Douluo Dalu: Transforming Soul Rings into Soul Veins

"Teacher, I'm fine."

Yu Xiaogang was skeptical. The image of Tang San's bulging veins and twisted expression was still vivid in his mind, making him hold some doubt about Tang San's current words.

But seeing Tang San gradually return to normal, his eyes once again becoming clear and firm, the worry in Yu Xiaogang's heart also eased a little.

"Little San, are you really okay? Your appearance just now..."

Yu Xiaogang's words carried a trace of concern and confusion. He had never seen Tang San in such a painful state.

Tang San took a deep breath, feeling his soul that had already returned to its original state.

He smiled at Yu Xiaogang and said, "Teacher, I made you worry. I was just thinking about some cultivation matters just now.

It's fine now. And I feel that my strength has improved again."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's brow furrowed slightly but quickly relaxed.

He knew Tang San's resilience and perseverance well.

"Little San, on the path of cultivation, you must not be eager for quick success.

Although you are exceptionally talented, you must also pay attention to your body's tolerance.

The road ahead is still very long. Moving forward steadily is the most important thing," Yu Xiaogang advised earnestly.

Tang San nodded seriously.

Looking at Tang San's sincere eyes, the stone in Yu Xiaogang's heart finally fell.

He believed that his student had enough wisdom and perseverance to walk his own path well.

Thus, he patted Tang San's shoulder and encouraged, "Good job, Little San.

A single failure means nothing. You've only just acquired a soul ring; it's normal not to be adapted yet.

I believe you will surely become the most outstanding soul master."

"Yes, Teacher."

After sending Yu Xiaogang away, Tang San narrowed his eyes. This old fellow is really hard to fool. Fortunately, I hadn't already experienced the soul hunt before.

Otherwise, if my current self had to experience that event of saving both our lives by myself again...

I'm afraid I really might not have been able to hold back my temper and not take his life...

No, no, no!

How can I think like that?

He is my teacher! Even if I didn't take him to the Divine Realm in the future...

But how could I do such a thing?

Although such a thought arose, since I didn't act on it, it means I am still pure and innocent.

Tang San followed the route in his memory and walked to Dorm 7.

"Stop! Where did you come from? This is Dorm 7."

Wang Sheng shouted to stop him.

The registration date has already passed. There shouldn't be any more work-study students coming.

And he had never seen this person in the academy.

Could he be a senior from the previous year?

His nose is so flat, and he looks so strange...

"Hello, I'm here to find Xiao Wu."

Tang San slightly turned his head and looked towards the bed in his memory.

Unfortunately, Xiao Wu's figure was not on it. Instead, on a bed further away, Xiao Wu was closing her eyes in concentration, as if thinking about something.

Xiao Wu...

Tang San's eyes were constantly filled with hot tears. Why had he come here? I'm afraid it's because this world still has Xiao Wu, right?

You are still alive, my love————

Looking at Xiao Wu's pretty face and fair, smooth skin, Tang San simply could not suppress the excitement in his heart and wanted to rush forward into Dorm 7.

But how could Wang Sheng so easily let him in? One must know, apart from Xiao Wu, he was the second-in-command of this Dorm 7.

Letting an outsider in, how could that be?

"Hey, hey, what are you doing? This is our territory, don't just barge in!"

"Get out of the way!"

Tang San's tone hardened, a trace of anger in his eyes.

His gaze towards Wang Sheng was very unfriendly.

This guy actually dares to stop me from finding Xiao Wu?

Xiao Wu frowned, listening to the argument outside.

It sounds like that damned bastard from daytime!

He wants a beating again so soon?

And he even interrupted Sister Xiao Wu's thoughts.

A pair of rabbit legs pushed off the bed, and her figure lightly flipped off.

Gritting her teeth, she rushed to the door very angrily.

"Xiao Wu!"

A look of joy appeared in Tang San's eyes.

She's so cute even when she's angry. This is my future wife!

"Shut up! You stinking thing! Didn't I say I'd beat you up every time I see you?

You actually dare to appear in front of me again. It seems the lesson I gave you before wasn't enough.

This time, I'll make it so you can't get out of bed for a year!"

Xiao Wu didn't want to listen to his nonsense.

She passed by the stunned Wang Sheng.

"First Soul Skill, Waist Bow!"

Tang San was greatly shocked. He used his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track steps and began to dodge.

It would have been fine before; he would have had a chance to fight back. But now that he had recovered his memory, he knew everything that was going to happen.

How could he make a move against the person before him again?

So he could only be passively beaten, barely defending and dodging.

"Stop it, Xiao Wu! I'm not here to fight you."

"You're not here to fight me, but I want to fight you!"

Bang!

Xiao Wu leaped and moved, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and attacked Tang San again. Her Waist Bow skill was used with increasing proficiency, her speed astonishingly fast.

Although Tang San did his best to dodge, his heart was filled with helplessness and gentleness. He knew that Xiao Wu's anger at this moment was just a facade, and it was more because of the misunderstanding during the day and her wariness towards him.

"Xiao Wu, listen to me. I really have no ill intentions," Tang San said, trying to stabilize Xiao Wu's emotions while dodging. "I... I just wanted to come and see you, to make sure you are well."

Xiao Wu's attacks gradually slowed down, but the vigilance in her eyes did not dissipate in the slightest.

She ignored Tang San, but the fact that her attacks couldn't hit him made her heart anxious.

She suddenly stopped, staring at Tang San as if to penetrate his soul.

"You... really just came to see me?" Her voice held a trace of imperceptible trembling.

Tang San nodded, his eyes sincere and gentle. "Yes, Xiao Wu. In this world, besides cultivation, you are the most important to me.

I hope the misunderstanding between us can be resolved, and we can start over."

Xiao Wu was silent for a moment, seeming to be weighing something.

Finally, she landed gently, retracting her attacking posture but still maintaining a certain distance, looking at Tang San warily. "Alright, say it. What is it?"

Seeing this, Tang San sighed in relief in his heart and slowly walked a few steps closer, but did not get too close, so as not to anger Xiao Wu again.

"Actually, I came today to tell you that no matter what happens in the future, I will stand by your side, protect you, and not let you suffer any harm."

His words were firm and deep, every word revealing his deep love and commitment to Xiao Wu.

Hearing this, a complex emotion flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes. There was surprise, doubt, and also a trace of imperceptible disgust.

She lightly bit her lower lip, seeming to be trying hard to restrain something. "You... why are you suddenly saying this?"

Tang San smiled faintly, reached out his hand as if to touch Xiao Wu, but then withdrew it for fear of her repulsion.

"Because you are the most important person in my life. From the first time I saw you, I knew that you would be my partner for life."

Xiao Wu was stunned. She had never thought that Tang San would express his feelings so directly.

"You... are you being serious?" Her voice trembled slightly.

This is just too much. The person before me was thinking about how to kill me during the day, and now he's confessing his deep love to me?

I've really seen it all now. A person like you, even if you turned into a soul beast, no soul beast would mate with you!

Tang San saw that Xiao Wu seemed to have let down her guard and moved a little closer again.

"Of course it's true, Xiao Wu. I am willing to use my whole life to prove it to you."

Xiao Wu smiled faintly. "Alright, I believe you."

Tang San was overjoyed. As expected of my future partner. That little misunderstanding from before can't affect our feelings at all.

Slowly, he got closer...

A sharp light flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes. Let's see where you'll dodge this time!

"Go to hell!"

However, just at the subtle moment when Tang San thought the misunderstanding was resolved and their relationship was about to return to how it was, Xiao Wu's sudden attack caught him completely off guard.

Tang San was still immersed in the joy of rekindling an old flame. How could he have thought that Xiao Wu, who was so close, would attack again?

And, her soul power was condensed at the tip of her foot, kicking towards his bag of descendants. Unable to react in time, he was hit.

"Ouch!" Tang San let out a pained cry, his body involuntarily curling up, his face instantly turning pale.

He trembled on the ground.

He never would have thought that Xiao Wu's attack would be so sudden and fatal, aimed directly at his most vulnerable spot.

"Pah, puxin man, such a turn-off!

Let's go, Wang Sheng. Let's call the others and go eat."

Wang Sheng clutched his own crotch and swallowed hard.

"O-okay, Sister Xiao Wu."

He hesitated for a moment, then kicked Tang San, who was on the ground in pain and mentally confused, a few times, and then called the other work-study students to go eat.

Leaving only Tang San on the ground, curled up like a fur ball—

Inn, Lin Feng's residence.

"My soul power cannot support my long stay. I need to slumber."

Ah Yin's gaze was complicated. She didn't know if agreeing to stay by this young man's side was the right move.

Spirit Hall should be my greatest enemy.

But now I've gotten involved with the Holy Son of this faction. Fate is truly hard to say, hard to explain.

"Rest assured. I have a way to make you quickly recover to ten-thousand-year cultivation. At that time, you won't have this restriction.

That Tang San, I'm also very interested. If I have the chance, I'll take you to see his usual actions."

Ah Yin nodded, transforming into a blue glimmer of light and disappearing into the space.

The Blue Silver Emperor swayed its branches and leaves. A sense of sorrow could be perceived from this blade of grass.

Gently putting away the Blue Silver Emperor, Lin Feng stretched.

"It seems Ah Yin herself has already developed some doubts about the events of that year and whether Tang San is really her child.

I wonder if there will be a case of mother and son turning against each other in the future. Oh no, a mother's revenge against the murderer of her child."

It was written clearly on Tang San's public account that Tang San was a soul transmigrator, and he had occupied the soul.

The real Douluo world Tang San was replaced by him when he transmigrated.

"You seem very happy?"

A voice that came from nowhere then sounded in Lin Feng's room.

This voice seemed ethereal, yet also had a bit of familiarity, which made Lin Feng slightly stunned. Then the corners of his mouth unconsciously lifted.

His gaze searched around the empty room, as if wanting to find the source of the voice.

"Yes, I am indeed very happy. With a new research subject, and now an old friend has arrived, how can I not be happy?" he replied softly.

"Heh, your guts are quite big."

Zi Ji's figure appeared on Lin Feng's bed.

Her purple hair fell, looking both deep and brilliant under the light, like the brightest star in the night sky,

and also like the gentlest violet on the horizon at the crack of dawn.

Her hair fell lightly on her shoulders, swaying gently with her movements, exuding a faint, dark fragrance that was refreshing to the heart.

The long eyelashes at the corners of her eyes were like two small fans, fanning gently, adding a bit of charm and tenderness to her eyes.

Her eyes were deep, as if able to see into the deepest secrets of a person's heart. A faint yet slightly teasing smile hung on the corners of her mouth.

Her body was graceful, noble, and elegant.

Her two large thighs were crossed, leaning back slightly.

Her arms were crossed over her chest, looking at Lin Feng with some curiosity and a bit of pride.

"Lin Feng, this should be the first time you've seen my true form?"

Lin Feng nodded lightly.

Purple all over, it must be Zi Ji. Then the last one was indeed Gu Yuena...

"Senior, this should be our third contact. The first two times were both voice transmissions from you in the dark.

I wonder what business you have coming this time?"

Zi Ji looked at the unfazed Lin Feng, slightly surprised.

"Are you so sure I won't attack you? You know your Titled Douluo bodyguard is currently shopping on the street."

"If you wanted to do something improper to me, why didn't you act the last two times?

But then again...

Senior, you have always been the one to unilaterally seek me out.

And you have never told me what you want me to do. Every time I think of myself in a passive position, I feel very uncomfortable."

Zi Ji was amused.

"Your guts are really quite big. You want to rebel against the heavens?

I said I'll let you know when you should know. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"That Blue Silver Emperor...

Is it the one from the Blue Silver Forest?"

Seeing Lin Feng nod, Zi Ji lowered her eyebrows and pondered for a moment.

"She combined with a human, betrayed her own Blue Silver clan, and at the same time betrayed the soul beast clan.

She forgot her original vision for coming to the human world. But she has also received her punishment.

It's not impossible to leave her by your side now.

When you get what you want from her, just send her back to the Blue Silver Forest."

"I will."

Zi Ji nodded and said, "I heard your fifth Soul Vein has already been condensed.

That's why I came this time, to investigate the changes in your body."

Lin Feng squinted his eyes:

"Is this your idea, senior, or the idea of the other senior from before?

If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid the owner of that voice last time should be your superior, senior."

The corners of Zi Ji's eyes narrowed slightly:

"You person... are indeed very smart."

"Then I wonder why she didn't come personally?

Logically speaking, if she wanted to find out the changes in my body, wouldn't it be better to come and feel it herself?"

Zi Ji complained in her heart.

Could she say that her own master simply didn't want to see this human before her?

I don't know why, but it seems that after returning from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well last time, the master threw a tantrum.

Although she still has the desire to have contact with this Lin Feng, it seems a bit reluctant?

Perhaps it's my imagination. I always feel there's an emotion called resentment on the master...

"You don't need to worry about that. Release your martial soul."

The Innate Treasure Pearl quietly floated in the air.

"Huh?

Your bead has changed?"

Lin Feng smiled:

"It's a very normal thing for a martial soul to undergo some changes, isn't it?

May I know senior's name?"

Zi Ji waved her hand.

"Zi Ji.

Next is your Soul Veins.

I need to mobilize some soul power. You'll have to bear it."

Lin Feng, however, signaled for a pause.

"My body is a bit special.

It's not very convenient for you to check.

But I can describe it. My five Soul Veins have now condensed into a circle. I can now use the first five soul skills and their derived attribute changes at will."

"Is that so..."

Zi Ji stood up. Her tall figure was only a few inches shorter than Lin Feng.

"Lin Feng, perhaps you don't know.

Last time, when you were condensing your Soul Veins, the commotion you caused was not small."

Lin Feng's pupils shrank.

She must be talking about the thunder tribulation.

Were they following me even when that happened?

They're paying a bit too much attention to me.

"I've heard that only soul beasts have thunder tribulations. What is the reason for this happening to you?"

Zi Ji looked at him teasingly.

"Don't tell me, you're actually a transformed soul beast?"

A transformed soul beast... you're the one before me, aren't you?! Relying on the unique ability of a soul beast after breaking through 200,000 years of cultivation to achieve a temporary transformation.

Lin Feng rolled his eyes at Zi Ji:

"Senior Zi Ji, you really know how to joke."

"Hee hee hee, forget it. I won't tease you anymore."

Zi Ji's expression turned serious.

"Your own cultivation method seems to have hit some bottleneck?

I came this time also to convey a piece of information to you. Your martial soul is very special.

What I want to tell you is."

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(TLNote: The first part of the chapter title contains modern Chinese internet slang. "普信男" (pǔxìnnán) refers to a man who is "common/average yet overly confident," often in a cringey way. "真下头" (zhēn xiàtóu) is slang for something that is a "major turn-off" or "so cringey.")