Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains!

"Therefore, of these three major forces, I only recommend that you join Shrek Academy."

Xu Yuan nodded as he listened to his uncle's analysis.

"Shrek is just an academy. It doesn't matter if you join another force after graduation. You can choose a force yourself. The Tang Sect and the Temple of War are not suitable for you, but there are other top forces on the continent, and there is one that is particularly suitable for you."

"The Body Sect." Xu Yuan guessed it himself without Xu Shengqun saying it.

Xu Shengqun nodded and smiled, "That's right, the Body Sect is even more suitable for you than Shrek Academy. They are more protective of their own, and the entry requirements are extremely low."

The entry barrier is extremely low...

Xu Yuan's lips twitched.

It's more than just low.

The Body Sect claims that all Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls are their family.

“Speaking of the Body Sect, your uncle really has connections. I can directly get you accepted as a disciple of the sect leader,” Xu Shengqun said with a smile.

Xu Yuan was genuinely moved.

Mu Ye is definitely the best choice for becoming an apprentice on this continent. Putting aside the secret techniques of the Body Sect, there are also many delicacies from land and sea, his extremely protective personality, and his relationship with the divine craftsman Zhen Hua...

"Looks like you're interested." Xu Shengqun could tell from Xu Yuan's eyes that his recommendation suited his taste perfectly.

“Shrek’s recruitment will not be held for another year, and you have only just awakened your martial soul. Obviously, you will miss this recruitment. Wait for the next recruitment or the one after that. Now I will contact the Body Sect for you.”

"Okay, thank you for your trouble, Uncle."

"Why be so polite with your uncle?" Xu Shengqun patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder and said with a smile.

......

Xu Yuan looked at the advanced meditation technique in his hand, and a look of sudden realization would occasionally appear on his face.

"The meditation method has actually developed a complete soul power circulation route."

If Yu Xiaogang was able to summarize data and come up with a route 20,000 years ago, there's no reason why no other martial arts besides the Xuan Tian Gong have emerged 20,000 years later.

It's one thing if it's from the primitive era, and another thing if it's from the chaotic era ten thousand years ago, but it's absurd that modern times, with its rapid development of soul-guided technology, can't produce this thing.

"It's just not called internal energy cultivation techniques, but the meditation method itself has already been updated."

Apart from the basic meditation method, the other meditation methods have long since become fundamentally different from the meditation methods of 20,000 years ago.

"Unlike the pursuit of internal energy in the Xuan Tian Gong, the soul power circulation route in the meditation method is to pursue the speed and intensity of soul power cultivation, without emphasizing the so-called continuous generation, and even less caring about the balance and harmony."

In contrast, the essence of meditation remains unchanged. While using the soul power circulation route to make soul power cultivation more efficient, the core meditation aspects are also constantly being explored.

Xu Yuan not only possessed information circulating on the mainland, but his father, Xu Zhi, was also a researcher and had risen to the position of deputy director of the Spirit Pagoda Research Institute. He had access to a vast amount of information, including a considerable amount related to Soul Master cultivation.

These were all found by Xu Zhi using his authority and prepared for Xu Shengqun's soul power cultivation, so the information remained in Xu Shengqun's hands.

Xu Yuan officially began his cultivation, and Xu Shengqun also found these materials for him.

"Try meditation first."

The operational path is complex, but entering a meditative state is very simple.

Xu Yuan only tried it out, but quickly got into the zone.

In the dimly lit space, the Tianyuan Brush floated. The brush handle was gray with black lines, making it look quite mysterious. The brush tip was round and neat, with a sharp point at the very tip.

His consciousness was immersed in this special meditation space, where only the Heavenly Origin Brush existed. However, Xu Yuan could sense that his brain martial soul also existed, but it seemed to exist in this space along with his consciousness.

"Is this the magic of a true martial soul...?"

Instead of delving into the special features of his original martial soul, he focused on perceiving his own martial soul and using it to sense the outside world.

As his consciousness merged with his martial soul, light gradually appeared in the dim space around him, and various colored light spots emerged, which he captured and incorporated into himself.

By continuously capturing and absorbing the points of light, the soul power within the body fuses these points of light, circulating them repeatedly and intertwining with the martial soul time and time again...

This process of extracting, absorbing, and transforming vital energy is quite wondrous, bringing Xu Yuan an instinctive joy.

......

This practice lasted all night.

early morning.

Xu Yuan opened his eyes and slowly exhaled.

“My soul power has increased somewhat.”

At this moment, his soul power had increased slightly.

Every bit of increase in soul power is the result of capturing vital energy during meditation. As the soul power circulates, the soul master's mind and body merge with it, and the martial soul integrates with it. The soul master can naturally feel its growth.

"The natural dispersion of soul power during meditation is more suitable for martial souls. It disperses and circulates within the body along with the essence of the martial soul, but it is too vague and uncertain, and is not as efficient as a standardized soul power circulation route."

After a genuine period of cultivation, Xu Yuan gained a profound understanding.

Meditation is actually the most suitable cultivation method for Soul Masters.

However, during meditation, the natural dispersion of soul power is very irregular. Even if it is more in line with the martial soul, it is not as effective as a standardized and uniform route for beginners in soul power cultivation.

Of course, this is also a process of exploration for Soul Masters.

The so-called route is just a template, a reference.

When a truly advanced Soul Master meditates, the circulation of Soul Power within their body is already different from the meditation method they initially learned.

With cultivation, the circulation of this so-called soul power will actually be adjusted by the soul master himself, becoming more suitable for the natural control of soul power by the martial soul during meditation.

Actually, it's not that there are no cultivation techniques in Douluo Continent.

However, each high-level Soul Master on the mainland has discovered their own suitable cultivation method during their cultivation journey.

This 'technique' isn't powerful, but it suits me best.

"First, I'll master the meditation method my uncle uses, and then adjust it to suit my own state." Xu Yuan also had a clear plan for his upcoming soul power cultivation.

only--

"Which route should I take...?"

This is an era where bloodline reigns supreme. With the birth of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, not to mention any martial souls related to dragons, even weapon-type martial souls will be brought out to intimidate you and affect your performance.

Chapter 4: Martial Soul Characteristics Explained (Please add to your favorites!!!)

Choosing the right path for yourself isn't actually that difficult; simply rely on your own martial spirit and what aligns with your own ideas.

However, at the same time, we also need to consider how to deal with cheaters, which is a big problem.

Xu Yuan and Tang Wulin have never even met, and it doesn't necessarily mean they have a life-or-death relationship, but it's still a point that can't be ignored. Anyone with the ambition to stand at the pinnacle of the continent will inevitably have to face this hurdle.

"The path is a big problem. Putting Tang Wulin's problem aside for now, I need to figure out the characteristics of my martial soul first."

With innate soul power reaching level seven, the Heavenly Origin Brush martial soul must have undergone some mutations.

He gained some insight into this during his meditation last night.

Xu Yuan went to the backyard, ready to verify his thoughts.

He released his martial spirit, and the Heavenly Origin Brush fell into his hand. Holding the brush, he infused it with his soul power.

On the Tianyuan pen, the black stripes shimmered, gradually growing longer and larger, and even the originally soft pen tip instantly hardened.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a mutation caused by the influence of my father's martial spirit." Xu Yuan looked at the Tianyuan Brush that had transformed into a spear, lost in thought.

Rather than saying that his martial soul was inherited from his mother, it would be more accurate to say that he inherited it from both his parents, but with his mother's Heavenly Yuan Brush as the carrier, and on this basis, he also incorporated the form of his father's spear martial soul.

"It's not over yet. My martial spirit isn't that simple." Xu Yuan brandished the Heavenly Origin Pen Spear.

His father's martial soul was just an ordinary spear, and the Xu family had always been like that. Occasionally, one or two children might be born with innate soul power, but their aptitude was very low. Xu Shengqun was an exception. His martial soul mutated and became the Heavenly Saint Void-Breaking Spear.

The Xu family has always had a foundation in spear techniques, and Xu Shengqun further developed and perfected it, creating his own Tiansheng Spear Technique.

Xu Yuan hadn't been idle for the past year, having studied the basics of spear techniques, and now he wielded it with considerable flair. The difference was that his current mastery of the Heavenly Origin Spear possessed a unique charm compared to before he awakened his martial spirit.

"My martial spirit comes with a kind of momentum, a spear momentum. It doesn't reach the level of a domain, but it's already pretty good."

After practicing his marksmanship repeatedly, searching for the techniques that best suited him to harness the momentum, Xu Yuan finally put away his gun with satisfaction.

“The pen-gun form inherently possesses a certain momentum, and the pure Tianyuan pen is also in harmony with the primordial energy of heaven and earth.”

The pen-gun in his hand returned to its original form. Holding the Heavenly Origin Pen, he swung it sharply, and his soul power condensed along the pen tip, merging with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, turning into ink that flowed out from the pen tip. This drop of ink formed a small crescent-shaped streak of ink with the force of the swing.

The ink splashed on the rock but left no mark.

"This ability needs to be developed before it can have any hope of becoming lethal." Xu Yuan did not ignore this characteristic of his martial soul just because the attack just now seemed harmless. "Being able to draw upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth and fuse it with soul power, this martial soul characteristic is not simple."

......

Since Xu Shengqun was away from home these past few days, Xu Yuan cultivated on his own.

He memorized and explored the soul power circulation route in the meditation method, and quickly mastered it.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

"Uncle is back?"

"Yes, young master. The master was very pleased to hear that you have been diligently cultivating these past few days."

Xu Yuan nodded, tidied himself up, and headed to the hall.