The Power of the True Essence Dao Body

Bibi Dong took Qian Guxing out for a meal and arranged for him to stay next door to her bedchamber.

"You also have a senior sister who's currently studying at Spirit Hall Academy. I'll introduce you when she gets back."

With that, Bibi Dong turned and left. As the Pope, she had a great deal of administrative business to attend to and naturally could not stay long.

After Bibi Dong left, Qian Guxing hurried back to his room and said excitedly to the system:

"Quick, let me claim my rewards!"

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the special trait: Daughter of Fortune (You possess great fortune, turning danger into safety, cultivating faster, and encountering fortuitous opportunities one after another!)]

Qian Guxing felt a refreshing current sweep through him from head to toe, but he could not sense what it actually did.

After all, luck was not something the eye could see.

Immediately afterward, the second system notification rang out.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Hashirama Senju Physique!]

This time, Qian Guxing felt a tangible change. His body's density shot up wildly. According to Naruto's setting, their cells numbered more than three times those of people on Earth.

That threefold increase in cell count, combined with Hashirama Senju's monstrous physique, allowed Qian Guxing to clearly sense the staggering increase in his strength!

At the same time, the Soul Power within Qian Guxing surged a hundredfold, so he had no need to worry about using it up!

Of course.

An increase in his total Soul Power would not make cultivation any harder for Qian Guxing.

That was because Soul Power cultivation concerned quality, not quantity.

The human body was a vessel with a finite capacity. To advance, one had to bring about a qualitative change in Soul Power, and each stage of that change represented a breakthrough to a new realm.

Thus, even though Qian Guxing possessed a hundred times as much Soul Power as an ordinary person, it brought him nothing but advantages.

With a hundred times as much Soul Power as enemies in the same realm, he could truly be called invincible in his realm.

"I've got chakra by the ton now too."

Qian Guxing forcibly suppressed the urge to unleash Deep Forest Emergence.

At this Martial Soul Awakening, he had obtained two god-level Martial Souls: the True Essence Dao Body and the Ancient Tree of Nature!

The Five Great God Kings had all sent congratulatory gifts as well. He had obtained four great External Soul Bones—the Heart of Life, the Destruction Sword Mark, the Eye of Illusion Breaking, and the Nightmare Mark-as well as a sword technique from Asura.

And in the system choices that followed, Qian Guxing had also obtained Daughter of Fortune and the Hashirama Senju Physique, while latching onto Bibi Dong's thigh!

It had been a great harvest!

Qian Guxing asked the system, "System buddy, do we have a personal attribute panel?"

[Yes, Host, you do.]

"Then let's see my current attributes!" Qian Guxing could hardly wait.

[Qian Guxing]

Charm: 120

Level: 20

Martial Souls: True Essence Dao Body, Ancient Tree of Nature

Physique: Hashirama Senju Physique

Trait: Daughter of Fortune

External Soul Bones: Heart of Life, Destruction Sword Mark, Nightmare Mark, Eye of Illusion Breaking

Soul Bones: None

First Martial Soul's Soul Rings: None

Second Martial Soul's Soul Rings: None

Cultivation technique: Dragon Elephant Prajna Art

Combat techniques: Six Powers (perfected), Asura Sword Technique (not yet initiated)

Skill: White Moonlight's Smile

Magnificent!

This panel was far too magnificent!

Qian Guxing finally understood why some wealthy people in his previous life were willing to spend millions on a game. The sheer beauty of those numbers really did feel wonderful from his toes to the crown of his head.

Other people could spend their entire lives without laying a hand on an External Soul Bone, yet Qian Guxing had four at once!

Other people could only gaze at god-level Martial Souls from afar, yet Qian Guxing had two!

Not to mention that Qian Guxing also had Innate Level 20 Soul Power!

With the Six Powers at the perfected level, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, and the Hashirama Senju Physique, Qian Guxing dared to take on a Soul King even without a single Soul Ring attached!

Having reined in his excitement, Qian Guxing prepared to study his two Martial Souls properly.

On the Douluo Continent, Martial Souls were the foundation of cultivation.

Without understanding one's own Martial Soul, it was difficult to reach great heights in cultivation.

Having just fused with the Hashirama Senju Physique, Qian Guxing instinctively examined the Ancient Tree of Nature first.

The Ancient Tree of Nature was a god-level Martial Soul comparable to the Goddess of Life's true body. It controlled the laws of nature, allowing Qian Guxing to wield natural energy for healing, support, combat, and more. It could be called a perfect Martial Soul.

The Ancient Tree of Nature, however, had another extremely heaven-defying ability: it could absorb the power of nature and form Soul Rings capable of growth on its own!

That meant that, as long as Qian Guxing could withstand them, all nine of his Ancient Tree of Nature's Soul Rings could be hundred-thousand-year or even Million-Year Soul Rings!

"As expected of a super-god-level Martial Soul on par with the Goddess of Life's true body!"

Qian Guxing was quite satisfied with the Ancient Tree of Nature!

Next, Qian Guxing examined his First Martial Soul, the True Essence Dao Body, which had evolved from his full-body Body Martial Soul.

It could be said that Qian Guxing had extremely high hopes for the True Essence Dao Body.

The Douluo Continent was widely acknowledged as the sewer of the fantasy genre.

Aside from skills that granted percentage-based boosts, its combat power was truly lacking.

But the Douluo Continent had one advantage other worlds lacked: it was easy to become a god and attain eternal life.

In Qian Guxing's vision, if the True Essence Dao Body really could cultivate immortality, then with an endless lifespan, he would sooner or later become a true immortal who held the stars in his hands and plucked the sun and moon from the sky!

By then, even mighty Douluo God Kings would not be worthy of carrying Qian Guxing's shoes.

"Let's take a good look at what this True Essence Dao Body can do."

Qian Guxing sat cross-legged and quietly sensed his Martial Soul Origin.

Through his Martial Soul Origin, Qian Guxing learned the True Essence Dao Body's precise ability.

It had only one ability: refining Soul Power and transforming it into True Essence.

Following the guidance of his Martial Soul Origin, Qian Guxing circulated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art. The vast Soul Power within him roared into motion. Like a compressor, the True Essence Dao Body compressed the Soul Power, removed its impurities, and fused it with Bloodline Power and spiritual power in the process.

Essence, Qi, and spirit merged into one, finally condensing into a drop of golden liquid in Qian Guxing's dantian.

It might have been only a tiny drop, but the energy it contained was equivalent to one-tenth of Qian Guxing's total Soul Power!

And that drop of liquid was called True Essence.

It was a kind of energy that could almost be called all-purpose.

It could be used to activate Soul Skills or execute martial arts such as the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art.

Because the energy within True Essence was compressed to the limit, techniques executed with it would be more than 50% stronger!

"Condensing Qi into liquid-in the world of immortal cultivation, I'd count as a Foundation Establishment cultivator too."

The corners of Qian Guxing's mouth curled into a smile, and he was quite pleased.

Of course he knew he could not compare to a Foundation Establishment cultivator from immortal cultivation.

After all, a genuine Foundation Establishment cultivator would not have a single pitiful drop of spiritual liquid in his body, nor would he be without spells or magical treasures.

But that did not stop Qian Guxing from being happy about it.

As long as he accumulated enough True Essence in his dantian, he could try using the Soul Core method to condense it into a Golden Core.

When that time came.

Once a Golden Core entered my belly, my fate would be mine, not heaven's!

With a Golden Core as an energy source, plus the Hashirama Senju Physique and the Ancient Tree of Nature Martial Soul, Qian Guxing reckoned that, at full power, he could bind the entire Douluo Star with vines!