A Negative Example, the Disgrace of Innate Full Soul Power

Feng Xiaotian.

A textbook negative example.

In the Original Work, he had a mutated Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power! It was clearly such a powerful talent, yet for the sake of figuring out some useless Self-Created Soul Skill, he not only neglected his cultivation, he was even suspected of deliberately suppressing his level progression for a woman, turning himself into a living joke.

One had to know that Soul Masters cultivated very quickly in the early stages. The key was not only that the earlier levels were easier to raise, but more importantly, the younger a Soul Master's body was, the more malleable it was, brimming with vigorous life force!

So cultivation had to start early. The higher a level you reached while you were young, the higher the achievements you could reach later on!

And this guy?

Innate Full Soul Power, yet he was only level 44 at the age of twenty-four. Compared to others, he naturally counted as a genius, but Hu Liena, whose Innate Soul Power was only level nine, had reached level 52 Soul King at around twenty years old.

Damn it, the one thing everything feared was comparison!

This guy was practically the disgrace of Innate Full Soul Power.

After Li Chang'an looked through the Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Master records over the years, he discovered that even among those with recorded Innate Full Soul Power, Feng Xiaotian's speed of strength improvement was in the slowest tier. He was even inferior to some people with level-nine Innate Soul Power.

Just because he thought his Innate Full Soul Power was so amazing, he wantonly wasted his talent and neglected his cultivation. The original him might have been able to reach the ninety-something levels in the end, but because he delayed for those few years, his ultimate achievement might have been capped at level ninety-one or ninety-two. If his luck was even worse, perhaps he might not even break through to Titled Douluo.

One had to know that having Innate Full Soul Power did not mean one was guaranteed to become a Titled Douluo. It only meant the success rate was relatively high. In the end, there was still a small chance of failure.

So if someone relied on having Innate Full Soul Power and recklessly wasted their talent, believing that no matter what, they would definitely become a Titled Douluo in the future, then they would be dead wrong.

Having talent was all well and good, but if you had talent and did not work hard, instead wasting your time, then no one could save you.

Did they really think breaking through to Titled Douluo was that simple?

Among the records of Innate Full Soul Power possessors throughout history, those who ultimately stopped at Soul Douluo were few, but they absolutely existed.

It was precisely because there was a negative example like Feng Xiaotian.

That was why Li Chang'an did not dare waste even a moment in his daily cultivation. As long as he had free time, he began meditating and cultivating. Aside from necessary rest, he did not waste the slightest bit of time. The accumulation of soul power began precisely from every little bit of daily effort.

He dared pat his chest and say: his current level was all thanks to "his own" hard work.

—cleave, thrust, lift, sweep, intercept, hook, smash, tap, smear, raise, cloud, frame, block, carry, pierce, slash, pare, hold.

After he had practiced the eighteen basic sword moves back and forth who knew how many times, nearly two hours had already passed.

Li Chang'an had practiced from around six until past eight now. A slight sheen of sweat had already appeared on his forehead, and he felt the time was about right. So he finally sheathed his sword, stood in place, and let out a soft breath.

Physically, he was not very tired. After all, his Martial Soul, the Azure Scale Sword, was not heavy. If he was simply practicing basic moves, it was actually about the same as someone doing calisthenics continuously for two hours. Naturally, it could not be called exhausting.

"Besides strength, a powerful person also needs the necessary experience in fighting enemies."

"Practicing sword moves behind closed doors by myself cannot increase my experience in fighting enemies. It looks like I'll need to find time to spar with other classmates in the future, or go to the Soul Arena to fight some matches." Although he did not place much importance on technique, that did not mean he did not value combat experience. This was still something he needed. Otherwise, when facing an enemy on the spot, he would inevitably become flustered.

If a person had strength but had no idea how to use it, they were nothing more than a brute.

So for him, fighting and exchanging pointers with other Soul Masters more often was still very necessary.

"Since there's no time like the present, why not go find another classmate to spar with today?" Li Chang'an suddenly thought on a whim.

During this period after enrollment, what he mainly did in the academy was study knowledge and cultivate soul power. He did not have the same desire to compete and fight as other adolescent classmates. Because of that, from the time he awakened his Martial Soul until now, he had never truly fought a Soul Master in the real sense.

Thinking about it this way, as a Soul Master, he really was quite unconventional. After all, once other Soul Masters of the same level obtained their Soul Rings, they would probably have long since been unable to wait before going to bully other children and show off their presence.

Someone like him, who buried his head in bitter training and studying, really was one of a kind.

As an academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy naturally could not fail to consider the issue of its students' practical combat experience.

After all, Soul Masters would have to face battle sooner or later, so it was very necessary to establish a place in the academy where students could spar and exchange pointers with one another.

The Soul Battle Zone.

This was a place the academy's students often visited. With power in their bodies, and being at an age full of youthful vigor, some students whose energy had nowhere to vent needed a channel for release.

At the same time, it also allowed the students to spar with one another and develop some combat experience, killing two birds with one stone.

Here, students could hold all kinds of matches, and there were even dedicated teachers serving as Referees, responsible for determining victory and defeat, protecting students, providing assistance, treatment, and so on. Compared to those public Soul Arenas, it was far safer.

Of course, you got what you paid for. Since the conditions here were so good, naturally it was not free. Fees had to be paid.

Each time a Soul Fighting Competition was held, both registered sides had to pay one Gold Soul Coin as a venue fee.

After all, when Soul Masters fought, damage to the venue was naturally unavoidable. And if someone was injured during the fight, they would also need treatment after it ended. So charging a fee was very reasonable. In fact, it was better to say it was very cheap.

One Gold Soul Coin was a huge sum to ordinary commoners. But those who could study here were basically nobles, so naturally they did not lack this bit of pocket change.

At this moment, Li Chang'an had arrived at the Soul Battle Zone.

The layout of this place was somewhat similar to a Soul Arena, and it even had a special spectator area, though it was much more streamlined. After all, Soul Arenas faced the general public. This place faced only the students and teachers within the academy. Naturally, it did not need such a large venue.

The Soul Battle Zone was hexagonal. In the center was a large empty space, with five arenas built on it. Clearly, these were the places used for students to spar. Around it were circles of seats rising step by step, looking as if they could hold several hundred people at the same time.

At this moment, there were only a little over a hundred students gathered around the edge of the venue. Their grades varied from high to low, and among them there were even teachers watching the excitement. Some of them sat in the audience seats, while others simply stood up and shouted encouragement.

It could be seen that the two people currently fighting on the arena had quite a bit of fame.

And Li Chang'an even knew one of them. It was none other than his potential love rival, Yu Tianheng from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The Soul Battle Zone was basically only open during the day. Students who wanted to conduct soul battles needed to pay the fee and register first. If both sides of the match were relatively famous students within the academy, the academy would also broadcast it for free through Soul Guidance Amplifiers in each dormitory area, letting more people come to watch.

Of course, entering to watch also required paying a ticket fee. It only cost one Gold Soul Coin to watch for an entire day, unlike soul fighting, which required one Gold Soul Coin for every match. In addition, during this period, the Soul Battle Zone also provided free drinks, snacks, and meals. Overall, spending one Gold Soul Coin was very worthwhile.

After all, the academy had established the Soul Battle Zone mainly to serve the students. So naturally, it made things convenient in every way and arranged everything as comfortably as possible.