Douluo Continent: Starting with Self-Created Soul Rings.

Chapter 2 Five Years Later

"Relax your mind, close your eyes, and focus intently on your martial spirit..."

In his thatched hut, Gu Ziyi sat cross-legged on a mat, attempting to cultivate.

This is a meditation practice method that the village chief taught Gu Ziyi after he returned.

This meditation technique is very simple and doesn't require memorizing meridians or acupoints, so Gu Ziyi memorized it as soon as he heard it.

This is also the most widely spread meditation technique in Douluo Continent, with a very high popularity.

However, to achieve success in cultivation, one must possess soul power.

Otherwise, even if you cultivate, it will be of no use!

Gu Ziyi will not be able to study at the Elementary Soul Master Academy for another three months. Naturally, the village chief will not let Gu Ziyi waste these three months, so he immediately taught Gu Ziyi the meditation technique for cultivating soul power.

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Soon, Gu Ziyi recreated the scene from the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, seeing his own Martial Soul in his consciousness.

However, compared to the various extraordinary phenomena that accompany the talisman when a martial soul awakens, the martial soul in Gu Ziyi's consciousness at this moment is just an ordinary talisman.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Does this mean my current martial soul isn't truly awakened, and I need to undergo a second awakening?"

Gu Ziyi had a vague suspicion in his heart, and he felt that his martial soul should not be so ordinary.

However, Gu Ziyi quickly calmed down, realizing that trying to cultivate was the priority at the moment.

Feel the martial spirit, then focus all your attention on the martial spirit, achieve unity of man and soul, and finally use the martial spirit to perceive the outside world.

Gu Ziyi didn't know if it was because his soul was relatively strong, but in any case, he quickly achieved the unity of man and soul, and then began to perceive the outside world through his martial soul.

A strange and magical sense suddenly opened up, and through his martial soul, Gu Ziyi perceived a completely new world.

Through his martial spirit, he could clearly sense the energy circulating around his body.

Reaching this point proves that Gu Ziyi is ready to begin cultivation.

"Come on, let's start absorbing this energy!"

Gu Ziyi thought to himself, then imagined his martial soul breathing. The energy that had been floating around Gu Ziyi's body began to be slowly absorbed into his body.

This is the most common and simplest meditation technique for cultivating soul power.

By absorbing external energy, Gu Ziyi could clearly sense his soul power increasing little by little.

The feeling of constantly increasing soul power is very addictive.

Gu Ziyi became so engrossed in his cultivation that he forgot himself completely.

When Gu Ziyi felt a strange sense of saturation, he knew that he had almost reached the limit of his cultivation for the day.

However, Gu Ziyi did not stop cultivating, but tried to continue cultivating.

However, just a few minutes later, Gu Ziyi began to experience a completely different feeling than before.

If the previous training could be described as eating, then every bite was enough to fill my stomach and make me feel delicious, bringing me a great sense of happiness.

The current practice of cultivation is like continuing to eat after you've eaten your fill. The sense of happiness is gone, leaving only the feeling of being stuffed. In this state, every bite you take feels incredibly uncomfortable, and it only gets worse.

No pain No gain.

Gu Ziyi secretly encouraged himself and cultivated for another half hour or so.

"what……"

"I can't take it anymore..."

Gu Ziyi lay down on the mat, completely giving up on continuing his cultivation.

This kind of saturation training is really hard work and thankless. Not only is it painful, but it is also less effective and the absorption rate is getting slower and slower.

"It seems like I haven't cultivated for very long, or maybe the quality of my martial soul is too low!"

Looking at the sky outside, Gu Ziyi sighed silently.

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But when Gu Ziyi summoned his martial spirit and saw the talisman appear in his palm, he was filled with excitement again.

Regardless of his talent, he truly possessed extraordinary power.

"Starting tomorrow, we'll also begin physical training!"

"Strengthening one's physique can also accelerate cultivation!"

While quietly admiring his martial spirit, Gu Ziyi also began to customize a cultivation plan for himself.

So Gu Ziyi spent the next three months cultivating.

Gu Ziyi knew that he had low talent, so he could only rely on his own hard work in cultivation, and he practiced meditation intensively every day.

We'll hold on for as long as we can!

Gu Ziyi also incorporated physical conditioning into his daily training.

At first, there were no obvious effects, but as Gu Ziyi's physique gradually improved through training, the effects of the cultivation gradually became apparent.

The cultivation speed has indeed increased a bit.

Even so, three months later, when Gu Ziyi arrived at the primary soul master academy in town to register, his soul power level was still only level 1.

It's really speechless.

Gu Ziyi doubted that even if he studied at the Junior Soul Master Academy for six years and graduated, he might not be able to break through to level 10.

No wonder that in the original story, Tang San and Xiao Wu were able to easily defeat the entire junior soul master academy after they had just entered Notting Academy and absorbed a soul ring to become soul masters. Even sixth-year students were no match for them.

Because in the small town's primary Soul Master academy, very few sixth-grade students can break through level 10 and become a true Soul Master.

The small town that Gu Ziyi came to was called Liusha City, and the junior soul master academy that Gu Ziyi joined was also called Liusha Junior Soul Master Academy, or Liusha Academy for short.

Gu Ziyi entered Liusha Academy as a work-study student, and had to work to earn money in addition to studying.

After arriving at Liusha Academy, Gu Ziyi began to learn about the current world of Soul Masters in addition to studying and cultivating.

I want to know which period of the original story we are currently in.

"Currently, the Pope of the Spirit Hall is Qian Xunji. It seems there's still a long way to go. Let alone Tang San, even the Blue Silver Emperor might not have transformed into human form yet!"

Based on the intelligence gathered, Gu Ziyi quickly determined the approximate timeframe.

It's not entirely clear yet, since Liusha City isn't a big city. All we know is that the current Pope is Qian Xunji, and it's unclear whether the current Holy Maiden is Bibi Dong.

Gu Ziyi only knew that Tang San definitely hadn't transmigrated yet at this time.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Gu Ziyi.

Because in this way, Gu Ziyi could steal some of Tang San's opportunities.

Especially the Immortal Herb, one of the biggest cheat codes in Douluo Continent.

This is also what Gu Ziyi needs most, because the immortal herb can allow Gu Ziyi's martial soul to evolve and improve its quality.

However, Gu Ziyi can only dream about it for now, as he has no way of getting close to the immortal herbs with his current strength.

Before he had sufficient strength, Gu Ziyi dared not reveal the immortal herb. Even if he sought cooperation with others, he would need to have a certain level of strength himself.

Otherwise, it would be like asking a tiger for its skin!

……

Five years later.

In the grove behind Liusha College.

"call--"

"Finally, I've reached level 10!"

After entering Liusha Academy, it took Gu Ziyi five years to finally break through to level 10.

This speed is incredible for Gu Ziyi, who has a talent of innate soul power level 1.

In the entire Quicksand Academy, there are currently only two sixth-year students who have broken through to level 10.

Furthermore, both students possessed innate soul power level 3, far surpassing Gu Ziyi's.

Gu Ziyi's rapid breakthrough was entirely due to his own efforts in daily intensive training and physical conditioning.

Of course, in addition to his cultivation, Gu Ziyi also made sure to learn about the martial spirit knowledge taught by the academy.

As a modern person, Gu Ziyi is all too aware of the importance of knowledge.

Although Gu Ziyi believed that he was far more insightful than the people of Douluo Continent.

However, Gu Ziyi still needs to understand more about the knowledge of martial spirits.

You can't assume you have a comprehensive understanding just because you know a little bit from the original work and anime.

However, Liusha Academy is ultimately just a primary Soul Master Academy, and the knowledge it teaches is limited.

However, as a psychologically mature transmigrator, Gu Ziyi would ask his teachers about anything that wasn't taught in class.

Whenever Gu Ziyi encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask his teacher for advice.

If even the teacher doesn't know, then Gu Ziyi is out of options.

Gu Ziyi's bold behavior earned him the nickname "Gu the Bold" from his classmates.

Fortunately, Gu Ziyi didn't care and continued to do as he pleased.

Therefore, Gu Ziyi is the most special in the eyes of the teachers and students of Liusha Academy, not only because he cultivates diligently, but also because he is eager to learn.

She's the epitome of a top student, the kind of kid everyone admires.

In addition, Gu Ziyi is handsome and has a unique temperament, so he has received a lot of love letters from girls since the third grade.

It has to be said that the children in Douluo Continent mature quite early.

Hmm... Gu Ziyi remembered that the first time he wrote a love letter to a girl in his previous life was in the third grade. He had his older sister, who was a year older than him, deliver the love letter to the girl.

Okay, they're all the same!

But that's all in the past life. Gu Ziyi naturally doesn't plan to have a relationship in this life.

Girls will only slow down his cultivation.

"I'm level 10 now, so I can try out my ideas!"

Gu Ziyi's eyes gleamed with an inexplicable light.

After several years of cultivation, Gu Ziyi was all too clear about his talent for cultivation. If he were to cultivate step by step, his achievements would be quite limited.

With his current strength, obtaining immortal herbs is out of the question.

Therefore, Gu Ziyi decided to take a different approach.

Since he began cultivating soul power, Gu Ziyi has had a bold idea.

That's creating your own spirit ring!

When Gu Ziyi watched anime in his previous life, he found it very strange that Soul Masters in Douluo Continent had to absorb Soul Rings in order to break through.

Cultivation is a personal matter, and breakthroughs should also start from within oneself.

How could there be such a bizarre setting where one must rely on external objects to break through cultivation levels?

Gu Ziyi was very clear that cultivation and martial spirit were closely linked in Douluo Continent. Tang San could no longer break through after cultivating his Xuan Tian Gong to level 10 of soul power.

Only after absorbing a soul ring can one continue cultivating.

Therefore, it is true that cultivation and martial spirit are closely related in this world. If there is no breakthrough in martial spirit, there is no way to break through in soul power level or other cultivation techniques.

Breakthrough in martial soul is achieved by adding soul rings to the martial soul.

However, adding a spirit ring to a martial soul does not necessarily require absorbing the spirit ring of a spirit beast!

In the Douluo Continent, the phenomenon of individuals condensing their own soul rings actually exists.

For example, a 100,000-year-old soul beast can cultivate without hunting soul beasts all the way up to level 60, as it can condense soul rings on its own.

Tang San's fifth spirit ring was also formed by awakening his Blue Silver Emperor spirit, Blue Silver Grass.

So why can't Soul Masters find a way to condense Soul Rings themselves?

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P.S.: My completed works include "Douluo: Starting from Destroying My Soul Rings", "In Douluo, I Ate the Blue Silver Emperor", "Douluo: My Martial Soul is a Simulator", and "Douluo: My Martial Soul is Bibi Dong", all of which are excellent.

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