Ning Rongrong truly lived up to her reputation as the most talented disciple in the history of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Almost all the sect's best resources were devoted to her, she probably ate so much whale glue that she was about to be sick of it.
Whale glue normally had a very strong effect the first time it was used, but after multiple uses by Yang Xiong, the effects were no longer as obvious as the first time. Of course, given Yang Xiong's age, he only used whale glue rated at a hundred years, tried the thousand-year whale glue just once, and still dared not touch the ten-thousand-year whale glue. Even so, both his physical quality and soul power had improved to some extent.
Ning Rongrong's innate soul power was at level nine. She became a soul master at six and absorbed a second soul ring shortly after. By a little over nine years old, she had reached level twenty. It seemed whale glue had a huge effect on her, and in terms of advancement speed, she was already comparable to Tang San, who was born with full soul power.
At the moment, Yang Xiong was only level fifteen, five levels behind if soul rings weren't counted. The gap in soul power between the two had grown even larger compared to when they first awakened. However, he was not the worst in the whole class; at least, absorbing soul rings ahead of schedule could make up for the difference with his classmates.
But ever since a few months ago, when Yang Xiong started researching the Spiral Orb technique, he had become somewhat confused and lost.
Ning Rongrong, as the class's little witch and big sister figure and the first in the class to break through to Great Soul Master, naturally wanted to show off a bit.
Especially since she had absorbed a second soul ring and reached level twenty-two, apparently surpassing the limit of soul ring absorption. Her proud little demeanor had her almost looking down her nose at the whole class.
Yang Xiong had also witnessed the terrifying amplification effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile.
As an ultimate auxiliary martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile granted a default 10% amplification. Each additional soul ring absorbed added another attribute amplification, and all previously amplified attributes' effects increased by another 10%.
Moreover, the amplification from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile ignored base strength differences. No matter how big the difference between the wielder's power and the amplification target was, the amplification percentage remained fixed. Its amplification effect wasn't affected by soul ring quality, but higher-quality soul rings would consume less soul power when using soul skills.
It could be said that the higher the level of soul ring absorption beyond the limit, the better the quality of the soul rings. Whale glue's effect on a wielder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile martial soul was even better than expected.
Although Ning Rongrong only had two soul rings, she could simultaneously amplify multiple people with excellent effects, while her own energy consumption was not very high.
Seeing Ning Rongrong amplify others, Yang Xiong's mind suddenly sparked with an idea. He skipped class and went straight to the seventh floor of the library, opening the book he had always underestimated.
Yang Xiong had browsed almost every book on the top floor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's library. Everything on this floor was a priceless treasure, but he had never been particularly interested in "Distraction Control," feeling his own main martial soul didn't need such a technique.
But now, it was like he had found a treasure. Opening the book on Distraction Control, he suddenly felt enlightened.
Compared to the famous "Nine Absolutes of Haotian" from Haotian Sect and the "Dragon Transformation" of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus clan, Distraction Control was not so well-known. It wasn't unique to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect either, but the sect had developed this skill to its fullest extent, one of the highest martial arts in the sect.
For the next while, Yang Xiong temporarily gave up researching the Spiral Orb and began practicing Distraction Control.
The essence of Distraction Control was multitasking. At first, it required doing two things at once; at the highest level, one needed to perform seven different tasks simultaneously. Only top experts like Ning Fengzhi could amplify seven different people with seven different boosts at once, finely balancing their soul power to minimize consumption and maximize effect.
In a way, Distraction Control tested both mental strength and the soul master's precision in controlling soul power.
Distraction Control was divided into five stages: Three-Orifice Guarding Heart, Four-Orifice Constant Heart, Five-Orifice Scattered Heart, Six-Orifice Willful Heart, and Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart. Each corresponded to an aspect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile martial soul, making it the most suitable soul skill for its users. However, the library's secret manuals lacked the last two stages.
But the current level of Yang Xiong was enough. What he wanted most was to precisely control his soul power. He had also devised a new training method.
He would practice controlling his soul power with both hands during medicinal baths, using the water flow in the tub to guide and regulate his soul power, trying to make it more orderly and refined.
The deeper Yang Xiong studied Distraction Control, the more he realized that while it might not be overwhelmingly powerful, it demanded extremely precise control of soul power. In terms of precision, Ning Fengzhi might even surpass some of the titled Douluos.
After months of research, Yang Xiong reached the first stage of Distraction Control, Three-Orifice Guarding Heart.
One day, in front of him was a small water balloon, about the size of a palm. Yang Xiong summoned his main martial soul and held the balloon with both hands. Transparent soul power appeared on both hands, and the two types of soul power interacted with each other on the balloon. The balloon slowly floated up from his hands, and the water inside started rotating in an orderly way.
As more soul power was infused, the balloon became more agitated. The water inside spun like a whirlpool, and the balloon's surface bulged as the internal water flow pressed outward.
This process consumed a great deal of soul power and mental energy. Just as Yang Xiong was about to exhaust both, the balloon suddenly exploded, scattering the water like a bomb.
Yang Xiong was thrilled: "Success! The first stage of research is finally complete. It seems I was right, soul power and chakra are essentially the same, both forms of internal energy. Maybe someday I can pioneer a new path in the soul master world."
Yang Xiong was still weak, able to control soul power rotation only with both hands, but he believed that with hard training, he could gradually perfect it and even create the most terrifying soul skill in the soul master world.
Once Yang Xiong fully adapted to the water balloon training, he immediately began the next stage: the rubber ball practice.
Compared to the water balloon, the rubber ball was a hundred times harder, which not only tested the precision of soul power control but also the intensity of soul power.
Completing the rubber ball training would mark the final step before mastering the Douluo version of the Spiral Orb.
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