Three-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul.
This is a completely new Martial Soul.
In the Soul Master world, there is only one known Martial Soul of the Immortal grade: Chrysanthemum Douluo, Chrysanthemum Guan.
His Martial Soul is the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.
Last night, Chen Cheng brought the Three-Leaf Sword Grass back and placed it by his pillow. When he woke up, the Three-Leaf Sword Grass was gone.
It had become his
Martial Soul. This is inexplicable; one can only say that the Immortal grade is miraculous.
Chen Cheng, who obtained the Three-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul, now has a Soul Power of Level Ten and can obtain his first Soul Ring. Whether
this Martial Soul is powerful or not is still unknown, but such a miraculous Immortal grade should be quite good.
As if reborn, Chen Cheng is very grateful to Ma Hongjun.
"Hongjun, I will remember this kindness."
Chen Cheng is a resolute and persistent person who is not good with words. For sword cultivators, their character is as simple as a sword.
Sword Douluo took Chen Cheng, Gu Tianlong, and Ning Huahua and immediately went out to hunt for Soul Rings.
Bone Douluo remained at the sect; one of the two Douluos needed to stay by Ning Fengzhi's side.
Ma Hongjun's visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was primarily to meet his father-in-law, demonstrate his Martial Soul Fusion Technique, and learn spear techniques from Sword Douluo.
Spear and sword cultivation share similarities, and as a Title Douluo among weapon-type Martial Souls, Sword Douluo had a deeper understanding of them. He
had sent Ma Hongjun to impart some cultivation methods.
As a sword master, instructing a young spear-wielding novice would surely teach him something.
Currently, Sword Douluo was leading a team out because he was concerned for Chen Cheng and wanted to personally imbue him with a Soul Ring, leaving Ma Hongjun to remain at the sect.
"Uncle Ning, I have a favor to ask. I would like to learn your sect's Distraction Control Method. I wonder if that's possible?"
The Distraction Control Method was a secret technique of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's status as the number one support sect was inseparable from this secret technique.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda consumes more and more soul power as it progresses, partly because the targets it assists become stronger, and partly because multiple assist soul skills are used simultaneously.
The method of distraction control aims to conserve soul power, ensuring no soul power is wasted and allowing for precise assistance.
The greatest advantage of distraction control can be summarized in two words:
simultaneous.
Simultaneous control of different skills allows for seamless skill execution. Excellent distraction control allows for precise control over every characteristic of the controlled soul skill and the changing nature of the target.
For example, Ning Rongrong currently has three assist soul skills: speed enhancement, strength enhancement, and soul power enhancement.
With distraction control, when assisting the Shrek Academy team, she can apply different skills to different individuals.
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai need strength, Zhu Zhuqing needs speed, Oscar needs soul power, etc., applying different soul skill effects to different people as needed.
This is distraction control.
In simpler terms, it's multitasking, using one skill at a time.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's method of distraction control has five levels: Three Apertures of Controlled Heart, Four Apertures of Constant Heart, Five Apertures of Dispersed Heart, Six Apertures of Wishful Heart, and Seven Apertures of Exquisite Heart.
This was what the master told him before he came, because of his twin martial souls, the master felt it was essential to learn the method of distraction control.
Besides his twin martial souls, Ma Hongjun had another reason for learning the method of distraction control: his spear control technique.
He felt that his spear control skill could be improved, and the key lay in distraction control. Because in team battles, if Ma Hongjun activated spear control, he needed to constantly pay attention to his surroundings and control the spear to find a place to attack.
Therefore, his mind wasn't focused enough.
Moreover, he was a womanizer, and having so many women around him also required distraction control.
Hearing Ma Hongjun's request, Ning Fengzhi smiled and said,
"This is hardly a request. It's just a small secret technique. Even without these four heaven-defying immortal herbs, Hongjun, you're practically family. If you need it, I'll pass on this technique to you without a problem. However, the
Distraction Control Technique isn't easy to master, and since you're a power-attack type Soul Master, learning it won't be very useful; it would only waste your cultivation time."
"Uncle Ning is right," Ma Hongjun explained, "but you've forgotten that I have more than one Martial Soul.
My master taught me the Distraction Control Technique. He said that while twin Martial Souls are powerful, mastering them is very difficult. Uncle Ning should know the secrets of twin Martial Souls. If I truly succeed, my two Martial Souls can be equipped with eighteen Soul Rings, representing eighteen Soul Skills .
To perfectly unleash my power, I'll need excellent Distraction Control." Ning Fengzhi then realized that he had completely forgotten Ma Hongjun possessed twin martial souls; his son-in-law's talent was truly limitless. "I overlooked that point. Alright, I'll personally teach you these next two days," Ning Fengzhi readily agreed. "But who is this master, and how does he know the secret techniques of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
Ma Hongjun immediately recounted the master's life story. The master was incredibly learned, so knowing this secret was no problem for him.
Ning Fengzhi listened and greatly admired the master, hoping for a chance to meet him.
In the original story, Ning Fengzhi was the one who most highly praised the master.
"Uncle Ning, there's one more thing. Could you also pass on this method of distraction control to Xiao San? He also has twin martial souls."
"You mean Tang San, the one Rongrong mentioned who researches hidden weapons? He also has twin martial souls. Your Shrek Academy is truly..."
Ning Fengzhi exclaimed in astonishment.
"Yes, Tang San is the master's disciple. This is also a request the master asked me to convey."
"Of course, no problem. I was just thinking of meeting Tang San. His hidden weapons are very important to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and I'd like to purchase them in large quantities."
"Purchasing hidden weapons is certainly no problem. I've already told Xiao San that his hidden weapons will be prioritized for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. It's just that he needs to cultivate now and doesn't have much time to work on them."
The matter of learning distraction control was thus happily decided.
For the next two days, Ning Fengzhi personally explained the method of distraction control to Ma Hongjun.
Then Ning Rongrong accompanied Ma Hongjun in cultivation.
Ning Rongrong had been cultivating for several years, but due to laziness and lack of focus, she was still stuck at the Three Apertures Heart Control stage.
After mastering the cultivation method, Ma Hongjun began to try cultivating himself.
Ning Rongrong was beside him, initially giving serious guidance, but she quickly lost patience, the conversation drifted off-topic, and they even started fighting. Having
no other choice, Ma Hongjun had to temporarily send Ning Rongrong away; with this girl around, he was already distracted even without cultivating. He
began to immerse himself in cultivation, first using the Spear Control technique. He placed different objects around himself at varying distances, then controlled the Dragon Soul Spear to attack, setting different rules and difficulties, such as avoiding certain objects or hitting certain objects. He
also prepared many objects of four colors: cyan, purple, blue, and gold, placing them randomly, each corresponding to his first, second, third, and fourth soul skills. Upon seeing a corresponding color, he would immediately use the corresponding soul skill.
After three days, the effect was minimal, and Ma Hongjun felt no breakthrough. Instead, he grew increasingly agitated.
It seemed that controlling distraction was indeed difficult to cultivate; no wonder Ning Rongrong had spent so many years cultivating the first realm.
"The meaning of 'Three Apertures Controlling the Heart' is that the heart generates three apertures to control it. Don't be too hasty in trying to control it; first, perceive it.
Perceive everything around you, and use your heart to grasp the changes in your surroundings. Every living being must live in the same environment.
Use your heart to experience it; whether it's the air, the smell, the color, the sound, or the feeling, they will all tell you a lot. When you can fully understand what these changes represent, then controlling them will be much easier.
Make the use of each skill a conditioned reflex. This way, although your heart may not be able to be divided into three parts, the resulting effect will be almost identical.
Let you achieve the same effect first, and then slowly experience the feeling of the heart being divided into three apertures; it will be easier then."
Ning Fengzhi had appeared beside Ma Hongjun at some point.
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Ma Hongjun seemed to have grasped something.
Without answering Ning Fengzhi, Ma Hongjun immersed himself in cultivation again.
(End of Chapter)