One Surprise After Another

Watching Ye Liangchen charge straight in to fight the thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, the two women understood that the little fellow wanted to test his combat strength. With tacit understanding, they immediately flew into the distance and sealed off the Man Faced Demon Spider's escape route.

"Little Chen, the Man Faced Demon Spider's weakness is the eyes under its belly, and this one is about two thousand years old. Be careful," Lan Xiao Die told Ye Liangchen, pointing out the Man Faced Demon Spider's weakness as well as this spider's age.

"Aunt Lan, I know."

Ye Liangchen had already been very familiar with Man Faced Demon Spiders from novels in his previous life. This kind of Soul Beast was extremely vicious, with eight sharp, angular long legs and deadly poison. Once stabbed by it, one could die at any moment.

It also had the title of killer. A five-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider was stronger than some ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, and many Soul Beasts became food in their mouths. Because of this, the Man Faced Demon Spider held the title of killer in the Soul Beast world.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Ye Liangchen stepped with Mysterious Footwork, dodging and shifting as he swung the sword in his hand, constantly slashing at the Man Faced Demon Spider's legs and sending out one metallic impact after another.

"Little spider, if you want to kill me, you're not good enough."

"Hiss, hiss..."

Seeing Ye Liangchen strolling about as if he were in a courtyard, the Man Faced Demon Spider seemed to feel provoked. A chilling hiss came from its mouth as it waved its spider legs and launched a fierce attack at him.

"Well, well... you're getting fired up."

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Ye Liangchen quickly retreated a few steps and directly summoned Goddess of Life Spirit Possession.

"Life Strangulation."

The moment his First Spirit Ability was activated, more than a dozen hard green strips wrapped toward the Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

The Man Faced Demon Spider waved its sharp leg spears, tearing at those hard long strips.

Immediately after, Ye Liangchen kicked several twenty-jin stones, shooting them toward the demon spider's eyes.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Sensing the threat, the Man Faced Demon Spider immediately used its legs to protect its eyes. Ye Liangchen seized the chance to pick up several stones weighing over a hundred jin and smashed them violently at its legs. The powerful force directly knocked the Man Faced Demon Spider over onto the ground.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

The Man Faced Demon Spider flipped over on the ground, exposing several of its eyes.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Ye Liangchen swiftly flung out the Lan Yan Sword, shooting it into one of the Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes. It sank three feet deep and instantly injured it.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

A miserable roar came from the Man Faced Demon Spider's mouth as it struggled violently, sending clumps of soil flying.

"Life Siphon."

As Ye Liangchen activated his third spirit ability, a ball of green light shot from his hand and enveloped the Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Buzz, buzz..."

As the spirit ability took effect, the Man Faced Demon Spider's remaining life force was continuously extracted. Two minutes later, its life had completely drained away, and its shell withered outright. Before long, it turned into a pile of powder.

"Little Chen, your Life Siphon skill is so tyrannical!"

Seeing Ye Liangchen deal with a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider so quickly, without even using a Spirit Bone Skill, and crushing it the entire time, Lan Xiao Die and Su Lin felt very gratified.

Ye Liangchen took the ball of green light from the hands of the Goddess of Life spirit and felt the Life Power within it. It was just a kind of energy.

"Whoosh..."

Ye Liangchen sent that mass of life force into the ground to nourish the flowers, grass, and trees. In an instant, those plants became much greener, and some little blades of grass that had just sprouted from the soil grew taller directly. It was too miraculous.

"Aunt Lan, Teacher Su Lin, my Life Siphon skill can not only extract the enemy's life force, but also extract their soul and bloodline. As for what it extracts from the enemy, that is completely controlled by my will."

"At the same time, I can also control my spirit and return the extracted life force to the other party."

Ye Liangchen slowly explained this skill to the two women. This was also his first time using this move, and it felt pretty good.

"It can even extract the enemy's soul and bloodline. This skill is really tyrannical! But it can also return life force. That's truly miraculous. This way, in battle, there's no need to worry about accidentally injuring teammates."

The two women felt that this little fellow's spirit abilities were each more miraculous than the last.

"This trip to Star Dou Forest could be described as dreamlike. It's time for us to return to the academy."

After this little interlude, it did not cause too much commotion. The three of them continued rushing toward the edge of Star Dou Forest.

Three days later, Ye Liangchen and the others finally returned to Skywater Academy. Naturally, this also drew everyone's attention. Several of the academy's higher-ups and Shui Bing'er's group of girls all gathered at Ye Liangchen's Quiet Leisure Manor, wanting to see this unparalleled genius's third spirit ring.

"Let me tell everyone some good news. The Dean has already advanced to rank 96 Super Douluo. Surprised? Unexpected?"

Su Lin first released a shocking piece of news to divert everyone's attention, so that they would not keep focusing on Ye Liangchen. That would not be good either.

"Chirp, chirp..."

Lan Xiao Die released her spirit and also cooperated by showing everyone the strength of a rank 96 Titled Douluo. The configuration of two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red instantly made the academy explode.

"I'm not dreaming, am I? The Dean has become a Super Titled Douluo."

"Hiss! My face hurts. I'm not dreaming. The Dean really has already become a Titled Douluo."

A bunch of young girls stared at Lan Xiao Die's nine spirit rings, especially that huge red ring, which left them wildly excited.

Seeing Lan Xiao Die's powerful strength, Shui Lingfeng, Lan Xiao Ling, Mu Qingxue, and the others felt there was something strange about this, so they suppressed the excitement of Yu Hairou, Xue Wu, and the others.

"Everyone, don't spread this around. Disperse for now. Remember, don't let word of this get outside the academy. Do you understand?"

"Grandma Dean, don't worry! We won't tell anyone."

Once the old dean spoke, the group of young girls immediately chattered away from Quiet Leisure Manor, no longer daring to ask about Ye Liangchen's third spirit ring.

Ye Liangchen calmly watched everything before him, thinking that a single 100,000 Year Spirit Ring had already stunned these girls. But it was understandable. In this era, possessing a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring was a symbol of strength.

"Daughter, what did you encounter on this trip to the Star Dou Forest? How do you have a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring?" Shui Lingfeng felt that her daughter's promotion to Titled Douluo was simply far too bizarre.

"Mother, it was like this..."

Lan Xiao Die had no choice but to tell everyone about Snow Eagle's sacrifice.

As for the Lake of Life and Gu Yuena, Lan Xiao Die did not mention them. After all, matters involving gods like that absolutely could not be carelessly spread around.

"The Mysterious Titled Douluo is willing to protect Little Chen?"

After Mu Qingxue, An Qi, and the others heard this, they were all dumbfounded. To think this world actually still had hidden experts; it was truly inconceivable. As far as they knew, aside from the Upper Three Sects, most Titled Douluo were in Spirit Hall, while the Titled Douluo experts of Sea God Island and Slaughter City generally would not appear on the continent.

After returning to the academy, Ye Liangchen once again began his peaceful academy life. Every day, he cultivated, studied medicine, went up the mountain to gather herbs, and kept himself extremely busy, especially refining things like Spirit Power Pills, Detoxification Pills, and Antidote Pills. These were all necessary items for going out in the future.

In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed. The Soul Master Academies across the entire continent went on break for one month.

Ye Liangchen's current strength had also risen to level 39. It was time for him to leave the academy and plan a few things.

That night, Ye Liangchen lay on his bed, thinking about future matters, when he suddenly remembered that two weapon crates in his Game Backpack had already been unsealed. So much time had passed, yet he had not had the chance to check them.

So Ye Liangchen locked his room door, took the weapon crates out of his Game Backpack, and wanted to see what kind of weapons they would bring.

"Bzz, bzz..."

With a thought from Ye Liangchen, two crates appeared on the floor. One of the crates was about one and a half meters long and not very thick, but the other crate weighed roughly over a thousand jin, with its length, width, and height all around one and a half meters.

"What is this thing? It's actually this heavy."

"Click..."

When Ye Liangchen opened the long crate, the things inside instantly stunned him.

"The King of Assault HK416? The long-range killing weapon Barrett MK22? Aren't these two pieces of weapon equipment from the shooting games I played in my past life?"

"Huh! There are also two Glock 21s. These are close-combat weapons!"

"Holy shit! With this equipment, what the hell is there to fear? Even a Titled Douluo would have to kneel."

Ye Liangchen was overjoyed. He hurriedly took the MK22 out of the crate, held it in his hands, and weighed it. In an instant, he felt as if with one gun in hand, the whole world was his.

The Barrett MK22 had a range of over 1,500 meters and was equipped with three Gun Barrels of different calibers. According to the needs of the battlefield, the Gun Barrel could be easily replaced at any time. It had multiple functions such as long-range killing and anti-materiel use, making it a high-precision killing weapon.

Tang San's so-called Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus, Peacock Plume, and Storm Rain Pear Blossom Needle had a maximum range of only about a hundred meters. Compared to this kind of equipment, they were simply toys.

When he had played games in his previous life, those had all been virtual. He had never expected that after coming to this fantasy world, his Game Cheat System would actually bring him the real thing.

The HK416, known as the King of Assault, was also one of Ye Liangchen's favorite pieces of weapon equipment when he played shooting games. It had a 30-round capacity and a range of around 800 meters, and was called the "King of Chicken Dinners" by countless gamers. It was simply too satisfying.

The King of Chicken Dinners and the MK22 were also equipped with Silencers and Scopes. Even the two Glock 21s were equipped with Silencers. In addition, there was also a 10x Telescope.

"This is too awesome. With this equipment, when I'm out and about, wandering the world, I won't have to fear any danger."

"Click."

Ye Liangchen opened the other large crate. What entered his eyes were all bullets. There were even Armor Piercing Bullets and Explosive Bullets prepared for the MK22.

"Holy crap! With this stuff, from now on I can roam freely through this world."

"Wuhu, taking off!"

"This should count as the biggest surprise I've received since coming to this world."

Ye Liangchen thought of Wang Sheng, the protagonist of Yuan Long, who had once been a special forces soldier and transmigrated to a cultivation world with a full set of weapon equipment. Holding a big sniper rifle in his hands, he had directly left those cultivators completely dumbfounded.

Now, the two super pieces of equipment in Ye Liangchen's hands were simply a dimensional strike in Douluo's world. To him, these pieces of equipment were his greatest trump cards.

"I can choose not to use them, but I can't be without them."

When it came to deterrent weapons, Ye Liangchen thought of the wise words of a great pioneer. They were famous enough to ring like thunder in his ears!

"Click."

Ye Liangchen quickly loaded these weapons with ammunition so he could respond to enemy attacks at any time. Then he stored the equipment in his Game Backpack. After he left the academy, he would find a place to test them out.

"Student Xiao San next door has Hidden Weapons like the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, Sleeve Arrow, and Neck Back Flower Crossbow, which make things very smooth for him when facing enemies."

"As someone with a cheat, it's only right that I have some self-defense equipment too. Holding an MK22 and the King of Chicken Dinners in my hands is very reasonable, isn't it?"

The corner of Ye Liangchen's mouth crooked upward. At this moment, his confidence was finally completely full. He no longer feared those great powers setting their sights on him.

Early the next morning, the Shui Bing'er sisters prepared breakfast and came to the second floor to call Ye Liangchen down to eat.

The academy was already on break now, and many students had returned to their own homes. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er currently had nothing much to do either. Every day, aside from cultivating, they occasionally accompanied Ye Liangchen up the mountain to gather medicinal herbs.

The three of them had grown up now—the boy was handsome, the girls were beautiful—and every time they went out together, the academy teachers would look at their childhood-sweetheart air and break into auntie-like smiles.

"Two big sisters, I'm planning to go out and train for a while."

During breakfast, Ye Liangchen told the Shui Bing'er sisters what he had in mind.

"Ah! Little Chen, where are you going? We'll go with you."

Shui Bing'er froze. If this little guy was going out to make his way in the world, then naturally she had to go with him.

"Little Chen, my sister and I have been to Heaven Dou City before. Why don't we take you there to have some fun?"

The moment Shui Yue'er heard Ye Liangchen was going on a long trip, her interest was instantly piqued.

"I can go by myself."

"Two big sisters, didn't Teacher Su Lin say she was going to have you practice dancing in half a month? Xue Wu and the others will be coming back by then too. If you leave, how are you supposed to practice?"

What Ye Liangchen was going to do this time would affect the future situation, so he absolutely could not let these two girls follow along. Besides, if they went out with him, they would be far too conspicuous.

"But we won't feel at ease with you out there alone."

Shui Bing'er kept her pretty blue eyes fixed on Ye Liangchen. She had watched this little guy grow up, and he had never once walked out of the school gates by himself. She could not feel at ease letting him travel alone.

"Don't worry! I'll hide my identity outside. I won't expose myself."

"I'll go tell Aunt Lan."

After Ye Liangchen quickly finished breakfast, he walked straight out of Quiet Leisure Manor and headed for Lan Xiao Die's residence.

The Shui Bing'er sisters followed along as well, wanting to see how the elders would arrange things.

When they arrived at the Lan Xiao Die sisters' residence, they found the two women drinking morning tea and discussing enrollment quotas and teaching work for the next semester.

"Aunt Lan, Aunt Ling, good morning." Ye Liangchen greeted the two women.

"Well now! Little Chen, you came to see us first thing in the morning. Is something the matter?" Lan Xiao Die asked with a cheerful smile as she looked at Ye Liangchen.

"Aunt Lan, I'm planning to travel around the continent and train for a while." Ye Liangchen directly stated his purpose to the two women.

"Oh! You already want to go out and make your way across the continent? Isn't it a little early?" Lan Xiao Die had known this little guy would leave the school gates sooner or later, but she had not expected it to come so soon.

"Mom, Little Chen is going out to train. Let us go with him!"

"Little Chen has never gone on a long trip alone. We're worried about him."

At that moment, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er arrived and directly made their request to their respective mothers.

"You two girls shouldn't get mixed up in this. If you go, you'll only distract Little Chen and make him protect you."

Lan Xiao Die stopped the Shui Bing'er sisters' request. These two girls were not as strong as the little guy, and going along would only add to his troubles.

"Little Chen is almost twelve now. It's time to let him go out and see the world."

"A man's aspirations lie in all directions. A Soul Master needs to grow on his own. We can't protect him too well."

Lan Xiao Die and Lan Xiao Ling exchanged a glance, reached the same opinion, and decided to let the little guy go out to train.

"Thank you, Aunt Lan."

Seeing that the two women had agreed, Ye Liangchen was extremely excited.

"With Little Chen's current strength at rank 39, protecting himself won't be a problem. But that face is too eye-catching. He needs a disguise."

Lan Xiao Die looked at Ye Liangchen's handsome face. It was far too conspicuous. If he went out and was targeted by other women again, that would be a major headache too.

"Aunt Lan, I'll wear a bamboo hat. Don't worry." Ye Liangchen was not worried about disguises at all. After he went out, he even planned to buy some cosmetics and the like to disguise himself as an old man.

"A bamboo hat won't do. It's too obvious." The two women hurriedly shook their heads.

"Sis, didn't we win a Dreamlike Mask at auction more than ten years ago? Just let Little Chen wear it, and it'll cover the little guy's appearance."

Lan Xiao Ling remembered then that they had won a miraculous transparent mask many years ago. As long as it was worn and pinched a few times, it could disguise the wearer as another person, and no one would be able to tell.

"Right. I almost forgot."

"Little Chen, come here. Put this on."

Lan Xiao Die directly took a transparent mask from a corner of her Soul Tool, carefully placed it on Ye Liangchen's face, then pinched the mask a few times.

"Heavens! His appearance really changed."

"Little Chen, quick, look."

Shui Yue'er immediately took out a mirror and let Ye Liangchen see his own change.

"It really is amazing."

Ye Liangchen looked at himself in the mirror. He had already become another ordinary-looking handsome young man, and he was pleasantly surprised.

"When you're away from home, be careful. Don't stir up trouble. Remember to protect yourself. Your name has to be changed too. You'll be called Lan Chen."

"This is a detailed map of the entire continent. Later, go to the Skywater City district and buy some daily necessities."

The Lan Xiao Die sisters gave Ye Liangchen a few instructions, then placed a map and tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins into the little guy's Soul Tool to ensure his expenses while he was away.

"Thank you, Aunt Lan. I'll be careful."

"I'll go say hello to the dean grandma."

"Aunt Lan, Aunt Ling, sisters, goodbye."

Ye Liangchen said farewell to Lan Xiao Die and the others, then ran straight to the Purple Bamboo Courtyard to say goodbye to the old woman.

"Grandma Dean, I'm going out to train."

"Oh! You're going out to train? Then Grandma will go with you!"

Seeing that the little fellow wanted to venture outside, Shui Lingfeng had nothing to do anyway, so she planned to accompany him.

"Grandma, did you forget? I can summon Di Tian at any time, so there won't be any danger. Besides, if you come with me, how am I supposed to train?"

Ye Liangchen could not let anyone follow him. Right now, he had a weapon like the MK22, so safety was not worth mentioning at all. If Shui Lingfeng followed him, he would have no way to test these weapons and equipment.

"All right! Grandma almost forgot about that. Then go early and come back soon."

The moment Shui Lingfeng heard of that mysterious expert, she immediately felt relieved as well. After all the changes over the years, Shui Lingfeng could conclude that the little fellow was someone chosen by the gods.

"Goodbye, Grandma."

Ye Liangchen directly activated his External Soul Bone, flew out of the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, and headed toward the thousand-meter-high mountain outside the academy.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Just then, the Lan Xiao Die sisters, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er also arrived at the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, quietly watching Ye Liangchen's gradually vanishing figure.

"That little fellow flies pretty fast." The Lan Xiao Die sisters looked at the little fellow spreading his wings and soaring high, feeling very gratified.

"A young eagle must train if it wants to fly farther."

"Bing'er, Yue'er, you two have to work hard as well. Only by becoming stronger will you be able to help Little Chen on the road ahead."

Shui Lingfeng looked at her two granddaughters and spoke with heartfelt earnestness.

"Grandma, we understand."

The Shui Bing'er sisters said firmly. Right now, their Soul Power was only one or two levels lower than Ye Liangchen's. Although their Soul Power was not much different from Ye Liangchen's, their actual combat strength was far too lacking. They also did not understand why, when they cultivated the same Cultivation Technique as Ye Liangchen, the gap in strength was so great.

The two girls' Spirit Bone Sets were also complete, but they had not absorbed them yet, planning to wait until around level 50 before doing so. For now, they worked hard to rely on their own cultivation, and when they reached a bottleneck, they would then consider using spirit bones to break through.

The spirit bones Ye Liangchen had brought back could be considered to have changed the fate of those around him. Shui Lingfeng had absorbed a full set of spirit bones, and her strength had already advanced to Titled Douluo. Her Ninth Spirit Ring even came from a Snow Wolf King as old as ninety thousand years, bringing her strength to level 93. Lan Xiao Ling had also reached level 88 Soul Douluo, and perhaps in a few years, she would advance to Titled Douluo as well.

However, Lan Xiao Die had not yet displayed her strength to the outside world. She continued to maintain her original appearance, waiting until the time was ripe before establishing a sect of her own.