Wang Xiaotian thought it over yeah, that made sense! What man hasn't dreamed of roaming the world with a sword?
So, getting the Heavenflame Sword as a weapon-type martial soul? Reasonable!
As for the Immortal Body… okay, fine, he admitted he was a little scared of dying. Maybe a bit cowardly.
But still how can that be called fear? Let's call it… a strong will to live!
But seriously, why was his character level only 2? With two martial souls, how could his innate soul power be so low?
Maybe… it's because he wasn't born in the Douluo Continent?
That must be it. He came here directly, unlike Tang San who was a native. So technically, he didn't have any soul power to begin with. These martial souls must have been granted by the system.
Probably… maybe… that's how it works…
Now that he was sure he had transmigrated, Wang Xiaotian didn't bother thinking too much. He set a small goal for himself: survive, lie low, and eventually become a god. After all, he had a system!
And once he became a god, maybe he could leave this world, maybe even return to Earth…
Bingo! That's the plan the first goal: become a god!
At that moment, the pleasant system voice chimed in again:
"Ding! You just bragged. 'Silver Tongue' skill triggered. You've successfully deceived yourself."
Wang Xiaotian: …
He almost let out a choice curse.
Screw you, system! How is that a lie? That was the truth!
"Ding! You took a deep breath of world essence. Soul power slightly increased."
Wang Xiaotian ignored the system and started observing his surroundings: endless forest, towering trees, and soul beasts roaming around. Judging from the terrain, this had to be the famous Star Dou Great Forest!
The Star Dou Forest… he couldn't remember all the details, but he recalled its two kings: Da Ming and Er Ming.
And in Douluo Dalu II, it even mentioned several ancient beasts slumbering here...
That giant spider he ran into earlier must have been the legendary Man-Faced Demon Spider.
No idea how old it was, but still… wait, what was he thinking? He only had Level 2 soul power, and he was already thinking about soul beasts.
No! He had to stay humble. Even with a system, arrogance would get him killed!
He quickly repeated a calming mantra three times to ground himself.
This was the Star Dou Forest. At Level 2, even the weakest soul beast could slap him to death... He had to remember: Survive first. Then become a god.
But first, he needed to get out of here. The Star Dou Forest was no place for someone like him.
Seriously, what were the higher powers thinking, dropping him straight into this death trap? He nearly died at spawn.
On second thought, the fact that no soul beasts had noticed him earlier… must've been thanks to the system, right?
Wang Xiaotian studied the terrain more closely. In front of him was dense forest, but toward the rear right, the trees looked shorter and there were noticeably fewer soul beasts.
That direction… probably the forest's edge! Meaning the way out!
He didn't know where he was in the timeline, but his top priority was survival he had to escape first.
With that, he began climbing down the tree. Even with only Level 2 soul power, his body was much stronger now. Climbing down took almost no effort.
Once he was sure no soul beasts had noticed him, he sprinted toward the exit.
It took him half an hour of nonstop running before he finally burst out of the forest, collapsing onto the grass, completely drained.
Even with soul power, he was still a ten-year-old kid. That much running had exhausted him.
"Ding! You took a deep breath of world essence. Soul power slightly increased."
"Ding! You took a deep breath of world essence. Soul power slightly increased."
The system repeated this about ten times, and his soul power bar rose to 9.5/100.
Still so slow… Sure, breathing helped, but cultivation like this would take forever. He needed a better way.
Just then, the system chimed again:
"Ding! Mission Issued."
"Mission Objective: Reach Soul Power Level 10 within 10 days. Note: This is a mandatory quest. Cannot be declined."
"Success Reward: Most suitable 100-year soul ring.
Failure Reward: A trash 10-year soul ring."
Wang Xiaotian: …
Does even failure get a reward? Wow, thanks a lot, system.
Still, no way was he accepting a trash 10-year soul ring as his first. If he wanted to survive long-term, he needed strength!
If people thought he was weak and picked a fight, he'd end up dead.
After scavenging some fruit to eat, he searched for a safe spot and eventually found a cave. There, he began cultivating.
Time was of the essence he didn't even have time to search for a village, and he didn't have a single soul coin to his name. For now, this cave would have to do.
In Douluo Dalu, cultivation didn't require a special technique just absorbing world essence through meditation. Of course, having a good method helped.
Like Tang San's Xuantian Technique from Tang Sect top-tier. But Wang Xiaotian? He was just a stressed-out high schooler from the 21st century. He knew nothing about real cultivation techniques.
Even so, just sensing the world's essence boosted his soul power little by little.
From 9.5/100…
To 10.5/100…
Then 11/100…
He had entered the cave at dusk. By the time morning arrived, he had cultivated through the night.
Soul Power: 100/100. Level Up!
Waves of energy surged through him. Wang Xiaotian had officially reached Level 3 Soul Master!
Excited, he opened his eyes. He hadn't slept a wink, but he'd broken through a level in one night. What a genius!
Clenching his fists, he could feel the power boost. Amazing!
But then he checked his soul power bar again… and deflated:
Soul Power: 1/150
So leveling up also raised the required soul power... The higher the level, the slower the progress.
Well, that tracks.
Still, now he had no time to mess around. He canceled his plans to explore and returned to training mode no more distractions.
Eat fruit, cultivate. Repeat.
For the next few days, that's all he did. When he couldn't keep going, he allowed himself short naps. After all, he was only ten he still needed sleep.
Fortunately, thanks to his decent talent and the high quality of the Heavenflame Sword martial soul, his cultivation speed wasn't too bad.