Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 1 Innate Soul Power, Level Seven

"Nan'er, let's rest here for a while. The outer area is just ahead, and there will be more and more soul beasts there."

"Okay." Wang Nan stopped as instructed, took two deep breaths to calm his breathing, then sat down to rest while looking at the endless forest in the distance, which was the largest gathering place of soul beasts on the Douluo Continent - the Star Dou Great Forest.

Wang Nan first heard this name in his previous life. He didn't know if he had transmigrated or been reincarnated, but after living a short twenty-odd years in his previous life, when his consciousness returned, he was already born into this world.

Like most people in the world, he awakened his martial soul at the age of six. As expected, his martial soul was the same as his father's, the Panlong Staff, with innate soul power at level seven.

Since then, he has spent his days meditating to cultivate his soul power, improving his physical strength, and practicing staff techniques. Now, more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and it is time for him to obtain his first soul ring.

"Here, have something to eat." Wang Xing took out some dry rations from his storage soul tool and handed them over, just in time to see Wang Nan gazing towards the Star Dou Great Forest. "What's wrong? Are you worried about the soul rings?"

"A little." Wang Nan nodded. Although he had memories of his previous life and was familiar with martial souls and soul rings, absorbing a soul ring was a first for him, and he was inevitably a little nervous amidst his excitement and anticipation.

"Haha, don't be nervous. Dad already picked out some options for you when he came last time. Our target is in the outer area, so we won't encounter too much danger on the way." Wang Xing smiled and sat down next to Wang Nan.

"There's no need to worry about the rest. The process of obtaining a spirit ring is actually a process of the power of the spirit master and the spirit beast fighting against each other. With your current physique and mental strength far exceeding that of your peers, there's no reason why you shouldn't succeed. Alright, don't think too much. Meditate to recover your spirit power and adjust your state."

"Okay, I understand." Wang Nan finished his dry rations in a few bites and then closed his eyes.

Feeling his body enter a meditative state, Wang Nan's consciousness arrived in another pure white space.

This is his spiritual sea. Perhaps it's a perk of being a transmigrator; although he's not a spirit-attribute Soul Master, his spiritual power far surpasses that of Soul Masters of the same level, allowing him to wander here during meditation.

Without needing to look specifically, with just a thought, Wang Nan grasped the entire scene in his spiritual sea. His condensed consciousness floated in mid-air, with a lake symbolizing spiritual power beneath his feet and a ball of light above his head that appeared there when his martial soul awakened.

When Wang Nan first saw this ball of light, he was excited for a long time, thinking that his "talent" had arrived. However, after spending more than a year with it, he still couldn't figure out how to use it. He could only feel a faint connection between it and himself. Every time he tried to control it, his mental strength would increase, but that was all.

Well, something is better than nothing.

As usual, I meditated and trained my mental strength, and half an hour passed quickly.

"How was your rest?" Wang Xing had stood up at some point and was alertly observing his surroundings from a short distance away.

"It's all ready."

"Okay, let's go."

As Wang Nan and his companion ventured deeper, the ground beneath their feet became damp, and the vines and thorns multiplied. Suddenly, a vine beneath Wang Nan's feet began to slide rapidly.

"careful."

Before Wang Xing could even finish his reminder, Wang Nan had already reacted. His soul power flowed, and a jet-black staff appeared in his hand. As more soul power was poured in, the staff grew longer and longer until it was about the same height as him, with faint patterns encircling it, like a dragon swimming across it.

After releasing his martial spirit, Wang Nan felt reassured. Looking down at his feet, he saw that the "vine" had transformed into a long, emerald-green snake, flicking its tongue.

Ten-year-old Tree Serpent. Having memories of a past life has many advantages. Although there are some differences, Wang Nan learned the language and writing of this world very early on. At only seven years old, he had already read quite a few books, so he recognized the soul beast in front of him at a glance.

"How about it, want to give it a try?" Wang Xing clearly recognized the soul beast, but he didn't make a move immediately. Instead, he looked at Wang Nan beside him.

Wang Xing brought Wang Nan to the Star Dou Great Forest, naturally intending to hone Wang Nan's combat skills, and the tree snake in front of them was a good opponent.

"Alright!" Wang Nan didn't stand on ceremony and, staring at the tree snake in front of him, picked up his stick and charged.

The tree snake was quick to act, opening its mouth and spurting out two streams of venom, heading straight for Wang Nan's face.

"It really is a soul beast; even its attacks are so... straightforward."

Thinking of his usual sparring sessions with his father, Wang Nan slightly dodged the attack, then gripped the Panlong Staff tightly with both hands and smashed it down on his head.

The tree snake shrank its head and nimbly dodged the blow, then landed under a tree and coiled its body around the trunk to climb upwards. Despite being only a ten-year-old soul beast, its combat awareness was not weak. It realized that Wang Nan was using a long weapon and even thought of using the dense branches to block Wang Nan's attack.

Wang Nan missed his first strike, but using the momentum from the first blow, he turned around and swung the staff from behind, delivering another downward chop. Just as the Coiled Dragon Staff made contact with the tree branch, with a "crack," the branch snapped and fell onto the tree snake's head along with the staff.

With just one strike, the tree snake's head was smashed beyond recognition, and its body lost the strength to coil around the tree. It fell to the ground with a "thud," and its headless body bounced a few more times before finally quieting down. A white spirit ring slowly rose up.

Its tactics were indeed good, but unfortunately it underestimated Wang Nan's strength. Although Wang Nan didn't have any spirit rings, his level ten spirit power was genuine. How could an ordinary tree branch possibly stop his all-out attack?

"Are soul beasts this fragile?" Wang Nan was somewhat surprised. It was his first time fighting a soul beast, and he had taken it very seriously, having already considered several follow-up attack methods. Who knew that after just two blows, the soul beast was gone.

"Hmm, good, not bad," Wang Xing's voice rang out from the side.

Although he knew that Wang Nan was much smarter and more mature than his peers, it was already quite good for a seven-year-old child to dare to fight against a soul beast. To be able to easily defeat it with only level ten soul power was somewhat beyond Wang Xing's expectations. While admiring him, he thought of something else.

Should Nan'er's combat training be adjusted?

When I was reading the novel, I already wanted to enter the story and do something.

(End of this chapter)