Douluo V: Starting with daily check-ins, I'm trying to trick Xiao Wu into becoming my wife.

Ao Yin was unaware of Tang San's thoughts; he simply watched Tang Hao's retreating figure, his fists clenching involuntarily.

"Tang San, I'll spare your life for now. One day I'll have the strength to crush a Title Douluo!"

With Tang Hao as Tang San's bodyguard, protecting his growth, Ao Yin wasn't foolish enough to actually perish together with Tang San before his strength allowed it.

This is because Ao Yin, who has awakened the Panlong Staff and the Dark Holy Dragon twin martial souls and possesses innate level 20 soul power, is also full of expectations for this new world!

"Xiao Ao, you should go back too. We'll depart in three months for Notting Academy!"

"I definitely won't let you down, Village Chief Jack!"

...

As soon as he got home, Ao Yin felt sore muscles all over his body and was so tired that he lay down on the wooden bed, his whole body spread out in a starfish shape!

He looked at the dilapidated roof and sighed, "That [Dragon-Coiling Staff] is truly not something a human can wield!"

On the surface, he just wielded the Dragon Staff with great skill, but that was just an appearance.

However, the truth is that when the dragon staff fully manifested, it was much taller than him, and it felt incredibly heavy as soon as he held it; he almost lost his grip.

Fortunately, the martial spirit can move according to its master's will and adjust its weight according to its own strength.

However, even when the weight of the Panlong Staff is adjusted to the lightest level, it still weighs ten jin (approximately 5 kilograms).

Ao Yin had not yet fully matured, and coupled with his weak constitution since childhood, he lacked strength and could only use his soul power to perform this technique, which consumed a great deal of soul power.

Even with the awakening of level 20 innate soul power, it was still quite difficult to use!

At that time, Tang San's soul power and Xuan Tian Gong were exhausted. In fact, he was not in much better shape, as his own soul power had been almost completely depleted.

"If it weren't for my innate soul power being more than twice that of Tang San, I probably would have ended up being humiliated instead of showing off today!"

At the last moment, he used his second martial soul, the Dark Holy Dragon, to enhance the Panlong Staff. Although it looked impressive, it didn't actually have much soul power to support it; it was just for show.

Tang San appeared to be knocked unconscious by Ao Yin's blow, but in reality, he was intimidated. Tang San's injuries were not serious. Otherwise, Tang Hao would not have remained so calm after Ao Yin's arrogant words in front of him.

Of course, the battle just now wasn't entirely without its gains; it gave Tang San a bit of a mental shock, which was absolutely exhilarating!

Ao Yin stood up and summoned the Panlong Staff again.

Upon closer inspection, the dark carvings on the Panlong Staff were not the mutated snake patterns that Su Yuntao had mentioned, but rather nine dragon patterns.

Nine dragon patterns coiled and intertwined on the stick, but when it was not activated, they were dim and inconspicuous, like a fire poker.

"I wonder what will happen when it's active?"

Thinking of this, Ao Yin tried to activate it.

hum-

One of the dragon patterns flickered, and the fire poker instantly turned from black to red, emitting a scarlet light.

At the same time, the weight of the Panlong Staff suddenly increased, from ten jun to a hundred jun.

Ao Yin suddenly felt as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him, and his body became unsteady.

He quickly stopped, clicking his tongue, and said, "It's too heavy, I can't lift it at all!"

And this is just activating one dragon pattern, yet the weight has increased tenfold!

I can't even imagine how heavy this dragon staff would be if all nine dragon patterns were activated.

"I must train my body!"

Without sufficient strength, it is difficult to unleash the true power of the Panlong Staff martial spirit!

Of course, this is something.

After studying the Panlong Staff for a while, Ao Yin put it away.

He then extended his left hand, and with a thought, condensed the [Dark Holy Dragon] in his palm.

This was the first time Ao Yin had seriously examined his second martial soul.

In his palm, a ball of pitch-black thundercloud appeared, with flashes of eerie purple lightning within. Half of a black-scaled dragon's body could be vaguely seen tumbling within the thundercloud.

After a long while, Ao Yin finally saw its true appearance.

Its entire body was covered in dark black scales, and its dragon horns were covered with patterns like hellish curse marks. Dark dragon breath constantly overflowed from its mouth and nose. It was a dark creature, but its body was surrounded by dark purple lightning. Its pair of golden vertical pupils were sacred and extraordinary!

"This is... the Dark! Holy! Dragon!"

Ao Yin swallowed hard. Although he had never seen a god-level martial soul like the Holy Dragon of Light or the Six-Winged Angel, he felt that his Holy Dragon of Darkness was the coolest!

"If this kind of divine martial soul can be paired with a soul ring that lasts for 100,000 years or even 1 million years, it will be virtually invincible."

Ao Yin was extremely excited and determined to equip the Dark Holy Dragon with the strongest soul rings.

Of course, you can't get fat in one bite; everything has to be done slowly.

"I'll stay in Holy Soul Village for the next three months and get to know my Martial Soul properly."

"Coo coo—"

After a day of exertion, Ao Yin's stomach began to rumble.

Ao Yin sighed helplessly, "The ideal is beautiful, but reality is harsh. Let's fill our stomachs first!"

He got up, looked around, and saw that the house was bare and the rice jar was empty.

"That's too poor!"

Ao Yin wanted to cry but had no tears. In his previous life, he was lonely and miserable.

"Xiao Ao, don't cook! Grandpa's killing a chicken today, there'll be meat!"

Just as Ao Yin's stomach was growling, a friendly voice came from outside.

"It's Village Chief Jack!"

Ao Yin's eyes lit up. Although it wasn't good to always freeload at other people's houses, food is essential for survival. After filling his stomach, he would repay Village Chief Jack properly in the future!

He immediately grabbed the bowl and followed Chief Jack to his house!

"Waaaaah!"

"Chickens raised in the countryside are so delicious! Grandpa Jack, you should have some too!"

This is Ao Yin's first meal in Douluo Continent. After eating here, he is now one of us!

"It smells so good!"

"Hahaha, little Ao is growing up, eat as much as you like!" Village Chief Jack laughed even harder as he watched Ao Yin wolf down his food.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Jack, I won't eat your food for nothing!"

Ao Yin knew that one should cherish every grain of rice and every bowl of porridge and understand the value of hard work in obtaining them, and should be grateful for what one has.

"Grandpa Jack, what kind of hard labor is this? I'll come and do the work for you tomorrow and exchange it for some rice."

"Hahaha, it's good to let you get used to the life of a work-study student in advance. Tomorrow, you can go up the mountain and chop some firewood for your grandfather!"

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Three months is neither a long nor a short time; to make ends meet, one must work.

Chopping wood is a heavy task for a six-year-old child, and Chief Jack didn't expect Ao Yin to chop much!

But, as Ao Yin said, one cannot eat for free.

...

The next day.

As dawn broke, Ao Yin carried a wood-chopping knife and went into the mountains.

[Ding! Today's check-in count has been updated!]

[Sign in now?]

As soon as I started climbing the mountain, a familiar notification sound rang out.

Ao Yin was overjoyed. The daily check-in count was refreshed once a day, and in more than three months, he could check in a hundred times.

"Check-in!"

[Ding! Sign-in successful in Holy Soul Village! Congratulations, host, for receiving the Level 1 reward—Hundred Jun Power!]

"The power of a hundred jun?"

Upon receiving the reward, Ao Yin instantly felt like he had inexhaustible energy!

Ao Yin was overjoyed. Yesterday he was worried about his lack of strength, but today he had gained the strength of a hundred jun.

This is just like a pillow being delivered when you're about to fall asleep—perfect!