Douluo Continent: Little Huo Niang Taken Away by Di Tian

Chapter 49 The Strongest Douluo on Earth - The Legend of the Benevolent Douluo

Since the last storytelling session, Di Tian has been reading human books to the soul beasts every week.

Zi Ji would also pick out books from the cave where the books were kept and read them to the soul beasts. Currently, there are only three soul beasts in the entire Star Dou who know a lot of words: Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, and Zi Ji.

As for teaching them, Biji was busy refining pills during the day, and Ziji had taught them once, which almost made her furious.

That night, she nestled in Di Tian's arms and let him coax her for a long time...

Zi Ji's gaze swept across the bookshelves, and in the most prominent position on one of the shelves was Yu Xiaogang's "Ten Core Theories of Martial Soul".

As one of the founders of Shrek Academy, this "master's" name is renowned throughout the human world.

With a mixture of scrutiny and curiosity, Zi Ji opened this book, which was regarded as a classic.

However, the inscription on the title page alone—"There are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters"—made her eyes widen instantly, and her heart was shocked like never before.

...Isn't that obvious?!

Ziji resisted the urge to throw the book away and stuffed it back onto the bookshelf.

She picked up a magazine at random, and after flipping through a few pages, she was stunned again. Could this be described like that?

The Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire truly live up to their reputation as a pair of smiling tigers and two black sharks.

The magazine likened the relationship between the two great empires, Tianhun and Douling, to "a pair of smiling tigers and two black sharks," thus describing their peculiar relationship of outward harmony but inward competition.

Upon seeing this, Zi Ji couldn't help but shake her head inwardly.

If the real Smiling Tigers of the Star Dou Great Forest knew that humans were making such a fuss about them, they would probably all come out and tear the person who said these words to pieces.

If the deep-sea black sharks could come ashore, they would probably do the same thing.

She put the magazine back in its place and continued scanning the pages. Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to a book: "The Strongest Douluo on Earth - The Legend of the Benevolent Douluo".

Zi Ji directly opened the book... truly a powerful figure. She then picked up the work of this powerful figure and his disciples—"Lunyu"—and exclaimed, "Humanity has such extraordinary talents!"

I'll talk about this tomorrow!

The next morning, Zi Ji, holding several human books in her hands, slowly walked up to the group of soul beasts.

"To understand a work, it is essential to understand the author's life story."

Zi Ji spoke, her gaze sweeping over everyone present.

Xiong Jun sat cross-legged at the front, looking eager to hear the story; Wan Yao Wang stood quietly to the side, his demonic eyes gleaming with contemplation; Chi Wang's three heads all looked at Zi Ji, clearly quite interested in the topic.

Di Tian held up the tea that Bi Ji had brewed, signaling that they should begin.

Biji leaned against Ditian, but her thoughts drifted to Ziji's story.

Di Qiu and Huo Yutong leaned against each other, sharing the snacks that Zi Ji had brought back from the human world, looking relaxed and content.

Kong Wu, the author of "Lunyu," was a great military strategist, thinker, politician, and educator from the Heaven Dou Empire. He was also a titled Douluo with the title "Renyi" (仁义).

He possesses two martial souls: one is the sword of benevolence—"benevolence" is a sword technique that can split a person in two; the other is the sword of righteousness—"righteousness" is a sword technique that can shove a person's head into their chest.

He was the strongest Douluo at the time, known as the "Strongest Douluo on Earth" by people on the mainland.

"Although it is more than 6,000 years old, his thoughts still shine brightly..."

Xiong Jun's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but slap his thigh: "That 'Kong Wu' sounds awesome! Old Xiong likes it!"

The Demon King pondered, "Twin Martial Souls... with the title 'Benevolence and Righteousness,' yet they follow a fierce and ruthless path. Interesting."

The three heads of the Red King exchanged glances, and the middle head spoke up: "To be able to interpret 'benevolence and righteousness' so... bluntly, he is indeed a ruthless character."

Di Tiandao said, "To be able to intimidate an entire era with force, one can certainly be considered a hero."

Huo Yutong listened intently, and her mental world also became lively:

Tianmeng said, "Oh my, Kong Wu sounds like he's even better at fighting than me! But I'm all about strategy!"

Hyotei said, "That does fit your human style of 'simple and brutal'."

Electrolux's voice carried a hint of amusement: "Proving one's way through force is indeed a viable path. This 'Random Thoughts'... is interesting."

Crescent Moon let out a low howl, seemingly in agreement.

Zi Ji continued her narration: "Kong Wu was a burly man, tall and strong, with powerful arms, a steady gait, and a body as robust as a wall."

His physique was imposing, his appearance dignified, his shoulders like double doors, his eyes gleaming like cold stars, and his eyebrows as dark as if painted with lacquer—this is the origin of the human idiom "powerful and robust."

"He took in three thousand disciples in his lifetime, among whom the seventy-two strongest were known as the 'Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends'."

His and his disciples' sayings were later compiled into the book "Lunyu," from which we can glimpse his great thoughts.

As Zi Ji spoke, she raised the book "Lunyu" in her hand.

"Six thousand years ago, Kong Wu participated in the epic war between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent. Even though he was very old at that time, he still joined the war without hesitation."

At that time... all that was known was that his clothes were completely torn, he held the sword of benevolence in his left hand and the sword of righteousness in his right hand, and the muscles on his back bulged out, forming the character "德" (virtue)!

His three thousand disciples were all outstanding Soul Masters, and each of the "Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends" had reached the Soul Douluo realm. They fought together for the great war and facilitated the signing of the peace treaty.

"Today, his statues still stand in the Heavenly Soul and the Battle Spirit Empire. Now, let's enjoy 'The Words of the Dragon'!" Zi Ji turned the page.

A gentleman is not a vessel!

"Gentleman" refers to a powerful Soul Master, a concept first coined by Kong Wu; "Weapon" refers to a Martial Soul.

"This means that a powerful Soul Master can defeat enemies even without a Martial Soul."

Xiong Jun clapped his hands excitedly: "Great! Old Xiong loves this style!"

The three heads of the Crimson King nodded in unison: "That makes perfect sense. A true strongman has no need to rely on external things."

Di Qiu's eyes gleamed with admiration as he listened, and he repeated in a low voice, "A gentleman is not a vessel..."

King of Ten Thousand Demons: "Returning to simplicity and authenticity, true skill lies in simplicity. This principle applies everywhere."

Within Huo Yutong's spiritual sea, Tianmeng muttered, "Fighting without a martial soul? Doesn't that mean I'm naturally suited for it?" This left Bingdi speechless.

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening," Zi Ji recited the next line.

"It means: if you know the way to your camp in the morning, you can die by night."

"How decisive, so efficient and without any hesitation," Zi Ji remarked.

A hint of admiration flashed in Di Tian's eyes: "Speed ​​is of the essence in warfare, and a single, fatal blow is crucial. This Kong Wu truly understands the essence of war."

Ziji continued explaining "Lunyu" and found the effect to be unexpectedly good.

All the spirit beasts listened intently, even the most restless bear king listened with great interest.

Murasaki then read aloud the new sentence:

Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

"Don't impose on others the failures you yourself would not accept."

(Meaning: If you don't want to win, don't expect others to lose.)

"Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."

"When three people act together, there must be one goal that I can learn from."

(Meaning: When you encounter a three-person squad on the battlefield, there must be a leader; take him out first.)

"To know what you know, and to know what you don't know, that is true knowledge."

"To know is to know, and to not know is to not know—that is true wisdom."

(This means: Know your own strength and intelligence, and don't fight battles you can't win; if you don't know, then go and "know"—defeate the opponent and you'll know.)

"Is it not pleasant to learn and practice what you have learned?"

"Isn't it a joyful thing to practice the combat skills you've learned regularly?"

(Meaning: Regularly reviewing combat skills allows you to defeat your opponent more skillfully the next time you face them, which naturally brings joy.)

"Education should be provided to all without discrimination."

"Education (combat) does not discriminate based on the type of target."

(This means that regardless of whether the opponent is human, beast, Soul Master, or Title Douluo, they can all be "taught" in the same way—that is, defeated.)