Douluo: Furnace Meridians, Confronting Gangzi from the Start
Chapter 38

Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method

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At the same time, she did not hold much hope for the "Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method" Wang Chen had mentioned.

She assumed it was merely a conclusion Wang Chen had drawn from summarizing certain martial soul theories.

After all, no matter how heaven-defying Wang Chen's comprehension was, he was still only a nine-year-old child.

Moreover, she had already cultivated to the rank of a Super Douluo. Even if the Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method Wang Chen proposed worked for her, its effects would not be significant.

To put it bluntly, this cultivation method was still effective mainly for low-level soul masters, especially those with low innate soul power.

Wang Chen nodded and explained, "Your Holiness the Pope, mimetic cultivation methods are already very mature across Douluo Continent.

The major sects and factions all have their own mimetic cultivation environments.

The principle behind mimetic environment cultivation is to create an environment compatible with a martial soul's attribute. For example, for a plant martial soul like Blue Silver Grass, one would grow a field of Blue Silver Grass; for an ice-attribute martial soul, one would build a frigid cultivation chamber; for a fire-attribute martial soul, one would construct a room filled with burning flames, and so on.

When soul masters cultivate in such an environment, their martial souls feel pleased. And when a soul master's martial soul is happy, it absorbs soul power from heaven and earth at a faster rate.

This allows soul masters to absorb soul power faster and more effectively, thereby breaking through their realms."

Bibi Dong nodded. She understood.

For example, her martial souls, the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, were dark-type martial souls that inherently yearned for dark energy.

When she cultivated in places filled with dark, fallen energy, her soul power accumulated faster.

However, she did not understand the Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method Wang Chen had mentioned.

Bibi Dong asked doubtfully, "What does this have to do with the Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method you mentioned?"

"It does."

Wang Chen continued, "Mimetic environment cultivation makes a soul master's martial soul more comfortable, allowing the soul master to cultivate more comfortably. But the Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method I proposed allows a soul master to cultivate at every moment."

"What?"

"Cultivate at every moment?"

Bibi Dong looked at Wang Chen in shock.

Before this, people on Douluo Continent cultivated through meditation and the circulation of a few cultivation methods.

However, whether it was meditation or cultivation through circulating soul power along a limited number of meridians, soul masters needed to monitor it constantly. The slightest mistake could cause soul power backlash—at best, injuries; at worst, destroyed meridians, lost soul power, and becoming crippled.

Yet no one had ever managed to cultivate at every moment.

Wang Chen nodded and continued, "That's right."

"The Adversarial Mimetic Cultivation Method I proposed requires creating an environment that the martial soul detests. When cultivating in such an environment, the soul master must circulate their cultivation method to resist the discomfort caused by the environment.

The soul master then lives in that environment for a long time, until they develop the habit of constantly circulating soul power to resist their surroundings.

Once the soul master leaves that environment their martial soul detests, they can retain the habit of cultivating at every moment.

This makes it possible to remain in a cultivation state and accumulate soul power no matter where they are—whether eating, sleeping, or resting."

Bibi Dong had experienced the sacred, radiant aura of the Angel God. There, she felt discomfort and sometimes had to deliberately circulate her soul power to resist the Angel God's pressure.

If she could live long-term in an environment where she had to constantly circulate soul power to resist it, she could indeed achieve the goal of cultivating at every moment.

After considering Wang Chen's words for a moment, Bibi Dong knew that the "Adversarial Mimetic Environment Cultivation Method" was feasible.

The iron-blue look on Bibi Dong's face eased considerably, and even her eyes lit up. "Your idea is very good. Spirit Hall needs talents like you. Naming you the Holy Son of Spirit Hall was well deserved."

Wang Chen's mouth twitched. "What do you mean, Spirit Hall needs talents like me?"

Bibi Dong continued asking, "But soul masters currently mostly use meditation cultivation methods. How can they meditate at every moment?"

Wang Chen pointed at the papers in Bibi Dong's hand. "There's a basic cultivation method I developed written there. It allows ordinary soul masters to cultivate at every moment."

Bibi Dong flipped through the pages and indeed found a cultivation method near the end.

Wang Chen said, "When this basic cultivation method operates on its own, its cultivation speed is equivalent to that of a soul master with innate level-three soul power. The effect is somewhat lacking."

Bibi Dong nodded. "It is already quite good if it allows people to cultivate at all times. A slightly weaker effect does not matter."

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Chen finally said, "Your Holiness the Pope, some things that appear glamorous on the surface may not be genuine. They may be deliberately presented that way by someone else.

For example, the master who wrote Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls is one such case.

If he could falsify things in theory, then perhaps his views on love also have two sides."

Bibi Dong stared fixedly at Wang Chen. "Do you know something?"

Wang Chen hesitated, judging whether Bibi Dong would be unable to accept the truth and beat him up.

As if she had seen through his concerns, Bibi Dong said, "In the Pope's name, I guarantee that no matter what you say, I will not beat you up!"

Bibi Dong's expression was exceptionally resolute.

Unlike the pure and flawless Tang God King, Bibi Dong's credibility was fairly high, and Wang Chen trusted her.

Besides, Wang Chen was the disciple of the chief offering of the Offering Hall, while Bibi Dong, as the newly appointed Pope, still had a shallow foundation.

Unless it was a deep-seated grudge, so long as Bibi Dong was not foolish, she would know that killing Wang Chen would bring her no benefits, only harm.

Wang Chen was not afraid of Bibi Dong going back on her word either.

Wang Chen took out a stack of papers and said, "After seeing Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls, I looked into who could be so shameless, and accidentally had someone gather this information."

As Wang Chen handed the items over, he emphasized again, "Your Holiness the Pope, you promised me—you can't beat me up."

After saying that, he handed the items to Bibi Dong.

Then, Wang Chen slowly edged backward, step by step.

Although he was not afraid of Bibi Dong, Wang Chen felt it was not worth wasting divine power for no reason.

Moreover, she might use the Rakshasa God's power. The Dream God he could draw upon was also only a first-rank god.

He did not have much divine power, and he might not necessarily be a match for her.

Although he was confident Bibi Dong would not kill him, he could not guarantee she would not give him a beating.

Looking over the intelligence in her hand, Bibi Dong finally learned that not long after Yu Xiaogang left her, he had gotten together with Liu Erlong and fallen in love with her.

That was not the most important part. The most important part was that, as the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's sect master, he clearly knew Liu Erlong's martial soul was a Fire Dragon. Yet after she had cultivated to the Soul Emperor and Soul Sage realms, and after learning that she had not been targeted by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, instead of investigating Liu Erlong's relationship with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, he had directly entered into a relationship with her and even married her.

The more Bibi Dong read, the more shocked she became, and the darker her expression grew.

In the end, Yu Luomian appeared and confirmed that Liu Erlong was indeed a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect—and his daughter.

And Yu Xiaogang was Liu Erlong's cousin.

After being violated by her teacher, Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong had believed that a marriage between teacher and student was already something that shattered all moral boundaries.

But after reading about Yu Xiaogang's deeds, her entire worldview shattered into pieces.

What enraged Bibi Dong most was that Yu Xiaogang had repeatedly claimed that he loved only her, yet he had turned around and started a relationship with his own cousin. He was undeniably a complete scumbag.

Bibi Dong unconsciously tightened her grip on the documents. The fury in her heart was like a volcano, desperately needing an outlet.

Bibi Dong looked toward Wang Chen, only to discover that he had long since vanished.

Bibi Dong's feelings were complicated. Part of her hoped that all the information before her was false, yet she did not dare send anyone to verify whether it was true.

She feared that the last pure land in her heart would be trampled upon, leaving her disappointed in the end.

In the end, she could only smile bitterly. "This child."

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