Watching the image of Yu Xiaogang on the heavenly screen, everyone was left speechless.
He had actually managed to use a Spirit Bone Skill without absorbing the Spirit Bone into his body, relying only on a few simple devices.
After a moment of silence, everyone could only sigh inwardly.
Perhaps this was what it meant to be a true genius.
Shrek Academy
Tang San stared at the image of Yu Xiaogang researching Spirit Bones on the heavenly screen.
For some reason, it reminded him of the time he had spent researching Tang Sect hidden weapons.
Of course, Tang San firmly believed that his ability to develop hidden weapons made him far more impressive than the parallel world's Yu Xiaogang researching Spirit Bones.
"But even though this discovery is quite impressive, I feel like it's not very useful," Oscar suddenly said.
"Spirit Bones are incredibly rare. If we obtained a Spirit Bone with a suitable age, we'd definitely absorb it immediately."
"And if the Spirit Bone's age were too low, we'd probably sell it and exchange it for cultivation resources."
"Unless someone comes from an extremely powerful sect or family, who would have spare Spirit Bones to use for experiments like this?"
The others nodded in agreement.
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly reminded them, "Didn't the Grandmaster from the parallel world mention earlier that he wanted to research artificial Spirit Bones? If he actually succeeds, then this discovery could become extremely useful."
Her words reminded everyone of Yu Xiaogang's previous hypothesis.
"Hmph."
Yu Xiaogang snorted disdainfully.
"Using Spirit Bones externally is ultimately nothing more than a crooked path. Even if artificial Spirit Bones are created, the situation will be the same."
"For a Spirit Master, one's own strength is always the most important thing."
"Think about it. Even if he successfully creates an artificial Spirit Bone, as long as it doesn't belong to your own body, there's always a possibility that someone could steal it or destroy it."
"At that point, the Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones you've properly absorbed into your body, along with the Spirit Power you've cultivated yourself, are far more reliable."
In Yu Xiaogang's eyes, the parallel world's version of himself wasn't conducting some revolutionary research.
He was merely studying tricks and gimmicks.
Instead of properly cultivating Spirit Power and strengthening the body, wasting time on these external objects was completely unnecessary.
If any student showed interest in such things, Yu Xiaogang believed it would only waste their precious time and talent.
He swept his stern gaze across Tang San and the others.
"Therefore, you absolutely must not involve yourselves with these things."
"Don't waste your time on such useless techniques, and don't waste your talent."
After admonishing Tang San and the others, Yu Xiaogang turned toward Flender.
"Flender, I think Shrek Academy should establish a new rule."
"From now on, any student of Shrek Academy should be strictly forbidden from learning these kinds of tricks and gimmicks."
"External objects like these will only harm a Spirit Master's development."
"Perhaps we should even add this to the academy's admission requirements."
"Anyone who is interested in studying these things should not be allowed to enter Shrek Academy!"
Flender immediately nodded in agreement.
He strongly approved of Yu Xiaogang's argument.
In his opinion, a Spirit Master's own strength should always come first.
Using Spirit Bones externally was fundamentally contrary to the true purpose of Spirit Bones.
Relying on external forces could never be considered the proper path of a Spirit Master.
However, while everyone around her was expressing their rejection of the idea, Ning Rongrong couldn't help sneering inwardly.
What a bunch of short-sighted idiots.
She especially glanced at Oscar.
And you, Oscar. You actually have such good talent, yet you can't even think for yourself.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were attack-type Spirit Masters.
Their combat abilities were already considerable, so it was understandable if they didn't see much value in these external Spirit Bone techniques.
But Oscar was a food-type Spirit Master.
Without other Spirit Masters protecting him, he was essentially just an ordinary person with slightly greater physical abilities.
For someone like him, wouldn't this invention be an enormous advantage?
It could dramatically compensate for his lack of offensive ability.
Yet Oscar was actually opposing it.
Ning Rongrong couldn't help recalling Tang San.
Tang San had developed countless hidden weapons precisely because his own Spirit wasn't particularly suited for direct combat.
So what was the difference?
If externally used Spirit Bones were considered a crooked path, then why weren't Tang San's hidden weapons considered one?
Ning Rongrong glanced disdainfully at Yu Xiaogang, who was still discussing the establishment of new rules for Shrek Academy.
Then she turned her attention back to the heavenly screen.
There was no doubt about who would benefit the most from this discovery.
The answer was obvious.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
First, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was one of the wealthiest sects on the entire Douluo Continent.
Second, Spirit Masters who awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda were primarily support-type Spirit Masters.
Their offensive capabilities were extremely limited.
But what if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School took the Spirit Bones that had been stored in its treasury for years and put them to use in this way?
What if they could turn those Spirit Bones into devices capable of releasing offensive Spirit Abilities?
Then the Spirit Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would gain a certain degree of combat ability.
That would completely change the situation of the sect.
However...
Ning Rongrong's expression became slightly serious.
There was another problem.
Using Spirit Bones externally might attract the attention of countless greedy people.
After all, leaving a precious Spirit Bone unabsorbed and carrying it around as an external weapon was practically an invitation for others to steal it.
Ning Rongrong's eyes gradually filled with anticipation.
But if artificial Spirit Bones can actually be created, then everything will be different.
Previously, she had thought that artificial Spirit Bones were practically useless because Spirit Bones could only be used after being absorbed.
But now that Spirit Bones could be utilized externally, the significance of artificial Spirit Bones had completely changed.
It wasn't just Ning Rongrong who had realized this.
Many support-type Spirit Master families and sects across the Douluo Continent had reached the same conclusion.
As a result, everyone was now watching the heavenly screen with anticipation.
They wanted to see how far Yu Xiaogang's research could go.
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[The video continues...]
[A fireball quietly burned in Yu Xiaogang's palm. He carefully felt the heat before walking toward the window.]
[With a casual wave of his hand, he threw the fireball outside.]
[The fireball struck the ground and immediately erupted into flames.]
[However, there was nothing nearby for the flames to ignite, so the fire quickly extinguished itself.]
["In terms of power and sensation, it's roughly equivalent to the First Spirit Skill of an ordinary fire-attribute Spirit Master."]
["During my experiments, I also increased the amount of Spirit Power I supplied to the device."]
["However, the fireball didn't continue growing indefinitely."]
["In other words, the power demonstrated just now is basically the limit of this particular Spirit Bone."]
Yu Xiaogang looked down at the device in his hand.
He removed his gloves and immediately hurried back to the table.
Taking out a notebook, he began recording his observations.
Lin Lang, who had been standing nearby and watching the entire experiment, saw Yu Xiaogang start writing.
Driven by curiosity, he approached the device.
He carefully followed the operating procedure Yu Xiaogang had demonstrated earlier.
First, he put on the gloves.
Then, he placed his other hand against the metal sphere and began injecting his Spirit Power.
Just as it had when Yu Xiaogang activated the Spirit Bone Skill earlier, the metal sphere and connecting wires gradually turned red.
The Spirit Bone began glowing.
The metal wires at the output end also turned red.
Finally, Lin Lang used his Spirit Power to activate the switch built into the glove.
The next moment—
Whoosh!
A fireball appeared in his palm.
Lin Lang stared at the burning flame.
He could feel the scorching heat against his skin.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
"It really works."
"I'm a Thunder-attribute Spirit Master, yet I can actually use a fire-attribute Spirit Ability!"
At that moment, countless powerful Spirit Abilities that had caused him trouble during his previous battles flashed through Lin Lang's mind.
If he could use all those Spirit Abilities himself...
How powerful would he become?
Just imagining it made Lin Lang's heart race.
However, he quickly sighed.
"It's just a pity that Spirit Bones are too rare."
He stared at the fireball in his hand with a complicated expression.
Then Yu Xiaogang's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"So, Uncle Lin..."
"You've been following me for so many days, helping me with all these experiments, and yet you never once stopped to think about the obvious solution."
Lin Lang froze.
He turned his head.
Yu Xiaogang was looking at him with an expression that resembled a teacher staring at a student who had completely failed to understand the lesson.
Lin Lang's expression became awkward.
For some reason, under Yu Xiaogang's gaze, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of shame.
He couldn't help wondering what he had missed.
Yu Xiaogang pushed up his glasses and calmly said,
"Think about it carefully."
"The Spirit Bone is only the source of the Spirit Skill."
"But now that we've developed a method to release the skill externally, why do we necessarily need to possess the Spirit Bone ourselves?"
Lin Lang's eyes widened.
He finally understood what Yu Xiaogang was implying.
His previous excitement had caused him to overlook the most obvious possibility.
If Spirit Bones were rare, then they could simply find a way to make better use of the ones they already possessed.
And if artificial Spirit Bones could eventually be created...
Then the possibilities would be limitless.
The heavenly screen fell silent for a moment.
Everyone watching the scene also began to realize just how terrifying the implications of Yu Xiaogang's research could be.
This wasn't merely a new method of using Spirit Bones.
It could potentially open an entirely new path for Spirit Masters across the continent.
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