This is a Ten-Year Lone Bamboo

Although Ji Feng lived in Nuoding City with a comfortable, middle-class family background.

In front of the teachers at Notting Academy, he held little sway.

Everything was because Yu Xiaogang was an honorary teacher at Notting Academy.

He was close friends with the dean of Notting Academy.

It seems I should look for another way out from here on.

Ji Feng returned home.

He shouldered his pack.

And walked out of Nuoding City.

[Ding]

[Check-in successful, you have obtained Hou Yi's first active skill: Multiple Arrows]

[Multiple Arrows]: Each basic attack deals 120/160/200/240/280/320 (+80% physical bonus) physical damage. If in the Punishing Shot (3 arrows) state, each arrow splits into 3 more. Each split arrow still triggers 100% of all orb effects.

"Got it!"

Seeing that he had obtained Hou Yi's first skill.

Even though Ji Feng had been mentally prepared.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

As the culprit behind the days when Hou Yi could stand and fight to secure a pentakill, act as a lifesteal pump, and evaporate tanks in a single second.

It was finally in his hands.

"Passive three arrows + Skill 1 split equals 9 arrows per basic attack."

"9 arrows, each triggering 100% of orb effects."

"Hitting one person equals 9 times the effect, hitting three people equals 27 times the effect."

"No one can withstand that!"

"I feel like as long as I have equipment, I could act as an entire team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament by myself?"

This sounded like an exaggeration.

In reality, it was even more exaggerated!

At this very moment.

Just thinking about it.

Ji Feng couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Good, good, good! Now it's basically confirmed that the Hou Yi skills given by the system are the most broken version of Hou Yi from my past life."

Ji Feng looked forward to it.

Tomorrow's check-in, Hou Yi's second skill.

Early the next morning.

Ji Feng was by the same river as Huo Gua ten thousand years in the future.

He caught a fish, grilled it, and finished eating.

"Check-in!"

He silently recited the check-in in his heart.

The next second.

[Ding!]

[Check-in successful, you have obtained the second active skill: Sunset Glow]

Swish!

[Sunset Glow]: Hou Yi commands the Sun-Scorching Tower to attack a designated area. After a short delay, it summons a laser strike on the target location, dealing 400/440/480/520/560/600 (+50% physical bonus) magic damage to enemies hit. Enemies hit are slowed by 50% for 2 seconds, vision of the area is granted, and invisible units are revealed for 2 seconds.

Perfect!

Maximum slow.

Area-wide slow.

And with a very short cooldown in the late game, it can almost infinitely slow enemies.

The ability to gain vision of invisible units.

For Hou Yi, this was also an excellent effect.

If the first skill.

Was an output machine.

As for this second skill, it is a crowd-control ability.

It can render an opponent completely immobile.

Inspection complete.

Ji Feng continued to examine his attribute panel.

Hero Template: Hou Yi

Role: Marksman

Status: Awakenable (3/4)

The status column.

It had already reached 3/4.

In other words, only one more day remained.

Ji Feng would be able to fully awaken his Martial Soul, Hou Yi!

Soul Hunting Forest.

Ji Feng was on the outskirts of the forest.

On the afternoon of the third day.

He went down to the river to fish.

After catching a few large fish, he set up a fire to grill them.

The thick scent of smoke and the fragrant aroma of grilled fish.

Attracted quite a few soul beasts.

Fortunately, Ji Feng was agile.

He climbed straight up a tree.

Before officially awakening his Martial Soul.

He chose to avoid combat.

The next day.

Early in the morning.

Ji Feng had slept in the tree all night.

His back and waist were aching.

"Damn Tang San, Gangzi."

"This is all thanks to you two."

"However, all these hard days will end today."

Ji Feng clutched his arm.

He stretched his limbs.

He leaped down from the bushes.

"Sign in!"

He thought to himself.

Subsequently.

[Ding!]

[Day 4 of signing in]

[Sign-in successful! Unlocked the third active skill: Arrow of the Scorching Sun]

Swish!

Following the system prompt.

The detailed skill description panel.

Popped up once again.

[Arrow of the Scorching Sun]: Fires a global flame arrow. Upon hitting an enemy hero, it deals 700/1000/1300 (+90% physical bonus) physical damage and stuns for 0.5~3.5 seconds (the further it flies, the longer the stun). It deals the same damage to surrounding enemies, slows them by 50%, and increases your own movement speed by 30% for 5 seconds after impact.

"A maximum 3.5-second stun, 50% area-of-effect slow, 30% self-movement speed boost—the strongest version of Hou Yi's lifesteal pump, the final piece of the puzzle, is finally complete!"

Ji Feng clenched his fist.

He was full of confidence.

Just as he was feeling excited.

The system prompt sounded once more.

For his uncertain hesitation.

It provided a reassuring dose of certainty.

[Ding!]

[Check-in for four days, all skills enabled.]

[Hou Yi template, officially awakened!]

[Detected that the host possesses a common martial soul: Snake Martial Soul.]

[Detected that the Hou Yi Martial Soul has officially awakened.]

[Performing iteration.]

[Iterating.]

[Iteration complete!]

[Congratulations, you have officially awakened: Hou Yi!]

[Hou Yi Martial Soul grade appraisal: Super Martial Soul!]

"Super Martial Soul!"

Staring at the system panel, Ji Feng's gaze locked onto the final four characters.

Super Martial Soul.

On the Douluo Continent, martial soul grades are categorized into: Waste, Common, Rare, Top-tier, Super, and God-tier!

A Super Martial Soul inherently possesses Innate Full Soul Power of level 10.

"That means my current soul power has already reached level 10! I can absorb my first soul ring!"

"Hou Yi is a mythological figure, a god himself! To think he's only a Super Martial Soul."

Regarding this, Ji Feng expressed his dissatisfaction.

However, he would discover the ultimate potential of the Hou Yi template as he progressed.

[Detected template specificity: The host's total martial souls can only possess four soul rings in total!]

"What!?"

Hearing this, Ji Feng's expression shifted.

Four soul rings meant his final soul power could only reach the level of a Soul Ancestor!

"Does that mean I can only reach level 50 at most!?"

Ji Feng's eyes flickered as he speculated in his heart.

If that were the case, wouldn't he only be 20 levels higher than Gangzi?

"I don't know if that's what it means, but I'll just grind levels for now!"

With the Hou Yi Martial Soul now awakened, Ji Feng chose to take things one step at a time.

Soul Hunting Forest.

The outskirts.

A middle-aged man in black clothes with a buzzcut walked side-by-side with a boy in his early teens.

The two reached a bamboo grove and stopped.

The man with the buzzcut walked up to a piece of bamboo as thick as a water pipe, patted it twice, and said earnestly, "This is a ten-year Lone Bamboo, characterized by its toughness."

"Although its attack power is weak, its defensive capabilities are decent."

"It is quite suitable for your Blue Silver Grass."

The two were none other than the Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.

Tang San looked bewildered, knowing absolutely nothing about the knowledge of the Douluo Continent.

Listening intently to his teacher's explanation.

He nodded in deep agreement.

"Teacher..."

Just as Tang San was about to speak.

From deep within the bamboo forest.

Whoosh.

An arrow flew toward them at blinding speed.

Swish!

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Snap.

The Lone Bamboo, which Gangzi had been patting just a second ago, praising its decent defense.

With a resounding creak.

Collapsed to the ground.

And dropped a white spirit ring.

"Who is it!?"

"Who goes there!?"

Gangzi was startled at first.

Then, he was alarmed.