Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Xu Tianzhen's attention was always on Xiao Hongchen. After learning that Xiao Hongchen had entered into deep meditation, he even asked Xu Tianran about it.

Xu Tianran was the only person she knew who had entered deep meditation, and also the most talented person she had ever met.

If it weren't for the assassination attempt six months ago... and since then her brother's personality has become somewhat unfamiliar to her.

Xu Tianzhen's eyes revealed a hint of envy; she had always believed that her talent was among the best of her peers.

Her top-tier martial soul, the Sun, combined with her innate level nine soul power, allowed her to progress in cultivation without any obstacles.

With the addition of various medications, her current soul power level is higher than that of the Hongchen siblings.

But after meeting Xu Yang, she realized that she had always been a frog in a well. She could have comforted herself with Xu Yang's special qualities.

She had heard about Xu Yang's parents from her brother, Xu Tianran; both were the strongest geniuses in the Sun Moon Empire at the time.

Even he himself couldn't compare to Xu Yang's father. Xu Tianzhen clearly remembered that when Xu Yang's father was mentioned, Xu Tianran's eyes showed regret, but even more so, admiration.

She felt that Xu Tianran idolized Xu Yang's father more than anything else.

However, aside from Xu Yang, the Hongchen siblings are in no way inferior to her in terms of talent.

There's also Ji Juechen, but fortunately, Ji Juechen is limited by his talent, so he'll probably only ever be a Soul Emperor in this lifetime.

This brought her considerable comfort.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Hongchen, who usually only knew how to make a fuss around Xu Yang, was able to enter a deep meditation.

This news made her somewhat jealous.

Because she felt that the gap between them had widened again.

Just as the group was talking, Xu Tianzhen, who had been keeping a close eye on Xiao Hongchen, was the first to notice Xiao Hongchen's unusual behavior.

"Look, his eyelashes seem to have twitched. Is he about to wake up?"

The three quickly moved closer, and the four of them surrounded Xiao Hongchen from four different angles.

"Looks like she's about to wake up. You all step back a bit and stop crowding around here."

Jing Hongchen spoke, while his hands kept moving as he took out the prepared medicines from his storage soul tool.

The three of them tactfully stood aside.

Before long, Xiao Hongchen fully awoke from his deep meditation.

His first feeling upon waking was thirst, so thirsty he could hardly bear it. Then came hunger; he felt his internal organs were groaning and craving nourishment.

"water……"

This was Xiao Hongchen's first sentence after he awoke.

Jing Hongchen hurriedly stepped forward and fed the medicine little by little into Xiao Hongchen's mouth.

It took ten minutes to completely administer a packet of medicine containing only about 200 milliliters.

Seeing this, Meng Hongchen gently tugged at Xu Yang's sleeve and asked...

"Why is my brother like this? Is deep meditation really that scary?"

Xu Tianzhen also cast a curious glance at her.

Xu Yang explained with a smile:

"This is actually because Xiao's cultivation level is too low and his physical condition is too poor, so he cannot withstand the consumption required for deep meditation. His body naturally begins to consume the stored energy."

"You see, Xiao has lost a lot of weight in seven days because of this, plus this place is really not suitable as a place for deep meditation."

"If the vitality here is strong, Xiao's body will absorb the surrounding life energy, and perhaps the time for deep meditation can be extended by a few more days."

"However, physical fitness still accounts for the majority of the factors."

"Just like why some Title Douluo have a ninth spirit ring of 100,000 years while others only have 60,000 to 70,000 years, it varies from person to person. Everyone's physical condition is different, so the number of spirit rings they can withstand is naturally different as well."

"It's the same principle."

"If you want to add higher-age spirit rings in the future, I suggest you also improve your physical fitness."

Both of them had an "I see" expression on their faces.

"By the way, why do you know so much about Xu Yang?"

Xu Tianzhen blinked her big eyes and asked curiously.

"Listen more, watch more, and you can do it too..."

"Can I really do it?" Xu Tianzhen thought she had learned quite a bit over the years.

She scratched her head, deciding to stop thinking about these things.

He focused his attention on Xiao Hongchen.

After being nourished by Jing Hongchen's medicinal liquid, Xiao Hongchen's condition had clearly improved considerably. He finally had the strength to speak again.

Jing Hongchen asked from the side:

"Haha, what did you gain from this deep meditation? Don't rush to tell me."

Xiao Hongchen spoke slowly, and there were some pauses when he spoke.

"I...I think...I've found...my...direction for the future."

This puzzled Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen.

What it means to have found one's direction is still too vague and abstract for them right now.

Xu Yang seemed to be deep in thought; he had guessed a possibility but couldn't be sure.

Only Jing Hongchen was very excited.

As a titled Douluo, he understood the significance of this better than anyone else present.

This means that Xiao Hongchen will at least be a level nine Soul Master in the future, because that's the same as when he received guidance from Kong Deming.

It was only after being guided by Kong Deming that he understood his direction as a level nine soul master. This led him to create his own unique level nine soul tool – Red Dust Protection.

Therefore, in terms of research on defensive soul tools, he can be said to be one of the best among all level nine soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire.

"Looks like it was a good harvest."

After receiving Xiao Hongchen's reply, Jing Hongchen smiled.

Xu Yang could tell that this smile was genuine, not the fake smile he had put on in front of others.

Xiao Hongchen tried to move his body, but almost collapsed because of the physical exhaustion.

Fortunately, Jing Hongchen was there to help him.

"Grandpa, do you have a forging table? I want to try out the results of my deep meditation this time."

A forging table is something that blacksmiths have always used. When dealing with certain special metals, Soul Masters sometimes act as blacksmiths, performing some pre-treatment on the metal.

The purpose is to facilitate the subsequent production of soul tools.

To this end, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has also established a major called Soul Guidance Materials Science.

The main focus is on teaching the processing and handling of various rare metals.

However, the current Soul Masters' processing of metals is limited to removing impurities, and the extent to which they can remove impurities depends entirely on the individual Soul Master's ability.

Therefore, forging tables are not unfamiliar to Soul Masters; on the contrary, they are one of their most frequently used tools.