Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Therefore, it can be said that no one in the world understands twin martial souls better than Bi Dong!

Although Bibi Dong was very unwilling to be forced to accept Qian Shui as her disciple that day, Qian Shui completely ignored Bibi Dong during the few days that followed when he was engrossed in cultivation.

It's like the more you try to please someone who doesn't reciprocate, the colder they become; conversely, you might get a completely different result! As the saying goes, a proud person only realizes the problem when you ignore them. Bibi Dong has a similar mentality.

When Qian Shui arrived today, Bibi Dong felt she had already won. However, when he said he was going to hunt souls at level ten, Bibi Dong was still surprised. How long has it been since that day? This isn't cultivation, it's just restoring your soul power!

But what was even more surprising was what happened next. She had originally wanted to give him a hard time, but Qian Shui didn't even bother to respond. He just tilted his head and looked at her for a while before starting to cultivate!

How can they be so disregardful of their teachers? And why can they cultivate standing up? And they can do it anytime, anywhere!

Sensing the fluctuations in soul power, Bibi Dong finally stopped and looked at Qian Shui.

Qian Shui is only six years old, but her frame is already quite large. She is dressed neatly, but her hair is unkempt. She has an ordinary appearance with black hair and black eyes, and can be considered a typical ordinary person from China.

Bibi Dong was filled with complex emotions. She thought about how this child had twin martial souls, a solid theoretical foundation, and exceptional intelligence. If it weren't for the fact that the martial souls were different, she would have thought that he was her own son, only born to Yu Xiaogang!

Qian Shui's martial soul proves that he comes from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but he was an abandoned orphan who was later adopted by the Spirit Hall and raised from childhood, just like Bibi Dong.

"Sit down," Bibi Dong said.

"Yes." Qian Shui also stopped cultivating and found a place to sit down.

"Tell me, what are your thoughts on your first spirit ring?"

"I want to focus on my second spirit, which has similar characteristics to Ghost Douluo. I think I'll probably become a speed-attack type spirit master."

Therefore, any speed-type hundred-year-old soul beast will do, such as the Lightning Leopard, Lightning Rat, or Desert Fox. Of course, the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, a snake-type soul beast, might even have a chance to gain the ability to fly.

These were just things Qian Shui said deliberately for Bibi Dong to hear. He couldn't possibly have mentioned anything about cultivation techniques or related concepts; it would be too contrary to the common sense of the Douluo Continent.

This is also part of the initial planning. These soul beasts weren't chosen randomly. He won't cultivate like Ghost Douluo, but Bibi Dong needs to feel that he would make this choice, so that it's normal and not abrupt.

Speed ​​is important, after all, speed is the ultimate weapon. The problem lies in the attack itself and one's own personal qualities.

This is actually quite natural for cultivation methods, since both 'life' and 'soul' are essential, and the body and soul are like yin and yang, neither can be missing, and they must be united as one.

His current martial spirit is the primordial spirit. Although it is called the primordial spirit, it is actually nothing at all. It should be considered a ghost. Of course, we have to call it the primordial spirit to make it sound better.

Since the soul is yin, being locked into a martial soul prevents it from specializing in cultivation. Therefore, the addition of soul rings should go against this principle in order to achieve harmony between yin and yang.

The consequences of the broken balance of Yin and Yang are evident in the fact that Ghost Douluo is neither human nor ghost, and Chrysanthemum Douluo is neither male nor female.

The Spirit Hall Library is very large, but it contains mostly repetitive information, such as research and records on spirits, which are not systematic.

There was a lot of repetitive research and recording, so Qian Shui actually read it very quickly. In fact, only things like the Soul Beast Encyclopedia were really useful. The rest were just historical and cultural writings, mostly recording the boastful stories of Title Douluo, which he skimmed through and then finished with.

He finally understood why someone like Yu Xiaogang could be called a master. In his previous life, he had a preconceived notion that Yu Xiaogang was utterly rubbish. He just compiled some information and thought he was theoretically invincible? Did he even deserve that title?

Although Qian Shui still thinks so now, he understands that, just like how foreigners would never drink hot water due to different national conditions, the Douluo people simply do not have a scientific research system, otherwise they would only make a tiny bit of progress over thousands or tens of thousands of years.

Douluo Continent is not Earth, and given the feudal era setting, knowledge was monopolized! Simply condensing and summarizing knowledge, even if it wasn't necessarily rigorous and accurate, was enough to make Yu Xiaogang famous and successful.

Look at Tang San, who also came from the feudal era, he thinks he's amazing and immediately bows down in worship!

If it were a modern person, someone like Yu Xiaogang would probably be completely ignored. After all, people like Yu Xiaogang are everywhere, and everyone knows how to summarize and generalize about them!

"Very good, come with me."

Qianshui is numb, she just sat down and then left again?

Bibi Dong was both surprised and satisfied with Qian Shui's theoretical knowledge. It was as if she saw a miniature version of Yu Xiaogang standing in front of her, explaining theories eloquently. Originally, she had intended to test him, but now she had to give up on that idea.

"Good teacher."

Bibi Dong stood up and gestured for Qian Shui to follow. She was growing increasingly fond of this student; he was exceptionally talented and extremely intelligent, and felt that he was very similar to herself. She was considering truly taking Qian Shui as her disciple. But then she thought again, and realized that she didn't seem to have much to teach him.

Theory? Qian Shui's self-taught knowledge is probably not that bad. With the Spirit Hall's thousand-year-old knowledge as a foundation, his level is already beyond the reach of ordinary people.

As for cultivation, perhaps apart from needing Bibi Dong to tell him about breaking through the limits of twin martial souls and practical application as a soul master, Bibi Dong couldn't think of anything else she could teach him.

Qian Shui's current identity and stance are what she cares about most. Bibi Dong already hates the Spirit Hall to the extreme, and if things continue like this, Qian Shui will eventually stand on the opposite side of her, making it even more difficult for her to kill Qian Xunji and complete her revenge.

Thinking this way, she gradually became violent, and a murderous aura emanated from her body.

She didn't want to kill Qian Shui, she didn't want to kill a child who was practically her own, so she chose another option.

Chapter 11 Soul Hunting

Following Bibi Dong out of the Papal Palace, Qian Shui didn't say much, maintaining her nature of avoiding trouble.

In fact, as a transmigrator, his understanding of this world is deeper than anyone else's. He had read the whole story in his previous life and had some summaries. His transmigration further corroborated these summaries, making his thinking clear. By the standards of Douluo Continent, Bibi Dong still underestimated Qian Shui.

In terms of latitudinal dimensions, Earth should theoretically belong to the main universe of all the heavens and myriad realms. In just a few thousand years of development, it has already faced the vast universe of stars!

It is a place of brilliant civilization and flourishing thought and culture, far surpassing the Douluo Continent, a world where people only think about martial spirits.

The information age has further reduced the difficulty of acquiring knowledge to an extreme. Someone like Qian Shui, who might just be a keyboard warrior on Earth, spending his days thinking about cheating and aiming for a life of ease, probably possesses enough knowledge to start his own school of thought.

If we just focus on the ideas of bald heads, we might just take off! After all, although there are gods in this world, from a higher standard, those so-called gods have not transcended anything and have no intellectual depth.

Although the Pigeon God seems like an evil god, and the description of a real angel can drive one mad, the so-called Angel God of the Spirit Hall is not comparable to the Pigeon God in terms of rank.

Back on Earth, Qian Shui used to disregard these things, but since the time travel became a fait accompli, she has to believe in such things to some extent.

He didn't even dare to utter the names of beings of higher status to complain. There was no way around it; if there were truly creator gods, wiping out an entire universe with a single thought would be far too easy. He couldn't risk the possibility of someone disappearing without even realizing it. Furthermore, Douluo Continent was notoriously a "greenhouse," lacking truly powerful individuals. Didn't you see that even the strongest Dragon God was split in two?

……

Qian Shui remained silent, but Bibi Dong was very curious. She had probably only just received the Rakshasa God's test and wasn't deeply affected yet, so her madness was still relatively mild. As a woman in her twenties, she wasn't yet as cruel and ruthless as she was portrayed in the story.

"You can cultivate standing up?" Bibi Dong couldn't help but ask.

"It should work~ I just tried it inside the hall, and it really works~" Qian Shui pointed behind her to the spot where she had just been standing.

"How is this done?"

"It just happened naturally, right? I gave it a try because I wanted to, and I didn't expect it to work!"

Qian Shui gave the strange cultivation method a name that even he himself didn't understand, which seemed to be a vague and ambiguous explanation.

Bibi Dong stopped in her tracks and tried it out on the spot! Unfortunately, even forcing her to use her Martial Soul didn't work.

According to Qian Shui's conjecture, to achieve a similar effect through cultivation using the Douluo method, one would need to reach at least a special cultivation state such as 'awakening,' 'enlightenment,' 'comprehension,' or 'attainment of the Dao.'

Essentially, it requires a clear understanding of the mind, which means figuring out some key points of cultivation, thereby entering a state of spiritual elevation and passively upgrading one's cultivation level.

Looking at the martial spirit possessed by Bibi Dong, Qian Shui felt it wasn't so bad. He used to watch videos of reptiles often, though he would never touch one for fear of being bitten. So he didn't think much of the spider; in fact, he found it somewhat cute and even wanted to touch it.

Just as Qian Shui was watching Bibi Dong's spider legs with great interest and was about to reach out, Bibi Dong withdrew her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul.

"It's poisonous. If you don't want to die, don't touch it!" Bibi Dong said seriously. Qian Shui was different from ordinary people in many ways.

"Really? She's quite pretty!"

"Beautiful?" Bibi Dong herself didn't think the spider martial soul was beautiful at all. She always thought it was ugly. That's why she would avoid using the martial soul in front of others if possible.

Qian Shui's words were somewhat of a reversal of her perceptions. Everyone else looked fearful, but he was the only one who did it. This was also the first time Bibi Dong had ever met someone who praised her martial soul for being beautiful.

"Really? Third Soul Skill, Demon Spider Summoning!" Bibi Dong activated the third Soul Skill of the Soul-Devouring Spider King, releasing a small spider and tossing it towards Qian Shui. She wanted to test whether Qian Shui was lying.

Qian Shui indeed thought it was possible. He didn't dare to try it in his previous life, but now that he had cultivated soul power, he was fearless. He reached out and took the super mini version of the Soul-Devouring Spider King.

"I must say, the little one is actually quite cute!" I gently scratched the spider's head, just like the blogger in the reptile pet video.

Qianshui lifted the fuzzy green spider in her palm and examined it carefully.

"Cute?" Hearing the compliment "cute," Bibi Dong was unhappy, even though she was quite pleased emotionally.

Just like when an insecure person is suddenly praised, their first reaction isn't pride, but rather, "Are you flattering me?" You don't hit a smiling face, and you might even feel a little happy, like having your fur stroked. But after it happens again and again, it will definitely make you uncomfortable!

"Seventh Soul Skill, Spider Queen True Form!" Enraged, Bibi Dong summoned the Death Spider Queen True Form to possess him. She didn't intend to do anything, just wanted to teach this arrogant brat a lesson. "Do you still think he's cute now?"

A stench of decay washed over them, and purple dust surrounded Bibi Dong. Her humanoid spider form was simply... "Holy crap! So cool!"

No man can resist a mecha! Although Qian Shui didn't understand why Bibi Dong reacted so strongly, it was undeniably cool! And combined with Bibi Dong's stunning beauty and charisma, it was simply invincible!

Hearing the compliment about being handsome, Bibi Dong was stunned again. Qian Shui, his heart pounding with excitement, trembled with anticipation and couldn't stop looking around. "T-Teacher, um, can I touch it?!"

Why are you so excited?! He wants to touch me again?!

Qian Shui really wanted to touch it, especially Bibi Dong's protruding spider-like abdomen, it was absolutely gorgeous to touch!

Seeing Qian Shui about to reach out, Bibi Dong immediately deactivated her Martial Soul True Form and shouted, "Poisonous!"

"Huh?~" Qian Shui couldn't hide her disappointment; after all, this kind of thing didn't exist in her previous life! She muttered under her breath, "So what if it's poisonous? As long as there's an antidote, that's all that matters~"

Bibi Dong's face was filled with displeasure, her brows twitched, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She turned away to hide her inner turmoil.

'You brat! Just say it, why did you have to touch me! I'd poison you!'

As he spoke, he grabbed Qian Shui's belt from behind, spread his six purple wings, and soared into the sky!

……

Qian Shui exclaimed, "What did I do to deserve this?!" She immediately vomited upon arriving at her destination!

But his intuition told him it was best not to ask.

Bibi Dong brought Qian Shui to the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest. Originally, there were soul beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest near Wuhun City that could meet Qian Shui's requirements, but Bibi Dong felt that Qian Shui might be able to absorb soul rings beyond his level!

The advantage of having twin martial souls is simply that the second martial soul can be equipped with all high-level spirit rings! The principle is actually very simple—the overall quality of the spirit master meets the upper limit of the requirements for absorbing spirit rings!

This upper limit doesn't necessarily require breaking through major levels repeatedly; it can be achieved much earlier!

Bibi Dong understood this very well. Twin martial souls would be more obvious; with her level eight Soul Douluo, her second martial soul could directly be equipped with a 100,000-year soul ring, she just couldn't find it.

Qian Shui gave her the feeling of being a three-ring Soul Master, so according to Bibi Dong's judgment, she might not be able to absorb a thousand-year-old Soul Beast, but she should have no problem absorbing a high-level hundred-year-old Soul Beast!

So she came to the Star Dou Great Forest, not to mention that she actually had another purpose.

The area they arrived at was the western part of the Star Dou Great Forest, within the territory of the Star Luo Empire, and the habitat of the soul beasts that Bibi Dong wanted to find for Qian Shui was roughly in this area.

Finding a stream, Qian Shui wiped off the undigested breakfast from her body, rinsed her mouth, and then followed Bibi Dong again.

Bibi Dong moved quickly, and soon a cat-shaped soul beast appeared at Qian Shui's feet, its wounds glowing with a green light. Bibi Dong tossed down a dagger and said, "Kill it! Draw the soul ring into your body!"

"An 800-year-old Netherworld Spirit Cat?" Qian Shui muttered to himself, judging the species and age of the soul beast. He didn't hesitate. Although he loved cats, he couldn't afford to be a saint in the fantasy world. He decisively took action and dealt with the Netherworld Spirit Cat, which was about 800 years old!

Soon, a deep yellow spirit ring floated out. Qian Shui sensed the strangeness of this world and began to absorb the spirit ring as her primordial spirit left her body.

Qian Shui cultivated essence, energy, and spirit simultaneously, a practice that was quite comprehensive at the time. As a result, his physical attributes, mental strength, and soul power were all effectively enhanced. After transforming into a martial soul, he further possessed the characteristics of martial soul possession and additional attributes.

Theoretically, it belongs to the body's martial soul, and Qian Shui is very much looking forward to seeing what will happen after absorbing the soul ring.