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For the young werewolf, Tang San created a simple cultivation method based on his body's meridian structure, the flow of his qi and blood, and the quality of his spiritual power. This method would allow him to simultaneously cultivate his essence, energy, and spirit—the "Three Treasures."
This was also a kind of experiment. Tang San wanted to see what effects this cultivation method would have on the young werewolf, while also exploring how he could achieve a perfect fusion of his own cultivation techniques for essence, energy, and spirit.
During his hundred years with the elves, Tang San had gained a deep understanding of how to convert soul power into various natural elements. Although the energy within the elves wasn't exactly soul power, it belonged to the "qi" category in the "Three Treasures" theory and was very similar to soul power in nature.
Tang San even speculated that the elves' energy and soul power weren't that different. The distinction arose due to the differences in dimensions, the influence of elemental energies, and the natural environments of their respective worlds.
The battle qi on Dragon Island was also a form of "qi," but after closely observing the young werewolf, Tang San discovered something unique about it: battle qi could combine with blood energy and even generate a type of resonance.
It was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread across the surface. When the young werewolf cultivated his battle qi, it instinctively resonated throughout his body, tempering his physique. The qi and blood would dance together, as if a line of dominoes had been set into motion—so long as no piece was removed, the rest would fall naturally.
This was a very peculiar phenomenon.
The human body was already an orderly system.
From this observation, Tang San began to develop an idea of how to construct corresponding energy pathways between the heart core and the qi-blood ring. The key to this, surprisingly, lay in the most basic principle of all...
Vibration!
Indeed, the greatest truths are often the simplest!
However, without reaching Tang San's level, even understanding this principle would be impossible to apply.
Similarly, based on this, Tang San started speculating whether the transformation between soul power and spiritual power could also use this resonance technique...
Time passed quickly in the midst of cultivation.
Ten years went by in a flash.
Over the past decade, the young werewolf learned to feel the rhythm of the waves in the ocean, the movement of air in a storm, the sounds of insects chirping, birds calling, and beasts roaring in the forest. He listened to the silence and the stubborn signs of life in the infinite desert—the growth of cacti, the scurrying of insects, lizards, and snakes across the sand.
From initially feeling fear, to getting used to it, and now being able to hear the music of all living things, the young werewolf felt as if he had glimpsed the truest face of life.
"What's the point of this kind of training?" Dak asked, unable to understand Tang San's arrangements. "Isn't this just putting him through the wringer? It's been ten years, and he's still only at the zero-rank, three stars. He hasn't made any progress. If I had been in charge, he would've reached at least the first rank by now."
The cultivation of battle qi was divided into nine ranks, corresponding to the levels of Soul Master to Titled Douluo in Douluo Dalu.
The reason the orcs on this island appeared to cultivate so slowly boiled down to two factors:
First, their long lifespan and abundant resources. They didn't have to compete with other intelligent species, so they were content to enjoy their lives. If a Soul Master from Douluo Dalu saw this, they would certainly comment on their lack of ambition.
Second, the battle qi that orcs cultivated also stimulated their qi and blood. This process was much more complex and time-consuming compared to a Soul Master who only cultivated soul power.
However, the benefit was that, in a battle of physical techniques and self-created abilities, where neither side used soul rings or soul bones, the orcs were generally stronger.
At least, orcs didn't have the convenience of soul rings, so even with their comfortable living environment, they had to create battle techniques suited to their race's characteristics.
In this respect, most Soul Masters on Douluo Dalu couldn't compare to the orcs.
Soul rings...
Sometimes, things that are too convenient limit creativity. Soul Masters often didn't focus on developing their own techniques, instead always searching for soul rings that could provide the best soul skills.
However, this convenience was also Douluo Dalu's greatest strength. By systematically and effectively analyzing the flow of energy within soul skills, Soul Masters could, in a relatively short time, surpass the cultivation systems of other dimensions.
This was why Electrolux often sighed and remarked that Douluo Dalu was truly blessed.
"I agree, it feels like Peter has been wasting his time," Xun'er said, beginning to suspect that Tang San was toying with Peter. After all, over the past ten years, Peter's training seemed like nothing more than endless torment.
"No, I have already touched upon the truth!" The young werewolf, however, understood exactly what he had gained in the past decade—a deep insight into the rhythm of life!
It was the purest—
Vibration!
He could now feel that his seemingly insignificant battle qi was resonating perfectly with the power of his bloodline, and even with another form of energy in his mind.
The three energies, under the basic battle qi cultivation technique Tang San had taught him, intertwined and circulated through his body. Through vibration, they continuously strengthened everything about him.
Boom!
As his battle qi began circulating, the young werewolf's realm rapidly broke through. From zero-rank three stars, he surged to four stars, then five... His cultivation advanced until it finally stopped at one-rank nine stars.
But the pause was brief—he continued to break through.
Two-rank one star!
Two-rank two stars!
Two-rank three stars!
...
When he reached two-rank nine stars, there was another pause, longer than the last, but once again, he soon broke through.
And so, he kept advancing.
The surrounding energy rushed into his body, swiftly refining into pure, concentrated battle qi.
When his cultivation finally stopped, he had reached six-rank nine stars, just one step away from breaking through to the seventh rank!
The seventh rank of battle qi was equivalent to a Soul Saint for soul masters, a critical threshold. Once surpassed, it meant entry into the ranks of true powerhouses, capable of pursuing the legendary eighth and ninth ranks.
"Six-rank nine stars!"
Dak's pupils contracted as he examined the young werewolf's cultivation. The battle qi was incredibly refined—learning a few powerful combat techniques would allow him to challenge seventh-rank opponents, or even fight against eighth-rank experts.
"Unbelievable!"
"How did you do it?"
"Tell me! Did Tang San give you some kind of divine elixir? How else could you have grown this strong?"
Xun'er was equally stunned.
This was six-rank nine stars!
Among the orcs, even the most gifted and bloodline-blessed geniuses of the dragon race typically took four hundred thirty-three years to reach the sixth rank. And yet, how old was Griffinell now?
One hundred forty-three years!
This was defying the natural order!
Could it be that all this "torment" was actually a highly advanced training method? One so powerful that it could push someone to make such explosive progress and leap to the heavens in just ten years?
(End of chapter)