Level 20, a New Servant System Seeks Investment

Level 20, a New Servant System Seeks Investment

After Xu Changqing finished feeding all the Soul Ring Age Enhancement Orbs floating above the Five Dragon Lyre into it, he discovered that his Soul Power had somehow already broken through to level 19. He was just one step away from the great threshold of level 20!

Once he broke through level 20, hunted his second soul beast, and gained his Second Soul Skill, his combat power would rise another level!

Looking at the remaining twenty-six Purple Soul Ring Age Enhancement Orbs in the system space, Xu Changqing fell into thought. Should he break through in one go?

With these twenty-six Soul Ring Age Enhancement Orbs, it was quite possible for him to reach level 20 today. But what would happen after that?

The secret of being able to increase Soul Ring ages would probably be impossible to hide!

In the end, he chose to play it safe.

There was no rush.

Before long, he began examining the last item he had received.

Fragments of the 100,000-Year Soul Bone Set!

Ten fragments could be combined into one complete component of the 100,000-Year Soul Bone Set. He currently had eleven fragments in hand, already meeting the requirement to synthesize one component.

Both the original Douluo work and the anime had mentioned that soul bones were extremely rare treasures. The chance of a soul beast dropping a soul bone after death was roughly one in a thousand, and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones were even rarer treasures.

When a soul master absorbed a soul bone, their physical constitution would certainly improve to some extent. As for whether their Soul Power would improve, that point had been described rather vaguely.

From the many scenes in the original work where soul masters absorbed soul bones, it seemed that their Soul Power had not increased at all. Of course, it was also possible that the increase was too slight for them to break through their current Soul Power level.

Xu Changqing did not know whether the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone provided by the System might be an exception, but he still held a trace of hope.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, a set-type one suited to himself, and a reward from the mysterious System—these three buffs stacked together. Surely it would not be something ordinary, right?

"Which component should I synthesize first?"

Xu Changqing looked through the available synthesis options for the soul bone fragments. At present, he had seven choices. He first ruled out the limb soul bones, followed by the torso soul bone.

In the end, he found himself torn between a Head-Type Soul Bone and an External Soul Bone.

A Head-Type Soul Bone should grant a mental-type soul skill. Mental power was currently his weak point, so choosing a head soul bone could make up for that shortcoming.

Calling it a shortcoming was perhaps an exaggeration. It would not have much impact in any case. Douluo Continent seemed rather lacking in research on mental power, and the soul masters of Douluo Continent did not place much importance on it.

As for an External Soul Bone, Xu Changqing had no idea what ability it might bring. After all, External Soul Bones were not limited to a single type; there were many varied kinds. However, the System description had said that it would definitely be part of a Soul Bone Set suited to the host. Looking at it that way, the External Soul Bone should not be bad either.

"What a difficult choice."

Letting out a long breath, Xu Changqing thought it over and ultimately chose to make a head soul bone first. The reason was simple: he only remembered the general direction of the plot in this world of Douluo Continent, while many details had faded from his memory. For example—

He knew there were Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest, but he had no recollection whatsoever of the method for picking them. After all, who would deliberately memorize that sort of thing while reading a novel?

A head soul bone had a high chance of improving mental power. If his mental power increased, there was a possibility that he could recall those detailed plot points. That would definitely be a great help in the future, allowing him to fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

Having made his decision, he was not the type to drag things out. He grabbed ten fragments, selected the head soul bone option, and handed them over to the System for synthesis.

Before long, the head soul bone had been synthesized.

Xu Changqing casually took it out of the system space and examined it closely before him.

It was a triangular Head-Type Soul Bone, covered entirely in flowing silver patterns with a red orb embedded in its center. It was about half the size of an adult's palm and radiated a red glow.

"Help me break through another level!"

His gaze narrowing as he looked at the soul bone, Xu Changqing crossed his hands and formed the Lotus Seal. Soul Power surged within his body, guiding it toward his forehead.

The moment the soul bone touched his forehead, it seeped through his pores like flowing water. At the same time, Xu Changqing felt a vast force of mental energy rush into the spiritual space within his mind.

His original mental power was like a small boat sailing across the ocean, constantly enduring wave after wave of battering from violent storms.

The crashing roar of waves striking rock walls filled his sea of consciousness, one wave after another. It left him dizzy and disoriented, and he felt as if he could be swallowed at any moment by the tides formed from that torrent of mental energy.

Fortunately, this was a reward given to him by the System, so it would not endanger his life. The pounding of the giant waves was always perfectly measured, leaving him dazed and in unbearable pain while still allowing him a sliver of room to breathe.

Again and again, as if miracles kept happening, he remained standing amid the battering waves. Even more so, that small boat sailing through the giant waves quietly grew over time.

Not only was his mental power transforming, but his Soul Power was also slowly growing with the passage of time. The Soul Power flowing from the soul bone was weak and could not compare to the vast mental energy, yet it was unceasing, like a gentle stream flowing through his meridians before finally pouring into his dantian.

Without realizing it, his Soul Power had quietly broken through to level 20.

Ding

Detected that the host's Soul Power has reached level 20. The conditions to issue a new Servant System have been met.

The available Servant System mission difficulties are: Normal Difficulty, Warrior Difficulty, King Difficulty, and Nightmare Difficulty. Please make your selection as soon as possible.

Within his sea of consciousness, Xu Changqing, who was still working hard to absorb the mental energy, was slightly stunned when he heard the System notification. He had been busy dealing with that vast mental energy and had not paid much attention to the state of his Soul Power. He had not expected to truly break through.

Luckily, handling this mental energy had become much easier for him now. Otherwise, the System might have sent out another Nightmare Difficulty sub-system.

"I choose Normal Difficulty!"

The host has selected Normal Difficulty.

The Normal Difficulty Servant System has successfully been issued to Douluo Continent.

Xiao Wu lay sprawled across the soft bed, her unfocused eyes hollow.

"Don't worry. I won't let anyone hurt you. I can fly very high, high enough that even a Titled Douluo cannot reach me."

"Ask your own heart!"

"You can always trust me!"

As Xiao Wu recalled those words, Xu Changqing's smiling face as he said them appeared uncontrollably in her mind.

"Ask my heart?"

She lightly pressed a hand to her chest and closed her eyes. Scenes from the past year they had spent together surfaced in her memories. Over the past year, she had been happy. No matter how mischievous she was, Changqing Gege had never gotten angry. He truly treated her like his own little sister.

Riding the Golden Dragon together to watch the sunrise, lying together on the back mountain to watch the sunset, playing together, making trouble together, and lying down together to sleep...

The memories came to an end like a slideshow.

"Changqing Gege, Xiao Wu has her answer!"

She sprang up from the bed. By now, she had regained her usual mischievousness, and her large eyes once more shone with the proud spirit of Notting Big Sister.

She skipped toward the door. She was going to tell Changqing Gege that Xiao Wu would not leave.

Suddenly—

Ding. The Supreme God King Cultivation System is beginning to bind with the host.

Ding. The Supreme God King Cultivation System has successfully bound with the host.

System binding target: Xiao Wu of Douluo Continent.

This System was created by an unknown great existence and is dedicated to cultivating the host into the strongest God King of the Douluo world.

The host must not deliberately or intentionally reveal the existence of this System to any person or living creature by any means. Otherwise, the host will be subjected to electrical punishment from this System, promptly interrupting any thought of revealing the System's existence.

The highest principle of this System is to help the host become stronger. Please do not harbor any doubts toward this System.

The following are the System missions the host must carry out each week. System missions refresh once per week.

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(End of Chapter)