In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 4 Oh my god, my martial spirit can transform!

Bamboo houses stand at the foot of the mountain to the north of the village.

After sharing the good news with his grandfather, Zhu Gang, Zhu Wu quickly ran into the bedroom under the pretext of researching his martial spirit, and went straight to the wooden table to sit down. Without the slightest hesitation, he swiftly raised his right hand, opened it in front of his eyes, and with a thought, summoned his martial spirit.

A faint white light flashed, and a white silkworm appeared.

Zhu Wu leaned slightly forward to observe more closely.

The chubby white silkworm lay in Zhu Wu's palm, its upper body tilted back, its tiny forelimbs swaying gently. A strange sense of familiarity washed over Zhu Wu once again.

"It can move on its own, this is a separated martial soul!?" Zhu Wu was surprised, and a certain guess arose spontaneously.

"Little guy, you go back first." With that, he put his martial spirit into his body and then got up.

He strode quickly to the open space in the middle of the bedroom, spread his legs, and assumed a stance to practice the Vajra Kung Fu.

Soon, as the movements unfolded, a warm current could be clearly felt flowing through the body, spreading throughout the entire body along a specific route.

Calm your mind and focus, practice and feel at the same time.

"So, is the online description of the Vajra Longevity Technique—that external energy induces internal energy, and internal energy, when activated, drives external energy—true? In this world, practicing the Vajra Technique and the Longevity Technique can draw spiritual energy from heaven and earth into the body, which is then transformed into the soul power cultivated by soul masters?"

"So, my martial spirit did indeed degenerate. Originally, I should have been like Yu Xiaogang, only able to awaken 0.5 level innate soul power. But because I persisted in practicing the Vajra Longevity Technique every day, I accumulated a portion of soul power within my body, which is why I have 6 level innate soul power?"

"Damn it!" I suddenly felt like slapping myself twice.

Although he practices the Vajra Longevity Technique every day, the time spent practicing is far too short; previously, he treated it purely as a health-preserving exercise. If he could practice for a longer period each day, would it mean he could awaken innate full soul power like Tang San?!

Holy crap, these are actually two "real" martial arts techniques!

Who could have imagined this?

He clearly had the biggest advantage he had after transmigrating, but he didn't even know it!

Mushrooms, so sad!

Feeling frustrated, Zhu Wu practiced the Vajra Skill in its entirety once, and then practiced the Longevity Skill once more.

"Before I awakened my martial soul, I couldn't sense anything. Now that I have, not only can I sense soul power, but the changes within my body during practice are also much clearer. I'm truly impressed by the cultivation rules of this world!"

"Is this the result of the fusion of cultivation technique, martial soul, and soul power? Just like Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill?"

"When practicing Vajra Kung Fu, I felt a warm current flowing through my body, while Longevity Kung Fu felt a cool sensation, and my mind became much clearer," Zhu Wu kept recalling and comparing.

"Clearly, after aligning with the laws or energies of this world, the Vajra Technique and the Longevity Technique have become two different techniques that can be used to cultivate soul power, with different effects. However, it is possible to cultivate both simultaneously, otherwise I would have already run into trouble before."

Thinking this, I stopped what I was doing.

"It's a pity I can't see inside my body right now, otherwise I could study the differences in the flow of soul power in my body when cultivating these two techniques, and what the differences are in their effects. If I could figure it out, I have a feeling that I would obtain two soul power circulation routes that are different in existence and have different effects, but can be cultivated simultaneously. This also means that I can achieve the cultivation effect by actively circulating the soul power in my body, and at a higher efficiency."

In his view, using physical movements to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is definitely not as effective as actively circulating one's inner soul power for cultivation. This is the difference between passive and active methods!

"According to the online introduction from my previous life, the Vajra Skill is suitable for practicing when the sun is just rising in the morning, while the Longevity Skill is suitable for practicing when the moon is shining brightly in the dead of night. There hasn't been a moon for the past few nights, so it seems I'll have to wait a while longer. I can carefully compare the differences between these so-called best times for practice and other times later." With this thought, he strode to the wooden table, sat down, and resummoned his martial spirit.

A white light shone, and the Silkworm Martial Soul reappeared in his palm. Zhu Wu picked it up and held it up to his eyes for observation. There was no other way; the little guy was simply too small to see clearly without getting close.

"Is this really a silkworm?" Zhu Wu murmured, staring closely at the little guy's forehead. There was a small, inverted triangular scale between the little guy's eyebrows, and it was even seven-colored. However, its largest diameter was not even as wide as a rapeseed, so it was easy to miss if you didn't look closely.

Looking down, the edges of the pores on both sides are silver, completely different from the black color of ordinary silkworms.

The next moment, his pupils dilated slightly.

"Holy crap, these legs have claws!" Zhu Wu was secretly shocked.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that each of the short legs had four sharp claws on top, which resembled the claws of a tardigrade in his memory.

"So, what exactly is this thing? A hybrid of a dragon and a silkworm?" He couldn't help but look puzzled.

"Little guy, spit out some silk to show us?" he said, opening his mouth.

As an detached martial soul, and a silkworm at that, the ability to spin silk should be innate, right? Just like Luo Sanpao's ability to fart.

As a martial spirit, it was originally one with Zhu Wu, and the little guy understood. He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Zhu Wu fell silent.

He felt that the fact that he had to absorb a soul ring to produce silk was very unreasonable!

As if sensing its master's low spirits, the little creature shook its head, and a seven-colored light suddenly emanated from the scales between its brows, flashing and disappearing in an instant. The next second, its petite body shone with a bright white light. Zhu Wu instinctively closed his eyes to shield them, then felt a tremendous force squeezing his fingers, causing him to involuntarily loosen his grip. In the blink of an eye, the white light vanished from between his fingers, and Zhu Wu finally lowered his hand and looked at the table.

"Woof woof woof!" A dog is barking.

Zhu Wu was startled. Sitting on the table was a dog, exactly like his deceased father, Da Huang.

Wow, my martial spirit can transform!

So, what about catgirls, bunny girls, or something like that?

Or, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, Poseidon, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Tang Yuehua, A Yin, and Yin Longwang—hehehe, it's not bad to feast your eyes on them.

Then I realized that my soul power was rapidly draining away and my body was about to be completely drained.

Clearly, this transformation ability consumes a lot of soul power.

"Little guy, change back quickly!" Zhu Wu shouted hurriedly.

Then a flash of white light appeared on the big yellow dog's body, and it transformed back into a tiny white silkworm, obediently lying on the table.

Zhu Wu immediately felt that the rate at which his soul power was being consumed had become extremely slow, almost negligible compared to before.

"Could it be related to body size? The larger the body, the more soul power it consumes?" I couldn't help but wonder.

He reached out and picked up the martial spirit, placing it back in his palm. He stared at it blankly, then tentatively asked, "Does it have any other abilities?"

Humans are never satisfied, and he was no exception.

The little guy nodded repeatedly, conveying a happy mood to Zhu Wu, as if to say, "I'm very useful."

Then, he bent down and brought his head close to Zhu Wu's palm, and the seven-colored scales between his eyebrows once again reflected a faint halo.

"!!?" Zhu Wu suddenly felt a large amount of information forcefully entering his mind and surging wildly.

However, I did not feel any discomfort, as if this information came from my bloodline and I was just reading it at the right time.

"This!" His mouth gaped open in astonishment.

"Holy crap, awesome!" I couldn't help but shout it out.

Is this the true strength of an detached martial soul? The information in his mind truly shocked him.

His martial soul, just like a real soul beast, possessed innate abilities, and more than one at that. Moreover, these abilities were mostly identical to those of a certain soul beast that appeared in the sequel, except for slight differences in some aspects.

Firstly, there's the ability to transform. His martial soul can transform into any creature he sees, including its aura. Of course, it's obvious that it only has the exact same appearance and aura, and the most basic abilities like turning into a bird to fly and making the same call. Don't even think about soul skills.

Even so, there is still a lot of room for practice.

For example, intimidation.

If one could transform into a 100,000-year-old soul beast with the exact same aura, wouldn't low-level soul beasts be terrified on the spot?

Well, the soul power probably won't be enough to sustain it in the early stages.

What about reaching higher realms? Besides, a martial soul can absorb soul rings to evolve. If it can absorb a suitable soul ring, its ability might even advance further.

Oscar's ability to replicate mirror images is quite impressive!

The future looks promising!

Secondly, treasure hunting. As the name suggests, it involves discovering treasures. With keen senses, one can detect the existence of rare and precious materials within a certain range. Because of this keen senses, one also possesses a certain ability to foresee danger.

"My strange ability to sense herbs really does come from my Martial Soul," Zhu Wu thought to himself.

Thirdly, storage. Each abdominal segment of the body contains a storage space that can be used to store rare and precious materials. Currently, each space is less than half a meter in diameter.

Fourthly, it has the effect of nurturing. The aura it emits has the effect of nourishing rare and precious materials, including fresh rare and precious materials stored in its internal space. In other words, the storage space that his martial soul comes with can store living things.

However, living things are limited to plants.

This is also why the martial spirit is called the Treasure Beast.

According to the information transmitted by his martial spirit, his martial spirit is called the Treasure Beast, which differs from the Treasure-Seeking Beast, the parasite on the Dragon God that appeared in the sequel, by only one character. He has every reason to believe that the two are from the same race, only with slight differences in individual abilities and different responsibilities.

It is said that the Treasure-Seeking Beast, a parasite on the Dragon God, was nurtured by the Dragon God after its discovery, endowed with certain abilities and a powerful divine sense. Therefore, it possesses a keen sensitivity to any rare and precious materials within a certain range, and its own aura has a ripening effect on these materials. Furthermore, it possesses a powerful ability to transform, able to transform into any creature it has ever seen and possess some of that creature's abilities, up to 30% of its full potential. The most powerful member of its clan possesses the strength of a first-level god.

Originally in charge of managing the herb garden in the realm of gods, they were almost all killed or wounded in the great war of the gods, with only a few surviving.

"It seems that the current God of Space in the Divine Realm and his sister are also a type of Dragon God parasite. The Void Worm, with spatial attributes, is responsible for stabilizing the spatial elements of the Divine Realm. My treasure-hunting beast also possesses certain spatial attributes, but its derivative is storage ability. It appears to be responsible for cultivating, storing, and transporting medicinal herbs. So, is it a weakling created by the Dragon God to manage logistics?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Wu fell silent.

The good news is that his martial soul isn't a silkworm at all, but a parasite from the Dragon God. As a parasite, it's perfectly normal for it to suck the host's blood and nutrients, right? And since it was nurtured by the Dragon God, it's normal to have some of the Dragon God's bloodline in it, right? The Dragon God's scales are seven-colored, and the area between his brows is also seven-colored.

What a coincidence!

This also explains where the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex bloodline in his body went, so this should be considered a super ancestral bloodline regression, right? After all, it's related to the Dragon God.

The bad news is, it's a logistics role.

I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed!

After a while, I gathered my thoughts and continued to speculate.

"The bloodline of the Dragon God is incredibly powerful. Even a tiny trace of it is something no human could withstand. Therefore, I encountered the same problem as Yu Xiaogang back then—I mutated and degenerated. Fortunately, I cultivated a technique that accumulated a certain amount of soul power or energy within my body, which nourished my unawakened martial soul and prevented me from completely degenerating."

"As an detached martial soul, it possesses racial talents like soul beasts, which have been preserved, but its cultivation limit is restricted due to incomplete mutation and evolution."

"Of course, this is just a minor issue!"

"After all, the Treasure-Seeking Beast race can evolve by consuming rare and precious materials, and my Treasure-Hidden Beast should be able to as well. And rare and precious materials are available in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye."

"Quite a few, and they're all top-quality!"

"Perhaps, Yu Xiaogang could have done it too." Zhu Wu suddenly thought that as a separated martial soul, Yu Xiaogang's martial soul Luo Sanpao could also eat. However, Yu Xiaogang didn't feed it rare and precious herbs, but radishes.

"If Yu Xiaogang's martial soul had not completely degenerated or had been recovered through later efforts, and he also possessed a separate martial soul and the bloodline of a top-tier dragon race like the Golden Sacred Dragon, he would probably have been like me, with his martial soul possessing certain innate talents like a real soul beast."

In the original story, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flander formed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but the core and main force was Yu Xiaogang, who had the lowest cultivation level, while Luo Sanpao became the Golden Sacred Dragon.

He had reason to suspect that the Golden Sacred Dragon was the final evolved form of Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao Martial Soul.

"Luckily, I learned the Vajra Longevity Technique in my previous life!" At this moment, Zhu Wu felt extremely fortunate.

If he hadn't learned the Vajra Longevity Technique, his martial spirit might have degenerated into a real silkworm.

Now, it's just a few sections less than the complete form.

There's still hope!

Caterpie can evolve into Rayquaza, so why can't my martial soul, which is a parasite, evolve into Dragon God?

I think it's a good idea!

(End of this chapter)