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"This skill not only instills fear but also boosts combat power—kind of like the Killing God Domain," Dai Weisi mused.
Though this ability lacked the growth potential of the Killing God Domain, it was still a formidable soul power. Had he not quickly summoned his martial soul, he might have been frozen in fear himself.
"That's not all!" Zhu Zhuyun smiled. "This soul bone also increased my spiritual strength, allowing me to absorb higher-level soul rings in the future!"
"Hmm, that's a good thing," Dai Weisi nodded, pleased that Zhu Zhuyun had gained such a newly matured soul bone.
Soon after, Zhu Zhuqing and Anna gradually woke as well. Their soul power increased after absorbing their soul bones—Zhuqing's reaching Level 39, while Anna hit the peak of Level 36.
As in the original story, Zhu Zhuqing's soul skill was "Rushing Air Slash," channeling soul power into her left leg before kicking out a purple wind blade sharp enough to cut through metal and jade. The power was impressive.
The wind blade sliced as if tearing through the very fabric of space!
"Zhuqing's soul bone skill is excellent—it perfectly makes up for her lack of ranged attacks," Dai Weisi said, then turned to Anna with a smile. "Nana, what about your soul bone skill?"
"My soul bone skill is called Tree Demon Possession! It's a versatile skill that enhances my melee combat. I'll show you—watch closely!" Anna said with a grin.
No sooner had she spoken than Anna dashed out into the courtyard, Dai Weisi and the others following behind.
"Tree Demon Possession!"
She condensed soul power into her trunk bone, and in an instant, countless ink-green Spirit Jade Grass vines burst from her body, tightly wrapping her slender form.
It was as if Anna had been infused with parasitic seeds—vines intertwined and shot upward, rapidly growing!
Eventually, the overwhelming mass of Spirit Jade Grass coalesced into a towering eight-meter-tall Giant Tree Demon. The tree demon looked incredibly strong, resembling a muscular powerhouse from afar.
Its branches spread thickly behind it, with vines and trunks wrapping its feet, and on its trunk, Anna's facial features were carved.
But combined with the dark green body, it made Anna look rather ugly—almost like a plain, middle-aged woman.
"Is this... the Wooden Man Technique of the Senju Clan?"
Dai Weisi stared dumbfounded, instantly reminded of Hashirama Senju from Naruto.
This tree demon looked almost exactly like Hashirama's giant wooden Buddha statue—only much smaller.
What was this? The Attack of the Senju Hashirama?
"Brother, this is my soul bone skill. It allows me to transform into a gigantic tree demon powered by my soul force. Its attack and defense rival those of offensive and defensive soul masters of the same level."
"And because the tree demon is formed by intertwining Spirit Jade Grass, I can use my own soul skills to boost its combat power!"
For example, Anna could activate her third soul skill to increase the tree demon's defense even more and grant it some fire resistance.
What's remarkable is that Anna directly controls the tree demon from inside, unlike Hashirama, who had to manipulate the wooden man externally.
"Nana, is this the maximum size your tree demon can reach?" Dai Weisi asked. If she could produce a tree demon the size of a giant, that would be incredible.
"Of course not!" Anna shook her head with a smile. "The tree demon's size can be freely adjusted based on my soul power. For now, eight meters is my limit without sacrificing combat effectiveness."
After all, she was only a Level 36 Soul Master. Creating a tree demon this size was already pushing her limits.
"Haha, no worries, Nana. I'm sure you'll be able to form even bigger wooden men in the future!"
Seeing Anna's strength grow only made Dai Weisi more excited—the stronger she became, the more likely she'd inherit the Sea God's divine position.
"By the way, Nana, can you use this skill to form a wooden dragon? That way, you could attack with a wooden dragon in battle!"
"No problem. As long as my soul power is enough, I can create tree demons of any shape!" Anna said, gathering her soul power again into the trunk bone.
In an instant, a ten-meter-long wooden dragon sprouted from the back, coiling tightly around the waist of the tree demon. At a crucial moment, Anna could fully control the wooden dragon to launch attacks.
Dai Weisi was very pleased. With the Wooden Man Technique and the Wooden Dragon Technique both mastered, how long until the Thousand Hands Technique?
Once that appeared, the Douluo Continent would surely be shaken to its core!
"All right, you three have all received soul bones, but remember—you still need to train hard, okay?"
"Don't worry, Vis! We know what to do!" Zhu Zhuyun smiled. Those three soul bones had greatly boosted their strength.
In the days that followed, everyone trained as usual. When Bai Chenxiang's body developed resistance to the ten-thousand-year Whale Gel, Dai Weisi fulfilled his promise and took her to claim her second soul ring.
Eventually, Dai Weisi hunted down a golden-feathered swallow over nine hundred years old to serve as Bai Chenxiang's second soul ring.
Since Bai Chenxiang hadn't consumed any fairy herbs, Dai Weisi didn't dare let her absorb a thousand-year soul ring rashly. But she was already delighted to absorb a soul ring that far surpassed her level.
As in the original story, Bai Chenxiang's second soul skill was named Swift Swallow, a speed-boosting technique. After activating it, her movement speed increased significantly.
However, unlike the original, her attack power also rose by thirty percent after using the second soul skill—a respectable self-buff.
After absorbing the soul ring, Bai Chenxiang's soul power leapt directly to Level 22. Dai Weisi then sent her to study at the Xingluo Royal Academy.
More than two months passed in this way.
Then one day, while training, Dai Weisi suddenly received an order from Dai Pojun to come to the palace immediately.
Dai Weisi knew his father wouldn't summon him unless it was serious, so he hurried to the palace.
"Father, you came in such a hurry—is something wrong?" he asked.
Dai Pojun scrutinized Dai Weisi, then smiled gently. "Not bad. Your soul power has reached the peak of Level 58. I believe it won't be long before you break through Level 60 and become a Soul Emperor!"
He paused, then continued, "There's indeed some news, but don't worry—it's good news."
"Oh? Good news?"
"That's right," Dai Pojun nodded lightly. "Master Lougao has sent me a message. They've developed an anti-air cannon with a range of two thousand meters and the power to severely injure a Soul Douluo with a single shot. More importantly, it's cheap to produce!"
When he said "cheap to produce," a rare smile broke through his serious expression. Though he was king of the nation, the treasury wasn't exactly overflowing.
For such a powerful yet inexpensive weapon, Dai Pojun was naturally thrilled.
"Oh? The anti-air cannon is finally ready?"
He'd hoped Master Lougao would forge a cannon with long range. The previous cannon's range was too short and had been quickly outclassed by Dai Weisi. After over half a year of research, Lougao had finally created a cannon with sufficient range.
(End of chapter)