"I'm your homeroom teacher, Wang Jin. I hope we'll get along well over the next three years..."
Their homeroom teacher, Wang Jin, was a Soul Saint. Their first class was for introductions, so lessons wouldn't officially begin yet.
It was meant to give everyone time to get used to the academy. Skipping the dull introductions, the four dormmates left the classroom together after class and asked:
"Want to grab something to eat?"
"Let's go."
"Hey, Old Chen, you're so skinny, but you eat several times more than the three of us put together."
"Uh... I can't help it. My constitution's unusual. I was born with superhuman strength."
The four of them headed out for lunch together. At the mention of food, the other three couldn't help looking at Chen Ming. After spending a few days together, they'd already seen his astonishing appetite for themselves.
"Born with superhuman strength? Can we test that out?"
Hearing Chen Ming say he was born with superhuman strength, Huo Tian wanted to give it a try. Chen Ming nodded and easily lifted him up with one hand.
"Whoa! That's ridiculous!"
Huo Tian struggled in Chen Ming's grip, but no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't break free. Feng Rulang and Lei Yuan also hung from Chen Ming's arm to test his strength.
"That's incredible strength!"
"Old Chen, are you really a Tool Martial Soul Master? How are you stronger than Old Huo, with his dragon-type Beast Martial Soul?"
Feng Rulang couldn't help wondering whether Chen Ming was really a Tool Martial Soul Master. After all, he'd completely outmatched Huo Tian, a Beast Martial Soul Master with a dragon-type Martial Soul—widely considered one of the strongest kinds in terms of physical strength. It was just too absurd!
"Well... maybe once Old Huo gets his first Soul Ring, he'll be stronger than me. I already have a Soul Ring, so it's normal for me to be a little stronger."
At the cafeteria, Chen Ming pulled out a huge pot of rice that he'd steamed earlier and stored in My World.
The other three had gotten used to it, but the other people eating in the cafeteria stared in amazement as Chen Ming polished off ten enormous basins of rice, one after another.
"Old Chen, I think even if you got hungry and ate me, you still wouldn't be full."
Lei Yuan teased him with a grin. The other two nodded in agreement. They couldn't understand why Chen Ming ate so much without gaining any weight.
"I don't eat people..."
Chen Ming was speechless. You've barely got any meat on you. What am I supposed to do with a scrap like that? He sighed at the thought. Everyone around him was staring in amazement, but he'd gotten used to it.
"Let's play games together this afternoon."
"Sure."
"I'm good either way."
"I've got something to do this afternoon. I have to head out."
They had no classes that afternoon, so the three discussed playing games together. Chen Ming said he had to go out, but they didn't press him.
After lunch, Chen Ming said goodbye to his roommates, left the academy, and walked into an empty alley. Once he'd made sure no one was around, he focused his thoughts and entered My World.
"Let's check out the Soul Beast forest today."
Chen Ming opened the dungeon menu, and several dungeons and their descriptions appeared before him.
"Overworld": Soul Beast age is randomly refreshed.
"Spirit Ascension Platform": Soul Ring age can be increased here.
"Star Dou Forest Outer Area": Soul Beasts ranging from ten to a thousand years old appear here, with a chance of encountering ones over ten thousand years old.
"Star Dou Forest Inner Area": Soul Beasts ranging from a hundred to ten thousand years old appear here.
"Sunset Forest Core": Soul Beasts ranging from a thousand to a hundred thousand years old appear here.
"Far North": Soul Beasts ranging from a thousand to a hundred thousand years old appear here, with a chance of encountering ones over a million years old.
"Star Dou Forest Core Area": Soul Beasts ranging from ten thousand to a hundred thousand years old appear here.
"Deep Sea Forbidden Land": Only Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old appear here.
"Star Dou Forest Forbidden Zone": Only Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old appear here.
These were the only dungeons available so far. Sects, the Divine Realm, and others were still locked. The Soul Beasts in My World also refreshed at random, so they'd reappear even after being hunted.
Chen Ming chose the Star Dou Forest Outer Area. He selected the dungeon, and his figure flashed out of sight.
[Loading terrain...]
Soon, the view brightened again, revealing a lush green world. The pristine forest scenery was breathtaking.
Chen Ming turned and saw Soul Beasts beginning to appear in the distance. He immediately took to the air to look around.
The Soul Beasts nearby moved around as if they were controlled by AI. They only turned to attack him when he got close.
He started searching for a Soul Beast that suited him, but for a long time, he found nothing. Its age wasn't an issue, since the Spirit Ascension Platform could raise it. There was a Spirit Ascension Platform not only on the Douluo Continent, but in My World as well.
He needed a Soul Beast with strong compatibility. And since he had a cheat like this, he might as well find an incredibly powerful one.
Thinking this, Chen Ming continued to be picky. Age wasn't a problem. He wanted high compatibility, preferably with an immensely powerful Soul Beast.
Soon, Chen Ming spotted a thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. It was a great match for the Source of Destruction Martial Soul, and it was a divine-grade Soul Beast.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger wielded wind, thunder, darkness, time, and evil attributes, making it a somewhat poor match for the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul.
Chen Ming immediately swooped down and smashed the opponent with a strike from his Golden Dragon Claw. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could only approach him at a slow, mechanical pace before attacking him once.
"This thing feels kind of stupid... I hope absorbing it won't cause any problems..."
Chen Ming hesitated. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger from My World seemed dumb as a rock. Oh well, he'd just go for it!
Chen Ming switched to the Silver Dragon King Martial Soul and wore the opponent down with fireballs. The Golden Dragon King Martial Soul didn't have an attack with as much range as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's AI target range.
After taking two hits, Chen Ming had lost half his health. That was when he decided to switch Martial Souls and wear the opponent down with fireballs.
Soon, a Soul Ring appeared, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger vanished on the spot. Chen Ming burst out laughing. So that was how it worked in My World.
Chen Ming sat cross-legged and absorbed the Soul Ring. Even absorbing a Soul Ring only required sitting down and selecting "Absorb." The whole process was completely painless.
Before long, another thousand-year Soul Ring appeared before him, and Chen Ming's level reached thirteen. The first Soul Skill of the Source of Destruction was called God-Destroying Transformation.
It allowed him to wield wind, thunder, darkness, and evil attributes, increased all his attributes by fifty percent, and added fifty percent damage from his destruction attribute, along with a grievous-wounds effect that reduced healing.
It was a straightforward enhancement skill. Before, Chen Ming's Source of Destruction Martial Soul had only possessed Soul Power with the single attribute of ultimate destruction. Now it had four additional attributes he could use, giving him many more ways to fight.
Over the next few days, Chen Ming searched until he found a thousand-year-old Golden Dragon and a thousand-year-old Elemental Dragon.
The Golden Dragon King's first Soul Skill was Golden Dragon Body, an enhancement skill. The Silver Dragon King's was Elemental Spirit Body, which enhanced elemental affinity and elemental damage.
When Chen Ming reached level fifteen, he began to wonder if he was advancing too quickly. If he got captured for research, he'd be done for.
So he decided to take it slow. Drawing too much attention wouldn't be good. He immediately left My World and returned to the Douluo Continent.
He'd spent several days inside, but only a few hours had passed in the outside world.
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