Sure enough, he was an ignorant good-for-nothing. I thought he got up so early every day to do something worthwhile, but it turned out he was just reading miscellaneous books.
After that, Tang San paid Wu Tong no further attention. Since Wu Tong was not disturbing him, he sat cross-legged on the ground, began circulating his Soul Power, and waited for the sunrise.
However, Tang San failed to notice that Wu Tong's attention had never been on the book in his hands. The moment Tang San sat down and began circulating his Soul Power—
Wu Tong's Soul Power began circulating as well, and the markings between his brows emitted a faint glow.
Mind's Eye: Insight.
Mind's Eye: Perspective.
As soon as the two abilities were activated, Wu Tong once again obtained the route through which Soul Power circulated around Tang San's eyes.
Purple Demon Eyes acquired.
Because cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes required absolute concentration and allowed no mistakes whatsoever—otherwise, the sunlight could damage his eyes—Tang San did not sense the spying.
After a while, Tang San finished cultivating and opened his eyes. Seeing Wu Tong still reading Douluo Heroes Chronicle, he felt even greater contempt. Without so much as a greeting, he left the balcony.
Wu Tong did not care about Tang San's gaze. After all, he had already obtained the treasure Tang San valued as dearly as his life. What was the harm in letting Tang San look down on him? It would not cost him a piece of flesh.
My name was Tang San.
I was a transmigrator. I had crossed over from a martial arts world, changing from an orphan adopted by a sect into a child with a father. Although my father treated me poorly, I did not care, because I could tell that Dad had suffered something heartbreaking before becoming so dispirited.
After arriving in this magical world, I discovered strange things such as Martial Souls, Spirit Beasts, and Spirit Rings.
I could continue cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record as well. I believed that with the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, I would definitely reach the pinnacle of Douluo Continent.
When that time came, I would not spare a single person responsible for turning Dad into this dispirited wreck.
Sure enough, I was a genius. Teacher said that with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, I would definitely become a Titled Douluo.
Everything had been going smoothly, but something had felt off these past few days. It seemed that someone was watching me. No matter where I went, a hidden gaze followed me.
Wu Tong watched Tang San act suspiciously inside the blacksmith shop and supplied the narration in his mind. (ω)
As Tang San's gaze gradually swept toward him, Wu Tong did not linger any longer. Looking at the fifth technique from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record imprinted in his mind—
Wu Tong revealed a satisfied smile. Hand Training Method: Mystic Jade Hand acquired.
These past few days, Wu Tong had been following Tang San. When Tang San sparred with Xiao Wu, he hid among the students watching nearby and obtained Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
At the blacksmith shop, he saw Tang San use Mystic Jade Hand and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, so he obtained Mystic Jade Hand and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
Just like that, aside from the Hidden Weapon Compendium, Wu Tong had silently copied every technique in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. He had also copied the hammer techniques Tang Hao taught Tang San.
As for the so-called Hidden Weapon Compendium, Wu Tong simply did not think much of it. Whether throwing weapons or mechanical hidden weapons, their power could not compare to firearms. Besides, Wu Tong had no intention of devoting his energy to hidden weapons.
And in a Xuanhuan World like this, personal strength was the true path.
Therefore, Wu Tong did not copy Tang San's knowledge of hidden weapons.
"Alright. I've obtained every technique Tang San has that I need. Next, I need to modify them myself."
Having obtained Tang San's techniques, Wu Tong no longer had any interest in Tang San. He turned and left the blacksmith shop.
"Let me take a good look at these techniques."
After returning to the dormitory, Wu Tong lay on his bed and examined the five techniques in his mind.
The circulation route of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the Meridians and acupoints it needed to pass through, the amount flowing through each Meridian and acupoint, and the critical points requiring attention were all clearly displayed in Wu Tong's mind.
"Guanyuan, Zhongji, Qugu, Yinjiao, Shenque, Tianmen..."
The human body had three hundred and sixty-five acupoints in the Twelve Standard Meridians alone. Adding the Eight Extraordinary Meridians brought the total to seven hundred and twenty acupoints, corresponding exactly to two cycles of heaven—one yin and one yang, with yin and yang generating each other.
The Mysterious Heaven Skill, meanwhile, needed to pass through six hundred and seventy acupoints, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the Ren and Du Meridians...
"Damn, this is complicated!"
Wu Tong wailed as he looked at the complex Meridian diagram before him.
But in the next instant, Wu Tong pulled himself together again.
"It has to be done eventually. First, let me take a look at my own body."
(Body: Brother Tong... no more~) (▽`)ノ
First Soul Skill: Mental Detection.
Wu Tong circulated his Soul Power and used his First Soul Skill.
As the yellow Spirit Ring lit up, a vast surge of spiritual power spread out from Wu Tong's body.
Wu Tong controlled that spiritual power and carefully scanned his body.
Before long, the paths of every Meridian in Wu Tong's body, the distribution of his acupoints, the condition of his flesh and blood, the state of his internal organs, and every hidden injury within him—
All appeared before Wu Tong one by one.
"Damn! Why do I have so many hidden injuries in my body?"
Wu Tong was deeply puzzled, but he quickly thought of the source of those injuries.
Those hidden injuries were precisely the damage Wu Tong had suffered when absorbing the Mind's Eye Golden Fox Spirit Ring and Soul Bone some time ago.
Although his outward injuries had largely healed, many hidden injuries within his body had yet to recover.
After figuring it out, Wu Tong gave a bitter smile. It looked like he still needed to take better care of himself.
Wu Tong then used his Absolute Memory to record the paths of his body's Meridians, the distribution of his acupoints, and all other details of his physical condition in his mind.
After completing the record, Wu Tong stopped using his Soul Power. His Spirit Ring dimmed before disappearing.
When he compared the layout of his body with Tang San's, he discovered many differences.
"Sure enough, no two people are alike. Everyone's physical condition is different. What suits others may not suit me.
Those who learn from me live; those who imitate me die. If I only cultivate other people's methods, I am destined to be influenced by them and will never reach the pinnacle. Looking at it this way, my decision to modify these techniques was absolutely necessary."
Wu Tong sighed, then circulated his Soul Power and activated his Martial Soul.
That familiar feeling, as though a larger processor had been added to his Brain, returned to Wu Tong. His Brain rapidly received and processed information from his previous life related to cultivation techniques and people's wild ideas, swiftly filtering the relevant knowledge in his mind. Combining vast amounts of data from novels, medical texts, Daoist scriptures, and more, it began analyzing methods of modification.
Using the knowledge analyzed by his Brain, Wu Tong began modifying the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
"The Soul Power circulation becomes obstructed when passing through the Mysterious Yang Acupoint... Let me see. Change it to the Mysterious Pass Acupoint."
"There's also a problem with the circulation around the Kunqu position. Reconnect it... Divine Spring Acupoint."
"The order of passing through the Twelve Standard Meridians is also wrong... Found it. The proper order should be..."
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