Newcomer, Divine Eagle

At night, Lin Yao, who had already been enrolled by the three education committee members, moved into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's student dormitories, which were antique yet faintly luxurious.

Given Lin Yao's talent and status, he was assigned a spacious single dormitory within the academy. The surrounding soul power was especially dense, seemingly because quite a few spiritual herbs had been planted nearby. It was undisturbed and convenient for cultivation.

Lin Yao kept the three education committee members' thoughtful arrangements in mind.

At the same time, he understood that while they valued him so highly for various reasons, the most important one was still his strength.

Without strength or talent, everything one possessed was nothing but a castle in the air.

Therefore, even in the unfamiliar Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yao continued cultivating as diligently as ever.

Lin Yao was holding his breath, eager to break through to level twenty as soon as possible and see what age of soul ring he could absorb, so that his strength could improve faster.

With Innate Full Soul Power, a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, his second martial soul, the Star Body, and the Heavenly Cycle Star Array assisting his cultivation—

If he failed to break through to level twenty before the age of seven, then he would be no different from Qian Renxue, who had wasted her talent.

Just as Lin Yao sat cross-legged on his bed in meditation, the spiritual power immersed within his body and guiding the circulation of his soul power suddenly went hazy.

Sensing the change, Lin Yao immediately opened his eyes and saw the scene before him distort.

However, the change vanished in an instant. He soon realized that he had once again arrived in the great hall shrouded in starlight.

As Lin Yao looked at the familiar scene before him, a gleam flashed through his eyes. As expected, his Cheat had activated, connecting him to versions of himself from other worlds through Connect All Realms.

Lin Yao then assessed the ability of the mysterious star cluster deep within his mind, glanced around the hall, and focused his gaze. Delight immediately rose in his heart.

Because aside from Academy World Lin Yao and Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao, there was now another figure seated within the hall.

However, compared to the other three, this newcomer looked far more mature. His eyes were filled with the weariness of age, even though he clearly did not appear very old. No one knew why.

At that moment, his face seemed faintly excited, as though he might burst into tears of joy.

"Same old rules. There's no need to explain too much. Let's connect directly. Brother, follow our movements, and you'll understand everything."

Lin Yao and the others exchanged glances, then raised their hands and pressed them against the Star Imprints before them. At the same time, they signaled for the newcomer to do the same.

This newly arrived newcomer seemed to have been prepared for it. Without any hesitation, he directly pressed his hand against the Star Imprint that had appeared before him.

As the strength of the four began to stack, a powerful surge of vitality emerged within the newcomer's body, causing the hidden injuries that made him appear older to disappear.

His aura of strength also rose and grew at a visible rate.

At the same time, most of the newcomer's memories that did not involve his privacy surfaced in Lin Yao and the others' minds.

It turned out that the newcomer had transmigrated into the Divine Eagle World.

He had only learned some basic fist and kicking techniques, but he had put considerable effort into common body-tempering techniques like the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Cloth. His blood qi was powerful, and he wielded the Five Tiger Severing Soul Saber.

The most unfortunate part was that he had only awakened the memories of his previous life after entering the palace.

Otherwise, with the External Hardening Martial Art he had cultivated to a certain level, he could have gone to the Tomb of the Living Dead and obtained the easiest top-tier martial art to acquire in that world—the Nine Yin Manual.

Yet even without the memories of his previous life, he was still stubbornly tough.

Relying solely on his inherited external hardening martial art, he had forcefully cultivated himself to a level comparable to an unranked practitioner of Internal Skill at a young age.

He might have seemed insignificant in the entire martial world, but within his county, he was already an expert capable of lording over others.

Furthermore, with his close-combat ability, his capacity to fight and endure blows, and a Five Tiger Severing Soul Saber, he could hold his own against a third-rate expert for a short time.

A so-called third-rate expert was merely the sort of extra who could shout a few words from the back when Guo Jing held a martial arts assembly, yet they still held considerable status elsewhere.

At the same time, it was precisely because he cultivated so desperately, lacked powerful Internal Skill to nourish his body, and had no suitable medicinal meals that he looked so mature in his early twenties.

"This brother arrived at exactly the right time. We've finally gained access to a powerful system—the Internal Energy System.

"Even though he only has External Hardening Martial Arts right now, and his accomplishments in internal energy are far inferior to those of an Internal Energy Technique, it's still a good start."

Upon learning that the newcomer came from the Divine Eagle World, Academy World Lin Yao and Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao were especially excited.

This was because the palace could only allow their physiques, spiritual power, and energy to stack. In their respective worlds, however, it could not create something from nothing for the time being.

Thus, the Lin Yaos of Academy World and Hong Kong Movies World had not awakened martial souls or acquired soul power. Instead, they had transformed it into blood qi power that complemented physical strength.

Although the Divine Eagle World was a Low Martial World, its various martial arts involved the Meridians within the human body.

Unlike the soul power and martial soul system of the Douluo World, which was influenced by World Laws, it was perfectly suited for Academy World Lin Yao and the others to cultivate.

Douluo World Lin Yao was equally delighted. If Divine Eagle World Lin Yao could obtain the Nine Yin Manual, their cultivation speed would surely increase by a great deal as well.

For example, Tang San in the original story had not possessed Innate Soul Power. Only after cultivating the God King-level Mysterious Heaven Skill, which could be used from Douluo One through Douluo Five without any additions, deletions, or alterations, did he gain Innate Full Soul Power.

Under normal circumstances, those who awakened Twin Martial Souls—especially combinations like a Title Douluo and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, both possessing formidable soul power—could absolutely awaken high-level Innate Soul Power.

There was even a high chance that they could reach Innate Full Soul Power without cultivating at all.

However, Tang San's situation was special. He had returned to life by borrowing another's corpse. He had already died once before, leaving the innate qi within his body insufficient and his talent already damaged.

In truth, given Tang Hao's strength, combined with the battle at the time that was no less intense than one between two Super Douluos, how could a newborn infant possibly have survived without protection?

The original Tang San had long since died.

Tang Hao had also realized that his child had died and then come back to life, meaning that he was definitely not his own child.

It was only after Tang San awakened the Clear Sky Hammer and gave him hope that he reluctantly accepted him.

At the end of the day, martial soul bloodlines were the most deeply rooted inheritance in the Douluo World.

Moreover, based on Lin Yao's understanding of the early part of the original story, when Tang San began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, there was not even a trace of soul power within his body. He had started from scratch, gradually making up for his body's deficiencies.

It could be said that before awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline within his Blue Silver Grass—which possessed the trait of endless vitality—and before receiving Xiao Wu's wholehearted infusion and cleansing of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring energy, Tang San's body had always remained in a crippled state with a deficient origin.

What was more, Tang San painstakingly cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill every day, yet when he went to take Shrek Academy's entrance examination, his soul power was the same as Xiao Wu's, despite her eating, drinking, and playing around every day.

The difference in talent between the two was obvious at a glance. One had counterfeit Innate Full Soul Power with a deficient origin, while the other had genuine Innate Full Soul Power, wasting her talent yet able to raise her soul power even while sleeping.

Therefore, since Tang San could use a Daoist Internal Energy Technique like the Mysterious Heaven Skill to cultivate soul power in a body that had already lost its soul power, then the Nine Yin Manual could do the same.

It could be said that Lin Yao was extremely interested in this sort of top-tier Internal Energy Technique, one that could fundamentally transform Douluo 1's relatively crude meditation-based soul power cultivation method.

Of course, even common external cultivation techniques like the Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt that he had obtained now were already no less valuable than a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, even if they had yet to be successfully cultivated.

If successfully cultivated, they would be comparable to high-age Thousand-Year Soul Rings. One could easily imagine how precious things from another world's system were.

Academy World Lin Yao had fought his way out of the academy through his own strength, cutting down zombies one after another before him, his methods becoming ever more practiced.

Thus, what he shared with Douluo World Lin Yao this time was a decisive blade technique in which every strike was fatal—resolute and fierce.

It could be said that although Douluo World Lin Yao was somewhat stronger in terms of cultivation, when it came to combat methods, even with the same memories, he would still fall far short of Academy World Lin Yao at the same level. Even possessing the Seven Kill Sword Art did not change that.

That was the difference.

He had simply fought too little. Douluo Lin Yao had long been mentally prepared for this; under Douluo 1's broader environment, with angels suppressing everything, it could not become as chaotic as Academy World.

However, while Douluo Lin Yao could not compare in that regard, he was far ahead of the other three when it came to improving physique, mental power, and energy.

As for Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao, though his strength had increased considerably through sharing, he still had to be careful around firearms.

There was too little room to maneuver.

So he would keep his head down and develop.

Using the street wars for dominance, he would slowly strengthen himself while exploiting Huang Zhicheng's value with intelligence that seemed crucial but was actually only tangential.

Meanwhile, after sorting through the memories of his other three selves, Divine Eagle World Lin Yao was delighted as well.

With the other three selves stacked upon him—especially Douluo World Lin Yao, who was already close to the Soul Grandmaster level and possessed overpowered Twin Martial Souls—Divine Eagle World Lin Yao's physical strength skyrocketed. He had gone from barely being able to contend with third-rate experts to easily matching second-rate experts.

One had to know that when Little Dragon Girl had first entered the martial world, even with the Ancient Tomb Sect's thousand-year ice bed assisting her and the rapid cultivation granted by her pure heart, she was only at the level of a second-rate expert.

In other words, with Divine Eagle World Lin Yao's current strength, even without adding his own Internal Skill or various combat techniques, an explosive burst at close range could potentially threaten a first-rate expert.

And such first-rate experts were the group beneath the Five Greats in the Divine Eagle World—few in number.

Beyond the enhancement to his physique, the memories of Academy World Lin Yao and Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao had also benefited Divine Eagle World Lin Yao immensely.

For example, while breaking through the zombie encirclement, Academy World Lin Yao had made his swordsmanship increasingly simple and unadorned. His sword flashes no longer looked as beautiful as before, but they were filled with sharpness and ruthlessness.

Such combat techniques, forged through grueling effort and countless trials, were an extraordinarily important part of any strong person's arsenal.

In a world that was not especially turbulent, their value was no less than cultivating a first-rate Internal Skill.

After all, people instinctively sought advantage and avoided harm. Even if you wanted to kill recklessly and were not afraid of being branded a demon and hunted down, you would not encounter monsters like zombies, filled with an intense killing intent born of their hunger for flesh and blood, to train your killing techniques against.

Furthermore, during battle, Academy World Lin Yao had exchanged insights on swordsmanship with Busujima Saeko, that world's gifted beautiful girl. Although those sword techniques likely could not compare to some of the supreme martial arts of the Divine Eagle World, if he organized and absorbed them, they would still form a considerable foundation and build up his own base.

"Among the worlds we are in, only mine has a systematic cultivation method. Although its upper limit is not high, it is still good for laying foundations. Rest assured, everyone. Even if my current strength cannot sweep through all factions, I can still gather some useful martial arts. Please look forward to it."

Originally, when Divine Eagle World Lin Yao entered this palace and awakened the memories of his past life, he had thought that he had entered something akin to a group chat.

Martial arts would still have to be practiced bit by bit. In the early stages, he would have to keep his head down and develop, not get reckless.

But after discovering that his Cheat stacked the strength of his selves from the myriad worlds, Divine Eagle World Lin Yao felt that he could take bigger strides.

Gathering martial arts from across the land—even if no more brothers joined later, the four of them would still have four times the cultivation speed. Combined with the absurdly rapid strength growth from absorbing Soul Ring power in Douluo World, suppressing the Five Greats with one hand would be no problem.

Divine Eagle Lin Yao one minute ago: I want to rise above the rest, become the coolest guy in Divine Eagle, and win the beauty's heart.

Divine Eagle Lin Yao one minute later: I don't eat beef. Whoever objects dies. I alone reign supreme.

"Academy World me, your world's technological level is far more advanced than the one I'm in.

"Even though you are currently in the midst of a zombie outbreak, it has both advantages and disadvantages. There is chaos, but it is also easier to obtain knowledge that was previously difficult to access.

"After you return, help me collect some materials that can be mass-produced, then share them with me next time you come here."

Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao put an arm around Academy World Lin Yao's shoulders and said, "With those materials, I can accumulate initial capital more quickly. Combined with strength far beyond that of ordinary people, I won't need to be a Triad Thug anymore.

"By then, I should be able to access things at a higher level. Hong Kong Movies World might not contain only ordinary stuff, but discovering that will require substantial resources.

"If I can make contact with it, perhaps my world will no longer be the one dragging everyone down.

"After all, compared to your world with Umbrella Corporation, my currently unremarkable Hong Kong Movies World is truly ordinary. At most, it just has a few more beautiful women."

"Sure. After I return, I'll find a way to collect those materials. Once everyone improves, perhaps I can also get involved with Umbrella Corporation. It would be great if I could get the Red Queen."

Since everyone could share their abilities, the stronger the others became, the better. Academy World Lin Yao naturally would not refuse to help his selves from other worlds.

Divine Eagle World Lin Yao thought for a moment and said:

"Oh, right. Please also find time to learn Persian and Mongolian. That will make it easier for me to study top-tier martial arts like the Heaven and Earth Great Shift in the future."

Compared to Divine Eagle World Lin Yao, who lived in an ancient society, it was very easy for Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao, who lived in modern society, to learn a new language. All he had to do was hire a beautiful foreign language teacher.

Hearing this, Hong Kong Movies World Lin Yao readily agreed.

"When I return this time, I should already be close to level twenty. I might even break through. Once I obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, my strength will skyrocket. You can all look forward to it."

Douluo World Lin Yao said.

"Alright, thanks for your hard work, boss." ×3

Not long after Lin Yao and the others had chatted, an invisible fluctuation appeared and sent them back to their respective worlds.