Douluo: Person in Peerless, Fake God Chapter 4

"Hehe, Mommy is the best!"

Little Luoheng scurried off toward a street stall.

Unable to defend himself, Su Junran could only glare gloomily at the brat who was snickering to himself.

But what could he do? He was his own son, after all.

After returning home, Su Junran called Su Luoheng to the courtyard to begin investigating the issue with his martial soul.

First, he took out a crystal ball identical to the one at the Heaven Soul Hall and held it out to Su Luoheng. "Luoheng, test your soul power again."

"Okay."

Although little Luoheng was puzzled, he did as his father asked.

As his fair, chubby little hand touched the crystal ball, a deep blue light bloomed from within it once more.

The light stopped just a hair's breadth from the very top.

It looked like his soul power was still at level eight, no different than before.

However, a flicker of movement crossed Su Junran's eyes; he had noticed a subtle difference from before.

His soul power had indeed decreased!

This confirmed the suspicion he had held back at the Heaven Soul Hall.

"Daddy?"

"Luoheng, summon your martial soul."

"Okay."

With a flick of Su Luoheng's mind, a desolate wasteland quickly appeared behind him, accompanied by a sense of decay and desolation. Although it had only improved slightly since he first awakened, he could still feel this mental intent given his current strength.

It had indeed strengthened.

"Daddy, is that enough?"

Nearly a quarter of an hour passed, and Su Luoheng began to tremble slightly, fine beads of sweat breaking out on his forehead.

He was already reaching his limit.

"Take it back."

Hearing this, Su Luoheng quickly retracted his martial soul, gasping for air as he collapsed onto the ground in relief.

Su Junran, meanwhile, furrowed his brows slightly, his body radiating a silver glow of soul power.

At the same time, he began a different set of tests.

A moment later.

Su Junran's brows smoothed out as the soul power glow faded. He finally set down his pen and looked up. Familiar with this routine, Su Luoheng felt a surge of joy and quickly sat up straight, waiting for his father to explain.

"Luoheng, your martial soul should belong to the rare mental attribute. Although I'm not yet clear on its abilities, judging by the soul power consumption, its intensity is not weak."

"Mental attribute!"

Before Luoheng could speak, Su Junran continued.

"However, your current soul power level is weaker than it was at the start."

"Huh?"

Confused, Su Luoheng frowned.

"Your martial soul seems to have not yet fully awakened; it is still absorbing the soul power within your body to complete itself. In other words, your innate soul power level is not eight—it is innate full soul power!"

"I am... full soul power?!"

He recalled that when he first tested his soul power, the light in the crystal ball had indeed lit up completely.

It was only afterward that it began to recede, settling at innate level eight.

"Dad, then doesn't that mean—" Su Luoheng suddenly thought of something, his expression shifting.

"That won't happen."

Su Junran shook his head and smiled calmly. "According to the tests I just performed, the rate at which your martial soul absorbs soul power is gradually slowing down. It will likely delay your cultivation for a little over a year."

"Moreover, the strengthening of your martial soul is, on the whole, more beneficial than harmful to you."

"A little over a year... that's not so bad~"

Su Luoheng calculated silently; given his talent, a year wouldn't have much of an impact.

Innate level eight—no, it should be innate full soul power!

Although his soul power had been absorbed by his martial soul by two levels during the awakening, his talent as a soul master would not be affected.

It was just like the consumption he had experienced just now while maintaining his martial soul.

"Oh, right, Luoheng."

"Dad?"

"I shall first teach you a meditation technique. It differs from the versions circulating across the continent, having been refined by our family's predecessors over generations. This method increases soul power faster than standard meditation, which will, in turn, accelerate the complete awakening of your martial soul."

"Mm."

Su Luosheng would naturally not refuse anything that could accelerate his soul power growth.

He quickly began practicing alongside his father.

Their family's inherited meditation technique differed from normal methods in its circulation path, requiring an additional full-body cycle to complete a single revolution.

These acupoints were all discovered and mapped out through the trial and error of Su family soul masters from the past.

It was precisely because of this that it yielded a greater increase in soul power.

After finishing lunch, Su Luosheng returned to his room.

Having just finished meditating, he felt more intuitively that only a small portion of the soul power he had just converted from the world's elemental energy was stored in his dantian, while the majority flowed into his martial soul space.

Furthermore, this absorption process was continuous.

If he were not meditating, the martial soul would instead draw from the soul power stored in his dantian.

After a session of meditation, Su Luosheng focused his mind.

A projection of a desolate desert appeared behind him, radiating a bleak and ancient aura into the surroundings.

"What exactly is the martial soul I awakened?"

Ever since he transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, he had been full of curiosity about martial souls, and now that he had finally awakened this power, he was naturally impatient to understand it.

Martial souls are generally divided into three major categories: tool martial souls, beast martial souls, and body martial souls.

Yet, Luosheng's martial soul was quite peculiar; even the knowledgeable Su Junran could only discern that it contained spiritual attributes. What could a clueless little brat like Su Luosheng possibly know?

Although he had read a few of the original novels, they hadn't mentioned much regarding this type of martial soul.

Bored and restless, little Luosheng could only explore it himself, attempting to control the martial soul, but unfortunately, he could not achieve it.

Every bit of soul power that merged into the martial soul was like a clay ox entering the sea—it vanished without any feedback.

After a series of attempts, his own soul power was completely exhausted.

Helpless, little Luosheng had to accept reality.

It seemed he would have to wait until the martial soul fully awakened, just as his father had said, before he could investigate the abilities of this strange martial soul.

His father was actually quite expectant of this martial soul. Even though he didn't know what it was useful for yet, he would just hold onto a shallow expectation for its full awakening for the time being.

After all, he did possess innate full soul power.

With such an awesome talent, it shouldn't be too bad, right?

And even if it really were a trash martial soul, couldn't he just study soul guidance devices?

Soul engineers didn't care about the strength of a martial soul.

Therefore, he didn't actually care much about the strength of his martial soul; his main goal was to ensure his soul power growth would no longer be hindered by it. As long as his soul power level rose, everything else would cease to be a problem.

On the path of a soul master, the strength of a martial soul is merely a starting point.

The talent of innate full soul power is what is truly vital for a soul master.

Thinking this, Su Luosheng began his meditation practice once more.

He did not plan to sleep tonight.

Meditation not only strengthens soul power but also restores physical strength and mental energy.

Ever since awakening their martial souls and possessing soul power, soul masters could replace their daily sleep with meditation.

For Luosheng, every moment that could be used for cultivation had to be utilized.

Sleep was naturally no exception.

Outside the door, Ye Lan and Su Junran watched their son, who was deeply immersed in his cultivation, and silently closed the door.

"Husband, is there really no problem with our son's martial soul?" Worry flickered in Ye Lan's beautiful eyes.

"Rest assured." Su Junran pulled her into his arms and said softly, "I can feel that the martial soul is definitely extraordinary. At most, it will waste a year of time, which will also serve as a form of tempering for Luosheng."

"But he is only six years old..."

Ye Lan sighed softly, then her eyes suddenly lit up. "Husband, I remember there were some materials left over from last time, right?"

"You aren't thinking of...?"

"Oh, I just want to prepare a little something to make our child happy... Besides, our son is already a soul master, he will definitely be able to use them~"

"But—"

"But what?"

"Alright, alright, I agree, is that enough~"

Hearing this, Ye Lan leaned back into his embrace with satisfaction, and Su Junran lowered his head with a doting smile.

Time flew by.

Five months had passed since the awakening of his soul power.

Although he could not obtain his first soul ring in the short term due to the nature of his martial soul, the meditation during this period had accelerated the martial soul's progression. According to Su Junran's expectations, if he maintained this cultivation speed, it might not even take a year.

At the same time, Su Junran had also formulated a strict cultivation plan for little Luoheng.

Even though his soul power could not be increased, the tempering of his physique could not be neglected.

Whether one was an auxiliary soul master or a combat soul master, physical fitness was a crucial hurdle.

Although Su Luoheng was still too young and his body had not yet fully developed, his physique was already beyond that of an ordinary person thanks to the nourishment of his soul power. However, the intensity of his physical training still had to be adjusted according to the circumstances.

At the same time, all kinds of nutrition and medicinal herbs had to be provided throughout the training process.

Naturally, Su Junran would not overlook this.

Although this expense was not insignificant, it was not a major issue for a soul master family.

Su Luoheng also understood that all of this was beneficial to him.

He made steady progress while strictly adhering to his father's training; although his soul power remained unchanged, his physique had improved significantly compared to a month ago.

Fortunately, his skin tone remained unaffected.

Early in the morning, at the dining table.

Su Luoheng shoveled rice into his mouth as he asked, "Dad, do I still have to train my physique today?"

"I'm giving you a day off to rest today; balancing work and leisure is the best way to cultivate." After a brief pause, Su Junran suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "Besides, Mom has prepared a surprise for you~"