Douluo Continent: Starting with the Tiger Emperor Template

Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest, Mixed Zone

"boom!"

A muffled explosion resounded deep within the dense forest.

Lu Ren's right fist slammed into the back of a giant, jet-black scorpion. The light that burst forth from the tip of his fist was not ordinary soul power, but a dazzling black light that devoured all light.

The moment the black light struck the scorpion's back, it exploded a second time.

"Black Flash!"

The body of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast Scorpion King began to disintegrate from the inside. Its eight limbs twitched a few times before it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Black blood seeped into the soil, and above the corpse, a deep black spirit ring slowly rose.

"call."

Lu Ren withdrew his fist and flicked his wrist.

The remaining black light on the fist blade dissipated like mist.

He looked at the ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring in front of him, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth:

"Finally reached level 40."

Lu Ren sighed.

Without a doubt, he is a time traveler.

A year ago, Lu Ren was still worried about his college graduation thesis. One night, while lying in bed scrolling through his phone, he had just finished watching the second part of Douluo Continent. Then he was so angry at the plot that he fainted and died suddenly. He then transmigrated.

When he woke up, he found himself in the Douluo Continent, without parents, without family, and even his body had inexplicably shrunk.

He suddenly became thirteen years old.

Fortunately, he has a martial spirit and soul power, and he even has innate full soul power. He's lucky enough to become a soul master.

So at this point, some people might think, as a transmigrator, at the age of fourteen, with innate full soul power, only reaching level forty at this age, and already slightly stronger than the indigenous Beibei, isn't that too embarrassing for a transmigrator?

What if he only cultivated for a year?

That's right. Unlike others who start cultivating at the age of six, Lu Ren started cultivating at the age of thirteen.

Lu Ren sat down cross-legged and reached out to touch the black soul ring.

The spirit ring seemed to have a life of its own, sensing his spirit power fluctuations, automatically contracting, enveloping his body, and beginning to merge with him.

Soul power circulated within his body, and the integration of the fourth soul ring brought a warm feeling.

This ancient scorpion king wasn't bad in quality, and it had a slightly sinister feel to it, but Lu Ren had already messed up the way his soul power circulated.

Traditional methods of cultivating soul power, combined with the special curse power within him, allowed him to forge a path that no one had ever taken before.

Speaking of curse power...

Lu Ren's consciousness sank into his body, where there was an energy completely different from soul power.

Soul power is warm and positive, like sunshine.

Cursed power is cold and negative, like the undercurrents of the deep sea.

That's an aggregation of negative emotions.

Anger, fear, resentment, jealousy... When these negative emotions are born in the hearts of living beings, they generate a small amount of magical power.

Lu Ren, on the other hand, can absorb this magical power and make it his own.

This is my cheat code.

As a transmigrator, how could I possibly not have a system that makes a "ding" sound?

It was the system that provided Lu Ren with the template for Jujutsu Kaisen, allowing him to acquire the complete ability system of Itadori Yuuji.

Sixty-eight years later, the Tiger Emperor, the monster who broke through Su Nuo in the world of sorcery, treated Black Flash as a basic attack, and whose physical abilities were comparable to the Heavenly Tyrant, Lu Ren knew everything he did.

Lu Ren once seriously considered: If he were to reveal all of these abilities, how would the people of Douluo Continent view him?

The answer is: I dare not even think about it.

So for the past year, he has hardly used his spell power. He fights soul beasts by hand-to-hand combat with Black Flash and cultivates by his soul power, thus disguising himself as an ordinary soul master.

The only time I couldn't resist was six months ago.

At that time, he encountered several Shrek Academy students on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Those people took a fancy to the thousand-year-old soul beast that he had just hunted and insisted that they had taken a liking to it first, demanding that Lu Ren be sensible and hand it over.

Lu Ren was only a second-ring Soul Master at the time, while his opponents had one fourth-ring and two third-ring Soul Masters. The outcome was obvious.

After thinking for a moment, he gave them the soul beast that was still alive to lower their guard and let them absorb the soul ring.

Then, while they were absorbing the spirit rings, Lu Ren launched a sneak attack, disrupting the spirit ring absorption ceremony, knocking them all unconscious, and stealing all their valuables.

He didn't kill anyone. If he had, he would probably be hunted down by Shrek Academy right now, which would have made his situation so embarrassing.

That was the first time he had gone all out since he transmigrated.

Looking at the unconscious Shrek students scattered on the ground, he fell into deep thought:

"...This feeling...is it that great?"

From then on, he would rob any Shrek students he encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest who had a bad attitude.

Gold Soul Coins, Soul Tools, and all other valuables were robbed, just enough to cover Lu Ren's daily expenses.

There was even one time when he didn't even spare a bag of candy. The student cried and said it was a gift from his sister. Lu Ren hesitated for three seconds, then returned the candy and gave it an extra kick.

"Are you a primary school student? You didn't bring any other valuables, but you insisted on keeping a piece of candy on you without eating it. I'm speechless."

In the blink of an eye, the fourth soul ring was absorbed.

The process was very easy, and Lu Ren was not surprised at all.

After all, his physical fitness was ridiculously strong.

A mechanical notification sound came to my ear:

[Congratulations, host, on breaking through to the fourth level of the Soul Master realm.]

Current Soul Power Level: Level 42.

[Host has been detected to have broken through to the fourth ring. System notification: The next stage reward unlock condition is the seventh ring Soul Saint, at which time the Ten Shadows Technique will be obtained.]

[Nine-Ring Title Douluo Stage Unlocked: Six Eyes and Limitless Techniques.]

Lu Ren opened his eyes and couldn't help but smile.

The reward was surprisingly good.

"Ten Shadows, Demon Void, Six Eyes, Limitless... plus Crimson Blood Manipulation Technique, the three original families are all here."

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

"Once I reach the ninth ring, I'll be able to roam the world freely, right?"

Although Jujutsu Kaisen may not be as powerful as Douluo Continent in terms of numerical values, its mechanics far surpass those of Douluo Continent.

Imagine the scene: the Dharma Wheel of Demon Void above his head frantically adapts to the rules, its limitless spells preventing all attacks from getting close, while his own body is invincible in melee combat.

A powerful mechanism combined with unparalleled stats...

When those guys from the God Realm arrive, they'll have to take two hits from Black Flash first.

"You're overthinking it." Lu Ren patted his face. "That's all for the future... If you want to achieve it, you'll have to work harder at cultivation."

He took one last look at the Scorpion King's corpse, examined it carefully, and after confirming that there was no soul bone, Lu Ren left.

Although there was no soul bone, the corpse of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast was worth a lot of money. Lu Ren had accumulated a lot of gold soul coins by robbing Shrek Academy these days, so even though the corpse was valuable, he was too lazy to deal with it.

He turned and walked towards the edge of the forest.

…………

On the outskirts of the Starry Sky Forest, sunlight streams through the gaps in the tree canopy, and the air is much fresher than in the mixed zone.

Lu Ren walked along the forest path, in a good mood.

Now that I've reached the fourth-ring Soul Master level, I can consider going to other places for a while to gain some benefits and improve myself.

If we stay here any longer, I'm afraid that if the Shrek Academy members come to the Star Dou Great Forest in the future, they'll have to bring Xuanzi along for escort.

Wait, isn't this a good thing?

You should be secretly happy that Xuanzi is escorting you; something bad is bound to happen.

Lu Ren had a lot of ideas about where to go next to make some profit.

Go to Shrek?

No way, he'd rather die than go. What's the point of going there if there's no benefit? Are they just waiting to be brainwashed into fanaticism?

Wait, he can go to the Sun and Moon Empire.

With this in mind, Lu Ren's thoughts became clearer. He continued to wait for Electrolux's opportunity in the Star Dou Great Forest to ensure he could obtain the chance to become a god.

Then they went to Shrek Academy to cause trouble and disrupt the original plot.

Then he went directly to the Sun Moon Empire, ran to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to reap benefits, helped the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in competitions, and once again crushed the Shrek Academy members.

Anyway, he won't learn about soul tools.

Lu Ren admitted that the soul tool was indeed good, but it was too weak for him to fight against the strongest soul masters. Moreover, he had his own techniques that he had not yet mastered.

As long as he uses the spells of the Spell Return Technique properly, he can basically do whatever he wants, so he doesn't need to spend time learning about Soul Tools.

But he could work as a laborer and use the resources of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to help him cultivate and grow quickly.

"When the time comes, just give them a bargaining chip they can't refuse."

Lu Ren couldn't help but smile as he thought about the upcoming continent-wide Soul Master Competition.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy must be eagerly anticipating the day when they can crush Shrek Academy.

Just then, a familiar voice interrupted Lu Ren's thoughts.

"I heard there have been robberies in Xingdou recently, specifically targeting Shrek Academy students. There are only three of us, should we call some more people?"

Lu Ren paused in his steps.

"...?"

"Really? How dare you rob someone from Shrek Academy?"

The sound came from behind the bushes not far ahead.

Lu Ren narrowed his eyes slightly, silently took a few steps closer, and looked through the gaps in the leaves.

three people.

Two boys and one girl.

The two people speaking both appeared to be around fourteen years old. One had a gentle demeanor and delicate features, while the other was slightly more robust and had a rather smug expression.

A girl with a ponytail was standing nearby, looking around as if searching for something. Her pretty face showed some surprise, clearly taken aback that Shrek students would be robbed.

"That's right. I heard he's ridiculously strong, and even some senior students from the fourth ring have fallen for him."

The handsome young man shrugged.

"That's why I dragged Xu Sanshi along, to help me hunt for Tang Ya's third spirit ring, and also to ask for her protection."

"Beibei, I knew you weren't up to anything!"

"Even upperclassmen from the Fourth Ring Road area have gotten infected, what's the point of you asking me for help!"

The tall, strong boy got angry.

"What's there to be afraid of? Anyway, we still have some trump cards up our sleeves. Together, our fighting power is definitely greater than 1+1=2. At least we have some ability to protect ourselves. That robber should consider letting us go." The handsome young man was quite optimistic.

"I don't care! You have to give me some compensation afterwards. I didn't come here to work for you for nothing!"

"Yes, yes, I'll treat you to a few meals later, is that alright?"

"That's more like it."

Behind the bushes, Lu Ren's expression became subtle.

Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Tang Ya.

Lu Ren's gaze swept over the three people and the direction behind them.

If I'm not mistaken, the robber that Beibei and Xu Sanshi were just discussing is him.

At first it was just revenge, but later... later he found out that Shrek students were really rich, so he just did it as a side effect.

It seems that because of her own actions, Beibei ended up bringing her good buddy Xu Sanshi along.

But will adding one more person change the outcome?

Lu Ren's lips curled up slightly.

He quietly slipped past the bushes, making no sound under his feet.

With his current physical abilities, concealing his presence would be incredibly easy.

Beibei and Xu Sanshi were still bickering.

"By the way, what did the killer look like? Has anyone seen him?"

Xu Sanshi scratched his head.

"They say he's a black-haired boy, about our age, but his strength..."

Beibei was speaking when she suddenly felt a weight on her shoulder.

A hand reached out.

At the same time, another hand was placed on Xu Sanshi's shoulder.

The two froze instantly.

"You two..."

A cheerful voice came from behind them, its tone lazy, yet it made Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's hair stand on end.

"Judging from what you were just discussing, were you looking for me?"