Chapter Six: The Complete Compendium of Talismans! The Six-Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman and the Eight-Gate Heavenly Gang Talisman!

While Lu Yu was deeply engrossed in studying the Complete Compendium of Talismans, Tang San, who had just taken Yu Xiaogang as his master, arrived at Dormitory Seven.

Wang Sheng approached with his usual imposing presence, but Tang San clearly paid him no mind. He only calmly stated his name, without revealing his Martial Soul.

Without further words, the two began to fight right there in the dormitory. Possessing the secret techniques of the Tang Sect, Tang San easily emerged victorious.

Throughout the bout, everyone in Dormitory Seven watched with interest, except for Lu Yu, who remained lying on his bed with eyes closed, absorbed in his talisman studies.

As the saying goes, sometimes you have to fight to get to know each other. Once Wang Sheng realized Tang San was more powerful, he was surprisingly pleased.

Typically, the academy’s students looked down on the work-study students, bullying them at every turn. To Wang Sheng, it was good that the work-study students now had a stronger leader.

Wang Sheng also learned that both Lu Yu and Tang San hailed from the same place.

Before much conversation could ensue, a clear, melodious voice sounded at the door.

“Is this Dormitory Seven?”

The voice immediately drew everyone’s attention. Lu Yu opened his eyes and looked over.

At the doorway stood a girl about his age, her hair braided into a plait, her features delicate and lovely like a porcelain doll.

Prompted by Wang Sheng’s subtle hints, Tang San, now the “new leader” of Dormitory Seven, stepped forward to greet her and introduced himself, then suggested a sparring match.

The girl blinked and said, “My name is Xiao Wu—Wu as in ‘dance.’ My Martial Soul is a rabbit!”

“Are you sure you want to spar with me?”

Tang San nodded.

Almost instantly, Xiao Wu charged forward!

After several exchanges, Tang San was defeated by Xiao Wu’s supple techniques. Lu Yu closed his eyes again, no longer paying attention.

Lu Yu’s gaze toward Xiao Wu was intense, but it was far from lecherous.

He was captivated because this seemingly cute and charming girl was actually a soul beast who had cultivated into human form after a hundred thousand years!

She was a living treasure!

A soul beast of a hundred thousand years’ age, upon death, not only produces a soul ring of that age but inevitably also a soul bone!

A hundred thousand-year soul bone!

Lu Yu knew clearly that the soul bone Xiao Wu would yield granted skills of teleportation and invincible golden body!

Such divine abilities!

But Lu Yu quickly composed himself and closed his eyes once more.

He hadn’t even obtained his first soul ring yet; even with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone before him, he couldn’t absorb or fuse them now.

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A short while later, a teacher arrived at the door of Dormitory Seven, delivering bedding prepared for Tang San by Yu Xiaogang.

At that moment, Lu Yu’s eyes suddenly opened, a spark of delight flashing within.

He had just fully grasped the fourth of the nine most powerful talismans in the Complete Compendium of Talismans!

Since arriving in Douluo Continent over a year ago, he had been diligently studying this fourth talisman, and now he had succeeded. Lu Yu wanted to test its power.

With that in mind, he jumped down from his bed and happened to see Xiao Wu pushing two beds together, placing her bundle in the gap between them.

Looking at this makeshift double bed, Lu Yu froze for a moment.

“What are you staring at?” Xiao Wu puffed her cheeks and glared at him.

Lu Yu snapped out of it, shook his head with a smile, and turned to leave.

Suddenly, Wang Sheng called out, “Lu Yu! It’s lunchtime! Aren’t you coming to the dining hall with us?”

Lu Yu waved his hand. “I’m not hungry. I’m just going for a walk.”

After saying this, he walked out of Dormitory Seven.

At a secluded spot behind the dormitory building, after confirming no one was around, Lu Yu took a deep breath and raised his hand.

A pale blue light swirled at his fingertips, then transformed into a semi-transparent talisman!

Mysterious runes were inscribed upon it. A smile appeared on Lu Yu’s face as he focused his mind.

The talisman became a streak of light and landed upon his body.

Immediately, Lu Yu was enveloped in a silver-white glow that shimmered with a metallic texture, giving an impression of impenetrable strength.

Looking closely, one could see the silver-white light consisted of six layers!

“Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman! It’s complete!”

Lu Yu smiled and quickly dissipated the talisman’s power using the Tongtian Talisman technique.

The Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman was one of the nine most powerful talismans.

Its function was to harness the power of heaven and earth to form a six-layer protective shield. Supported by the user’s qi—soul force—even if the shield was broken, it could continuously regenerate.

The Tongtian Talisman had three remarkable features.

First, it could instantly condense talismans.

Second, mastering the Tongtian Talisman allowed one to “draw talismans” out of thin air using only mental power.

Otherwise, creating talismans with great power required elaborate rituals—bathing, changing clothes, setting up altars—all to concentrate one’s essence and spirit into the talisman.

The greater the talisman’s power, the more qi it consumed.

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But with the Tongtian Talisman, Lu Yu had no worries about this. As long as his mental strength was sufficient, he could freely “draw talismans” at will!

Third, the power of the talisman itself.

Talismans formed by the Tongtian method, when enhanced by qi—soul force—would undergo a qualitative transformation in their power.

The more soul force poured in, the stronger the talisman’s effectiveness.

Especially the nine supreme talismans from the Complete Compendium of Talismans—given enough soul force, they could unleash unfathomable might!

Among these nine supreme talismans, three originated from Zheng Zibu.

Whether he created them or inherited them from predecessors was unknown.

These three shared a common trait: their mental power consumption was terrifyingly high, and their power formidable. Each talisman had graded levels of strength.

Including the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman, Lu Yu now mastered four of the nine supreme talismans. One of these was from Zheng Zibu!

It was called the Eight Gates Heavenly Gang Talisman!

Its effect was simple...

It opened the “heavenly gates” of the physical body—one gate equaled one level of heaven—allowing the user’s overall strength to multiply!

Each opened gate doubled the user’s power!

Opening all eight gates multiplied strength eightfold!

However, condensing the Eight Gates Heavenly Gang Talisman required enormous mental power. Lu Yu’s current mental strength, comparable to a Soul Saint in Douluo Continent, could only sustain three gates.

Moreover, such forcibly enhanced strength placed a heavy burden on the body.

With Lu Yu’s present physique, he could only endure ten minutes before damage would occur if the talisman’s power wasn’t dispersed.

The other two supreme talismans Lu Yu possessed were the Giant Spirit Palm Talisman and the Heaven and Earth Talisman.

The former was a purely offensive talisman; the latter was for restoring energy and healing wounds.

“With my current strength, if I unleashed my full power, I wonder if I could defeat the Soul Sect?”

Lu Yu muttered to himself.

Had anyone overheard, they might have thought him mad.

A child who had just awakened his Martial Soul was daring to dream of defeating the Soul Sect!