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"Mm, you could say it was a success. There were quite a few setbacks along the way," Ye Lan said, thinking back to his failed soul skills from before.
"What kind of soul skill takes you so long? Leng Leng and I have been guarding this place for several days now!"
"I've been here with Yan Yan all this time. She couldn't stop worrying about you, so I stayed with her to wait until you woke up," Ye Leng Leng added.
Although Leng Leng said she was only here because of Dugu Yan, Ye Lan knew the truth—she had stayed for him.
Ye Lan gave her a look full of gratitude before continuing. "My third movement-type soul skill, Flash, might give Ao Si Luo and Yu Feng a real shock."
Once he activated Flash, his speed would absolutely surpass theirs, even when they were using their own soul skills.
These past days, Ao Si Luo and Yu Feng had been enduring hellish training. If they suddenly learned that their fastest speed was easily surpassed by Ye Lan, who was only at the twenty-fourth rank, what expressions would they make?
Most likely, their faces would turn bitter.
"Third movement skill?" Ye Leng Leng asked curiously.
Patiently, Ye Lan explained, "The principle of Flash is to break through the air in front of me, forcing it into a ruptured state. With no air resistance to obstruct me during high-speed movement, my speed increases even further!"
"As expected of my idol! How come I never thought of creating such a soul skill? Idol, how is your brain even built?!" Dugu Yan exclaimed, rubbing her sore legs to ease the lingering pain from their hellish training.
"Can I learn it?" The thought of her daytime training made Dugu Yan tremble a little.
Although she had indeed noticed improvements in her speed, it had only come from painstaking, daily grind.
No matter how good the training method was, it required persistence day after day—there were no real shortcuts.
From the name Flash alone, Dugu Yan could tell it must dramatically increase speed, so naturally she wanted to learn it.
Ye Lan shook his head. "It's very difficult. You'd need to awaken a spiritual power body. Even for me, my Formless Shape was awakened entirely by accident."
In Ye Lan's heart, Dugu Yan and Ye Leng Leng were his people.
That was why he felt no hesitation in sharing some of his secrets with them.
"A spiritual power body, Formless Shape? Spiritual power can actually be controlled?!" Dugu Yan gasped in shock.
Why was it that everything Ye Lan spoke of was something she had never even heard of?
Without further explanation, Ye Lan used Formless Shape to gently brush the tips of their noses.
"Who's there?!" Dugu Yan squeaked, feeling something touch her nose.
"Ye Lan, was that you?" Ye Leng Leng stretched out her hand, trying to catch the unseen force.
"This is the spiritual power body I awakened—Formless Shape!" Ye Lan said as he manipulated several small stones, making them orbit and spin around him.
Stars practically shone in Dugu Yan's eyes. "That's amazing! Even my grandfather couldn't do something like this!"
"I can't compare to Elder Dugu. Just think of Formless Shape as an invisible hand, nothing worth such shock."
"I feel like the gap between me and Idol keeps getting wider!" Dugu Yan muttered sadly.
"That's what an idol is for. If you could surpass me so easily, what kind of idol would I be?" Ye Lan laughed.
"Pfft." Ye Leng Leng and Dugu Yan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
As expected—this was her idol, her destined one!
"Don't tell anyone about Formless Shape. I want it to remain one of my hidden trump cards," Ye Lan reminded.
Both girls nodded at once.
"Then this will be our secret, the three of us. No one else can know," Ye Leng Leng said solemnly.
"Alright," Ye Lan and Dugu Yan agreed together.
"Although you two can't learn this particular soul skill, I can still teach you my most basic self-created technique," Ye Lan reassured them.
Ye Leng Leng's blue eyes lit with expectation. Anything related to Ye Lan, she wanted to know.
Dugu Yan, on the other hand, clung to his leg, chirping happily, "Idol, you're too good to me. Wuuu~"
"This soul skill I call Extreme Soul Power Augmentation. The principle is simple. Leng Leng, you'll use varying proportions of soul power to strengthen different parts of your body, allowing it to gradually adapt to those changing levels. It's similar to the principle behind the soul skill training method I gave you earlier, which improves soul power efficiency."
"Yan Yan, you'll apply varying proportions of soul power to your Martial Soul Possession, constantly shifting the amount used.
"The key point is this: you must push your body's cells to their absolute limit before applying soul power. You can start with just one percent, then gradually build up to one hundred percent."
"Once you complete this training, you'll eventually reach a realm where your control over soul power is as you wish."
Dugu Yan nodded frantically as she listened to his teaching.
Meanwhile, Ye Leng Leng's blue eyes softened in relief. She never expected Ye Lan to share such an important self-created technique with her and Yan Yan.
Perfect control over soul power…
If she truly reached that state, wouldn't her use of soul skills become completely free and effortless?
Ye Lan noticed that Dugu Yan's gaze was locked only on him, and he wasn't sure if she'd really absorbed what he had said.
So he reminded her, "Yan Yan, make sure you train seriously. Remember to integrate the Extreme Soul Power Augmentation method into your daily hell training."
"If you and Leng Leng can achieve 'control at will,' then when you reach the Titled Douluo stage, you'll receive a pleasant surprise."
"Can Yan Yan and I actually reach Titled Douluo?" she asked softly.
"Of course! I'm a 'Scholar'! If I say you can, then you can," Ye Lan declared with conviction.
"Ha! Listen to you—Ye Lan, King of Bragging!" Dugu Yan shot back playfully.
She thought he was only saying that to comfort her and Leng Leng.
She knew her own talent well enough.
Her aptitude wasn't as strong as her grandfather's, and even with his level of talent, reaching Titled Douluo had been extremely difficult.
Her grandfather only managed it thanks to his unwavering dedication to researching poison.
Dugu Yan knew she didn't have that kind of temperament. For her, simply being able to stay by Ye Lan's side every day was happiness enough.
Ye Leng Leng, however, wasn't concerned with the Titled Douluo realm. What she cared about was her promise with Ye Lan.
She eagerly awaited the day when Ye Lan would resolve the defect of her Martial Soul.
When that day came, she would finally be able to remove her veil for him.
As for her dearest friend Yan Yan, it was obvious she liked Ye Lan.
Anyone with eyes could see it. But Leng Leng had no intention of stopping her.
Yan Yan wasn't just her comrade in battle, but also her closest confidante.
So Leng Leng sincerely hoped that one day Yan Yan could win over her idol, Ye Lan.
From the very first day she met him, Leng Leng realized she already belonged completely to Ye Lan. She had grown used to seeing everything from his perspective.
She didn't want to cause him pain.
If she forced Ye Lan to choose between her and Yan Yan, she knew he would pick her.
But if that happened, Ye Lan would suffer greatly.
Leng Leng didn't want that, so she silently accepted Yan Yan's pursuit.
Though Yan Yan was proactive in her actions, she was actually rather dull when it came to understanding emotions.
She hadn't noticed the subtle bond between Ye Lan and Leng Leng.
But even if she did notice, she would probably only wish for one thing—
To hold Ye Lan with her left arm, and Leng Leng with her right.
(End of Chapter)