Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 24, "The Distraction Soul Refining Technique," Two Options

Yan's training in the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit, including meditation, goes without saying.

Given Yan's displayed talent and the Spirit Hall's accumulated knowledge, the advanced meditation method provided was naturally the most suitable for Yan's Flame Lord Martial Soul.

Even with You Chen's experience and worldly knowledge, it would be difficult for him to make any improvements.

But physical training is different from the start.

In his youth, You Chen strived for perfection in every aspect in order to increase even the slightest possibility of his martial soul evolving.

Long ago, he brought the scientific training methods from his previous life to this world and made certain localized modifications based on the physique of Soul Masters and the characteristics of Martial Souls.

This scientific training method, while not comparable to the physical cultivation techniques of the martial arts world, far surpasses the knowledge level of this world.

And it's far superior to Yu Xiaogang's running training method.

Based on Yan's martial soul characteristics, You Chen made targeted modifications to this scientific training method before teaching it to Yan.

Yan's talent goes without saying, and with years of consistent training, he has naturally mastered it perfectly.

The only regret is that Yan's spiritual talent is average, while You Chen's "Distraction Soul Refining Technique" can be said to be a spiritual secret technique developed entirely for his own talent, and its compatibility with Yan is also relatively average.

Even though You Chen made slight modifications based on some of the books in the Spirit Hall to adapt the Yan General's secret technique, it only slightly improved his cultivation efficiency.

In a world where methods to enhance spiritual power through cultivation are generally nonexistent, Yan's spiritual power enhancement is already exceptionally gifted and rapid. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to maintain her soul power's level despite having to devote so much energy to it, preventing Xie Yue from surpassing her.

However, compared to the speed of improvement in the other two aspects, it is really not good.

"To achieve the final form of the 'mobile flying turret' I described, you absolutely cannot stop practicing the Soul Refining Technique. At this stage, you are only able to keep your feet still and fire the cannon, and my attacks will make it impossible to maintain the form of the Vulcan Cannon. In the future, you will also have to move while maintaining precise artillery fire... I hope that you can at least reach the stage of being able to use your mind for three things at once in the future."

In terms of effectiveness alone, the "Distraction Soul Refining Technique" is even superior to the "Distraction Control" secret technique of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

However, this mental cultivation method requires his innate talent for multitasking, which others cannot practice—perhaps the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can practice it, but the thick barrier between the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School isolates this possibility.

Yan's ability to cultivate was, of course, due to the "old man" behind him, You Chen, who acted as a "cheat code".

Through the trust between master and disciple, and Yan's childlike innocence, the master actively used hypnotic techniques to achieve an effect similar to "enlightenment," thus forcibly enabling Yan to complete the initiation process.

Is it necessary to expend such enormous effort?

The answer is yes. The "Distraction Refining Soul Technique" possesses such value.

You Chen's talent is definitely not low; he is absolutely a genius.

It's probably because of the physical body that You Chen transmigrated; he's not a native of this Douluo world, and his soul power aptitude was gradually developed through assimilation in this new world, which is why it's insufficient.

And this "Distraction Soul Refining Technique" is the best manifestation of his innate talent as a genius.

If it were fully perfected, it would be an absolutely top-tier secret technique, enough to establish a sect.

Unlike Qibao's distraction control, which only allows one to do different things at the same time, it does not allow one to engage in multiple different or even conflicting thoughts.

For example, You Chen can use completely different soul skills with his left and right hands and achieve perfect coordination, freely changing moves when facing enemies.

However, if Ning Rongrong uses different soul skills with her left and right hands, she cannot even change the direction of the soul skill once she uses it, making her even more rigid. This is because she originally had to concentrate fully when using a soul skill, and now that she is distracted, how could she possibly achieve perfection?

Distraction control is like fighting with both hands simultaneously, while the Distraction Soul Refining Technique is like having an extra thought process. They are completely different concepts.

You Chen is now able to achieve the state of "four minds, four functions" (meaning to focus on four different things at once).

After several years of cultivation, Yan barely managed to enter the realm of duality.

It can simultaneously strategize complex tactics and perfectly execute the Vulcan Cannon. Or it can maintain the offensive and defensive capabilities expected of a normal offensive-type Soul Master while simultaneously unleashing the Vulcan Cannon.

Yan's Vulcan Cannon is not yet under instinctive control and requires a great deal of mental effort to maintain. In addition, Yan's dual-heart state is not yet stable, which is why there were some shortcomings before.

The more advanced this secret technique became, the more difficult it became. With You Chen's help, it took Yan about three years to reach the Two Hearts Realm. You Chen's requirement for him was that he could reach the Three Hearts Realm at the Soul Saint stage and be able to use the "Flying Turret" mode.

Seemingly feeling that his progress had disappointed his teacher, Yan lowered his head somewhat dejectedly and gritted his teeth, saying, "Teacher, I will work harder from now on!"

"No, I never expected you to make any significant leaps in this area."

"Well."

You Chen glanced at Yan, who was dumbfounded, and said calmly, "Accurately assessing a disciple's abilities is also a quality that a qualified teacher should possess."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "In another year, or at most two, you will absorb the fourth ring. If your mental strength is insufficient, no matter how strong your willpower is, the soul master leading the team to help you hunt soul beasts will not allow you to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring."

Although Hu Liena has the lowest talent among the three of you, it has to be said that she really benefited from the version's advantages.

Thanks to the Fox Spirit's affinity for mental attributes, even with lower mental strength, she could withstand the mental impact of a ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring.

Relying on the benefits of the ten-thousand-year soul ring to a soul master, at the Soul Master stage, her overall strength might actually surpass that of Xie Yue, who is neither loved by her father nor her mother, and you, whose system is not yet fully formed.

Putting aside the fact that you yourself probably can't accept this situation, just for the sake of your own growth, of course you should do your best at every stage.

Therefore, regardless of your cultivation of the "Distraction Soul Refining Technique," you still need to raise your spiritual power to the Spirit Sea Realm before absorbing the fourth ring. I'll give you two options for this.”

Under Yan's anxious yet expectant gaze, You Chen slowly raised two fingers.

Yan swallowed hard. He didn't know what kind of solution You Chen would come up with. He only knew that his teacher had never let him down.

Even though he was criticized as an incompetent teacher by many people years ago, he has since proven them wrong and demonstrated his wisdom with facts.

"The first option. I have a head bone that's over ten thousand years old. If you absorb it, your spiritual power will definitely be able to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm."

(End of this chapter)