The dream world woven by the Demonic Nightmare Tree was this time far more real than the fictional worlds Lin Nuo had created, and much more in keeping with the natural laws of this world.
Although the Pearl Space of Myriad Beasts was independent of this Douluo Universe, before evolving into true reality, it still needed to depend on the larger outer Universe.
Time flew by; more than three months passed in the blink of an eye.
During those three months, Lin Nuo practically never left the Pearl Space of Myriad Beasts.
That day, Lin Nuo, who had been sitting cross-legged and motionless beneath the Demonic Nightmare Tree, suddenly opened his eyes. A light swirled within them as flashes of understanding welled up in his heart.
Seizing that flash of inspiration, his right hand flew to the brush and ink beside him, and he scattered the characters across the paper like a dragon and a phoenix dancing.
With Lin Nuo's movements, a Cultivation Technique was born capable of shaking the skies of the Douluo Continent.
As soon as the final blow landed, Lin Nuo spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed; his essence, Qi, and Spirit had been drained to the limit.
He remained unconscious for seven whole days before finally waking up.
The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Wu lying beside him, fast asleep. He smiled and reached out to touch her slightly pale cheek.
The movement immediately startled Xiao Wu, who had just fallen asleep. Surprise and a slight glint appeared in her eyes as she gently asked, "How do you feel?"
"Not bad. How many days was I away?" Lin Nuo's voice was hoarse.
"Seven." As she answered, she helped him sit down. "Do you want something to eat? Mom prepared plenty."
He nodded with a smile, watching Xiao Wu's back as she walked away. Instead of her original scorpion tail braid, she now wore a high bun: short on the sides, slightly longer in the middle, falling to her hips—fluffier and more vibrant than in the original animation.
Looking at her, he murmured, "Xiao Wu, thank you."
Xiao Wu's steps toward the door hesitated for a moment before he hurried and disappeared from Lin Nuo's sight.
As soon as she left, news of Lin Nuo's awakening spread. Da Ming and Er Ming wanted to go inside immediately.
But Xiao Wu firmly blocked the way; even Mei Ying was only allowed a brief visit before being expelled on the pretext that Lin Nuo needed rest.
Mei Ying teased her a little, saying that she had grown up—now that she had a husband, she had forgotten her mother.
Da Ming and Er Ming looked at the girl guarding the door, bitterness in their hearts. They knew they had lost—to that human brat and to the brother they trusted most.
Lin Nuo spent another seven days recovering. At the end of that period, he held the Technique he had created, a gleam of joy on his face.
He opened it to the first page; bold and imposing characters jumped out at him: Great Profound Technical Evolution.
The name alone revealed that this work was something extraordinary. The Profound Technique of Great Evolution had no Rank or attribute, and could be used by anyone—even Beasts.
Although it did not have hierarchical levels, the technique combined meditation and Qi cultivation, and as the practitioner progressed, the technique itself ascended in rank.
In Lin Nuo's view, each person had their own Dao—so why imprison oneself or one's Technique?
The energetic attributes varied, but all paths led to the same goal; they were merely different expressions of power. Since all cultivation directed energy inward, strengthening the individual, why not create a manual that anyone could use, allowing elemental power to choose its master?
This may seem redundant; Douluo's own meditations achieved very similar results. However, these methods could only draw ambient energy through the Spirit, and only if an innate spark of spiritual power already existed in the body—the so-called innate spiritual power.
Tang San's Mysterious Sky skill tended towards the Wood element and was unsuitable for everyone, and in any case, it reached the Grandmaster level of 'three flowers gather in the crown, five Qis face the Origin' — useless upon reaching the Divine Realm.
Lin Nuo's technique, on the other hand, would draw spiritual power into the body automatically, according to the individual's condition. Neither Spiritual Awakening nor innate spiritual power was necessary—only differences in aptitude affected the speed of progress.
Furthermore, over time, the Profound Technique of Great Evolution could enhance a person's aptitude and deepen their understanding of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
The only regret was that Lin Nuo still didn't know if he would be able to break the shackles that the Kingdom of the Gods had imposed on the Douluo Star—or the singular law of the Douluo Star that required obtaining spiritual rings to overcome each bottleneck.
In his opinion, probably not. If the handcuffs were that easy to break, someone would have done it already. He never underestimated anyone in this world—except Tang San.
The more he looked at that man, the more useless he seemed to him. In the original story, the method for cultivating twin spirits came from Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong; after being defeated by Huo Wu in the Spirit Master Tournament, his Dao Heart faltered, and he decided that the Blue Silver Herb was useless and wanted to switch to the Clear Sky Hammer. If he hadn't found Dugu Bo and acquired immunity to ice and fire at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he would indeed have abandoned the Blue Silver Herb.
Much of the blame fell on Yu Xiaogang, who insisted that Tang San's grass was ordinary and, to prove his theory, had Tang San absorb Beast Spirit rings.
Tang San, ever obedient, followed the advice and truly absorbed it. Of course, the grass acquired a slightly poisonous characteristic, befitting a disciple of the Tang Sect.
But weren't there poisonous plant-based Spirit Beasts? Weren't there plant-based Spirit Beasts with Spiritual Abilities of Imprisonment or stealthy containment?
Well, yes—the Grand Master simply didn't know. Never mind.
If Tang San were not the son of Ah Yin, and if the awakened Blue Silver Emperor's Wood Origin had not restored him, his herb would have remained a useless Spirit.
What Lin Nuo despised most was that Tang San had brought down the Hall of Spirits with a wave of his hand and thought that a single sentence would solve everything.
The future awakening would be Shrek's responsibility—bah! By this time, Shrek was already famous and, with a god by his side, had become the darling of the nobility. Beneath their sugary shells, even the once-poor Flender floated on clouds; who cared about the commoners?
Everyone knew that those gentlemen only wanted to continue sucking the blood of the masses. Very well—as soon as you became the noble King Hao Azul, you kicked the ladder away. Even as an ancient transmigrant, couldn't you have at least left a rope for the commoners? Instead, you cut it in half. No wonder life on the Douluo Continent was bitter—and after Tang San became a god, it only got worse.
What changes did Tang San bring to this world? Besides the Hidden Weapons of the Tang Sect, mainly harm—both to the Spirit Beasts and to the common people.
Lin Nuo could spend three days and three nights complaining about Tang San's flaws, but let's get back to the main point.
He already had an idea to break free from the shackles: cultivate Qi, Spirit, and Body simultaneously, balance the three, and when the bottleneck arose, let them erupt together.
The concept was there; whether it would work, only time would tell. He couldn't relax—he needed to perfect his spiritual and physical training methods as quickly as possible.