Chapter 8 Cultivation Plan
Seeing that neither his teacher nor his father cared about him, Xu Tianhao adopted the demeanor of an elder.
"Xu Tianran, you are insolent! According to seniority, you should now address me as Ancestor. How dare you attack your Ancestor, and even use a move like Black Tiger Heart-Piercing! You..."
Xu Tianhao should have kept quiet, because before he could even finish his sentence, he got a hard slap on the butt.
"You, Xu Tianhao, are you trying to intimidate me with your seniority as Master Kong? Am I still the Crown Prince?"
Xu Tianran gave a cold laugh: "Who taught you to speak to the Crown Prince like that?"
Xu Tianran certainly wouldn't really beat him to death; the two brothers have a very good relationship now.
But as the saying goes, "Eat, sleep, and beat your younger brother."
If we don't fight now, when Xu Tianhao grows up, he, as the older brother, might not be able to beat him.
Since Xu Tianhao likes to talk big, this is a good opportunity to give him a good beating.
Oh no, it should be called practical training. As the older brother, how can you call it beating up your younger brother in order to hone his combat skills?
This is called training!
After playing around, Xu Tianran happily left Haoyu Palace with Xu Jilong. As the current Sun and Moon Emperor and Crown Prince, the father and son were usually quite busy.
Xu Tianzhen stayed at Haoyu Palace. She didn't really like cultivation, so she wanted to spend more time with Xu Tianhao.
Xu Tianhao, clutching his buttocks, approached his teacher Kong Deming and said somewhat speechlessly, "Teacher, it really hurt when my brother hit me! Why didn't you watch where you were hitting me?"
Kong Deming stroked his long beard and smiled: "That is His Highness the Crown Prince. This old minister does not have that authority."
Xu Tianhao rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "You're just trying to smooth things over. Even Father Emperor treats you with utmost respect, how could my elder brother dare to disobey you?"
Kong Deming gently patted Xu Tianhao on the shoulder, completely changing the subject:
"Tianhao, now that you're a one-ring Soul Master, are you planning to go to a junior Soul Master academy or stay with your teacher?"
Before Xu Tianhao could speak, Xu Tianzhen spoke up first: "Teacher Kong, can I not go to the academy? I want to study under you."
Xu Tianzhen herself possesses innate level nine soul power, so her talent is undoubtedly exceptional.
Unfortunately, her mind wasn't on cultivation at all; all she thought about every day was how to have fun and have a good time.
Upon hearing this, Kong Deming smiled helplessly: "Fourth Princess, this is His Majesty's decision, and I cannot make that decision."
Thinking of his father, Xu Tianzhen stopped talking. His father was good in every way, except that he was always very strict when it came to cultivation.
"Okay, but I don't go to the academy until tomorrow, so I can have some fun today," Xu Tianzhen comforted herself.
Xu Tianhao thought for a moment and then expressed his opinion: "Teacher, if it's up to me, I don't think it's necessary to go to the academy now."
"Going to the academy now is nothing more than learning some basic cultivation and soul tool knowledge, and making some friends."
"I've already learned most of the academic requirements on my own. As for friends, what's the point of having kids?"
"So I'd like to wait until I reach level 30 before going to the academy to study. In the meantime, I'll follow the teachers. What do you think?"
Kong Deming listened to Xu Tianhao's reasonable request and nodded with a smile: "Since you have already thought it through, I naturally have no objection."
"Then you should train with me until you break through level 30. This time will be perfect for consolidating your foundation."
Xu Tianhao smiled and nodded: "Thank you, teacher."
Kong Deming patted Xu Tianhao's head: "Between master and disciple, there's no need for thanks. This is what a teacher should do."
After determining his future study direction, Xu Tianhao devoted himself wholeheartedly to it.
Once in a meditative state, Xu Tianhao's performance was truly impressive, leaving Kong Deming in awe.
Xu Tianhao not only possesses unprecedented talent in martial soul, but his talent in soul tools is also outstanding, even surpassing his own back then.
After Xu Tianhao became a first-ring Soul Master and gained Soul Power, he directly created a first-level Soul Tool in front of Kong Deming.
All of these were things Xu Tianhao had learned during his time taking classes at the palace.
But the palace lessons before the age of six were all for guiding and laying the foundation for princes and princesses. What could a little kid learn?
But Xu Tianhao did learn it, and the first-level soul tool he made was perfect.
For Xu Tianhao, cultivating both Soul Master and Soul Master simultaneously was no pressure at all.
Because as long as his mental strength is sufficient, he can keep improving his Soul Master level.
Learning how to use soul tools was easier for him than cultivating. Perhaps this was the benefit of having two lifetimes of souls and a top-tier spiritual attribute martial soul.
Therefore, Xu Tianhao is not opposed to becoming a Soul Master and cultivating both Soul Tools and Soul Guidance Devices, since it doesn't interfere with his training.
Although soul tools at this stage cannot kill gods, they provide a huge boost to soul masters.
In the original story, Jing Hongchen, at level 94, with the support of his level 9 soul tool, was comparable to Xuanzi, who was at level 98.
Teacher Kong Deming is comparable to the Limit Douluo.
The eldest brother, Xu Tianran, possesses a full set of level-nine soul tools, making it difficult even for a Limit Douluo to assassinate him.
An ordinary Title Douluo equipped with a Level 9 Soul Tool is comparable to a Super Douluo.
All these factors demonstrate just how significant the amplification effect of soul tools is on soul masters.
At this stage, the focus is still on Douluo Continent.
Therefore, Xu Tianhao's learning of soul tools and becoming a soul master will also enhance his strength.
Of course, if learning about soul tools later interferes with his martial soul cultivation, Xu Tianhao will not hesitate to stop cultivating soul tools.
You can cultivate with a soul tool anytime, but the cultivation of a martial soul cannot be affected in the slightest.
The current Douluo Continent is still based on martial spirits, rather than the era of various battle armors, god-slaying soul guides, and interstellar warships of later generations.
For Xu Tianhao, his main focus remains on cultivating his martial spirit.
For the rest of the time, Xu Tianhao devoted himself entirely to cultivation.
In the morning, I studied soul tools; in the afternoon, I participated in various practical training sessions; and in the evening, I cultivated soul power. I practically filled every single day to the brim.
Xu Tianhao, who was only six years old, showed such a diligent attitude towards cultivation that even Kong Deming, the strongest person in the Sun Moon Empire, was impressed.
Sometimes Kong Deming wonders if he would have achieved even greater success if he had been as diligent and serious as he was back then.
Perhaps influenced by Xu Tianhao, or perhaps afraid of being left behind by him, Xu Tianzhen, who disliked cultivation, gradually began to work hard.
Needless to say, the eldest brother Xu Tianran is already at level 69 at the age of eighteen. In the past few months, Xu Tianran's soul power level has broken through another level.
Moreover, Xu Tianran is currently preparing for the upcoming Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies.
In the original story, Xu Tianran lost both legs due to a sneak attack, becoming permanently disabled, and therefore did not participate in the competition.
But things are different now. The original plot has been quietly thwarted by Xu Tianhao, and now Xu Tianran is not only the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire.
He is also a young, ambitious, exceptionally talented, and spirited super genius!
Therefore, Xu Tianran had no reason not to participate in the competition.
Moreover, it is said that Shrek Academy also has a genius who, at a young age, has already reached the level of a seven-ring Soul Saint.
For Xu Tianran, nothing was more challenging than defeating the genius of Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the entire continent.
However, none of this has much to do with Xu Tianhao now, since he is just a minor Soul Master.
Major competitions are still too far away for him.