Douluo: My Clone Is Groudon

The Douluo Continent was swept by a massive wave of shock due to one of Gu La's papers. However, the person responsible for all this—Gu La himself—acted as if nothing had happened. He remained in the academy, living peacefully, and continued to oversee Xiao Wu's training while subtly guiding Tang San and Xiao Wu's worldview.

After finishing her cultivation, Xiao Wu happily approached Gu La, her cute pink eyes blinking. "Gu La, Gu La, I'm done with my training. Time to tell today's story!"

Gu La pretended to be reluctant. "I've already told you most of the stories I know. Why don't you go read books on your own?"

"Aww, the stories in books aren't as lively or interesting as the ones you tell. Please, please, tell me one more time, okay?"

Xiao Wu knew that Gu La responded better to soft approaches rather than force. Without any instruction, she instinctively began to pout and act cute toward him.

Gu La feigned helplessness. "Alright, alright, I give up. Today, let's talk about a story called Soul Breaking the Heavens. I found it in a travelogue." (LOL)

"Yay! Xiao San, come over and listen too!"

Xiao Wu didn't forget her companion and called Tang San over.

Tang San hesitated for a moment but then remembered Gu La's advice not to be overly rigid. He stopped his training and joined them.

In truth, Tang San was quite interested in Gu La's storytelling. These were tales he'd never heard in the Tang Sect, as if they unveiled an entirely new world before his eyes—a world where a young boy made a vow and steadily climbed to the peak of greatness.

Gu La naturally noticed Tang San's hesitation, which was exactly what he intended. Direct persuasion carried too much of a preachy tone and could easily provoke resistance.

By weaving lessons into these stories, like ink blending into the ocean, he subtly guided their perspectives and changed their views without causing any backlash.

"Soul Power, Stage Three."

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Ignoring the prompt in his ear, Gu La began recounting a modified version of the novel. "Xiao Yan was a genius born with full innate soul power. But one day, his soul power suddenly started to regress…"

Xiao Wu sat cross-legged on the ground, behaving obediently, her emotions shifting along with the protagonist's circumstances in the story.

Gu La used his psychic powers to enhance the "charm" of his words. This was also a method of exercising his psychic abilities.

He hadn't yet decided on a specific direction for his psychic power specialization, so he decided to try everything and see where his talent lay before focusing on that area.

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Gu La spoke for half an hour. During this time, Yu Xiaogang arrived at the garden and paused upon hearing Gu La telling a story. After listening for a while, he realized that Gu La's tale contained many imaginative ideas. When Gu La finished, Yu Xiaogang curiously asked:

"Where did you hear this story? Though much of it is speculative, there are still some valuable insights."

"For instance, using the compression and repulsion of soul power—if studied carefully, someone might actually develop a self-created soul skill like the Fire Palm."

Yu Xiaogang had sharp discernment and recognized that the principles behind Gu La's described soul skill had at least a three-tenths chance of being feasible.

When Gu La saw Yu Xiaogang, he no longer harbored the initial animosity he once felt toward him. After all, they had no real conflict—it was just a difference of opinion regarding Tang San's training.

Over time, though Yu Xiaogang hadn't explicitly admitted defeat, he no longer mentioned his Ten Core Theories.

Thus, Gu La didn't mind helping him become a true master of martial soul theory. At the very least, Yu Xiaogang served as a walking encyclopedia, and in the absence of search engines like Google, he was still useful.

"Teacher, do you really think so?"

Though Tang San hadn't formally taken Yu Xiaogang as his master, he believed in respecting those with greater knowledge. Therefore, in daily life, he no longer referred to him as "Grandmaster" but instead addressed him as "Teacher."

"That's correct. I once read about a soul skill similar to the Fire Palm. That soul master's martial soul was called Kamaitachi, a legendary wind attribute spirit capable of transforming into wind."

"The ability to transform into wind suits agility-focused offensive soul masters, but that particular soul master insisted on becoming a brute-force attacker. One of his soul skills allowed him to pull enemies toward him or repel them outward, making it highly practical in close combat."

"Unfortunately, no one knows what kind of spirit beast he hunted to obtain that soul skill. Moreover, acquiring such skills often depends on luck. Over time, the Kamaitachi martial soul gradually faded from memory and became a legend on the continent."

By the end, Yu Xiaogang sounded somewhat regretful.

"People are miserly with their knowledge, hoarding even the smallest bits of information out of fear of sharing. As a result, after thousands of years of development, ancient books have been lost, precious knowledge has dissipated, and soul masters have made no progress in thousands of years. It's truly a regrettable state for the soul master world."

Tang San felt indirectly implicated, sensing that he was somehow being criticized.

Reminded by Yu Xiaogang, Gu La raised an eyebrow and said, "The root problem of the soul master world lies in human nature. It can't be overturned by a single person."

"As for the Fire Palm, it does indeed have potential, but its usefulness is limited to the pre-Soul Sage stage. By the Soul Douluo stage, ten-thousand-year soul skills surpass the range and power of the Fire Palm. Thus, I don't think it's worth researching."

In the world of Douluo, self-created soul skills are said to grow alongside the soul master, but their fundamental concept inherently carries an upper limit.

For example, Mu En's Sovereign's Descent or Tang Chen's Great Sumeru Hammer—both are top-tier self-created soul skills based on the characteristics of their martial souls, involving the essence of the martial soul itself.

Since martial souls form the foundation of extraordinary power in Douluo, only by delving into the essence of the martial soul can one significantly enhance a soul master's combat strength.

On the other hand, purely technique-based self-created soul skills, like the Disorderly Wind Splitting Hammer Technique, clearly have visible limits unless they involve spiritual or law-based domains.

While the Fire Palm has broad applicability, it ultimately relies on releasing soul power through both hands, limiting its attack range. Additionally, its singular technique can easily be exploited by opponents.

Thus, Gu La had never considered relying on self-created soul skills. Before sensing the essence of his martial soul, he believed it was better to spend his energy learning a few Pokémon moves rather than creating new skills.

"Soul Sage?"

Yu Xiaogang chuckled. "You sure have guts to say that. You can say it here, but don't repeat it outside, or you'll get yourself in trouble."

He didn't know what Gu La was thinking, otherwise, he would have relentlessly questioned him further.

After offering this piece of advice, Yu Xiaogang fell silent, watching the trio continue their training.

"Alright, that's enough idle chatter. Xiao San, come with me. I've developed a self-created soul skill that your martial soul should be able to learn. Come help me test it."

Gu La raised an eyebrow at Tang San, who understood immediately—it was a newly unlocked self-created soul skill from his inheritance.

Tang San felt deeply moved and resolved to quickly transcribe the Xuantian Treasure Record and gift it to Gu La to boost his strength.

"This soul skill is called Photosynthesis. As the name suggests, it's a self-created soul skill exclusive to plant-type soul masters. It converts light-element energy into life force to heal oneself."

Gu La explained the principle to help Tang San understand.

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