Five Months of Grueling Cultivation! Finally Breaking Through Level Twenty!

Only Tang San himself knew that this was not grueling cultivation, but an accumulation filled with hope and motivation.

The medicinal power of the Whale Rubber deposited within his body, along with the spiritual power boost brought by the Seven-Colored Spirit Nurturing Fruit, acted like the most powerful accelerant, allowing his cultivation speed to far surpass that of ordinary people.

Just like that, time flew by!

Before he knew it, two weeks had already passed.

Tang San focused most of his efforts on consolidating his newly enhanced spiritual power and refining his control over soul power.

He had never interrupted his cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye. Every day, he absorbed the Morning Sun Purple Qi, sensing the faint threshold of the "Mustard Seed" realm.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill circulated more smoothly than ever, soul power surging through his tough, broad meridians with extraordinary efficiency.

Today, as naturally as water flowing into a channel, his soul power broke through to Level Seventeen.

He could feel that his foundation was incomparably solid, without the slightest hint of instability.

"Finally, I've broken through to Level Seventeen. Raising one level in two weeks is already incredibly monstrous at my current cultivation pace."

"Still, advancing the Purple Demon Eye into the Mustard Seed Realm is very difficult."

"Forget it. I'll just keep cultivating."

"The further I go, the more soul power energy I'll need. I wonder how long it'll take to reach Level Eighteen?"

"I can't neglect the Tang Sect Secret Arts either. They'll play an extremely crucial role in future battles. It seems I'll need to put some effort into them as well."

Tang San silently pondered, carefully sensing the changes within his body.

After his soul power rose to Level Seventeen, Tang San began placing greater emphasis on cultivating the Tang Sect Secret Arts.

Mysterious Jade Hand: His hands were warm and moist like jade. Not only were they harder than fine steel, but his subtle control over force had also reached a new height. He even tried crushing hard pebbles with nothing but the Mysterious Jade Hand, without using his Martial Soul.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track: With his powerful spiritual power assisting him, his movement technique became even more elusive and unpredictable. As his footwork shifted, he left streaks of afterimages amid the cramped woods of the Back Mountain. Ordinary Soul Masters would likely struggle even to touch the hem of his clothes.

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon: His ability to draw upon and control force became increasingly exquisite. He could now manipulate a falling leaf from a distance, making it dance along a specific trajectory, or easily deflect incoming stones.

Purple Demon Eye: Although it had not broken through into the "Mustard Seed" realm, his perception, dynamic vision, and sensing of energy fluctuations had all improved greatly. Combined with the Life Perception soul skill, the effect was twice as good with half the effort!

In the blink of an eye, another four weeks passed.

Other people measured cultivation in months and years.

Tang San measured his in weeks.

Over these four weeks of unceasing hard cultivation, not only did the Tang Sect Secret Arts undergo a qualitative improvement, but his soul power also steadily increased. Today, he successfully stepped into Level Eighteen.

An eighteen-level First-Ring Soul Master at six years old—only Qian Renxue in this world could surpass him.

But with his talent, Qian Renxue would soon be overtaken by him.

"Keep working hard!"

"Level Twenty is getting closer and closer!"

Tang San took a deep breath.

He planned to continue cultivating.

At that moment, Xiao Wu walked over, her face full of admiration. "Tang San, every day all you do is cultivate. It's incredibly dull and boring. Don't you ever get tired of it? Just watching you cultivate makes me sick of it."

"Can't be helped. I need to break through to Level Twenty as soon as possible. I'm already Level Eighteen, only two levels away."

"We both have Innate Full Soul Power, and you're a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. You can slowly recover without cultivating, but I can't."

Tang San shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

How could he not envy Xiao Wu?

This Rabbit Spirit did not need to cultivate. She could grow stronger just by playing around everywhere.

During this time, she had only cultivated occasionally, mainly because Tang San, that cultivation maniac, had influenced her.

But compared to Tang San, her cultivation time was utterly insignificant.

Even so, Xiao Wu's Soul Power Level had risen from Level Eleven to Level Thirteen.

"Fine." Xiao Wu shrugged helplessly.

Tang San asked, "By the way, is there any news about the Ten Thousand Years Life Vine?"

Xiao Wu nodded. "I came to tell you about that, actually. My companions sent word back—they've found one. It's exactly ten thousand years old. But your level isn't high enough yet, so you can't absorb it. We'll talk once you reach Level Twenty."

"Good! I'll get there as soon as possible!" Tang San nodded, excitement appearing on his face.

Sure enough, keeping Xiao Wu around to help him find a suitable Plant Soul Beast had been the right choice.

"Alright, I'm leaving. Take your time cultivating." Having delivered the news, Xiao Wu turned and left. She could not be bothered to stay here. Tang San was a boring guy and no fun at all.

It would be better to go play with Wang Sheng and the others.

So she skipped away.

For the time that followed, Tang San continued cultivating.

The higher one's Soul Power Level, the more soul power one needed to accumulate in order to advance.

But Tang San's cultivation speed did not noticeably slow.

The immense spiritual power brought by the Seven-Colored Spirit Nurturing Fruit allowed him to remain in a highly focused cultivation state for longer periods, and his efficiency in absorbing and converting the world's vital energy far surpassed Soul Masters of the same level.

At the same time, he began devoting some of his energy to reviewing Hidden Weapon Techniques.

Although he lacked suitable materials to forge high-level Hidden Weapons, basic techniques such as the Throwing Hand Arrow and Bone Piercing Needle were already not to be underestimated with the support of his Mysterious Jade Hand and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.

For Mechanical Hidden Weapons, he had the Desert Eagle. But he could still properly study Technique Hidden Weapons; perhaps they would prove useful in the future.

The more skills, the better.

The Desert Eagle was his final trump card. He would not take it out and use it lightly.

Six weeks later, the bottleneck of Level Nineteen was nothing before his abundant accumulation and was broken through in one stroke.

After reaching Level Nineteen, the goal of Level Twenty was only one step away.

Tang San instead slowed the pace of his soul power breakthroughs, paying greater attention to integrating everything he had learned.

He combined Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, borrowing force to strike back while evading.

He incorporated the force control of the Mysterious Jade Hand into his daily movements, with restrained strength hidden in every gesture.

At the same time, he continuously considered how to better combine the Tang Sect Secret Arts with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, using its incomparably vigorous Life Force to develop more Self-Created Soul Skills.

Although the quality of Blue Silver Grass was not particularly high at present, when paired with exquisite movement techniques and control methods, it might still produce unexpected results.

These eight weeks were a slow grind. His soul power accumulated bit by bit, becoming increasingly condensed and pure.

At dawn on the final day of the eighth week, after Tang San completed a full circulation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill on the Back Mountain, the soul power within him finally surged to a critical point. Like a river filled to the brim, it crashed through the barrier of Level Twenty!

An aura nearly twice as powerful as before rose from Tang San's body, then was swiftly restrained by him.

He opened his eyes, a sharp gleam concealed within them, while an uncontrollable curve rose at the corner of his mouth.

Level Twenty! He had finally reached it!

From Level Sixteen to Level Twenty, it seemed like only four levels, but every step had been incomparably solid.

It had taken him a full twenty weeks!

Equivalent to roughly five months!

And he was still only six years old!

His Physical Body Strength had already reached that of a Four-Ring Low-level Soul Ancestor. His spiritual power far exceeded that of others at the same level, the Tang Sect Secret Arts were becoming increasingly proficient, and his soul power had now reached the standard for obtaining a Second Soul Ring.

At this moment, although Tang San appeared to be merely a Level Twenty Quasi-Soul Grandmaster, his true combat strength would likely be enough to make many Three-Ring Soul Elders and even Four-Ring Soul Ancestors feel troubled.

He rose to his feet, sensing the surging power within his body as his gaze turned toward the distance.

It was time to find Xiao Wu.

He had even higher expectations for his Second Soul Ring.

In this life, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would absolutely not become some strange, useless Martial Soul again!

He wanted to follow a path of ultimate development, pushing life to its utmost limit!

He had already planned the road ahead clearly.

After obtaining his Second Soul Ring, he would continue lying low and increasing his strength until he possessed the power to change everything.

Shrek? The tournament? Neither had anything to do with him.

His stage lay in the future, at greater heights!

If that wasn't enough for you, you can check out this book:

Douluo: Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Rising from Humble Beginnings

This book is nearly three hundred thousand words long, and it is also the one I am currently updating.