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

"There's another reason why I've brought the three of you together this time."

Xu Lizhi looked at Shen Yi excitedly, waiting for her to continue.

Chapter 42 An Enlightenment in the Sea God's Pavilion (Please continue reading!!!)

"You three come with me." Shen Yi led Xu Yuan and the other two children toward the Sea God Pavilion.

Xu Lizhi was very excited throughout, Ye Xinglan tried to remain calm but her eyes were still full of anticipation, and only Xu Yuan was quite composed.

Meanwhile, Shen Yi was also observing the three of them.

She had to admit to herself that this perfectly matched what her teacher had said.

The three's talents absolutely qualify them as candidates for the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils, and Xu Yuan's mindset and calm personality, coupled with the leadership qualities revealed in the Humanity Test, make him very likely to be the leader of the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

Xu Yuan's background doesn't actually have much of an impact, but it can be an excuse for the elders to make higher demands on him. In reality, they don't care about Xu Yuan's relationship with the Spirit Pagoda.

Moreover, Xu Yuanzhen can hardly be considered to have come from the Spirit Transmission Tower.

As Shen Yi walked deeper into the inner courtyard, Xu Yuan could sense the changes in the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy).

This is not just a simple change in concentration; it seems that the vital energy is also mixed with a rich... vitality!

"Xu Yuan, and the other two, get yourself in the right state of mind and don't miss this opportunity," Shen Yi reminded them.

She led the three across a path, where the towering trees disappeared, and before them lay a crystal-clear, azure lake. In the center of the lake was a small island, on which stood a gigantic, ancient tree, and atop it, a building that appeared to be naturally sculpted.

Shen Yi led the three onto a small boat and rowed towards Poseidon Island in the center of the lake.

"You've probably all guessed it, right? Next, I'll take you to the Sea God Pavilion to meet the elders. If you perform well, you might get some guidance from one of the elders. Oh, and Elder Cai has arranged for you to cultivate in the Sea God Pavilion for the next three days. Make the most of these three days," Shen Yi reminded the three of them.

She looked at Xu Yuan and reminded him, "Xu Yuan, let me remind you, the Pavilion Master also uses a gun."

"Teacher Shen, didn't you say that the sect leader has very high requirements for accepting disciples? Do you think I have a chance?" Xu Yuan asked in confusion.

Shen Yi smiled.

In the past, she might have thought that becoming a disciple of the Pavilion Master was a distant prospect, but recently the Sea God Pavilion and students from various inner academies have been very eager to do so.

Because the master of the Sea God Pavilion recently accepted a disciple.

"The Pavilion Master recently accepted a disciple, so the elders and the disciples of the inner courtyard all think that the Pavilion Master must be thinking of taking on a disciple."

You've taken on a disciple?

Xu Yuan fell into thought.

Yunming's only disciple should be Na'er, right?

How old was Na'er when she joined Shrek Academy?

Xu Yuan didn't know the exact time, but he was certain that Na'er left Aolai City after Tang Wulin had cultivated to level ten. Tang Wulin's innate soul power was level three, and it would take him three or two years to reach level ten, not a year.

Xu Yuan was stunned.

So, before I've even participated in the storyline, some things have already started to change?

He kept these doubts in mind, intending to inquire further when he had time.

Having lived in this world for so many years, he knew long ago that this was a real world, and that nothing was done according to a script. What was most important to him was not anything else, but cultivation.

Aside from spiritual practice, everything else is secondary.

......

Stepping onto the sea god island, Xu Yuan felt as if the ground beneath his feet was filled with the breath of life.

Breathing the air of Poseidon Island makes me feel younger and more energetic.

Keep in mind, he's only seven years old!

Even a seven-year-old's body can feel this way just by breathing the air here.

"Let's go, the elders must have been waiting for a long time." Shen Yi didn't dare to delay and led the three of them into the ancient and grand pavilion on the island.

Poseidon Pavilion.

"The three of you have passed Shrek Academy's inner court examination and will be admitted to the inner court as special recruits..."

Cai Lao presided over the meeting, reiterating the same points he had discussed with Xu Yuan and the other two.

Fortunately, he didn't ramble on for too long, and he briefly explained the situation to Xu Yuan and the other two in just a few minutes.

"Next, Shen Yi will be your teacher and will be responsible for guiding your cultivation. Of course, it's not mandatory. You can cultivate according to your own wishes. If you encounter any problems, just ask her. Every six months, the academy will conduct an assessment of you. If you do not meet the requirements, you will be demoted to the outer academy. In the future, you can only return to the inner academy after you meet the requirements for promotion from the outer academy to the inner academy. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mr. Cai, don't worry, we won't slack off," Xu Yuan said.

Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan nodded in agreement.

"Okay, Shen Yi, take the three of them inside and assign each of them a room." Old Cai looked at Shen Yi.

"Yes."

"The three of you should focus on your cultivation from now on, and it would be best if you thought about your future paths," Elder Cai said to Xu Yuan and the other two, giving them his final instructions.

......

Xu Yuan entered a room, went to the center of the room, sat down cross-legged, and thought to himself, "If I remember correctly, entering the Sea God Pavilion offers the opportunity for deep meditation?"

This setting should be from the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era. It seems to have changed a bit in the current Dragon King Legend era, where there is no longer an opportunity to enter deep meditation. However, it should still have a guiding effect on martial soul cultivation.

"Perfect timing. I can spend these three days here trying to develop the two forms of the Heavenly Origin Brush and the Heavenly Origin Spear, and exploring the opportunity to separate the two forms."

Xu Yuan's heart stirred, and he made a decision.

He knew the dangers of separating one's martial soul; a single misstep could damage the soul, potentially directly affecting future cultivation.

Perhaps it would be safer to try after reaching the seventh ring, but when will that be? If we can't establish an advantage in the early stages, given the current situation of the Soul Master world, is there really still a chance?

Moreover, the sooner they separate, the easier it might be for Xu Yuan.

"My martial spirit is ultimately a fusion of my father's and mother's martial spirits. My father's gun was left in my mother's pen in a special way."

"While the two souls still have a few soul rings in common and can be separated, if we wait until later and more soul spirits are fused together and more soul rings are attached to the two forms, the two forms will become increasingly difficult to separate."

"However, safety is the prerequisite for everything."

Xu Yuan closed his eyes and entered a meditative state.

In the meditation space.

Xu Yuan's consciousness appeared, and looking at the Tianyuan Brush that was constantly floating in the space, he tried to communicate with it.

The Heavenly Origin Brush transforms into the Heavenly Origin Spear, and then back into the Heavenly Origin Brush.

The two forms kept changing, and Xu Yuan felt the different flow of soul power in the two states, and the different sensations in the two states.

Gradually, his mind became immersed in understanding this change.

Instinctively, Xu Yuan incorporated the devouring pathways he had summarized over the past ten days into the Devouring Heaven and Earth Technique and began to operate it.

The power of the five elements merges with the power of devouring, the five internal organs work together, and the blood and qi throughout the body are mobilized.

Inside the meditation space.

The Five Elements Spear Spirit emerged and merged into the Heavenly Origin Spear, after which the Martial Soul switched to the Heavenly Origin Brush form.

The power of the five elements erupted, drawing in the spirits of the five elements spears. Along with a faint devouring force, the phantom of the spirits of the five elements spears was slowly drawn out, and the phantom of the Heavenly Origin Spear gradually appeared within the spirits of the five elements spears.

boom!

Everything shattered. Xu Yuan opened his eyes, his gaze unfocused.

Chapter 43 Xu Yuan: I have found the shoulders of giants!

"Just now..." Xu Yuan recalled the scene just now, his heart filled with excitement: "Did I separate a tiny bit of the gun form?"

"The Devouring Heaven and Earth Technique's Five Elements Power is not the Five Elements of the Heavenly Origin Brush, but the Five Elements of the Five Elements Spear Spirit!" Xu Yuan realized.

Instead of using the Heavenly Origin Brush to mobilize the power of external elements, he integrated the power of the Five Elements Spear Spirit into his body to perform the Devouring Heaven and Earth Technique, and then merged the devouring power to establish a connection with the Five Elements Spear Spirit in reverse.

Then, the Five Elements Spear Spirit is fused with the Heavenly Origin Spear, which is then transformed into the Heavenly Origin Brush form. The connection between the five internal organs and the Five Elements Spear Spirit is used to pull on the origin of the spear form...

Although it was a transformation of illusory images within the meditation space, Xu Yuan could feel that he genuinely perceived the origins of the two forms from this transformation.

Once the gun form is completely extracted within the meditation space, it also means that Xu Yuan has completely found the gun form within his martial soul through perception.

Of course, the so-called extraction does not mean splitting the two fundamental elements of the Martial Soul. Everything in the meditation space is merely a manifestation of Xu Yuan's perception of the Martial Soul. Extracting the spear form within the meditation space signifies that Xu Yuan's perception of his Martial Soul has become so refined that he can reconcile the two mixed forms.

Xu Yuan will not act rashly.

Ultimately, he was still just a lowly Soul Master.

Creating a martial soul is impossible, because that is the realm of gods. Xu Yuan is well aware of this. It is impossible to achieve something that only gods can do with a little bit of imagination.

No matter how daring his preparations were, his plans were still full of detours, and he ultimately resorted to a clever method to integrate the gun form into his blood and qi.

How about separating the gun form and making it a separate martial soul?

Xu Yuan felt this was a gamble, and the other martial soul he created would likely be incomplete.

Instead, one could infuse the blood and qi into the form of a gun to aid in the cultivation of blood and qi, and thereby attempt to endow the blood and qi with the true ability to condense a blood and qi soul ring.

Of course, there are many steps involved, and each step is extremely dangerous.