Douluo Continent: Martial Soul - Agave, Self-created Earth God Position

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, under Salas's guidance, Sabo toured most of the Spirit City.

They even went inside to take a look at the Spirit Hall Academy in the center of the city.

The college is very large, with a three-way intersection in the middle.

They lead to the primary Soul Master Academy area, the intermediate Soul Master Academy area, and the advanced Soul Master Academy area, respectively.

Led by a dormitory supervisor, the grandfather and grandson arrived at the student dormitory.

As a student about to enroll, I naturally won't be living with other students.

It is a separate bedroom.

Pushing open the door, you'll find a large bed, about two meters long and wide, inside.

It has all the necessary facilities, including a desk and a bathroom.

After the person was brought there, the caregiver left, leaving the grandfather and grandson alone.

Salas crouched down and took Sabo's little hand.

Then, he took a silver ring out of his pocket.

It was gently placed on his ring finger.

The ring was the perfect size, clearly prepared in advance.

"This is a storage ring, with approximately five cubic meters of space inside."

"Keep everything in here safe."

"The meditation method is inside. The academy will also distribute meditation methods."

"Grandpa's meditation method is far superior to the meditation methods issued by the academy."

"The academy issues these, and at most you can cultivate to the level of a Great Soul Master."

"And this book, theoretically, can allow you to cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo..."

Sabo's heart skipped a beat, his lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to speak.

"Don't worry, there's more."

"This is proof of the simulated training environment of the Spirit Hall Academy."

"I renewed your subscription for three years at once, and it's the highest-spec single-person mimicry room."

"It's the kind of environment that simulates the most suitable cultivation environment based on your martial soul attribute."

"Keep this voucher safe. You'll need to activate it the first time you go, but you won't need to after that."

Sabo's eyes started to sting.

He knew how expensive the mimicry training room was.

Regular students use the public virtual area, and sometimes you can't even get a turn in line.

When dozens of people are crammed together, the effect is greatly reduced.

The daily rental fee for a single-person mimicry room could be enough to cover the monthly expenses of an average family.

Grandpa continued for three years.

"Don't cry!" Salas saw his reddened eyes.

She raised her hand and gently rubbed his little head.

His tone suddenly became somewhat harsh, "A man doesn't easily shed tears. You're destined to become a strong person; tears are the most useless thing."

Sabo sniffed hard, forcing back the moisture.

The third thing is the subsequent resources.

"After I return to Tiandou City, I will arrange for someone to deliver the items here every now and then."

"Rare herbs, nourishing animal meat, and so on—you won't be short of anything..."

He paused, his expression turning serious. "But, Sabo, these things are for you to cultivate, not for you to rely on. No matter how many resources you have, if you don't work hard, they're just a pile of garbage."

"Your innate soul power is only level three, which means you have to put in ten or even a hundred times more effort than others to catch up with them."

"All that your grandfather gave you were these material possessions; the rest of the journey is up to you to walk."

"Keep this gold card for yourself. Buy whatever you need..."

……

Once outside the academy gates, Salas's personal carriage had been waiting for quite some time.

Salas bent down and crawled into the carriage, closing the door behind him.

Grandpa has passed away.

From today onwards, he is alone.

With four days left before the official start of school, he wasn't going to be idle.

He wanted to do something meaningful.

The wind is blowing from the north.

Sabo looked down at the ant on his toes, which was carrying a pellet three times its own size on its back. It walked and stopped, but never relaxed.

"Are you alone too?" he said softly.

Sabo stood up, took a deep breath, went back to his dorm, and tidied up briefly.

He took a jug of water and some dry food with him, and then went out.

He didn't tell anyone where he was going.

It wasn't that he was deliberately hiding it; rather, he didn't know where he was going and was just following his instincts towards places with fewer people.

Behind the Spirit Hall Academy is a hilly area, which locals describe as a mountain, but it's actually just a mound of earth.

The highest point is no more than 100 meters.

Sabo walked for about half an hour and found a relatively flat place.

The surrounding area was covered with dense bushes.

He first moved his body around in place to avoid stiffness later.

Sabo closed his eyes and slowly raised his hands, palms up, as if lifting something unseen.

He sketched out his martial spirit in his mind.

During the awakening ceremony, I saw a phantom of agave.

I only looked at it for a short while and didn't observe it carefully.

At this moment, the soul power within his body began to surge, and his palms began to burn.

He felt it; his martial spirit was responding to his call.

"Martial Soul—Activate!"

He suddenly opened his eyes and shouted.

Buzz————

The leaves appear first, spreading outwards from the center.

The edges are covered with fine, reddish-brown serrations.

Finally, the entire martial soul appeared completely above the palm.

Sabo tried swinging it a few times.

Just as he was engrossed in observing the martial spirit, he suddenly sensed something unusual.

The soul power within his body was rapidly dissipating.

The feeling was like a hole had been opened, and soul power was leaking out of the hole at a visible speed.

It is not a trickle, but a river bursting its banks.

His limbs began to feel heavy, and his vision became somewhat blurred.

"No...no, no, no..."

Sabo hurriedly tried to retract his martial soul, but discovered a desperate situation—he didn't know how to retract it.

Sabo tried to lower his hands, imagining his soul power returning to his body, but his martial soul also drooped down.

Soul power is still being lost.

His face began to turn pale. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his knees started to buckle.

Finally, at the moment when its soul power was completely exhausted, Agave disappeared.

He collapsed to the ground and it took him a while to catch his breath.

He muttered to himself, "Does activating a Martial Soul also consume Soul Power?"

He recalled how long his martial spirit had been activated, no more than ten minutes at most.

After lying down for another fifteen minutes, he barely regained some strength and took out some dry food and water.

After replenishing my energy, I slowly descended the mountain with unsteady steps.

It was already dark when I entered the dormitory.

With her last ounce of strength, she closed the door, buried her face in the pillow, and fell into a deep sleep.

I didn't wake up until noon the next day. I ate some more food and, with my usual three items, headed towards my destination.

On the way, I carefully reviewed what the problems were yesterday.

Soul power is being consumed too quickly.

I don't know how to reclaim my martial spirit.

He knew nothing about his own martial spirit.

This time, he was smarter. He first sat down and meditated to get himself into the best possible state.

He took a deep breath and activated his Martial Soul as he had yesterday, but this time he didn't unleash his full power.

Instead, he carefully controlled the output speed of his soul power, turning it on little by little, like turning on a faucet.

This time, unlike yesterday, my soul power did not drain away rapidly.

He weighed the agave in his hand, feeling its weight.

It lasted longer than yesterday...

Back in the dorm, I made a rough note of it.

Referencing the six-dimensional diagram of a Stand from a previous anime.

Scores are ranked from highest to lowest, with a minimum of 0 points and a maximum of 5 points.

Speaking of the characteristics of agave.

Agave prefers full sun, is somewhat cold-hardy, does not tolerate shade, and thrives in cool, dry environments.

"The special ability is a relatively strong vitality, worth four points."

"Scope: Not measured, 0 points; Destructive power: The outer skin is relatively hard and has sharp spikes, with a certain weight and strength, 1.5 points, 1 point."

"Speed? Not tested. Score: 0. Growth? No change so far. Can it be upgraded with subsequent additional spirit rings?"

"In summary, Agave currently has an strength rating of 1, a destructive power rating of 1.5, a range rating of 0, growth potential of ?, a special rating of 4, and a speed rating of 0."

Total score: 30 points; current score: 6.5 points.