Chapter 5 Leaving
"I can clearly feel through my soul perception that while you are practicing fighting spirit, the soul power attached to your spirit eye martial soul is also increasing." An old voice suddenly sounded in the room.

Raising his eyes feebly, Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao who appeared in his room like a ghost. He curled his lips and asked, "Teacher, what on earth is going on? Why can't my Dou Qi break through even though it is condensed in my body?"

"It shouldn't be you who did this, right?"

"You kid, since I've accepted you as my disciple, I won't harm you. At the same time, I don't need to absorb Dou Qi to recover now, how could it be my fault?" Seeing the strange look from Xiao Yan, Yao Lao patted Xiao Yan's head with some displeasure, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Do you think it has something to do with your martial spirit?"

"According to the algorithm of this world, what is your current soul power level?"

"It's level ten, teacher." Rolling his eyes, Xiao Yan groaned weakly.

Touching his chin, Yao Lao frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Do you think it is because this world is a little different from the Douqi Continent, and the martial soul is the dominant force in this world. Because of some unknown factors, if you want to continue to practice Douqi, you need to break through the bottleneck of your own martial soul."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's mind raced, and he said with renewed energy: "Teacher, I remember that when I awakened my martial soul, the blue crystal responsible for checking absorbed the Dou Qi in my body. Could it be that the Dou Qi in my body is the soul power of this world?"

"Soul power, fighting spirit? Theoretically speaking, these two things are both a kind of energy stored in the body and can be converted into each other. When I was absorbing the fighting spirit in your body, I was also absorbing your soul power. This is also the reason why your strength stagnated when you switched to cultivating your martial soul." Yao Lao explained indifferently.

"That seems to make sense. Then according to what you said, teacher, if you hadn't absorbed my fighting spirit at the beginning, wouldn't I have been at the innate full soul power level ten when I awakened my martial soul?" Spreading his hands, Xiao Yan smiled helplessly.

"Well, maybe." Nodding, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan and said with a wry smile: "If that's the case, then you must upgrade your martial soul to level 11, and then you need to hunt down that so-called soul beast."

“Hunting soul beasts?” After a brief silence, Xiao Yan said speechlessly: “If it is really as you said, teacher, if I want to continue practicing, I must break through the bottleneck of my martial soul, and then I can only set off to the soul beast forest to obtain soul rings.”

"But then again, the cultivation method in this world is really a bit weird. They rely on hunting soul beasts and taking their cultivation to practice. If this continues, won't all the soul beasts in this world be wiped out sooner or later?"

Sighing and shaking his head, Yao Lao said: "This place is the same as Douqi Continent, it is also a world where the strong prey on the weak. In Douqi Continent, don't people also obtain magic cores by hunting monsters? Survival of the fittest. But the cultivation method here is indeed a bit inferior..."

"Okay, take a good rest these few days. I'll accompany you to the Soul Beast Forest to get the soul rings later. By the way, during this time, please help me find some ancient books from this world. I want to learn more about this world."

"Teacher, you want to read ancient books. Do you know the characters of this world?" Xiao Yan nodded, smiled at Yao Lao, and said.

Hearing this, Yao Lao rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan and said, "Isn't it you? I haven't known you for more than ten years, so how can I not recognize you? Translate for me."

"Yes, teacher." Xiao Yan nodded obediently and said with a smile.

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Through ancient books, Yao Lao learned that this world was called Douluo Continent. Ten thousand years ago, there were only two countries in Douluo Continent, Tiandou and Xingluo. Four thousand years ago, due to the drift of continental plates, the Sun and Moon Empire in the West drifted over and collided with Douluo Continent. As the area increased, wars on the continent became frequent. Ten thousand years later, the Xingluo Empire still existed, but its royal family changed hands. The Tiandou Empire was eventually split into the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire because of internal strife.

The Sun-Moon Continent from the west is vast in area and rich in resources. It is slightly smaller than the Douluo Continent, but it only has one country, the Sun-Moon Empire.

After the two continents collided, the war began immediately. The three countries on Douluo Continent, united against a common enemy, sent out a coalition force, and after years of war, they finally defeated the Sun-Moon Empire.

At the same time, Yao Lao also learned about a sect called Tang Sect, which was at its peak more than 4,000 years ago. After the Sun-Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, because the soul masters of the Sun-Moon Empire had unique research on soul guides, those soul guides driven by soul power had an overall power and attack range far exceeding the Tang Sect's specially made hidden weapons, resulting in heavy losses to the three major empires of Douluo Continent in the early stages of the war.

Although the three empires were victorious at the end of the war, the Tang Sect's hidden weapons were greatly questioned, and the Tang Sect began to gradually decline.

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A few days later, the morning sun poured in through the window, illuminating the room quite brightly. The young man sat up sleepily on the bed. After a moment's pause, he climbed out of bed yawning repeatedly, and then simply washed up.

"Teacher, when are we going to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest?" Stretching, Xiao Yan asked the black ring on his finger.

"Let's set off later." Upon hearing this, the illusory Yao Lao suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yan and said, "Go prepare some fresh water, dry food, tents, and insect repellent first. I will help you refine some healing pills. These things are essential for going out, so you must prepare them in full."

"Okay, teacher." Xiao Yan said with a smile as he quickly put on the clothes on the table.

Looking at Xiao Yan's excited look, Yao Lao stroked his beard and said meaningfully: "From birth to now, you have never experienced a life-and-death battle. You want to avenge your mother and improve your strength, so this trip out should be regarded as a training. If it is not a life-and-death moment, I will not take action."

"Only after going through the trials of blood can you undergo a true transformation."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan slowly clenched his fists, raised his face to Yao Lao with a smile, and said in a deep voice: "Teacher, everything is up to you."

"Yeah." Yao Lao chuckled and nodded, very satisfied with this disciple.

A few minutes later, the back door on the north side of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion opened silently, and a young man in a black robe quietly slipped out from here. His handsome little face revealed a determination that surpassed his peers.

Xiao Yan's departure did not alarm anyone in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. The young man, dressed in ordinary black clothes, slowly disappeared at the end of the street.

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