Intuition of Paper Drawing, Infinitely Powerful Blue Mushroom

Chapter 24 Paper Drawing-Intuition, the Powerful Blue Mushroom

In the early hours of the morning, Chi Ping woke Zhao Wuji up to change shifts.

Nothing happened that night, and at six o'clock the next morning, the three continued their soul-hunting journey.

Thousand-year-old soul beasts are not just weeds that can be found anywhere. Even in the Star Dou Great Forest, it takes a lot of effort to find a soul beast that suits your taste.

Zhao Wuji led Chi Ping and Dai Mubai deeper and deeper, covering a hundred miles in two days, and entered the inner perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest, arriving at the edge of a clear lake.

"Xiaoping, take a look, does this spirit beast suit your taste?"

Zhao Wuji pointed to a pair of vertical pupils emerging from the lake and asked Chi Ping.

"The Azure Water Crocodile, also known as the Azure Water Alligator, is a water-attribute soul beast with a trace of dragon blood. It possesses immense power. The mark of a thousand years of evolution is its golden vertical pupils. If its body length is within five meters, I can absorb it. Teacher Zhao, can you force it out of the water?"

"That's easy, just watch me!"

After speaking, Zhao Wuji smiled confidently, his third spirit ring shone brightly, and he clenched his right palm in reverse.

"Gravity Enhancement - Counter!"

The lake water surged back, like a dragon sucking water, instantly lifting the Azure Water Crocodile into the air.

Come here!

Gravity shifted again, slamming the crocodile heavily onto the shore.

After getting a clear look at the crocodile, Chi Ping exclaimed excitedly, "It's nearly five meters long, has golden eyes, and its cultivation level is estimated to be around 1,500 years. It's perfect for me!"

"Fifteen hundred years, that's quite appropriate."

Zhao Wuji rubbed his hands together, his fighting spirit high. He had been searching for days and was already getting impatient.

"Teacher Zhao!" Chi Ping suddenly spoke up, "I want to try it myself!"

Zhao Wuji turned to look at Chi Ping.

—That unwavering gaze!

Zhao Wuji was satisfied with Chi Ping's words.

"Okay, but if it can't be resolved within fifteen minutes, I'll have to step in. We can't stay here any longer."

Hunting spirit beasts is an inevitable part of a spirit master's journey, especially for those aspiring to combat. Although it might be a bit early for a great spirit master to confront a thousand-year-old spirit beast, Zhao Wuji was absolutely confident in protecting Chi Ping.

"I see."

Chi Ping took a deep breath and quickly chanted the soul incantation, "Life surges like a white mushroom, an indestructible golden mushroom."

He bit off one of the white mushrooms himself and gave the rest to Zhao Wuji for later use.

Although the soul skills of food-type soul masters only have one-third effect on themselves, as long as there are enough of them, they can accumulate into a greater effect.

Once ready, Chi Ping took two steps forward and headed straight for the Blue Water Crocodile behind him.

Crocodiles primarily fight by ambushing and biting, and by rolling in the air. The Azure Water Crocodile has an additional water-controlling soul skill, but it can only be used in water.

Crocodiles' body structure makes them extremely vulnerable to attacks from behind, and once their mouths are pinned down, they are almost impossible to open on their own. Without their greatest weapon, they become nothing more than fish on a chopping block.

"Hmm!~~"

Although the Azure Water Crocodile was somewhat confused about how it had ended up on land, its fighting instincts made it open its mouth wide and let out a deep, wary roar as soon as Chi Ping approached.

Chi Ping dared not approach easily. Although the crocodile looked bulky and sluggish, it was very agile and its attack could be swift.

"Teacher Zhao, what was that move you just made? I remember that move was only supposed to increase gravity to restrict the enemy's movement, wasn't it?"

While Chi Ping was fighting the Azure Water Crocodile, Dai Mubai asked Zhao Wuji about his use of the soul skill.

Chi Ping was confronting the Azure Water Crocodile. Seeing that nothing serious was going to happen, Zhao Wuji replied, "That's a high-level application of soul skills. I, your teacher, put in a lot of effort to develop it!"

—I was so embarrassed when Xiaoping asked me to help him with that gravity training! I can't say I can't do it this time!

What is the most distressing thing for a teacher? The answer is when a good student asks him for help, but he is unable to solve the student's problem because he lacks the ability.

Dai Mubai asked, "Can I learn it?"

Zhao Wuji scratched his head. "This is a bit too early for you. Before you turn twenty, you only need to focus on improving your soul power level."

"But Ikehira has been practicing those six forms all along!"

"Oh, this..."

Zhao Wuji was speechless.

Generally speaking, developing one's own soul skills is something that soul masters only consider when they are in their golden cultivation period, which is after the age of twenty, and when the speed of soul power cultivation slows down.

Because in this situation, Soul Masters cannot acquire Soul Rings or Soul Skills, and cannot improve their combat power in a short period of time, so they must find another way.

Furthermore, the process of developing one's own soul skills also leads to a deeper understanding of the martial soul, which is beneficial for cultivation. However, spending a lot of time practicing such skills before the age of twenty will only delay the process, and the resulting increase in efficiency will far outweigh the time spent on it.

But Ikehira is an exception.

"I don't know what's wrong with that kid. He practices so many random things, but his cultivation progress doesn't slow down at all. Even taking medicine doesn't have the same effect!" Zhao Wuji muttered to himself.

"If you're really curious, why don't you just ask Chi Ping what those six techniques are all about! If it's not some secret, you can learn a few moves from him; it won't hurt. But let me make this clear: you're classmates, so never bully others!"

Dai Mubai nodded. "I know, teacher."

Meanwhile, Chi Ping had already realized that without using special techniques, he simply couldn't get behind the Azure Crocodile.

—I have three tubes of soul power, enough to use the Six Styles technique six times. Considering the safety of absorbing soul rings later, I must reserve one tube of soul power. I need to be careful with my resources.

Chi Ping breathed slowly.

The heart is like a mirror, clear and transparent inside and out.

Six Styles-Paper Painting-Intuition!

After six months of training in Observation Haki, Ikehira found something amidst the darkness and pain.

Mind's eye, sixth sense, intuition, extrasensory perception, consciousness... these names can all be used to describe what Ikehira discovered, but they also seem somewhat ambiguous.

—I've seen it! Right now!

shave!

As if his actions were anticipated, the Azure Water Crocodile's suddenly closed jaws were narrowly dodged by Chi Ping.

Mycelium Cloak - Soul Power Replenishment - Activated!

Iron Block - Steel Fist!

In a flash and a leap, Chi Ping arrived on top of the Azure Water Crocodile's head. He activated the Iron Block, and his powerful fist smashed the crocodile's still-closed mouth together, flattening its brain and causing it to become dizzy.

Finger Gun - Palm Knife - Golden Blade!

The fist transformed into a palm, golden light clinging to it. The golden palm strike, powerful enough to penetrate even a Soul Saint's defenses, instantly pierced the crocodile's eyeball, its arm stabbing into its brain.

Mmm~ Ah!!

The Azure Water Crocodile roared and simultaneously launched a death roll.

Chi Ping gripped the skull around the crocodile's eye sockets, securing himself to its head.

The crocodile's death roll is when, after biting its prey, the crocodile clasps its limbs together and then rolls and thrashes repeatedly until the bitten part is completely torn off.

The Azure Crocodile repeatedly rolled and crushed Chi Ping, trying to get rid of him. Of course, it would have been even better if it could have killed him outright!

However, for Chi Ping, who had to endure Zhao Wuji's beatings every day, his resilience was now completely different. The Death Roll only made him uncomfortable, but it was not enough to break him.

—We need to find a way to develop explosive and destructive moves in the future, otherwise, the damage caused by physical techniques is really limited when facing such thick-skinned and large enemies.

Don't assume that just because Chi Ping stuck his hand into the Azure Water Crocodile's brain, the crocodile is doomed! The brain isn't essential for life. Given the crocodile's five-meter length, the force of Chi Ping's arm piercing its brain is roughly equivalent to a needle pricking a human's eye. The damage is significant, but not fatal!

"Hahaha! You brat, in the end you still have to rely on your teacher to save the day!"

Zhao Wuji laughed and activated his third soul skill. The chaotic gravity fell on the Azure Water Crocodile, but did not affect Chi Ping.

"Little crocodile, stop right there!"

With his Soul Saint cultivation level and the millennium-old Soul Skill he had been developing for the past six months, Zhao Wuji easily immobilized the Azure Water Crocodile.

Dai Mubai walked over and pulled Chi Ping off the Azure Water Crocodile.

"How are you? Are you hurt?"

Chi Ping coughed up a mouthful of blood, then smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'm used to it. Don't worry about me."

The continuous crushing caused some wounds to appear in Chi Ping's lungs.

"It's good that you're alright. How about some mushrooms?"

Looking at his blood-soaked arms, Chi Ping smiled bitterly and said, "I'll go wash my hands first."

"Go wash up after you finish eating." Dai Mubai didn't mind the mess and helped Chi Ping feed him white mushrooms.

"Hey! It's not like I don't have hands..."

Despite saying that, Chi Ping did not refuse Dai Mubai's kindness.

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

Zhao Wuji looked at the Azure Water Crocodile, whom he had knocked unconscious with a slap, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Hey kid, not bad! If you ask me, even without my help, you could probably wear this guy down on your own!"

Having cleaned himself up and finished eating the spare mushrooms, Chi Ping shook his head. "If Teacher Zhao hadn't forced it out of the lake and crippled its greatest asset, I wouldn't have been its match."

Zhao Wuji waved his hand, "No need to be modest. After all, you only have a food-type martial soul. It's already quite remarkable that you've achieved this much!"

Dai Mubai also praised, "Not bad. If it were me, I'm afraid it would be difficult to achieve what you, Chi Ping, have done."

"You're making me feel embarrassed..."

"Enough talk. Let's find a safe place first. Xiaoping, you can kill this guy and absorb his soul ring. Then we can get out of this hellhole as soon as possible."

"good!"

The safe place Zhao Wuji mentioned was a very large oak tree hollow not far from Biyue Lake. The hollow was so big that it was comparable to a small house, so there was no need to worry about being attacked from behind by soul beasts.

Chi Ping used the longsword that Dai Mubai had placed in his storage soul tool to kill the Azure Water Crocodile, and then began to absorb the soul ring under the protection of Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai.

The absorption process went incredibly smoothly, taking less than half an hour. Chi Ping stood up and showed the two his thousand-year soul ring.

"The incredibly strong blue mushroom!"

A bright blue mushroom, about five centimeters in diameter, grew from Chi Ping's palm. All three of Chi Ping's soul skills were mushroom-shaped, differing only in size and color.

"Xiaobai, try it and see how it goes."

Dai Mubai took the blue mushroom and swallowed it in one gulp. After experiencing the effect of the soul skill, his eyes lit up.

"Feels good, my strength has increased by about 50%."

Chi Ping said, "It also has the effect of strengthening the physique. I can roughly feel that the improvement is around 30%."

"How long can it last?" Zhao Wuji asked.

"A blue mushroom lasts for ten minutes. With my current soul power, I can make fifteen at a time, and they can be stored for one day. But my soul power recovers very quickly, and at my limit, I can make 30 blue mushrooms in a row." This is the result including the soul power stored in the mycelium.

Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji nodded in approval.

Chi Ping never hid his abilities; all the teachers at Shrek Academy knew that his soul power was immense, about three times that of an ordinary soul master.

"With this soul skill, Xiaoping, your strength will be greatly enhanced again! Also, congratulations, Xiaoping, you are the youngest student in Shrek Academy's history to break through to Soul Master! Alright, throw this guy back into the lake, we should go back to the academy!"

Zhao Wuji pointed to the Azure Water Crocodile blocking the entrance to the tree hole and said.

(End of this chapter)