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Although the awakening of spiritual power did not immediately show any effect on Ye Lan's combat strength, the most important thing now was that Ye Lan could finally continue developing new soul skills.
After gaining the ability to use spiritual power, Ye Lan realized just how simple it was to manipulate soul power particles.
The moment the spiritual force "Formless Shape" manifested, it instantly influenced the soul power particles in its vicinity.
He could now attract, repel, or fix these soul power particles at will. In the past, Ye Lan was helpless before such external particles, but now, they were like obedient sheep—he could drive them however he wished.
The thought alone made Ye Lan want to laugh.
This was the importance of finding the right direction. Thankfully, he hadn't stubbornly wasted effort on the soul power shockwave approach.
Otherwise, not to mention developing a new soul skill, even the awakening of his "Formless Shape" spiritual body would have been impossible.
Let alone being able to so easily manipulate soul power particles now.
After sighing in relief, Ye Lan gradually calmed his excited heart.
He decided—tonight, he would create a new soul skill!
Ye Lan sat cross-legged before Dugu Yan and Ye Leng Leng. With his mind settled, he began controlling the soul power particles around his body.
Under the control of "Formless Shape," the particles flowed constantly to both sides of Ye Lan, their movements stirring the air itself.
Within moments, on what had been a still moonlit night, a breeze began to rise.
The gentle wind lifted Ye Leng Leng's blue hair and Dugu Yan's violet locks, swaying them in the night air.
In front of Ye Lan, a seven-colored light membrane gradually took shape, while the wind streamed along its sides.
But the airflow still wasn't fast enough. How could he increase the wind's speed?
Observing closely, Ye Lan discovered that different colors of soul power particles influenced the air differently.
Among them, the golden particles were the most active, exerting the greatest effect on air currents.
Using "Formless Shape," Ye Lan filtered out all other colors, leaving only the golden particles. The seven-colored light membrane transformed into a golden one.
The instant the golden membrane appeared, the air flowing along its surface accelerated explosively.
A low-pressure zone formed before it, gradually pulling Ye Lan forward.
The membrane constantly maintained itself ten or so centimeters in front of him, causing Ye Lan to slowly glide forward—as though someone were pushing him from behind.
"Aerodynamic Flow Membrane"—Ye Lan had successfully developed the technique. But he knew this wasn't a complete success yet, so he refrained from celebrating.
He still needed to test its performance under conditions of high speed.
One hundred and thirty percent soul power boost!
Golden soul power flashed across his legs, muscles swelling instantly.
Bang!
The ground cracked beneath his step, scattering grass into the air.
A golden figure shot forward, darting into the dense forest.
The once pitch-dark jungle now had a golden meteor streaking across it!
That golden meteor didn't travel in a straight line, but zigzagged sharply like a bolt of lightning.
Activating his Golden Eyes, Ye Lan's speed continued to rise.
Despite his astonishing velocity, he didn't crash into a single tree. He evaded every obstacle with incredible agility.
As his speed increased, he noticed more and more golden particles gathering on the membrane.
This was because as he moved, the membrane continuously collided with fresh golden particles, accumulating them rapidly.
It was just like running through rain at high speed—the faster one moves, the more raindrops strike head-on within a given time.
Although some golden particles dispersed with the wind, "Formless Shape" now showed its true worth.
By simply fixing those golden particles in place, Ye Lan could keep accumulating more and more of them on the membrane.
The faster he moved, the denser the golden particles became.
And the denser the particles, the faster the airflow across the membrane. Ultimately, Ye Lan's speed skyrocketed!
In summary:
The faster he went, the faster he could go.
The most terrifying part was that this soul skill didn't share the limitations of techniques like Shunpo or Instant Movement, which only allowed travel in straight lines between two points.
With the dynamic vision of his Golden Eyes, Ye Lan could turn flexibly even at extreme speeds, achieving absolute dominance in velocity.
After testing his new soul skill, Ye Lan estimated its amplification effect: about one hundred and fifty percent of his total speed!
In other words, even if he reached the level of Titled Douluo, this technique would still increase his speed by 150%.
This was because the principle of the skill didn't directly enhance his body's speed—it manipulated airflow, forming a separate multiplier altogether.
And its cost wasn't soul power at all, but spiritual power.
With his current reserves, Ye Lan could maintain the technique for roughly three minutes.
In the future, as his spiritual power grew, its duration would only lengthen!
Since his body became enveloped in golden particles when using the skill, Ye Lan named it—Flash!
Once activated, Ye Lan was truly a Yellow Flash.
Several minutes later, his spiritual power was completely drained.
The instant the Flash membrane vanished, Ye Lan nearly got blown away by the force of the onrushing wind.
At more than double his top speed, the sudden drag left him suspended briefly in the air—like a human kite against the gale.
As his speed decreased, he gradually descended back to the ground.
Stopping, Ye Lan gauged how long it would take for his emptied spiritual sea to recover.
Moments later, a spring welled up within the dried sea.
The Spring of Spirit slowly refilled the barren spiritual ocean, streams gathering into a vast sea once more.
After calculating, Ye Lan concluded it would take about three hours for full recovery.
That was already incredibly fast!
He had expected recovery to be painfully slow, but to think it was this quick was a pleasant surprise.
From now on, as long as nothing extraordinary happened, he could even use spiritual power casually in daily life—drinking water, picking up objects, and so on.
After all, any skill needed frequent practice to improve proficiency.
The more he used it, the more natural it would become.
Ye Lan had great confidence in the future potential of his "Formless Shape."
After testing Flash, he walked back toward where Dugu Yan and Ye Leng Leng slept.
But soon, he noticed the two were already awake.
Dugu Yan's eyes were red, as though she had been crying.
When she saw Ye Lan, she immediately threw herself into his arms.
Choking up, she said, "Idol! I thought something had happened to you! Wuwuwu…"
Ye Lan gently patted her back, comforting her. "It's alright. Your idol is none other than Lord Ye Lan!"
"Hiss—" Ye Lan gasped in pain.
It turned out Dugu Yan had actually bitten his shoulder.
"What are you doing?!" Ye Lan exclaimed.
"Just checking if I'm dreaming," Dugu Yan said with a playful smile.
"Then bite yourself!" Ye Lan retorted helplessly, pinching her cheek.
"That hurts too much~" she pouted in response.
"Ye Lan, where did you go just now?" Ye Leng Leng asked calmly.
But through her black veil, Ye Lan could sense the worry hidden in her gaze.
"I just tested a newly developed soul skill," Ye Lan replied.
"Idol, you succeeded?!" Dugu Yan exclaimed joyfully.
(End of Chapter)