Douluo: Breathing Makes Me Stronger, Tang San Was Terrified!

Douluo: Breathing Makes Me Stronger, Tang San Was Terrified!

Author: Qing Shan Chang Zai 123

Synopsis:

Lu Chen transmigrated.

The good news was that he had landed in a world that was not terribly dangerous: Douluo Continent!

The even better news was that he had a Gold Finger that made him stronger with every breath. Now he no longer had to worry about awakening some trash Martial Soul and being forced to live as an ordinary person.

The bad news was that he had been born in Holy Soul Village, the same village as Tang San!

The worse news was that Tang Hao, that shameless bully who preyed on the weak, had stolen Lu Chen's Work-Study Student slot.

This was intolerable!

But then he remembered that Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo.

Fine, Lu Chen would endure it for now.

Tang Hao, Tang San, just wait for me.

Lu Chen had transmigrated to Douluo Continent.

His first wish was to become the strongest person in the world.

His second wish was to make the father-and-son pair Tang Hao and Tang San regret ever coming into this world.

(Bullying Tang San, bullying Tang Hao, not joining the protagonist group, not joining Spirit Hall.)

Blue Silver Grass, Black Iron Sickle

Holy Soul Village!

Just as everyone expected, this was the village where Tang San lived.

And today was the annual Martial Soul Awakening Day.

At the Spirit Hall village office in the center of the village—which was really just an ordinary little wooden house—

the famously "blind God King," Su Yuntao, was helping the children of Holy Soul Village awaken their Martial Souls.

Dressed in a white fitted outfit and already transformed into a wolfman, with one white and one yellow Spirit Ring rising beneath his feet, Su Yuntao called for the six-year-old children before him to step one after another into the Awakening Formation formed from awakening stones.

Under Su Yuntao's guidance, the children of Holy Soul Village awakened their Martial Souls one after another. Some awakened vegetable Martial Souls, while others awakened tool Martial Souls...

But without exception, after Su Yuntao's special tests, none of the children who had awakened Martial Souls possessed any Soul Power.

On Douluo Continent, even someone with just half a rank of Soul Power could gradually improve it through daily meditation. Once they reached level ten, they could hunt any Spirit Beast, absorb the Spirit Ring it produced, and become a respected Spirit Master.

But without Soul Power, they were finished!

Without Soul Power, one could only remain an ordinary person for life, with no hope of ever rising above it.

As more Martial Souls were awakened, a trace of exhaustion appeared on Su Yuntao's face. Looking at the final two children, he immediately called for the thin, ordinary-looking one to enter the Awakening Formation.

That skinny, unremarkable child was naturally Tang San, the original protagonist of Douluo Continent.

Tang San stepped into the Awakening Formation. Under Su Yuntao's guidance, he successfully awakened his Martial Soul: a lush blue little grass that looked delicate and frail.

Seeing this grass Martial Soul, disappointment was obvious on Su Yuntao's face:

"Blue Silver Grass, a trash Martial Soul!"

The blind God King was as steady as ever. He mistook Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor for Blue Silver Grass. Of course, that was not entirely his fault; after all, a white-robed deacon had limited knowledge.

Next, Su Yuntao tested Tang San's Soul Power as usual.

Tang San placed his hand on the crystal ball, and it immediately shone brilliantly, revealing that Tang San possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

Su Yuntao's eyes widened, his face filled with shock. Then he said regretfully:

"Innate Full Soul Power? It's actually Innate Full Soul Power! Child, what a pity. You possess Innate Full Soul Power, but unfortunately, your Martial Soul is only Blue Silver Grass."

"This standard trash Martial Soul cannot attack or defend. It truly has no future for development."

"Here, this is your Martial Soul certificate. Go wait to the side. Once I awaken the Martial Soul of the last child, you may all leave."

Unlike the other children, Tang San did not show a disappointed expression. He accepted the Martial Soul certificate and calmly walked aside to wait.

At that moment, Su Yuntao looked toward the final child. Expectation gleamed in his eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips as he said:

"Child, step into the Awakening Formation. I'll awaken your Martial Soul for you. With such a tall and sturdy build, you will definitely awaken a powerful beast Martial Soul."

The protagonist naturally appeared last!

Hearing Su Yuntao's call, the final child strode into the Awakening Formation.

This child was named Lu Chen. The other six-year-olds were at most 1.2 meters tall, while he stood a full 1.6 meters.

Even beneath his thin clothes, the outlines of his muscles were extremely obvious. He was undoubtedly exceptionally gifted, so even Su Yuntao was filled with expectations for him.

A hint of anticipation also appeared on Lu Chen's youthful face.

Martial Soul Awakening was undoubtedly the most exciting moment.

Seeing Lu Chen enter the Awakening Formation, Su Yuntao extended a wolf claw and placed it at the formation's core, pouring his own Soul Power into it.

In that instant, the Awakening Formation burst into light. The light surged into Lu Chen's body, causing a certain power within him to begin awakening.

Joy filled Lu Chen's eyes as he thought:

I can feel power surging up. Is that my Martial Soul?!

Time passed bit by bit!

One minute!

Two minutes!

Three minutes!

Three minutes soon passed. Although Lu Chen's aura grew stronger and stronger, his Martial Soul still did not appear.

Su Yuntao's face turned pale. He could feel that the Soul Power in his body had been completely drained:

"This is bad. This Martial Soul is too powerful. My Soul Power has been drained dry."

He cried out in alarm. As his Soul Power was exhausted, his Martial Soul returned to his body as well.

Then Su Yuntao's legs gave out. He staggered back several steps before collapsing onto the ground on his backside.

His face was filled with unwillingness. If this caused the awakening to fail and delayed such a promising seedling, the loss would be far too great.

However, Lu Chen's Martial Soul Awakening did not fail because of this. The process continued.

Su Yuntao had already helped him tear open an opening. The rest of the awakening process relied on Lu Chen's own Soul Power to push it forward.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

An intense oppressive pressure spread from Lu Chen's body and enveloped the entire room. At that moment, everyone in the room focused their attention on him.

Lu Chen sensed two kinds of power surging from within his body. One was relatively gentle, while the other was sharp.

His heart skipped a beat. Could he have Twin Martial Souls?

His right hand silently clenched into a fist. Then he raised his left hand and completely released the power that was ready to burst forth from within him.

The next moment, a lush blue little grass filled with the aura of life grew from his palm.

The moment Su Yuntao saw that grass, he completely broke down. All his expectations turned to bubbles as he cried out:

"How is this possible? It drained all of my Soul Power, yet it only awakened a trash Martial Soul—Blue Silver Grass!"

Looking at the Blue Silver Grass in his left palm, Lu Chen did not feel disappointed. Instead, he thought:

My First Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass? Then the Second Martial Soul inside my body should be the Black Iron Sickle.

Lu Chen had transmigrated here. In this life, his mother's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, while his father's Martial Soul was the Black Iron Sickle.

Both were the most ordinary Martial Souls, and his parents did not possess even a trace of Soul Power.

Before his Martial Soul Awakening, Lu Chen had already expected that the Martial Soul he awakened would either be Blue Silver Grass or the Black Iron Sickle. Now, he had awakened both Martial Souls at once.

If nothing unexpected happened, it was all because of his Gold Finger.

Ever since he was born, he had discovered that every breath he took allowed him to absorb the energy of heaven and earth into his body, turning it into streams of warmth that nourished him.

His powerful body was the result of this Gold Finger that made him stronger through breathing. It seemed those streams of warmth had not only nourished his body, but his Martial Souls as well.

That was why two of the most ordinary Martial Souls had awakened simultaneously.

Strength Enough to Drag a Cow

After successfully awakening his Martial Souls, Lu Chen silently thought, Return, and the lush blue Blue Silver Grass in his palm withdrew back into his body.

Then Lu Chen stepped out of the Awakening Formation and walked over to Su Yuntao. Blinking, he said:

"Grandmaster Su Yuntao, it's time to test my Soul Power!"

Su Yuntao looked utterly dejected and responded weakly. All of his Soul Power had been drained, only for Blue Silver Grass, such a trash Martial Soul, to awaken. He was on the verge of collapse.

As if merely going through the motions, he raised the crystal ball and held it out before Lu Chen, saying helplessly:

"Put your hand on it."

Lu Chen followed his instructions and placed his hand on the crystal ball. Instantly, a suction force came from the crystal ball, drawing part of his Soul Power into it.

In the blink of an eye, the crystal ball shone brilliantly. All the children widened their eyes, and even Su Yuntao was dumbfounded.

Another Innate Full Soul Power!

Su Yuntao truly broke down. What was this nonsense? Blue Silver Grass, a trash Martial Soul, could produce Innate Full Soul Power—and both holders of Blue Silver Grass had Innate Full Soul Power.

He had the dignified Lone Wolf Martial Soul, yet after his own awakening, his Soul Power had only been level two.

Heaven was unfair!

Su Yuntao howled sorrowfully in his heart.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen felt incredibly fortunate:

Luckily, under the laws of Douluo Continent, before obtaining the corresponding Spirit Ring, even if I possess thirty, forty, or even higher levels of Soul Power, only level ten Soul Power will show before I absorb my first Spirit Ring.

That's good. If I were actually tested as having Innate level thirty, or even level forty Soul Power, Spirit Hall's higher-ups would probably drag me away and slice me up for research.

Lu Chen believed that he possessed level thirty, or even level forty Soul Power. This was not wishful thinking, but a conclusion he had carefully deduced.

His physical condition was currently extremely powerful. If he fought, even four or five adults would not be his match. When plowing the fields, even the old yellow ox at home could not match his efficiency.

Without an incredibly vast amount of Soul Power supporting him, there was no way he could have developed such a powerful physique at only six years old.

His Gold Finger allowed him to absorb the energy of heaven and earth just by breathing. From his birth until now, six full years had passed.

Lu Chen breathed every moment of every day, which meant he cultivated every moment of every day—and he had done so for six years.

Tang San claimed to have cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill since childhood, but he could not possibly cultivate every moment of every day. Four hours a day on average would already be the limit.

Compared to Tang San, Lu Chen cultivated six times longer every day. Tang San had level thirteen Soul Power after six years, so estimating that he himself had only level thirty or forty Soul Power after six years was already conservative.

At the same time, Tang San, who stood among the group of children, looked at Lu Chen with shock filling his eyes. A trace of envy and jealousy that even he himself had not noticed surfaced in his gaze:

Is this a true genius? I know myself. My Innate Full Soul Power came from cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but Lu Chen does not have the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Lu Chen was born with tremendous strength. I once saw him grab an old yellow ox that was eating crops in the fields by its tail and drag it dozens of steps. The old yellow ox could not resist at all.

I'm so envious. Even after cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, with its enhancement, I still don't possess such terrifying strength.

After testing Lu Chen's Soul Power, Su Yuntao quickly wrote out a Martial Soul certificate by hand and handed it to Lu Chen:

"Child, take this. This is your Martial Soul certificate."

"Sigh! Such a strong body, and the talent of Innate Full Soul Power, yet it isn't a beast Martial Soul. It's the trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass instead. What a terrible pity."

As he spoke, Su Yuntao packed up his belongings and strode out of the wooden house.

Outside the wooden house!

Seeing Su Yuntao emerge, village chief Old Jack hurried forward with a broad smile and respectfully asked:

"Lord Soul Master, how were the children of our Holy Soul Village who awakened their Martial Souls this year?"

Su Yuntao shook his head and replied helplessly: