Douluo Continent: Starting by stepping on the anus, educating the little angel

"Teacher, I want this belt."

After much deliberation, Tang San finally chose the pure black one.

The belt features subtle gold patterns and is inlaid with 20 thumb-sized, diamond-shaped gemstones.

Yue Guan chuckled softly, "You have a good eye for choosing. The 20 gems embedded in this belt can each provide two cubic meters of storage space."

"They add up to a total of 40 cubic meters. You just need to inject your soul power into them to use them."

Tang San was filled with excitement as he carefully examined the belt in his hand.

This belt is extremely important to him; it will make it incredibly convenient for him to carry his hidden weapons and all sorts of necessities from now on.

Before the excitement in Tang San's eyes had faded, Gui Mei suddenly stood up, came to Tang San, and waved his hand.

Four items—one shaped like a bracelet, the other like a sword, the other like a shield, and the other like a bottle—that were clearly made of valuable metal, were neatly arranged in front of Tang San.

"Teacher, this is..."

"This is a gift from your ghost master to you."

"what!"

Yue Guan gestured for Tang San to calm down, "Little San, anyone who has spent some time in the Soul Master world knows that Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo have always been one."

"In other words, if you become my disciple, it's the same as becoming Ghost Douluo's disciple."

"Since he gave you a gift, just choose one. As a Title Douluo, he doesn't lack such things."

"Also, if I'm ever away from the Spirit Hall, just go find your Ghost Master."

"He's not a talkative person, but if you just tell him your problem, he'll help you solve it."

Tang San looked at the gift in front of him and was moved as he looked at Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.

Although he had only been a disciple for a short time, he could feel how much Kiku and Kiku valued him.

Precious soul tools are given away without hesitation.

"Master, please accept my three bows!"

"Hey, I already told you, you don't need to kowtow when you become an apprentice. Why won't this child listen to me?"

"No, Master, this is what you deserve."

On the way to the Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, in order to take care of Tang San, did not drive the carriage as fast as they had come.

They did not return to the Spirit Hall until three days later.

"Mistress, we've arrived. Get out of the car."

Tang San was playing with the black bracelet on his wrist, stroking the azure round gemstone embedded in it, when he heard Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice.

"Okay, teacher."

Tang San looked at the belt around his waist and the black bracelet, which he had chosen from a pile of treasures given to him by his ghost master.

This bracelet not only has a built-in 30-cubic-meter storage space, but if you inject your soul power into the bracelet, you can also create a protective shield with considerable hardness.

Tang San followed Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo down from the carriage and saw the magnificent Spirit Hall.

Even Tang San, who had lived two lives, couldn't help but show a hint of amazement in his eyes. Was he really going to study in this place from now on?

Yue Guan introduced Tang San to Yue San, saying, "Little San, from now on, this place will be like your home."

"You will be spending most of your time here from now on."

"Once you've recovered and obtained your first spirit ring, I'll take you to our Spirit Hall's Spirit Academy."

Tang San was excited when he heard Yue Guan say that he would take him to obtain his first spirit ring.

"Teacher, when are we going to get my first spirit ring?"

Yue Guan chuckled softly, "We're not in a hurry about this. On the way to the Spirit Hall, your teacher checked your body several times."

"We've discovered that while you appear to be malnourished, you possess a unique energy that makes your body seem more robust than it appears."

"Your physical strength is better than I imagined. Therefore, I have decided to improve your physical condition before you obtain your first spirit ring."

Tang San asked, "How long will this take, teacher?"

Yue Guan thought for a moment: "It will take at least three months, and at most six months. Your physical condition is good, but the defects caused by severe malnutrition are also real."

"Even someone as skilled in pharmacology as you, teacher, wouldn't be able to properly treat your body without giving me several months."

Tang San felt a warm glow in his heart. "Then, teacher, what about my cultivation?"

"The book says that a Soul Master can only continue to break through after obtaining a Soul Ring. I've been delayed for several months. Will I fall too far behind my peers?"

Yue Guan patted his head. "Don't worry, silly child. How could your master betray his own disciple?"

"The information in that book is actually wrong. When a Soul Master reaches a bottleneck in their cultivation, their Soul Power will continue to increase even without acquiring a Soul Ring."

Tang San was somewhat surprised, "Can things in books be wrong?"

Yue Guandao said, "Books from small places will inevitably have some limitations due to the limited understanding of the authors themselves."

"You don't need to worry about that. Generally speaking, after a Soul Master breaks through, they will immediately go to the Soul Hunting Forest or the Star Dou Great Forest to choose the Soul Ring they want."

"Few people would deliberately cultivate for several years after reaching a bottleneck before acquiring a soul ring."

Tang San asked, "Why?"

Yue Guandao said, "Because it's unnecessary. First of all, a newly promoted Soul Master needs to find a suitable Soul Beast, which takes time, right?"

"Secondly, the status and treatment enjoyed by Soul Masters of each level on the continent are different."

"A Soul Master whose cultivation has reached the third ring has a higher status than you, who has accumulated the second ring over several years."

"Finally, why did I choose to treat your body first? It's related to the Dragon-Phoenix Douluo."

Tang San repeated, "Dragon-Phoenix Douluo? Why would he be related to me?"

At that moment, Moonlight showed his token to the guard at the door, and the guard let him through.

"Because Dragon Phoenix Douluo created a miracle, Little San, do you know how Soul Masters usually acquire Soul Rings?"

Tang San said, "The lifespan of a soul ring obtained by a low-level soul master is between ten and one hundred years, while the lifespan of a soul ring obtained by a mid- to high-level soul master is between one thousand and ten thousand years."

"Only those who reach the Title Douluo level are qualified to absorb the legendary 10-year soul ring."

"That's good, but too general," Yue Guan said. "The best soul ring configuration for a soul master is two hundred-year soul rings for the first two and one thousand-year soul rings for the last two."

"From the fifth to the eighth, they were all ten-thousand-year spirit rings. The final ninth spirit ring was a one-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring."

"You must remember this well; this is the optimal ratio for a Soul Master."

Tang San asked in confusion, "The optimal ratio of spirit rings?"

Yue Guandao said, "Take your teacher as an example. My last spirit ring was not a 100,000-year spirit ring; it was still a 10,000-year spirit ring."

Tang San was even more puzzled. "Why?"

Yue Guandao said, "Because hunting 100,000-year-old soul beasts requires two things: first, a Title Douluo is necessary, and second, the cost of hunting them is very high."

"So unless you have a good teacher or a powerful force behind you, you have no hope of obtaining a 100,000-year soul ring."

"We've gone off on a tangent. Let's get back to the main topic I wanted to tell you."

Yue Guan put his hands behind his back and said, "The teacher will ask you to take care of your body first because the teacher wants you to be like the Dragon Phoenix Douluo."

"Achieve a combination of spirit rings surpassing the optimal one!"