Zhen Jianwu

The scene returned to Wind Sand Town.

Over the past year, Xu Wenlong had completed countless missions and basically unlocked every world he wanted to unlock.

Xu Wenlong intended to summon those people from Kamen Rider as soon as possible, then dispatch them to academies that participated in the Soul Master Competition in the original story.

When the time came, the Kamen Rider group would make a dazzling debut as geniuses at the Soul Master Competition.

They would show everyone what true geniuses were and harvest even more Shock Points.

There were Kamen Riders on the surface, and Xu Wenlong had not neglected the Great Shocker organization either. Still, Xu Wenlong sometimes wondered about something.

Since the Kamen Riders who represented justice had joined a faction, the Great Shocker organization could only be filled with villainous Riders.

The current Great Shocker organization included the original Number Zero Gurongi Daguva, E-Ge, E-Zong, King Cobra, Lao Wu, Palm Descent, and the Phoenix Holy Sword User, who always liked to eat eggs before a fight.

You could not exactly call them all good people, but you could say that justice had descended.

Over the past year, although the teachers in Wind Sand Town had been curious about why Xu Wenlong's Soul Power had risen so quickly, they had not thought much of it.

After all, what use was leveling quickly with Innate Soul Power Level One? Innate Soul Power Level One represented the upper limit of a Soul Master's Soul Power for his entire life.

Although he would not be stuck below Level Thirty like Grandmaster, at most he would only become a Soul Ancestor or something similar.

So no matter how quickly he leveled up in the early stages, the teachers could not be bothered to pay him any attention. After all, his upper limit was right there.

The teachers still preferred those with high Innate Soul Power, since they leveled up quickly and had higher potential.

In the teachers' eyes, Xu Wenlong's Soul Power might stop increasing at any moment.

Thus, the teachers' attitude toward Xu Wenlong was basically one of neglect.

So when Xu Wenlong chose to obtain his first Soul Ring, become a Soul Master, and graduate immediately afterward, neither the academy nor the teachers gave it much thought and approved it.

And so, Xu Wenlong decided that today was the day he would obtain a Soul Ring.

He was different from the Kamen Riders he had summoned.

The Kamen Riders and monsters Xu Wenlong summoned were, at minimum, powerhouses at the peak of the Douluo Continent. Therefore, the system localized them, transforming their traits into Martial Souls.

Their strength had basically been compressed, so the system had also converted their power into Soul Rings to help them integrate more smoothly into the Douluo Continent.

But Xu Wenlong was different. His own Martial Soul had been granted by the Kamen Rider Plug-in, while his body was native to the Douluo Continent.

Furthermore, the limits on Xu Wenlong's Innate Soul Power had been removed, and his cultivation speed had increased as well. Otherwise, he might only be Level Three or Four by now.

At most, the Great Shocker System's cyborg surgery had improved his physical fitness somewhat. He still needed to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings.

Of course, Soul Rings could also be purchased through the Great Shocker System. But since he had come to the Douluo Continent, if he did not experience its signature Soul Ring hunting, then he would have come for nothing.

That day, Xu Wenlong packed his belongings. He left his bedding and such in the dormitory for future work-study students from poor families.

As for his own clothes and daily necessities, he took them with him.

After Xu Wenlong finished packing and got properly dressed, he was about to leave the dormitory when a voice suddenly called out to him.

"Wenlong, are you going to hunt for a Soul Ring?"

Xu Wenlong turned around. It was Zhen Jianwu, a classmate of his.

"Mm."

Xu Wenlong nodded and said,

"What is it?"

"Um, I hope I can go with you!"

Zhen Jianwu said as though he had mustered tremendous courage.

"Hm? But if I remember correctly, you haven't even reached Level Ten."

Xu Wenlong did not mind bringing along a Little Bro, but Zhen Jianwu was also someone with Innate Soul Power Level One. After a year, his Soul Power should only have reached around Level Five or Six.

"Ah, ah, that's not it. Over the past year, I've watched countless students from our year and the upper years go obtain Soul Rings. They left with happy expressions, but many returned with sorrow on their faces. Some... some of them never came back at all!"

As though remembering something, Zhen Jianwu shouted loudly.

"I clearly... clearly want everyone to be happy, but I can't do anything."

"So, even if it's just once, I hope I can bring back everyone's smiles. I also asked the teachers to take me along when they went to obtain Soul Rings, but only a few who had time were willing. So, this time, I hope you can take me with you, Wenlong."

"My Soul Power has already reached Level Five. I can definitely help you, Wenlong. Even if I can only bring back one person's smile, that would be enough."

"So, Wenlong, can you?"

Zhen Jianwu looked at Xu Wenlong with utter sincerity.

At that moment, Xu Wenlong fell silent as well.

That was right. How had Xu Wenlong not thought of this?

In the original story, Grandmaster had taken the initiative to help Tang San, who possessed Innate Full Soul Power, obtain his Soul Ring after he entered the academy.

And Grandmaster had used a Spirit Hall token to enter the Soul Hunting Forest, which only contained low-level Soul Beasts.

Even though Grandmaster had Soul Power of Level Twenty-Nine, and his Martial Soul was pathetic, he still had needed Tang San's hidden weapons to survive against a four-hundred-year-old Soul Beast.

There was even less need to mention the teachers at ordinary low-level Soul Master academies.

Those teachers simply looked down on students from poor families with low Soul Power.

Moreover, many Soul Masters might only obtain a single Soul Ring in their entire lives, making it even more crucial.

The teachers had no need for help from low-level Soul Masters whose lifetime limits were already obvious. Besides, the Douluo Continent was, after all, still a feudal society.

And if teachers took students to obtain Soul Rings, they could only go to more dangerous areas where Soul Beasts gathered.

Obtaining a Soul Ring was not as simple as arriving somewhere and immediately finding one suited to your Martial Soul. More often, one had to search for a suitable Soul Beast in those perilous forests.

Many times, it took several days to find a suitable Soul Beast, greatly increasing the danger.

And even after finding a Soul Beast, they might encounter one stronger than themselves. Even if they found a Soul Beast suited to their Martial Soul, they might not be able to defeat it.

Therefore, the teachers at Soul Master academies were unwilling to spend time and effort, while risking their lives, to help low-level Soul Masters with low Soul Power whose futures were already set.

Most importantly, they did not even get a commission for doing it. What was the point?

As for advanced Soul Master academies, that was laughable. Anyone who attended one was definitely a genius, and the academy treasured every single one of them.

"Sure."

Xu Wenlong looked into Zhen Jianwu's sincere eyes and ultimately agreed. But Xu Wenlong was also thinking.

The Great Shocker organization could not spread solely through the people he summoned. It also needed the natives of the Douluo Continent to spread it.

After all, there was something called the zeal of converts. That would be interesting.

Xu Wenlong could not help revealing a sinister smile.

Plan successful!

Zhen Jianwu was based on the protagonist of the neighboring work Trigger. Although Trigger was terrible, its protagonist was decent enough, so this character was written in. If everyone does not like him, his appearances will be reduced later on.

Of course, if there are characters from other works you like, feel free to leave a comment. For example, I'm planning to add some Ultraman Orb or something.