Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains!

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"If it weren't for the limitations of my physical body, my mental strength in this year would not have been just 210 points, 300 might not have been the limit."

When Xu Yuan first awakened, his mental strength increased by leaps and bounds. In just one month at the Blacksmith Association in Tiandou City, it rose from 81 to 99 points, even though he was stuck at a minor bottleneck in the Spirit Realm.

Although it may be a short-term rapid improvement brought about by the awakening of the martial soul, the increase in pure numerical points should not decrease as the body develops and the level of mental power increases.

The higher you go, the harder it is to improve your spiritual power. It's not that you can improve by ten points a year when you're in the Spirit Origin Realm, but you can't improve by ten points when you're in the Spirit Connection Realm. It's just that ten points seems insignificant when you're in the Spirit Connection Realm. In fact, with the same amount of cultivation, you might be able to improve by twenty or thirty points when you're in the Spirit Connection Realm, but it's still insignificant.

"Physical fitness is still extremely important." Xu Yuan knew that improving his physical fitness would be his most important goal in the next few years of cultivation.

Although his mental strength would have remained at the top level among his peers if he had continued to cultivate normally, his exceptional mental strength was the only achievement he could boast about during the Dragon King Legend era.

"I need to reach at least Gu Yue's level at the same age so that I can compete with them in the end, right?" That's Xu Yuan's assessment.

Moreover, the "peers" he refers to here are those from the middle to later stages of life.

"Before I turn thirteen, my mental strength must surpass that of Gu Yue, who is of the same age!"

Back to topic.

Xu Yuan's purpose in entering the Spirit Ascension Platform this time was very clear: to ascend his spirit and elevate the Five Elements Spear Spirit to a thousand years.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, increasing the age of the first soul spirit at the first stage is the optimal choice, because at this time, the spiritual energy after killing a soul beast in the Spirit Ascension Platform is absorbed by a single soul ring instead of being spread out.

However, if a Soul Master elevates their Soul Spirit to a thousand years, it means that the second ring will also be attached with a thousand-year Soul Ring from that Soul Spirit.

At level 20, bearing two thousand-year spirit rings places demands on the body that are no less demanding than bearing one thousand-year spirit ring before level 20.

No, or rather, it's more than one level above.

At level nineteen, one's body has been honed to its limits, and one might be able to withstand the pressure of a thousand-year soul ring. However, it's only one level away. After breaking through to level twenty, one must immediately acquire a second thousand-year soul ring, which is a hellish level of difficulty.

Of course, if we let our imaginations run wild, there seem to be compromises, such as controlling the first soul spirit without attaching a soul ring after level 20, fusing with the second soul spirit, a hundred-year soul spirit, and controlling the second ring to be within a hundred years.

However, this approach is based on the premise that a Soul Master's mental strength is sufficient to support the simultaneous absorption of a thousand-year-old Soul Ring and a hundred-year-old Soul Ring. This is something that a Spirit Realm cultivator cannot do; it requires a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator. Moreover, a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator's mental strength is generally sufficient to withstand two thousand-year-old Soul Rings in terms of physical constitution.

Therefore, wild ideas can exist, but they can also be proven false.

Numerical data can always prove whether a conjecture is reasonable and whether it can solve a class of problems.

This is mathematics.

"My body can withstand a thousand-year spirit ring without any problem, and two thousand-year spirit rings are about the same."

Xu Yuan was, after all, a disciple of the Sect Master of the Body Sect, and he had consumed quite a few rare and precious herbs and treasures to improve his physical fitness over the past year.

Mu Ye only forbade him from using rare and precious materials to enhance his soul power; he didn't say he couldn't use them to improve his physical attributes.

Of course, most rare and precious herbs will also promote the improvement of soul power while improving physical fitness. At this time, Mu Ye will use his secret technique to perfectly exert the medicinal power while consuming rare and precious herbs, so that almost no of it will flow into his soul power to improve it.

......

With his mental energy released, Xu Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

"Inside this Spirit Ascension Platform, my spiritual power seems to be unrestricted."

Due to the limitations of his physical capacity, Xu Yuan's mental power was restricted in quantity, and he could only compress his mental power as much as possible. This naturally led to an extremely exaggerated performance of his mental power in terms of elemental control.

Xu Yuan guessed that this was also the reason why Gu Yue's element control exceeded the standard.

Now that he has entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, freed from the constraints of his body, Xu Yuan's higher-quality spiritual power spread out.

Without the constraints of the container, the original high-quality spiritual energy began to disperse and dilute freely.

"After returning, my mental energy should be concentrated again. Experiencing these two processes repeatedly may also help me develop a method to train my mental energy."

Because his martial soul is his brain, Xu Yuan has a talent for research and has the idea of ​​developing his own cultivation techniques. Among them, mental strength and body tempering are the two areas he is most interested in.

Now he has found inspiration in developing methods to enhance his spiritual power.

Xu Yuan, who was deep in thought, suddenly changed his expression.

He jumped up quickly, holding the Tianyuan Pen and looking behind him.

Three enormous fireballs exploded where he had been standing, the air currents carrying flames swept outwards, and three charred craters were blasted into the ground.

With his mental perception, Xu Yuan could vaguely 'see' that after the 'sea of ​​fire' formed by the explosion of the three fireballs, the three-headed fire lions had already subtly surrounded him.

Suddenly, the three fiery lions pounced, bypassing the barrier of flames, and charged directly at Xu Yuan.

Having observed the three-headed fire lion early on with his mental power, Xu Yuan remained calm and composed.

These three fire lions consist of two large and one small lion. Even the smallest one seems to have a cultivation level of two hundred years. As for the two large fire lions, Xu Yuan roughly estimates that one has a cultivation level of six hundred years and the other five hundred years.

Outside, Xu Shengqun's expression also changed slightly. He hadn't expected that Xu Yuan would encounter such a powerful attack as soon as he entered the Spirit Ascension Platform.

However, thinking about Xu Yuan's cultivation achievements over the past year, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But I was still a little uneasy.

After all, cultivation is just cultivation; the key is whether one can apply the learned techniques to actual combat.

Xu Yuan remained calm and responded promptly throughout the viewing process, earning praise from Xu Shengqun for his subsequent actions.

Xu Yuan held the Heavenly Origin Brush, but instead of transforming it into the Heavenly Origin Spear, he swung the Heavenly Origin Brush.

water!

The Heavenly Origin Brush outlines in the air, and the power of the water element gathers to form a massive water flow.

In Xu Yuan's hands, the Heavenly Origin Brush created winding streams of water that completely blocked the path of the three-headed fire lion from various tricky angles.

Chapter 23 Xu Yuan's First Battle (Please read on!!!)

Xu Yuan held the Heavenly Yuan Brush and sketched in the air.

Each stroke is like a winding stream of water swirling and dancing in the air.

The streams of water intertwined like water dragons, blocking the path of the three-headed fire lion.

"Roar!"

The largest fire lion did not slow down at all, but instead accelerated its charge, its flames becoming even more ferocious, with streaks of golden light shining within the crimson flames.

Xu Yuan remained calm and continued to retreat, his hands never pausing as he traced lines in the air with the Heavenly Origin Brush.

With a wave of his right hand, a water dragon rushed towards the fire lion.

Fight and retreat.

The water was evaporated by the raging flames, but water is ultimately the nemesis of fire. With Xu Yuan pulling it back, the flames of the Flame Lion were significantly weakened.

The Heavenly Origin Brush sketched in the air, and water dragons meandered and swirled, constantly colliding with the Flame Lion.

The three-headed fire lion was completely enraged, its aura instantly intensifying several times over. It suddenly charged forward, flanking Xu Yuan from three directions.

Xu Yuan gripped the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his right hand and swung it fiercely, splashing a large amount of ink in front of him.

Ink fell to the ground, and thick blades of grass grew like vines, entangling the three-headed fire lion.

Although it only struggled slightly, the flame lion broke free from the vines after being scorched by the flames, but its charging rhythm was also interrupted.

Xu Yuan retreated to a distance again.

After several attempts to pull it away, the Flame Lion seemed to lose patience and, as if it had made up its mind, turned and left.

At this moment, a beam of light shot out from Xu Yuan's body, taking the shape of a spear, and merged into the Heavenly Origin Brush in his hand.

The bristles at the tip of the Tianyuan pen instantly seemed to transform into sharp metal streaks, which also spread and lengthened, like extended metal spears.

The metallic bristles on the pen tip instantly grew longer, heading straight for the smallest of the three fire lions.

Puff. Puff. Puff.

The sharp spear tip pierced the Flame Lion's skin.

However, with a distance of nearly ten meters, even if Xu Yuan controlled the power of the metal element to unleash a powerful burst, he could not penetrate the little flame lion over such a long distance.

However, a large amount of fire elemental power quickly surged in along the metal spears.

Furthermore, by using the tip of the metal spear, Xu Yuan mobilized fire elements that instantly assimilated the flames on the surface of the Flame Lion's body, resulting in a violent explosion after the fusion.

Rumble!

A loud bang echoed through the primeval forest.

Xu Yuan stopped teasing and instantly charged towards the largest fire lion.

Seeing that Xu Yuan had severely injured his companion and still dared to rush forward, the 600-year-old fire lion roared and raised its right paw, with golden flames flowing on its huge paw.

The Heavenly Origin Brush in Xu Yuan's hand has changed shape, transforming into the Heavenly Origin Spear.

The spear was pointed directly at the oldest of the fire lions.

Since the three fire lions retreated separately, there was no time to return to their aid. Even if Xu Yuan thrust straight out, he could change his move and block the attack after the collision.

Therefore, this shot embodied Xu Yuan's full strength.

The five elements merged at the tip of the spear, and Xu Yuan's entire essence, energy, and spirit were incorporated into it at this moment.

At this moment, anyone in the surrounding space could see that the world around them seemed to be affected by him, as if the entire world's power was under Xu Yuan's control.

This shot pierced through everything.

puff.

The spear pierced through the lion's paw, and then the five elements of spear light at the tip exploded outwards, scattering in all directions while being controlled by Xu Yuan to thrust downwards towards the fiery lion.