Chapter 12: Unity of Heaven and Man
"I consumed the essence of two Ice-Fire Celestial Herbs. Their medicinal effects allowed me to enhance my physique through Ice-Fire body training," Du Qianjue explained.
"Martial soul, possess!" Du Qianjue called out, and his body martial soul instantly possessed him, transforming into a white soul ring that floated around him. His entire body emitted a faint silver glow.
His body martial soul had undergone a second awakening, reaching the silver level!
"Even my body martial soul has undergone a second awakening…" Du Qianjue couldn't help but smile as he looked at the silver light emanating from his body.
However, the white soul ring looked too much like a ten-year soul ring, making it easy for ignorant people to mock him. Du Qianjue didn't like this, so he thought for a moment and disguised the soul ring to look like a deep yellow one, around eight or nine hundred years old.
"This looks much better," Du Qianjue nodded in satisfaction.
"Can we go to the Extreme North now?" the Skydream Iceworm blinked, its tone filled with anticipation.
Ice! My Ice! I miss you so much!
The Skydream Iceworm was tearful, its mind full of the green figure it longed for.
"Not yet… let's wait a bit longer…" Du Qianjue was also conflicted, but he knew this couldn't be rushed. He had to wait for news from Du Bushi, whether it was good or bad.
"Alright…" the Skydream Iceworm sounded dejected, "I'll go back to sleep then. Wake me up if you need me."
"Sure, go ahead," Du Qianjue nodded.
In three months, he would turn seven. Being under seven years old and already having a soul power level above twenty, he didn't need to rush to get a soul ring.
Although the Grandmaster was quite useless, it was true that soul power could still improve even after reaching a bottleneck, and would then surge once a soul ring was obtained. This principle of accumulating and then releasing energy was valid.
Thus, Du Qianjue went into seclusion again, spending almost all his time cultivating, except for necessary daily activities.
Besides cultivating his soul power, Du Qianjue had another task now: practicing the combat techniques of the Ontology Sect.
Ordinarily, with Du Qianjue's age and soul power level, he wouldn't be able to train in combat techniques until he reached the Soul Elder level. However, Du Qianjue's body martial soul had already undergone a second awakening to the silver level, and his physical strength had reached that of a Soul King.
"Qianjue, the basic principle of our Ontology Sect's combat techniques is to unlock the body's potential, using it in conjunction with the martial soul to execute various attacks. Unity of Heaven and Man is a state within these techniques, and it's very difficult to achieve," Jinpeng patiently explained to Du Qianjue in the training grounds.
Apart from Du Bushi, Jinpeng, the Golden Body Douluo, was the strongest in the Ontology Sect. Before attempting his breakthrough, Du Bushi had entrusted Jinpeng with taking care of Du Qianjue. So when Jinpeng heard that Du Qianjue wanted to train in combat techniques, he personally came to teach him.
The Ontology Sect's Unity of Heaven and Man was somewhat similar to the Divine Presence technique of Longshen Muen. The difference was that Muen's technique involved merging soul power with spiritual power, while the Ontology Sect's technique used either soul power or spiritual power to connect with the power of heaven and earth, then combined it with one's own methods to attack.
To fully utilize the Ontology Sect's combat techniques, one must understand Unity of Heaven and Man.
In the original story, only Long Aotian among the younger generation of the Ontology Sect had reached this state. Despite his powerful skin martial soul and reaching the Soul Saint level by twenty, he died in the war with the Sun-Moon Empire, and his fiancée almost used her body to win over Huo Yuhao.
Seeing Long Aotian on the training grounds, a nine-year-old with a soul power level of twenty-four, Du Qianjue was reminded of his own potential. He wanted to avoid wasting time and, with the world's favor, knew it wouldn't be hard to understand Unity of Heaven and Man.
After Jinpeng imparted all his insights about Unity of Heaven and Man, he left Du Qianjue to train on his own. This state couldn't be taught by others, which was why only a few could surpass level ninety-five and become Super Douluos.
The Ontology Sect had other combat techniques, but they weren't very useful for Du Qianjue and could waste his time.
A year passed.
It had been a year and a half since Du Bushi began his breakthrough, and Du Qianjue was now eight years old. During this time, Du Qianjue had not obtained a new soul ring. He spent his days in the training grounds trying to understand Unity of Heaven and Man and his nights cultivating his soul power. Despite not having a new soul ring, he felt that if he did get one, his soul power would likely jump to level thirty.
An eight-year-old Soul Elder! This was unheard of, even among the prodigies at Shrek Academy, where being a Soul Elder by twelve was exceptional. In most places, Du Qianjue's achievement would shatter people's perceptions.
This wasn't a waste of time because Du Qianjue had indeed succeeded in understanding Unity of Heaven and Man!
When Du Qianjue demonstrated his mastery to Jinpeng, moving in perfect harmony with the forces of heaven and earth, Jinpeng, a nearly two-hundred-year-old man, was shocked.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!"
Jinpeng exclaimed in disbelief, then locked himself in his room for half a month, emerging disheveled and reeking of alcohol.
He had initially thought Du Qianjue was merely experimenting, never expecting a six or seven-year-old to master Unity of Heaven and Man. He had even advised Du Qianjue not to focus too much on it and to spend more time cultivating.
But how could Jinpeng have known that Du Qianjue was essentially cheating?
(End of Chapter)
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