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The Hardening ability is a defensive amplification Spirit Ability, and its main function is to increase defense.
Although the Blue Silver Grass was weak, Shi Quan's Blue Silver Grass had a mutated attribute, and the Black Jade Bamboo was also a thousand-year-old.
When cleverly used by Shi Quan to form a cage to trap enemies, it was simply impossible to break unless it was a thousand-year-level attack system Spirit Ability of the same caliber.
Shi Quan was also aware of the current strength of his Blue Silver Grass, and he just watched them fuss quietly.
Before long, the seven, seeing that their attacks could not cause too much damage to the vines beneath them and their hands were numb, all looked to Xue Beng for help.
Listening to the gradually disappearing commotion around them, Xue Beng angrily scanned his surroundings, then could only flush red, grit his teeth, and say, "We surrender, quickly let us go."
Shi Quan raised his hand and clenched, and the Blue Silver Grass returned to its soft state and quickly receded.
"What's your name?" Xue Beng looked at Shi Quan with a grim expression.
"Don't you know what my name is?"
Xue Beng paused, then said with an unchanged expression, "How would I know your name?"
"Hehe." Shi Quan chuckled faintly, then turned to look at Ning Rongrong. "It seems you've been Cultivating too easily these past few days, and you still have so much energy to cause trouble."
Ning Rongrong acted as if she hadn't heard Shi Quan's words, stepping forward in surprise and asking, "Shi Quan, can you use Heart Separation Control?"
"Don't try to change the subject here."
"I'm not changing the subject." Ning Rongrong said anxiously, "Didn't you just use Heart Separation Control to control your Blue Silver Grass and trap all seven of them at once?"
Shi Quan explained, "That's because my control over my Martial Spirit is strong."
"It's clearly Heart Separation Control! You were able to separate your Blue Silver Grass into seven vines and control seven targets simultaneously. This is already the Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart Realm." Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Quan with sparkling eyes.
"What Heart Separation Control? I don't know."
Shi Quan waved his hand and said, the reason he could control the Blue Silver Grass so freely was partly due to his powerful mental force, and partly due to Martial Spirit control, which had nothing to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control.
However, in Ning Rongrong's opinion, this was Heart Separation Control.
Ning Rongrong had already experienced Shi Quan's prowess in the past few days, but she hadn't expected Shi Quan to also know Heart Separation Control!
This was a secret technique of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she hadn't even gotten started yet, but Shi Quan had already reached the highest Realm of Heart Separation Control?
Moreover, this secret technique was not temporarily passed down by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. According to Shi Quan's words, didn't that mean Shi Quan had comprehended Heart Separation Control purely through his own talent, and directly reached the strongest Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart Realm?
Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration for Shi Quan in her heart.
Xue Beng, who was ignored by the two, felt his dignity mocked, but since the seven of them were no match for Shi Quan, he could only snort coldly and turn to leave.
Ning Rongrong, however, clung to Shi Quan, asking, "You really don't know Heart Separation Control? Didn't my father tell you about it?"
"I suspect you're just trying to change the subject from your troublemaking." Shi Quan said indifferently.
"This Young Miss takes responsibility for her own actions, why would I be afraid?" Ning Rongrong puffed out her chest and looked at Shi Quan. Seeing that Shi Quan didn't even glance at her and turned to walk towards the cafeteria, she could only quickly follow him. "Hey, Shi Quan, you still haven't told me if my father mentioned Heart Separation Control to you."
"Uncle Ning didn't tell me about any of that." Shi Quan covered his ears, then turned and directly pinched Ning Rongrong's mouth. "Aren't you hungry? Go eat quickly, and shut your mouth."
"Mmm... mmm..." Ning Rongrong wanted to say something else, but couldn't, so she could only reach out and continuously pat Shi Quan's arm, gesturing for him to let go.
"Hmph!" Ning Rongrong glared at Shi Quan, then turned and walked towards the cafeteria window.
Shi Quan chose a window and got a plate of food. The food at Heaven Dou Royal Academy tasted very good. Not long after Shi Quan sat down, Ning Rongrong also sat opposite him, carrying a plate of delicious-looking food.
"Shi Quan, you just said that your Martial Spirit control was strong. How do you practice controlling your Martial Spirit?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously while eating.
Her method for Cultivating Heart Separation Control involved continuously releasing different skills, ensuring that the speed and timing of each skill release were distinct and as precise as possible, allowing for free activation and retraction.
The entire process was very tedious, and she had never been able to calm down to Cultivate, so her progress in Heart Separation Control had always been very slow.
Therefore, she was very curious about Shi Quan's Heart Separation Control Cultivation method, to see if it could help her with her own Heart Separation Control.
"Comprehending the Martial Spirit."
"Comprehending the Martial Spirit?" Ning Rongrong listened with a confused expression.
"It's about comprehending the power of the Martial Spirit, understanding the will of the Martial Spirit, and achieving a spiritual connection with the Martial Spirit." After a simple explanation, Shi Quan continued, "Wait until your heart can calm down. For now, just focus on your horse stance. We'll talk about other things once you've mastered your horse stance."
"That sounds so difficult." Ning Rongrong pouted, taking a big bite of the delicious food on her plate.
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Afternoon.
Heaven Dou Battle Team training ground.
Yu Feng said actively, "Have you heard about what happened at noon? A monster with a thousand-year spirit ring for his second spirit ring has arrived at our academy. He has crowd control abilities with just two rings. This person must be the one Teacher Qin mentioned."
The Shi Family Brothers, usually taciturn, also spoke up at this moment, "We heard about it too."
Oslo said disdainfully, "This incident caused quite a stir. It happened at noon when there were the most people. Who in the academy doesn't know about it now?"
Yu Tianheng, as the captain, also spoke at this moment, "This person is not weak, and he is a control system Spirit Master. All of you must be careful."
Oslo and Yu Feng exchanged glances, and Battle Intent flickered in their eyes.
"I won't leave the Heaven Dou Battle Team so easily." Yu Feng said with a grin, "What if he has a thousand-year spirit ring? It won't be that simple to defeat me."
Oslo, with a serious and earnest expression, said, "Me too."
Currently, there were only three people in the Heaven Dou Battle Team who remained at two rings: Yu Feng, Oslo, and Ye Lingling, who was a support Spirit Master.
Although they were still at two rings, both of them had already reached level twenty-nine, just one step away from the Spirit Elder threshold of thirty.
As a control system Spirit Master, if Shi Quan wanted to join the Heaven Dou Battle Team, he naturally wouldn't replace Ye Lingling, who was a support Spirit Master. Therefore, the most vulnerable ones were naturally Yu Feng and Oslo, who were still at two rings.
However, in reality, everyone knew in their hearts that the most vulnerable person was actually Oslo.
Yu Feng and Oslo had similar talents and were both agility-attack system battle Spirit Masters, but there was a significant difference in their Martial Spirits. Yu Feng's Martial Spirit was the Wind Chime Bird, and Oslo's Martial Spirit was the Ghost Leopard. One was a flying Spirit Master and the other a ground Spirit Master, the disparity between them was self-evident.
If Shi Quan truly had the ability to break into the Heaven Dou Battle Team, then the person eliminated from the Heaven Dou Battle Team would inevitably be Oslo.
The seven of them had trained together for two or three years, and a deep friendship had long been established between them. They would be unwilling to eliminate any one of them.
But that's how the Heaven Dou Battle Team was; only the strong could enter. To stay here, one could only constantly strive to become stronger.
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Mimetic Cultivation environment.
"Don't you have too much energy with nowhere to spend it? Get up, and stand for half an hour at a time."
The dark blue vine whip landed with a 'snap' beside Ning Rongrong, startling her.
In the previous days of Cultivation, Ning Rongrong would sit cross-legged to Cultivate and rest when she got tired. Shi Quan had never been strict with her, but after the incident at noon today, Shi Quan decided to 'educate' Ning Rongrong thoroughly.
"I can't get up." Ning Rongrong slumped on the ground, too lazy to move. She simply didn't believe Shi Quan would dare to actually hit her.
The next second, with a 'snap', Ning Rongrong immediately covered her hand and let out a cry of pain.
"You actually dared to hit me!" Ning Rongrong roared angrily.
Shi Quan looked at Ning Rongrong indifferently, "I told you to stand up, otherwise, the next whip won't land on the back of your hand."
"Who do you think you are? Even my father has never hit me, and you actually dare to hit me." Ning Rongrong picked up a stone from the ground and threw it forcefully at Shi Quan.
Shi Quan lightly dodged to the side, then swung another whip, and Ning Rongrong cried out in pain again.
"I said, if you follow me to learn, then I am half your teacher, and also your elder. This whip is to teach you not to disrespect your elders."
"Get up and stand properly!" Shi Quan reprimanded sharply.
In pain, Ning Rongrong's eyes turned red, and tears welled up at the corners. Listening to Shi Quan's strict voice, Ning Rongrong had no choice but to get up and stand properly.
"Shi Quan, you mark my words, I will definitely tell my father and them about today! You actually dared to whip me!" Tears streamed down Ning Rongrong's face as she tremblingly stood in a horse stance, looking so pitiful, as if she had suffered some enormous grievance.
"Since Uncle Ning entrusted you to me, I naturally have to be responsible. If you want to complain, then complain. As for now, you'd better stand properly for me, otherwise, don't blame my whip for being merciless."
Shi Quan walked to Ning Rongrong's side, his voice neither warm nor cold, and raised his hand to press Ning Rongrong's posture further down.
"Shi Quan, you stinky guy, you're bullying me..." Ning Rongrong's legs trembled as she squatted and cried in a horse stance, continuously cursing at Shi Quan.
The result was another whip landing on Ning Rongrong's back.
"Ah!" Ning Rongrong cried out in pain, and her already trembling legs gave out from the whip, causing her to fall directly to the ground.
"If you like to curse, then continue." Shi Quan chuckled and raised the Blue Silver Vine Whip in his hand, then said, "Get up and stand properly!"
"Wuwuwu!" Originally just crying from grievance, Ning Rongrong now burst into loud sobs. Having been domineering since childhood, when had she ever been beaten like this?