Skyhawk Douluo

Just as he was browsing the history of the Spirit Pagoda, someone suddenly knocked on the door. He looked over in confusion and called out:

"Come in."

The door immediately opened, revealing a middle-aged man with eyes as sharp as an eagle's.

"Senior, may I ask who you are?"

The arrival of a stranger puzzled Chen Jianshu, but there were cameras in the medical room, so it probably wouldn't be a big deal.

"Ahem, I... this old man's title is Skyhawk. I am the master of the Spirit Pagoda's Eastsea City branch."

"Greetings, Senior Pagoda Master Skyhawk."

Chen Jianshu had been a little wary, but the moment he heard the man was a Titled Douluo, he dropped his guard.

What a joke. The master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda was a rank ninety-five Super Douluo and one of the Phoenix Family's elders. If he wanted to harm him, being wary would do Chen Jianshu no good.

"No need for formalities, young Jianshu. You are a core disciple whom our Spirit Pagoda is focusing on nurturing. Naturally, as pagoda master, I had to come check on you after you were injured."

As Skyhawk Douluo spoke, he smiled and placed a small wooden box on the table beside him.

"This is a spiritual treasure of the mental attribute—the Thousand-Year Mermaid's Tears. It can increase mental power and replenish it when depleted."

When Skyhawk Douluo heard that a prodigy in his territory had been rated a red-level core disciple, he immediately pushed back his original plans and rushed over without stopping to win him over.

Historically, those rated as Black Level core disciples had become Limit Douluo at the very least, while a red-level core disciple had the potential to reach the peak of the Quasi-God realm, a powerhouse capable of suppressing an entire era.

Tower Master Di Tian had personally approved this rating, making it highly authoritative. Now that this prodigy had appeared in his territory, how could he not do his best to win over this future big shot?

"Senior, this is too valuable. I can't possibly accept it..."

Seeing Skyhawk Douluo offer him a gift right away and looking somewhat ingratiating, he chose to politely decline.

"Take it, young Jianshu. This is my contribution to supporting and nurturing the pagoda's geniuses. We at the Spirit Pagoda have always helped one another. I only hope that you can carry this spirit forward in the future."

Under the other man's insistence, he could only consume the Mermaid's Tear. A cool sensation spread through his brain, and his Spiritual Power seemed to increase considerably.

"Young friend Jianshu, here is my contact information. If you run into trouble in Eastsea City, you can message me."

"...Thank you for your concern, Pagoda Master."

"Then I won't disturb your recovery. Get some good rest."

Afterward, Skyhawk Douluo again pressed his contact information on him. He was baffled. Why is a Super Douluo powerhouse being so solicitous? Is this rating really that outrageous?

Forget it. Let's check the shop! With that thought, Chen Jianshu willed the Currency War shop panel open.

During this trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform, he had killed three Ten-Year Soul Beasts, four Hundred-Year Soul Beasts, two One-Ring Soul Masters, and two Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters.

Among them were a top predator like the Man-Faced Spider and a prodigy with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. In total, he had obtained sixteen coins.

He had then devised a strategy that increased the chance of high-quality cards appearing with each refresh.

Next were the items in the shop. His shop differed from the one in Currency War. The Currency War shop only sold characters, while his sold both equipment and characters.

The goods were as follows:

[Mighty Bull] Quality: white.

[Electro Slime] Quality: white.

[Netherwolf] Quality: white.

[Cryo Slime] Quality: white

Noble Phantasm:

[Dull Blade]: white.

[Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda]: green.

Seeing new things, he immediately spent five coins to buy all the Slimes and Noble Phantasms. As for the Mighty Bull and Netherwolf, he didn't spare them a glance.

Mighty Bull and Netherwolf: clowns.

The main thing was that Slimes had immunity to their corresponding elements. What did those two weaklings have? He wouldn't waste money on them.

He then had thirteen coins left. After he clicked refresh, he lost another two coins, and the shop immediately refreshed.

He had no way to raise its level; it seemed to be tied to his own level, so he only needed to use it to buy things.

A Geo Slime appeared in the refreshed shop. He didn't even glance at the other characters before turning his attention to the Noble Phantasms.

There was another Iron Sword and another pair of Boots, as well as Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. He bought them immediately, then fused the equipment. Two Iron Swords fused into a Prototype Archaic, and two pairs of Boots fused into a Swiftstrider.

[Prototype Archaic] Quality: green

Attack +25

[Swiftstrider] Quality: green

Speed +15

Passive: speed +10%. Out of combat, speed +20%.

[Dull Blade] Quality: white

Attack +5

Passive: indestructible.

[Lone Bamboo] Quality: white

Evasion +1

Effect: perform a pole vault to evade damage. Cooldown: one second.

"Great, great, great. I really did stumble into Genshin Impact. Even the Dull Blade is here. And how the hell is there Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo too?! Damn it, Grandmaster is still chasing me!"

Chen Jianshu was utterly speechless. How could this shop be so absurd? After examining his current equipment and character cards, he turned his gaze to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Equipping it would temporarily give him the ability to use a Second Martial Soul.

But he had to equip it with Soul Beast cards as Soul Spirits himself. For example, if he equipped an Electro Slime as a Soul Spirit, the first Soul Skill would boost speed.

A Pyro Slime boosted strength, a Dark Slime boosted Soul Power, a Life Slime boosted recovery, and a Geo Slime boosted defense.

He could change the boost at will. Great, great, great. So he could fight and support himself at the same time? The only downside was that a character could equip no more than three pieces of equipment.

But that wasn't much of a problem. He could solve it with a Noble Phantasm Projection. When the time came, it would go like this:

"First Soul Skill, Noble Phantasm Projection! Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! Seven treasures emerge with a glazed glow! First: speed!"

Sorry, but the Mirror Beast was just that underhanded. When the time came, he could support himself while beating people up.

Just look at Oscar in Legend of the Divine Realm, copying the Asura Blood Sword. That wasn't even a grain of salt anymore. His own cheat was only a small one.

And as everyone knew, a big cheat counted as a small cheat, and a small cheat didn't count as cheating. He wasn't cheating!

After taking stock of his current gains, Chen Jianshu looked at his seven remaining coins and pondered, stroking his chin.

Maybe I should wait until my level is higher before refreshing the shop. The drop rate will be better that way.

With that thought, he closed the panel and began to recuperate. Soon, it was time to go back to school.

Chen Jianshu went to Eastsea Junior Academy, attending classes just like an ordinary student as before.

Today's class, however, was on basic Soul Master theory. An elderly woman walked in. She looked to be in her sixties or seventies, with a gloomy expression and a seemingly terrible temper.

Halfway through class, Chen Jianshu felt thirsty and immediately picked up his water bottle for a drink.

"Brother, don't drink that. You'll get a headache."

Second update for July 7. The author is taking exams...