Hitting me is like hitting yourself

As the moon sets and the sun rises, rays of light pierce the earth, and the warm sunlight filters through the gaps in the tree canopy, radiating a warmth that is unlike that of warm milk.

Jing Tianming's eyelashes trembled slightly along with his sword-like eyebrows. After a short while, they were completely lifted, revealing eyes as black as ink.

"Tianming, how are you feeling?"

Ju Douluo's slightly excited voice reached my ears.

Jing Tianming blinked to ease the discomfort caused by the prolonged closure of his eyes and direct sunlight, then turned and stood up.

"good!"

He laughed and shook his upper body a few times on the spot, then raised his right hand, clenched his fist, and waved it in the air.

"Teacher, I feel full of energy and refreshed!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed, and his tone became more relaxed.

"How's the improvement?"

Old Ji also smiled as he quietly observed the boy, noting that he had grown taller and stronger.

Jing Tianming remained silent, simply withdrawing his fist and closing his eyes to sense the sensation.

A moment later, he opened his eyes and smiled as well.

"Soul Power Level 23!"

"The soul skills are the same as before, each of them has developed into its own independent abilities."

Strangely enough, his martial soul only absorbed one soul ring, yet it was able to generate two soul skills.

"As expected of my disciple Yue Guan!" Chrysanthemum Douluo gave a thumbs up without hesitation, his eyes full of pride.

With only half a level of innate soul power, he was able to break through to level 23 not long after turning 12. This disciple is absolutely unique.

"If I could keep breaking through like this, I'd be a true god!" he couldn't help but think to himself.

But I also understand that this is simply impossible.

从徒儿前二十级的平均修炼速度来看，10级之前平均4个月升1级，13级到20级平均5个月升1级。

Based on this calculation, even if he absorbs a spirit ring that is higher than his level, it will probably take him another 6 months to level up once.

Needless to say, there will probably be a day when he can no longer rise in rank.

"Therefore, resolving the malignant mutation of the martial soul and the resulting defects remains the top priority!"

Jing Tianming also thought of this, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Sunset Forest, it's time to go!

Thinking of this, he walked towards Chrysanthemum Douluo and said, "Teacher, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Oh? What is it?" Chrysanthemum Douluo's smile faded, replaced by curiosity.

Could it be that you've come up with a new idea to solve the flaws in your martial soul?

Jing Tianming strode forward and said, "I want to go to the Sunset Forest near Tiandou City for some training."

Sunset Forest, isn't that the old poisoner's territory? Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately thought of this old rival, and his brows furrowed slightly.

At the same time, doubt arose in my mind, so I asked.

"My disciple, can you tell me why you want to go there for training?"

Jing Tianming calmly explained, "Master, I have been cultivating at home all these years and have never fought with anyone. I have almost no practical combat experience. This is obviously unacceptable for a Soul Master. And it is not convenient for me to show my second Soul Ring right now. Therefore, I cannot go to the Soul Arena for the time being. Under these circumstances, I think the only option is to fight Soul Beasts."

"Master, I think this way not only to accumulate combat experience, but also to unleash my potential."

"Let's see if this can help improve my soul power cultivation in the future."

"And if I can break through to Soul Master before the Soul Master Competition arrives..." Jing Tianming paused, "Teacher, I want to find a nearby academy team in Tiandou City to join and register for the competition, so that I can further hone my skills."

Chrysanthemum Douluo fell silent upon hearing this.

In his view, his disciple's thinking was probably not just about training him, but also about proving himself—to Bibi Dong, to Hu Liena, and to all those who had previously looked down on him.

"Fine!" Chrysanthemum Douluo didn't intend to stop him. What kind of boy would he be if he didn't have a temper?

Moreover, if this knot in his heart wasn't untied, he worried it would affect his disciple's mindset for future cultivation. Besides, the Soul Master Competition was indeed a great opportunity to hone oneself.

He had no reason to stop it!

"However, I have one condition: Elder Ji must go with you."

"Okay!" Jing Tianming replied decisively, knowing full well that his teacher was worried about his safety.

Upon hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo's face lit up with a smile again, and he asked somewhat eagerly, "Disciple, tell me quickly, what soul skill did you acquire this time?"

"I call the Golden Wheel of the Sun the Return of the Sun," Jing Tianming laughed. "Its effect is to reflect all physical and energy attacks, except for mental skills."

"Not bad, not bad!" Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded with a smile.

"With this skill, your first soul skill's defensive power will definitely improve further, and you will no longer be limited to passive defense, but will also have some counter-attack capabilities." His disciple's first soul skill was called Sun's Guard, which created a protective shield around the body. It was a purely defensive soul skill, only able to passively take hits. But this second soul skill, at least, has a certain counter-effect against melee-type soul masters.

Hitting me is like hitting yourself, how brilliant!

"In that case, it is indeed suitable for Tianming." Elder Ji smiled broadly, speaking succinctly. He had personally tested the strength of Tianming's first soul skill, and it was excellent. Few at the same level could break through it. It was truly worthy of being obtained by absorbing a soul ring of a higher level.

Of course, it is also related to the soul beasts hunted.

Spiked Dragon, in terms of offensive and defensive capabilities, is an absolute leader among earth dragons; they spent a considerable amount of time searching for it.

"Where's the Moon Golden Wheel?" Chrysanthemum Douluo hurriedly asked.

"Three parts of the moon's wheel," Jing Tianming said.

"The effect is to control the Moon Gold Wheel to rotate at high speed and temporarily increase attack power and speed. After flying out, it can split into three, which is equivalent to creating two clones during flight. The strength is about 70% of the original spirit."

"In addition, the flight direction cannot be controlled midway."

But that doesn't mean it won't work in the future!

Jing Tianming felt that this skill had great potential for development. If he could become familiar with it and practice it further, and even create more clones and remotely control their flight, it would definitely be an extremely practical long-range attack skill.

"Disciple, show me how to use it?" Seeing is believing, and Chrysanthemum Douluo wanted to see the power of this skill with his own eyes.

"Okay!" Jing Tianming nodded.

After saying that, he turned to face the carcass of the dinosaur that was still lying on the ground.

Raising his hand and with a thought, the Sun and Moon Golden Wheels instantly floated in his palm. Compared to when he first awakened six years ago, the size of the Sun and Moon Golden Wheels had not changed much, but their texture had been greatly improved. One was golden and the other was silver, no longer dull and lifeless.

In particular, the innermost golden bead of the Sun Wheel and the nine grooves on the Moon Wheel have golden and silver light flowing around them.

Ju Douluo and Elder Ji both stepped back a few paces, waiting to see what would happen.

Then, Jing Tianming made a sword-finger gesture, controlling the Moon Golden Wheel to fly to his side, and his second soul ring lit up immediately.

Within sight, the Moon Wheel spun rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a silver-white halo. Then, as Jing Tianming's sword pointed forward, it suddenly roared out. Its speed was extremely fast; in just a moment, it split into two haloes, one on each side, about 1.5 meters away, moving in parallel.

Then, in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, it "crashed" into the carapace of a horned dinosaur twenty meters away, producing a piercing cutting sound while pushing the entire corpse forward.

And it was submerged inch by inch.

It wasn't until the main body was submerged by half and the clone by one-third that it completely dimmed and collapsed.

It vanished as specks of silver light.