Ghost Swordsman, Bai Qi!

Seria: "Congratulations, Host, on completing the Ghost Swordsman class advancement quest."

Seria: "Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the right to summon one random combat servant."

Seria: "The Ghost Swordsman general skill database has been unlocked. Host may freely choose skills to learn. The costume shop has been unlocked."

Seria: "Ghost Swordsman Martial Soul calibration beginning. Host's Martial Soul, Barak, matches the Sword Shadow Berserker class branch. Fine-tuning in progress."

Seria: "Martial Soul Barak adjustment complete. Barak has activated the Demon God bloodline. At level one hundred, he may advance directly into the Bloodfiend Demon God without undergoing a divine trial."

"This Seria... how are divine positions calculated after level one hundred? Can Martial Souls become gods too?" Wu Liang asked in confusion.

Seria: "Host, you possess the system. Please do not limit yourself to this one world. Even your Demigod Physique does not belong to the Douluo World. Besides, who says a Martial Soul cannot become a god? And who says one person can only possess one divine position? Look further ahead, Host."

"Is that so? Then if all five branches of my Ghost Swordsman class awaken, would that mean I could possess five divine positions in the future?" Wu Liang muttered.

Seria: "Yes, Host, provided you truly possess the aptitude. Let me sort it out for you. You possess the Sun God Demigod Body, so the Sun God divine position is beyond question. You also share Barak's Bloodfiend Demon God divine position. That makes two divine positions already. Your swordsmanship is decent, so you can develop toward the Sword God path in the future. That would be another divine position. As for Asura, forgive me for being blunt, but no wave talent has been detected in you. Ghostblade's divine position is actually similar to the Sword God's, and you do not possess a single Ghost God from the Ghost God branch either. So it would be best not to entertain too many pointless fantasies. Just keep your feet on the ground and be yourself."

"Ha, fair enough. Then let's take a look at my status."

Seria: "Understood. Host interface conversion complete."

Host: Wu Liang

Martial Souls: Demon God Barak, Heavenly Phoenix Facing the Sun Flower

Physique: Sun God Demigod Body

Class: Ghost Swordsman

Servants: Kanna, Segghardt

Combat Servant: None

Portable Space: 100

Points: 911

"Hm? Barak changed from a tyrant into a Demon God. Can he still use his old skills?"

Seria: "Host, could you please not overlook what is right in front of you? Barak is now equivalent to having awakened as a Bloodfiend Demon God. Why would you have him use necromancer skills? Furthermore, when Barak possesses you, you can share his memories and skills. In other words, you do not need to spend time learning Berserker skills. As long as Barak learns skills during the time he is not summoned, that will be enough. He has already awakened, so you can treat him as an external incarnation of yourself. Understand?"

"Alright. Very good, very powerful. Then how does Barak learn skills?"

Seria: "Host, Martial Soul skills differ somewhat from yours. Their skills originate from their memories. As long as they reach the required level, they can learn them automatically. The same applies to any combat servants you draw in the future. Their skill learning comes from memories instilled by the system, so you need not worry about that."

"Is that so? Don't I still have a summoning slot? Use it, then." After understanding, Wu Liang did not dwell on it. Since he did not need to worry about it himself, how convenient was that?

Seria: "Random combat servant summoning in progress. Summoning successful. Combat servant: Slaughter God Bai Qi. Memory instillation in progress. Age adjustment in progress. Martial Soul awakening in progress."

Seria: "Bai Qi's Martial Soul awakening was successful. His Martial Soul is the Sea of Blood; class match: Berserker. Memory instillation successful. Level adjustment successful. Age adjustment successful. Bai Qi will arrive at Notting Academy tomorrow."

"Bai Qi?"

Wu Liang was stunned. The Slaughter God Bai Qi, who had buried hundreds of thousands of people alive?

"Seria, I think you're screwing with me. Do you think I can control someone like that?" After thinking for a while, Wu Liang shook his head and sighed before asking in his mind, "How will Bai Qi appear by my side?"

Seria: "Host, you are overthinking it. No matter how formidable Bai Qi may have been in the past, here, he will be loyal to you. The renowned military strategist, war machine, Lord Wu'an of Qin, Bai Qi. Tsk, tsk. I never expected the Host's luck to be so good that you actually drew him. Tomorrow, the system will arrange for him to become a transfer student at Notting Academy and enter your academy."

"Alright, then open the costume shop. Explain what these costumes are too." Since Wu Liang could not figure it out, he stopped dwelling on it. Right now, he only wanted to understand what this so-called costume thing actually was.

Seria: "The costume system contains ordinary and advanced costumes. Neither has attributes. Their only benefit is that they cannot be damaged. To put it bluntly, if you have too many points, you can burn them here. Mm, that's it."

"..."

Wu Liang felt like he had been scammed. In other words, this costume system was just a mobile Uniqlo.

"Seria, I'm sure of it now. You really are screwing with me."

Seria: "Host, do not expect too much. The costume system is merely an add-on. Since it existed in the game, the system made one as well. Though they have no attributes, the clothes look nice, do they not? And they never wear out. What more could you complain about? If you want ones with attributes, then after drawing a costume synthesizer in the future, you can synthesize a Sky Set. But as for the success rate..."

"Really? What attributes does a Sky Set have?" Wu Liang had not expected much, but the moment Seria said that, he perked up.

Seria: "Each piece has random attributes. It may increase movement speed, skills, or attributes. It may also add some strange things."

"Strange things? Like what?" Wu Liang asked speechlessly.

Seria: "For example, body odor."

"Damn it, that's intolerable! Even if you beat me to death, I'm never synthesizing a Sky Set in the future. If I really got one of those cursed pieces, wouldn't I be traumatized for life?" Was this costume system poisonous? How could it come up with something like that? Was it some kind of monster?

Forget it. It was already noon. He should go back, take a bath, eat, and spend some time with little Kanna.

After washing up and returning to the dormitory, Wu Liang immediately saw three pairs of green-glowing eyes staring at him. Damn it. Although it had been like this for the past few months, he still could not quite get used to it. It was like pets that had been hungry for days seeing you come back with food.

"Could you have been any slower? We've been waiting for you forever," Xiao Wu complained resentfully as soon as Wu Liang returned.

"A Liang, you're late today." Little Kanna pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright. Here, here, here." He immediately took Delicious Cookies and Mana Juice from his Portable Space and handed them out. Luckily, he had drawn Unlimited Delicious Cookies back then. Otherwise, he did not know how he would have gotten through the future. The monthly sign-in boxes from the past few months had also produced Unlimited Mana Juice, while the rest had all been junk.

After everyone finished lunch, little Kanna hung her whole body from Wu Liang, and Wu Liang gently supported her. Then he looked at Tang San and said, "Little San, not bad. You're almost level eighteen already. By the time school breaks in half a year, you should be able to reach level twenty, right? Then you can try absorbing an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring."

Tang San nodded and thanked him. "Mm, that's what I was thinking too. And thanks to your cookies these past months, I've saved a lot on food. It's enough for me to buy things to bring back for Grandpa Village Chief and Dad."

"However, I feel like the strengthening effect these cookies provide is almost negligible for me now. They can only fill my stomach," Tang San said.

Wu Liang nodded. "That's right. With your current physical constitution, Delicious Cookies can no longer provide you with much strengthening. But there's nothing I can do. These are the only two kinds I have right now. Even if they don't have much effect anymore, they still taste good, don't they?"

Tang San nodded without saying anything further. After resting, he went back to forging. Xiao Wu lay on the bed and went to sleep. After placing Kanna, who had fallen asleep in his arms, onto the bed, Wu Liang once again headed to the small hill behind the mountain to cultivate.

Wu Liang had now developed a habit. Over the past few months, rain or shine, he had appeared on that small hill on time to practice swordsmanship.

He sat down on a tree stump at the edge of the woods and opened the system's skill database. He needed to train these basic skills until they were fully mastered.

Looking through the general skills in the database, Ghost Slash could not be practiced without the power of Ghost Gods. Although Soul Power could be used as a substitute, its effect would be limited, so he skipped the Ghost God branch and wave branch entirely. The only skills he could currently practice, and the only ones worth his attention, were Triple Slash, Silver Light Falling Blade, Block, Mountain Crash, Backstep Slash, Moonlight Slash, and Cross Slash.

There were movement techniques as well, namely Ghostblade's Ghost Step. However, for Wu Liang, who already possessed Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, it no longer served much purpose. It could only be used for thrusts and repositioning when he summoned Barak without having him possess his body.

He glanced at the sky. He would start with Triple Slash. Triple Slash was somewhat similar to Phantom Shadow Swordplay. Perhaps after mastering it, he could integrate it into the swordplay or form a new sword technique.

Triple Slash was a sword technique that released slashes while sliding forward. If one was fast enough and linked the movements smoothly, it could produce an effect similar to Phantom Shadow Swordplay. However, one involved drawing the sword while moving and evading, while the other involved drawing the sword while sliding—or rather, shifting one's position while drawing the sword.

After understanding it, Wu Liang prepared to begin training. Thanks to Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and his long-term practice in movement techniques, his speed was already extremely fast.

"Triple Slash!"

"Five-Segment Strike!"

"Seven-Segment Strike!"

Based on the memories and his own speed, Wu Liang could barely manage seven consecutive sword strikes within a second. That was Seven-Segment Strike.

Wu Liang did not care. Moving seven times and slashing seven times in one second was already quite good. If he stood still and simply attacked, Wu Liang could strike dozens of times in a second. More importantly, as long as this move landed its opening strike, he could slash the enemy seven times in succession. That was pretty good too.

In an instant, Wu Liang darted unpredictably through the small forest, practicing Seven-Segment Strike and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. His afterimages filled the woods. If anyone had witnessed it now, their jaws would definitely have dropped. He was too fast. With a katana in hand, Wu Liang was like a hero from some league in his previous life, charging forward with an unstoppable E.