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Breakfast in the side hall ended in a subtle harmony.
Although Dugu Yan still had doubts in her heart, the joy of receiving the immortal herb and the grace of the martial soul's evolution were real, so she maintained a superficial politeness towards Jiang Zhen.
Dugu Bo was extremely attentive, personally escorting Jiang Zhen and Lan Xi back to the courtyard outside the secret chamber.
"If you need anything else, young master, just give the word, and I will be waiting outside at any time," Dugu Bo said, bowing.
Jiang Zhen nodded slightly: "Thank you for your trouble, senior. I need to go into seclusion for a while longer to familiarize myself with my newfound power. During this time, please do not let anyone disturb me."
"Rest assured, young master!"
Stepping back into the tranquil cultivation room, the stone door slowly closed behind me.
Jiang Zhen sat cross-legged, feeling the vastness and agility of his spiritual sea after absorbing the Water Dragon King's skull. Many of his previous ideas about creating his own soul skills became incredibly clear at this moment.
He decided to start with the Pure Water Illusion he was most familiar with and try to take it to new heights.
With a slight thought, a ball of pure water the size of a basketball floated in the palm of his hand.
In the past, he could only create rough and simple forms.
At this moment, supported by his vast spiritual power, he began a new attempt.
"Compress...shape...give it 'life'!"
Mental energy surged into the water sphere like the most precise carving knife.
Under extreme internal pressure, the water sphere became solid and profound.
Then, its form began to change—its body lengthened, revealing smooth muscle lines, and sharp claws and fangs materialized…
A moment later, a water leopard, its body entirely composed of azure water, baring its fangs, and with a fierce look in its eyes, crouched low to the ground and let out a silent roar.
It is more solid and agile than any previous phantom spirit, like a real soul beast, containing considerable explosive power within its body.
"Success! The shape, stability, and energy intensity are all far superior to before!"
Jiang Zhen was overjoyed.
With a thought, the Water-Patterned Cheetah darted out like a blue lightning bolt, its sharp claws tearing fiercely at the distant stone wall, leaving three deep claw marks, the power of which was comparable to the full-force attack of a powerful attack-type Soul Master.
"The strength and control precision of individual phantoms have been greatly improved. So... what about the quantity?"
He shooed away the cheetah, a challenging glint in his eyes.
This time, he simultaneously condensed two water spheres.
"Diverting your attention!"
The powerful mental energy was split in two, like operating on two parallel lines.
The process is significantly more difficult than controlling a single phantom spirit, and the mental strain is greatly increased.
He was completely focused, the dragon pattern on his forehead glowing faintly, as he carefully maintained his balance.
Finally, just as the two water spheres were about to collapse, a new form stabilized.
To the left, a sturdy, armored bear made of heavy water stands upright, its arms crossed, forming a solid barrier.
To the right, a slender, agile water viper, its fangs gleaming with a cold light, meandered silently.
At the same time, maintain two different forms of phantom spirits with different functions!
Jiang Zhen controlled thewater viperto maintain a steady defense, while simultaneously sending thearmored Water bearto launch a bizarre, indirect attack.
Although it wasn't as responsive as when controlling a single unit, and felt a bit sluggish, it was undoubtedly a success!
"This is already the limit of my comfort zone in terms of distraction control. If I were to forcibly create a third one, I'm afraid I would lose sight of the bigger picture and it would be difficult to form an effective combat force."
He assessed his own condition and dispelled the illusion.
"But that's enough..."
He could clearly sense that these pure water bodies, meticulously constructed with his current mental strength, all required his control to move.
Hollow eyes, devoid of soul...
If a soul beast were to sacrifice itself, its soul might be able to reside within it...
If conditions permit... it's worth a try.
(Prepared for the Deep Sea Whale King's family)
Jiang Zhen stroked his chin, deep in thought.
After a short rest, Jiang Zhen focused his mind on the "Mysterious Water Enlightenment Technique".
There is something deeper in this exercise; you can try it now.
That is the embodiment of the pursuit of the ultimate, fundamental power of water: primordial heavy water.
It involves the aspects of "heaviest," "most yin," and "most cold" in the essence of "water," and is the ultimate compression and purification of the water element.
He slowly raised his hand, palm up, his gaze intensely focused.
The water elements in the air began to gather in his palm as if summoned by an invisible force.
Initially, it was just a constantly rotating, ever-growing water sphere, radiating a deep blue luster.
"Compress...condense...return to the origin!"
Jiang Zhen silently chanted in his heart, and his powerful mental energy, like countless invisible hands, frantically squeezed the water sphere inward!
At the same time, the soul power of the ultimate water is continuously injected, not to expand it, but to cause a qualitative change in its internal structure!
On the first attempt, the mental manipulation was a bit too hasty, resulting in an imbalance of internal pressure.
"puff!"
With a soft sound, the water sphere suddenly collapsed inward, then violently vibrated and exploded, turning into a cloud of water mist.
The second time, he was more careful, controlling his mental energy to slowly apply pressure.
The water sphere continued to shrink, its color changing from azure to dark blue. But just as it was about to reach a critical point, the frequency of the soul power injection fluctuated slightly, causing the entire condensation process to collapse instantly and fail once again.
Jiang Zhen held his breath and focused his mind. The skull of the Water Dragon King on his forehead glowed slightly, enhancing his mental perception to the extreme.
He no longer relied solely on brute force and spiritual power, but instead used his heart to perceive the vibration and rhythm of every water molecule within the flow of water in his palm, to understand the essence of "weight" and "pressure".
He recalled the trace of primordial law contained in the Water Dragon King's Dragon Pill, and the extreme density and coldness of the ten-thousand-year-old Mysterious Ice Marrow in the far north.
He adjusted his soul power frequency to a peculiar state that seemed to resonate with the core of all things.
Sweat dripped from his forehead again, this time not only from the depletion of his mental energy, but also from the ultimate deduction of his understanding of the laws.
His eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if he had seen a deeper mystery of the water element.
After an unknown amount of time, the water sphere in his palm, which had been compressed to the size of a fist and was almost black in color, suddenly shrank inward!
The singularity collapsed, as if at the very beginning of the universe!
The next moment, an indescribable sense of heaviness suddenly appeared!
The water sphere the size of a human head disappeared, replaced by a droplet only the size of a longan, completely black, seemingly capable of swallowing all light!
The moment the black droplet appeared, the surrounding space distorted slightly, emitting a humming sound as if it were about to collapse.
It was incredibly heavy, as if it were supporting not a drop of water, but a miniature mountain!
There was even an extremely cold and eerie aura emanating from it...
"It's a success..."
Jiang Zhen was overjoyed, but immediately focused all his attention on stabilizing the drop of heavy water.
Just maintaining its existence was rapidly depleting his soul power and mental strength!
"It consumes too much of soul power and mental strength!"
"With my current cultivation level, condensing this one drop is already my limit. I'm afraid I can't maintain it in battle for very long."
Jiang Zhen made a guess.
He dispersed the heavy water, let out a long sigh, and felt an unprecedented exhaustion, but deep in his soul he was filled with immense satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment...
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