Only, what he had now was more than enough.
As the little black dog in front of him began to change, its black fur took on a slick sheen, and its eyes turned bloodred.
Clarity and madness slowly began to intertwine in its gaze.
Looking at the little black dog, now transformed by its bloodline and genes, Li Ang wore a satisfied smile.
As he crushed the Soul Spirit Ball, a pale yellow Soul Ring slowly emerged from its body.
Deep within the yellow Soul Ring, Li Ang chose a trait for himself.
That trait was Elemental Affinity.
His affinity for all the elements around him was 200%.
Even Martial Souls with elemental attributes couldn't match his Elemental Affinity—or, rather, they couldn't wield as much elemental power as he could.
With Elemental Affinity, his control over Rock Element would improve dramatically, to an almost incredible degree.
But that wasn't the most important part.
Li Ang looked ahead, where a small black dog had appeared.
The little black dog licked its lips and gazed at Li Ang with bright, lively eyes.
"Not bad. It has intelligence, can understand human speech, and is basically a Hundred-Year Soul Beast."
Li Ang spoke with a satisfied smile.
With this little black dog guarding him in the early stages, all he had to do was quickly raise its strength to the thousand-year or ten-thousand-year level. Then he could rest easy.
Anyone who wanted to fight him would have to get past his little black dog first.
And once they were strong enough to beat the dog, they'd have to face Li Ang, with his Geo Archon Rex Lapis template and a Martial Soul that was Douluo Planet itself.
That would be great.
When Li Ang emerged, Ming Yue wore a gentle smile.
She didn't ask what he had chosen or press him for details. She simply led Li Ang to the underground training room.
It was where they trained and tested their strength.
Li Ang threw a punch, and the strength reading—873 kg—appeared clearly before everyone's eyes.
Ming Yue was stunned by the result. The boy in front of her was only six years old, after all.
Yet his strength was already close to a ton.
In other words, a six-year-old child could knock a car flying with one punch.
His raw strength was already terrifying beyond imagination.
Ming Yue might not understand what that meant, but Li Ang knew his own situation.
His strength was terrifying, and his defenses were no less impressive.
Even setting aside the Jade Shield, his body alone already felt like that of a humanoid tyrannosaur.
And as the planet continued to provide him with power, his body was evolving every moment.
The Emperor Template seemed to be absorbing that power, bringing his body ever closer to the Emperor's.
At the same time, it was steadily influencing the planet, causing the Rock Element there to grow stronger—or perhaps to be purified.
Anyone who had played Genshin Impact knew that before Zhongli became Geo Archon Rex Lapis, he had been the Geo Traveler Star.
He might have had an even higher identity, but he had undoubtedly been the Geo Traveler Star.
Even in Teyvat, a world oppressed by the Heavenly Principles, he had become a being like the Geo Traveler Star.
Now that he was in Douluo Continent, even a basic template of his body was enough to make Li Ang unimaginably powerful.
And under Li Ang's influence, Douluo Planet itself was quietly beginning to evolve.
The changes might not be obvious, but one thing was clear: creatures, Martial Souls, and Soul Beasts associated with the Rock Element were about to enter a golden age.
That was the version change Douluo Continent was about to undergo.
But at that moment, no one realized that such a change was coming, or understood how great an impact Li Ang's appearance would have on Douluo Planet.
Li Ang's strength had reached over 800 kilograms, and Ming Yue soon told Shen Ming about it.
Shen Ming was dumbfounded when he saw the report.
That level of strength was usually seen only in strength-type Soul Masters with three or four Soul Rings.
It was already terrifying. With strength like that, first- and second-ring Soul Masters would be no match for Li Ang.
Shen Ming took the matter seriously and began arranging for a teacher for Li Ang.
He hired a teacher specializing in physical training to help build up his body.
When the next day came, Li Ang officially started school.
There wasn't much to say about Eastsea Primary Academy. After all, it was the best academy in Eastsea City.
After having breakfast with Ming Yue, Li Ang took a car to Eastsea Academy.
Eastsea Primary Academy was the best of the primary schools.
Its standing was different from Eastsea Academy's. Eastsea Academy had a few schools it could be compared with, but Eastsea Primary Academy was the best primary school around.
After saying goodbye to the driver and Ming Yue, Li Ang entered the classroom.
Everything had been arranged in advance, so Li Ang went straight to class when he arrived.
He had been assigned to Class One. He didn't know anyone there, so he picked a seat at random.
A female teacher walked in behind him. She looked to be around thirty.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yun Yue. You can call me Teacher Yun. I'll be in charge of you for the next three years."
"Everyone who made it into Eastsea Academy's elite class should be quite capable. Let's start by introducing ourselves!"
As she spoke, Yun Yue glanced around, then looked toward the back row, where a blond boy was sitting.
When she pointed at him, the blond boy paused for a moment, then calmly stood up.
"Hello, Teacher. My name is Xie Xie. The first Xie is the one in 'gratitude,' and the last Xie is the one in 'encounter.'"
Xie Xie paused. Quite a few of the students around him looked at him curiously.
After all, the name "Xie Xie" sounded almost exactly like the phrase "thank you," which was a little funny.
But before anyone could laugh, Xie Xie swept them with a cold gaze.
"I have Twin Martial Souls. My Martial Souls are the Light and Dark Twin Dragon Daggers, and I have Innate Full Soul Power."
Xie Xie's voice was calm.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the classmates who had been watching him curiously all turned their heads away.
This was the Douluo World. Even these six-year-old brats knew plenty.
They understood what kind of genius someone with Innate Full Soul Power was.
Seeing that everyone had stopped looking at him, Xie Xie looked satisfied.
But just as he was about to sit down, he noticed a boy staring straight at him.
Li Ang was watching Xie Xie. His face was a little chubby, and he didn't quite look like the handsome, dashing youth people described.
He was clearly a little confused. When he'd first read this part—or, rather, when Tang Wulin and Xie Xie first met—Li Ang had thought there might be some special plot twist, like Xie Xie being a girl in disguise.
But it turned out that Xie Xie was just a handsome guy with a talent for comedy.
He liked following the two Dragon Kings around, trotting along behind them and acting as their lackey.
To sum it up, whoever designed this little guy had made him pretty interesting.
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