Make Tang San Suffer a Little

Gu Yue stared blankly at Huang Tian.

He stood half a head taller than the children his age, his back straight and his eyes bright. The two-meter-long spear looked slightly out of proportion, but its narrow, elongated blade gleamed with keen sharpness.

Perhaps it was love that made the beloved seem beautiful, but she felt that both his face and figure already carried a hint of the imposing Martial God he would become.

Especially that purple First Soul Ring. It was so pleasing to the eye that a powerful surge of pride welled up from the depths of her heart.

It was as if the gears of fate were slowly turning.

According to Huang Tian's research and conclusions, once Soul Saints activated their Martial Soul Avatar, most Soul Rings under four thousand years were little more than dead weight. To Titled Douluo, anything under ten thousand years was just decoration.

After breaking through to Titled Douluo, even a casual attack could approach the might of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Except for a few special types.

First, skills with room to grow. Take Xiao Wu's first Soul Skill, Waist Bow, for example. It increased her waist strength by one hundred percent and her body's flexibility by fifty percent. For each additional Soul Power Level she gained, the enhancement increased by another one percent.

Not only did the skill's effects improve over time, but using it also relied on physical strength, and the growth of that strength had a huge impact on its power.

Second, enhancement skills. No need to say more.

In Huang Tian's words, they were the answer to the current version. Mechanics came first. If you had one, you knew; if you didn't, you could only look on awkwardly.

Whether it was making up for a weakness or taking one's strongest ability to the next level, enhancement skills were essential building blocks for anyone aiming to become a top-tier powerhouse.

The stronger one became and the higher one's level, the more pronounced the advantages of enhancement skills—and the more priceless they became.

The simplest example was Tang Hao. His entire set of Soul Rings consisted of enhancement skills. He attacked using Self-Created Soul Skills and abilities inherent to his Martial Soul, making him clearly stronger than others at the same level.

Third, skills with special functions. This category covered a wide range, including perception, locking on, Debuff Removal, suppression, Teleport, absolute defense, true damage, and more.

Shrek Academy's vice dean, Zhao Wuji, had a Soul Skill called Target Tracking. It increased the hit rate of his other Soul Skills, greatly compensating for the excessive bulk and slow speed of his Vajra Bear Martial Soul.

Weapon skills were one kind of special-function skill.

Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu's Six-Winged Angels each had two weapon skills, one for offense and one for defense. Bo Saixi's Sea God Martial Soul also had a weapon as its fifth Soul Skill.

These Soul Skill weapons could be used to channel other Soul Ring skills, giving the Martial Soul an additional combat form.

Moreover, all weapon skills naturally had room to grow. They were formed from Soul Power, so their strength and power depended on the quality of that Soul Power.

For Huang Tian, weapon skills had two additional advantages that others lacked.

He was exceptionally good at developing Self-Created Soul Skills—in other words, the Martial Skills of later generations. Weapon skills might not be the icing on the cake, but they were certainly like a tiger with wings.

Soul Spirits could grow, too. Once Ah Yin was transformed into a Soul Spirit, a bit of Holy Spirit Gold would be enough to make her a ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit, or even a Hundred Thousand Year one.

Gu Yue was so pleased with her masterpiece that she couldn't help laughing triumphantly. She scooped Huang Tian up and planted several fierce kisses on his cheeks.

At the side, Na'er's eyes lit up. She immediately jumped up and down.

"I want one too! I want one too!"

So Gu Yue put Huang Tian down and prepared to kiss her little sister. Fair was fair, after all. Little brats were such a hassle.

But the moment she let go, she saw Na'er hurry over to Huang Tian and give his other cheek a forceful mwah~!

Afterward, her violet eyes sparkled as she stared fixedly at him. She only broke into happy laughter once Huang Tian returned the kiss.

Gu Yue froze. She was completely unprepared, caught utterly off guard.

"We're closer than real sisters, you know?"

"What are you doing? I'm the dignified Silver Dragon King! Don't I deserve any respect?"

"So now I'm the outsider, am I?"

Huang Tian gave Gu Yue and the other two another demonstration of his First Soul Ring's special uses: shrinking it to a miniature version, extending it into a forty-meter-long broadsword, throwing it to make it explode, and so on.

Once his Soul Power was exhausted, he returned to his room and opened the virtual panel. Several lines of information had appeared on it.

[First Soul Ring]: Your first Soul Ring. Achievement Points awarded: +1399 (Soul Ring age).

[Limit-Breaking Soul Ring]: Your Soul Ring's age exceeds the Soul Master World's conventional upper limit for its position. Achievement Points awarded: +10000.

[Soul Power Level]: Your Soul Power Level has increased by five levels. Current level: 15. Achievement Points awarded: +500.

[Current Achievement Points balance]: 32677

Another ten thousand or so points had come in, but Huang Tian showed no sign of joy. He let out a quiet sigh in his heart.

Still a long way to go.

Entering Gu Yuena's dream for free had been a beginner's perk. From now on, entering anyone else's dream would cost Achievement Points.

The amount depended on the other person's Soul Power Level, talent and potential, appearance and charm, involvement in the original story, and other factors.

By the time Xiao Wu enrolled, she should already have obtained her First Soul Ring. Her Soul Power was probably around Level 12. As the heroine, her charm couldn't be low, and her talent was Innate Full Soul Power. Her involvement in the plot was sure to be maxed out, too.

According to the system's calculations, it would take around 120,000 points.

He opened the System Achievement Module and browsed through the dazzling array of achievements one by one. Most of them were beyond his reach for now.

Take the Second Soul Ring, for example. Surely he wasn't supposed to give Huang Tian's Sacred Body a Soul Ring over a thousand years old right now?

He had done that in the dream for Black Prison Xiaogang's sake. In reality, gobbling down anything and everything would just mean there was something wrong with his head.

He wouldn't wait until Level 90 to cultivate Huang Tian's Sacred Body, but at the very least, he needed to be strong enough to withstand a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring or Soul Spirit.

The same went for Soul Bones. Anything with too few years behind it wasn't worth the trouble.

As for Ah Yin's Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, it was barely good enough, but he couldn't absorb it yet.

Although Soul Bone absorption theoretically wasn't very restricted by Soul Power Level, there were limits. For a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, he would need to be at least a Soul Elder or even a Soul Ancestor to have the slightest chance.

And that was with a Soul Ring of the same origin, as well as a body and mind far beyond those of ordinary people.

After browsing through everything, Huang Tian stared at the words "defeat or kill villains," and a strangely wicked smile curled across his lips.

The villains in this system weren't the original story's antagonists—the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, or Qian Renxue. They were Tang San, Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, the Asura God, and the others.

He couldn't do anything about Tang Hao or the Asura God in the near future, but the other two weren't easy pickings?

Heh heh heh. Sanzi, Gangzi, it's not that I want to do this, but Xiao Wu is just too tempting. I can't help myself. I'll have to make you two suffer a little.

You'll do plenty of terrible things in the future. Surely you won't mind a little "trial" like this? Heh heh heh.

With the advantage of knowing the plot, Huang Tian was confident he could coax Xiao Wu away even without entering her dream. That rabbit wasn't exactly the brightest.

But he wanted to get everything done in one fell swoop. Without a cheat, even keeping his future harem harmonious would be a huge problem. The thought of a bunch of women fighting over him and reenacting Empresses in the Palace was terrifying.

What was more, if he succeeded, he could quickly earn a huge pile of Achievement Points, refill his depleted account, and then "create" martial arts and Martial Skills and "research" the limits of Soul Spirits and Soul Rings.