Douluo Continent: Martial Soul - Agave, Self-created Earth God Position

With a soft exhale, Sabo slowly stood up from the ground.

Before Sabo could even get a clear look at his surroundings...

A guard from the Spirit Hall nearby asked, "Young Master, what is your first spirit skill?"

"Hurry up and show it to everyone."

"Don't worry, after more than two years of hard training, I have finally become a Soul Master."

Sabo beamed with delight, "Stay away from me."

He looked down at the martial spirit in his hand, eager to try out his first soul skill.

"Please, please don't make it different from what I imagine."

Sabo murmured, a thought forming in his mind, before the yellow halo slowly descended above his head.

Within a radius of twenty meters centered on Sabo.

A dozen or so cracks appeared. Dark green buds sprouted from the cracks, growing wildly, taller, and unfurling leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One, two, three... a total of twelve agave plants were evenly distributed around Sabo, like twelve silent guards protecting him in the very center.

"Is that all, Bo?" Salas stood on a tree nearby, looking at the scene with a hint of disappointment.

"How could that be, Grandpa? The real show is yet to come!"

"Uncle Wang, it's your turn to attack me."

The guard surnamed Wang hesitated for a moment, then waved his hands repeatedly, "Young Master, this won't do. Once I unleash this soul skill, I can't stop it. What if it hurts you? How am I supposed to explain this to the lord?"

"It's alright, just keep hitting it." Sabo's tone was calm.

"Listen to him," Salas said, "but stop there."

The guard surnamed Wang took a deep breath and turned to face the agave bushes.

Sabo was already under the protection of the agave, standing inside that green dome, with only his eyes showing, looking out through the gaps in the leaves.

"Young Master, be careful!" Guard Zhao shouted, and his first spirit ring lit up.

His martial soul is an iron-armed ape, a beast martial soul, and his first soul skill is called "Firepower Roar".

The guard surnamed Wang clenched his fists, and the muscles in his arms bulged suddenly.

He took a deep breath, then punched out with alternating punches at an astonishing speed.

Bang bang bang bang bang——

In that instant, the guard surnamed Wang's fists seemed to transform into two machine guns.

Fists rained down on the agave's open leaves.

It produced a series of dull thuds, like someone hammering a thick steel plate.

Sabo stood inside, covering his ears with his hands, feeling the vibrations coming from outside.

The guard surnamed Wang's fist was so fast that only afterimages could be seen.

In ten seconds, he threw at least dozens of punches.

The guard stopped, panting heavily, and looked down at his fists.

The knuckles were red, marks left by the recoil.

He looked up at the perfectly intact agave in front of him, his expression shifting from surprise to disbelief.

"This..." He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Sabo poked his head out from inside the tequila, grinning at the guard surnamed Wang: "Uncle Wang, did you skip meals with your fists?"

The guard surnamed Wang's face flushed red.

It wasn't because he was angry, but because he was embarrassed. He, a Soul Master, had used his full power with his first Soul Skill, yet he couldn't even penetrate the defenses of an eight-year-old child? Who would believe that?

"Young Master, don't get cocky." The guard rolled up his sleeves, and his second spirit ring lit up. "That was your first spirit skill, which focused on speed, not strength. You'd better be prepared for this one."

"Second Soul Skill - Iron Arm Hammer!"

The guard's right arm suddenly shot backward, his fist clenched so tightly his knuckles cracked, and his entire arm trembled.

Then, he took a sudden step forward and his right fist slammed into the agave leaf like a meteorite.

boom--

The guard's arm was deeply embedded in the leaves. Each leaf was crisscrossed and covered in sharp thorns.

The terrifying power was dissipated by the leaves.

"Young Master, could you make an opening? These thorns are hurting my hands!"

Upon hearing this, Sabo opened a gap and let the guard's arm out.

"Not bad, Bo'er, your soul skill is not bad." Salas clapped his hands from the tree.

"Grandpa, it's not over yet!"

The agave protecting Sabo did not move.

He shouted, and several more agave plants appeared.

A few sounds.

It rises from the ground.

It also sent several small, thin soul beasts flying.

The spirit beasts landed, and the sharp thorns from the leaves remained on various parts of their bodies.

Blood flowed down the wound and onto the ground.

Ignoring their pain, these spirit beasts limped away from the scene.

"Alright, Bo'er, your soul skill is truly eye-opening! It's getting late, let's head back..."

……

Back home, Saab quietly locked his bedroom door at night, took out paper and pen, and began to review the day's events.

Overall, this soul skill was beyond Sabo's expectations.

Sabo's original idea was...

Since we'll be using Wood Release from now on.

The first step is to ensure a solid foundation.

Secondly, it also requires a massive amount of soul power to support it.

Otherwise, a top-heavy situation will occur.

The Wood Release technique fell apart halfway through.

Therefore, he consulted books and found the Iron Birch Tree, a high-quality plant-based spirit beast.

Iron birch trees thrive in sunlight, are cold-resistant, and can grow in the most barren soil.

Its roots are deep and firm, and no matter how strong the wind and rain blow above, it will always stand steadily below.

Using ironwood as the base for Wood Release is the perfect choice.

Sabo's innate soul power is only level three, like a tree planted in barren land.

Others have high innate soul power, are born into fertile soil, have deep roots and lush foliage, and thus cultivate quickly.

His soul power limit is also higher than his.

Therefore, Saab devised a way to transition through the early stages.

Open source and reduce expenditure.

Now that open source is available, we can use the Ripple Breathing Technique to control the body and release the energy hidden within it.

Cost-cutting? There's no need to cut costs now.

"After absorbing the iron birch tree, I found that my soul power recovered faster than before."

"Especially when standing barefoot on the ground, the soul power recovers faster. With my current level 13 soul power, it recovers in two to three seconds."

Then, Sabo wrote in his diary.

"Now, after the first soul skill is released, it is exceptionally tough, like the Spikeweed King in Plants vs. Zombies, capable of both offense and defense."

"It's just that this defensive capability is somewhat unexpected."

"Since it can protect people, can we apply the same principle to trap them?"

"The final burst of flowers can also block the movement of enemies or opponents."

"As expected, there are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters!"

Sabo felt something was missing; he hadn't named his first soul skill yet. "Take Root and Sprout!"

Soul skills are meant to be shouted out loud!