In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 20 A man must never say he can't do it!

"So, if I choose to let Xiaobai fight outside my body, wouldn't I become the fountain commander, just a bystander who can only hide in the distance and cheer?"

This is the story of a martial spirit and its useless young master. Zhu Wu couldn't help but think of this.

Although Beast Martial Souls are meant to fight by possessing the user, this is more of a minor flaw than a major one. However, Xiao Bai is, after all, a detached Martial Soul, and he feels it has some shortcomings if it's not released to fight independently.

My obsessive-compulsive disorder was triggered, and I felt inexplicably conflicted.

He felt that mixed doubles was a better option than letting the martial spirit fight alone or possess a body.

Although you can't have your cake and eat it too, as an adult, he should have it all!

"Uh, why isn't he awake yet?" Outside, the dean looked puzzled as he saw that Zhu Wu hadn't woken up even after his spirit rings had disappeared.

I couldn't help but call out softly, "Zhu Wu?"

Zhu Wu immediately snapped out of his daze, remembering that the dean was still standing outside helping to protect the Dharma, and quickly opened his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Dean, I was just thinking about the soul skill I just acquired," he said apologetically.

"He's just a child after all," the director laughed.

After a Soul Master absorbs a Soul Ring, information about the Soul Skill will automatically appear in their mind. Back then, he also found it incredibly amazing.

"To make you so distracted, it seems you've acquired a pretty good soul skill," he couldn't help but tease.

"Clone, the soul skill I acquired is called Clone, which can create two clones to confuse the enemy," Zhu Wu said without hesitation.

Actually, it's a combination of charm and clones. Clearly, the 400-year-old Three-Eyed Demon Fox only has these two innate skills, and their power is limited. He clearly remembers that the 60,000-year-old Three-Eyed Demon Fox that Xiao Wu encountered in the original story could create seven clones, and the clones seemed to be able to be controlled in battle, unlike the clone skill that his martial soul has now obtained, which can only be used for bewilderment.

Clearly, the younger Three-Eyed Demon Fox has not yet mastered this talent to that level.

This also shows that the abilities Xiaobai can gain after absorbing a spirit ring, both in quantity and quality, are limited by the spirit beast's own talent.

In other words, the quality of a spirit ring determines the number of inherited skills and their basic strength.

Of course, it also determines the boost to strength that a Soul Master will receive after being absorbed, including physical strength and Soul Power.

"I just don't know if there will be another chance to evolve in the future?"

Skills like Charm undoubtedly depend primarily on the Soul Master's mental strength in terms of their effectiveness. However, skills like Clones are quite limited by the quality of Soul Rings; if they cannot be improved through training, they become somewhat useless.

The dean thought so too, "The silkworm-type martial spirit is indeed not suited for combat." He sighed inwardly, but to avoid upsetting Zhu Wu, he still smiled and said:

"Not bad, it's a decent way to stay alive."

"Mhm." Zhu Wu nodded repeatedly.

"Alright, now that things are settled, we should head back," the dean continued.

"Okay." Zhu Wu smiled and then embarked on the return journey.

With nothing else of importance on the way, Zhu Wu was inevitably distracted, pondering the new martial spirit ability he had discovered that day.

"Speaking of which, Xiaobai's method of acquiring skills is somewhat similar to the Mirror Sausage created by Oscar's sixth soul skill. The difference is that Oscar uses blood as material and then creates sausages through soul skills or soul power. Only by consuming the sausage can one acquire the other party's soul skill. Therefore, not only can one only mirror soul skills and cannot acquire self-created skills, but there is also a certain time limit."

"As for Xiaobai, he acquired soul beast skills by absorbing soul rings."

"The effect of a spirit ring on a martial spirit is permanent, so Xiaobai can permanently possess that spirit beast skill."

"Yes, as a separated martial soul, Xiaobai inherently possesses the talent of simulation and transformation. Therefore, this method of absorbing soul rings to gain skills should be derived from this. In other words, every time I break through a major realm, Xiaobai can acquire the talent skills of a certain soul beast by absorbing a soul ring. This leaves quite a lot of room for manipulation."

"However, one needs to transform into that soul beast to use its skills..."

"So, should we go for a multi-functional approach, maximizing survivability across land, sea, and air? Or should we specialize in one area, focusing on maximizing damage output?"

"Damn, I need to think about this carefully when I get back."

"But there's no rush. There's still plenty of time before the next soul ring absorption, so I can think about it slowly."

"So, if Xiaobai is to fight outside my body, what will I do?" He recalled the initial question.

"Well, soul skills are ultimately about the use of soul power. Since I can use the soul beast skills inherited from Xiaobai after possessing a martial soul, why can't I learn these skills through comprehension while in possession?"

"It's all the same body using skills, so why can you use them when possessed, but not when not possessed?"

He felt it was very unreasonable.

"If all else fails, we can focus on developing the Vajra Longevity Technique and see if we can figure out some derivative skills. If that still doesn't work, we can try to borrow Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?"

"In short, I cannot be without combat power after my martial spirit leaves my body."

A man must be strong enough, long, hard, and last long!

"With the Vajra Longevity Kung Fu as a foundation, if I can't do it, who can!" Thinking of this, his eyes blazed with fervor.

A man should never say he can't do it!

When I get back, I'll have to study this carefully. With that thought, I came to my senses, released Little White, and carefully observed my surroundings.

Xiao Bai can transform into any soul beast he has ever seen. Take a look now, it might come in handy later.

In addition, after returning, he wanted to test whether he could also use the Illusion Talent after having the Little White Martial Soul possess him.

A day later, at the gates of Notting College, the two stepped off the carriage.

"Xiao Zhu, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go to the Spirit Hall this afternoon to get certified as a Spirit Master and collect your monthly Spirit Master subsidy. You're at a crucial stage of your growth, so this money will help supplement your food expenses," the Dean said with a smile.

"Okay." Zhu Wu nodded and bowed slightly. "Thank you so much this time."

"It was nothing," the dean smiled. "Alright, after being away for a while, the academy must have accumulated some matters waiting for me to handle, so I won't escort you back to your dormitory. It's still early, you can go back to your dormitory first, wash up and rest, and then go to the Spirit Hall."

"Mhm." Zhu Wu nodded quickly and watched the dean leave.

After the person had gone far away, I didn't linger and headed straight for the dormitory.

"Xiao Zhu, you're back!" As soon as he entered the dormitory, he immediately attracted the attention of his roommates and greeted them.

"How was it? What kind of spirit ring did you hunt down? What kind of spirit skill did you get?" Xiao Wu asked as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Are you being polite? Don't you know this is a taboo topic in the Soul Master world?" Zhu Wu was speechless and glanced over.

Tang San sat quietly to the side, not stopping them. It was noon, and the academy had just let out for get out of class; Tang San hadn't yet left for the blacksmith's shop.

"A Hundred-Year-Old Three-Eyed Demon Fox, with the Soul Skill of Cloning," Zhu Wu briefly introduced when he saw his roommates looking over.

"It's so-so," Xiao Wu commented casually, then turned over to go to sleep.

Zhu Wu ignored her, turned to Wang Sheng and his roommates, and said with a smile, "I'm going to wash up first, then I'll head out to the Spirit Hall to get certified as a Soul Master. After I receive my allowance, I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight as a celebration."

"Hehe, that's great!" Wang Sheng said with a smile.

"Hehe, Xiao Zhu, now that you've received your money, shouldn't you give some to the dorm leader?" Xiao Wu's voice suddenly came.

Zhu Wu turned his head, and Xiao Wu turned over again, looking at him with a smile.

"When you go out later, don't you bring me some good food?"

(End of this chapter)