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

Chapter 187 Mass Frenzy
“Little Oscar.” Seeing the concern in Oscar’s eyes, Meng Yiran felt a warmth in her heart.

"How are you feeling now?" Oscar asked.

"It feels pretty good. Although it was a bit painful at first, and the serpent's will was resisting fiercely, the snake helped me, so I managed to get through it," Meng Yiran said.

The teachers who were guarding nearby came over at this time, and the others woke up one after another after hearing the commotion.

Chen Feng asked curiously:
"You're saying the snake demon helped you?"

Meng Yiran nodded. "That's right. When the remnant will of the evil serpent kept resisting, it was the will of the transformed serpent that helped me fight against it, which is why I had the energy to focus on absorbing the soul ring."

The absorption of a soul ring is a process, consisting of four steps: breaking the ring, fighting the ring, transforming the ring, and absorbing the ring.

Among them, breaking the ring and fighting the ring require sufficient soul power to support them, and are processes of dealing with the soul ring itself.

The process of dissolving the will of the soul beast within the soul ring requires a certain amount of mental strength.

Of course, the physical condition of the Soul Master, who is the main body that carries the Soul Ring, must also be good.

The reason why the best configuration of spirit rings in the past was yellow-yellow-purple-purple-black was because of the limitations in terms of spirit power, mental power, and physique.

The reason why the Ring-Expanding Method created by Chen Feng is so powerful is that it skips the ring-transformation process and reduces the difficulty of breaking and fighting rings, so the optimal age of the soul ring will naturally be increased by a lot.

Now that Meng Yiran has started using the Hunting Ring Technique again, she needs to go through all four steps.

The Fiend Serpent was a transcendental soul beast, and it died with considerable resentment, so the difficulty of these four steps would increase, especially the ring transformation step.

However, the strange thing is that because Meng Yiran's martial soul is one of only two detached beast martial souls, her martial soul has its own will and can directly participate in the ring transformation process, helping Meng Yiran fight against the will of the evil serpent.

From this perspective, Chen Feng's past speculations about Meng Yiran's martial soul have all been confirmed.

The reason why the Serpent Staff possesses the characteristic of being alive, and can even absorb the Foundation Establishment Ring, is because it has an independent soul.

In the past, this soul may have been rather ignorant, but under the stimulation of the Blood Amber of the Vengeful Soul, it has gradually grown and begun to have a certain level of intelligence.

As he pondered this, Chen Feng turned to look at the master.

The master noticed his gaze, and after a moment's thought, he understood what Chen Feng was probably thinking.

If Meng Yiran's snake transformation has the ability to resist the will within the soul ring, then Jinjiao can probably do the same.

However, the master quickly shook his head and said:

"In the past, such an ability would have been very useful, helping me to challenge higher-age spirit rings. However, after the emergence of the Ring-Raising Technique, this ability is no longer as significant."

The advantage of the Ring-Expanding Method is that it can skip the ring-transformation process. Since the soul beasts cannot die, this ability of the separated-body beast martial soul seems somewhat useless.

Chen Feng thought about it and realized that with the Tuohuan Technique, the ability to transform into a snake seemed to be of little use.

At most, it will give Meng Yiran some advantage over others when she uses the Hunting Ring Technique again in the future.

Meng Yiran quickly understood this as well. She wasn't disappointed, but instead said:

"In any case, it's good to have another ability."

"Speaking of which, is there any room for further exploration of this ability?" Chen Feng said, stroking his chin.

"Would it be easier to deal with mental attacks?" Xiao Wu was the first to suggest.

As someone with the power of charm, she quickly thought of this aspect.

"Thinking about it that way, it does make sense. Since the Serpent Transformation can help Meng deal with the lingering will within her spirit ring, it might also be able to help when enemies launch mental attacks on her," the Grandmaster nodded and said.

Similarly, Golden Horn can also help him deal with mental attacks.

Chen Feng was still pondering. Although Xiao Wu's words made sense, they still didn't meet his expectations.

He pondered for a moment, then asked:
"Since the Serpent can even participate in mental battles, then, Yiran, have you ever thought about establishing a closer connection with it?"

"What kind of close connection? Isn't being able to directly command it with your thoughts enough?" Meng Yiran asked doubtfully.

Chen Feng paced back and forth a couple of times, and a thought gradually appeared in his mind.

Have you ever considered empathizing with it?

"Empathy?" Meng Yiran was somewhat surprised, and the others also looked puzzled.

“That’s right.” Chen Feng felt his thoughts becoming clearer. “Empathize with your transformed snake, see what it sees, and hear what it hears. This way, you can receive more information.”

This idea came to me when I was talking to Zhu Zhuqing about the fourth soul skill. If Meng Yiran could empathize with her snake, she would have a new perspective.

Although snakes don't have great eyesight, they compensate with heat sensing, which makes them almost like having X-ray vision when observing living creatures.

In addition, snakes are very sensitive to moving objects, which is a very useful ability in combat.

After Chen Feng shared his thoughts, Meng Yiran was stunned for a moment, then said:

"I'm not sure if I can do it."

“It’s worth a try, Meng,” the master said.

This idea also inspired him. He and Jinjiao can now communicate their emotions to each other. If they can reach a state of empathy and spiritual connection, he will be able to command Jinjiao more effectively in battle.

"Okay, I'll give it a try," Meng Yiran said, scratching her hair.

She also understood the significance of this idea; if successful, it would definitely be a great advantage in battle.

"Speaking of which, what is your fourth soul skill?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

"I call this soul skill 'Mass Frenzy.' Its effect is to create a halo emanating outwards from the center of the snake staff, causing any living creature that comes into contact with this halo to enter a state of frenzy," Meng Yiran said.

"Aura? I thought it would be the poison circle," Chen Feng said with some surprise.

“It can’t be a poison circle,” Gu Yueling said at this moment. “This evil snake hasn’t cultivated into a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, so it can’t form a poison circle around its body.”

"As for why it's an aura, I think it's because this monstrous snake's cultivation has reached nearly ten thousand years. This aura should be a preliminary ability state of the poison circle, a poison circle with a very short duration."

In Gu Yueling's previous description, after the evil serpent grows to ten thousand years old, a constant chaotic poisonous mist will surround its body within a certain range, and this range will also increase as the evil serpent's cultivation level increases.

From this perspective, the short-lived diffusion aura does indeed resemble the nascent form of the poison circle. "But why didn't that evil serpent display this ability before?" Liu Erlong asked, puzzled. "If it had used this ability, then Boss Fu would definitely have been affected."

"Soul skills are a way of using soul power formed by combining the abilities of a soul beast and a martial soul. The reason why the evil serpent didn't use it before might be because it hadn't awakened. Now that Meng has absorbed it as a soul ring, this ability has finally been formed through the combination of the two," the master speculated.

Everyone felt that this guess was quite plausible, so they stopped worrying about the cause of the soul skill's effect and started discussing how to use it.

"Will you yourself be affected by the Frenzied Aura?" Chen Feng asked.

"Probably not, since even the serpent isn't affected by its berserk venom, but I haven't actually tested it myself," Meng Yiran said, shaking her head.

"How about we try it here?" Ma Hongjun suggested.

Flanders considered it for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Let's give it a try. With a few of us watching over things, nothing will go wrong."

"Then I'll stand further away." Meng Yiran left the camp and walked outside.

"Wait, let me check the surroundings first," Tang San said.

While he was communicating with the surrounding plants, Bai Chenxiang also flapped his wings and wandered around.

After confirming that there was no danger around, Meng Yiran stopped some distance away from the camp.

At this moment, the crowd could only vaguely see Meng Yiran's figure through the trees in the forest.

Meng Yiran slammed her snake staff on the ground, and a red light emanated from the staff, instantly reaching the vicinity of the camp.

At that moment, the spreading halo disappeared silently.

"Judging by appearance, the diameter is about ten meters or so, which is a pretty good range. As the soul power increases, the range should also expand," the master commented.

Ma Hongjun scratched his head and said:
"But this soul skill only affects the area around her. If this happens during a team battle, wouldn't that be sabotaging her own team?"

Meng Yiran walked back at this moment and said:

"So this soul skill has two ways of being used. One is to use it when I am surrounded, and the other is to let myself or the snake rush into the enemy's crowd to use it."

"From this perspective, this group berserk soul skill also has the ability to turn the tide in desperate situations, making it suitable for turning the tide when things are unfavorable. However, under normal circumstances, it is better for the snake to use it," Chen Feng said.

The serpent is small in size and moves very fast, so its charge is much more concealed than a living person charging into a crowd.

Meng Yiran nodded; she thought so too.

"Should we try it again to see the effect?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

She was quite interested in what it felt like to be in a state of frenzy.

"Let's try this back at the academy. Trying it here could easily lead to problems," Flander said.

It's known that people lose their minds after being thrown into a frenzy, but how to bring them back to their senses is a problem, and physical hypnosis might have to be used.

However, using physical hypnosis can cause some delays, so in a place like Sunset Forest where spirit beasts gather, experimenting with abilities like Frenzy is not very safe.

“Then let’s continue searching for the next soul beast. Next, all that’s left are Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing’s soul rings,” Zhao Wuji said.

No one objected, and they quickly tidied up the camp and resumed their search for soul beasts.

Because of Meng Yiran's absorption of the spirit ring, Flander's plan to strike under cover of darkness failed. Now that it is getting light, it will be difficult to find a spirit beast that is good at creating darkness.

Therefore, the group mainly searched for plant-type soul beasts, while also keeping an eye on Zhu Zhuqing's target.

However, finding plant-type spirit beasts in a forest is quite troublesome, and it is a considerable test of one's eyesight.

Even with everyone straining their eyes and searching carefully, the vast expanse of green in the forest made it difficult for them to distinguish plant-type spirit beasts from ordinary plants.

Unless the plant-type soul beast takes the initiative to act.

After searching for most of the day, the group only found relatively common plant spirit beasts such as Ghost Vine and Sword Bamboo.

However, aside from their relatively young age, their abilities are not particularly special, making them clearly unsuitable as Tang San's spirit rings.

However, the group did not show any signs of discouragement. After all, plant-type soul beasts are not very mobile, and as long as they search thoroughly, they will definitely be able to find plant-type soul beasts of suitable age.

Even if he couldn't find any, Tang San could consider some special animal spirit beasts.

As darkness fell, the group set up camp again and began to rest.

That night, nothing went wrong like before, and everyone had a good night's sleep.

Before dawn, everyone got up and began a new round of searching.

This time, it seemed to be a stroke of luck. As a night scout, Zhu Zhuqing unexpectedly discovered a dark area that was moving in the distance while she was scouting.

In the still-dark forest, this dark area blended in almost perfectly.

If Zhu Zhuqing hadn't possessed night vision, she probably wouldn't have been able to discover the anomaly in that area at all.

Upon receiving Zhu Zhuqing's report, Flander, the fastest among them, set out again, with the others following closely behind to search for the dark area.

However, perhaps sensing their movement, the dark area began to move and started to move rapidly away into the distance.

Naturally, the group wouldn't give up so easily, and under Zhu Zhuqing's guidance, they relentlessly pursued the pursuer.

As dawn broke, the dark area became more noticeable in the forest.

Seemingly sensing this, the creature in front decisively withdrew from the dark area, a move that excited everyone, clearly indicating that this was the target soul beast that Zhu Zhuqing needed.

However, the creature ahead was very fast and agile, moving through the forest unaffected by the trees, making it difficult for the group to catch up.

Apart from Flander, who was able to keep up, the slower players gradually fell behind.

Gu Yueling, who had no ability to accelerate or move, even fell to the back of the group and could only keep up by running on her own two legs.

When she realized she was about to fall behind, a golden light shone in Gu Yueling's eyes, and her entire demeanor seemed to change.

(End of this chapter)