Douluo Continent: I can overdraft the future in advance

Luo Yun stared at his right hand, his heart pounding.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then closed his eyes again.

This time, instead of pushing his soul power outwards indiscriminately, he searched for the "miniature meridian" in his arm muscles based on the memory left by the heat from earlier.

found it.

It was an extremely thin channel, so thin that it was almost imperceptible, but it truly existed. It was as if someone had used the finest needle to draw a path along the most precise route within the muscles of his arm.

Luo Yun carefully separated a wisp of soul power and sent it along the passage.

His soul power moved very slowly. With each step forward, he could feel the muscles around him trembling slightly, as if they were unaccustomed to something passing by. But it didn't dissipate, nor did it hurt.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

After circulating his soul power three times within that miniature meridian, Luo Yun slowly withdrew it and opened his eyes.

He looked down at his right hand and clenched his fist.

Not the same.

It's not that my strength has increased, but rather that the feeling in my arms has changed. The feeling is subtle—it's as if the muscles in my arms used to be a jumbled mess, but now they're held together by something, becoming firmer and more integrated.

He tried a few more times to confirm that his soul power could indeed operate stably in that passage before letting out a long breath.

"It's done."

Luo Yun leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, his mind racing with all sorts of thoughts.

That miniature meridian wasn't opened by him. It was opened by his future self and then synchronized back through the system. This means that this path is feasible, and his future self did indeed find a way to channel soul power through the meridians.

But what concerned him even more was something else.

Just now, when his soul power was circulating in his miniature meridians, he noticed a detail—the circulation of soul power within his body seemed to be a little faster than before.

It's not an illusion.

He closed his eyes again and circulated his soul power according to basic meditation techniques, feeling the changes with each cycle.

It's coming soon indeed.

It used to take about thirty breaths for soul power to circulate through the meridians once. Now it takes about twenty-eight breaths, less than ten percent faster. But the increase in the strength of the soul power is one part greater than before.

Luo Yun quickly figured out the reason behind it.

Soul power circulates in the meridians, and each time it passes through a node, it is "processed" and becomes more solid. Now that he has an extra miniature meridian in his arm, his soul power travels an extra path, passes through more "nodes," and naturally becomes stronger.

Although there's only one meridian now, the effect is negligible. But what if we opened up micro-meridians throughout all the muscles in the body?

He dared not think.

That would be a huge improvement.

Luo Yun took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and focused his attention back on his arm.

There's only one passage right now, and it was opened by his future self. What he needs to do is figure out how to get through this passage first, and then figure out how to open a second and a third one himself.

He closed his eyes and began to carefully feel the direction of the miniature meridian.

Starting at the wrist, it runs along the outside of the forearm, around the elbow, and down to the middle of the upper arm. It's not a straight line, but rather a winding path, as if it's weaving through the texture of the muscles.

As Luo Yun felt it, he drew a picture in his mind.

Half an hour later, he had memorized the entire route.

Then he opened his eyes and began to ponder the next question.

The fact that my future self was able to open this passage proves that this path is correct. But how did he open it? What methods did he use? Were there any special considerations regarding the strength, speed, and frequency of his soul power?

The system did not synchronize these information with him.

The system only synchronized the result—the channel that was already opened. As for the process of opening the channel, all the experience, the failed attempts, the adjustments and optimizations, were missing.

Luo Yun frowned.

This means that he can only follow this existing path and figure out how to open a second one on his own.

It's difficult, but not impossible.

He stretched his arms, and another idea suddenly popped into his head.

and many more.

The system can synchronize future cultivation achievements and future soul tool experience. Now it can even synchronize body tempering achievements. Does that mean—everything related to "soul power application" can be obtained in advance through the system?

Optimization of soul power circulation?

The development of Soul Skills?

Even... the study of the essence of soul power?

Luo Yun suddenly sat up straight.

He considered one possibility.

If he makes a bold attempt in a certain direction—for example, using soul power in a completely unconventional way—and then mortgages his future self to see if he succeeds, it means that the path is viable, and the system will synchronize the results back. If he fails, the system will only synchronize his soul power level, without any new experience.

Doesn't this mean... using the system as an experiment?

You don't need to take risks and make mistakes, or spend years validating an idea. You just need to make a hypothesis, borrow from the future, and see the results.

If it succeeds, you make a profit. If it fails, you don't lose anything.

Luo Yun's heart started racing again.

He recalled a quote he'd read in a past life—"The essence of science is trial and error." But in this world, the cost of trial and error is far too high. It can take years, even decades, for an idea to go from proposal to validation. And failure could cost him his life.

But with a system, he can complete a large number of "trials and errors" at a very low cost and in a very short time.

You can try any application of soul power that you can think of.

Perhaps... he really can become the first "soul power scientist" in Douluo Continent.

This thought made Luo Yun laugh.

However, Luo Yun was then left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

Mysterious Heaven Skill.

What did Tang San rely on to rise to power in Douluo Continent? The most crucial element was the Mysterious Heaven Skill. These techniques are revered as divine skills in Douluo Continent, but what were they in Tang San's original world?

Tang Clan. A second-rate sect in the martial arts world.

A technique from a second-rate sect becomes an overwhelmingly powerful technique in the Douluo Continent.

What does this tell us?

Luo Yun leaned back in his chair, finding the whole thing increasingly absurd.

The power system of Douluo Continent, after so many years of development, is still inferior to a second-rate sect in a martial arts world? Soul Masters have cultivated for thousands of years, yet they don't even have a decent internal energy cultivation method? Everyone relies on talent, martial spirit, and soul rings to make a living—but no one really studies what "soul power" itself is.

If the Xuan Tian ability can do it, why can't the meditation method in Douluo Continent do it?

Is it because no one has thought of it, or because they have thought of it but haven't done it?

Luo Yun shook his head.

In either case, it's an opportunity for him.

He can think of things that others haven't thought of. He can try things that others have thought of but haven't done using the system.

The Tang Clan can dominate the world with a second-rate technique. He has the system, which is a cheat code, so there's no reason for him to be worse than Tang San.

Luo Yun stood up and stretched his somewhat stiff body.

The tiny meridian in my arm was still there, and my soul power flowed slowly within it, carrying a slight soreness and a sense of fullness.

He glanced down at his right hand.

"From now on, my first task is to open up my meridians throughout my body and train my body rigorously. In the future, I'll become a numerical genius."