After some exploration, Su Mo discovered that the journal in his mind was not some cheat, but a trait of his Traveling Frog martial soul.
It was called the Travel Log.
Its effect was to let him check on his little frog's journey.
Besides that, his little frog had another trait-Travel Aura.
As the name suggested, his little frog stayed in peaceful mode while traveling and would not attract hostile attention or attacks unless he provoked someone first.
Once he confirmed that his little frog was in no real danger, Su Mo let him do as he pleased.
Now that he had awakened triple martial souls and even had innate full soul power, it was time to find Little Scumbag some fun.
But with his current strength, he could not handle Tang Hao and his son. His best means of revenge for now was to seize the opportunities that originally belonged to Tang San.
The first things Su Mo thought of were the two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones deeply connected to Tang San.
One was the right leg bone of Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor.
The other was Xiao Wu the Soft Bone Rabbit's Soul Bone.
Since Xiao Wu was not dead yet, he was not sure which body part her Soul Bone would come from.
The former was not far from Holy Soul Village, while the latter would appear in Nuoding City before long.
However, Tang Hao had been keeping watch over Holy Soul Village. Scheming to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone was too risky; it would be best to wait until Tang Hao left the village.
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, would not be difficult. As long as he approached her before school started, invited her to a meal, and drugged the food, he could easily obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Bone.
As for the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, he could not withstand it, so he naturally ruled it out.
There was still some time before that hooligan rabbit arrived. After thinking it over, Su Mo decided to first train his body following his martial soul awakening.
He would also explore how to use the Infinity Gauntlet along the way.
No sooner said than done. Su Mo left the wooden house and headed into the front yard.
Calling it a front yard was generous. It was really just an area loosely enclosed by a wooden fence, with a small patch of tilled ground on the right where he usually grew cabbages and chili peppers.
Su Mo started doing push-ups in the empty space on the left. After finishing a hundred, he moved on to sit-ups, then squats and a long-distance run.
Tang San had the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, but I had Saitama's training regimen.
In fact, Su Mo had been following Saitama's training regimen since he was three, though at first he could not even manage a tenth of it.
By now, he could complete a full set in just under half a day.
And now, after awakening his martial souls, Su Mo took only an hour.
He was not out of breath or exhausted, and had barely even broken a sweat. Feeling unsatisfied, Su Mo simply increased his training from one set a day to three.
A week later, Su Mo had visibly grown three centimeters taller.
His muscles were clearly defined without looking stiff, giving him the sort of build that looked slim in clothes but muscular without them.
At the same time, he had figured out two traits of the Infinity Gauntlet.
The first was Nano Armament. The entire Infinity Gauntlet consisted of nanobots, with functions including instant equipping, dynamic transformation, and self-repair.
However, its dynamic transformation could only switch between melee weapons; it could not assemble firearms.
That left Su Mo a little disappointed.
The second was Infinity Stones. It could condense pure energy into gems, and setting those gems into its sockets would allow him to wield their power.
He did not know exactly how it worked. He would have to find some pure energy before he could give it a try.
"Hey, Little San. Smithing again?"
Every day after his run, Su Mo deliberately passed by Tang San's house. Seeing that Tang San had begun learning smithing from his father, he could not help developing an interest in the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
But every time he came over hoping to steal a lesson, Tang San cunningly stopped hammering, clearly guarding against him.
Su Mo was not disappointed. That was perfectly normal. Who did not keep their own craft under wraps?
"Mm." Tang San stopped what he was doing and gave a faint nod.
Su Mo glanced around, but did not see Tang Hao. Curious, he asked, "Uncle Hao still hasn't gotten up?"
"My dad went out first thing this morning."
Su Mo kept asking, but Tang San did not know where his father had gone either.
Seeing that he could get nothing out of him, Su Mo strolled home. On the way, he suddenly remembered that he had no idea where his little frog had run off to, either.
He simply brought up the Travel Log in his mind.
This was only his second time checking its contents.
[After leaving Holy Soul Village, Little Frog did not know where to go. He encountered a toad and went up to ask for directions. The toad ignored him. Currently sulking...]
Su Mo: "..."
Good grief, this little frog really had a temper.
[Little Frog spotted a mountain range in the distance and decided to venture into it. But a mountain in sight could run a horse to death. After hopping for an entire day without reaching the mountains, Little Frog wished he could trade his legs for a long pair...]
The corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched.
With those stubby little legs, why were you even trying to run away from home?
[Little Frog found a tree hollow and decided to spend the night there. Before long, a pair of squirrels crawled inside. They glanced at Little Frog and thought nothing of him. The two squirrels decided to make a baby...]
Su Mo was astonished. Was the Travel Aura really that powerful?
His little frog had barged into a squirrel nest to watch a live show, and they had not even kicked him out?
Wouldn't he be invincible if that aura were on him?
Unfortunately, his little frog was a mutated beast martial soul and could not perform Martial Soul Possession.
[After hopping for two days, Little Frog finally entered the mountains, but got lost. He wandered around with a Soft Bone Rabbit who also enjoyed hopping about. When hungry, he ate blue silver grass; when thirsty, he drank dew; when tired, he lay on the Soft Bone Rabbit's head and hitched a free chauffeured ride...]
Su Mo could only marvel. Had he unlocked a mount now?
[Little Frog considered the Soft Bone Rabbit a good friend. However, his good friend was eaten by a Wind Baboon the next day. Little Frog grieved for three seconds, then hopped onto the Wind Baboon's head and discovered that his new mount was faster...]
"Hah, scumbag frog!"
Su Mo spat out those words.
[Little Frog rode the Wind Baboon through the mountains for three days and accidentally entered a valley. There was a pool in the valley, with a waterfall beside it. Seeing a waterfall for the first time, Little Frog felt an urge to leap through it...]
Su Mo was intrigued. Judging by his little frog's posture...
Was he planning to put on a performance of "The Monkey King Braves Water Curtain Cave"?
Wait. Su Mo seemed to feel a powerful sense of déjà vu from this log entry.
A valley, a pool, a waterfall...
And it was not far from Holy Soul Village.
Could this be where Tang Hao had hidden Ah Yin and the Soul Bone?
[Little Frog left the Wind Baboon behind and stood at the pool's edge with a bearing that could swallow mountains and rivers, like the Frog Heavenly Emperor descending upon the world, his spirit piercing the rainbow. Then he sprang toward the waterfall as though seeking to break free of heaven and earth. With a splash, Little Frog plunged into the pool...]
Su Mo: "..."
I thought you were charging up a big move, but you fucking squeezed out a big turd instead.
This Travel Log seemed a little unserious.
[Little Frog swam around the rocks and reached the back of the waterfall. He leaped out of the water, trying to cling to the stone wall, and happened to strike an inconspicuous rock. The rock sank inward, revealing a doorway...]
Confirmed!
This was Tang Hao's secret hideout!
Su Mo could barely contain his excitement. If his little frog could get the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, he would be spared the trouble of doing it himself.
[Little Frog entered the cave. It was very dark inside. At its deepest point stood a brightly lit stone chamber. The light came from a hole at the top of the cave wall. Directly beneath the hole was a small mound of earth, with a blue clump of grave grass growing on it...]
That was fucking blue silver grass!
Su Mo was truly speechless at this Travel Log. He had no idea who it had learned that from.