About two hours later, the rest of the group remained in a meditative state, except for the young girl Nan Feiling. Her eyelids were fluttering, clearly showing that she had already awakened but was pretending to continue meditating.
After all, she was the princess of the Gulei Kingdom. If she couldn't even match up to her younger brother, that would be one thing. But if word got out that her first meditation session was even shorter than those three slaves—who she always looked down upon—how could she maintain her dignity? To make matters worse, those three were a strange bunch: a cripple, a mute, and a madman. She never thought they were worthy of standing by her brother's side.
If it weren't for her father and mother telling her that their martial souls and innate soul power were on par with hers, she wouldn't have agreed to cultivate with them at all.
Lan Xue, noticing this, spoke with a hint of amusement, "Alright, in front of me, you think you can pretend? Get up. Don't be so upset just because others outperformed you. Remember, there's always someone better out there. Admitting your shortcomings for the moment is beneficial for your future growth."
Hearing her mother's voice, Nan Feiling knew she had been caught. She stood up reluctantly. "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Mother."
"Princess Ling'er, take these." Elder Zhang handed her two fruits. "Starting tomorrow, after your body training, consume the Vitality Orange and the Energy Apple. This will ensure you are in peak physical condition and have stronger mental focus for your cultivation. It will help you meditate for longer periods."
"Thank you, Grandpa Zhang." Feiling responded sweetly, not daring to show any disrespect to this important figure in the kingdom. Otherwise, the next day, her bottom would surely suffer a combined assault from her father, mother, and birth mother.
"Alright, Ling'er, your cultivation is done for the day. Go and rest. From tomorrow onwards, follow the method I taught you and practice daily without slacking!" Lan Xue instructed.
"Okay. Mother, may I wait here for my brother to wake up and go back with him?" Feiling asked, hopeful.
Lan Xue merely replied with two simple words, "As you wish."
Elder Zhang, however, glanced at the little princess, thinking to himself, "Though her temperament is still immature and she hasn't yet grasped the importance of her own strength, her strategic thinking shows a certain level of intelligence."
This Princess Nan Feiling had always been very attached to her younger brother, Nan Feihuang. While the sibling bond was genuine, another reason lay in her awareness, from witnessing her two elder sisters' fates, that her future would largely depend on Nan Feihuang. As long as she maintained a good relationship with him, he would be able to help her avoid a fate she didn't desire.
About three hours later, Xun Yu and Lü Lingqi awoke, followed by Dian Wei and Nan Feihuang in the fourth hour.
"Four hours for his first cultivation session... It's understandable for Dian Wei, with his pure heart despite his low intelligence. But I hadn't expected Huang'er to have such an exceptional grasp of cultivation techniques. If this continues, I'm confident I can train him to reach the fortieth rank by the age of fifteen and the fiftieth rank by eighteen," Lan Xue mused silently.
Today, she had merely observed to gauge their conditions and establish suitable training plans.
Reaching the fiftieth rank by eighteen would be considered monstrous talent for ordinary people. But for Nan Feihuang, who was a transmigrator with his own plans, this would be far from satisfactory.
After a day of training, dusk had settled. After dinner, everyone was instructed to rest early.
On the way back, Nan Feiling pouted in dissatisfaction as she looked at Nan Feihuang. "Brother, I'm not happy!"
"What's wrong, Third Sister? Who would dare bully you in this palace? Tell me, and I'll help you beat them up!" Nan Feihuang teased with a smile.
"It's you who's bullying me! Since yesterday, I've awakened my martial soul for more than twelve hours, but you haven't even checked my Book of Gulei to help me determine my cultivation path. You don't care about your sister at all," Feiling said with jealousy. "All you care about are those three slaves you picked up!"
"Third Sister, don't say that!" Nan Feihuang suddenly reprimanded sternly. "They are not slaves; they are family, just like you!"
"I-I understand." Feiling was taken aback. She had never seen her usually gentle brother so serious. For a moment, he seemed to have the same commanding presence as their father Nantianchen and mother Lan Xue when they were angry.
"I'm sorry, Brother. I misspoke earlier. Please don't be mad at me. I'm just jealous because you care about them more than your own sister."
"It's alright. I should apologize too. I overreacted." Nan Feihuang softened his tone and smiled. "So, you wanted me to take a look at your martial soul and help you figure out your cultivation path, right? Let me see it."
She was just a young girl, after all. Seeing that her brother wasn't angry and had agreed to help, Feiling's mood quickly lifted, and a smile returned to her face.
"Okay, here it is! Take a look, Brother. My Book of Gulei records a variety of array soul skills—offensive, control, and support. I'm not sure which path I should take." Feiling handed her Book of Gulei to Nan Feihuang, asking for his opinion.
Nan Feihuang took the Book of Gulei from her. The thickness of her book wasn't even a twentieth of his own Dun Jia Heavenly Book, with only about thirty pages in total.
Each page described a single array, equivalent to one soul skill, which required different soul rings to activate.
Unlike the common martial souls with fixed soul skills, the freedom to choose and combine the recorded soul skills was the greatest advantage of the Book of Gulei. This flexibility was the key reason it was considered one of the top-tier martial souls.
Even if the power of these soul skills wasn't particularly overwhelming, their combinations could still produce astonishing effects.
Generally speaking, even at the rank of Title Douluo, one could only choose up to nine soul skills, so each choice had to be made with caution.
"Xuanhuo Array, a fire attribute attack array. Requires activation with a fire-attribute soul beast. The higher the soul ring's age, the greater the power."
"Juebing Array, an ice attribute control array. Requires activation with an ice-attribute soul beast."
"Shunfeng Array, a wind attribute support array. Increases the speed of all allies. Requires activation with a wind-attribute soul beast."
Nan Feihuang flipped through several pages and saw that there were indeed all kinds of arrays recorded.
"Sister, I suggest you focus on becoming a control-type soul master, using control arrays as your primary path and supplementing them with support skills. These arrays can achieve great results. After all, when it comes to attack power, my Unrivaled Fangtian Halberd is more than sufficient. If we fight together in the future, we can complement each other well." Nan Feihuang offered his advice. "But this is just my opinion. The final decision is up to you. You could also ask Father for his guidance."
"Alright, I'll listen to you, Brother. I'm sure Father won't disagree. I'll become the best control and support soul master to assist you!" Feiling, having received feedback, was overjoyed and began hopping around in excitement.
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