Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 81 Harmony between Heaven and Man

Under Long Aotian's guidance, Huo Yuhao first wandered around to familiarize himself with the environment of the Body Sect.

As the disciple whom Poison Undying himself acknowledged as his last disciple, he had not yet reached the point of formally becoming a disciple.

However, compared to Shrek Academy's control over its outer disciples, the current Body Sect only has the sect's forbidden area accessible to the sect leader.

Other areas, such as the scripture pavilion and cultivation rooms, were open to Huo Yuhao as usual, and he had the same level of access as his senior brother, Long Aotian.

"Junior brother, for the next period of time, you should follow me to learn how to deepen your understanding and application of your original martial soul."

Long Aotian brought Huo Yuhao back to the training ground where Du Busi had previously tested him, and then revealed a wicked yet arrogant smile.

"Although our Body Sect will not slack off in the cultivation of soul power, our disciples devote most of their time to the development of their Body Martial Soul."

"Because the Body Martial Soul is different from the Beast Martial Soul, as it is part of the human body, humans are a race favored by the gods compared to soul beasts, and the Body Martial Soul can be called a divinely favored Martial Soul compared to other Martial Souls."

At this point, Long Aotian said with a hint of fanaticism, which was also the arrogance inherited from the Body Sect. Those of them who had awakened their Body Martial Souls for the second time looked down on other Martial Souls in the same way.

"Therefore, compared to ordinary Soul Masters who possess Beast Martial Souls and Weapon Martial Souls, we can more easily comprehend the application of spiritual power, soul power, and blood and qi power."

"Based on this, we created our own soul skills, which are also known as combat skills within our Body Sect. These are things that are hard to find outside, and can only be considered as beginners."

"Upon your cultivation journey, you may have wondered why those Soul Masters, especially low-level Soul Masters, must rely on Soul Skills to control their Martial Souls, and why it is so difficult for them to create their own Soul Skills."

"For example, plant-type soul masters, after summoning their martial souls, if they do not have soul skills to guide and control them, then those great soul masters, even soul lords and soul sects, can only let their martial souls 'grow' and cannot move freely."

"The plants they can control must be based on having soul skills, such as entanglement. If they don't have the corresponding soul skills, their martial souls can't even do similar things."

"My master once told me this, because beast spirits and weapon spirits are not inherently part of humans; they belong to external forces."

"Those flying Soul Masters who have grown wings need to practice flying for a long time, and their flying skills are even more so; they are not born with them."

"The same goes for beast spirit masters who grow tails and horns. Even weapon spirit masters need to train themselves on how to use their martial spirits most effectively in order to fight."

"This is because you can freely control the opening and closing of your mouth and the movement of your hands and feet, but how can you make a tree or a sword move freely according to your wishes? This requires training."

"This is the problem that plagues most Soul Masters. Even in Shrek Academy, which is known as the number one academy on the continent, they find it difficult to use their Martial Soul freely before they master the Martial Soul True Body at the Soul Saint level."

"However, our original martial souls are different. I believe you should have experienced this as well. After awakening a martial soul, even without using soul skills, whether it's mental power or soul power..."

"You can use the instinct of your martial soul while it is possessed, without any stagnation or discomfort, and you can do it effortlessly."

Huo Yuhao nodded, and as he spoke, a crystalline light appeared on Long Aotian's body, and he entered the state of Martial Soul Possession. Six spirit rings, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, formed under his feet.

Immediately afterwards, Long Aotian said to Huo Yuhao, "Junior Brother, watch my next move carefully. This is the secret to our Body Sect's dominance, apart from the second awakening of the Martial Soul."

The white jade light emanating from one of Long Aotian's arms gradually seeped into the air, and then the surrounding energy followed his movement and was added to his hand.

Huo Yuhao could see through his Eye of Truth that it was Long Aotian's spiritual power at work under his will. His spiritual power combined with his soul power and blood power, and then resonated with the energy in the environment at a specific frequency.

Then, through personal will, one guides the surrounding energy to resonate according to one's desire.

"The unity of heaven and man is the most direct method for a soul master to become a Super Douluo in our Body Sect, although it is not necessary to have the unity of heaven and man to become a Super Douluo."

"If one possesses exceptional martial spirit, luck, and resources, even without understanding how to enter the state of oneness with heaven and man, one can still achieve a breakthrough. However, if the strength of the two is equal, the combat power will be weaker than that of the one-to-one state of oneness with heaven and man."

"And this is also the direction that our Body Sect has been researching. Combat techniques that combine spiritual power, soul power, and blood and qi power are the prerequisites for the unity of heaven and man."

"Because the disciples of my Body Sect focus most of their energy on this path of cultivation, and the cultivation of soul power is just a natural process, like water flowing into a channel."

"However, due to the second awakening of the Body Martial Soul, the quality of the Martial Soul and the aptitude of our Body Sect's core disciples have been improved, so their cultivation levels are generally not low for their age group."

Huo Yuhao nodded, understanding Long Aotian's meaning, though he realized that most of the other party's words were just modesty.

The so-called "soul power cultivation naturally leads to success" is simply integrating the process of soul power cultivation into the practice of combat skills. It's not as absurd as some soul masters who specialize in soul power cultivation and spend all their time cultivating.

However, within the Body Sect, the training of combat skills is absolutely rigorous beyond compare. Coupled with the transformation of the Silver-level Martial Soul through a second awakening, this led to Long Aotian, who cultivated both combat skills and the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, becoming a Soul Emperor at the age of fifteen.

"The combat techniques taught within our Body Sect are diverse, but the number of martial spirits that can be formed from human tissue is limited. Even though the attribute tendencies are different, the basic principles remain the same."

"Therefore, I can teach you all the basic training. As for how to find the most suitable and powerful combat techniques for yourself, that will depend on your own research and practice."

"You can learn from other people's combat skills, but you must not become obsessed with them, otherwise you will find it difficult to take your final step."

"And when combat skills are honed to perfection and become perfectly integrated, the state of oneness with nature will naturally follow."

Although Long Aotian made it sound easy, the state of oneness with heaven and man is not something that everyone in the Body Sect can achieve.

The development and understanding of one's martial soul influences the master's combat skills to reach a state of perfect harmony, because only by cultivating combat skills into the instinct of the martial soul and the master can one achieve true harmony.

Therefore, combat skills must be perfectly matched with the martial soul itself. So even the sect leader and elders cannot provide guidance on this final step; it can only be done through personal comprehension.

After all, even if the parts of a person's original spirit are the same, their original attributes, spirit strength, and personality as a spirit master are slightly different, so they cannot be generalized.

If one learns combat techniques from others under their guidance or by imitating their methods, then it will undoubtedly bear a strong influence from those individuals, making it extremely difficult to correct.

Therefore, Long Aotian is only guiding Huo Yuhao to begin practicing the most basic stance training in the Body Sect.

"You are a spirit-attribute soul master, and your spiritual power level is not low, so it should be easy for you to get started. First, follow my movements and try to use your spiritual power to feel the circulation of soul power and blood energy within your body. Then, try to make these three elements be in harmony."

After Long Aotian struck a pose, he began to share his experience with Huo Yuhao. However, before he could finish speaking, he sensed a change in Huo Yuhao's aura, and his expression froze.

"Is that so, Senior Brother? What's the next step?" Huo Yuhao asked.

Through his Eye of Truth, he could naturally see the operating patterns of Long Aotian's spiritual power, soul power, and blood energy.

Moreover, because of the existence of the Eye of Truth, what he sees may be even more profound than Long Aotian's understanding of himself.

Following the example, Huo Yuhao, through the Eye of Truth, made minor adjustments based on his own physical condition and quickly achieved a level nearly identical to Long Aotian's.

With his spiritual power now at the tangible yet intangible level, Huo Yuhao easily completed the entry-level training that would normally take a Soul Master of the Body Sect at least several months to achieve, and even surpassed it.

Huo Yuhao's words immediately silenced Long Aotian.

Normally, stance training is a static exercise. The next step is to combine it with various dynamic exercises to promote the circulation of Qi and blood.

This is to stimulate the circulation of soul power, making it easier for the soul master's spiritual power to sense the presence of the other two.

After completing the dynamic exercises, return to the static exercises to feel and adjust the frequencies of essence, energy, and spirit. Only through this cycle can they be unified.

However, Huo Yuhao had just started practicing stance training and had already completed the final result. How was he supposed to teach him next?

Long Aotian's lips twitched, and he said, "I didn't expect Junior Brother to be so talented. But then again, most of the other disciples don't have Junior Brother's level of mental strength when practicing this step."

"Next, once the spiritual power, soul power, and blood and qi power are unified, what needs to be done is to maintain this state. In all actions, whether moving, sitting, or lying down, one must not act erratically."

"Under these circumstances, the circulation of soul power can be maximized and sustained, while stimulating the growth of qi and blood power and enhancing the soul master's physique. Even if a soul master is not of the spiritual attribute, they can continuously hone and strengthen their spiritual power in this process."

"If you persevere, you will enter the second stage. At this stage, you can create your own combat skills by combining the various ordinary movements and techniques of the body with the power of the soul, spirit, and blood, using the martial soul as a medium."

"I can't teach you anymore, junior brother. Master left some medicine before he left. You should figure out your Gold-level Second Awakening on your own first. After you've finished practicing, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion to take a look."

Three days later, Long Aotian fled to another training ground. As he spent the last few days teaching Huo Yuhao the basics, he even began to doubt himself, wondering what he had actually learned over the years.

On his very first day of training, Huo Yuhao used his martial soul to create a unique soul skill that suited him.

Then, on the second day after he started learning, Huo Yuhao was able to integrate his will and emotions into his combat skills, achieving a four-in-one combat skill.

On the third day after he began learning, Huo Yuhao had achieved perfect mastery of his combat skills and entered the realm of oneness with nature.

Although during the three days of guiding Huo Yuhao into the basics, Long Aotian also felt that the shackles that had previously bound him and prevented him from breaking through to the level of unity between heaven and man were loosening, and that he would be able to complete the breakthrough soon, compared to Huo Yuhao's progress, it was simply worlds apart.

What Long Aotian didn't know was that without him, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have been able to break through the insurmountable barrier that prevented most Soul Masters from entering the Super Douluo realm in just three days.

Because he used Long Aotian as a reference, Huo Yuhao skipped most of the trial and error stage. With his powerful mental strength combined with the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao was able to quickly master combat skills by observing himself and making timely adjustments.

As for the development of combat skills? After acquiring the Eye of Truth, which is a second awakening at the Gold level, Huo Yuhao only needs to select those soul power circuits that are compatible with the mental attribute and combine them with his martial soul.

Ultimately, combat skills are just a prerequisite; the most important thing is how to integrate soul power, mental power, blood and qi with personal will.

The application of soul power, spiritual power, and blood energy is only superficial. The most difficult thing to master is the infusion of personal will, but Huo Yuhao has mastered its application through his previous analysis of the emotions originating from the Fear Demon Dragon.

Unlike ordinary Soul Masters who use the process of elimination to try and fail, Huo Yuhao's approach differs from that of ordinary Soul Masters who first find possible options step by step, then compare these options to determine which is the optimal solution, and finally retain and refine it.

For others, the first option they try might be 98% compatible, almost perfect.

However, the second attempt was 99% more perfect.

Then it dropped to 97%, and then even lower.

Therefore, they mistakenly believe that 99% of the options are the most perfect state.

Only after stabilizing the situation will one realize something is wrong, abandon the current approach, start over, and repeat the cycle, wasting time.

However, for Huo Yuhao, who possesses the Eye of Truth, all he needs to do is look. Each modification will only be made where it doesn't fit, and the correct parts will not be scrapped and rebuilt.

Huo Yuhao only needs to see a result that is 100% compatible with his own, then he will have succeeded, and he can then consolidate and preserve it.

(End of this chapter)