Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

The art of power is about checks and balances. Killing is a terrible strategy. The emperor only cares about the position he holds, so he doesn't want anyone to have the opportunity to get close to that position while he is in power, not even his designated successor!

Following this line of thought, he could manipulate the balance of power whenever he wanted, without even having to kill anyone to bring them down. He could simply eliminate their supporters and keep them alive, thus demonstrating both brotherly affection and his talent.

A truly powerful crown prince, like Jianwen's father, has no chance of not ascending to the throne as long as he is alive!

Unfortunately, Qian Renxue is not that kind of person; political intrigue is too far removed from her. What Qian Shui wants to do is help her understand these things.

"Sigh, this is difficult. I don't want to create a little angel who only knows how to play power games."

The Heavenly Dou Palace upheaval is one level, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is another. Qian Shui doesn't care about this. His first martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. As long as Bibi Dong doesn't go crazy and turn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School into a fight to the death, that's fine!

Then there are the Immortal Herb and the Heart of the Sea God!

If they get these two things, Tang San will have almost no chance of turning the tide.

But is this what Qian Shui wanted? Destroying the possibility of Tang San's side winning is simple, even as simple as killing Tang San. But that doesn't solve the fundamental problem.

In what seemed like the end, Bibi Dong acknowledged Qian Renxue, but that could only be considered a death sentence.

But what if not? The Rakshasa Goddess Bibi Dong at her peak, driven mad, was simply insane! She and the Angel Goddess Qian Renxue, opposing forces of light and darkness, were locked in a struggle, making an internal conflict between mother and daughter almost inevitable!

Should we ask him to mediate at that time?

……

Qian Shui silently recalled the plot, as if he had the world's affairs under his control, but in reality, things were never as easy as he imagined.

Chapter 32 Questioning

"Pfft~ Sorry~ Pfft haha~ Qian Shui~ You got beaten up by the Holy Maiden, didn't you~? Haha hiccup~" After class, Feng Jingyi unsurprisingly came to find Qian Shui, but who could resist seeing Qian Shui's bruised and swollen face? "I told you not to skip class!"

"To be honest, it really wasn't the teacher who hit me." Qian Shui said expressionlessly, so as not to make herself look even more ridiculous.

"Who is that? You don't mean to say you fell down yourself, do you?" Chen Sha, who seemed to be Feng Jingyi's little follower, covered her mouth and chuckled, sharply criticizing.

"Yeah, yeah~ He probably fell down himself~"

It's hard to say whether Qian Renxue exists or not, and Qian Shui doesn't want others to know that he was beaten up by Qian Renxue!

"I was indeed beaten, but not by the teacher." This was a sensitive topic, so Qian Shui chose to readily admit it.

"Who hit him? His Holiness the Pope? It doesn't seem like it. There were so many parts of the body that were hit. How could the Pope hit someone like that?" Feng Jingyi and the others were confused.

'Goodness, the family of three guessed two correctly!'

"Mind your own business!" Qian Shui didn't want to continue the topic at all, so she pretended to assume the Five Hearts Facing the Sky posture and began to cultivate.

Seeing Qian Shui resorting to shamelessness, the two exchanged a glance and could only end the conversation.

"Why are you cultivating in the classroom? Wouldn't it be better to cultivate in the simulated training ground?" Feng Jingyi asked again when she saw Qian Shui start cultivating.

"A simulated training ground?"

Qian Shui had never been exposed to the orthodox martial spirit cultivation system, and he didn't mention it when he returned to Martial Spirit City. Qian Renxue had extraordinary talent and rarely cultivated, so Bibi Dong had even less time to manage him, and he himself simply skipped classes.

Upon hearing the term "simulated training ground," Qian Shui finally realized that he had completely overlooked it because he didn't need to cultivate his martial soul. However, Feng Jingyi's mention of it made him want to come.

"Old Ghost mentioned canceling benefits before; I wonder if that includes this? I thought it was just about funding or something."

The orthodox martial soul cultivation system is actually similar to what Yu Xiaogang did to the Shrek Academy group. It requires resources, such as food and drink, and supplements needed for cultivation, including a simulated training ground.

Logically, Qian Shui should have been given a private residence and a private simulated training ground, but he was a bit abnormal and didn't use them at all.

"You don't know about the simulated training ground? You didn't even know that, yet you dared to spout nonsense about not needing to go to school or learn theory?"

Feng Jingyi thought that Qian Shui's doubts stemmed from his complete ignorance of the simulated training ground.

"I know it, but I've never used it."

"Huh? How could you possibly cultivate so quickly?!" Feng Jingyi seemed to be getting to know Qian Shui all over again, completely unaware that the question she had just asked subconsciously was essentially the same as never having used it at all.

“I’ve never used it before. Didn’t I say that I didn’t go to school or stay in Wuhun City before?” Qian Shui didn’t answer the question about cultivation.

Feng Jingyi and Chen Sha looked at each other, unsure how to respond.

"You're such a pervert!"

"Why are you swearing?" Qian Shui didn't make a fuss, her tone was calm.

"You've only just reached the Soul Master level, and you can already defeat me? Isn't that abnormal? And do you even know what age a Level 3 student is? You know, Sasha and I are both 17 years old. If you're not abnormal, then we're all idiots!"

Age has never been a point of focus for Qian Shui, and he has not realized that he has become an anomaly.

Just like how Chinese people always look at the outstanding figures of every era throughout history, the more they look, the more they feel like fools.

They didn't realize that this could be considered arrogance. Those people were the trendsetters of the times, only a few would appear every thousand years. Their talents and circumstances were far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

That is a romance unique to the Chinese people, passed down through generations, and a spirit that refuses to be mediocre.

Therefore, Qian Shui never thought of himself as particularly great. He believed that Qian Renxue, a trendsetter and chosen one of the times, was far superior to him, not to mention the abnormal beings in other worlds.

"Come on, age is no excuse, being bad at it is!" Qian Shui rolled her eyes, and the comments became sharp. As the saying goes, being bad at esports is the original sin, and the same goes for fighting.

"You certainly have reason to be proud." Feng Jingyi readily admitted, acknowledging that she was simply outmatched in skill.

"I'm not arrogant, I'm just average." 'Even Qian Renxue can't beat me!'

Qian Shui didn't mean it that way; he was just stating the facts.

"Aren't you proud of this?" Feng Jingyi certainly didn't think so. She felt wronged for a long time after being easily defeated by Qian Shui. It was as if all her years of hard work in cultivation were a joke. She even admitted that she was not as good as Qian Shui, but he still mocked her.

Seeing Feng Jingyi's emotional outburst, even Qian Shui, a typical straight man, realized something was wrong.

"To be fair, I am stating the facts. Believe it or not, the existing cultivation methods are too simplistic. This is not your fault. As I said before, we should not only focus on martial spirits and so-called talents."

Simply increasing soul power will not bring about a substantial improvement in actual combat strength.

"Is it what you said last time about focusing more on the sword itself?" Qian Shui's explanation didn't make Feng Jingyi understand; instead, it brought her even greater confusion. "But I've tried it, and it's almost ineffective."

Feng Jingyi shook her head, disagreeing with Qian Shui's words.

“Cultivation is a process of years and years of refinement; there’s no way to see results so quickly.” Qian Shui’s argumentative nature resurfaced, and he wanted to prove himself right again.

"To give you an example, why are support-type Soul Masters weaker than battle-type Soul Masters?" Qian Shui couldn't understand this question either, as he always felt that support shouldn't be so weak.

The best support is to buff yourself and take out all the enemies. This may sound like a joke, but it shouldn't be.

"I don't think it should be like this. In fact, it should be the other way around. Those who possess auxiliary martial souls should be stronger than those who possess other martial souls!"

However, the martial spirits of this world mean that all other cultivation methods are nonexistent. But what if you possess unparalleled swordsmanship? What if your body is stronger than that of a battle spirit master? What if your speed is fast enough?

What if you are at the same level, but your overall qualities in all other aspects surpass those of other Soul Masters at the same level?

At this point, the support character has buffed themselves. Don't you think that if a fight broke out now, the support would be evenly matched with the Soul Master, or that the Soul Master might have weaknesses, allowing the support Soul Master to win? Wouldn't it be the best support build if I wiped out all the enemies?

Feng Jingyi stared straight at Qian Shui, while Chen Sha's mouth was agape in an "O" shape.

They had never heard of this view before; it was simply an auxiliary measure that required strengthening physical training to cope with sudden attacks and to have a certain ability to escape in such situations.

Feng Jingyi looked at Chen Sha with a complicated expression.

"Qianshui, does this kind of support really exist?" Chen Sha's eyes seemed to hold a hint of longing.

"I think so, I'd count myself as half."

"Huh? Aren't you an agility-based attacker?"

"Yes, but not entirely. Actually, I could also be considered an offensive player, or a controller. If you really want to call me a support, I could do that too."

Qian Shui's attack power is already strong enough; he can indeed be considered a strong attacker. His primordial spirit unleashes a mental attack, which is a form of interference and can also be considered control.

As for support, his analysis of soul skills has long been sufficient to be used without soul rings, and given enough pre-cast time, he can indeed release buffs to others.

"Nonsense! You don't mean to talk about a support character who can wipe out the entire enemy team, do you?!"

"Why doesn't it count! But unfortunately it doesn't, you'll see if you don't believe me." With that, Qian Shui released a very weak Netherworld Possession on Feng Jingyi.

"My God!" Feng Jingyi was startled. She hadn't expected Qian Shui to actually have support abilities.

"You can really provide support? But why haven't your martial soul and soul rings appeared?" Feng Jingyi felt the slight speed increase, her eyes wide with extreme surprise.

"Because it's not necessary, and is it really necessary to have a spirit ring to use a skill?"

"How is that possible? Could it be?" Feng Jingyi exclaimed that it was impossible, but it wasn't entirely impossible either. She and Chen Sha exchanged a glance and said in astonishment, "A self-created soul skill!"

"That's one way to understand it." It was too complicated to explain, so Qian Shui had no intention of doing so.

"You really are a monster!"

"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Qian Shui denied it three times in a row.

"You little rascal! You're not really being modest, are you?" Feng Jingyi also began to understand Qian Shui.

"Qianshui, can support really be as good as you say?" Chensha asked again.

"Didn't I already say that as long as you are stronger than a Soul Master in other aspects, that's perfectly fine?"

"Nonsense! You're just a Battle Soul Master, and it's universally acknowledged that support-type Soul Masters face the greatest challenges in cultivation! This is a fundamental difference in the nature of your Martial Souls; it's the simplest of theories!"

"Then let me ask you, who proposed this conclusion, or rather, how was it derived!"

Chapter 33 On Auxiliary Functions

"Of course, it's the experience accumulated by the predecessors of Douluo Continent over tens of millions of years!" Feng Jingyi was also puzzled. What was there to ask? It was a matter of common knowledge.

"It's experience again~" Qian Shui was helpless and speechless. Following experience was originally to avoid repeated exploration, but experience is not absolute, and Douluo people are more empiricists.

"Class is about to start. I can demonstrate the derivation process for you before lunch, and you'll understand then," Qian Shui reminded the new teacher, who had already arrived in the classroom.

"Okay~" "Okay!"

The two of them stopped and sat down next to Qianshui to attend class.

Qian Shui doesn't have the habit of keeping a diary, and she's too lazy to take notes.

First, respectable people don't keep diaries; second, he didn't want to leave any written record. His deductions were too shocking for the people of this world, and he had no desire to be dissected or enshrined.

So he had no choice but to write.

'Computer! Printer!' Qian Shui cried out in vain, and began to write.

'On Support Systems'

If you were a human from Earth, you would be able to tell at a glance that the needs of a Soul Master are simply fighting, so they naturally focus on physical training, plus the subtle influence of the Martial Soul on the body.