Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Meng Shenji personally arranged separate dormitories for Sun Ming and Dugu Yan, and said to Dugu Bo, "The people living nearby are all geniuses who work hard at their cultivation, not those playboys outside, you can rest assured."

"Hmm." Dugu Bo nodded. Naturally, he didn't want his granddaughter and Sun Ming to be led astray by those idiots outside. "Yan Yan, you must work hard in your studies. If there's anything you don't understand, ask your brother Sun Ming. If his reasoning conflicts with what the academy teachers teach, listen to your brother Sun Ming. He's definitely right."

Meng Shenji's eyelid twitched.

Is this saying that Tiandou Royal Academy teachers are inferior to an eight-year-old student?

An eight-year-old Soul Elder, and even absorbed spirit rings beyond his level······

Maybe, it's true.

Thinking of this, Meng Shenji sighed and smiled, "Sun Ming, the library of Tiandou Royal Academy is fully open to you. You can go in and read anytime."

"Thank you, Commissioner Meng Shenji." Sun Ming expressed his gratitude.

After arranging everything, Meng Shenji left, and Dugu Bo also left, repeatedly advising Dugu Yan to listen to Sun Ming and not to be influenced by others.

The next day, Sun Ming didn't go directly to the library. Instead, he took Dugu Yan to familiarize themselves with the departments of Tiandou Royal Academy. Although Commissioner Meng Shenji had given them a tour yesterday, it was a hurried one, a quick glance without careful observation.

The students within the academy, as Dugu Bo stated, were mostly playboys, not here to learn but to network.

Sun Ming didn't pay attention to them; he simply toured with Dugu Yan and attended classes during lesson times to listen to the teachers.

However, during class, the students in the classroom were few, and those who stayed were mostly dressed plainly, probably commoner Soul Masters.

Although Tiandou Royal Academy is a noble academy, it also enrolls excellent commoner Soul Masters with positive soul spirit mutations and offers some fee reductions.

Yet, each year, some outstanding commoner Soul Masters are forced to drop out... not because they can't afford the tuition, but because they come to the academy mainly to learn Soul Master knowledge and can't relate to the nobles.

Different experiences, different personalities, different interactions, how can they connect?

Therefore, in this Royal Academy, noble students often look down on commoner Soul Masters, and some noble students even use family connections to force the academy to make those excellent commoner Soul Masters leave.

How much do they look down on commoner Soul Masters?

Sun Ming couldn't understand why the high officials of Tiandou Empire would allow these noble offspring to run wild.

It's important to note that for resource-lacking commoner Soul Masters, graduating smoothly from Tiandou Royal Academy would mean they are almost certain to join and serve the Tiandou Empire, as long as they're not ingrates.

And the behavior of the noble offspring······ in the short term, they waste talented commoner Soul Masters; without resources, it's hard for them to grow even with talent. But in the long term, it severs the foundation of Soul Masters for Tiandou Empire.

Who cuts off their own foundation?

Could the emperor of Tiandou Empire be foolish?

Just after this brief contact, Sun Ming thought of these insights and shared them with Dugu Yan, making her even more disdainful of the noble students who approached her because she was the granddaughter of Poison Douluo.

"Ming, do you think the Tiandou Empire is doomed?" Dugu Yan asked.

"Maybe I know too little and don't know the specifics, but at this rate, commoner Soul Masters might start resenting Tiandou Royal Academy, and it could even lead to the entire Tiandou Empire being criticized for misjudging people," Sun Ming analyzed. "This is definitely disadvantageous for the Tiandou Empire. If things continue like this, the empire is in jeopardy."

These words sounded a bit alarmist, but Dugu Yan listened and later relayed some of Sun Ming's speculations when Dugu Bo visited her.

"Grandfather, is what Sun Ming said true?" Dugu Yan asked.

"He really is clever." Talking about the Tiandou Empire made Dugu Bo helpless too. If it weren't for Prince Xue Xing saving his life, he wouldn't want much dealings with the Tiandou Empire.

But having helped Xue Xing so many times, the favor is almost repaid.

"In the future, listen more to your brother Sun Ming, and don't have too many interactions with the nobles of Tiandou Empire; there's no benefit, only trouble."

"Yes, I'll listen to grandfather. They aren't as outstanding as brother Sun Ming." A trace of admiration appeared in Dugu Yan's eyes.

Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction.

Excellent!

Childhood sweethearts, innocent playmates.

Not to mention, a relationship where the girl pursues the boy is as thin as a layer of gauze; that boy is definitely my future grandson-in-law!

During this period, he had already condensed the toxins in his body around his inner core, advancing his cultivation to level ninety-five. And because of that inner core, his Soul Power was inexhaustible and he had strong recovery abilities, so much so that even if he encountered a Title Douluo above level ninety-six, he could still put up a fight.

After chatting with Dugu Yan for a while and giving a few more reminders, Dugu Bo then found Sun Ming in the library, where he saw all kinds of books spread out around him, and several books seemed to have been freshly written.

He casually picked up a copy of "Martial Soul Meditation Theory," flipped through it, and was instantly astonished.

This was authored by Sun Ming!

It contained numerous meditation methods for different martial souls.

For instance, the Green Scaled Snake Martial Soul requires meditation with coordinated breathing post-awakening, continuously controlling the flow of soul power through all the meridians to achieve a cycle, aiming for endless vitality. Keep us going by reading on MV_LEM_PYR.

Moreover, if one is certain that their child's martial soul will be the Green Scaled Snake, the child can begin cultivation even before the martial soul awakens.

If the child is obedient, precocious, and willing to learn, their soul power will surely reach level ten at awakening.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo nodded slightly. After all, children under six are quite playful and, without constant pressure, might not show interest even if such a divine manual is placed in front of them.

However, why is it level ten soul power and not the concept of Innate Full Spirit Power?

Upon reading further, there was indeed an explanation.

Innate Full Spirit Power is innate after the martial soul awakens, representing the quality of the martial soul, that is, how powerful it is. The soul power cultivated using this method, however, does not directly reflect the soul's excellence.

After all, as long as conditions are right, even waste martial souls like Blue Silver Grass, can be cultivated to level ten soul power before awakening.

According to this theory, soul rings are not vital as long as there is a suitable soul power circuit; soul rings only serve to allow soul masters to advance to the next level, with not much additional benefit.

That means, even with nine white ten-year rings, using this, one can still become a Titled Douluo. The quality of a martial soul affects the speed of soul power cultivation, but with an appropriate soul power circuit, even if your innate soul power is zero, you can still become a Titled Douluo before dying.

Dugu Bo could already envision the consequences if this theory were to spread.

Times are about to change!

Furthermore, this "Martial Soul Meditation Theory" doesn't only cover Green Scaled Snake but also includes meditation methods for various common martial souls, indicating that the might of a martial soul should not only be reflected in combat power.

Every craft has its expert!

The Soul Master World has assault, support, agility, etc. This is the professional expertise in the Soul Master World, but Sun Ming felt it was too crude and could be further subdivided.

For example, the support category can be divided into healing and enhancement—healing is straightforward, focusing on treating others, while enhancement focuses on augmenting others.

Upon reaching the end, Dugu Bo discovered there was also a very basic breathing meditation method that anyone could learn.

"Xiao Ming, are you planning to publish this book?" Dugu Bo asked seriously. If this were to spread, it could cause chaos.

"Not yet," Sun Ming replied calmly, "If commoners gain power, it will make the continent more chaotic."

Sun Ming said flatly, "Nobility, although flawed in many ways, at least maintain some order on the surface, whereas if commoners gain power, they would seek to unleash all past oppressions, and without constraints, they might lash out violently, caring little if innocents are harmed in the process."

"Only when the world is unified, when everyone can discern right from wrong, and never betray their own principles, will the ultimate method be revealed."

Dugu Bo's complexion changed: "You truly plan to disclose it? Even removing the final piece would still cause upheaval in the Soul Master World."

"Just offering a path for the outstanding commoner soul masters," Sun Ming chuckled, "Additionally, I have developed a theory on how to enhance martial soul quality."

"Although I state in 'Martial Soul Meditation Theory' that soul rings merely assist in advancing to the next level, in soul power cultivation, in reality, each soul ring provides some strengthening to the martial soul. Moreover, if soul beasts hunted are of the same kind, the martial soul's attributes will evolve towards those of the hunted soul beasts."

"Moreover, there are existing examples on the continent, like families with single attributes — like the Clan of Strength, Agility Clan, Defense Clan, and Breaking Clan."

"Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Haotian Clan, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan have compatible soul rings, their efficacy is not as high as having multiple soul rings from the same soul beast."

Dugu Bo was at a loss for words.

"Can my martial soul still be enhanced? After all, my martial soul is considered a Dragon Kind."

"If you haven't become a Titled Douluo, you could attempt adding the soul rings I choose for you, but now that you are a Titled Douluo, you'll likely only rely on external forces, like Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or matched unified soul bones, which might induce an evolution in your martial soul," Sun Ming suggested two options.

For the now level ninety-five Dugu Bo, getting soul bones isn't too hard, as long as soul beasts aren't in swarms, he has his ways to hunt them. But soul bones that are matching, originating from the same soul beast like the Green Scaled Snake, Green Scaled Serpent Emperor, or Green Scaled Jiao, might be a pipe dream for him.

However, his granddaughter might have a chance.

But for him, it might only be a dream to acquire those so-called Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Thus, Dugu Bo, along with Sun Ming and Dugu Yan, took an extended leave from Tiandou Royal Academy and headed to Sunset Forest, arriving at the poison miasma-laden herb garden.

Inside, the icy and fiery aura was unbearable for Dugu Yan, who was protected by Dugu Bo, but Sun Ming seemed fine and even found it quite comfortable.