usually found in darker environments, like forests, caves, or underground caves. The closest one to us, Sunset Forest, has seen Dark Soul Cats before, according to Poison Douluo," Chen Feng replied.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, "In that case, let's go to Sunset Forest this time. I heard that Yiran is also planning to go there. There are quite a few poisonous soul beasts there, so we can go together."

Chen Feng thought to himself, "Of course!" Dugu Bo's dojo would naturally have no shortage of poison-attribute soul beasts, and a Five Poisons Feast would be no problem at all. It was indeed a very suitable place for Meng Yiran to obtain a soul ring.

However, compared to other soul beasts, the Five Poisons are much worse in temperament and more dangerous, and it is estimated that using the Ring-Extending Technique will be more difficult.

When Chen Feng was conducting experiments at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the reason why Dugu Bo was able to get the two snake-type soul beasts to cooperate was because he was originally the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King, and now he has gone a step further and become Xiang Liu.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Dugu Bo is now the ancestor of all snakes. Ten-thousand-year-old snake-type soul beasts can only obediently obey his orders.

However, Dugu Bo said some time ago that he went to fight his old rival, and it's unknown when he will be back. Chen Feng still needs to ask his teachers for help.

With Flander and his group's strength, dealing with a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast shouldn't be too difficult.

After making their plans, Chen Feng and his group prepared to head towards Sunset Forest.

Because of Ma Hongjun's previous failure to break through to the fourth ring of the ten-thousand-year system, the Hydra team mobilized its entire force this time, in order to witness the scene of breaking through to the fourth ring of the ten-thousand-year system firsthand and to gain some experience.

If Gu Yueling's acquisition of the ten-thousand-year soul ring had instilled undue expectations in the hearts of the people, then Ma Hongjun's failure made them face reality.

Obtaining a ten-thousand-year soul ring at the Soul Master level is no easy feat. Even with the Soul Ring Expansion Technique, it is an achievement that only exceptionally talented individuals can attain.

Sunset Forest is not too far from Tiandou City, located a hundred miles east of the city, so the group arrived there in no time.

This time, the team was led by the Golden Iron Triangle and Zhao Wuji. The combined strength of these four was enough to ensure the safety of the students in Sunset Forest, since Sunset Forest was not a forbidden zone for life like Star Dou Great Forest.

(End of this chapter)