Douluo: Brains Over Bloodline

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Xu Yuan wore an utterly bewildered expression.

"Teach him what?"

"Cultivation, of course."

Xu Shengqun stated this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Xu Yuan furrowed his brows and hesitantly said, "If I'm not mistaken, isn't Little Tian only five years old?"

Xu Shengqun smacked his forehead, realizing that Xu Yuan was unaware of the situation, and quickly explained.

"Little Tian's case is a bit special. It seems he was exposed to prolonged spatial power at birth, which accelerated the development of his martial soul. When I broke through to Limit Douluo, he might have been affected by the fluctuations. After we returned from Tiandou City, he told me he felt like he was about to 'break through the soil.'"

Are you serious?

Xu Yuan looked as if he had seen a ghost.

He still remembered clearly that when he last taught Little Tian spear techniques, he explicitly said that one needed soul power to truly grasp the intricacies of the moves.

Was this kid just making things up?

"Do you think I'm stupid? Of course I didn't believe him either," Xu Shengqun rolled his eyes. "I didn't awaken him as he requested because I thought it was just his imagination. But who would've guessed that not long after, he awakened on his own?"

As he spoke, Xu Shengqun couldn't help but chuckle bitterly.

Awakened on his own?

Xu Yuan was also astonished.

Everyone on the continent could awaken their martial souls, typically around the age of six. By that time, the martial soul would have already developed sufficiently, so premature awakening wouldn't cause any damage to the martial soul.

Generally, martial soul awakening required assistance from a soul master.

It was said that ten thousand years ago, there was a period when more than half the population on the continent couldn't awaken their martial souls.

(T/N: I wonder why??? Whose genius idea was it to unleash all the evil soul masters hmmm)

Of course, even without external assistance, there were rare cases of self-awakening.

These were exceptions.

Some were triggered by special stimuli, while others had inherently unique martial souls.

Even in cases of self-awakening, it usually happened around the age of six without help, or around adolescence.

Xu Shengqun continued, "For a while, I didn't let him cultivate and ran many tests on him. The results showed no issues. His awakening seems to be purely due to extraordinary talent."

Extraordinary talent?

How extraordinary?

"Little Tian perfectly inherited my martial soul, but it also underwent a mutation, gaining spatial attributes," Xu Shengqun grinned. "Not just simple void-breaking abilities, but genuine spatial attributes."

"Not only that, but through my observations, I found that his martial soul resonates strongly with space. It feels as though the surrounding space is constantly nurturing his martial soul. I asked Little Tian about it, and based on his responses, I believe his martial soul is continuously being nourished by the surrounding spatial power."

At this point, Xu Yuan was genuinely shocked.

Having spatial attributes was impressive, but it wasn't too far-fetched—it was just an enhancement of the Heavenly Void-Breaking Spear. However, the resonance with space… was that for real?

Being continuously nurtured by spatial power meant his martial soul's quality was constantly improving!

Xu Yuan stared at Xu Shengqun for a long time.

Unable to bear the gaze, Xu Shengqun rolled his eyes and snapped, "What are you looking at? Do I have flowers on my face?"

Xu Yuan shook his head.

"No."

His expression turned strange.

"So, Little Tian was born inside that spatial rift?" 

Xu Shengqun's face turned awkward. He coughed and avoided continuing the topic.

In truth, not only was Xu Tian born inside the spatial rift, but his mother had also spent her pregnancy there.

Though the spatial rift was filled with dense spatial power and intense fluctuations, they had managed to secure a safe area.

Xu Shengqun himself suspected that Xu Tian's ability to awaken such a martial soul—and even do so independently—might be related to these circumstances.

"Little Tian must have been born with full soul power, right?" Xu Yuan casually asked.

Xu Shengqun nodded.

"I didn't let him cultivate or assign him a soul spirit until I confirmed everything was fine. Then last night, I gave him a soul spirit. He should have finished fusing with it by now."

As he spoke, Xu Shengqun looked puzzled. He led Xu Yuan to Xu Tian's room.

Knocking on the door, there was no response.

Xu Shengqun knocked harder twice, and finally, they heard movement inside.

Soon, the door opened, revealing a young boy rubbing his eyes sleepily.

"Why are you sleeping so late today?" Xu Shengqun scrutinized his son and asked.

Before Xu Tian could answer, Xu Shengqun grabbed his arm and quickly enveloped the area with his spiritual power.

"What's going on with your soul power?"

Xu Tian looked utterly confused.

Standing nearby, Xu Yuan was equally astonished.

"Little Tian, how did you reach Level 15 in soul power?"

Hearing Xu Yuan's question, Xu Tian realized for the first time that he had unknowingly reached Level 15.

"I don't know either. Last night, I fused with the soul spirit Dad prepared for me, and then I felt my soul power surge. After that, I fell asleep," Xu Tian said innocently.

Xu Yuan and Xu Shengqun exchanged glances, both filled with astonishment.

Could it be that his innate soul power exceeded Level 10?

"This doesn't make sense. When I checked earlier, Little Tian's martial soul strength wasn't absurdly high—just at the level of a super martial soul," Xu Shengqun muttered, perplexed.

On the other hand, after some thought, Xu Yuan offered a plausible explanation.

"It might be related to Little Tian's physical condition. Didn't you say earlier that his martial soul is constantly nurtured by spatial power? I think this has nothing to do with the martial soul itself. The real root lies in his body—a special physique that grants him this ability. Moreover, his martial soul possesses spatial attributes, creating a synergy with his unique constitution."

What Xu Yuan didn't say was that he believed the mutation of Xu Tian's Void-Breaking Saint Spear into having spatial attributes was already influenced by this special constitution.

"And his early awakening might also be due to excessive accumulation of soul power."

"Excessive accumulation of soul power?" Xu Shengqun pondered.

"Yes. Little Tian was born with full soul power, and his special constitution likely doesn't just nurture his martial soul with spatial power—it continuously nurtures his entire body. This nurturing might include soul power as well. Over the past five years, his body accumulated enough soul power to reach Level 15, allowing him to awaken independently before the age of six."

Xu Yuan proposed this hypothesis.

Xu Shengqun found Xu Yuan's explanation quite reasonable.

Though it seemed unbelievable, he was happy to accept such an unscientific phenomenon happening to his own son.

"The real issue isn't what benefits he gains now from this constitution," Xu Yuan said gravely, looking at Xu Tian. "The key point is whether Little Tian's constitution will continue to have this effect."

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