Perspective Determines Everything, Knowledge Is Power

Perspective Determines Everything, Knowledge Is Power

Huo Yuhao noticed a little grime on his body, along with some inconspicuous dead skin on the surface. It was likely an effect of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm opening up his meridians during cultivation.

But that was all. Achieving a qualitative transformation would still require long, painstaking effort. At the very least, though, it was far more convenient than gambling on finding Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Feeling the Soul Power continuously circulating and growing within him, Huo Yuhao stretched contentedly, loosening the muscles and bones that had grown somewhat stiff from sitting cross-legged in meditation for so long.

Ordinary people needed to enter a specific seated meditative state to cultivate because their control over their own Soul Power was insufficient. They had to rely on sustained posture training and intense concentration to achieve it.

Even ordinary Titled Douluo, due to the sheer magnitude of their power, had to focus their minds and gather their energy to restore Soul Power if they could not control it flawlessly.

Once a Soul Master reached the level of Super Douluo, they would condense their own Soul Core. The Soul Core could form a stable and powerful Soul Power circulation system, replacing the Soul Master's conscious control. That was why a Soul Master's endurance greatly improved.

Moreover, Soul Cores were not exclusive to Super Douluo. Whether it was the original Huo Yuhao or the later era of Douluo Continent, as the cultivation system became widespread and evolved, people gradually worked out methods for condensing Soul Cores.

Soul Masters generally chose to establish their cultivation paths at the Soul Sage stage and condense their own Soul Cores, laying the groundwork for future advancement as well.

Although Huo Yuhao could not directly condense a Soul Core right now due to the quality of his Spiritual Power and the Soul Power within his body,

with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Power, which ranked among the foremost in the current age, assisting him, he had no need to be restricted to any particular posture to enjoy the benefits of Soul Power cultivation.

Whew, having cheats really is great! As a modern man who had only just transmigrated here, what difference was mechanically repetitive Soul Power cultivation to Huo Yuhao from tightening screws on an assembly line?

For Huo Yuhao, who knew the original plot and the limitations of the Douluo Continent worldview, his time was more precious. It had to be spent on more meaningful things—not because he was lazy.

For example, using his Martial Soul to study Soul Tools, using it to study Soul Skills, or using it to study the essence of Martial Souls.

No matter which path the Martial Soul system took, it would ultimately have to face a choice. Because the Soul Master system had relied on Soul Rings for breakthroughs for so long,

Soul Masters simply could not exist independently of Soul Beasts. Ringless Soul Masters might have possibilities beyond breaking through with Soul Rings, but from the first ring onward, a Soul Master's future was already deeply bound to Soul Beasts.

For a transcendent system, this was absolutely fatal. And this was precisely the shackle the God Realm had placed upon the vast number of Soul Masters.

If Huo Yuhao wanted to defy the Destiny Tang San had decreed, he had to carve out a path beyond that of a Soul Master.

Soul Masters could break through from one ring to nine with the Soul Rings provided by Soul Beasts, shattering bottlenecks—but what about ten rings?

To become a god at level one hundred, one needed a God Ring of godly rank to break through directly. And so the problem circled back around again.

Because Soul Beasts were naturally suppressed by the laws of Douluo Star, Divine Beasts could only exist in the God Realm. They could not be born on Douluo Star.

That made this a rather absurd joke.

If I want to break through to level one hundred, become a True God-level Expert, and enter the God Realm, I need a God Ring.

What, you don't have a God Ring? Then go hunt a Divine Beast!

Where are Divine Beasts? Naturally, in the God Realm.

But I can only enter the God Realm after breaking through to level one hundred and becoming a True God-level Expert!

Then go hunt a Divine Beast!

Thus, Soul Master cultivation had entered a dead loop at this point. On top of that, Douluo Star's environment had steadily deteriorated after the Dragon God Realm's failed ascension.

Unless one possessed tremendous determination and tremendous fortune, only then could one gather an enormous amount of Power of Faith to condense a God Position independently, break free of the level-one-hundred shackles, and overcome the barrier between quasi-god and True God-level Expert.

But this path had now been blocked by our God King Tang as well. In ten thousand years, not a single Deity on Douluo Star had ascended by creating their own God Position.

If the powerful beings of Douluo Star wanted to become gods, they had to receive the God Realm's approval—that was, inherit a God Position. One radish, one hole. The God Realm was full now, so you powerful mortals could just obediently wait to die.

Or you could pray that, after enduring the time difference of one day in the God Realm equaling one year in the mortal world, you would live long enough for a Deity to wish to leave the God Realm.

They would have to be willing to pass down their God Position; their inheritance would just happen to fall upon the plane where you existed; and among countless powerful beings waiting bitterly, they would happen to choose you, the lucky one.

Only through countless such coincidences would you have a chance to escape these worlds planned out by the gods.

Whew, no point thinking about all that yet. When Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, he discovered that Beibei seemed not to have slept all night and was currently waking Tang Ya.

"Little Brother Huo, watch carefully. This is our Tang Sect's unique secret art, and it is absolutely the most suitable thing for your Martial Soul to cultivate."

Beibei spoke with a smile. Tang Ya's eyes were wide open as she gazed eastward, staring intently at the gradually brightening dawn light on the distant horizon.

A faint purple glimmer appeared in Tang Ya's eyes.

Narrowing his eyes, Huo Yuhao activated his Eye of Truth and carefully observed Tang Ya and the east, where the sun was beginning to rise.

Once he fully understood it, Huo Yuhao could not help feeling speechless. As expected of martial arts from a wuxia world. Isn't this simply external cultivation like Iron Sand Palm?

It may be dressed up in all sorts of mysticism, but at its core, it still hasn't surpassed the low-level wuxia category. How did this spread into a fantasy world?

It uses external forces to damage the body's cells while keeping the damage at a delicate level, then uses one's own energy—Soul Power—to repair them. Once repaired, the body's tissues become stronger than before.

The core of this Purple Demon Eye should be a circulation method modified from the original internal energy into Soul Power, following a particular route of energy circulation.

It can effectively and rapidly repair damaged cells in the eyes without causing actual harm.

And because the circulation route passes through the brain, it can also stimulate and develop brain cells, increasing Spiritual Power output.

But this process is still a gradual one. If one obtained Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, one could actually skip Purple Demon Eye's lengthy cultivation process entirely.

As for the so-called Morning Sun Purple Qi, it is merely a stable, sustained, mildly damaging form of stimulating light.

If other methods were used to stimulate, repair, and train the cells and tissues of the eyes and brain, then as long as the proper degree was mastered, the desired results should be achievable without all this flashy nonsense.

After Tang Ya let out a long breath and ended her cultivation, Beibei said with a smile, "Other than hidden weapons, the most important thing our Tang Sect relies on is its various secret arts."

"Unlike Soul Skills, Tang Sect secret arts are special cultivation methods that any Soul Master can practice. It does not matter what Martial Soul they possess, and they give Soul Masters with all manner of unusual Martial Souls a clear path for cultivation."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded. Although he did not quite agree inwardly, he had already made up his mind, so he still praised them aloud.

"Just as Brother Bei said, as someone with a mutated Martial Soul and low Innate Soul Power, ever since I was little, whether cultivating or training, I could only figure things out on my own."

"I've decided! Brother Bei, Sister Tang, I want to join the Tang Sect!"

The moment Tang Ya heard this, her mind seemed to jolt. She immediately sprang to her feet and said,

"That's wonderful! From today onward, Little Yuhao, you are part of our Tang Sect family! From now on, I'm your teacher! Beibei is your senior brother, so hurry up and call him Senior Brother!"

Seeing this, Beibei was once again helpless, but he still said, "Since Little Junior Brother has joined our sect, and we have already explained the sect rules beforehand, I will not say any more."

Thus, Huo Yuhao followed the rules and performed a simple disciple ceremony. As for Huo Yuhao, a transmigrator from modern times, he did not feel much about it at heart. Only a fool would refuse free benefits—he would swallow the sugar coating of the sugar-coated bullet first.

After the ceremony was complete, Tang Ya took out a book from her Storage Soul Tool. Naturally, it was a copied edition of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record that Tang San had no doubt heavily censored.

Although, thanks to his Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao had already learned seventy to eighty percent of the "secret arts" Beibei and Tang Ya had demonstrated, he still needed a suitable excuse to reveal them later.

I've already more or less deconstructed the methods of Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye. Once I look through this copied edition, I'll tell Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and have him alter the energy circulation routes.

There is no rush to improve Mysterious Heaven Skill and open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. This body's foundation is too poor. Forcing them open could leave quite a few aftereffects, so I'll wait until it has recovered a little.

Mysterious Jade Hand, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track can all be left to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to train on my behalf. The core of these techniques is the development of special meridians and acupoints anyway.

As for Hundred Solutions of Hidden Weapons, I can study the mechanical principles of the low-level hidden weapons. As for those high-level hidden weapons...

Their purpose is no different from begging while holding a golden rice bowl, and most methods for making high-level hidden weapons have already been lost.

There really is no need to spend time researching them. Later, I can simply use high-level Soul Tools as substitutes.

Afterward, Beibei also took out an old familiar item from his Storage Soul Tool: a storage belt modeled after Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, which he gave to Huo Yuhao.

Under Beibei's guidance, Huo Yuhao quickly mastered how to use this Soul Tool.

Tang Ya said with a smile, "All right, let's have breakfast first. Once we're done, we'll continue on our way back to Shrek!"

The three of them traveled all the way toward Shrek Academy. They were not moving especially quickly, and because they had to skirt around the Star Dou Great Forest, the journey took some extra time.

Along the way, Tang Ya and Beibei were both somewhat shocked by Huo Yuhao's aptitude.

Terrible physical constitution, combined with extraordinary comprehension that grasped things at the first hint, as well as an excellent mutated Martial Soul.

In their eyes, Huo Yuhao was top-tier in every aspect except cultivation talent.

"Before, I thought you were being a little too rash in taking Yuhao in, Little Ya. But now it seems you really found a treasure," Beibei said, his expression somewhat complicated.

Although Mysterious Heaven Skill had been censored by Tang San, its ability to strengthen one's foundation, nourish one's vitality, and nurture the body could still help Huo Yuhao compensate for the shortcomings of his innate talent to the greatest extent.

Combined with Huo Yuhao's own comprehension and insight, Beibei could only say that Tang Ya was a fool blessed with good fortune. Tang Ya chuckled smugly, extremely pleased.

Wow, Yuhao, you humans are truly terrifyingly creative. This cultivation method is much faster than your previous Soul Power cultivation, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said to Huo Yuhao through Spiritual Sharing.

Because his Martial Soul had mutated, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only communicate with Huo Yuhao directly through their minds via Spiritual Sharing when Huo Yuhao consented.

This is only the beginning. There will be much more to shock you later, and this cultivation method isn't even especially powerful. There are stronger ones waiting for you.

And Brother Sky Dream, you need to understand that humanity's greatest strength lies in standing on the shoulders of those who came before and traveling farther toward its goals.

Inheritance, knowledge, wisdom—those are why humanity can dominate this world.

Even if Soul Beasts possess knowledge and wisdom, they never learn inheritance, because your lifespans are simply too long.

And there are too few companions you can communicate with as equals, while your thinking is too simple and pure.

Your lives are so long that only when you are on the verge of death do you think of doing something for your descendants.

And that is why you Soul Beasts can never form a proper civilization.

Even if a powerful being temporarily subjugates all Soul Beasts with overwhelming power and gathers them into tribes, once that strongest being falls, the remaining beasts will scatter like birds and beasts, eventually collapsing into ruin beyond redemption.

And as for the other "humans" now, in my eyes, they have lost humanity's true pride as well. Watch closely, Brother Sky Dream. I will make them understand that knowledge is power!

Although Sky Dream Ice Silkworm found Huo Yuhao's words difficult to understand, the certainty in his conviction and the arrogance of one who stood above others made him formally reevaluate this small child for the first time.

Perhaps, if one day Huo Yuhao reached the pinnacle, it would not be Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's choice that had made Huo Yuhao. Rather, it would be Huo Yuhao's existence that fulfilled the mad plan Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had conceived when he stood on the brink of death.

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