Chapter 88: The Art of the Wooden Man?
"So terrifying—and it can also enhance combat effectiveness. It's a bit like the Killing God Domain."
Although this soul skill didn't have the same growth potential as the Killing God Domain, it was still a very solid soul power ability. If he hadn't activated his martial soul in time, he might have been scared stiff and unable to move.
"That's not all!" Zhu Zhuyun smiled. "This soul bone has also enhanced my spiritual power, allowing me to absorb soul rings of higher years in the future!"
"Mm, that's great." Davis nodded, happy that Zhu Zhuyun had obtained a new soul bone.
Soon, Zhu Zhuqing and Anna also woke up. After absorbing their soul bones, both of their soul power levels had improved—Zhu Zhuqing reached level 39, while Anna reached the peak of level 36.
As in the original work, Zhu Zhuqing's soul bone skill was also Flying Breaking Qi Slash, which infused soul power into her left leg, then unleashed a purple wind blade with enough force to cut through gold and jade—a powerful long-range strike.
When the wind blade was released, it seemed to cleave the air itself!
"Zhuqing's soul bone skill is excellent. It perfectly compensates for her lack of long-range attacks."
Davis then looked at Anna with a smile. "Nana, what's your soul bone skill?"
"My soul bone skill is called Tree Demon Possession! It's a comprehensive ability that enhances my close-combat strength. I'll show you—watch carefully!"
With that, Anna ran out of the courtyard laughing, with Davis and the others following behind.
"Tree Demon Possession!"
She gathered her soul power into her torso bone. In an instant, countless dark green black jade divine grasses sprouted from her body, entwining her tightly.
It looked as though Anna had cast parasitic seeds on herself—black jade divine grasses intertwined and surged up from the ground!
Eventually, the overwhelming vines formed a towering Tree Demon about eight meters tall. The Tree Demon had a muscular, powerful build, resembling a robust man.
Lush foliage spread from its back, and its feet were made of intertwined black jade vines. Anna's facial features were carved into its chest.
However, the dark green hue made Anna appear a little ghastly—like a yellow-faced woman.
"This! Is this Senju Hashirama's Wooden Man Technique?"
Davis was stunned when he saw the massive figure. He couldn't help but think of Senju Hashirama from Naruto.
This Tree Demon looked exactly like Hashirama's wooden avatar—but much smaller.
What is this? A replica of Hashirama's wooden-style techniques?
"Brother, this is my soul bone skill. I can channel my soul power to transform into this giant Tree Demon for combat. Its offensive and defensive capabilities are comparable to those of top-tier strength-type soul masters at the same level.
And because the Tree Demon is composed of black jade divine grass, I can even boost its combat effectiveness using my own soul skills!"
For instance, Anna could activate her third soul skill to further enhance the Tree Demon's defense and grant it a certain degree of fire resistance.
Even more impressive, Anna controlled the Tree Demon from inside—unlike Senju Hashirama, who manipulated it externally.
"Nana, is your Tree Demon only this size?" Davis asked. If she could summon one the size of a Gundam, that would be insane.
"Of course not!" Anna smiled and shook her head. "The size of the Tree Demon can be adjusted according to my soul power. For now, to maintain combat effectiveness, eight meters is my limit."
After all, she was only a level 36 soul master—it was already a feat to condense a Tree Demon of that size.
"Haha, that's alright. Nana, I believe you'll be able to create an even larger Tree Demon in the future!"
Seeing Anna grow stronger made Davis even more excited. The stronger she became, the greater her chances of inheriting the Sea God's position in the future.
"By the way, Nana, can you use this ability to create a wooden dragon? That would be even more useful in battle."
"No problem! As long as I have enough soul power, I can shape the Tree Demon into anything I want."
As she spoke, Anna gathered soul power into her torso bone. In an instant, a ten-meter-long wooden dragon sprouted from her back and coiled around the Tree Demon's waist. It could be fully unleashed to attack in battle.
Davis was very satisfied. Wooden Man Technique, Wooden Dragon Technique—how far off was True Thousand Hands?
Once the True Thousand Hands appeared, it would surely shock the entire Douluo Continent!
"Alright, the three of you now have soul bones, but you still need to train hard. Got it?"
"Don't worry, Weiss! We understand!" Zhu Zhuyun smiled. The soul bones had boosted all three of their strengths significantly.
In the days that followed, they returned to their usual training routines. When Bai Chenxiang's body had fully adapted to the ten-thousand-year whale glue, Davis kept his word and helped her obtain her second soul ring.
He finally hunted down a 900-year-old Golden Feather Swallow as Bai Chenxiang's second soul ring.
Since Bai Chenxiang hadn't taken any immortal grass, Davis didn't dare let her absorb a full thousand-year soul ring. Still, she was thrilled with the 900-year one.
Just like in the original work, her second soul skill was Swallow Step, a speed-boosting technique. After activation, Bai Chenxiang's speed increased significantly.
Unlike the original, though, this version also boosted her attack power by 30%, making it a pretty decent self-enhancing skill.
After absorbing the ring, Bai Chenxiang's soul power jumped to level 22, and Davis arranged for her to attend Star Luo Royal Academy. More than two months passed peacefully.
One day, as Davis was training, he suddenly received an urgent summons from Dai Pojun, requesting that he come to the palace immediately.
Davis understood that his father wouldn't send for him unless it was something important, so he rushed to the palace at once.
"Father, why did you summon me so urgently? Has something happened?"
Dai Pojun looked at Davis and smiled slightly. "Not bad. You've already reached the peak of level 58. I believe it won't be long before you break through to level 60 and become a Soul Emperor!"
After a pause, he continued, "There is indeed something, but don't be nervous—it's good news!"
"Oh? Good news?"
"Yes." Dai Pojun nodded. "Master Lou Gao sent a message—his team has successfully developed an anti-aircraft gun with a range of up to 2,000 meters and powerful enough to seriously injure a Soul Douluo in one shot. Best of all—it's cheap!"
At the mention of the word "cheap," Dai Pojun couldn't help but smile. Though he was the king of a nation, military funding was always tight.
A weapon like this—cheap but effective—was exactly what he wanted!
"Oh? The anti-aircraft gun is finally developed?"
Davis had previously rejected Lou Gao's short-range cannons, but now, after more than half a year of development, Lou Gao had finally succeeded in crafting a long-range artillery piece.
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