Douluo Kakashi

"All right, here you go! Little Lin Xuan, this is your identity token and the three Tang Sect Ultimate Arts you chose."

A man in white handed Lin Xuan a jade bracelet and three thin booklets.

"Thank you!"

Lin Xuan accepted them and thanked him out of habit.

"Quite polite! I like that! Little Lin Xuan, let me give you a small piece of advice!"

"It's best if you get started with the Mysterious Heaven Skill here. Although the Tang Sect's predecessors have spent tens of thousands of years improving it, making the current Mysterious Heaven Skill much better than before, there's still a tiny risk of cultivation deviation!"

The man in white spoke in a deliberately dramatic tone as he led Lin Xuan into a Training Room.

"Sit down first! I'll use my Soul Power to guide you through one cycle."

The man in white placed a hand on Lin Xuan's shoulder. A warm, gentle stream of Soul Power circulated through Lin Xuan's body in a strange pattern, and Lin Xuan controlled his own Soul Power to follow it.

A few minutes later, Lin Xuan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Mysterious Heaven Skill, Level One: (2/300)

The system successfully recorded it as well. Lin Xuan continued circulating his Soul Power, feeling that the Soul Power within his body had already reached a critical point.

"Hmm?"

The man in white withdrew his hand and looked in surprise at Lin Xuan, who was still cultivating.

He had mastered it after just one run-through? Was the Mysterious Heaven Skill really this compatible with the kid?

Boom!

Suddenly, Lin Xuan's aura surged. He opened his eyes, delight appearing on his face.

Level twenty-three!

After only a few circulation cycles, he had broken through by an entire level. Though he had accumulated a foundation beforehand, after carefully sensing the increase in Soul Power within his body, he realized this was at least ten times more efficient than the bargain-basement stuff he had used before.

Lin Xuan nearly burst into tears. What the hell kind of life had he been living before?

If he had gotten a Meditation Method of this level earlier, he would have been at least level thirty by now. Fine, the Tang Sect had earned a one-day exemption from criticism today. A Tang Sect that could give him benefits was a good Tang Sect.

While the man in white was still here, Lin Xuan decided to strike while the iron was hot and cultivate another Ultimate Art.

After some thought, Lin Xuan chose the Purple Demon Eye. Since it involved Spiritual Power, it was somewhat dangerous.

Following the records in the book, Lin Xuan cautiously circulated Soul Power into his eyes while sending Spiritual Power in as well, allowing the two to meet.

The first cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye did not yet require nourishment from the purple qi of dawn.

As the two energies fused, Lin Xuan only felt his eyes itch, as though a little girl were leaning close and blowing hard at them.

This kid!

The man in white stood up. Watching Lin Xuan immerse himself in cultivating the Purple Demon Eye, he could not help shaking his head.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill had only just reached the beginner stage, yet instead of consolidating it properly, he had already begun cultivating the Purple Demon Eye.

Eating from the bowl while eyeing the pot! What a greedy little fellow!

Lin Xuan opened his eyes again. A glint flashed through them, while a streak of black and white quietly passed through the depths of his pupils without his notice.

"Hmm?"

Lin Xuan looked at the man in white in surprise. In his eyes, a strange diagram appeared within the man in white's body, with specks of light continuously circulating through it.

This was the circulation route of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Lin Xuan blinked. What was going on? The Purple Demon Eye in the original novel did not seem to have this effect!

Lin Xuan hurriedly checked the System Panel, where he saw the following.

Purple Demon Eye (Mutated): (1/200)

A mutation? This cultivation technique could mutate too?

Lin Xuan's heart was filled with doubt, but he had no intention of asking the man in white.

He still lacked trust in the Tang Sect. Lin Xuan had joined only for the cultivation techniques; he had no sense of belonging whatsoever.

There were actually many people in the Tang Sect Outer Sect who shared his mindset. The Tang Sect higher-ups turned a blind eye to it, since only Core Disciples were true members of the Tang Sect.

Besides, judging from the situation, this seemed to be a beneficial mutation.

"Elder! I suddenly thought of something. Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon seems pretty good too. Could you demonstrate it for me?"

A flash of inspiration struck Lin Xuan, and he spoke to the man in white.

"You want to switch? Since you're such a lovable kid, I'll agree to it once."

The man in white chuckled, then extended both hands. Soul Power gathered in his palms as he performed a grappling technique. Afterimages followed the movements of his hands, making it look profoundly mysterious.

"How was that? Between Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, which one will you choose?"

After completing a full set of Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon moves, the man in white spoke to Lin Xuan with a smile.

Lin Xuan grinned and hugged Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as he spoke.

"I'll still take Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. It's faster for running away."

"You brat! Are you messing with this Elder?"

In a secluded, deserted corner of a park, Lin Xuan's hands drew out a series of afterimages, their movements exactly the same as those of the man in white earlier.

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Level One: (4/100)

His hands stopped. Looking at the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon that had appeared in the system, Lin Xuan's eyes filled with wild joy.

He had really learned it!

Secretly learning a Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon was not, by itself, worth getting this excited over. After all, he was now in the Tang Sect. Once he earned some contribution points, he could exchange for it later.

What delighted Lin Xuan was that the Soul Power circulation diagram he saw after activating the Purple Demon Eye had actually been real.

At first, he had worried that he had gone astray while cultivating the Purple Demon Eye and was seeing hallucinations.

Now, it seemed that everything was real!

This also meant that whenever anyone used a soul skill before Lin Xuan, it was equivalent to stripping naked and running around in the open.

Wasn't the most important part of a soul skill the use of Soul Power? As long as he knew the circulation method of the Soul Power, he could basically figure out seventy or eighty percent of that soul skill.

Combined with the system, aside from soul skills that required the cooperation of a Martial Soul, as long as he wanted to, Lin Xuan could learn all of those soul skills.

He was practically the Kakashi of the Douluo world!

"Awesome!"

Lin Xuan shouted, feeling exceptionally pleased. He would no longer lack cultivation techniques as he had before.

Whatever type of cultivation technique he lacked, he only needed to find an opportunity to watch Soul Masters fight and secretly learn it.

If anything happened to the Tang Sect now, Lin Xuan could run without the slightest hesitation.

Eastsea Academy, Zero Class, first year.

Lin Xuan sat in the classroom with his eyes closed, cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Beside him, Gu Yue rested her chin on her hand and watched him curiously.

Recently, she had noticed that when she felt the urge to kill Lin Xuan, she no longer sensed the same danger as before.

Could it be because she now possessed a human body, or because her strength no longer posed a threat to him?

"Guys, I heard some huge news. Our training is being moved to the Spirit Ascension Platform today. Once a week from now on!"

At that moment, Wang Jinxi suddenly ran into the classroom and announced it to everyone as if claiming credit.

"The Spirit Ascension Platform? Once a week? Damn! Is the academy really this generous?"

Xie Xie cried out noisily. A single trip to the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform cost five hundred thousand, yet the academy was giving them a chance to enter once every week.

That came to two million a month, not even counting the hidden resources invested in competing for those spots.

Even Xie Xie could not receive this level of resource allocation from his family. This was not merely generosity; it was downright obscenely rich.

"Just don't get wiped out on your first run. We're going to the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, but there's still a chance of encountering Thousand-Year Soul Beasts inside."

Wang Jinxi glanced at Xie Xie and spoke leisurely. One would be manageable, but if they ran into several, they would be done for.

"The Spirit Ascension Platform..."

Tang Wulin blinked his adorable eyes. Lin Xuan had told him before that it could increase a Soul Spirit's age.

However, he had already borrowed money from Mu Chen to buy three spiritual items needed to lift the Golden Dragon King's seal, so he was too embarrassed to borrow again.

He had not expected the academy to provide Zero Class with an opportunity to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform. Wouldn't that mean his Soul Spirit had a chance to advance into a Hundred-Year Spirit?

A trace of anticipation appeared on Tang Wulin's face. Brother Xuan's Soul Spirit had also been a ten-year one, just like his.

"Let's go! We're setting off! Today, we're going to the Spirit Pagoda."

As everyone discussed the news, Wu Changkong suddenly walked in.