Douluo Dalu: From Shinobi to Spirit Master

"Huh…"

The young man exhaled a light white mist and slowly opened his eyes.

"Only 10,000 years," Su Chen muttered, feeling a surge of power. He looked at the black soul ring floating around him and smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

"Brother, are you serious? You're just a Great Soul Master. Ten thousand years is already a frightening achievement!"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice echoed in his mind, full of disbelief. Who could have predicted the physical and mental strength of its master? The first soul ring of a thousand years was already outrageous, but to withstand the second ring of ten thousand years? That was nearly unimaginable.

Tianmeng surveyed the spiritual world around them—a village that seemed to exist with such clarity it could have been the real world. Everything was perfectly detailed. Tianmeng had to question his own understanding of soul power. Was this truly the power of a Great Soul Master? Was his master the reincarnation of a god? What made him even more curious were the four statues of peculiar design on a cliff near the village.

"Is this really a place for a Great Soul Master?" Tianmeng thought, still processing the situation.

"You're right," Su Chen replied, chuckling.

He had initially intended to try for a soul ring of 20,000 years, but his physical strength wasn't quite enough. Ten thousand years was already his limit.

However, Su Chen closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they had turned into a pure, jade-white color.

Bright blue flashed in those eyes, and the scene before him instantly became sharper, clearer, as if his vision had shifted from standard to ultra-high-definition, like going from 1080p to 2K. His Byakugan had greatly improved in range and clarity.

Not only that, when he closed his eyes again and opened them a second time, the white in his eyes disappeared, replaced by an ominous crimson color. The once lone magatama evolved into a three-pronged symbol.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

In normal circumstances, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was the peak of Uchiha power, marking the strength of a Jonin. With this, Su Chen's nerve reaction, duplication, and the power of his illusions would all be drastically increased.

"As expected," Su Chen murmured with a smile.

The evolution of the Sharingan was all about mental stimulation. But it didn't have to be painful. Any drastic emotional fluctuation could trigger its advancement. Through his research, Su Chen had learned that an alternative approach was to directly increase mental strength.

After absorbing Tianmeng, a soul beast with incredibly high mental power, his Sharingan naturally evolved into the Three-Tomoe version.

As for the next step—the Mangekyō Sharingan—such an evolution wasn't something that could be achieved simply through mental power. It required more specific conditions, a rarity of its own.

"System, check the panel," Su Chen muttered under his breath.

In response, a light curtain unfolded before him, visible only to him.

[Name: Su Chen]

[Gender: Male]

[Age: 6 years old]

[Level: 23 (Great Soul Master)]

[Soul Rings: ]

[FIrstSoul Rings: Purple (3000 years)]

[Soul Skills: Dragon's Armor (all attributes increased by 50%, damage reduction and life recovery speed increased by 50% to 200%, the lower the vitality, the higher the recovery speed)]

[Second Soul Ring: Black (10000 years)]

[Soul Skills: Mental Detection, Mental Sharing, Mental Interference, Soul Shock]

[Chakra Attributes: None, Water (full mastery of water element, greatly enhanced water ninjutsu power and affinity)]

[Life Energy: 2500 (Standard Great Soul Master: 600-1000)]

[Spiritual Energy: 999 (Spirit Sea Realm, Standard Great Soul Master: 51-100)]

[Soul Power (Chakra): 3000 (Standard Great Soul Master: 900-1500)]

[Innate Soul Abilities: Sharingan (Three Tomoe) greatly enhances nerve reaction speed, dynamic detection, and illusion power through line of sight.

Byakugan, 360° perspective up to 3 kilometers.]

[Features: - Perfect Sage Body 20% (Improved self-healing, vitality, nature affinity, and training speed in Sage Mode) - The Ancestor of Eye Techniques (Can use all eye techniques without restrictions, requires Mangekyō Sharingan/Eternal Mangekyō/Rinnegan)

Kamui (unavailable), Amaterasu (unavailable), Tsukuyomi (unavailable).]

[Usable skills: Suchen Style Sword Technique, Rasengan, Suchen Style Shuriken Technique, Suchen Fluid Technique, Three-Body Technique, Eight Gates Ninjutsu (Third Gate), Illusion·Shiranui, Water Style·Water Dragon...]

Su Chen marveled at the growth of his life energy and spiritual energy, nearly doubling his previous strength. The evolution of his three-magatama Sharingan and enhanced Byakugan gave him an unprecedented edge in battle. Without activating his Dragon's Helmet or the Eight Gates, Su Chen could easily overpower the Millennium Wolf from before, and against the Soul Master facing the Iron-Horned Rhino, he could end the battle in a blink with his Sharingan.

Mental detection and spiritual sharing were both vital assets, enhancing his reconnaissance capabilities and allowing him to communicate telepathically—both were key for his future plans. Meanwhile, mental interference and soul impact, augmented by the Sharingan, became increasingly formidable.

What truly excited Su Chen, however, was the new water attribute chakra. With it, he could freely perform Water Style jutsu. His theory had proven correct—mastering elemental chakra required obtaining soul rings with the corresponding attributes.

Tianmeng's Ice Attribute, though, had allowed him to gain the Water attribute chakra as well, due to the synergy between water and wind elements. Su Chen had chosen water as his second attribute ring, and the results were exactly as he had hoped.

"Calm down. Calm down. Let's figure out how to handle the situation."

Su Chen took a deep breath, steadying himself. Through his mental perception, he sensed two immense soul power fluctuations rapidly approaching.

The pressure from their auras, even from thousands of meters away, made his skin prickle.

"Boom!!!"

In an instant, two colossal figures crashed to the ground with a deafening roar, shaking the earth with a crater tens of meters wide.

As the dust cleared, two sets of blood-red eyes the size of gongs glared at Su Chen—Xiong Jun and Chi Wang had arrived.

"I was wondering why I couldn't find you. It turns out Tianmeng, the traitor, is aiding you."

Xiong Jun's voice was low, calm—but those who knew him understood the fury behind his words.

In Su Chen's spirit sea, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was cowering, trembling uncontrollably.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Big brother said he has a plan. Big brother said he has a plan..."

Tianmeng muttered to himself, not daring to look at the outside world. But occasionally, it cast a glance at Su Chen, whose calm demeanor was somewhat comforting.

"Stealing the supplements for the Lord is one thing, but now you've absorbed Tianmeng too? Good, very good, very good!!!"

The Red King's voice trembled with rage. His muscles twitched in anger.

Without the supplements, he would have faced scolding—but losing Tianmeng? He could hardly imagine the punishment awaiting him.

Thinking of the consequences, the Red King's aura became unstable, and murderous intent emanated from his six eyes, thick enough to cut the air.

"Silver-haired boy, you deserve to die!"

"I want to kill you a thousand times, but even that wouldn't be enough!"

The two beasts slowly closed in. The weight of their presence alone was enough to make Su Chen feel as though the air was crushing him. His mind nearly swam with dizziness, but his mental strength kept him grounded.

They thought he had no escape. And so, they held back, seemingly relishing the idea of torturing him before his inevitable end.

"This gap is really huge..."

The silver-haired boy wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead, and the swell of excitement from his newfound strength quickly ebbed away.

Yes, whether it was a thousand years or ten thousand years, whether he was level 10 or 20—none of it mattered in the face of these two.

But luckily… he wasn't planning to leave things as they were.

A slight smile spread across Su Chen's face as he extended his hand.

"You two, I have something to say."

The two beasts paused.

They were eager to see the silver-haired boy beg for mercy, to hear him scream in fear. It would make them feel a little better about the situation.

But Su Chen only wore that infuriatingly calm smile, the same one he had shown when facing them before.

"I'll give you three seconds to say your last words. Maybe that'll make your death a bit easier."

Xiong Jun's voice was cold.

"No, no, no, I'll just say one thing."

Su Chen waved his hand dismissively and began walking toward the two monstrous figures.

One step, two steps, three steps.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm nearly collapsed from fear in the spirit sea.

Finally, Su Chen stopped in front of the two giant beasts, who looked down at him, uncertain of what he would do.

"You two."

A smirk curled on Su Chen's lips, and a glint of light danced in his blood-red eyes.

"Give my regards to Lord Silver Dragon King."