"On the Douluo Continent, Soul Masters reigned supreme, and strength stood above all!"
"Qiu'er, your talent is extraordinary. Not only do you possess a mutated fire-attribute Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul, but you also have Innate Full Soul Power."
"As long as you cultivate diligently in the future, your achievements will surely surpass mine and your father's. When that time comes, you'll be qualified to learn this secret."
"Before you've grown strong, rashly learning this secret would be anything but good for you. Don't blame your grandfather."
Meng Zhongqi spoke softly. Meng Qianqiu's mother came from the Seven Kill Sword Sect, and within her family's inheritance lay a tremendous opportunity.
This opportunity was immensely important to Soul Masters. Even Titled Douluos would be tempted if they heard about it.
This secret concerned the legendary ascension to godhood at level one hundred!
Although the Meng Family was a great secluded family on the Douluo Continent, with a high-ranking Soul Douluo presiding over it, Meng Zhongqi knew very well that they could not bear the consequences of leaking this secret.
After dinner, Meng Qianqiu went alone to the mountain behind the residence.
The night scenery atop the mountain was beautiful. Countless stars glittered, a bright moon hung in the sky, and a gentle breeze swept across the summit, setting the shadows of the trees swaying.
Heaven and earth resembled a beautiful painted scroll, slowly unfurling before Meng Qianqiu. The scene was exquisite and exceptionally peaceful.
Meng Qianqiu gazed at the sky. Within that boundless expanse, among those countless stars, perhaps lay the attachments of his previous life.
Since I've come, I might as well settle in!
Now that I've awakened my Martial Soul, it's time to cultivate diligently. I mustn't neglect my cultivation and end up like Zhongyong, the fallen child prodigy.
Meng Qianqiu knew very well that strength reigned supreme on the Douluo Continent. A Soul Master was measured by his level and Soul Power.
The heroes of the world were as numerous as carp crossing a river. Throughout the ages, countless prodigies had fallen before they could mature. Though they were rare talents among humanity, posterity had not remembered them.
Take Qin Ming and Feng Xiaotian from the original story, for example. Both possessed mutated, top-tier Beast Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, yet despite such exceptional talent, hadn't they ultimately faded into the crowd?
Geniuses who had yet to mature could only be called expendables. Even those as powerful as Titled Douluos were merely slightly larger ants.
Only Demigod powerhouses could roam the Douluo Continent unbridled. If one was fortunate enough to break through to God Level, only then could one be called invincible in the world.
Meng Qianqiu knew very well that everything Meng Zhongqi had done today was to protect him. Only by concealing his brilliance and biding his time could he achieve greatness later.
The division between the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Four Sects had already begun to take shape on the Douluo Continent, while Spirit Hall stood alone as the continent's dominant power.
In addition, the two great empires occupied the north and south respectively, courting the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Four Sects to counterbalance Spirit Hall.
Under Qian Daoliu's leadership, Spirit Hall had gradually climbed toward its peak. The current Spirit Hall could be described as brimming with talent.
One of the two towering peaks of the Soul Master World, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, hailed as the strongest in the skies, was Spirit Hall's foremost expert.
His Martial Soul was the Six-Winged Angel, his Soul Power reached level ninety-nine, and his Soul Ring configuration was two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red!
Aside from him, Spirit Hall also had Golden Crocodile Douluo. His Martial Soul was the Golden Crocodile King, his Soul Power reached level ninety-eight, and his Soul Ring configuration was identical to Qian Daoliu's: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones were supreme treasures in the Soul Master World. Obtaining either could transform an ordinary Soul Master, remaking them down to their very bones.
Beyond them, Spirit Hall also had three Titled Douluo elders, all with Soul Power above level ninety-four and formidable combat strength.
On the Douluo Continent, the various factions had only two attitudes toward geniuses: the first was to recruit them, and the second was to destroy them.
Anyone who would not serve them was fair game for slaughter!
Who knew how many geniuses had been secretly disposed of by hostile factions? Even the Meng Family's own hands were not entirely clean.
"Spirit Hall!"
Meng Qianqiu gazed at the sky, feeling quite a headache himself. Undercurrents surged across the Douluo Continent, with murderous dangers lurking at every step.
The Seven Great Sects, the two great empires, and a powerful Spirit Hall-not a single one of them was easy to deal with!
One wrong step led to wrong steps all the way!
A moment's carelessness could drag him into this struggle. Forget Meng Qianqiu-even the Meng Family would suffer injuries to its very sinews and bones.
"Strength!"
Meng Qianqiu knew very well that only by obtaining formidable strength could he fully control his own destiny without being swayed by others.
To hold a fist was to hold power. The bigger fist was the only ironclad truth!
Fortunately, there's still enough time, and I've awakened the memories of my previous life. Transmigrating early is another major advantage of mine!
Meng Qianqiu knew very well that he had never lacked resources or heaven-defying talent. What he lacked was time-time to grow.
Time was fair to everyone!
"What is it? Can't sleep again tonight?"
The mountain breeze blew past, and Meng Zhongqi appeared beside Meng Qianqiu, draping a coat over him as he did.
"Grandfather!"
"Awakening my Martial Soul for the first time really did leave me a little excited!"
Meng Qianqiu nodded. Today, he had awakened his Martial Soul for the first time and quietly awakened his past-life memories as well. He was very worried about his current circumstances.
But he did not dare say so outright and could only find an excuse to give vent to it.
"Young people lack steadiness. I understand!"
"This is our family's secret Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Meditation Method. Memorize the manual first, and make sure you cultivate diligently from now on."
Meng Zhongqi took out a small booklet and handed it to Meng Qianqiu. As a great secluded family, the Meng Family's foundations were far from shallow.
After all, long ago, the Meng Family had been a great family that produced a Titled Douluo. Naturally, the grade of its meditation method was not low.
"The Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Meditation Method!"
"This meditation method is suited only to the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul, but your father used it before too, and its compatibility wasn't low."
"A Martial Soul has a name and harbors a spirit of its own!"
"Once you've gained an initial grasp of this meditation method, you can create an entirely new method of your own after cultivating for a long time."
Meng Zhongqi knew very well that there was no strongest meditation method in this world. The strongest was always the individual!
It was not the method that was powerful, but the person cultivating it!
The Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Meditation Method?
Meng Qianqiu casually flipped through it. This meditation method was not complicated, and many of its concepts gave him tremendous inspiration.
Meditation methods preserve the spirit, while breathing methods refine Qi!
Advancing from refining Qi to transforming the spirit-such gradual progress is the great path of cultivation. This meditation method is far too eager for quick results.
After practicing it once, Meng Qianqiu discovered a fact: the meditation methods of the Douluo Continent were methods for refining the spirit.
It only explained how to draw in the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and, through a method of preserving the spirit, convert it into the Soul Power a Soul Master accumulated.
This cultivation method was extremely inefficient.
Don't I have the Golden Toad Qi-Locking Method and the Great Toad Qi-Devouring Technique in my mind? Why don't I try combining them?
In his previous life, Meng Qianqiu's high school grades had been poor. After the college entrance examination, he had enrolled in a martial arts school to study traditional martial arts.
Put plainly, the Golden Toad Qi-Locking Method and the Great Toad Qi-Devouring Technique were merely two ordinary breathing techniques used to strengthen the body and improve health.
The former was a most orthodox Daoist Qigong practice emphasizing breathing techniques, while the latter was an internal strengthening method of Wudang Taijiquan.
One internal and one external, the two complemented each other perfectly!
In his previous life, Meng Qianqiu had practiced for a long time without grasping their essence. His body had merely become somewhat sturdier than an ordinary person's, and he was less prone to illness.
In this life, Meng Qianqiu had obtained the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Meditation Method, but this meditation method lacked methods for refining the body and Qi.
It was only after thinking of this that he posed that question.