Two Martial Souls!

"You don't need to worry too much about that. Time flows differently in this world and your previous one. A year in this world is only an hour in your original world, so you can rest assured," the system explained.

"So miraculous?" Long Yun stared wide-eyed in amazement. Even the flow of time was different? That was incredible!

"Yes," the system said.

"If it really is that miraculous, then I can relax. In other words, as long as I return within a few years, only a few hours will have passed in my original world. That way, no one will notice that I disappeared during that time," Long Yun muttered.

Based on the time in his original world, his parents probably would not come home at night, or rather, they would return very late—after midnight. That meant he had at least six hours to use. And after his parents came back, they probably would not check whether he was asleep. They had worked all day and would be exhausted. The first thing they would do upon returning was wash up and go to sleep. Going by that, they would not discover him missing until at least seven or eight the next morning. That meant he might have as much as thirteen or fourteen hours.

Converting the time in his original world into the time here meant that he could stay here for at most fourteen years before he had to hurry back. Otherwise, if his parents suddenly discovered that he was gone, it would cause a huge mess.

"Fourteen years?" Long Yun pondered.

"Forget it, fourteen years it is! I'll just try to get back as quickly as possible within that time!" Long Yun sighed inwardly. The matter had already happened, and there was nothing he could do about it. Perhaps the only thing he could do was follow the system's instructions and properly experience life here.

"Then, System, what are the requirements for me to return? There has to be some kind of requirement, right? Otherwise, how would I know when I'm supposed to go back?" Long Yun asked.

"Level 100!" the system said.

"Level 100? You mean I have to cultivate my Soul Power to Level 100 before I can return?" Long Yun asked anxiously. He knew how cultivation worked here. Reaching Level 100 was not easy at all. It might take decades. How could that work?

"Yes. Level 100. There is no other way," the system said.

"Ah! That's so difficult!" Long Yun said dejectedly. The light that had just appeared in his heart was instantly swallowed by darkness.

"Wait, System! With a system, reaching Level 100 shouldn't be that difficult, right?" Thinking of the system, Long Yun's eyes immediately lit up, like a drowning man suddenly grasping a lifeline.

"Then, System, what kind of help can you give me? And is this really Douluo Continent? Isn't that a world from a novel? What exactly are you? Why can you bring me here?" Long Yun calmed his disappointed heart and asked all his questions at once.

"Oh, and why did you bring me here?" Long Yun added.

"My functions are not yet complete. I currently have only two functions, but these two functions should be enough to help you. As for your other questions, I refuse to answer," the system said mechanically.

"Uh..." Long Yun trailed off.

"Come on, tell me. I really want to know," Long Yun asked tentatively.

"..." The system remained silent.

All Long Yun received was silence, which left him somewhat embarrassed.

"Fine, if you don't want to tell me, forget it. Then let's talk about your two functions!" Long Yun said helplessly.

"One function is the Martial Soul Bestowal Function. In other words, I can bestow Martial Souls upon you. The other is called the Titled Douluo Draw Function. As the name implies, it draws Titled Douluo. Whenever you advance by one major rank, you gain one opportunity to draw a Titled Douluo," the system said.

"Just those two?" Although these two functions were good, Long Yun still felt a little disappointed. He had read many novels involving systems. Even systems with only one function seemed more powerful than his two functions!

Why does my system feel a little weak? Long Yun thought.

"These two functions are already very powerful. You should be satisfied. Besides, I am still in the experimental stage. Having these two functions is already quite good. What would you do if I had no functions at all?" This time, the system seemed angered by Long Yun's doubts. Its tone was no longer as cold as before and carried a trace of emotion.

"Uh, all right. They really are pretty impressive," Long Yun said somewhat sheepishly, scratching his head. The system's two functions were indeed quite good. It could give him Martial Souls and let him draw Titled Douluo bodyguards, which gave him some protection. Thinking about it, that was actually quite nice. He could not be too greedy. If he angered the system and it gave him nothing, wouldn't he be finished?

"Wait! System, you have emotions?" Long Yun asked in surprise, seemingly recalling the change in the system's tone just now.

"..." The system remained silent.

Once again, Long Yun received only silence.

"Not talking again? That's really a little boring. Still, judging from your tone just now, you should have emotions. Otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten angry because of what I said. How fascinating," Long Yun murmured.

Now that he knew he could return, he no longer had many worries. The heavy burden in his heart gradually eased, and he was no longer as nervous and flustered as before.

"Douluo Continent? It's probably that book written by Third Young Master. But that series seems to have several installments now. I wonder which book's time period this world belongs to," Long Yun pondered with his head lowered.

"System, which Douluo is this?" Long Yun asked.

"Douluo One," the system said.

"Whew! Luckily, it's Douluo One." Long Yun sighed in relief upon hearing that. "I've only read Douluo One in full. I only know bits and pieces about Douluo Two, and I know even less about the others. If I had arrived in a world beyond Douluo One, my advantage wouldn't be nearly as great. It would basically be an unfamiliar world."

"If it's Douluo One, then that's fine. At least I know how the story unfolds," Long Yun murmured.

"Then has Tang San been born yet?" Long Yun continued to ask. He wanted to know the exact timeline. It was not because he wanted to cling to Tang San's coattails, but because he wanted to figure out the current situation so that he could make plans.

"He is the same age as you," the system said.

"The same age as me? Does that mean he's twelve too? Has the story already reached the point where he enters Shrek Academy? Then I need to move faster. I can't let the immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well slip away. Those are treasures that can speed up my return—I can't miss them!" Long Yun said to himself.

Long Yun had no intention of yielding those immortal herbs to Tang San. They had originally been ownerless, and did not even belong to Dugu Bo. Whoever got them first owned them. Those immortal herbs were extremely important to him now, so he had no intention of giving them up.

Why not seek refuge with Tang San and follow him around for an immortal herb? Long Yun had no such plans. Although he was young, he had pride of his own. He would not become someone else's lackey. Moreover, when he read the novel, he had never liked Tang San very much. After learning about some of the things Tang San did in Douluo Two—especially what he did to the Emperor Rui Beast—the little goodwill he had felt toward Tang San vanished completely. He even felt somewhat disgusted by him.

Tang San's mother and wife were both soul beasts, and Da Ming and Er Ming, those two soul beasts, had helped him as well. Yet not only had he never offered the soul beasts any help, he had even schemed against them. That made Long Yun feel repulsed and somewhat hostile toward Tang San.

"System, what Martial Souls can you give me?" Long Yun asked excitedly, his voice full of anticipation. Martial Souls were tied to cultivation speed and whether he could establish himself in this world, so having a powerful Martial Soul was extremely important!

"Anything you choose," the system said.

"Anything I choose? That good?" Long Yun's eyes instantly lit up, and he grew excited. Being able to choose for himself was wonderful! He definitely had to pick Martial Souls he liked! Hehe.

"Wait, how many Martial Souls can I have? Can I have Twin Martial Souls?" Long Yun asked.

"You can currently choose two Martial Souls," the system said.

"Oh yeah! I love you, System!" Long Yun was so excited that he nearly jumped up. "Ah!" In his excitement, Long Yun forgot himself and slammed directly into a branch above him, making him clutch his aching head.

"Have you decided what Martial Souls you want?" the system asked.

"Wait a moment, I haven't decided yet!" Long Yun hurriedly waved his hand, afraid that the system would randomly give him two Martial Souls. If that happened, he would not even have tears left to cry.

What Martial Souls should I choose? Long Yun rubbed his chin and pondered. For the moment, he truly could not think of what Martial Souls he wanted.

"Since I can choose my own Martial Souls, I definitely have to choose two that look cool. They also have to be powerful."

"But what Martial Souls are both powerful and cool? They have to be something I like too!" Long Yun murmured.

After thinking for a full minute or two, Long Yun suddenly exclaimed, "I've got it!"

"These two!" Long Yun clapped his hands.

"System, what level of Martial Souls would Godking Darius and Stormbreaker from the Marvel Universe be?" Long Yun asked with a grin.

"In this world, they would count as Godking-level Martial Souls. However, their original levels exceed the Godking level. It is simply that the highest-grade Martial Souls in this world can only reach the Godking level. Therefore, once they become your Martial Souls, their grades will also be suppressed to the Godking level," the system replied.

"Oh? Godking level!" Long Yun was delighted by the answer. Although the power of these two Martial Souls would be suppressed, Godking-level Martial Souls were already extremely powerful. They could absolutely be considered two of the strongest Martial Souls on the continent.

"Then I want these two Martial Souls. My first Martial Soul will be Godking Darius! My second Martial Soul will be Stormbreaker!" Long Yun said.

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