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

"Uncle."

"Xiao Yuan, I heard from Lao Wu that you've been cultivating your soul power these past few days?"

"really."

"Oh? Did you find anything?" Xu Shengqun asked curiously.

He knew in his heart that he should have no problem getting started with meditation. Under normal circumstances, he should be stuck on figuring out the steps of the meridians in meditation.

"I have basically mastered the meditation method."

"Hmm~ Hmm?" Xu Shengqun nodded twice, then noticed Xu Yuan's choice of words.

It's not that I've mastered the basics of meditation, but rather that I've mastered the basic methods of meditation!

"You've also mastered the circulation of your soul power?"

Xu Yuan nodded, and said with emotion, "I have to say that the effect of a systematic soul power circulation is very obvious. When I completed this cycle, my soul power also broke through the bottleneck."

Xu Shengqun was numb.

He stepped forward to check Xu Yuan's physical condition, sensed the general direction of Xu Yuan's soul power, and checked the key points of soul power operation in the meditation method he had taught him one by one before he breathed a sigh of relief.

While relieved, Xu Shengqun was also deeply shocked.

"Could this be the advantage of having strong mental power in cultivation?"

Xu Shengqun was, after all, a Spirit Transmission Envoy and had seen quite a few geniuses, but he had never seen anyone master the entire Advanced Meditation Technique in just three days. Of course, he had never seen anyone like Xu Yuan, who had a spiritual power of up to 81 points right after awakening his Martial Soul.

"Hmm, not bad." After acknowledging Xu Yuan's cultivation progress, Xu Shengqun continued, "I've contacted the Body Sect for you. Get ready, you'll be coming with me to Tiandou City again tomorrow."

"Great!" Xu Yuan exclaimed in delight.

Is there anything you don't understand about cultivation?

Although Xu Yuan had mastered the meditation method, there were still aspects of cultivation he didn't understand.

Xu Yuan asked about some of the points of confusion he had encountered in his cultivation, but he was more concerned about the doubts he had about practicing his spear techniques. Over the past five days, he had not only been practicing meditation but also spear techniques, while simultaneously developing the unique characteristic of his Heavenly Yuan Brush. All the questions he had accumulated were now being asked.

So many questions have arisen in just five days.

And it's not the kind of problem that you can't think of.

Xu Shengqun was very satisfied with this, knowing that his nephew was really cultivating seriously, and at the same time, he could roughly sense Xu Yuan's talent in cultivation.

Perhaps his physical talent is only at the innate level seven of soul power, but his talent in comprehension and perseverance is top-notch.

"Uncle, I have a question while I was studying the materials." After asking his cultivation question, Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"Oh? What's your question?"

"According to the information I read, the True Dragon Martial Soul is a top-tier Martial Soul. It naturally exerts pressure when encountering dragon-type Soul Beasts. Even non-dragon Martial Souls, such as Beast Martial Souls, will be suppressed. Even weapon Martial Souls will be oppressed by the dragon's might. How should we deal with such enemies?"

Xu Shengqun was surprised that Xu Yuan could ask such a question.

Upon encountering a description of the True Dragon Martial Soul, place it on the side of the enemy.

Although it is extreme, this kind of thinking is also very reasonable and is something that every Soul Master must possess.

Understanding a martial spirit, then imagining it as an enemy and contemplating how to defeat it, is itself a form of training in combat awareness.

"There aren't many martial souls with true dragon bloodlines, and they're extremely rare across the entire continent. But they do exist. If you really join Shrek Academy in the future, the probability of encountering one will be quite high, since it gathers the most outstanding geniuses from the entire continent."

After thinking for a moment, Xu Shengqun began to explain the problem to Xu Yuan.

Chapter 5 Xu Yuan's True Advantage

"Xiao Yuan, you must remember that the most important thing in Soul Master cultivation is to strengthen yourself, not to target your opponent. Of course, while strengthening yourself, it is even better to find ways to deal with your enemy."

What Xu Shengqun said was based on his own personal experience.

Only when you are strong can you talk about other things.

"The so-called deterrent effect of the True Dragon Martial Soul will almost always create an instinctive suppression for Soul Masters with Beast Martial Souls, as long as they are not both True Dragon Martial Souls. This is a suppression based on rank, which is very difficult for Soul Masters to change later in life, unless there is an opportunity for a Martial Soul mutation to surpass the other party in bloodline quality."

“Xiao Yuan, you and I are different. We are weapon spirits, and what’s more, our weapon spirits have absolutely no connection with beast spirits. This means that our pure weapon spirits are not subject to rank oppression.”

"Without the suppression of rank, all that's needed is to strengthen oneself."

"Even the so-called Dragon Might is just a unique strength of dragon-type martial souls. It can be seen as a passive mental attribute weakening skill that dragon-type martial souls are born with."

"As long as the Soul Master's will is strong enough, this can be offset. What remains depends on the Soul Master's own strength."

Xu Yuan suddenly understood what Xu Shengqun said.

He only considered that the Golden Dragon King's rank was too high, ridiculously high, and that its suppression of any dragon or beast-type martial soul was too strong. Even without the direct suppression of rank, it still possessed terrifying dragon might. However, he forgot that no matter what, the only strength brought by the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was the dragon might that he needed to deal with.

As Xu Shengqun said, Dragon's Might is a purely passive, group-weakening mental skill.

At this time, strengthening one's mental power and tempering one's will is the best way to deal with the dragon's might.

Moreover, this is not just about dealing with the dragon's might, but also about the training that a Soul Master should undergo.

Although Xu Shengqun did not know how terrifying the Golden Dragon King's status was, he was only instructing Xu Yuan on how to deal with the True Dragon Martial Soul, but he still gave Xu Yuan some ideas.

"As long as I am not weaker than the Golden Dragon King in any aspect of bloodline, the only thing I need to deal with is the influence of the dragon's might on my will."

As for willpower, Xu Yuan couldn't guarantee anything, but he was confident in his mental strength.

In terms of spiritual power, Xu Yuan even dared to compare himself with Gu Yue, who had rebuilt his spiritual realm as a Silver Dragon King.

While the spiritual power of the adult soul from his previous life transformed into this fantasy world was weak, it still increased Xu Yuan's initial spiritual power value. In fact, his spiritual power growth was also based on this initial value.

A normal human being might have only a negligible amount of mental energy at birth, but Xu Yuan might have ten points right away. And if we don't consider any other factors and just focus on physical development, a normal human might have two or three points of mental energy by the age of six, but Xu Yuan could reach twenty or thirty points!

However, in reality, Xu Yuan's martial soul is his brain. Even if it is not awakened, it is passively enhanced by natural growth, causing his natural growth of mental power to double again.

The activation at the moment of awakening his martial soul gave him a mental strength of up to 81 points right after awakening his martial soul.

This only covers the situation before awakening a martial soul.

When a martial soul awakens, the enhancement of the brain's martial soul to his naturally increasing mental power will only become more and more obvious. And if he absorbs a soul spirit with mental attributes, his natural increase in mental power will only become more and more abnormal.

“My true advantage lies in my mental strength, which is exactly what my uncle said about dealing with dragon-type martial soul masters.”

Xu Yuan suddenly felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

It's not that I'm afraid I can't cope with it, it's that I can't even see the possibility of coping with it.

Even if this approach requires Xu Yuan to demonstrate extraordinary mental strength compared to others his age, it is still a glimmer of hope.

“Uncle missed something, that is the soul…” Xu Yuan lowered his head and continued to think about the omission.

The Golden Dragon King's status is absurd; he may even be able to influence Soul Masters through his spirit.

Therefore, it's best to avoid choosing dragons or beasts as spirits...

Thinking about this gave Xu Yuan a headache.

He wished he hadn't thought of that.

Because he had thought about it, he had reservations. He really couldn't imagine what other goals he could have if he didn't absorb the souls of beasts.

Plants?

"It was alright at first, but things got tough after Tang Wulin awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, the Sea God bloodline, and even gained the identity of the Child of Nature..."

Xu Yuan also realized that he was being somewhat hesitant and timid.

However, these are all things that are worth considering.

"Why not just kill Tang Wulin and go all the way?"

In just a moment, Xu Yuan abandoned the plan.

The fact that God King Tang San had at least three opportunities to act, plus the presence of Tang Hao and another being the masters of their respective planes, meant that the plan was doomed to fail.

"Sigh, what other kinds of spirits are there besides beasts and plants..." Even Xu Yuan was starting to have a headache.

......

Xu Yuan lowered his head in deep thought, his expression changing, which Xu Shengqun noticed.

He didn't know what was wrong with his nephew or what difficulties he had encountered, but in his understanding, his nephew had his own set of ideas and was thinking like an adult. Therefore, even though Xu Yuan seemed to be facing a big problem, he wouldn't interfere as long as Xu Yuan didn't ask him for help.

"Uncle, do you have any plans for my soul?" Xu Yuan hesitated for a long time, but still decided to ask Xu Shengqun for some help.

"A soul?" Xu Shengqun was taken aback.

He then remembered that Xu Yuan had just said that he broke through to level eight when he completed the cycle of soul power circulation, which meant that he was actually very close to level ten.

Given Xu Yuan's demonstrated talent, he will definitely reach level 10 within a year, and may even have a chance to break through within six months.

Therefore, the soul needs to prepare in advance.

Compared to ten thousand years ago, it is not unreasonable for today's Soul Masters to prepare for their Soul Spirits several years in advance, given the necessary conditions.

"Your martial spirit is the Heavenly Yuan Brush. There are many suitable spirits for it. Vine spirits are the most suitable. In addition, beast spirits may have the opportunity to be integrated into your Heavenly Yuan Brush as a means of combat."

In the Douluo Continent, there are powerful individuals who use a pen as their martial soul, known as the Divine Pen. Moreover, this person is a Limit Douluo and a pivotal figure throughout the entire continent. He is one of the three giants of the military and the commander of the Central Legion!

Yu Guanzhi, the Divine Brush Douluo, used his own martial soul to draw patterns of soul beasts, thus turning the illusory into the real and using this method to fight.

Xu Shengqun was unsure whether Tianyuan Pen had such potential, but he still considered this possible development direction for Xu Yuan.

To everyone's surprise, Xu Yuan shook his head and rejected the proposal.