Adapting to the rules? Yao Lao: I'll teach you a body-refining method first! (Seeking follow-up reading!)

Dai Yu slowly reined in the surging Soul Power around him. The level 17 Soul Power fluctuations gradually subsided, returning to calm.

Even though half of his origin was "snatched,"

he felt the Soul in his Sea of Consciousness, which had been on the verge of dissipating at any moment, finally gain a sense of solidity. The heartache he felt dissipated by more than half.

After all, this was Venerable Yao, Yao Chen!

A living encyclopedia, a titan of the alchemy world.

Compared to that, although the five wisps of origin were precious, if they could be exchanged for Old Man Yao's full assistance, it was an absolute bargain.

Dai Yu's thoughts stirred, and his consciousness sank into the Sea of Consciousness once more.

Looking at Old Man Yao, who was cross-legged and hovering above the Sea of Consciousness, meditating with his eyes closed, Dai Yu couldn't help but ask:

"Old man, stop pretending to be profound."

"Since you could devour my origin, it means you already had consciousness long ago."

Dai Yu paused, his tone laced with a hint of probing:

"Did you just wake up?

Or... were you actually awake long ago, just hiding in the ring and observing me in secret?"

Hearing this, Old Man Yao, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

In his aged eyes, a hint of a deep brilliance, never seen before, flickered. It was as if he had just experienced an extremely long and perilous journey.

"Observing you?"

Old Man Yao glanced at Dai Yu, huffing and puffing at his beard impatiently:

"If I had that much leisure, I would have come out long ago to guide your shoddy cultivation methods."

With that, Old Man Yao sighed, his expression becoming somewhat complex:

"Actually, I woke up a few days ago."

"The moment you stepped into Shrek Academy."

"What? You woke up days ago?"

Dai Yu raised an eyebrow. "Then why didn't you say anything? You watched me run around like a headless fly?"

"You know nothing!"

Old Man Yao couldn't help but curse, then shook his head helplessly.

He extended his somewhat ethereal hand and gently clenched it in front of him.

A faint white flame danced in his palm.

However, this flame felt subtly different from the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in Dai Yu's memory from Battle Through the Heavens.

It seemed... more in line with the rules of this world.

"Although I woke up, I couldn't do anything. I couldn't even communicate with you."

Old Man Yao looked at the flame in his palm and said in a deep voice:

"Because, I do not belong to this world."

"You mean... rejection?"

Dai Yu mused.

"Correct."

Old Man Yao nodded, his expression solemn.

"Every world has its unique laws and rules.

The world I lived in when I was alive cultivated Dou Qi, focusing on absorbing the energy of heaven and earth into the body.

This world cultivates Soul Power, focusing on Martial Souls and Soul Rings."

"Although they lead to the same destination, their fundamental rules are worlds apart."

Speaking of this, a hint of lingering fear flashed in Old Man Yao's eyes:

"The moment I woke up, I felt this world's strong rejection towards me.

That feeling was as if the entire world was crushing my Soul, trying to completely erase me, an 'outsider'!"

"If I had forcefully appeared, I'm afraid I would have been scattered into dust, leaving not even a speck behind, in less than a breath's time!"

Dai Yu was shocked to hear this.

Although he was a transmigrator, he had transmigrated with a System, and his physical body was native, so he naturally had no such problem.

But Old Man Yao was a genuine foreign Soul, and in a Remnant Soul state at that.

"So, for the past few days you've been..."

"Assimilation."

Old Man Yao took over the conversation, his tone laced with exhaustion:

"These past few days, I've been doing my utmost to modify the fundamental imprint of my soul.

Bit by bit, I've been removing the soul rules that originally belonged to the Dou Qi Continent, forcibly twisting and restructuring them, to adapt to the laws of this 'Douluo Continent'."

"The danger and pain involved were no less than being roasted by the number one Heavenly Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking!"

Old Man Yao pointed to the spot where the five light clusters he had devoured were originally located:

"Only just now have I finally completed this transformation, truly integrating into the rules of this world."

"But the price of this forced defiance of fate is that my soul power is almost completely depleted, on the verge of collapse."

Old Man Yao spread his hands, looking at Dai Yu with a righteous air:

"So, little brat.

The reason I swallowed your five origin clusters wasn't out of greed."

"It was to save my life!"

"Without the replenishment of those five origin clusters, which contained extremely pure energy, even if I adapted to the rules, I would have completely dissipated due to soul depletion."

After hearing Old Man Yao's explanation, the last bit of resentment in Dai Yu's heart completely vanished.

So that's how it was.

Old Man Yao not only woke up, but also, with his immense willpower, completed the adaptation of rules from the 'Dou Qi system' to the 'Soul Power system'!

What did this mean?

It meant that Old Man Yao's vast knowledge of alchemy, his cultivation techniques, and combat skills could all reappear in this world!

Even more so, by adapting to the rules, Old Man Yao could even improve and innovate upon the Martial Soul system of this world!

Was this really just exchanging five light clusters for a remnant soul?

This was clearly exchanging them for a super cheat that would lead to godhood!

"Fine, you have a point."

A smile tugged at the corner of Dai Yu's lips. He looked at Old Man Yao in his Sea of Consciousness, his eyes burning with fervor:

"Since you've adapted to the rules and recovered your ability to act."

"Isn't it time for you to fulfill your duties as a 'grandfather'?"

"For example... teach me a couple of your signature moves first?"

Old Man Yao looked at Dai Yu's mercenary expression and couldn't help but roll his eyes, though a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes.

This kid, though a bit greedy, had a good heart.

Moreover, he possessed extraordinary talent and the mysterious 'System'. His future achievements were limitless.

Following him, perhaps he could truly reshape his physical body, and even... glimpse the legendary realm of gods!

"Hmph, what's the hurry?"

Old Man Yao clasped his hands behind his back, regaining some of his master's demeanor:

"Since I've eaten your things, I naturally won't treat you poorly."

"However, your current body is too weak, and your Soul Power is too low. You can't learn those profound techniques yet."

Old Man Yao sized Dai Yu up and down, his gaze finally settling on Dai Yu's dantian. He thoughtfully stroked his chin:

"Since you've already taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Mysterious Water Pill, your meridians and physique have improved considerably."

"Then I'll teach you a Body Refining Method first, one that will allow you to walk sideways in this world!"

"Body Refining Method?"

Dai Yu's eyes lit up.

In the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters generally valued Soul Power over physique. Even Beast Martial Soul Masters relied mostly on the amplification from their Martial Soul Avatar for their physical condition.

But Dai Yu knew very well that the body was the vessel that contained Soul Power.