Chapter 28: Ah Quan, You Are So Bad

"This world?" Shi Quan raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "Ameng, do you come from another world?"

"I don't know either. I just have a feeling that I don't seem to belong to this world, as if I were brought here by some power." Xiaomeng's voice also sounded uncertain.

"Then why did you call me Master when you arrived, Ameng?"

Xiaomeng said cheerfully, "Because you are my Master. I only know that I must be good to Master, obey Master's orders, and help Master wholeheartedly."

Listening to Xiaomeng's words, Shi Quan nodded thoughtfully, sighing inwardly that the system's power was truly formidable. The Dream Butterfly's previous form was definitely not a soul spirit; it was highly likely that it had been transformed into a soul spirit by power and instilled with the consciousness to be absolutely loyal to him.

He did not know if the system would do anything to him in the future, but that was not something he could consider right now.

Back to the main topic.

"Ameng, can you disguise the color of the two soul rings as yellow?"

"No problem."

As soon as Xiaomeng's voice fell, Shi Quan felt a warm current surge from between his brows. The two silver soul rings beneath him changed rapidly, turning into ordinary yellow, looking no different from Century Spirit Rings. Only then did Shi Quan nod in satisfaction.

Attention returned to the soul rings.

After experiencing the soul skills brought by the two soul rings, shock welled up in the depths of Shi Quan's eyes. There was no other reason; these two soul skills were simply too strong.

For the soul skill brought by the first soul ring, Shi Quan named it Dream Wave. The ability of this soul skill could be area-of-effect or single-target.

After Dream Wave is released, it emits a special aura that continuously stimulates sleepiness in enemies, exhausts their spirits, and constantly whittles away their fighting spirit. Those with weak wills will even fall asleep directly under the influence of the wave.

This is the group effect. In the case of a single opponent, Dream Wave can form a special attack similar to hypnosis, inducing the enemy into a sleep state and reducing the enemy's reaction speed in a short time.

For the soul skill of the second soul ring, Shi Quan named it Dream Illusion. It can use Mental Power to form illusions that appear substantial. The content of the illusions is controlled personally by Shi Quan. Although it has no actual attack effect, it can easily disrupt an enemy's attacks.

Dream Illusion also has a very special ability: it can coordinate with Dream Wave. If an opponent is influenced by Dream Wave to a certain degree, Dream Illusion can sense the fear, pain, and things they are afraid of deep in their hearts and manifest them, thereby forming a deterrent strike.

This ability is actually somewhat similar to the Mist Domain of the Sea Illusion Douluo on Sea God Island.

However, the Sea Illusion Douluo's domain is more overbearing and real.

The Mist Domain can not only dig out the most painful experiences in an enemy's heart to strike them, but the illusions within the domain are also completely real situations, not just confusion.

Attacks received in the illusion are completely real, as if creating an entirely new world. Once lost or if one receives incurable wounds within the illusion, then one will also die in reality; it is extremely overbearing.

Dream Illusion can currently only serve the purpose of confusion, but Shi Quan believes that as his strength grows, the ability of Dream Illusion will very likely reach an effect similar to the Mist Domain one day in the future.

Overall, the abilities of both soul skills are ridiculously strong. According to Shi Quan's perception, the specific power of the two soul skills should be comparable to millennium soul skills.

After experiencing the soul skills, Shi Quan felt the situation inside his body again.

To Shi Quan's surprise, his soul power level had not changed at all; it was still level twenty-one.

Xiaomeng explained that because its power was pure Soul Soul power, it could not help Shi Quan improve his own Internal Energy, only his Mental Power.

But that was fine, saving Shi Quan some trouble. After all, if his soul power had suddenly leaped forward by a few levels, he really wouldn't have known how to explain it.

Internal Energy surged, pouring into the soul rings.

An invisible wave suddenly permeated the area around Shi Quan's body. He reached out and grasped, "Dream Wave does not exist substantially; ordinary people cannot see it, and the consumption is still within a bearable range. I just don't know how the effect is."

Looking around, the wave dissipated, and the second soul ring beneath him lit up.

Everything around the room began to change; towering trees stood up one by one, as if returning to the Primary Soul Hunting Forest.

"It does look real, but it's a pity that there are only visual effects now; there is no sound or touch." Shi Quan raised his hand to touch the giant tree in front of him, and his hand went straight into the tree.

"But that's not how illusions are used, right?" A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Shi Quan's mouth.

After his hands made random hand seals, he performed Naruto's classic move, and with a low shout, "Multi Shadow Clone Technique!"

The room instantly returned to normal, and suddenly there were more than ten figures in the room exactly the same as Shi Quan, doing the exact same movements as Shi Quan.

The small room suddenly became exceptionally crowded.

"Hehe." A wicked smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Shi Quan's mouth. His hands made random hand seals again, and with another low shout, "Behold my strongest control ninjutsu, Harem Technique!"

Suddenly, a group of naked beauties appeared faintly amidst the swirling smoke.

"Ah Quan, you are so bad." Xiaomeng's voice sounded with a hint of shyness.

"Cough, cough, cough." Shi Quan gave a low cough, only then remembering that Xiaomeng could see too, and hurriedly dispelled it.

However, one has to say, thinking about it in one's head and actually seeing it feel different.

With his chuunibyou spirit burned out, Shi Quan also sobered up.

The consumption of Dream Illusion is directly related to the size of the illusion. The larger the range and the more complex and detailed the content, the higher the soul power consumed. The more singular and simple the illusion content, the relatively smaller the soul power consumption.

The abilities of the two soul skills had been felt, and next were Xiaomeng's innate abilities.

Because it was daytime, one shouldn't think about daydreaming; the ability to Enter Dream could only be tested at night.

What Shi Quan looked forward to most was the function of the Spirit Sense.

Shi Quan closed his eyes slightly, injecting Internal Energy into his Mud Ball Palace. Mental Power and Internal Energy were triggered together, and the next second, everything around him appeared directly in his mind. There was no need for Shi Quan to look at all; everything in the room was presented in his mind in a three-dimensional form.

He didn't even need to think specifically; the distance between Shi Quan and the bookcase, every movement of the breeze gently brushing the curtains, and changes could automatically appear in his mind. These subtle details could all appear automatically.

Even the scene outside the Dormitory was the same.

What a magical feeling, Shi Quan sighed in his heart. This is the effect of Spirit Sense. The reconnaissance and detection power is truly strong; it watched almost three hundred and sixty degrees without blind spots, and it also came with a certain analytical ability, which was even more detailed and comprehensive than observation with eyes.

"With this ability, am I still afraid of someone peeping nearby?" Shi Quan was secretly happy.

Checking these abilities, only the last one remained, which was the Spirit Inheritance brought by Xiaomeng.

Looking at the time, it was still early.

Leaving the Dormitory, Shi Quan ran quickly toward the Hou Shan.

Along the way, his Spirit Sense scattered, and everything in all directions was so clear in Shi Quan's mind. With his Mental Power, he could already cover a radius of fifty meters centered on himself.

With the help of the Spirit Sense's investigation, Shi Quan finally discovered the person who was observing him in secret. That person was not a student of the academy, but a teacher of the academy.

It's actually a teacher; I thought it was a student.

Shi Quan sighed inwardly. That teacher had been teaching at the academy for many years, and he didn't know when he had been recruited by the Spirit Hall.

If he wants to watch, let him watch; Shi Quan couldn't be bothered to care.

Hou Shan forest.

Shi Quan sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Xiaomeng had said that the wonders of its Spirit Inheritance could be felt during cultivation.

Inhaling continuously and exhaling gently, everything around him seemed to become empty, yet not empty.

Unlike previous cultivation, air carrying the fresh scent of plants flowed in through his nostrils, his skin felt the surrounding temperature, the sounds of insects and birds entered through his ears, and everything around him became clear.

"Is this the ability to perceive nature?" Just as Shi Quan was wondering, that special feeling from his dream struck again, and everything around him became so intimate.

The world perceived in his mind also changed at this moment; it was a colorful world.

"A-Quan, you can summon your Blue Silver Grass martial soul." Xiaomeng's voice rang out at the right moment.

Although puzzled, Shi Quan still subconsciously raised his right hand, deep blue light surged in his palm, and the Blue Silver Grass martial soul appeared in his hand.

"This is!"

Shi Quan's whole body shuddered; suddenly, he discovered that everything around him seemed to have changed. At this moment, he felt as if he had become the Blue Silver Grass again, and the previously blurred outlines of his surroundings became clear in an instant.

Countless special energies surged from all directions, flowing into the Blue Silver Grass and then into Shi Quan's body; after merging into his dantian and circulating through his body once, they slowly flowed out again. It was this simple process that allowed Shi Quan to see everything around him clearly.

The water droplets on the plants, the insects and birds, everything was composed of countless special points of light; that was the energy of nature.

This feeling was very strange, and in order to deepen this sensation, Shi Quan entered directly into the Spirit Enlightenment State.

As his perception of the spiritual world became increasingly clear, Shi Quan was surprised to discover that these energies from all directions were not just the energy of heaven and earth, but also came from the grass, the trees, the Earth, and everything around him.

Everything around him felt so intimate, as if Shi Quan were the kin of all these things. This intimacy made everything around him seem to become Shi Quan's eyes, ears, and nose, transmitting everything in the surroundings into Shi Quan's mind. At this moment, Shi Quan felt as if he had become the center of the entire Hou Shan; his perception gradually spread, and before he knew it, it had already encompassed the entire Hou Shan...

This mysterious feeling was indescribably moving.

Shi Quan only felt that his own aura had combined with everything around him. At this time, Shi Quan looked as if he had merged into this forest; his aura, which originally belonged to a human, had already disappeared. Now, he was like the Blue Silver Grass beneath him, like the large tree beside him, and also like a small pebble to the side.

(End of this chapter)