Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest, Mixed Zone.
“Boom!”
A muffled explosion erupted in the depths of the dense forest.
Lu Ren’s right fist smashed into the back of a giant, pitch-black scorpion.
The light bursting from his fist was not the usual Soul Power, but a dazzling black radiance that devoured the light around it.
The moment the black radiance struck the scorpion’s back, it exploded a second time.
“Black Flash!”
The body of the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, the Scorpion King, began to disintegrate from within.
Its eight limbs twitched a few times before it crashed to the ground.
Black blood seeped into the soil, and above the corpse, a deep black spirit ring slowly rose.
“Hoo.”
Lu Ren retracted his fist and shook his wrist.
The black radiance remaining on his knuckles dissipated like mist.
He looked at the ten-thousand-year spirit ring in front of him, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth:
“Finally reached Rank 40.”
Lu Ren sighed with emotion.
Undoubtedly, he was a transmigrator.
A year ago, Lu Ren was still worrying about his university graduation thesis.
One night, while lying in bed scrolling through his phone, he had just finished reading the second part of Douluo Continent when he was so angered by the subsequent plot that he passed out, suffered sudden death, and underwent Transmigration—the whole package.
When he woke up, he had arrived in Douluo Continent.
He was parentless, had no family, and even his body had inexplicably shrunk.
He had become thirteen years old.
Fortunately, he had a Spirit, Soul Power, and even Innate full Soul Power.
His luck was decent; he could become a Spirit Master.
At this point, some might think: as a transmigrator, thirteen years old, with Innate full Soul Power, only reaching Rank 40 at this age—just a tiny bit stronger than the local, Bei Bei—is that too embarrassing for a transmigrator?
But what if he had only been Cultivating for one year?
That’s right, unlike others who start Cultivating at age six, Lu Ren started Cultivating at thirteen.
Lu Ren sat cross-legged and reached out to touch the black spirit ring.
The spirit ring seemed to have a life of its own; sensing his fluctuation of Soul Power, it automatically contracted, encased his body, and began to merge.
Soul Power circulated within his body, and the fusion of the fourth spirit ring brought a wave of warmth.
The quality of this ten-thousand-year Scorpion King wasn’t bad, carrying a hint of chill, but Lu Ren’s Soul Power circulation path had long since been messed up by himself.
Traditional Soul Power Cultivation methods, combined with the special Cursed Energy in his body, had forced a path that no one had ever walked before.
Speaking of Cursed Energy…
Lu Ren’s consciousness sank into his body, where there was an energy completely different from Soul Power.
Soul Power was warm and positive, like sunlight.
Cursed Energy, however, was cold and negative, like an undercurrent in the deep sea.
It was the aggregation of negative emotions.
Anger, fear, resentment, jealousy…
When these negative emotions were born in the hearts of living beings, a trace amount of Cursed Energy would be produced.
And Lu Ren could absorb this Cursed Energy and make it his own.
This was his Golden Finger.
As a transmigrator, how could he not have a “ding” System?
It was this System that gave Lu Ren the Jujutsu Kaisen template, allowing him to obtain the complete ability System of Yuji Itadori.
The Yuji Itadori after sixty-eight years of precipitation, the monster who punched through Sukuna in the Jujutsu World, treated Black Flash like a basic attack, and had a physique comparable to the Heavenly Restriction—anything he knew, Lu Ren knew.
Lu Ren had once seriously thought about it: If he revealed all these abilities, how would the people of Douluo Continent see him?
The answer was too terrifying to imagine.
So for the past year, he had barely used Cursed Energy.
He relied on melee combat and Black Flash to fight Spirit Beasts, and used Soul Power to Cultivate, forcing himself to disguise as an ordinary Spirit Master.
The only time he couldn’t hold back was half a year ago.
At that time, he had encountered a few students from Shrek Academy on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Those people had taken a fancy to a thousand-year Spirit Beast he had just hunted, claiming they had seen it first and demanding that Lu Ren be sensible and hand it over.
Lu Ren was only a two-ring Spirit Grandmaster at the time, facing one four-ring and two three-ring opponents.
The result, naturally, went without saying.
He thought for a moment and gave them the Spirit Beast that still had a breath left to lower their guard, letting them absorb the spirit ring.
Then, while they were absorbing the spirit ring, Lu Ren launched a sneak attack, disrupted the ritual, knocked them all unconscious, and stole everything valuable.
He didn’t kill anyone.
If he had taken lives, he would probably be hunted down by the entirety of Shrek, and it would be embarrassing to put himself in such a desperate situation.
That was the first time he had gone all out since his Transmigration.
Back then, looking at the unconscious Shrek students all over the ground, he fell into deep thought:
“…
This feeling, so satisfying?”
Since then, whenever he met Shrek students in the Star Dou Great Forest, as long as their attitude was bad, he would rob them all.
gold coins, spirit tools—anything valuable was robbed, which just happened to satisfy Lu Ren’s daily expenses.
There was even one time he didn’t even let go of a bag of candy.
The student cried and said it was a gift from his younger sister.
Lu Ren hesitated for three seconds, returned the candy, and kicked him one extra time for good measure.
“Are you a primary schooler?
Not carrying other valuables, but insisting on keeping candy on you instead of eating it.
I’m speechless.”
Amidst his thoughts, the fourth spirit ring absorption was completed.
The process was very easy; Lu Ren didn’t encounter any surprises.
After all, his physical fitness was ridiculously strong.
A mechanical notification sound came to his ears:
[Congratulations to the host for breaking through to a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.]
[Current Soul Power Rank: Rank 42.]
[Detected that the host has broken through to four rings.
System prompt: The unlock condition for the next stage reward is the Seven-Ring Spirit Saint, at which point the Ten Shadows Cursed Technique can be obtained.]
[Nine-Ring Titled Douluo stage unlock: Six Eyes and Limitless.]
Lu Ren opened his eyes and couldn’t help but smile.
The rewards were unexpectedly good.
“Ten Shadows, Mahoraga, Six Eyes, Limitless…
plus Blood Manipulation, The Big Three Families are all here.”
He stood up and stretched his muscles.
“Once I reach nine rings, I’ll be able to walk sideways in this World, right?”
Although in terms of numerical values, Jujutsu Kaisen might not compare to Douluo Continent, the mechanics of Jujutsu Kaisen far exceeded Douluo Continent.
Imagine the scene: Mahoraga’s wheel above his head frantically adapting to rules, the Limitless Cursed Technique preventing any attacks from getting close, and his own body being invincible in melee combat.
Powerful mechanics combined with unrivaled numerical values…
When those guys from the Divine Realm come, they’ll have to take two Black Flashes first.
“Thinking too much, thinking too much.” Lu Ren patted his face.
“That’s all for the future…
If I want to realize it, I have to work hard and Cultivate.”
He took one last look at the Scorpion King’s corpse, checked it carefully, and after confirming there was no Spirit Bone, Lu Ren left.
Although there was no Spirit Bone, the corpse of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast was worth quite a lot.
Lu Ren had saved up a fair amount of gold coins relying on robbing Shrek, so even though the corpse was valuable, he couldn’t be bothered to deal with it.
He turned and walked toward the outskirts of the forest.
…
On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, sunlight spilled down through the gaps in the canopy, and the air was much fresher than in the mixed zone.
Lu Ren walked on the forest path, in a good mood.
He was a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor now; he could consider going to other places for a while, fish for benefits, and improve himself.
If he stayed here any longer, he was afraid that Shrek people would come to the Star Dou Great Forest in the future, and they might even bring Xuan Zi to escort them.
Wait, isn’t that a good thing?
If Xuan Zi is escorting you, you should be happy; it’s guaranteed to go wrong.
Many ideas popped into Lu Ren’s mind about where to fish for benefits next.
Go to Shrek?
Absolutely not, he would rather die than go there.
What’s the point of going there?
To be brainwashed into a fanatic?
Wait, he could go to the Sun Moon Empire.
Thinking of this, Lu Ren’s thoughts became clear.
He would continue to camp in the Star Dou Great Forest for Electrolux’s opportunity to ensure he could obtain the chance to become a god.
Then go to Shrek Academy to cause trouble and destroy the original plot trajectory.
Then run directly to the Sun Moon Empire, go to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy to fish for benefits, help the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy compete, and abuse Shrek’s people again.
In any case, he wouldn’t learn how to use spirit tools.
Lu Ren admitted that spirit tools were indeed good, but they were too weak right now and couldn’t fight against the strongest Spirit Masters.
Moreover, he hadn’t fully grasped his own Cursed Technique yet.
As long as he used his Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Technique reasonably, he could basically walk sideways, so there was no need to spend effort learning spirit tools.
But he could work as a mercenary, using the resources of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy to help himself grow quickly.
“At that time, just give them an offer they can’t refuse.”
Lu Ren thought of the upcoming All-Continent Spirit Master Competition and couldn’t help but smile.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy must be looking forward to the day they can trample Shrek Academy under their feet.
Just then, a familiar voice interrupted Lu Ren’s train of thought.
“I heard that there’s been robbing in Star Dou recently, specifically targeting Shrek people.
There are only three of us; should we call for more people?”
Lu Ren’s footsteps paused.
“…?”
“Really?
That bold?
Daring to rob Shrek people?”
The voice came from behind the bushes not far ahead.
Lu Ren narrowed his eyes slightly, approached silently, and looked through the gaps in the leaves.
Three people.
Two boys and one girl.
The two who were talking both looked fourteen years old.
One had a gentle temperament and handsome features, while the other was slightly more robust with a somewhat annoying expression.
Beside them stood a girl with a ponytail, looking around as if searching for something.
Her pretty face showed some surprise; clearly, she was surprised that Shrek students could actually be robbed.
“Of course, I heard he is ridiculously strong.
Even some four-ring seniors and senior sisters have fallen victim to him.”
The handsome boy spread his hands.
“That’s why I dragged this guy Xu Sanshi here, to accompany me to help Tang Ya hunt for her third spirit ring, and by the way, ask for some protection.”
“Bei Bei, I knew you didn’t have any good intentions!”
“Even four-ring seniors have fallen victim to him.
What’s the use of calling me!”
The tall and sturdy boy’s hair stood on end.
“What are you afraid of?
Anyway, we both have some trump cards.
Combined, our combat power is definitely 1+1 > 2.
At least we have some self-preservation ability.
That robber should consider letting us go.” The handsome boy was very optimistic.
“I don’t care!
You must compensate me afterward.
I’m not here to work for you for free!”
“Yes, yes, yes.
I’ll treat you to a few meals later, is that okay?”
“That’s more like it.”
Behind the bushes, Lu Ren’s expression became subtle.
Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Tang Ya.
Lu Ren’s gaze swept over the three of them and the direction behind them.
The robber Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were discussing—if he wasn’t mistaken, they were talking about him.
It started as revenge, but later…
later he found that Shrek students were really rich, so he just did it while he was at it.
It seems that because of him, Bei Bei dragged his good bro Xu Sanshi along.
However, with one more person, would the outcome change?
Lu Ren’s mouth curled up slightly.
He bypassed the bushes silently, without making a sound under his feet.
With his current physical fitness, hiding his presence was too simple.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were still bickering.
“By the way, what does that culprit look like?
Has anyone seen him?”
Xu Sanshi scratched his head.
“It is said to be a black-haired boy, about our age, but his strength…”
Bei Bei was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly felt his shoulder sink.
A hand rested on it.
At the same time, another hand also rested on Xu Sanshi’s shoulder.
Both of them froze instantly.
“You two…”
A smiling voice came from behind them, lazy in tone, but it made the hair on Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi’s bodies stand up.
“Looking at the topic you were just discussing, have you been looking for me all this time?”
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