"You?"
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow, looking at Ning Rongrong with a teasing smile. "Didn't you look down on the resources of my Star Sect?"
"Well… I was young and foolish back then…"
Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue, stammering slightly. "Besides, you were the one who recruited me… You even called me a genius. Shouldn't I at least get some benefits…"
As she spoke, she looked up at Ye Feng with pitiful eyes, her bright, beautiful gaze shimmering with tears.
Though it was all an act, it still managed to move Ye Feng.
"Alright, alright, I'll give you a share when the time comes."
Ye Feng couldn't handle this little imp, so he simply agreed, planning to test the waters with a few white and green Lexical Traits first. If she performed well, he'd invest more later.
Though Ning Rongrong had a spoiled young lady's temper, she wasn't like the brain-dead antagonists often found in other novels.
After all, she was only in her teens. While her body had developed nicely, her mind was still that of a mischievous child.
Most importantly, there was no real animosity between them.
If she could be properly guided, Ye Feng was willing to nurture her.
"Really?!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes instantly lit up.
She had expected Ye Feng to hold a grudge over her previous rudeness, but she never imagined he'd be so accommodating! She had been somewhat intimidated by him before, but his words now made her see him in a new light—she thought he was a really good guy!
"Alright, you can head back now. Zhu Zhuqing and I still have some matters to discuss." Ye Feng waved his hand, signaling her to leave.
"Ah, Ye Feng and Zhu Zhuqing…"
Ning Rongrong seemed to have heard something unbelievable. She covered her mouth with her hand, her beautiful eyes widening as she put on an expression of utter astonishment.
Clearly, Ning Rongrong now believed that Zhu Zhuqing had become Ye Feng's woman! As someone who had read countless romance novels, she even began imagining the two of them in bed together.
"Rongrong, stop imagining nonsense!!"
Before Ye Feng could say anything, Zhu Zhuqing was already flustered.
She and Ye Feng were completely innocent! Though she had indeed fantasized about being with him.
But Ye Feng's strength and status were too overwhelming. She felt she wasn't worthy of him, so she buried her feelings deep in her heart, not daring to reveal them for fear of angering him.
"Hehe, I didn't say anything! Why are you so worked up, Zhu Zhuqing~"
Ning Rongrong quickly turned and ran off, afraid Zhu Zhuqing might pin her down and give her a beating.
With Ning Rongrong gone, only Ye Feng and Zhu Zhuqing remained in the training area.
A man and a woman alone together.
"Ye Feng, what did you want to talk to me about…" Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head shyly, not daring to meet Ye Feng's gaze.
Under normal circumstances, Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't have thought much of it.
But after Ning Rongrong's teasing, she couldn't help but feel a little unsettled.
After all, she already had feelings for Ye Feng, and with his looks, it was impossible not to like him.
Her feelings for Ye Feng were similar to how a man might feel when seeing a beautiful woman—she was equally afraid of him noticing.
"Don't overthink it. I just feel that your Soul Skill execution is too ordinary and has a lot of room for improvement," Ye Feng said calmly.
"Room for improvement?"
Zhu Zhuqing was slightly bewildered, clearly hearing for the first time that Soul Skills could be improved.
"Well, you can also think of it as 'Self-Created Soul Skills,'" Ye Feng explained briefly.
At this moment, he naturally wanted to test his "Comprehension Sharing" ability.
His Lexical Trait, [Heaven-defying Comprehension], not only allowed his own comprehension to skyrocket but could also be temporarily shared with others for 10 minutes.
His own Soul Skills were too powerful, making it extremely difficult to create even stronger ones. After tinkering for a month in Holy Soul Village, he had only managed to come up with a few ordinary "Self-Created Soul Skills," whose power barely reached the level of Ten Thousand Year Soul Skills. They were nothing special, just a nice addition. On the other hand, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Skills were all at the level of hundred or thousand-year Soul Skills. If she possessed heaven-defying comprehension, combined with Ye Feng's guidance, she should be able to create a much more powerful Self-Created Soul Skill in a short time by integrating her existing Soul Skills.
"Self-Created Soul Skills… Soul Skills can be created by oneself?!" Zhu Zhuqing was even more stunned upon hearing this.
After all, she hadn't seen much. According to her common sense, weren't Soul Skills obtained by hunting Soul Beasts and extracting them from Soul Rings? How could they be created by oneself? Wouldn't that mean one could have as many Soul Skills as they wanted?
When she was studying at Shrek, even someone as impressive as Yu Xiaogang had never mentioned such a thing. "Of course, when one's understanding of their own Martial Soul and Soul Power reaches a certain level, combined with existing Soul Skills, one can form Self-Created Soul Skills. However, this is extremely difficult and requires both exceptional comprehension and a stroke of luck," Ye Feng explained more clearly, knowing that Zhu Zhuqing didn't quite understand.
"I see… It sounds very difficult," Zhu Zhuqing now had a slightly better understanding.
Although she had never heard of it before, she knew that creating Self-Created Soul Skills must be incredibly challenging, otherwise, they wouldn't be so rare.
"The difficulty is certainly there, but as long as one's comprehension is sufficient, there's no difficulty at all," Ye Feng didn't explain further. Instead, he looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Alright, you attack me first, and I'll see what can be improved."
The Comprehension Sharing only lasted for 10 minutes, so Ye Feng needed to give some "guidance" first before sharing his [Heaven-defying Comprehension] with Zhu Zhuqing.
With a clear direction, comprehension should come much easier.
"Alright! Here I come."
Zhu Zhuqing slowly stepped back, immediately activating her Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into a shadowy figure as she swiftly lunged toward Ye Feng.
"Netherworld Thrust!"
"Netherworld Hundred Claws!"
Clearly, Zhu Zhuqing knew Ye Feng's strength and didn't hold back at all.
Ye Feng didn't dodge. Instead, he directly activated a Soul Skill, forming a shield resembling dragon scales at the point where Zhu Zhuqing's attack would land.
"Screech—"
The claws struck the shield, instantly sparking countless sparks and sending Zhu Zhuqing flying far back.
This was one of the Self-Created Soul Skills Ye Feng had developed—Dragon Scale Shield.
The "Dragon Scale Shield" was a Self-Created Soul Skill he had developed by combining his Star Domain.
With just a thought, he could instantly form a shield, and the consumption was minimal.
Although this Self-Created Soul Skill was slightly weaker than the defense of his own Dragonification's "Dragon Scales," it was more "elegant" and convenient.
It could be considered an improvement of his Soul Skill, almost qualifying as a half Self-Created Soul Skill.
Most Soul Masters follow the conventional path, their Soul Skills being very limited. Only those at the level of Soul Emperor or above would delve into other applications of their Soul Skills. However, most Soul Masters lack the insight to create their own Soul Skills.
Ye Feng was not lacking in insight, so achieving this was not difficult for him.
"To think... it really can't break through his defense..."
Although Zhu Zhuqing knew that Ye Feng was strong, she had never faced him directly. Now that she was truly engaging with him in combat, she finally understood what despair felt like...
At this moment, she also understood how Tang San must have felt back then.
This sense of powerlessness was truly unbearable...
Ye Feng's defense remained unbroken.
But she was somewhat breaking down.
"Nether Slash!"
Zhu Zhuqing refused to give up and continued to attack Ye Feng.
No matter how she attacked, no matter what Soul Skill she used, no matter from which direction she launched her assault, all her efforts were effortlessly blocked by Ye Feng.
Not even his Martial Soul was forced to manifest.
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