After the merger of consciousness, Wang Zhong stretched his limbs, re-experiencing the control of a unified consciousness. The wood clone opposite him maintained its previous posture of holding its head high and chest out, with a vacant expression.
"I almost made a fool of myself."
"It's been too long, I almost forgot myself that the one in front of me is my wood clone."
Wang Zhong scratched his head, looking at Bibi Dong with embarrassment.
The drawback of dividing consciousness for control was precisely this: it could easily turn a person into a state of schizophrenia.
However, the advantage was also very obvious. It could make the wood clone's actions and demeanor identical to the real person, without the slightest deviation.
Her gaze shifted back and forth between Wang Zhong and the wood clone, recalling the bickering and interaction they had just had. Bibi Dong had to sigh in admiration. The little fellow in front of her had mastered split attention to an extreme degree, to the point of being indistinguishable from reality.
"Little Wang Zhong, tell me about your third soul skill, how are you able to do this?"
Taking Wang Zhong's small hand and leading him to a cleaner spot, Bibi Dong sat on a large rock and asked with curiosity in her eyes.
Wang Zhong chuckled and replied, "My third soul skill is nothing special. I just got the shadow clone skill from the Ghost Tiger."
Bibi Dong gave the chuckling little fellow a side-eye, then reached out and pinched Wang Zhong's cheeks, saying, "You're not being honest with me at all, still holding back. Don't forget, I was the one who helped you obtain this soul ring, you forgot so quickly?"
"No, I'm telling the… truth. If Your Majesty wants to… know anything else, just ask me…"
"I'll tell you everything…"
With his face being pulled, Wang Zhong's words came out in broken bursts, sometimes loud, sometimes soft.
"That's more like it." Giving Wang Zhong a look that said 'you're sensible,' Bibi Dong then asked, "How much strength does your clone possess?"
Although the wood clone had told her before, she still wanted to confirm.
"All of it! Whether it's physical skills or soul skills, he can use them all, and with equal power." Wang Zhong's small face held a hint of pride. This number was much higher than he had expected.
A hint of surprise appeared on her face. With such a powerful soul skill, Wang Zhong's combat strength had at least doubled!
"How much soul power does it consume to generate this wood clone?"
"Hmm, soul power consumption? That…"
Wang Zhong tilted his head and thought about this question for a moment before finally saying, "It seems… it doesn't consume any of my soul power."
"No soul power consumption, how is that possible!"
Wang Zhong's answer shocked Bibi Dong to the point of standing up. Activating a soul skill required soul power, this was an immutable law for soul masters. How could a soul skill be activated without consuming soul power?
"It really doesn't!"
Wang Zhong shrugged his shoulders and affirmed, "This clone was formed half a month ago. If it required soul power to maintain its existence, my soul power would have dried up long ago."
"But the fact is, it hasn't."
"Whether it's generating or maintaining, the wood clone consumes no soul power."
"However, if I want to make the wood clone move, I must consume soul power and mental power. This consumption is related to the wood clone's actions."
"Just like before, if I had fought the wood clone with my full strength, without holding back, my combat time would not have even reached half of what it was before; my soul power would have been depleted. If the wood clone also used soul skills, this time would be even shorter."
Bibi Dong understood. This situation made her feel a little more grounded. If this soul skill had no flaws, she would definitely seek out this soul ring for her second martial soul. Even with the drawback of doubled soul power consumption, she still felt an urge to acquire one.
It was too powerful, too terrifying! Two Wang Zhongs might not show the full effect of this soul skill, but what about two Bibi Dongs? Such a comparison, surely no one could resist such temptation!
"What about the distance? How far away can you control the wood clone?"
Bibi Dong continued to inquire.
"I haven't tested this, but my feeling is that the distance should be quite far."
"If my perception is correct, the distance is about fifteen hundred meters."
Wang Zhong frowned, carefully sensing his third soul skill, and finally gave a relatively conservative estimate.
The distance of three grand competition arenas! This number truly left Bibi Dong dumbfounded.
The grand competition arenas were built to be extremely spacious from the beginning. This was not only to ensure that students of every level could showcase their skills, but also to minimize the duration of the competition.
The entire Spirit Hall Academy had nearly two thousand students. Even if half of them did not enter the arena, there were still a thousand people who needed to engage in various battles. If they were to compete one match after another, the time wasted would be enormous.
Therefore, the massive arenas were designed for free-for-all battles from the outset. No matter which grade you were in, you could find a place on it and fight your opponents to your heart's content, displaying your talent and flair.
After all, outstanding individuals would always stand out from the mediocrity.
Wang Zhong was the best proof of this!
When he stepped onto the stage, the entire vast arena became his personal performance space. The eyes of all the teachers and students were focused solely on him. This was the greatest honor, and the most inspiring and coveted scene.
Regardless of victory or defeat!
In this world, she had never heard of any soul skill with such a long control range. Qian Daoliu couldn't do it, Bo Saixi couldn't, and even she herself couldn't.
This was no longer a soul skill that could be described as merely powerful; it was a soul skill that had to be described with the word terrifying.
However, Wang Zhong had not finished speaking.
"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty the Pope, let me tell you, my wood clone and shadow clone have a huge difference."
"The wood clone can absorb the soul power from others' attacks as its power source. It doesn't necessarily have to rely on my soul power."
Wang Zhong said his little discovery with a grin, completely oblivious to the shocked look in Bibi Dong's eyes as she gazed at the wood clone's skill.
Absorbing the opponent's attack soul power as its power source, without Wang Zhong providing it, was essentially saying that the wood clone before her was a monster that would never tire, never grow weary, and possessed infinite soul power.
Unless the opponent died, or their soul power was depleted, even someone several levels stronger than Wang Zhong himself would be worn down to death!
Such a soul skill, unless it could be instantly destroyed with overwhelming force, or Wang Zhong's casting could be interrupted from the very first moment, would make Wang Zhong invincible once it was unleashed.
Soul masters were human; stamina and soul power had limits. Even the most enduring would eventually run out. Title Douluo, Super Douluo, and Limit Douluo were no exception.
Looking at the smiling little fellow before her, Bibi Dong felt that perhaps the strongest Title Douluo in the world, the number one under heaven, could truly achieve this.
She also felt inexplicably fortunate that she had begun to pay attention to this child before he had fully grown and had been consciously working to strengthen their relationship.
"It truly is a very powerful soul skill! In the entire world, no one's soul skill, in any aspect, can compare to your third soul skill now." Bibi Dong praised him with heartfelt sincerity.