Douro Continent

Chapter 326 Distraction Control: The Three Apertures of the Heart (Part 2)

The soul power rendered in blue did not exhibit the complex fluctuations that occurred during mutation; instead, it became gentle and harmonious. As time passed, Tang San seemed to become more and more integrated with the world around him.

Even with the master's vast knowledge, he couldn't understand what had happened to him. He pondered deeply for a moment and dared not interrupt rashly.

A strange feeling spread through his body. Tang San felt his body was relaxed like never before. Gradually, the Blue Silver Grass on the ground began to change. It seemed to be influenced by his aura and began to turn black.

At first, only the Blue Silver Grass within a few square meters of Tang San's feet showed this change, but as time went on, the area began to expand. Even more strangely, although those Blue Silver Grasses clearly did not have Tang San's soul power to support them, they grew wildly, each one swaying just like Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.

Looking at the blackness spreading beneath his feet, the master felt a sense of panic. Apart from lacking the toxicity of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, these wild Blue Silver Grasses looked exactly the same as Tang San's.

At this moment, Tang San experienced something different. He found himself seemingly becoming a part of the Blue Silver Grass, sensing the loneliness within these plants that had grown in the forest for countless years. This peculiar feeling caused his soul power to fluctuate and release slightly, interacting with the strange energy of the Blue Silver Grass before coalescing back into his body.

Suddenly, the master's eyes shone brightly, and his gaze towards Tang San was filled with disbelief. He finally realized that Tang San could be in his current state under such circumstances: top-tier simulated environment cultivation.

The so-called top-tier simulated environment cultivation involves cultivating in the most suitable environment, completely merging with the surroundings and becoming a part of them. This not only accelerates cultivation speed but also purifies one's martial spirit, resulting in a more even enhancement of attributes.

However, in Grandmaster's understanding, this kind of top-tier mimicry cultivation is only possible for Soul Masters above level 70. It requires an extremely vast amount of mental power. Even so, not every Soul Master can achieve it. Only certain Martial Souls can accomplish it. Tang San is only level 41, so how could he reach such a level?

The greatest advantage of distraction control can be summarized in two words: simultaneous control. Simultaneous control of different skills allows for seamless execution of techniques. Excellent distraction control enables precise control over every characteristic of the controlled soul skill and the changes in its target. This is what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, as the premier support-type martial soul, strives for.

At this moment, Tang San wasn't using distraction control, but rather another, far more terrifying ability: environmental control. He was controlling creatures of the same element using only his own martial soul aura. What a terrifying sight that was!

Centered on Tang San, the wild Blue Silver Grass that had begun to grow spread over a hundred square meters before stopping. At this moment, Tang San was completely surrounded by a dense sea of ​​Blue Silver Grass. From this moment on, he no longer needed to separate Blue Silver Grass from his body. Wherever Blue Silver Grass was present, any Blue Silver Grass could become part of his martial soul.

Not to mention Tang San himself, even the master who guided him would never have imagined that this training would produce such a result.

When Tang San finally snapped out of his reverie, an hour had passed. Ning Rongrong had arrived sometime earlier and was standing beside Master Yu. Both of them were looking at him with strange expressions.

"Teachers, why are you looking at me like that?" Tang San asked, puzzled. At this moment, as he recovered from his previous sensations, the wildly growing Blue Silver Grass had returned to normal, as if it had never happened.

The master said in a deep voice, "Little San, what did you feel just now? What did you do? Tell me in detail."

Tang San was also puzzled, and quickly recounted his feelings after immersing himself in that strange atmosphere.

After hearing his words, before Tang San could ask any questions, the master preemptively said, "Let me tell you what I saw earlier..."

"How is this possible?" Tang San stared at the master in disbelief. "Teacher, are you saying that these wild Blue Silver Grasses on the ground just now actually look exactly like my Blue Silver Grass? But my soul power wasn't depleted! In fact, it seems to have increased quite a bit, almost as much as the results of my cultivation in one night."

The master nodded affirmatively. "I don't know why this is happening to you. According to you, these Blue Silver Grasses are exceptionally close to you, showing no rejection whatsoever. As lower-level plants, Blue Silver Grasses at most only have instincts; they can't be considered intelligent beings at all. Their affinity for you can only stem from your own aura. However, I've seen many plant-type Soul Masters, but none have ever attracted their own kind like you have."

Upon hearing that even the master couldn't explain what had just happened, Tang San was somewhat bewildered. He could only sense that what had happened was beneficial and harmless to him, but he couldn't explain why it had happened that way.

"Anyway, it won't do any harm, so why bother finding the reason? Third Brother, just treat it as a mystery. In the eyes of outsiders, you're already a monster, so being a little weirder won't hurt." Ning Rongrong wasn't very surprised. Tang San had already surprised everyone too many times; she was used to it.

Tang San said helplessly, "It seems we can only leave it a mystery for now. Perhaps I'll understand later. Rongrong, look."

As he spoke, three strands of Blue Silver Grass shot out from Tang San's body simultaneously. Tang San's body didn't even move, yet the three strands of Blue Silver Grass had already completed three completely different actions in different directions.

One whip lashed out like a whip, another circled in the air, and the last one activated its binding skill, tightly wrapping itself around a large tree.

The three strands of blue silver grass were emitted simultaneously, without the slightest pause. These three actions were also completed at exactly the same time.

"Huh? Third Brother, you've mastered it?" Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. "Even though I was lazy at home, I still practiced for several years, but I never reached your level. How... how did you do it?"

Tang San smiled wryly, "I haven't mastered it. It doesn't work in a different environment. It's just that in that state just now, every change around me was completely imprinted in my mind. I only needed to transmit my thoughts simultaneously, and I didn't even need to lock onto the target with my eyes to easily complete those three actions. But I still can't continuously control their changes. There's still a certain delay in between. If it weren't for this place, I wouldn't even be able to control them to perform the first action simultaneously. But anyway, I seem to have found some tricks."

Ning Rongrong suddenly strode up to Tang San and stared straight at him.

Her beautiful eyes were already captivating, and now that they were so close, they could hear each other's breath, Tang San was startled. He quickly and awkwardly avoided Ning Rongrong's gaze, taking a step back. "Rongrong, what are you doing?"

Ning Rongrong straightened her face and said seriously, "Third Brother, do you know? Sometimes, I really want to crack open your head and see what's inside. In front of you, none of the rest of us deserve to be called monsters." Before she finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The master said, "Alright, stop fooling around. Now that Xiao San has grasped some of the basics, you should continue practicing. To succeed, you must put in 100% effort; otherwise, even a genius will become mediocre."

The monotonous training continued. Tang San practiced controlling his distractions, but the feeling he had of the wild Blue Silver Grass around him when he relaxed his mind and released his Blue Silver Grass spirit kept replaying in his mind. He vaguely understood that this feeling wasn't something all plant-type spirit masters could possess. Could there be something special about his Blue Silver Grass spirit? But in all his previous training, it hadn't shown any special characteristics!

This question lingered in Tang San's mind until the third day of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began, and Tang San was still pondering it.

Two days have passed since the start of the competition, and all the Soul Master academies have completed the first round of preliminary matches. Undoubtedly, among the twenty-eight Soul Master teams, the most unfortunate are the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team. Although they have healing Soul Masters to treat their injuries, broken bones and fractures won't heal in a day or two. Qualifying from the preliminary rounds is now highly unlikely. Even the main team's strength is so ordinary, let alone the second team's substitutes.

Today marks the start of the second round of the preliminary rounds. When the Shrek Seven Devils and their companions arrived outside the Heaven Dou Arena, they immediately sensed a different level of treatment.

When the spectators gathered outside the Grand Arena, preparing to enter, saw their green attire, they instinctively parted to make way for them. While there were still whispers and murmurs, they were much quieter than before. Those previously unwelcome stares had almost vanished, replaced by awe.

(End of this chapter)