Yan's Training Path

Chapter 19 Yan's Training Path (Part 1)

You Chen observed the changes in Yan's aura, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

During this time, he has been busy with preparations for leaving Wuhun City, while Yan has also been on a training trip with Hu Liena and others for some time. The master and disciple have not seen each other for quite some time.

With just a little observation, You Chen knew that Yan hadn't fallen behind in his studies during this time.

My soul power level has been raised to level 36, and my control over soul power has become increasingly smooth and free.

Following the training of soul power, Yan would not slack off in the training of his body and spirit.

Incidentally, Yan is one year older than Hu Liena, and at 12 years old, he is level 36. Compared to Tang San's level 29 when he graduated from Notting City Academy at the age of 12 in the original novel, he is 7 levels higher.

Xie Yue's cultivation speed was similar to Yan's, and he also reached level 36. This was the reason why he dared to be dismissive of You Chen before.

Actually, this cultivation speed is not exaggerated.

Even Yan's cultivation speed did not surpass Xie Yue's because after he became You Chen's disciple, some of the lessons You Chen assigned slowed down Yan's accumulation of soul power.

After You Chen published "Don't Use Whale Glue," and the Spirit Hall monopolized whale glue, the three members of the Golden Generation all enjoyed the benefits of whale glue.

The boost to soul power from whale glue is secondary.

Most importantly, with the best resources for cultivation and their own qualifications meeting the standards, the lifespan of the soul rings they absorb at each rank is greatly increased.

It's okay when you're young and can't tolerate too many supplements during the first stage of absorption.

After absorbing the second and third rings, they both jumped three levels directly.

Normally, a Soul Master only gains one level of Soul Power when absorbing a Soul Ring of the optimal age. However, Tang San's third Soul Ring, which exceeded the optimal age (the optimal age was over 1700, but Tang San absorbed 3000 years' worth), gained an additional level.

The resources and training enjoyed by the three members of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation were far superior to those of Tang San. Their second and third spirit rings were set at a much higher age than the original optimal age, resulting in a greater increase in their spirit power level.

All things considered, this is equivalent to at least a year more of training than the average person.

The advantage in cultivation level brought by this increased soul ring energy will likely only diminish after reaching the sixth-ring Soul Emperor level.

Because finding and hunting high-age soul beasts that are suitable for soul masters is much more difficult than finding low-age ones.

In addition to his high level of soul power, Yan also honed his physical body.

The only thing that dissatisfied You Chen was the training of his mental strength.

However, considering Yan Wu's rough and tumble personality, it is indeed not very suitable for the mental secret technique he created based on his multitasking talent. It is understandable that his mental strength has lagged behind.

Besides cultivating the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit, You Chen's methods of nurturing Yan Na's Flame Lord Martial Soul and his choice of Soul Skills are also quite different from those in the original work.

When Yan absorbed his first spirit ring, he hadn't yet become his disciple, so his spirit skill, like in the original novel, was named "Hellfire Lava Rush." ​​(It seems the original novel didn't specify this, so let's assume the mobile game uses the original.)

Simply put, it's a soul skill that shoots magma out at high speed and explodes.

Aside from granting a Soul Skill, this Soul Ring only slightly enhances the Flame Lord's energy intensity.

However, the improvement of a first ring of a hundred-year level to a top-tier martial soul is negligible.

The conditions required for the Flame Lord to achieve Martial Soul evolution are far simpler than those for the Stardust Dragon's evolution path.

Because this is a martial soul that is violent at first glance, and even its special abilities are simple and clear, focusing on the dual attributes of fire and earth.

Of course, the simple and clear conditions do not mean that achieving martial soul evolution is easy.

The evolution of a top-tier martial soul into a super martial soul is no less arduous than the evolution of a mid-tier martial soul into a top-tier martial soul.

This process is indeed difficult, but it can also be easy in some ways.

As long as you follow the correct path and don't absorb any random spirit rings, such as absorbing a Soft Bone Rabbit spirit ring when your spirit is clearly fire or earth attribute... then once Yan absorbs nine spirit rings and becomes a Title Douluo, his spirit will basically evolve into a super quality.

If he simply focuses on increasing the levels of fire and earth elemental energies, the boost from nine spirit rings, especially those exceeding the age limit, will almost certainly lead to a qualitative change in his martial soul through quantitative accumulation.

Even if it's a little short, once Yan reaches a high enough level, he can make up for it by absorbing a suitable soul bone.

This process is simpler than "evolving a mid-level martial soul into a top-level martial soul" because soul masters with mid-level martial souls basically don't have the talent to become a Title Douluo and have the ability to upgrade with nine soul rings.

Therefore, You Chen's plan for Yan was never about improving the quality of his martial soul.

What he was thinking about was how to maximize the combat power of the Flame Lord Martial Soul.

Enhancing the combat capabilities of a martial spirit generally involves two directions: strengthening its strengths and compensating for its weaknesses.

After carefully studying the characteristics of the Flame Lord, You Chen quickly focused on its weaknesses.

As a top-tier martial soul, the Flame Lord's weaknesses are undoubtedly its relatively slow speed and high soul power consumption compared to other top-tier martial souls.

Of course, this disadvantage is only relative. When facing advanced martial souls, the well-rounded Flame Lord undoubtedly has an overwhelming advantage in all aspects.

Unlike Hu Liena's fox spirit, whose strengths and weaknesses are both very obvious and who is at risk of being overthrown by her subordinates.

According to numerous records from the Spirit Hall, the evolution from a top-tier spirit to a super spirit usually involves strengthening its strengths, and then, if there is any surplus, addressing its weaknesses.

You Chen judged that even after the Flame Lord evolved, speed and endurance would still be its disadvantages, and in his martial soul six-dimensional rating system, it might even continue to maintain a score of 3 points.

Between battery life and speed, Youchen's first thought was to prioritize speed.

After all, if one's overall abilities are sufficient, and one can defeat the enemy before exhausting their soul power and physical strength, then there is no problem with insufficient endurance.

The speed is different; a faster speed means a higher margin of error and a better output environment.

Based on the Flame Lord's martial soul characteristics, You Chen quickly came up with a solution to address its speed weakness, which could both enhance the Flame Lord's mobility and, to some extent, its damage output.

The Flame Lord's special ability is "Fire and Rock Control", not "Magma Control".

It has the strongest control over magma, which combines fire and earth energy, and it also has considerable control over fire and earth energy.

Therefore, this ability can be seen as "fire control" + "earth control" + "magma control".

You Chen saw in this a future where Yan would have even more meticulous control over his own soul power.

You Chen's martial soul can simultaneously manipulate wind, holy, and stellar energy.

Even with his soul power control, which is many times greater than Yan's current level, he still cannot independently manipulate sacred or stellar energy, except for the wind energy which is the easiest to control.

Only by using the soul skills associated with soul rings can this be accomplished.

The difference is similar to the difference between a manually activated special move and a simplified special move in King of Fighters.

Yan is different; his martial soul is inherently more capable of controlling fire and earth.

(End of this chapter)