Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 4 Enemy-Capturing Fist and the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands

Wang Wen's promotion to Soul Master didn't cause much of a stir at the academy, but it was a major event for the work-study students. Because they now had a Soul Master backing them up!

Even a Soul Master who is only at the first level of Soul Master is vastly different from a non-Soul Master!

After absorbing a spirit ring, a spirit master's physique will undergo a transformation.

According to Wang Wen's experience, without using soul skills, he could fight ten times the amount of himself before absorbing the soul ring after absorbing it. If he used soul skills, that number could double!

Wang Wen's spirit ring comes from a Gale Black Wolf. Perhaps because his martial soul and spirit beast are of the same race, the spirit ring provides him with a significant boost, resulting in a higher increase in his combat power.

But this is enough to show the difference between Soul Masters and non-Soul Masters!

Only two of the students have become Soul Masters, and their Martial Souls are not as powerful as Wang Wen's Black Wolf Martial Soul. If a fight were to break out, Wang Wen would have the ability to fight two opponents at once!

Strength brings peace. As long as Wang Wen is around, no student will dare to bully the work-study students!

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Most people have a misconception that the oxygen content of the air is actually the lowest in the early morning. The reason why the air feels fresh at this time is because large animals are not active at night, and the dust in the air has settled down, so it feels "clean". In addition, the temperature is low at night, and the air is cooler than during the day.

Chi Ping had been bedridden for half a month, but today he was finally able to get out of bed and move around.

Breathing in the fresh air, Chi Ping felt as if he had finally come back to life.

After a set of radio calisthenics, Ikehira officially began his training.

"Enemy-capturing fist...Ready..."

Qindiquan (擒敌拳) evolved from Gong'anquan (公安拳), and its basic movements are derived from Bajiquan (八极拳). The first generation of Qindiquan is generally called Laoshu Qindiquan (老老擒敌拳). To facilitate the differentiation of routines as the Qindiquan system continues to be enriched and developed, it is called Qindiquan Yilu (擒敌拳一路).

The combat style mastered by Ikehira is a three-way combat style that has evolved over two generations, consisting of sixteen movements and sixteen moves, including various fighting stances such as punches, footwork, and kicks.

Regular practice of grappling techniques can help you master the key points of the movements, improve your body's coordination and flexibility, and enhance your offensive and defensive striking abilities.

"Ear-piercing strike... Kill!... Wrist grab and elbow smash... Kill!... Arm block and leg sweep... Kill!..."

A series of movements, each accompanied by a killing blow, not only boosted the momentum but also invigorated the spirits. Chi Ping put his all into every move.

After the sixteen shouts of "Kill!", he was already drenched in sweat.

—Is it a side effect of the toxins, or is it due to my research on the ability to decompose martial souls?

Chi Ping was panting heavily.

During the two weeks he was in bed, he didn't do nothing. Besides the necessary cultivation of soul power, he was researching and developing fungal martial souls.

Fungi play a role as decomposers in natural systems, breaking down complex organic matter into simple inorganic matter, transforming it into nutrients for the soil, and thus fostering new life.

In Douluo Continent, does this decomposition ability also affect soul power?

When the soul power accumulated in the bodies of deceased soul masters and soul beasts returns to the cycle of heaven and earth and transforms into natural spiritual power, does the decomposer participate in the process?

Ikehira didn't know the answer, so he had to experiment on his own.

The venom of the Viper Martial Soul was used as the subject of the experiment.

Chi Ping observed that Wei Dapeng's fingernails only turned black after he activated his Martial Soul Possession, so the toxin was not stored in his body, but in his Martial Soul.

A martial spirit is formless and intangible, a special kind of energy. The toxins within a martial spirit are unlikely to be normal biological or mineral toxins, but rather a form of energy, a derivative of soul power, or a variation of soul power.

Chi Ping took blood from the wound caused by Wei Dapeng, used cockroaches to test its toxicity, then mixed it with soil to make a simple culture medium. He then controlled the fungal spirit to divide the hyphae and wrap them around the culture medium, observing whether the hyphae could decompose and absorb the blood in the culture medium.

The mycelium grows very quickly by nature. Under suitable conditions, it can cover the entire culture medium in two days, and wisps of almost imperceptible soul power are transmitted into Chi Ping's body.

The hypothesis has been preliminarily verified.

Fungal martial souls do indeed have the ability to decompose organic matter and soul power, and may even return a very small portion of soul power.

After that, Chi Ping began to study whether this decomposition ability could only be used through martial soul or could be used directly through soul power.

It's not something Chi Ping can do right now; exploring the decomposition ability of soul power can only be done within the body.

After a series of experiments, Chi Ping finally confirmed that his soul power had the ability to decompose and absorb matter and other types of soul power. The price was that his internal body was somewhat disrupted.

"Xiaopingzi, are you alright?"

Seeing that Chi Ping hadn't continued training, Wang Wen came over and asked with concern.

He was deeply moved by Chi Ping's selfless act of helping him, but also had some doubts. Logically speaking, Chi Ping had only been in the work-study dormitory for two or three days. What kind of emotion made Chi Ping risk his own life to shield him from Wei Dapeng's poison?

"It's nothing, boss. I just haven't been out of bed for a long time, and the exercise I did just now was a bit too strenuous, so I'm not used to it yet," Chi Ping said, panting.

After catching his breath, Chi Ping continued practicing his moves, this time without shouting "kill!", focusing instead on perfecting the form.

Wang Wen unknowingly started practicing along with them.

Although the moves of the Qin Di Quan (a martial art) are simple, it is difficult to execute them correctly.

Sweating makes people feel good, and some things just come out unintentionally.

"Xiaopingzi, why did you take Wei Dapeng's punch for me?"

"Because you are the leader, the work-study students will be bullied if you are not the leader. You are the only one who can protect everyone. I have a food-type martial soul and I am the youngest. Among everyone, I am the weakest one. It is the most worthwhile to exchange my injury for your safety."

Wang Wen was a beat slow to react, then smiled and said, "Xiaoping, you're really rational."

Chi Ping smiled but didn't say anything, and continued practicing his boxing.

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Simply practicing boxing routines is not enough; the focus should be on improving physical fitness.

After training with Chi Ping for about half an hour, Wang Wen went to do basic training such as running and weightlifting.

Chi Ping's body was not strong enough to support him in high-intensity training, so he could only continue practicing his moves.

After mastering the Enemy-Capturing Fist, you will learn the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands.

Compared to combat boxing, which is designed for training purposes, the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands is more inclined to kill the enemy and achieve victory.

"Black Dragon's Eighteen Forms, Azure Dragon Probing Claw!"

"The Dragon Girl Looks in the Mirror!"

"The python turns over!"

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This style of boxing is a high-intensity, hard-attack, life-or-death style. When practicing it, one must be ruthless and vicious. One should not rush for quick results or demand excessive progress.

In peacetime, this set of boxing techniques is a forbidden move because it specifically targets the body's weak points, such as the eyes, temples, joints, and groin. If not handled carefully, it can threaten the life of others.

But this is Douluo Continent, a world of fierce competition and ruthless battles where lives are taken.

Even if it's just to protect himself, Ikehira must master this ruthless killing technique!

(End of this chapter)