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The sunlight is just right in Room 301 on the top floor of the East Building at Nuoding College .
Jiang Zhen had just put his change of clothes into the wardrobe when a familiar mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind—
[Ding! You have a new system email. Please check it.]
System email?
Jiang Zhen's eyes lit up, and he immediately silently chanted in his mind, "Open the system panel."
A light blue virtual panel appeared, and sure enough, a small red dot lit up the "System Mail" section.
With a light tap of his fingertip, a new email instantly unfolded:
[Ding! Reward sent via email:]
[1. 10 bottles of Intermediate Body Tempering Pills (10 pills per bottle): After consumption, it can further temper the physical body, enhance the toughness of the meridians, and increase the upper limit of soul power capacity.]
[2. Spatial Ring x1 (100 cubic meters): No binding restrictions, can be opened by injecting a small amount of soul power, the internal space is stable and can store inanimate objects.]
"Intermediate-grade Body Tempering Pill! And a 100-cubic-meter storage ring!" Jiang Zhen couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.
He first looked at the storage ring in the email attachment: a pure white ring floating on the panel, with fine water patterns engraved on the ring face, just like the dark patterns on his tight-fitting clothes.
Jiang Zhen extended his right hand, and with a thought, the storage ring instantly landed on his ring finger.
"Let's test the capacity." Jiang Zhen picked up the cloth bag on the table (containing more than 9,000 gold soul coins), infused a wisp of soul power into his fingertip, and gently tapped the cloth bag.
The bag vanished instantly, and when you looked into the storage ring, it was completely empty. The bag was lying peacefully in the corner, surrounded by a large amount of empty space.
He then put the "Complete Guide to Soul Beasts of Douluo Continent," the remaining few low-level Soul Power Pills, and even his suitcase into his storage ring, and the space still seemed spacious.
"This is so convenient." Jiang Zhen rubbed his ring finger with satisfaction. From now on, he only needs to carry this "invisible ring" when he goes out, and he will no longer have to worry about his supplies being exposed.
Next up is the Intermediate Body Tempering Pill.
He took out a bottle from the mail. The transparent porcelain bottle contained 10 pale blue pills. He opened the bottle and a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out. After inhaling it, even the soul power in his body became a little restless.
Jiang Zhen poured out a pill and swallowed it with the water on the table.
The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a gentle yet powerful energy slid down the throat into the body, at least three times stronger than the previous primary body-tempering elixir!
He immediately sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the "Mysterious Water Enlightenment Technique": pale blue soul power flowed through his meridians, dividing the medicinal power into countless tiny threads that spread along the meridians to his limbs and bones.
Wherever the medicine went, the meridians felt as if they were being soaked in warm water, and the already tough walls of the tubes became even thicker; impurities in the body were expelled little by little, and a faint layer of black stains seeped out from the surface of the skin, making even the fingertips more lustrous.
Half an hour later, when the last trace of medicinal power was absorbed, Jiang Zhen opened his eyes and felt light all over. His soul power circulation speed was 10% faster, and even when he condensed his martial soul in his palm, the water element responded more quickly.
"As expected, it's a mid-grade Body Tempering Pill; the effect far exceeds expectations." Jiang Zhen got up and washed up. Looking at his pale skin and emerald eyes in the mirror, a smile appeared on his lips.
With these 10 bottles of Body Tempering Pills, by the end of the semester, not only will his physique improve to another level, but he might even reach level 20 in soul power cultivation!
After all, he's already level 15.
After absorbing the soul ring, I reached level 13. Then, I spent three months cultivating in the inn, and with the speed-up from the Soul Power Pill, I leveled up by 2.
After tidying up his dormitory, Jiang Zhen went to the balcony, preparing to take advantage of the quiet afternoon to explore the form changes of his water element martial soul.
After absorbing the spirit ring, he had only tried to condense water arrows and water shields, and had not yet truly exerted the advantage of "ultimate water control".
"Let's start with something simple." Jiang Zhen stretched out his right hand, and a small water ball the size of a fist condensed in his palm.
He closed his eyes and sketched the shape of the "water arrow" in his mind: slender, sharp, with a curved tip and a streamlined tail.
With a thought, the water sphere in his palm instantly stretched and contracted. A few seconds later, a semi-transparent water arrow appeared in his palm, its tip gleaming with a cold light. It was at least twice as solid as the water arrow he had simulated with his soul power before.
He raised his hand and flicked it at the tree trunk outside the balcony. The water arrow flew out with a "whoosh" and "plop" embedded itself in the tree trunk, penetrating three-tenths of an inch into the wood, its fletching still trembling slightly.
Then it turned into a puddle of water and flowed down.
"Not bad, my control has improved." Jiang Zhen condensed a second water arrow, this time he tried to add a trace of soul power pattern to the tip of the arrow - according to the records in the "Mysterious Water Enlightenment Technique", soul power pattern can enhance the penetrating power of the attack.
Sure enough, after the water arrow was launched, it not only went faster, but also blasted a small crater in the tree trunk.
Next up is the "Water Shield".
He imagined a round shield with water ripples along the edges and raised defensive patterns in the center.
Water elements rapidly converged, and a water shield with a diameter of one meter instantly took shape, with water ripples flowing slowly on its surface, like a living armor.
Jiang Zhen picked up the small knife on the table and slashed at the water shield—the blade struck the water shield, only creating a ripple, unable to penetrate it.
"Enough with the defense, let's try a more complex form." Jiang Zhen's eyes grew brighter and brighter as he began to try to create a "water whip": a long stream of water condensed into a rope with a barb at the end, which could both entangle and hook.
On his first attempt, the water whip dissipated after only half a meter of condensation. He adjusted his soul power output and used the "Mysterious Water Enlightenment Technique" to compress the water element more tightly. The second attempt was a success—a two-meter-long water whip danced in his palm, with barbs at the end that could easily hook onto the balcony railing. The length could also be adjusted flexibly when pulled.
He then tried to sculpt a "water bird": a small body, outstretched wings, and even the patterns on the feathers were clearly visible.
This time, they failed three times—the first time their wings broke off, the second time their bodies became unbalanced, and the third time their soul power was consumed too quickly.
It wasn't until the fourth time that he divided his soul power into multiple strands, controlling the shape of the wings, body, and claws respectively, that he finally condensed a water bird the size of a palm.
The waterbird circled twice above the balcony, and could even change direction according to his will, before finally turning into a stream of water and returning to his palm.
"I see. Complex forms require regional control of soul power." Jiang Zhen summarized his experience and had a new idea: Since it can be shaped into animals, can it be shaped into "tools"? For example, water-based daggers, water-based ropes, or even water-based reconnaissance eyes?
He tried to condense a "water eye": a water ball the size of a ping-pong ball with a smooth, mirror-like surface. After injecting a wisp of soul power, the water ball slowly rose into the air and flew to the treetops outside the dormitory.
Jiang Zhen closed his eyes and was able to see the distant scene through the water sphere—several students were cultivating in the training ground, the director of the administration building was taking the gold soul coins he had given him to the warehouse to count the supplies, and he could even vaguely see the windows of the dormitory in the distance.
"Reconnaissance capabilities!" Jiang Zhen was overjoyed. This "water eye" could not only observe remotely, but it could also move. As long as the soul power was sufficient, it could even detect movements a hundred meters away.
This will come in handy later when observing Tang San and Grandmaster's movements at the academy, or when exploring the Soul Hunting Forest.
After exploring for an entire afternoon, Jiang Zhen successfully created more than a dozen different forms: offensive water arrows, water daggers, and water cones; defensive water shields, water armor, and water walls; auxiliary water eyes, water ropes, and water bridges; and even a mobile "water skateboard"—standing on a condensed water board, one can move quickly with the help of the water flow, faster than running.
As the sun set, Jiang Zhen finally stopped cultivating. He sat on a chair on the balcony, watching the sunset, and began to plan his next move.
Short-term goal: Take one intermediate-level body tempering pill every three days, cultivate the "Mysterious Water Enlightenment Technique", and at the same time master various martial soul forms, and try to transition from "form change" to "self-created soul skills".
Mid-term goal: When Tang San returns to Holy Soul Village at the end of the semester, as per the original story, I will go with him—there is a cave near Holy Soul Village where Tang San's mother, Lan Xi , the Blue Silver Emperor, is hidden.
That's a 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor. Even if you can't get a 100,000-year-old soul bone, eating the Blue Silver Emperor will still improve your strength a lot.
If we're lucky, we might even be able to get the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone ahead of schedule.
Long-term goal: Obtain the Blue Silver Emperor, immediately leave Nuoding City, and go to the Vast Sea City.
The city of Vast Sea is located by the sea, where the water element is ten times more concentrated than inland, which is perfect for his water element.
Once he arrives in Vast Sea City, he can find even more powerful water-attribute soul beasts.
"Tang San has the Tang Sect's unique skills and Tang Hao to protect him, but I have a system, a prophet, and the ultimate water martial soul."
Jiang Zhen raised his hand, and a water bird materialized in his palm, shimmering with golden light under the sunset.
"Poseidon? He can be replaced!"
Just then, footsteps and voices came from downstairs.
Jiang Zhen looked down and saw Tang San following Grandmaster into the teaching building, holding a thick book titled "Theoretical Foundations of Martial Souls".
He withdrew his gaze, dispersed the water birds, and turned to walk into his dormitory—there was no need to interact with them; cultivating in a low-key manner and waiting for the right opportunity was what he should be doing right now.
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