Tang Hao: I Really Want to Hammer This Little Bastard

Tang Hao: I Really Want to Hammer This Little Bastard

"Clang, clang."

"Little San, weren't you pretty strong when I saw you forging a few days ago? Why are you so weak now? You must be calcium-deficient!"

Tang San: ??? What the hell is calcium? "The results are different when using Soul Power and when not using it." Tang San seriously explained to Ye Zhiqiu, then resumed his "clang, clang" forging.

"Oh, Little San, are you planning to train yourself into a muscular brute like Uncle Tang Hao? No girls will like you if you do." Ye Zhiqiu kindly advised him.

Negative Emotion Value from Tang Hao +966

Negative Emotion Value from Tang Hao +88

Negative Emotion Value from Tang Hao +66

Tang Hao's face darkened, and veins bulged on his forehead. He really wanted to give this brat a proper beating and let him know Why Flowers Are So Red.

What did he mean, muscular brutes like me won't be liked by girls? What the hell does a little brat like you know? Tang San's forging movements paused. He knew his father had a terrible temper, and he was genuinely a little afraid that his father would grab Ye Zhiqiu and beat him senseless.

But when he turned to look at Tang Hao, Tang Hao's expression had already returned to normal, calm once more.

Tang San secretly breathed a sigh of relief and shot Ye Zhiqiu a reproachful look. He jerked his chin toward the door, signaling for him to leave quickly before Tang Hao lost his temper.

Ye Zhiqiu gave an awkward smile, waved, and bolted.

As he left, he secretly admired Uncle Tang Hao's unrivaled speed at changing faces despite being such a tsundere. Luckily, Little San had been there today, or he might really have gotten beaten senseless.

On the road out of the village, Ye Zhiqiu kept watching the fluctuations in the Negative Emotion Value.

After the initial 88 points, it began to slowly decrease, showing that Tang Hao's anger was steadily fading as Ye Zhiqiu moved farther away.

Balance: 48694924496849985010

"Nicely done!" Seeing that his Negative Emotion Value balance had finally exceeded 5,000, Ye Zhiqiu cheered.

Tang Hao, that big fat sheep, truly had not disappointed him. More than 5,000 Negative Emotion Value had basically all come from him alone.

"Purchase the improved origin of the One-Tailed Shukaku." (This novel does not calculate tailed beasts' combat power, only the amount of energy contained within them. The more tails they have, the stronger their energy and the higher their price. Dear readers, please do not draw comparisons.) As 5,000 Negative Emotion Value was deducted, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly felt a ball of light appear in his lower abdomen's Dantian Qi Sea. It floated at the very center, emitting a gentle glow.

The energy leaking from it made Ye Zhiqiu's entire body feel warm, as though he possessed inexhaustible strength.

This improved Shukaku Origin had already begun to take effect. Ye Zhiqiu was now level 20 with Innate Full Soul Power, but without Soul Rings, his Soul Power could not break through.

With nowhere to go, the energy of the improved Shukaku Origin was nourishing his body.

Ye Zhiqiu let out a comfortable groan. He felt as if every cell in his body were thirsty grains of sand, madly absorbing the ceaseless stream of energy to strengthen themselves.

The Sharingan Ye Zhiqiu had previously deactivated also opened on its own without his noticing.

Within Ye Zhiqiu's scarlet pupils, one Magatama slowly rotated. Beside it, another tiny Magatama suddenly emerged.

The two Magatama were arranged symmetrically, echoing one another.

At that moment, Ye Zhiqiu felt his vision improve drastically. He could see more clearly and farther than before.

When birds flew across the sky, he could clearly track their paths. When tiny insects crawled through the grass, he could even see the minute barbs on their legs.

This was an improvement in dynamic vision. In battle, this ability would make it easier for Ye Zhiqiu to catch the trajectory of his opponent's moves, allowing his body to react in advance.

Ye Zhiqiu had experienced this once before, when his martial soul awakened.

Had the Sharingan evolved?

Ye Zhiqiu ran doubtfully to the riverbank and bent over to inspect his reflection in the water. There had originally been only one Magatama in his pupils, but now there was another. They seemed to follow some kind of pattern as they slowly rotated, giving off an indescribably eerie air.

It really evolved!

His Sharingan martial soul had actually awakened to Double Magatama on its own? Ye Zhiqiu had originally thought he would have to spend Negative Emotion Value in the System Shop to improve it.

It seemed he had been thinking too narrowly, his mindset rigidified by his previous life.

This was a real world, and everything had corresponding effects. The system had merely given him another means of improving himself; it was not absolute.

Just like this automatic evolution of the Sharingan, the improved origin of the One-Tailed Shukaku had enhanced his physique and indirectly affected the Sharingan's evolution.

It was foreseeable that as his physique grew stronger in the future, perhaps the Sharingan could naturally evolve without him needing to buy upgrades from the System Shop.

This was an unexpected delight that could save Ye Zhiqiu quite a bit of Negative Emotion Value.

Of course, if he had enough Negative Emotion Value, Ye Zhiqiu naturally would not foolishly wait for the Sharingan to evolve on its own. In a world like Douluo Continent, turning all resources into one's own strength as early as possible was the true path.

After sitting cross-legged atop a large rock outside the village, Ye Zhiqiu began to sense the Soul Power within his body.

In truth, although he possessed level 20 Innate Soul Power, he did not know how to use it. It had all been given to him by the system.

Ye Zhiqiu's current state was like an ordinary person in his previous life suddenly receiving several decades of internal energy through an empowerment technique. He possessed internal energy, but could not use it flexibly.

Ye Zhiqiu was in exactly this awkward state. He had Soul Power, but did not know how to use it.

To gain proficient control over the Soul Power within him, Ye Zhiqiu would still have to slowly familiarize himself with it. The system could not help him with that.

Ye Zhiqiu tried to sink his consciousness into his Dantian Qi Sea. This step was easy; anyone with Soul Power in their body could accomplish it effortlessly.

Within the Dantian Qi Sea, tiny glowing particles of various colors filled the space, gathering into rivers of starlight. This should have been the Soul Power Ye Zhiqiu possessed.

At the center rested the improved origin of the One-Tailed Shukaku. Threads of radiance spilled out from it and merged into every organ and part of Ye Zhiqiu's flesh.

Observing it through this immersion of consciousness allowed him to feel the benefits it brought more clearly. His Meridians were widening, and his internal organs were becoming tougher—Ye Zhiqiu could feel all of it.

Though the process was slow, the changes would be tremendous over time.

Looking at those multicolored points of light, Ye Zhiqiu tried to guide them into the Meridians of his right hand with his thoughts. The little points of light obediently rushed in.

Ye Zhiqiu's right hand visibly swelled by a small circle, and a faint glow coiled around it, as though adding a layer of protection.

At that moment, Ye Zhiqiu felt his right hand brimming with power, a power that made him want to vent it.

Ye Zhiqiu's gaze could not help drifting toward the flat boulder beneath him. Then, he formed his right hand into a blade, let out a low shout, and fiercely chopped down at the stone.

"Bang~"

"Ah!"