NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: Chapter 4 Growth
Three years had flown by, and during those years, he hardly saw the outside world. At most, he peered out through the cracks in the wooden hut.
It was light outside.
The peers who were still alive, most of them couldn't even speak clearly yet, living in a haze every day.
There was certainly no education here, nothing at all, just letting them live as if they were livestock.
Suddenly, the door was flung open, and the hulking figure of a Wolf Monster walked in from the outside.
"Come out! Get them all out," the Wolf Monster ordered the Pig Monster, who was usually very aggressive and would kick the children at the slightest provocation.
The Pig Monster immediately started shrieking, and upon hearing her shrieks, all the children would tremble. When they stepped out of the hut, almost all of them were curled up. To them, the outside world was even more terrifying.
Outside were several large carts, pulled by adult humans. On the carts were large cages. The human slaves who pulled the carts had vacant looks in their eyes, completely ignoring the appearance of these children as if they had grown accustomed to it all.
The children were driven onto the carts, and the cages were locked. Under the drive of the Wolf Monster, the human-powered cage carts were dragged forward.
Clearly, they were about to be moved to another place to survive.
The road was flat and paved with pebbles. As the wheels rolled over them, they made a squeaking, creaking noise.
This was the first time Tang San had seen the outside world since arriving in this world three years earlier.
The sky was clear, the air slightly cool. The weather seemed good today, at least not so cold. Although the majority of the children were still shivering from the cold, Tang San was okay.
Along the road were astonishingly tall forests, which were described as astonishing because the vegetation in sight was far too tall. Compared to the plants in his memories from a previous life, the plants here were similar but much larger. Some of the stout trees were nearly a hundred meters tall, requiring one to tilt their head parallel to the sky to see clearly.
Occasionally, a massive creature would fly across the sky, apparently a bird, but it couldn't be seen clearly.
The air was filled with a rich Aura and Life Aura. Three years had allowed Tang San to affirm that this was a world very suitable for cultivation, a world with an extremely high Life rank.
Without a doubt, those powerful Monster Clan and Spirit Clan were born in such an environment.
In three years, Tang San had successfully cultivated the first level of the Mysterious Heaven Method.
In his original world of Soul Land, to break through the first level of the Mysterious Heaven Method, some special methods were required. But not here. Once he opened his meridians and the Mysterious Heaven Skill Energy naturally accumulated, he naturally broke through the bottleneck of the first level. Now, he was only three years old.
In his previous life, he had been six years old before he made this breakthrough. Although the perception was different, it had a lot to do with the Aura of this world.
But he was still very weak, and he certainly did not want to be discovered by those Monster Clan members as having anything unusual about him. He could feel that even the most ordinary Wolf Monster was at least equivalent to the level he would need to cultivate to the second level of the Mysterious Heaven Method. Plus, given the differences in physical strength, any resistance would mean seeking death.
In this world, humans were ignorant. If he truly wanted to change the status of the human slaves, addressing this ignorance might be the most important issue.
After walking for more than an hour, at least in Tang San's sense of time, they arrived at a place similar to a village or town.
The most rudimentary wooden huts were everywhere, and the people—mainly men, with fewer women seen—were clothed in rags. This village seemed to have a population of over a thousand.
The human-powered cage carts came to a stop, and the door was opened. A few female humans approached, their bodies bent deeply at the waist, bowing in front of the Wolf Monster, trembling with fear.
The leading Wolf Monster snorted coldly, "These youngsters are now in your hands, take them away."
Tang San paused for a moment. Were they being allowed to live in the human world again?
The children who had been penned for three years had hardly any wisdom to speak of, facing the strange world, they only felt fear.
They were dragged into the village, and what chilled Tang San's heart was that the human slaves here showed little compassion for these children. One by one, their gazes dull, they mechanically led the new children into the village.
In the days that followed, they began to learn. Yes, these children were beginning to be granted the right to an education. What were they taught? First, they were taught to recognize things, to understand objects used by slaves, and to learn simple language.
The food was worse than when they had been penned up. It was clear that food here was extremely scarce. Women and children received very little, and only the men, who were somewhat stronger, had a chance to eat a bit more.
In the village, the children's movements were no longer restricted, so, Tang San discovered that the male humans often left for a period of time, probably to engage in slave labor. Death in the village was all too common. Through communication with the villagers, he also learned that he belonged to children from another village. The human settlements here did not permit the upbringing of children born in their own village but exchanged them for adoption.
Tang San did not act rashly, nor did he do anything startling. He simply lived quietly, cultivating in secret.
Another three years passed, and he turned six.
A six-year-old child had already started to help out with village chores, weaving straw mats and moving lighter objects.
These children had been grouped together since they arrived, and it was the same when they turned six. One-third of the children had died in the past three years. The causes of death varied, with the lack of medical care being the primary issue, and hunger being another.
Night fell. A figure stealthily slipped out of the inconspicuous human village.
Like most of the human children, Tang San's back was slightly hunched, but his movements were fast. The moment he entered the forest, his spine straightened abruptly. His eyes, previously dim, also became bright in an instant.
He took a deep breath.
The nights in Wind Wolf Town were cold, with a significant difference between day and night temperatures. However, the chilly air contained a rich aura that invigorated his spirit.
Tang San cupped his hands in front of him as if embracing something, a faint white light flowing on the surface of his body. With a light tap of his toes on the ground, his figure became agile.
With the experience of his previous life, he was very familiar with operating the Mysterious Heaven Method, but this body needed training, needed practice to keep up with his thinking.
Starting at age five, he would often sneak out at night. One reason was the aura in the wilderness was richer, and it also provided him with a better environment for cultivation.
His agile steps were the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, one of the abilities he was best at in his previous life. This was also what he prioritized in practice, for in this dangerous world, nothing was more important than preserving his own life.
A jade color gradually appeared on his hands, another secret art, the Mysterious Jade Hands, which could make his palms immune to all poisons and impervious to weapons.
An hour of cultivation caused warm steam to rise from his body, and the power of the Mystic Sky Technique flowed smoothly through him.
However, what frustrated him was that the Martial Soul he had awakened in his previous life on Soul Land did not seem to manifest in this world. But this was normal, as he had been reborn with only memories, not the abilities he once possessed.
The Mysterious Heaven Skill's third level was finally complete. At just six years old, he had achieved the Mysterious Heaven Skill's third level, something unthinkable in his past life.
However, in terms of strength, he was far from his former self when he cultivated to the third level of Mysterious Heaven Skill in the world of Douluo, because in that world, he had the awakening of his Martial Soul, which granted him immense power. Moreover, he had the unique advantage of Twin Martial Souls. The Mysterious Heaven Method provided internal support, while the Martial Soul was the powerful means to unleash that strength. He clearly remembered that when he first broke through the third level in Douluo, he had fused with a powerful Soul Ring and possessed a formidable soul bone, laying the foundation for his future.
Now, besides the Mysterious Heaven Method, and the skills recorded in the Mystic Sky Records he brought from that original world, no other abilities existed. Although cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Method alone would make him grow stronger, it seemed not enough.
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Thanks to the leader of the White Silver League: Ling Emperor 123.
The wonder of this world will soon be revealed to everyone. The next chapter, still at 5 p.m., will feature a human with the ability to transform. Enjoy the read.