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He could only choose some relatively cheap food and try to eat as much as possible. In this way, he completed six years of cultural theory courses at the Junior Soul Master Academy.
In the first few years of his schooling, he was so thin that he was skin and bones, and even stray dogs on the roadside would avoid him.
In the dead of night, he would curl up on his cold bed and mutter to himself:
Why didn't I encounter a benefactor who fell from the sky like the protagonists in storybooks? Was my fate not tragic enough?
Is that kind of treatment something only the main characters deserve?
He felt as if he had been set up, relegated to the sidelines, like a shadow deliberately forgotten in a corner, with no sense of existence.
His current situation can be described in two words: a nobody.
Even though he entered the school with innate full soul power, he was not highly regarded.
Moreover, the arrogance inherent in those scholars from aristocratic families made them look down on commoners, let alone associate with them.
Jiang Yunzhou was once out of place among them because he wasn't rich enough.
He was proud and arrogant, so he disdained to curry favor with these haughty brats.
This impoverished and lonely life continued until his martial spirit began to show its brilliance, at which point he was slightly noticed by the academy's higher-ups, and his life began to improve slightly.
He discovered that his martial soul was changing after he became a Great Soul Master, when he added a soul ring at level 20. The first change occurred in his martial soul.
The sword grass quietly sprouted a second leaf!
This change initially surprised Jiang Yunzhou, but it also gave him a vague idea of his own martial soul: his martial soul could grow as his cultivation level increased.
It wasn't until he reached level 30 Soul Master that he gained a more comprehensive understanding of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul.
He firmly believed that his martial soul was extraordinary, and indeed it was; it was even a hidden, high-potential growth potential!
The Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul will grow an additional leaf every time it breaks through the upper limit of a Soul Ring rank.
Each additional leaf can double his basic strength and cultivation speed!
When he broke through to the Soul Master level, his Sword Grass Martial Soul already possessed three lush green sword leaves.
This means that his strength and cultivation speed are already three times that of others!
With these boosts, Jiang Yunzhou's cultivation progressed faster and faster in the later stages, allowing him to quickly overtake others.
Both his combat ability and the speed at which his soul power increases far surpass those of his peers.
The college could no longer treat him as a marginal figure, began to value him, exempted him from chores, and provided him with some living assistance, which was equivalent to a special scholarship.
Only then did his precarious and austere life come to an end.
(Supplementary explanation of the Martial Soul Sword Grass setting: Level 10 Soul Masters get one leaf, Level 20 Great Soul Masters get two leaves, and so on. At Level 90, it will be the complete Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, with a nine-fold increase in power.)
Chapter 3 The belated system was awakened.
Six years have passed in the blink of an eye.
When Jiang Yunzhou successfully graduated from the Junior Soul Master Academy, he was already a Soul Master!
However, even in this world teeming with powerful individuals, the Soul Master remains merely a weakling struggling at the bottom.
After graduation, his mind was clear and simple—to continue to live a life of quiet desperation!
After all, he had no background whatsoever.
For him, the academy was a relatively safe haven in a chaotic world.
Before he has enough strength to protect himself, he needs to complete his studies to improve himself.
The twelve-year-old Soul Master caused quite a stir within the academy.
Jiang Yunzhou couldn't help but feel a bit of youthful impetuosity.
He desperately wanted to prove that even without the system, he could make a name for himself!
His spirit ring configuration is the most common: yellow, yellow, and purple.
Without a powerful background or the support of a sect or family, hunting higher-age soul beasts to obtain soul rings is almost a pipe dream.
But he still insisted on pushing it to the theoretical limit.
He followed the rules of this world, absorbing the maximum number of spirit rings he could withstand.
His graduation also marks the official start of the main storyline of the world he remembers.
It's not that they didn't have other ideas.
That thought that had once flashed through my mind.
He considered intercepting the Bone-Melting Rabbit that had already transformed into a human... but he immediately nipped the thought in the bud.
The reason is very practical: First, in the vast continent, he had no way of knowing Xiao Wu's exact whereabouts.
The only certainty is that she will appear at Noding Academy, but by now, she has probably already been targeted by that cunning old fox lurking in the shadows.
Secondly, what if they really forcibly took her away from Tangshan?
That would be tantamount to courting death, and would inevitably result in a swift and decisive attack!
In that old cunning man's eyes, what did it matter to him whether a soul beast that couldn't be related to his son lived or died?
At that time, Jiang Yunzhou had no strength to deal with a titled Douluo.
Since Xiao Wu has chosen to integrate into human society and stay by the protagonist Tang Shan's side, it is actually safer for him.
At least, their lives are not in danger.
As for myself? Of course, I'll continue to lie low! Accumulate strength! Survive and develop! Wait for the right opportunity!
Time flies, and it is now the year 2643 of the Douluo calendar.
That year, Jiang Yunzhou was eighteen years old.
The once skinny work-study student has undergone a complete transformation.
Time has shed the naivety of childhood, carefully sculpting the handsome, angular features of youth.
His well-proportioned muscles and eight-pack abs are all the result of his hard work!
Twelve years is enough for a boy to grow and transform.
I have to say, men have a lot of staying power!
This is perfectly exemplified in him!
The only thing that hasn't changed is that he still lives a simple life.
Given his situation, the later the cultivation progressed, the faster he became. He only lasted a little over a year in the Soul Venerable Realm before reaching the Soul Sect Realm!
Over the years, he has devoted almost all his time and energy to cultivation.
After reaching the Soul Sect, the Spirit Hall's subsidies also stopped being distributed.
He kept only a portion for himself and gave back to the villagers who had helped him.
He had no miraculous encounters with immortal herbs, nor any divine favor; he relied entirely on the cultivation speed boost provided by the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
At the age of eighteen, he successfully cultivated to the level 79 Soul Saint realm!
As a fellow Soul Saint, he possesses seven times the combat power of others of the same level. Are you afraid?
He is just waiting for the right opportunity to make a stunning debut and reveal his brilliance!
Outside Suotuo City, on the dusty official road.
Jiang Yunzhou walked slowly alone, muttering to himself as if he were sulking with someone:
"Damn system, you broke your promise! Twelve whole years! Do you know how I've survived these twelve years?"
In the past two years, he would always complain about the system whenever he thought of it.
Whether something is needed or not is one thing, but breaking one's word is another.
This time was different from the past because he received a response.
A long-lost voice exploded directly in his mind:
[Ding! Hello host! Your sweet little darling has successfully reconnected! (?ω?)]
Jiang Yunzhou stopped in his tracks, his whole body stiffening, thinking he was hallucinating.
System, has it awakened?
No, he's almost at the Contra Loli level, okay?
What's the point of coming now?
He was just extremely bored and, remembering the promise of the 'ten-year agreement,' he just vented a little without any hope.
Surprisingly, it actually woke this guy up?
Suddenly, an urge to prove myself surged up.
"Look! I'm doing just fine without your system, aren't I? I'm almost level 80!"
He had become accustomed to relying on his own martial spirit and hard work, and he no longer longed for the system's return as much as he had back then.
However, the system failed to keep its promise.
He still harbored a deep, inexplicable resentment, like a woman who had been stood up for years.
He bent down, and in a fit of pique, plucked a blade of grass from the roadside and clutched it tightly in his hand.
"Hello, system,"
"Look what I'm holding in my hand!"
The system fell silent, and an awkward silence filled the air.
Jiang Yunzhou suddenly laughed: "You're only coming now, but... I don't think I need you that much anymore."
[Host, this is what you need! You still have enormous room for improvement, and this system can provide you with unimaginable assistance.]
[For example: Increase the age of your current Soul Rings!]
[Acquire unparalleled martial arts from high-level martial arts worlds, peerless profound skills from fantasy dimensions, and immortal cultivation techniques from immortal civilizations!]
Jiang Yunzhou's pupils constricted slightly upon hearing this, and his mouth opened involuntarily.