Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 2 Planning and Research

Feeling a huge suction force coming from the crystal ball under his palm, Shi Yi also felt a familiar warmth in his body, flowing out from his palm along his arm and into the crystal ball.

In just a moment, the crystal ball lit up and emitted a faint glow.

It seemed that the young man had expected the crystal ball to light up and he was not too surprised.

"Yes, with the first-level innate soul power, you can become a soul master." The young man whispered to Shi Yi, and it seemed that his whole attitude had changed.

Upon hearing this, the other children also looked at Shi Yi with envy.

Shi Yi also smiled from the bottom of his heart at this time. As long as he had soul power, everything would be fine. At least he had obtained his own admission ticket to the world of Douluo Continent.

Shi Yi also bowed to the young man politely and said, "Thank you, Master Soul Master."

Looking at Shi Yi's appearance, the young man thought that Shi Yi was learning from Li Changshou, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "Since you have awakened your soul power, you can go to the Junior Soul Master Academy to study."

As the young man spoke, he took out a piece of paper from the package and issued an awakening certificate to Shi Yi. Only with the certificate could Shi Yi go to the Junior Soul Master Academy to study.

Soon, the young man handed the written certificate to Shi Yi and whispered, "You must keep this certificate. Only this certificate can allow you to enroll in the academy as a work-study student. The academy only recognizes certificates, not people. The nobles don't have time to re-measure your soul power."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi carefully put away the certificate. In the original novel, what happened to Tang San and the doorman explained everything.

After the ceremony, the children all left slowly with disappointed faces. The young man also began to pack up and prepare to go to the next stop. Shi Yi did not leave, but helped the young man to pick up the black stones on the ground, and shouted to the young man: "Master Soul Master."

The young man raised his head slightly and looked at Shi Yi. Seeing Shi Yi helping him clean up, he couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards him. He whispered to Shi Yi, "Is there anything else?"

"I want to ask you, can I go to Notting City Junior Soul Master College with my soul master certificate?" Shi Yi asked the young man in a low voice.

The young man was not surprised, because many people have asked this question, most of them are seeking refuge with relatives. Although they can become soul masters, many low-level soul masters still have to solve the problem of livelihood.

The young man nodded slightly and said, "If it's just Notting City, then it's fine, but you can't go to cities outside of Fasno Province."

There was a glimmer of joy in Shi Yi's eyes. Although he didn't know where in the timeline he was, he still wanted to try his luck with Tang San. The reason was simple. His only advantage in this world was his understanding of the plot.

One is fate, two is luck, three is feng shui, the four are accumulation of yin virtue and five is reading.

Six names, seven aspects, eight respecting gods, nine making friends with noble people, and ten maintaining health.

This was what the dean in his previous life told him, and he has always kept it in mind. It was because of these that he achieved some small success in his previous life.

His fate in this world is still not very good, but it is not bad either. At least it has surpassed most people who cannot practice. What happens next will depend on his own performance.

If he can follow the protagonist, can the feng shui be bad? As for what kind of person he is, Shi Yi doesn't care. At least he is safe next to the protagonist. The most important thing is that he still lacks a very important thing, that is knowledge. Cultivation is also a subject. Although Yu Xiaogang is not very good at this subject, it does not prevent him from going to the Spirit Hall and seeing much more of the world. At least he is much better than a modern person who has never been exposed to cultivation. At least at this stage, Shi Yi would rather go to the Spirit Hall Academy, but his strength does not allow it.

Shi Yi thought about it, held the six stones he had collected in his palm and handed them to the young man. The young man smiled and took the formation stone from Shi Yi's hand.

"Okay, it's time for me to go to the next village. The junior college will start soon. If you want to go to Nottingham City, you'd better hurry up. This journey is not easy for a kid like you." The young man kindly reminded Shi Yi.

Shi Yi nodded, feeling a little impatient. As a person who traveled from modern civilization, he had not yet experienced what it was like to practice. He was also very much looking forward to his martial soul. He understood that this was a potential mutation. After all, he had also seen Pokémon.

With this in mind, Shi Yi was eager to return home. He had not had time to study his martial soul yet, so he should plan well how to proceed in the future.

Shi Yi went out with the young man, and when he walked out of the door, he saw Li Changshou coming towards him with a nervous look on his face.

“Soul Master, I heard from the children that Xiao Yi has awakened his soul power. Is there any problem?” Li Changshou asked the young man.

The young man shook his head and said, "It's okay, the child is very sensible. Come with me to pack up. It's getting late, so I'll leave first."

Li Changshou heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and bowed slightly to the young man and said, "Thank you for your help, Master Soul Master."

The young man nodded and strode out of the village.

After seeing the young man off, Li Changshou's kind eyes slowly fell on Shi Yi and he said softly, "Congratulations, Xiao Yi. There hasn't been a soul master in our village for a long time."

"Thanks to the help of you and my uncles, otherwise Xiaoyi would not be alive today." Shi Yi said softly.

Hearing this, Li Changshou slowly raised his hand and gently rubbed Shi Yi's head, "Good boy..."

Li Changshou slowly took Shi Yi's hand and said, "Come with grandpa. Grandpa will prepare some things for you. It's time for you to leave the village."

Shi Yi let the old man lead him away, suppressing his urge to study martial spirits. He looked up at the slightly haggard face, and a little warmth welled up in his heart. He clearly remembered that when he was admitted to university in his previous life, the dean gave him one thousand yuan and also applied for various subsidies for him.

Soon Li Changshou led Shi Yi to his yard and saw a middle-aged man. Shi Yi recognized him as Li Changshou's son, named Li Yi.

Then Shi Yi also hurriedly greeted him, "Uncle Yi."

"Xiao Yi." Li Yi looked at Shi Yi with great enthusiasm.

Shi Yi is now as delicate and graceful as a piece of jade. Everyone in the village says that Shi Yi will be the most handsome young man in the area when he grows up. Who can refuse such a delicate and polite kid?
“Xiaoyi, go prepare a package for Xiaoyi and bring some more dry food.” Li Changshou said to his son.

"Dry food? Is Xiaoyi going on a long journey?" Li Yi asked with some confusion.

"Today, the soul master came to awaken the martial souls for the children. Xiao Yi awakened his soul power." Li Changshou explained simply. Hearing this, Li Yi showed a look of surprise on his face. After thinking for a while, it seemed to be a matter of course. "Xiao Yi has been very smart since he was a child. He is a good seedling. Congratulations, uncle will pack some things for you now."

After saying that, Li Yi went towards the house, and Li Changshou also took Shi Yi by the hand and slowly sat down in the yard.

"Xiao Yi, it's spring ploughing time now, and grandpa can't leave. Our village is close to the city, and the official road is not far from the village. Grandpa won't take you into the city." Li Changshou said softly to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi nodded. He just didn't know how to explain to Li Changshou that he was going to Nottingham City. "Don't bother. I will go to the city with the uncles and uncles who are going to the market tomorrow."

Li Changshou nodded. He thought so too.

"You must learn skills well when you enter the city. Xiao Yi is so smart that he will definitely achieve something." Li Changshou looked at Shi Yi kindly.

As he was speaking, Li Yi came out of the room, holding a large package in his hand, which was almost half the size of Shi Yi.

"Take it. It's not something valuable. This is all I can do to help you." Li Yi handed the package in his hand to Shi Yi.

The moment Shi Yi took the package, he heard a slight metallic sound from the package and bowed slightly towards Li Yi.

Li Yi, who saw this, quickly helped Shi Yi up and said, "Silly boy, we are all family, why are you being so polite to your uncle?"

Shi Yi was slightly dazed as he looked at the package in his hand. In fact, this kind of situation was what he was best at dealing with. After so many years of struggling in the society, he certainly knew what he should say now. However, when he took the thousand yuan, he said nothing just like now, and just left silently. After he was successful in his work, he would save some money and donate it to the orphanage, and often bring things to visit the children and the director of the orphanage, because he felt from the bottom of his heart that the words of gratitude he said were just words of gratitude and not true gratitude.

After chatting with the father and son, Shi Yi slowly left.

Soon he returned to his home, which was a small wooden house built for him by the villagers with the help of Li Changshou. The place was not big, with only one simple room, which was completely enough for a child like him.

Shi Yi sat on his bed, recalling the feeling of awakening his martial soul. He slowly raised his right hand, and with a thought, an ant appeared on his hand.

Shi Yi looked at the ant in his palm and gently stroked it with his left fingers. Shi Yi saw the long antennae move, and a wonderful feeling he had never had before appeared in Shi Yi's heart. If Shi Yi had to describe it, he seemed to have a blood connection with the ant in his hand, or it could be said to be telepathy. He seemed to be able to vaguely feel the emotions of Wu Hun, although it was not real.

"I don't know what to call you, so why not just call you Little Yi?"

"Can you eat?" Shi Yi asked softly. He wanted to know whether his martial soul really possessed all the characteristics of a living thing.

If it really possesses all the characteristics of a living thing, then can its martial soul also have the possibility of autonomous growth like a soul beast?

The ant naturally couldn't understand what Shi Yi said, but it could feel Shi Yi's confused emotion.

Shi Yi looked at the ant moving slightly in his palm and patted his head with his left hand. "I am really crazy. Even if it is a fantasy world, it is impossible for it to understand human language so quickly."

"Ants do eat a lot of things. Let's try it first to see if it can eat."

Thinking of this, Shi Yi scooped a little bit of the leftover rice porridge from his morning meal with his fingertips and placed it in his palm.

Understanding Shi Yi's meaning, the little ant circled around the little bit of rice porridge but didn't take a bite, as if saying, "Just give me this thing to eat?"

Shi Yi just watched Xiao Yi circling around the little bit of rice porridge, his eyes full of anticipation, but now he could not understand what Xiao Yi meant.

Seeing that Shi Yi was staring at him without any movement, and understanding Shi Yi's anticipation, the little ant had no choice but to eat a little bit with disgust.

Seeing that the little ant could eat, Shi Yi's eyes flashed with excitement. Being able to eat meant that the little ant could actively absorb energy from nature between heaven and earth. This alone was something that most martial spirits could not do.

Shi Yi still remembered that Yu Xiaogang once said, "The body and the martial soul are a pair of twins, but the body is the dominant one. Cultivating the martial soul and letting it grow together with our body is the best way to treat our brothers."

Shi Yi believes that this sentence is correct, and that it applies to most soul masters, but it does not apply to Yu Xiaogang himself. If the martial soul has extremely high intelligence and can behave like normal living things, then it cannot be said that it is a question of who dominates whom, but that the martial soul and the soul master have truly reached a state of balance.

Thinking of this, Shi Yi suddenly understood why Yu Xiaogang was unable to break through his innate shackles. Yu Xiaogang had always been emphasizing the one-sided practice of soul masters.

Yin cannot grow alone, Yang cannot grow alone.

With Yu Xiaogang's pitiful innate half-level soul power, and only emphasizing the soul master's unilateral personal practice, it is impossible to lead Luo Sanpao, who has the blood of the Golden Holy Dragon, to evolve. If he had innate full soul power, he could use his powerful talent to feed back to his martial soul and promote the awakening of the blood in the martial soul. This is why the soul master will continue to bring changes to his martial soul as the practice increases.

Since soul masters can eat, sleep and practice, then why can't living spirits like Luo Sanpao and Xiao Yi be like soul beasts, plundering, devouring, and gradually improving their bloodline power to make their bloodlines stronger? Isn't that how the three Thousand-Jun Ant Kings in the Xingdou Great Forest came about?

The more Shi Yi thought about it, the more excited he became. At this moment, he even wanted to leave the village and start his journey as a soul master.

“I don’t know which time period of the original novel I’m in now.”

Shi Yi gently placed the small ant in his hand on the table not far away. A new question came to his mind. He wondered if the small ant had the ability to independently guide the free energy of heaven and earth in a normal environment and without eating.

This question will take time to prove. If the martial soul can really absorb the free energy between heaven and earth on its own, and is coupled with extremely high intelligence, and meets these conditions, then it means that the martial soul of a living thing even has the ability to meditate and practice on its own.

This world has special simulated training environments for martial souls with different attributes, and the power of martial souls will be enhanced in a suitable environment. These can all show that martial souls will be affected by the environment. Shi Yi believes that releasing them outside for a long time is definitely much stronger than keeping them in the body all the time.

Shi Yi slowly lay down on his bed, quietly observing the little ant exploring this new world, and couldn't help but smile. At this moment, Shi Yi had a special feeling in his heart, which was completely different from the feeling of being alone.

"Little Yi, we will be family from now on."

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(End of this chapter)