Billion-Year Mirror Beast

Heaven Dou Empire, Holy Soul Village, inside a dilapidated wooden hut.

When Ye Buqun woke up, his head felt as though countless insects were gnawing at it. The piercing pain made him roll all over the floor.

The unbearable sensation lasted for more than half an hour before abruptly vanishing.

"What the hell? What happened to me? Where is this?" The excruciating pain had left Ye Buqun drenched in sweat, as though he had just been pulled from the water. He pushed himself up from the floor, shook his head, and muttered to himself.

But it was far from over. At that moment, a soul beast suddenly appeared in his mind.

Rather than a soul beast, it would have been more fitting to call it an Ancient Beast. It was a thousand meters long and over a hundred meters tall. The scales covering its body were extraordinarily peculiar, each one like a massive mirror. It let out a thunderous roar, as if it could shatter heaven and earth.

Ye Buqun looked utterly tiny before this colossal monster.

"Welcome, Host, to the world of Douluo Continent. Binding you to a Billion-Year Mirror Beast. Please wait..."

"Binding complete!"

Before he could even react, this series of voices echoed through his mind.

Then, Ye Buqun felt a vast energy circulating through his body, seemingly merging with him.

Having acquired that energy, he instinctively opened his right hand. A miniature Mirror Beast slowly bloomed from his palm, while seven soul rings rose beneath his feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black!

Holy crap? A Soul Saint?

Having just transmigrated here from the modern world at the age of twenty, Ye Buqun could not process such an overwhelming amount of information all at once. Then, an attribute panel appeared in his mind.

Host: Ye Buqun

Age: 10

Martial Soul: Billion-Year Mirror Beast (Main)

Soul Power Level: Level 72 Control-type Battle Soul Saint

Soul Skills:

First Soul Skill: Illusion Clone

Second Soul Skill: Shadow Clone

Third Soul Skill: Eye of Mirror

Fourth Soul Skill: Heavenly Phenomenon Manifestation

Fifth Soul Skill: Mirror Space

Sixth Soul Skill: Divine Imprint

Seventh Soul Skill: Billion-Year Mirror True Body

Imprinted characters and items: None

"Additionally, completing tasks according to the system prompts will earn you certain rewards."

Ye Buqun was somewhat dumbfounded by this system that had appeared out of nowhere.

Putting aside the fact that his soul had crossed over from the age of twenty into a ten-year-old body, this system was simply far too overpowered. Especially the Sixth Soul Skill. He had specifically asked the system about it: it could completely copy the locked target's skills, Martial Soul, soul rings, even innate domains and the like, then store them in the Mirror Space carried by his true body. Afterward, he could possess or summon them entirely according to his will.

Its possible targets ranged from Soul Scholars to Title Douluo, and even gods!

Not only that, there was also a system that rewarded him for completing tasks.

Ye Buqun could not calm his heart for a long time after receiving all this.

Wasn't this freaking invincibility?!

Not to mention that directly copying a Title Douluo would allow him to store and use it permanently—even if he used his Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, there would be few opponents on the entire continent who could stand against him, right?!

This was a billion-year soul beast!

Thinking carefully, before going to bed last night, Ye Buqun had been watching the Douluo Continent anime. He had happened to reach the part where Oscar obtained his sixth soul ring, which came from a Ten-Thousand-Year Mirror Beast. By using another Soul Master's blood, it could copy that Soul Master's Martial Soul and soul skills. However, those copied soul skills only possessed seventy percent of the original Soul Master's power and could only last for three minutes.

For a Food-type Soul Master, that was already an immense blessing. A Ten-Thousand-Year Mirror Beast was so powerful—then what would a billion-year one be like?

Could it be related to that? Was that why he had transmigrated here and obtained such an ability?

Looking at the soul rings around him and the Martial Soul in his palm, Ye Buqun was overwhelmed with emotion. His entire body trembled with excitement.

This heaven-defying system had seemingly made him forget about the transmigration itself. Only now did he understand why he had endured such pain when his soul first crossed over. Binding such an overwhelmingly powerful Martial Soul had forced the Main God to bestow this system upon him while ensuring that Ye Buqun would not die.

Fortunately, the suffering he had just endured had not been in vain. Since that was the case, he would reluctantly accept it.

"Task: Leave the wooden hut, see Tang Hao, and do not let him discover you."

"Completing the task will grant you a second Martial Soul, the Concealment Mask!"

Just as Ye Buqun was immersed in his excitement, unable to pull himself out of it, the system's mechanical voice rang out again.

Tang Hao? The Clear Sky Douluo?!

Right, his spawn point was Holy Soul Village. At this time, Tang Hao was still hiding here as a blacksmith.

It was already the middle of the night. A bright moon hung high in the sky, casting down gentle moonlight.

Ye Buqun discovered that the task system in his mind even had a guidance function.

Following the task prompt, he withdrew his Martial Soul and soul rings, suppressed his aura as much as possible, and slowly made his way to the eastern end of the village.

He saw a burly, slovenly man in a tattered long robe sitting on a rock, drinking alone.

"Task complete. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining your second Martial Soul, the Concealment Mask!"

As soon as the system finished speaking, a clown-shaped mask rose from his left hand.

Concealment Mask Martial Soul innate skill: It could not only cover the face, but also conceal Martial Souls, soul rings, one's own aura, and more.

Though it was not a combat-type Martial Soul, it was still damn useful.

With a thought from Ye Buqun, the Martial Soul in his left hand was released, and his face was quickly covered by the Clown Mask.

At this point, even if he released the Mirror Beast Martial Soul in his right hand, Tang Hao would not discover him. Thanks to the Concealment Mask, his aura was completely hidden.

"What use is being a Title Douluo?! What use is being the Clear Sky Douluo?! I, Tang Hao, am nothing but trash. I couldn't even protect the woman I loved. Ah Yin, my Ah Yin!"

The man on the rock sobbed in a low voice and took a huge swig of ale.

That was right. This haggard man drowning in pain was the Clear Sky Douluo, whose name shook all of Douluo Continent!

It seemed that the hundred-thousand-year transformed Blue Silver Emperor was the woman he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Ye Buqun silently sympathized with him for three seconds.

Right!

Ye Buqun suddenly slapped his forehead.

Wasn't this the perfect chance to copy Tang Hao?!

Besides, Tang Hao currently had his back to him.

So, he immediately released the Mirror Beast Martial Soul.

Would this be the moment to witness a miracle?

Still doubtful, Ye Buqun's seven soul rings slowly rose beneath his feet.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Divine Imprint!!"

With a silent chant in his heart, the sixth black soul ring had already settled around the Billion-Year Mirror Beast Martial Soul!

An immense amount of Soul Power began to surge rapidly!

Target: Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, Level 95 Assault-type Title Douluo!!

Beginning replication!

Soul Power circulated through his body. A phantom appeared behind Tang Hao, gradually solidifying in Ye Buqun's eyes before turning into a streak of light and entering his body.

Replication successful!