Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 3 Two Years in a Hurry

After Yang Ping'an handed over all thirteen gold soul coins to Old Tom, life became uneventful.

Many people in the village said that Yang Ping'an had become stupid because of his parents' sudden death, and that he had given such a large sum of money to others. Some people said that Yang Ping'an was a simple-minded child who was content with what he had. Others said that Yang Ping'an was a jinx to his parents, which led to their early death.

In short, there are all sorts of rumors in the village. As ordinary villagers, they are relatively superstitious and usually keep their distance from Yang Ping'an, for fear of getting involved with something.

Yang Ping'an felt even more at ease. Without these gold soul coins, life became more comfortable and simpler. At least he wouldn't be coveted by others. After all, he was just a four-year-old child and had no ability to protect himself.

Of course, although Yang Ping'an handed over all the gold soul coins, he still had some silver and bronze soul coins hidden in his hands. However, these were only for emergencies and he didn't use them much normally.

In the following period, Yang Ping'an relied on the food his parents had saved to set up several traps in the nearby mountains and forests, thus beginning to inherit his father's business and becoming a small-time hunter.

At the age of four, Yang Ping'an is unable to hunt, and cannot even use a bow and crossbow. He can only rely on his memory to dig a few animal traps and make a few snares in the nearby mountains and forests, and occasionally catch some pheasants and rabbits.

Because he loved reading since childhood, and combined his knowledge and character from both lifetimes, he had a fairly good understanding of common medicinal herbs. Occasionally, he would pick some herbs in the deep mountains and exchange them with other villagers for food to barely make ends meet.

Regardless of the circumstances, Yang Ping'an always wore ordinary old clothes and never displayed any wealth. The other villagers were used to it and knew that no one would try to take advantage of the poor child.

As for the gold soul coins from Old Tom, Yang Ping'an never mentioned them again after handing them over. Some things are better left unsaid; consider it protection money.

Yang Ping'an also tries to train his body in his spare time. Unlike Tang San, Yang Ping'an does not have the memories of the Tang Sect and does not know any special skills. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary human from Earth without any skills.

However, Yang Ping'an also had some martial arts skills that his father taught him when he was a child. Although they looked simple, they came from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. In addition, Yang Ping'an had been living in the mountains and forests for a long time and occasionally encountered various dangers. At least his running speed was much faster than that of ordinary children, and his climbing speed was also much more agile than that of ordinary children.

I also have some simple barbells and dumbbells at home, so I use them to train my muscles whenever I have free time. This is a basic way to train my muscles.

Time flies, and two years have passed in a short time. Yang Ping'an is now six years old.

At this time, Yang Ping'an was already 1.2 meters tall. Although he was dressed simply and his clothes even had many patches, his face was still young, but he looked unusually capable and weathered compared to his peers, and he looked quite mature.

That afternoon, Old Tom came to inform him personally: three days later, the Spirit Hall would send Spirit Masters to Wanghun Village to awaken the Spirits of all the children. Everyone should prepare in advance and Yang Ping'an should stay at home for the next few days and try not to go out.

Yang Ping'an, with a serious expression, agreed to Old Tom's arrangement and stayed at home alone to prepare quietly.

Since arriving in Douluo Continent, Yang Ping'an has been thinking about the awakening of his martial soul. Douluo Continent is also known as the Bloodline Continent or the Martial Soul Continent. Martial soul is the foundation of everyone, and innate soul power level is the most basic of the basics.

The strength of a martial soul and the level of innate soul power often determine a person's upper limit. Many people awaken an ordinary or a poor martial soul and are unable to break through in their entire lives.

As for those who haven't awakened their innate soul power, they'll probably only be able to live ordinary lives. Throughout history, no one without innate soul power has ever become a soul master, and it could even be said that they have no prospects for advancement whatsoever.

My father was born into the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. His awakened martial soul was a relatively ordinary horned dragon, and his innate soul power level was average. Even with his hard work, he only broke through to the Soul Emperor level at the age of forty-four. In fact, this already surpassed many people. If he hadn't been born into a branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family and hadn't been trying to escape being hunted down, he could probably have become the sect leader of a small sect. Even if he went to a Soul Master Academy, he could have become a good teacher.

But it was precisely because of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan's indifference, their unfairness, and the pursuit and persecution by Yu Luomian, the sect leader's younger brother, that he would have been hiding in a small village like Wanghun Village.

Tang Hao, in particular, is probably already a level 95 Title Douluo. His elder brother is Tang Xiao, the sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect, and he has the protagonist of Douluo Continent as his son. He is an unshakeable force. Even the Spirit Hall's repeated pursuits have not been able to do anything to him. Seeking revenge is even more difficult than climbing to the sky.

All of this hope rests on awakening a good martial soul.

According to the original story, the awakening of a martial soul usually occurs between the stronger parent and the child. If I can raise the Horned Dragon martial soul, coupled with my understanding of the original plot, I might still have a sliver of hope for revenge.

As for his mother not having awakened her martial soul, Yang Ping'an didn't take it to heart. He didn't crave twin martial souls; his only hope was to awaken a decent level of innate soul power.

If one is lucky enough to awaken the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul, it's hard to say whether it will be a blessing or a curse. In the Douluo Continent, Martial Souls are often symbols of birth and status. Apart from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, no one can awaken the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul. Even if someone does, they would probably be erased by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Given the domineering nature of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, he would likely attract Yu Luomian's pursuit as soon as he awakened his martial soul, which would be disastrous.

Yang Ping'an also considered reporting Tang Hao's whereabouts to the Spirit Hall, but after careful consideration, he felt that this was completely unfeasible.

With Tang Hao's current strength, unless the Spirit Hall can really send out multiple experts from the Hall of Worship, or even Qian Daoliu personally takes action, no one can truly keep Tang Hao here.

He wanted to avenge the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family himself, and he was determined to wipe them out completely. If necessary, he wanted to make them pay for their past actions, and at the very least, he wanted Yu Luomian to die by his hand.

However, this involves a wide range of issues. Yu Luomian, that villain, had his daughter Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang get together, and their descendants have survived for thousands of years, even producing many peerless masters. This is absolutely unacceptable.

In short, all of this seems extremely complicated, and the relationships are very delicate. Various situations can affect the whole situation if one thing is done. If the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family is spared from extinction because of his butterfly wings, then it would really be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.

As for the possibility that he might not awaken his innate soul power, he could only become a spy stirring up trouble. Even if he died, he would make his enemies suffer.

(End of this chapter)