Sorting Out My Situation

Three days seemed short, but in reality, they were agonizingly long.

For Li Changsheng in particular, it was nothing short of torture.

During these three days:

By day, he stayed in his hotel room practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill, immersing himself in meditation to perceive the wonders of soul power and refine his martial soul.

Whenever he gained a new insight, he would summon his Immortal Execution Painting martial soul to put it to the test.

Of course, he did not neglect his practice of the Night-Startling Spear techniques.

In one instance, while fighting a level 12 soul master, Li Changsheng didn't even use his martial soul. Instead, using a spear forged from ordinary refined iron and applying the techniques taught by the God of Wisdom alongside his own comprehension of the Night-Startling Spear, he directly unhorsed his opponent!

At this stage of soul mastery, the power of one's martial soul was not yet particularly pronounced, especially among these students from the primary soul master academies.

Their curriculum focused primarily on theory, and even their graduation exams merely required them to obtain their first soul ring.

Was this simple?

It wasn't exactly simple, but with the rapid development of soul guidance devices, it had become easier.

Low-level soul masters, as long as they were willing to spend the money to purchase lethal soul guidance devices, found it quite easy to kill soul beasts.

Do not forget, one could always form a team to enter the forests where the empire raised soul beasts.

Although these makeshift soul-beast hunting squads lacked synergy, the empire-managed forests contained very few formidable soul beasts.

Compared to the mysterious and terrifying Star Dou Great Forest or the even more distant polar regions, they were truly much safer.

Therefore...

Li Changsheng had absolutely no interest in these fights.

They were too weak.

His opponents were all like pathetic weaklings, unable to last more than two or three moves in his hands before being mercilessly crushed.

Just tonight, he finished his fourth exhibition match.

His opponent was another student from Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy, a sixth-year student with level 17 soul power.

A very talented individual.

At twelve years old, reaching level 17 soul power was something many soul masters could only dream of.

But the final result was quite unfortunate.

This little level 17 genius seemed even more cowardly than Wang Hehe had been.

The moment he entered the world of the Immortal Execution Painting martial soul, he was scared to tears.

Li Changsheng had originally wanted to test what effect his first soul skill would have on a level 17 soul master.

But since the opponent was already crying, he couldn't bring himself to do it and had no choice but to let him go.

Under the referee's stunned gaze, Li Changsheng achieved his fourth consecutive victory.

"Sigh, there's absolutely no challenge. As expected, a newbie village is just a newbie village."

Li Changsheng lay on the bed with his legs crossed, holding the parchment notes of a level 10 soul master—a reward from the system—and struggled to make sense of the obscure and difficult language within.

Li Changsheng wasn't particularly clever, and he was even worse when it came to academic subjects.

But he had no choice; he wanted to complete more tasks for the Sign-in and Clock-in System.

He had only signed in twice, yet he had already obtained so many good things.

If he kept signing in, what would the final sign-in location be like?

"Shrek Pre-Academy, hmm, a place where geniuses gather. There must be some talented youths there who can withstand my first soul skill."

A petite and exquisite figure flashed through Li Changsheng's mind.

With flowing silver-white hair, a zither floating before her, and one yellow and one purple soul ring reflecting each other, her jade fingers plucked the strings lightly, manifesting attacks that could take on seven opponents at once...

"The Seven Absolute Zither Master?" Li Changsheng leaned against the bed, closing his eyes slightly.

After a moment, he opened them again.

He conveniently activated the Sign-in and Clock-in System to confirm his status and the equipment he possessed, preparing for his departure to Shrek Pre-Academy tomorrow.

This was probably his preparation before leaving the newbie village, he thought to himself.

"Skill: God of Wisdom."

Li Changsheng's eyes brightened.

The God of Wisdom skill.

This was his greatest aid. If not for this skill, he probably wouldn't even know how to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill; at most, he would have just awakened the Genesis Book martial soul with innate level 9 soul power.

At the same time, Li Changsheng murmured the functions of the God of Wisdom:

"Omniscience: Analyze the opponent's martial soul, level, and soul skills; the age and attributes of soul beasts..."

This was the first ability of the God of Wisdom.

Through its omniscient and omnipotent wisdom, it could analyze any existence.

"Parallel Calculation, which is essentially an automatic combat mode: once activated, it can assist in cultivation and combat. Cultivation comes with a state of perfect meditative insight, while combat comes with the most exquisite and peerless fighting techniques."

A scene from outside the forest of Spirit Soul City flashed through Li Changsheng's mind.

The God of Wisdom had manifested the aura of the Night-Startling Spear into a towering black dragon.

With just a breath and a few simple movements, it had annihilated all the soul beasts with overwhelming force.

"Inhumanity: allows for indiscriminate thinking. It views everything from a perspective of absolute fairness. It comes with increased wisdom and accelerated thought processes."

The God of Wisdom had told Li Changsheng about this point.

Indeed, when the God of Wisdom possessed Li Changsheng, he could clearly feel that cold, indifferent sensation—a state devoid of any emotion.

Li Changsheng immediately realized the utility of this ability...

"Formless Cycle: This ability is similar to the Longevity System's previous capacity to alter others' perceptions. It can render one immune to all mental attacks and detection."

This was the fourth ability inherent to the God of Wisdom.

Li Changsheng did not consider this ability useless.

On the contrary, he thought of much more.

This ability was likely one of the essentials for any transmigrator.

It shielded one from the perception of gods.

Gods, such existences, did they not exist to maintain the normal development of a world?

Normal historical progression, the normal cycle of life and death—these all required gods to maintain. They would not directly interfere with the world, but the so-called enforcers would eliminate those who disrupted the order.

And transmigrators were disruptors of order.

Without the ability to shield one's spirit, one would have been discovered and purged by the gods long ago.

Think about it: Li Changsheng had lived for ten thousand years as an ordinary person.

Even if the gods were blind, they would know something was wrong. They would certainly use some means to erase him.

Therefore, this ability to shield all perception was extremely important.

For now, these were the four abilities possessed by the God of Wisdom.

However, according to the God of Wisdom's own response, it had many more abilities, but they remained undeveloped. They required Li Changsheng's help to unlock, though it did not specify how to assist it.

"Having the God of Wisdom is equivalent to having a perfect, ultimate mentor," Li Changsheng concluded.

Immediately, he looked at his second skill.

Longevity.

Ever since he had acquired this skill, Li Changsheng had never examined it.

Now, as he saw his remaining lifespan, he was somewhat surprised.

Eighty-nine thousand years.

Well, it was absurdly long. Even if he continued to slack off, he would likely achieve immortality.

But such immortality was meaningless.

"My life is long enough for me to cultivate to the peak. Therefore, what I must do is not let down any beautiful things along the path of cultivation."

Li Changsheng smiled slightly. Being strong was certainly great, but the scenery on the road to becoming stronger was worth stopping to appreciate.

Of course, that was only possible with as much lifespan as Li Changsheng possessed.

"These are what the Sign-in and Clock-in System carries. Perhaps there will be other skills in the future."

"Weapon, Night-Startling Divine Spear. Current affinity..."

Li Changsheng thought of the Night-Startling Spear. Over these past three days, under the guidance of the God of Wisdom, he had used it for a while and discovered a few things...

However, there were no formidable opponents to test it against. The Night-Startling Spear, once drawn, would likely demand blood.

"Martial Soul Genesis Book, current abilities unclear, not yet tested."

The God of Wisdom said that only after obtaining his first soul ring would he truly be able to taste the richness of the Genesis Book martial soul.

"Martial Soul Immortal Execution Painting, the current first soul ring skill is Three Thousand Sumeru Flames. It seems like a vast, infinite domain forming a broken world, awaiting further investigation."

Li Changsheng certainly had not forgotten the tasks of the Sign-in and Clock-in System, and for the next period, he would follow the path laid out by these missions.

"For the freshman assessment, as long as there are no accidents, taking first place should be no problem."

"Becoming a soul master, with the help of the God of Wisdom's omniscient and omnipotent abilities, should also be no great issue."

"Soul power level thirteen; reaching level thirty as a Soul Venerable before the age of twelve to complete the mission. A soul ring of no less than ten thousand years—that is a bit difficult."

"The exploration missions are also a bit dangerous, but they are well worth a try."

Li Changsheng quickly sorted out his current situation and the things he needed to do over the next six years.

"So, the main goal for now is..."

Shrek Pre-Academy?

No, no, no.

Li Changsheng pulled the silk quilt from the side and covered himself with it.

"Sleep!"