Through Smart Guide Ling, she had learned that Tang Xiao had used her appearance as the Smart Guide model. She felt that this was also why Nan Xuan had reset her face and figure. Thinking about how Tang Xiao was using her as a Smart Guide, Lan Yingying was rendered speechless.
After absorbing Soul Power for a year out of sheer boredom, Nan Xuan finally reached Level 99, becoming the fourth Level 99 Limit Douluo on Douluo Continent. Even Bibi Dong was only Level 97 now.
Nan Xuan, twenty-seven years old, Level 99 Limit Douluo, titled Network. Soul ring configuration: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red.
Soul ring skills: Network Interconnection, Data Coverage, Network Space, Data Seal, Data Transmission, Network Mirror, Martial Soul Avatar, Network Control, Network Sanction, Saint Emperor Sword Domain, Saint Emperor Judgment.
Soul bone skill: hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone, Seal Wings. Sealed 65 percent of the target's spiritual power and Soul Power.
Hundred-thousand-year Green Willow Heart Wood torso bone: Distraction, Absorption.
Hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Saint Emperor Left Leg Bone: Endless Life, Entanglement Prison.
Far away in Vast Sea City, Liu Mumu sensed through her soul ring that Nan Xuan had reached the level of a Level 99 Limit Douluo. Her eyes widened. Could a human really cultivate that quickly?
Nan Xuan let out a sigh of relief in his room. Thankfully, there had been no strange phenomenon during his breakthrough, or things would have become troublesome.
"Nan Xuan, won't there be any problems with cultivating by absorbing Soul Power like this?" In Lan Yingying's understanding, once Soul Masters reached Level 95, every additional level was as difficult as ascending to heaven. Someone like Nan Xuan was truly unprecedented.
"There won't be. I have everything I need. As long as there's enough energy, reaching Level 99 is only a matter of time. But the road after that is a little troublesome." Thinking of the final level, Nan Xuan grew worried.
"Alright, let's stop talking about that. We haven't basked in the sun for days. Let's go for a walk." Nan Xuan spoke to Lan Yingying.
"Mhm." Lan Yingying gave a soft hum.
Nan Xuan and Lan Yingying left the cultivation room and headed toward the garden in front of the wooden house.
It was early morning, and though the sunlight was not particularly warm, the mist gave everything a hazy feeling.
"Yingying, how has your observation gone over the past year or so?" Nan Xuan asked curiously.
"There's nothing particularly unusual. Other than being excessively mature, that child has nothing else."
Before Lan Yingying could finish speaking, she saw a child run out of the house and head toward the summit of the back mountain.
"Oh? The little chick has finally shown its chicken feet." Nan Xuan smiled and gestured for Lan Yingying to follow.
Nan Xuan could now be considered invincible across all of Douluo Continent. He was not afraid that Tang Hao would notice anything.
At the mountaintop, Tang San sat cross-legged.
"Hah, when the purple qi comes from the east, it's the perfect time to cultivate my Purple Demon Eye." Three-year-old Tang San faced the direction where the sun had just risen, and a flash of purple light passed through his eyes.
Once the sun had fully risen, he began regulating his breathing again. He was probably cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Nan Xuan and Lan Yingying watched Tang San cultivate. Lan Yingying's eyes were filled with despair as her last sliver of hope shattered.
Nan Xuan patted her shoulder and comforted her. "Don't think too much about it. You've already been reborn, and you don't owe anyone anything. Well, except me, of course."
Lan Yingying looked up at Nan Xuan, thinking, Is that any way to comfort someone?
Watching Tang San cultivate, Lan Yingying slowly raised her arm, intending to slap the soul that had taken her child's life to death.
"Hey, hey, don't do anything rash. If you kill this one, countless more like him will appear in this world. Even if I'm secretly the strongest person on Douluo Continent right now, I'm still only human. There are things we can't mess with yet." Seeing her movement, Nan Xuan hurriedly stopped her. Beneath the gods, all were ants. He did not want to be finished already.
Lan Yingying looked at Nan Xuan and ultimately lowered her arm. After living with him for over a year, she naturally understood some things. But she was still so angry.
"Not bad. You didn't cry this time." Nan Xuan teased as he looked at Lan Yingying.
"I don't want to cry anymore. Just like you said, I've already been reborn. Although that child's situation just now moved me a little, it isn't enough to make me shed tears for them again." Lan Yingying tightened her high ponytail, her tone one of relief, then turned and slowly walked back.
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On my knees.
Nan Xuan merely smiled at what Lan Yingying had said and did not say anything.
Looking at Tang San, who was still cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Nan Xuan thought of those people who had come to ask Tang San for his cultivation method. With that guy's thought imprint, anyone wanting the method was just dreaming.
"Good thing I wasn't born in the same era as you. Otherwise, if I weren't one of the Shrek Seven Devils, I'd have a death wish." Nan Xuan sighed and left.
Now that his strength had reached the peak of this continent, Nan Xuan urgently needed faith power to cross the final heavenly chasm.
The largest group in this world was still the common people. Their daily lives were spent struggling to survive, and during their rare moments of rest, their deepest wish might be to become a Soul Master.
Of course, Nan Xuan had no way to change the talent of every commoner on the continent, but there was another method that would allow them to experience every aspect of being a Soul Master.
Nan Xuan called it Martial Soul Glory.
The initial plan included team ranked matches, casual matchmaking matches, individual duels, and free team matches.
Team ranked matches required teams of seven. Casual matchmaking allowed solo players to queue up and then be randomly assigned teammates for seven-person team matches.
Duels were one-on-one. As for free matches, players could form their own parties and queue together. They could queue with two, three, or seven people, and would be matched against opponents with corresponding numbers and roughly similar strength. They could also seek opponents themselves in the Martial Soul Hall.
Both team ranked matches and individual duels would have point rankings and tiers. The rankings would be based on points: the more points one had, the higher one ranked. Tiers would be displayed once a player's points reached a certain level.
Black Iron at 0 points, Silver at 500 points, Gold at 1,500 points, Platinum at 3,500 points, Diamond at 8,000 points, Star Glory at 12,000 points, and Glory at 20,000 points.
Points could be earned through team ranked matches and individual duels. The system would award points based on each player's performance in every match.
As for why the other formats would not have rankings, Nan Xuan felt there was no need. Some people always liked to keep a low profile while climbing the rankings.
After finalizing the documents, Nan Xuan began using his Sixth Soul Skill, Network Mirror, to simulate every martial soul with recorded data in the Network World.
Nan Xuan simulated every martial soul on Douluo Continent, then created a Martial Soul Ranking based on the continent's original martial soul rankings.
"Number one on the tool martial soul ranking: Clear Sky Hammer."
"Number one on the beast martial soul ranking: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
"Number two on the beast martial soul ranking: Evil Eye White Tiger."
"Number one on the support-type ranking: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
"..."
Everything Nan Xuan had created was already publicly known within the continent's Soul Master world, making it convenient for everyone to use. As for special martial souls such as Angel martial souls and Sea God martial souls, Nan Xuan did not plan to simulate them for now. Their implications were too unclear, so it was better to stabilize things first.
After organizing all the materials, Nan Xuan summoned the three parties' leaders and began the meeting.
"Little Xuan, after holding back for so long, what new trick are you planning this time?" Bibi Dong was the first to appear in the meeting room, asking with a smile.
"What kind of holding back are you talking about?" Nan Xuan leaned close to Bibi Dong's ear and whispered.
Bibi Dong's face reddened slightly. She did not continue speaking, because Chen Gao and the others had arrived.
"Brother Xuan, what are you planning to develop this time?" Chen Gao understood Nan Xuan well. He generally would not hold meetings unless there was something to discuss.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Nan Xuan was no longer embarrassed to flirt with Bibi Dong.
He turned and said with a smile, "We're developing a game called Martial Soul Glory."
Then Nan Xuan stopped talking.
"Be more specific. Stop keeping everyone in suspense." Bibi Dong glared at Nan Xuan irritably.
Nan Xuan chuckled and stopped being mysterious, sending them the documents he had prepared.
The group immediately opened them and began reading.
"This idea of yours is incredible. It lets commoners, or those without Soul Power who can't cultivate martial souls, experience what it's like to be a Soul Master." Chen Gao spoke in surprise.
"These tiers and points work quite well with Soul Master cultivation levels." Bibi Dong was interested as she looked at the point ranks in the document.
Black Iron could gain the strength of a Soul Grandmaster, Silver could unlock the strength of a Soul Elder, and Glory could unlock the strength of a Titled Douluo. It would allow low-level Soul Masters to experience the combat power of high-level Soul Masters, while letting high-level Soul Masters relive the fun of their younger days.
"The key question is, can your soul skills support it?" Yang Tian asked.
"Hey, you really don't have enough faith in Brother Xuan. With his current Soul Power reserves, beating a hundred Tang Haos wouldn't be a problem." Yang Fei grinned.
"What do you all think?" Nan Xuan asked.
"It's great, but you said participating in this game doesn't require payment. Then what are you getting out of it?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.
"Well, participation in the game itself is indeed free. But martial souls can have skins or special effects, right? Isn't that easier to make money from than anything else? Besides, what I need now isn't money anymore." Nan Xuan explained.
"What? Brother Xuan, have you already lost your pursuit of money?" Yang Tian asked Nan Xuan sourly.
"That's not quite it. I'm already Level 99. I need something special to continue down this path." Nan Xuan spread his hands helplessly.
"What did you say? Level 99?" Chen Gao dug at his ear, confirming that he had not misheard.
Bibi Dong also looked at him in shock.
"Mhm. I reached it this morning." Nan Xuan said with a smile.
"Brother Xuan, we've received your unlimited investment and we're only Level 91 now. Chen Gao is only Level 94. You really don't leave anyone else any way to live." Yang Tian lamented with a tearful expression.
"It's fine. This is all routine. Your sister-in-law is already Level 98, so you all need to work hard." Nan Xuan deliberately revealed Bibi Dong's strength to the three of them.
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Nan Xuan but said nothing.
The three had already been crushed by this inhuman couple. They put away the documents and logged off, unwilling to speak with them anymore.
After seeing that the three of them had left, Nan Xuan flashed over to Bibi Dong's side and said with a smile, "Since they're all gone, then can we..."
Nan Xuan wore an expression that said she knew exactly what he meant as he looked at Bibi Dong.
"No, Little Xuan. I still have things to do. A few days ago, I accepted another disciple, so I can't spare time for you. Unless you come to Spirit Hall someday, there's no chance at any other time." Bibi Dong stroked Nan Xuan's chest and said with a smile.
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