Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 28 Ikehira's Abilities

At the edge of the playground, six people formed a circle.

"I don't know whether to call you brave or ignorant!" Ma Hongjun exclaimed, his expression clearly one of schadenfreude.

Dai Mubai glared at Ma Hongjun, then said, "Fatty's words may be harsh, but they are true. You did make a wrong decision."

Ning Rongrong didn't take it to heart: "We're all the same age, no matter how strong they are, they can't be that much stronger."

Dai Mubai shook his head and said seriously, "Shrek Academy only accepts monsters, and Pingzi is the most monstrous of monsters! You probably don't really understand what I mean, so let me put it this way: Pingzi has a terrifying record of independently fighting a six-thousand-year-old Purple Lightning Eagle, which I witnessed with my own eyes! His speed, strength, physique, reaction, and combat awareness are all top-notch! I even think he can fight a Soul King head-on!"

Ning Rongrong asked doubtfully, "Is his martial spirit very strong?"

Dai Mubai shook his head. "Pingzi's martial soul is just an ordinary glowing mushroom. From the perspective of general soul master classification, he is just a food-type soul master without combat power. But he used perseverance and wisdom to turn the impossible into possible and possess power far beyond the ordinary! I, Fatty, and Xiao Ao, we have all benefited from him to have our current strength."

Xiao Wu interrupted Dai Mubai's musings, "No matter how much you talk, we still have to fight! Just tell us what his abilities are, and we'll decide how to fight! Besides, even if that guy is strong, we're not weak either!"

Dai Mubai scanned the four people's eyes in turn, "Is that what you all think?"

Tang San smiled and said, "Xiao Wu's meaning is my meaning."

Ning Rongrong: "I won't easily trust people; I need to see the facts for myself."

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze was firm. "I am no weaker than anyone else!"

Ma Hongjun said in a tone of anticipation, "Boss Dai, they're stubborn, so don't try to persuade them. Besides, Brother Ping knows what he's doing and won't really hurt them. It's good to let them see what a real monster looks like, so they won't be arrogant and uncooperative during training later."

Dai Mubai: "Since you insist, I won't stop you. Let me tell you about Pingzi's martial soul and spirit rings first. His spirit soul is the Glowing Mushroom. His first spirit ring is a hundred years old, and his spirit skill is the Healing White Mushroom. His second spirit ring is a hundred years old, and his spirit skill is the Defensive Light Shield Golden Mushroom. His third spirit ring is a thousand years old, and his spirit skill is the Power Blue Mushroom. His fourth spirit ring comes from the Purple Lightning Eagle I mentioned, and his spirit skill is the Speed ​​Purple Mushroom."

Ma Hongjun: "These are useless for you to defeat Brother Ping. He never uses soul skills in battle. Boss Dai, you should just introduce Brother Ping's Six Styles and Qi and Blood Intuition to them."

Ning Rongrong looked puzzled. "What is this?"

Dai Mubai explained, "The Six Forms are physical techniques developed by Pingzi. They can be enhanced with soul power, making them a kind of self-created soul skill and his main fighting style."

These are: Shave for explosive speed, Moonwalk for soaring through the air, Iron Body for indestructible strength, Finger Pistol for breaking through surfaces with a single point, Paper Drawing for overcoming strength with softness, and Tempest Kick for releasing power outwards.

In pure physical combat, these moves are comparable to a hundred-year-old soul skill; using soul power is equivalent to the amplification of a thousand-year-old third soul ring. However, the consumption of soul power by the Six Styles is terrifying. Both Xiao Ao and Fatty have learned them. To have practical combat value, each move consumes nearly half of the soul power. Pingzi has been trying to solve this problem, but he doesn't have any ideas.

These skills can also be used in conjunction with elemental power, equivalent to the amplification of the fourth spirit ring. Hirako currently masters three elements: light, water, and lightning, which he often uses to amplify Finger Pistol, Iron Body, and Shave.

Qi and blood, and intuition are the powers, or special states, that Hirako discovered after deeply exploring the potential of his body and mind.

The former is a manifestation of vitality; mastering it greatly enhances control over the body, especially physical techniques. It can be used to perform the Six Styles, only slightly weaker than the amplification effect of soul power, but with very low consumption, although it requires a high level of physical fitness and stamina. Fatty and I have only grasped a little bit of it, but the increase in combat power is enormous.

The latter is an intuition, which is hard to explain. It manifests as abilities such as danger prediction and enhanced control over soul power. This ability is only known to Little O, and neither Fatty nor I understand it.

Now, you can get to know each other, state your names and abilities, and see how you can cooperate to better counter Hirako.

Tang San was the first to speak, "My name is Tang San, my weapon spirit is Blue Silver Grass, and I am a level 29 control-type battle spirit master."

Xiao Wu, seeing that Tang San had spoken, said second: "Xiao Wu, Beast Spirit Rabbit, Level 29 Power Attack Type Battle Spirit Master."

Ning Rongrong hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ning Rongrong, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a level 26 support-type weapon spirit master."

The last cold-blooded girl remained indifferent, saying calmly, "Zhu Zhuqing, Beast Martial Soul Nether Cat, Level 27 Agility-Attack Type Battle Soul Master."

—It really was her!

Dai Mubai thought to himself, his gaze drifting over again.

"Your combination is quite good, with no duplicate martial souls. Although you lack a front-line combatant, one control character and two agility-based attackers can make up for this weakness if they coordinate well. How to deal with Hirako is up to you."

Unlike Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's nonchalant attitude, Tang San and his companions were quite shocked by Ning Rongrong's self-introduction. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, one of the three upper sects, was quite famous, and its reputation as the number one support martial soul on the continent was not unfounded.

However, neither Dai Mubai nor Ma Hongjun made any comment on this, as they didn't want to appear too surprised.

Tang San said, "Ning Rongrong will assist the three of us, Xiao Wu will be in charge of the main attack, and I will be responsible for controlling Chi Ping's attacks and limiting him as much as possible, while also assisting Xiao Wu in the frontal attacks. Zhu Zhuqing, please use your speed to hold him off from the flanks."

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong both nodded. Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Tang San and finally nodded slightly, agreeing with his suggestion.

In such a short time, this was the only simple tactic they could use. As for its effectiveness, only actual combat could tell.

Anyway, neither Dai Mubai nor Ma Hongjun were optimistic about it.

……

"Ready? Let's begin."

Once both sides were in position, Lu Qibin took out an incense stick and lit it.

"Seven treasures are transformed into crystal."

"The seven treasures have names, the first of which is: strength."

"The seven treasures have names, the second of which is: Speed."

Six Styles of Body Techniques - Shave! Finger Pistol!

After Ning Rongrong regained her composure, Chi Ping took a step back with his right foot and then suddenly exerted force.

"not good!"

Having experienced the power of Chi Ping's Six Styles firsthand, Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye long before Lu Qibin announced it. However, things were different now. After nearly six years of development, the Six Styles were no longer what they used to be, and Tang San could only catch a fleeting glimpse of them.

Yu Xiaogang once said that if he ever encountered an opponent with a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Soul Master, he must eliminate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Soul Master as soon as possible.

Tang San knew that Chi Ping's target was definitely Ning Rongrong.

Mysterious Jade Hand! Ghostly Shadow Appearance!

With his hands turning into a dark jade color and his feet moving with mysterious steps, Tang San, like a ghost, blocked Chi Ping's path before Chi Ping could attack Ning Rongrong.

"Little San, you've improved a bit!" The fist and palm collided, producing a metallic sound, and Chi Ping chuckled as he spoke.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing also reacted at this moment, and simultaneously activated their martial soul possession. One jumped into the air and descended from the sky, while the other attacked Chi Ping from behind with a phantom.

Intuition - paper painting!

It was as if he had eyes on the top of his head and the back of his head. Chi Ping casually turned around and grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's cat paw. Then, with a side slide, he dodged Xiao Wu and threw Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing away.

"Brother Ping held back after all!"

Under the shade of the canopy, Ma Hongjun made this comment.

"Nonsense!" Dai Mubai rolled his eyes, his expression relaxing as if he'd finally let go of his worries. "This is an assessment, not a Soul Hunting Deathmatch. If Pingzi really goes all out, how will they perform?"

Ma Hongjun chuckled as he looked at Dai Mubai. "Boss Dai, your behavior just now was a bit off. Was that aloof beauty your old flame?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Watch and learn properly. Don't wait until Pingzi finishes his review and you can't even utter a fart." Dai Mubai slapped Ma Hongjun on the head, but did not deny it.

Ma Hongjun chuckled and zipped up his mouth.

"Xiao Wu! Meteor Hammer!" Tang San shouted in a low voice.

Xiao Wu lightly touched Tang San's shoulder with her toes and leaped out, her foot forward, aiming straight for Chi Ping's head. At the same time, dozens of Blue Silver Grasses surged out from around Tang San's body, wrapping around Chi Ping from different directions.

The so-called Meteor Hammer is a battle tactic in which Tang San uses the entanglement of Blue Silver Grass to control Xiao Wu's body to move flexibly in the air, and coordinates with the Blue Silver Grass coming from all directions to launch a siege attack.

"A very interesting fighting style." Ikehira smiled.

With his intuition constantly activated, Chi Ping could block, dodge, or counterattack as if he had a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, making Tang San and Xiao Wu's attacks miss completely with effortless ease.

First Soul Skill - Netherworld Thrust!

Second Soul Skill - Netherworld Hundred Claws!

With her two soul skills activated in succession, Zhu Zhuqing left behind several afterimages and silently approached Chi Ping during the gaps in Tang San and Xiao Wu's attacks.

Soul Power Six Styles - Iron Block!

The Netherworld Hundred Claws were like a rapidly spinning saw gear, tearing through the martial arts uniform and slicing through Chi Ping's back.

"How is that possible!"

Zhu Zhuqing uttered her second sentence after entering Shrek Academy, her tone filled with shock.

Her attack didn't even scratch Chi Ping's skin!

"The timing was good, and the connection and activation speed of the soul skills were also above average."

Chi Ping remained as relaxed and carefree as ever, but his movements did not stop. In the instant Zhu Zhuqing was stunned, he used the principle of the Lan Kick to send her flying with a palm strike from a distance.

Dai Mubai appeared at her landing spot with incredible speed and caught her in his arms.

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to continue fighting, but Dai Mubai held her tightly, saying, "It's over. You've passed."

Zhu Zhuqing turned to look at Dai Mubai, who was standing close to her, feeling his hot breath. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered softly, "Let me go!"

Dai Mubai didn't let go, shook his head, and said seriously, "This is just an assessment, don't hurt yourself."

"This is my own business!" Zhu Zhuqing retorted, her tone firm.

The two stared at each other for nearly ten seconds before Dai Mubai finally gave in and released his grip with a wry smile.

Zhu Zhuqing rejoined the battle, but instead of attacking Chi Ping immediately, she wandered around, looking for an opportunity.

Allure!

In mid-air, Xiao Wu's second spirit ring suddenly lit up, her eyes turned blood red, and she stared straight at Chi Ping.

"Tsk! I already told them that Brother Ping has intuition, and he even used a charm-type soul skill. I don't know what to say anymore!" Ma Hongjun said speechlessly.

"It's understandable that I wasn't prepared when I first heard about this skill," Lu Qibin said. "But it was indeed a bit rash."

Intuition is the sixth sense. The first step in Chi Ping's development was to abandon superfluous senses and concentrate his mind on this ethereal sense. He could endure half a year of darkness, which shows the strength of his will. Xiao Wu's soul skill was like throwing a small stone into a deep pool, only causing a slight ripple.

Chi Ping's movements were not hindered at all, and he once again sent Xiao Wu flying with a palm strike from a distance.

Tang San controlled the Blue Silver Grass to bring Xiao Wu back to his side, while increasing his soul power output and speeding up his attack to fill the gap left by Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, are you alright?" Tang San asked with concern as he held Xiao Wu in his arms.

Xiao Wu shook her head. "Third Brother, I'm fine."

Then, Xiao Wu looked at Chi Ping, who seemed to be playing a game in the Blue Silver Grass Formation, and whispered to Tang San, "Third Brother, why don't you use hidden weapons? We don't think we can beat Xiao Pingzi!"

So far in the assessment, the three of them have only managed to hit Chi Ping a handful of times. Tang San could also tell that most of those hits were taken by Chi Ping voluntarily, as he was experiencing their power.

If you don't use abilities beyond the standard, you really can't win.

—Should we use hidden weapons?

Tang San hesitated.

"If you don't step up your game now, you're going to lose," Chi Ping said calmly. "There's still half the incense left."

Ma Hongjun chimed in at the opportune moment, "If you fall down before the incense burns out, you'll all be eliminated! There's nothing we can do; it's your own choice!"

The four of them tensed up.

Tang San took a deep breath and made a decision in his heart.

"Ning Rongrong, maintain your amplification and stay alert to dodge. Xiao Wu, prepare your soft techniques. Zhu Zhuqing, get ready. I'll take the lead!"

The four began to change their formation.

Chi Ping naturally heard Tang San's arrangement, but he did not stop it.

(End of this chapter)