Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 315 Thank you for your gift

"That's a terrifying ability."

Looking up at the middle-aged woman darting about in the whirlwind and descending, Yu Tianheng suddenly felt that it was probably not a good thing for a girl with an unsound mind to control such powerful strength.

If Tang San hadn't been restraining her, Gu Yuena would probably have destroyed the city at will.

Dugu Yan shared the same sentiment.

However, if Tang San knew what these two were thinking, he would definitely think they were overthinking things.

If Gu Yuena hadn't been under his control, she wouldn't have caused such large-scale destruction. After all, her identity itself was a big problem. If she used her power recklessly and caused too much commotion, she might have offended the wrong people or even attracted the attention of the God Realm, which would have been the end of her.

But Tang San was staring at the middle-aged man spinning in the whirlwind, thinking to himself, "This body is pretty good, it can actually last so long. However, the three great evils of greed, anger, and ignorance have been used in such a way, I don't even know how to complain... Is it because his method is wrong, or is this the only effect he can achieve?"

Am I going to die?

The middle-aged man felt the airflow tearing at his body, experiencing intense pain all over his body. But soon, the pain dissipated because blood continued to seep out from the torn areas, and his face had turned pale, no longer feeling any pain.

However, his mind didn't go blank; at that moment, it was incredibly clear. He recalled everything he had done and asked himself, "Was I wrong?"

This life after time travel:

In his childhood, he lived with his parents; although poor, they managed to get by. After awakening his martial soul, he gained level one soul power, allowing him to cultivate. His parents and the village chief were very happy, but he himself was not satisfied…

Upon entering the junior academy, he was bullied by the stronger work-study students and noblemen, utterly powerless to resist. No matter how eloquent he was, it was no match for a single punch from those little brats; normal children simply wouldn't listen to so much nonsense…

At fifteen years old, having not yet reached level ten soul power, he was expelled from the junior academy...

Those who want to join the Spirit Hall will not be accepted.

At the age of twenty, his soul power reached level ten. He used his savings to hire a small soul hunting team to help him hunt souls, obtain soul rings, and discover soul bones. This aroused the greed of the soul hunting team members. Later, he discovered that his own martial soul, the Three-Pillar Crystal, could absorb the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance of others to comprehensively strengthen himself.

Tempted by power, he fell and became a demonic soul master...

At first, he only targeted thugs who bullied men and women. Later, as he preyed on more and more people, he developed a disregard for life and began targeting people based on his mood, which spiraled out of control...

At twenty-five, in pursuit of a spirit ring, he arrived in the Infinite Desert, where he stumbled upon a secret passage leading to the core area, where he met the protagonist of this world for the first time…

At the age of thirty-one, his cultivation level reached forty-nine, but he encountered a bottleneck and could not break through to level fifty no matter what he did. He began to indiscriminately attack soul masters, nobles, and remote villages, which attracted the attention of the Spirit Hall. Among them were Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.

For two years, it has been hiding and fleeing, and even though it has devoured countless lives, it has not made a breakthrough. On the contrary, the triangular crystal pillars have become more and more solid, as if they were real objects.

But he was getting impatient and planned to explore the Golden Tree again, hoping to break through his current level by absorbing its enormous energy and life force.

Last time, he obtained a map-like soul tool from the Golden Tree, which marked the exact location of the Golden Civilization's main city and the entire Infinite Desert, along with various route maps.

The underground river near Shura Town No. 3 was his initial target, not something he was forced to do by Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others. Finding the entrance simply would take some time…

"Having been through so much, how could I possibly be wrong?"

His middle-aged memories came to an abrupt halt. He gritted his teeth and roared angrily, his eyes burning with fire. He released his martial spirit with both hands, pouring all his blood, soul, and soul power into it, and roared through gritted teeth.

"I just want wealth, status, beautiful women, and power and strength. What's wrong with that!"

On one side of the triangular crystal, the patterns quickly connected and combined, transforming into the character "贪" (greed).

"Why do others have such great talent? Such high innate soul power? Why do I only have level one innate soul power? I'm a transmigrator! I should be looking down on everyone!"

The patterns on the second side light up, forming the character "嗔" (chēn).

"Everyone I killed deserved to die: the tyrants who bullied men and women, the officials who preyed on the people, the Soul Masters who couldn't distinguish between good and evil and only cared about their own pleasure. Why did they have to possess vast wealth and status, while I could only walk in the darkness?"

On the last side, a large character "痴" (chi, meaning infatuated/obsessed) appeared.

At that moment, the middle-aged man's entire body exploded and turned into ashes in the wind. The strange three-sided crystal pillar also split apart, turning into the three large characters "greed," "anger," and "ignorance," which directly drilled out of the glass pillar without causing any damage to it, as if it had no physical form.

Seeing the "Three Poisons" shooting towards him, Tang San hurriedly used his mental power to defend himself and asked Ilex for help, but even his divine sense could not stop them... Using the word "stop" is not very accurate; it should be "touch." Even his divine sense could not touch them, as if they were just conceptual things.

Gu Yuena wanted to stop it, but there was nothing she could do. She could only watch helplessly as the three large characters entered Tang San's brow and disappeared without a trace.

Tang San immediately closed his eyes and went to his upper dantian to feel the three words "greed," "anger," and "ignorance." He could clearly "see" them, but his spiritual power could not touch them, as if they existed in another dimension.

Immediately afterwards, the three characters for greed, anger, and ignorance began to transform, turning into a human body entirely cast from crystal, reflecting a face exactly like Tang San's.

One looked cunning, another was furious, and yet another was dumbfounded, but with a strange determination in his eyes.

Tang San immediately became alert, and Electrolux beside him also focused his divine sense, ready to control these three strange beings at any time.

"Tang San, this is the price you have to pay!"

A middle-aged figure slowly emerged from the three crystals, his expression shifting between greed, anger, and delusion. "I have no grudge against you, why force me into this desperate situation?"

"Police officers and criminals have no personal grudges; it's just their duty." Tang San realized that this figure could be captured by his mental power. With a thought, 365 stars appeared in his mental sea, forming the Zhou Tian Star Array.

This is a spiritual thought forged by condensing the light of stars through cosmic meditation. It is vast and bright. Using this as the core of the array, it is combined into an array and completely separated from those three strange human body crystals.

"No! Impossible! What kind of trick is this?" The middle-aged man's soul was being torn apart and expelled from Tang San's upper dantian by Electrolux, thus preserving the purity of his spiritual power.

Tang San calmly said, "The Zhou Tian Star Formation."

The middle-aged man was stunned, and finally gave Tang San the middle finger: "I didn't lose unjustly, but for a primordial immortal to come to this... tiny... Douluo World, isn't that... a bit bullying?"

"I hate it!"

"I'm so resentful! Why are you the main character?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man's soul completely vanished into nothingness. The three crystal figures did not merely reflect Tang San's face, but transformed into his appearance. They then merged together, forming a three-headed, six-armed figure sitting on a pedestal. However, the three faces were still filled with cunning, anger, and obsession.

"Protagonist? I've always been kind to others and worked hard since I was a child. While adapting to the rules of this world, I've also tried my best not to let the world change my heart. It's not just about being a 'protagonist'... Anyway, thank you for the gift you left behind..."

Just as Tang San was about to make a joke about the dead man whose soul had been scattered, he suddenly felt a jolt in his mind and found himself in a different perspective. He had entered the strange spiritual body with three heads and six arms and realized that he seemed to be able to absorb greed, anger, and infatuation.

"Tang San, is that you?" Electrolux asked cautiously from a distance.

"It was me. After that person's soul was scattered, this three-headed, six-armed crystal body was completely under my control, and I could also control the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance." With a thought, Tang San's figure reappeared, and on the face of this three-headed, six-armed body, three pairs of eyes, some joyful, some angry, and some resolute, slowly closed.

Electrolux scrutinized Tang San for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Tang San was truly unharmed. He then examined the three-headed, six-armed crystal body and said, "This thing is formed from that guy's martial soul. I never expected it to be so miraculous, capable of absorbing people's resentment, anger, greed, obsession, and so on. It's practically a natural deity! But a malevolent one!"

"Indeed."

Tang San nodded, but he was somewhat wary of this thing and didn't want to use it too much. After all, the three thoughts of "greed, anger, and ignorance" were not good things and needed to be suppressed and eliminated by "precepts," "concentration," and "wisdom."

Precepts refer to a moral, regulated standard of conduct that does not harm others, and to sever the attachment and greed that arise from liking external things.

Calmness is about cultivating one's inner self and developing patience; in all things, one should first reflect on oneself and seek within; one should avoid outward irritability and the resentment caused by being demanding of others.

Wisdom is a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the true nature of the universe and life, thereby freeing oneself from ignorance; no longer being confused about things and principles, or deluded by cause and effect; understanding the continuity of causes and conditions in the world, comprehending the fundamental nature of the cycle of birth and death, and having no hindrance or fear in one's mind.

In the process of cultivation and research, Tang San also disciplined himself through discipline and concentration, but in terms of wisdom, he could not achieve "a mind without hindrance".

If he were a deity or demon born with the concepts of "greed," "anger," and "ignorance," then it wouldn't matter, and he wouldn't have such thoughts or worries.

However, he is a human being, and he himself has the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance, which cannot be completely avoided. If he uses the power of these three without any scruples, thereby arousing or even expanding his own three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance, his temperament will probably be greatly affected.

At that time, whether one will be in control of these three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance, or whether one's own nature will be dominated by these three evils, will be an unknown.

"If you put it that way, these three abilities really shouldn't be used too often; it's easy to lose yourself." Electrox became wary of this strange thing once again...

(End of this chapter)