Dimensional Journey Starting from Douluo Dalu

Chapter 39: Plans Can't Keep Up With Change, a Pleasant Surprise

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene before Wu Tong's eyes reverted back to the information panel compiled by the King of Wisdom.

But Wu Tong's attention wasn't on the panel anymore. His thoughts began to drift and scatter.

"Come to think of it… did I already succeed?"

Multithreaded Thinking, Dream World, Absolute Memory, Knowledge Repository, Observation & Analysis, Accelerated Thought, Hall of Wisdom, Absolute Focus, Flash of Insight.

Originally, he had planned to obtain nine soul rings—each corresponding to one of these functions.

Absolute Memory would provide perfect recall, enabling him to gather and store data, supporting his experiments and research.

Dream World would act as his research environment—a place for simulation, testing, and calculation, as well as training in skills and combat experience.

Multithreaded Thinking would enhance divergent thinking, preventing his thoughts from becoming constrained and increasing creativity and imagination.

Knowledge Repository would store and organize all acquired information, categorize and sort data, and allow instant retrieval when needed—without digging through endless records.

Observation & Analysis would allow meticulous perception, helping him uncover subtle details, explore the laws behind all things, and understand the mechanics of the world.

Accelerated Thought would temporarily boost his processing speed, improving efficiency in analyzing and managing information.

Hall of Wisdom would deduce new knowledge from existing information. Those deductions would then be tested in Dream World, and if validated, stored in the Knowledge Repository.

Absolute Focus would let him maintain intense concentration even in chaotic environments, allowing him to focus on important tasks and stay calm under pressure.

Flash of Insight would ignite inspiration, offering fresh perspectives and enabling him to produce novel and creative solutions beyond ordinary logic.

When combined, these nine soul ring abilities would form a downgraded version of a monstrous innate comprehension-type talent.

"But now that I look at it... aside from Flash of Insight, it seems like I already have everything else."

"Multithreaded Thinking, Dream World, Absolute Memory—those are skills I already possess. Even though they were merged with the Great Sage's abilities, their effects are even stronger now."

"Observation & Analysis overlaps with King of Wisdom's Analytical Appraisal. Hall of Wisdom overlaps with the King of Wisdom's core functions. Accelerated Thought is also part of the King of Wisdom, and much more powerful than what I had envisioned."

"As for the Knowledge Repository, the King of Wisdom already has a database system."

"And Absolute Focus... doesn't really seem necessary anymore. With the King of Wisdom handling everything, I don't even need to operate anything myself—just hand over the task and it's done."

"Only Flash of Insight... That one I absolutely need. I still have to design task plans for the King of Wisdom. With inspiration, it'll be much easier to generate ideas and craft plans."

Wu Tong carefully reviewed his original vision for a brain-based Martial Soul—only to realize that he had basically achieved all of it already.

Originally, he had exchanged for the Great Sage thinking it would be a high-end intelligent assistant—something to help with experimental data and skill extraction.

With an assistant like that, he wouldn't have to deal with all the calculations that gave him a headache.

But unexpectedly, the Great Sage had fused with the Brain of Wisdom and evolved into the King of Wisdom.

And now, the King of Wisdom's functions largely overlapped with the skill set of his ideal comprehension-type talent.

"So it turns out... my whole plan is basically complete? Truly, plans can't keep up with change."

Wu Tong sighed in amazement.

"As for soul rings, I'll keep acquiring them. Based on the effects of previous skill fusions, getting the ones I originally planned for will likely allow their soul skills to merge with the King of Wisdom's functions, further enhancing its capabilities."

"As long as I continue harvesting soul rings, then have the King of Wisdom analyze them, I can obtain the skills I want. After that, I'll use its Integration & Separation ability to fuse any overlapping functions and boost the overall effect."

"And finally, I'll use that one-time limitless upgrade opportunity to evolve the Brain of Wisdom completely. That will mark the completion of my comprehension-type talent."

Just as Wu Tong was envisioning that future, the voice of the King of Wisdom rang out again.

[Notice: Light Body Technique simulation complete. 'Immortal Trace Movement' successfully deduced.]

Right after the King of Wisdom finished speaking, a surge of information flooded straight into Wu Tong's mind.

Caught off guard, Wu Tong clutched his head, feeling a little dizzy.

"King of Wisdom, next time you need my permission before transmitting information like that—and slow it down while you're at it."

[Answer: Acknowledged. Future transmissions will follow the host's instructions.]

As Wu Tong sorted through the data in his head, he was slightly stunned.

'It already completed the simulation? That fast?'

Then he remembered how, in the original story, the Great Sage had only just evolved into the King of Wisdom before immediately resolving the unsolvable Infinite Cage that had stumped it for years. That alone showed just how terrifying the King of Wisdom's computational ability was.

It made sense now.

[Immortal Trace Movement]

Inspired by the poetic line "the traces of immortals are fleeting and cannot be found," it symbolizes a body technique as elusive and ethereal as an immortal descending to the mortal realm. Every step is unpredictable and undetectable.

Reading the King of Wisdom's description of Immortal Trace Movement, Wu Tong grew curious—how would this technique be rated in the chat group?

'Let's find out.'

With that, he sank his consciousness into the group chat space and smoothly opened the group marketplace.

Click—Upload.

Click—View Ratings.

[Immortal Trace Movement: Tier-2 light body movement technique. Uploaded by group member "Seeker."

Moves like an immortal walking the mortal world—elusive, unpredictable, nearly impossible to detect. Enables brief floating and gliding through the air.

Evaluation: A decent light body technique. At least it's light enough to float.

Price: 1,000 points.]

Looking at the group's evaluation, Wu Tong was honestly surprised.

He hadn't expected it to fetch such a high price—1,000 points.

He barely had a handful of knowledge items that sold for over a thousand.

"This really proves that Multidimensional Computation is powerful."

He nodded to himself.

"From now on, I should focus on earning points. I have a feeling I'll need a lot if I want to travel to other worlds later."

As for the technique being rated as Tier-2, Wu Tong wasn't surprised.

After all, the only movement method he had to reference was Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. The rest of the framework was purely speculative.

But the fact that he could use a Tier-1 technique and raw theory to simulate a Tier-2 movement technique?

That alone was proof of how powerful the King of Wisdom truly was.

Best of all, the entire process was automated.

Wu Tong didn't need to lift a finger.

And that? That was simply excellent.

Who wouldn't love sitting back while reaping all the rewards?

(End of Chapter)

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