Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

If she had a beast spirit, Qian Shui wouldn't have won so easily; at the very least, a brutal, hand-to-hand combat would have been unavoidable.

"Sigh, it's only because of the Tang Sect. Even Tang San had such a hard time fighting Dai Mubai, who was only level 37. It shouldn't be this difficult against someone like the Five Mountains Sword Sect." Qian Shui was summarizing her experience from this battle.

Actually, he had also fought with Qian Renxue, who was at the same level, but she didn't suffer as badly as Feng Jingyi. Instead, she beat Qian Shui into a pulp!

This is Douluo Continent; there's nothing special about it except for the difference in martial souls.

Amidst the sounds of boredom, Qian Shui finally waited until school was over, and Feng Jingyi followed her.

"Hey sister~ you're not going to hit me again, are you?" Qian Shui subconsciously felt that Feng Jingyi would be unreasonable.

"No, but I want to know how I lost!" Feng Jingyi had been thinking about it all afternoon but couldn't figure it out. She was too embarrassed to ask her teacher, but she felt that Qian Shui should know, so she came to ask Qian Shui.

"It's simple, you're not as strong as me~" Qian Shui replied rather perfunctorily, but could she really get rid of him so easily?

"Junior, what nonsense are you talking about? You're only in the 31st grade, okay?" Feng Jingyi was clearly not letting it go.

"You said yourself that I'm only level 31, so how did you lose? It's obvious, isn't it!"

"What is obvious?" Deeply ingrained thought patterns are not so easy to break.

"This shows that rank doesn't mean everything! How much soul power did I use to push you off the fighting platform? But I won with just that one move!"

"so?"

"So you need to practice more things beyond soul power! For example, skill usage techniques, and going a step further, sword usage techniques! No wonder your Wind Sword Sect is ranked so low~"

"What can we do? Our martial spirit is inferior, so this is all we can do!" Feng Jingyi shrugged, expressing her helplessness.

"Sigh, that's why they're from the top three sects! They're always fixated on the strength of their martial souls! I defeated you without using my martial soul, so am I strong because of my martial soul? Strength shouldn't be solely based on martial souls!"

Using himself as an example, as time went by, Qian Shui also arrived at the academy gate, waved goodbye to Feng Jingyi.

Feng Jingyi was deeply shocked and stood in front of the gate for a long time without moving. She had never heard of Qian Shui's theory before and found it difficult to understand, but the only thing she knew was that she believed Qian Shui was right!

Qian Shui's existence was too special; the transmigrator's peculiar ideas had a fatal attraction, and Feng Jingyi was increasingly looking forward to the arrival of the next day.

It's a pity that Qianshui ran away!

Qian Renxue didn't come to pick him up from school that day, so he touched his chin and left Wuhun City.

The battle with Feng Jingyi had clearly ignited his fighting spirit. He traveled hundreds of kilometers overnight to reach the territory of the Kingdom of Silves, intending to find a fighting arena to go and fight.

So Qianshui skipped class again, and this time it lasted for more than a month!

Bibi Dong clearly didn't expect Qian Shui to dare to run away the very next day. By the time she found out, Qian Shui had already been living a carefree life outside for quite some time!

"Fighting spirit, fighting spirit~" Qian Shui arrived at the Silves Arena.

Midway through, Qian Shui bought a mask, considering the possibility of concealing his identity. His martial spirit was alright; it could change shape and be used as a longsword.

But he couldn't hide his spirit rings; he had no way to conceal them. However, it was already enough for him to keep up and avoid being captured and brought back to Spirit City for a while.

Name: Lao Wang

Age: 15

Birthplace: Tiandou City

Martial Soul: Longsword

Qian Shui created a fake identity, tested his soul power level, paid the money, and received the Iron Fighting Soul Badge.

Qian Shui spent three days achieving a ten-game winning streak, fighting Soul Master level battles with ease. His opponents would be startled just by seeing Huang Zizi's three Soul Rings.

Not to mention that the Yuan Shen Martial Soul comes with mental and soul attacks, and those of lower levels are almost instantly killed, so it can be said that there is no pressure at all.

This doesn't serve any practical purpose in terms of training; it's just a way to make money. However, he was raised by a wealthy woman from a young age and has no concept of money; he is truly a privileged person.

So he decided to court death and volunteered to fight a battle at the Soul Master level. The staff at the Great Soul Arena were initially taken aback and eventually had to call out the person in charge.

Qian Shui was really afraid of trouble, so he just acted aloof and arrogantly said, "The Silves Grand Soul Arena is trash. Even Soul Masters are too weak. Give me something tough. Come to the Soul Sect!"

Unsurprisingly, they got angry and in the first Soul Master battle, they sent a very strong control-type Soul Master, who was also level 49!

As expected, Qian Shui lost, but the nightmare of the Great Soul Arena was about to begin.

As the saying goes, extreme self-discipline is abnormal, and Qian Shui was just that kind of abnormal! He embarked on a crazy path of grinding for experience, playing six matches every day, two in the morning, two at noon, and two in the evening. In a month, he practically defeated every Soul Master in the Changlai Battle Arena!

The staff at the Grand Arena were so disgusted by his monotonous mask that they were on the verge of developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

You can't keep winning forever. In the early stages, he even suffered an eight-game losing streak. After all, a Soul Master is a Soul Master. Due to the level difference, the gap in strength and combat experience between him and a Soul Venerable is huge.

He couldn't reveal the existence of the external soul bone either, but even if he used it, it wouldn't be good, because one swipe of his claw would either kill or seriously injure him. Such a desperate measure would generally have a terrible outcome in the Tongliao Universe, and Qian Shui understood this principle.

However, Qian Shui simply said, "That's how I play games! I just surrender whenever I feel I can't win! I'm quick, I surrender fast, and I rarely get beaten up."

The primordial spirit and martial soul also recover very quickly. It was very torturous for Qian Shui to be carried by Bibi Dong, but by chance, he created a self-circulating cultivation system.

Thanks to the method of cultivating immortality, he has two ways to absorb soul power. When the method of cultivating immortality enters the self-circulation stage, he is simply invincible. Although he can't do it as fast as the Five Hearts Facing the Sky, and it's not possible in battle, his recovery ability has skyrocketed.

Just as his reverse engineering progress was becoming increasingly promising and his mood was getting better and better, he was caught red-handed!

He was still fighting when he suddenly saw Ghost Douluo standing in the audience, which scared him so much that he almost got killed.

Chapter 31 Packet Capture

"Uncle Ghost!" Qian Shui stepped out of the Great Soul Arena, saw Ghost Douluo, and bowed.

Qian Shui had only met Ghost Douluo a few times; the last time he saw him was on the day he awakened his martial soul at the age of six. However, he still displayed the social instinct of trying to get close to him.

"Kid, I have to say you're really brave! If I were your age, I would never have made the same decision as you."

Ghost Douluo's voice was hoarse and lacked any emotional fluctuation.

"Haha, Uncle Ghost, is the teacher angry?" Qian Shui asked awkwardly and nervously.

"The Pope knows!" Ghost Douluo looked at Qian Shui. "You're really untamed, kid. You've been in the Star Dou Great Forest for three years, have you gone stupid?"

Ghost Douluo had a good impression of Qian Shui. Qian Shui's martial soul was similar to his own, and the two almost became master and disciple.

"So what if the Pope knows? Anyway, he's about to die!" At this time, Qian Shui was already 9 years old. If he was 9 years old, then Qian Renxue would also be 9 years old, which meant that Tang San was about to be born. And the next plot was Qian Xunji's death!

"The Pope has ordered me to bring you back to Wuhun City and keep you under strict guard. The Holy Maiden doesn't have time to look after you, so I will personally watch over you from now on!"

"Isn't that great? Does that mean we don't have to go to school?!"

Qian Shui thought he could get rid of Bibi Dong at first, and didn't care about Ghost Douluo's eerie ghostly aura.

Ghost Douluo hadn't expected this. The Spirit Hall group all thought that Qian Shui chose Bibi Dong as his teacher because she disliked Ghost Douluo. Ghost Douluo was somewhat dejected about this, but Qian Shui's words just now overturned that notion.

"Good?"

"That's great! The teacher insists I go to school, but how can I go? Absolutely not! Those students can't beat me at all!"

"It's not as simple as you think. The Holy Maiden is still your teacher, and your specific cultivation method is still decided by the Holy Maiden. I have no right to interfere in this matter."

"Huh?! Does that mean I still have to go to school?!"

"That should be correct!"

Qian Shui's face immediately fell.

"And you think that's all? Your original core training resources have been canceled!"

"What is that? Does such a thing exist?"

After Qian Shui turned six, he only stayed in Wuhun City for a little over half a month, and he didn't see any of the resources that Qian Xunji had promised him.

"Uh..." So Ghost Douluo couldn't respond to that.

In short, there was no escaping it. Qian Shui was taken back to Wuhun City, and Ghost Douluo was also with her.

However, Qian Shui still negotiated with Bibi Dong, after all, he wanted to avoid going to school if possible. At the risk of being beaten to death, Qian Shui secured the opportunity to train freely at the Spirit Academy and have 10 days a month to fight in the Great Spirit Arena.

Bibi Dong was amazed by Qian Shui's progress in actual combat, and at the same time relaxed her control over Qian Shui.

After all, geniuses have their privileges. Bibi Dong felt she couldn't teach Qian Shui anything, and he had to figure out his cultivation on his own.

However, Qian Shui's troubles didn't end there. Bibi Dong didn't beat him up for fear of accidentally killing him, but Qian Shui was still beaten up as soon as he returned to the courtyard, after all, Qian Renxue was also very unhappy!

As a result, the next day, Qian Shui was left with two black eyes and a bruised and swollen face, and once again embarrassed herself in front of her classmates!

He didn't care. A tough guy like him has a thick skin. What's a cricket? As long as I'm not embarrassed, you're the ones who are!

……

Qianshui is someone who hates boredom, so sending him to school would be incredibly boring.

The next day, when I arrived at the classroom, I didn't bother to choose a seat in the second-to-last row by the window. Instead, I boldly found the last row and sat down.

Ignoring the occasional glances from other classmates, he spread out his paper and began to write and draw.

Although they were taking advanced theoretical courses, Qian Shui found them meaningless, neither profound nor insightful, so he preferred to study them on his own.

In my early years, I focused all my efforts on building a solid foundation, without much research. Looking back, I've almost forgotten most of the plot. Fortunately, since I cultivate both spiritual power and soul in my cultivation method, my memory has actually improved.

"The plot roughly starts from when Qian Xunji was beaten, then Bibi Dong devoured him, and forced Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire."

These things couldn't be seen by others, so he used Chinese characters, and his handwriting was so messy that it looked like scribbles to others.

Thinking of Qian Renxue, Qian Shui felt helpless. He didn't want to spare Qian Xunji's life. He really hoped that this kind of scum would die soon. He didn't want to stop Bibi Dong's actions at all!

It's not that it's impossible; the plot is like paper—it tears easily.

He only needed to casually remind anyone involved in the ambush of Ah Yin to prevent the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, to separate the two people, or to directly ambush and kill Tang Hao without holding back.

This has nothing to do with anyone in the world, not even Qian Daoliu. If he truly loved his Gou son that much, Bibi Dong wouldn't have survived!

As the judge elder and the Grand Elder, he had too many candidates to choose from. Bibi Dong's domineering nature was not a reason for her to be exiled by Qian Dao.

Only Qian Renxue! No matter what Qian Xunji was like, he was still a father who doted on his daughter. In this world, only Qian Renxue could not blame Qian Xunji, because no one can choose their own birth!

Qian Shui was conflicted. On one hand, he cared about Qian Renxue, but on the other hand, he also wanted to maintain the momentum of the plot. He was truly caught in a dilemma.

"Whatever, let's just do nothing!" Being a coward is shameful, but it can also be useful.

But one thing is certain: Qian Xunji must die! This is what Qian Shui most wants to see, and that can be achieved by doing nothing.

"There's nothing I can do about this, Xiaoxue!"

Having figured this out, it's time to prepare for the future.

He knew all along that Qian Renxue would go to the Heaven Dou Empire to replace Xue Qinghe. His idea was good, but his actions were stupid! Killing all of Xue Qinghe's brothers and leaving only Xue Beng was incredibly foolish!

Alternatively, one could simply eliminate them all and seize their positions directly. Hesitating and looking back would only give others a handle to exploit, but that's not the smartest approach either.