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After spending some time contemplating the Heart Separation Control Secret Technique, Yu Xiaogang called Xiao Long over.
Before learning the secret technique, he had only been capable of multitasking with two streams of thought on a purely physical level.
"Xiao Long, cooperate with me for a moment."
Yu Xiaogang gently patted Xiao Long's head, and the little dragon happily rubbed against him in response.
After a brief interaction, Xiao Long activated his Second Soul Skill.
Just as Yu Xiaogang had done previously, Xiao Long suppressed the power of the skill, guided the energy toward his throat, and held it there without releasing it.
At the same time, Yu Xiaogang embraced Xiao Long and carefully observed everything through his soul power.
Very quickly, he detected the condensed mass of mental energy gathered inside Xiao Long's throat.
"Hold it steady, Xiao Long."
As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang carefully attempted to separate that cluster of mental energy from the Soul Skill itself.
Everything unfolded exactly as he had predicted.
What had been impossible before became remarkably easy after mastering the Heart Separation Control Secret Technique.
Under Yu Xiaogang's guidance, the condensed mental energy was smoothly extracted from Xiao Long's body.
However, the moment it left Xiao Long's body...
Boom!
The mental energy instantly exploded, spreading outward just as it would when the Second Soul Skill was normally released.
"It exploded the instant it left the body..."
Yu Xiaogang frowned thoughtfully.
"So... it needs something to contain it?"
He pondered the problem for a moment.
Extracting the mental energy from Xiao Long's Soul Skill was like removing an essential component from a complete machine.
The difference was that mental energy had no physical form.
It was simply a wave of spiritual power.
Without a stable vessel to contain it, the energy naturally became unstable.
"It's just like a balloon."
"Xiao Long is the balloon, and the mental energy is the air inside."
"Once the balloon disappears, the air immediately escapes."
"So..."
"I need to create another balloon."
With that idea in mind, Yu Xiaogang instructed Xiao Long to activate his Second Soul Skill once again.
At the same time, Yu Xiaogang activated his First Soul Skill, condensing a hollow sphere of light in his palm.
Then he carefully guided the condensed mental energy into the center of the glowing sphere.
Just as he expected...
The mental energy remained perfectly stable inside the Light Ball.
It no longer exploded.
Looking at the floating orb in his hand, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help smiling.
"It feels like I'm holding a bomb."
Although this "bomb" primarily targeted an opponent's mind rather than their body, it was still a bomb in every sense of the word.
He casually sent the Light Ball soaring into the sky.
Then he dispersed the shell of light surrounding it.
The next instant—
Boom!
The imprisoned mental energy burst outward, radiating in every direction.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up.
"This..."
"Should count as a Self-Created Soul Skill."
Previously, his First Soul Skill had mainly been used to condense weapons or various tools made of light, changing their shapes to attack his enemies.
His Second Soul Skill, meanwhile, affected opponents within a fixed area using mental energy.
Now, however, by combining the two skills, he had created something entirely new.
A Soul Skill that possessed both offensive power and crowd-control capabilities.
During future battles, he could condense numerous Light Balls filled with mental energy.
He would simply guide them toward his opponents...
And then—
Boom!
Each Light Ball would explode, releasing waves of mental energy that disrupted every enemy caught within the blast.
More importantly...
This Self-Created Soul Skill completely solved the greatest weakness of his Second Soul Skill.
Its limited range.
From now on, he would no longer need to approach enemies before using it.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help smiling.
He remembered all the sparring matches at Spirit Hall Academy.
His Second Soul Skill had almost always been prohibited during practice.
Even when it wasn't banned, ranged Soul Masters simply stayed far away from him, making the skill practically useless.
Those opponents had always been quite proud of themselves.
But not anymore.
Now...
Even from hundreds of meters away...
He could still greet them with an explosive surprise.
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Having successfully created his first Self-Created Soul Skill, Yu Xiaogang finally understood the fundamental principle behind such techniques.
In essence...
Every Soul Skill obtained from a soul ring could be dismantled into its basic components.
Those components could then be freely recombined with parts from other Soul Skills to create entirely new abilities.
His Light Ball Bomb was the perfect example.
He had extracted the mental energy from his Second Soul Skill and used the Light Ball created by his First Soul Skill as a stable container.
The combination produced a completely new Soul Skill.
Once he understood this principle, Yu Xiaogang immediately knew what to do next.
The first step was to completely dismantle each Soul Skill into its smallest possible components.
The more thoroughly they were broken down, the greater the number of possible combinations.
The second step was to carefully match compatible components from different Soul Skills and merge them together into new techniques.
It was much like taking apart two complete sets of toys...
Mixing their individual pieces...
And assembling an entirely new creation.
After several more experiments, Yu Xiaogang quickly developed several fascinating Self-Created Soul Skills.
For example...
Instead of storing mental energy inside a Light Ball, he infused it with pure light-element energy from his First Soul Skill.
The result was an attack he jokingly called—
"Mouth Cannon."
This wasn't merely a figure of speech.
He literally opened his mouth, roared, and fired a beam of light.
In another experiment, he dismantled the First Soul Skill itself, separating the light attribute from the soul power.
The result was pure, attribute-less soul power that could be released independently.
Of course, just like mental energy, this power also required a suitable vessel.
Otherwise, it would simply dissipate into the air.
Experiment after experiment followed.
Each success inspired another idea.
Yu Xiaogang immersed himself completely in research, enjoying every minute of it.
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Before long, the unusual commotion attracted Yu Yuanzhen and several other elders.
When they learned what Yu Xiaogang had been researching, every one of them was astonished.
According to Yu Xiaogang's theory...
Self-Created Soul Skills were no longer mysterious miracles.
Instead, they could be treated almost like a systematic formula.
Every soul ring granted different attributes and attack methods.
A Soul Master only needed to separate those characteristics...
Then recombine them in new ways.
Through different combinations, entirely new Soul Skills could be created.
If this theory truly worked...
Then Self-Created Soul Skills would no longer be rare.
Anyone could potentially develop them.
Even someone with ordinary talent.
Excited, Yu Yuanzhen and the others immediately attempted to follow Yu Xiaogang's method.
Only then did they discover the harsh reality.
It was far more difficult than it looked.
The very first step—
Separating individual characteristics from a complete Soul Skill—
Was already incredibly challenging.
Fortunately, most of them were Spirit Douluos or even Titled Douluos.
They had spent decades mastering their Soul Skills.
With enough patience, they eventually managed to extract a few simple components.
Ironically...
This was something even Yu Xiaogang, despite his extraordinary talent, could not yet accomplish as efficiently due to his young age and limited cultivation.
However...
The true obstacle came afterward.
Even after extracting one component...
How could they maintain its stability while dismantling another Soul Skill?
And after that...
How could they merge the two together without losing control?
Not everyone possessed Xiao Long.
Nor could everyone divide their consciousness into multiple streams using the Heart Separation Control Secret Technique.
After countless attempts...
Not a single person succeeded.
Even so, no one felt discouraged.
Compared to the past—when creating a Self-Created Soul Skill relied almost entirely on luck—
Yu Xiaogang had already established a complete framework.
The path forward was finally visible.
All that remained was practice.
Once they became proficient at dismantling and recombining different Soul Skill components...
Each of them might eventually create several Self-Created Soul Skills of their own.
Thinking of that possibility, everyone looked at Yu Xiaogang with admiration and pride.
"As expected of my son!"
"As expected of our Young Sect Master!"
Their voices echoed with excitement as the video slowly came to an end.
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