Chapter 68: Yu Xiaogang's First Spirit Ability
[Yu Xiaogang's injuries healed rapidly after returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.]
[With the precious medicinal herbs sent over by Ye Hengchuan, and several Elders visiting frequently to check on him after learning of his situation, his recovery was swift.]
[By the time Yu Xiaogang could get out of bed and walk around freely, he could clearly feel that he had put on some weight.]
[Once his internal injuries were mostly healed, Yu Xiaogang sensed the spirit power within his body.]
[Rank thirteen, and nearly at the level of Rank fourteen.]
[Yu Xiaogang was very surprised that his spirit power had broken through to this Rank.]
[Because during the process of absorbing the spirit ring, the one who changed the most was Little Dragon.]
[According to his thoughts, the energy in the spirit ring was all used to help Little Dragon evolve, so his own spirit power shouldn't have increased much.]
[But the result was directly reaching Rank thirteen and nearly Rank fourteen.]
[This saved him a long period of Cultivation time all at once.]
[As soon as his injuries were completely healed, Yu Xiaogang couldn't wait to try out his Spirit Ability.]
[Regarding this, Yu Yuanzhen and the Elders of the Sect were also very expectant.]
[Everyone was curious about what kind of skill a first spirit ring of thousand years could bring to Yu Xiaogang.]
[And so, on this day, after finishing his duties, Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Xiaogang to their own training ground to test the Spirit Ability.]
[All the Elders were present, even the Third Elder was no exception.]
[He had only found out afterward that Yu Xiaogang had obtained a first spirit ring of thousand years, and thus understood Yu Yuanzhen's actions that day.]
["Xiaogang, are you ready?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen stepped onto the field personally to serve as Yu Xiaogang's target.]
["Don't worry, Father."]
[As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang summoned Little Dragon.]
[Accompanied by a flash of light, Little Dragon appeared before Yu Xiaogang, and immediately let out a fierce roar toward Yu Yuanzhen.]
[Unfortunately, because Little Dragon was currently just a hatchling, this roar lacked Aura and instead made people feel it was cute.]
["Come, release your Spirit Ability!"]
[Yu Yuanzhen activated his Martial Soul Possession and stood ready.]
[Yu Xiaogang nodded and, following his inner guidance, called forth his first spirit ring.]
[A purple thousand-year spirit ring floated around Yu Xiaogang's body.]
[Although they had known for a while that Yu Xiaogang's first spirit ring was a thousand-year one, seeing it with their own eyes now, the Elders still couldn't help but gasp.]
["Truly extraordinary!"]
[Finally, the Second Elder offered an evaluation.]
[As the spirit ring emerged, Yu Xiaogang triggered the Spirit Ability within it. In the next second, the purple spirit ring radiated light.]
[At the same time, Little Dragon's body began to burst with golden light.]
["Aow!"]
[With a dragon's roar, a bright orb of light condensed in front of Little Dragon. Immediately after, an energy ray erupted from the front of the orb, heading straight for Yu Yuanzhen.]
["A long-range attack type Spirit Ability?"]
[Seeing Little Dragon's form, this thought immediately surfaced in Yu Yuanzhen's mind. He raised his arm, which was under Martial Soul Possession, to block the energy ray.]
[Sizzle!]
[The ray touched Yu Yuanzhen's arm and was blocked. Then, the split rays shot off in all directions.]
[Any object touched by the rays was pierced through.]
[Soon, Little Dragon stopped the attack. Yu Yuanzhen looked at his undamaged arm and frowned.]
["That's not right. Is the Spirit Ability of a first spirit ring of thousand years just this much?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen walked toward Yu Xiaogang.]
[Although as an attack-type Spirit Ability, this First Spirit Ability was already very good—it couldn't break his defense only because he was a Titled Douluo.]
[But as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.]
[If it were simply this, Yu Yuanzhen wouldn't say anything, but he would inevitably be disappointed.]
["Xiaogang, is your First Spirit Ability just firing an energy ray like that?"]
[Coming to Yu Xiaogang's side, Yu Yuanzhen asked.]
["No."]
[To Yu Yuanzhen's surprise, Yu Xiaogang shook his head without hesitation upon hearing this.]
["My First Spirit Ability is called Soul Power Release!"]
["Soul Power Release?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen frowned when he heard the name of Yu Xiaogang's Spirit Ability.]
["That's right, Soul Power Release. It might be a Spirit Ability brought about by that energy ray Move of the Crimson Blood Flying Dragon, but this Move has also undergone a certain degree of mutation in me."]
["To put it simply, I can release my spirit power in the way I envision it."]
["For example, that ray just now was formed by releasing it according to the Crimson Blood Flying Dragon's Move."]
["As for why it has the light attribute, it should be influenced by Little Dragon's own attributes!"]
[Yu Xiaogang looked at Little Dragon, his face becoming excited.]
[At first glance, this Soul Power Release Move didn't seem like anything special.]
[But being able to release spirit power in the way one envisions means this Spirit Ability possesses a plasticity that ordinary Spirit Abilitys lack.]
[Since he could release it in the form of a ray, could he release it in the form of a sphere?]
[Could it be released in the form of a shockwave?]
[There were far too many uses for Yu Xiaogang to try.]
[And furthermore...]
["Also, Father, the power of my First Spirit Ability isn't fixed; it's determined by the amount of spirit power I invest into it!"]
[Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Yu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up.]
["Its power grows according to the spirit power you invest? Doesn't that mean this Move will always be useful in your hands?"]
["Exactly!"]
[Seeing Yu Xiaogang nod, Yu Yuanzhen finally understood the power of this Move.]
[For a Spirit Master, Cultivation is a gradual process.]
[Going from weak to strong is inevitable.]
[Therefore, the Spirit Abilitys a Spirit Master obtains during their weak period generally become useless once they become a powerhouse.]
[Take Yu Yuanzhen's first few Spirit Abilitys, for instance. Except for those that could buff his status, Yu Yuanzhen didn't even know how long it had been since he used his other attack-type Spirit Abilitys.]
[Because they were simply not needed.]
[When crushing weaklings, he didn't need Spirit Abilitys; Martial Soul Possession alone was enough.]
[And when facing powerhouses, those early Spirit Abilitys were like scratching an itch; using them was just a waste of spirit power.]
[Thus, for Titled Douluos like Yu Yuanzhen, they mostly used the Spirit Abilitys brought by their ten-thousand-year spirit rings during battle.]
[However, with Yu Xiaogang's First Spirit Ability, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't see any possibility of it being phased out.]
[Because as Yu Xiaogang continued to grow, his total amount of spirit power would also continue to grow.]
[As long as his spirit power was growing, this First Spirit Ability would never be obsolete.]
["Good, that's wonderful! Such a powerful First Spirit Ability is truly worthy of being brought by a first spirit ring of thousand years!"]
[Yu Yuanzhen praised repeatedly.]
[But just then, Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke up.]
["Father, I haven't finished yet. The effect of my First Spirit Ability doesn't stop there."]