Somewhere in an unnamed mountain.
Inside a strange barrier in a valley.
A young man sat meditating.
Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open.
It was as if swordlight shone from his eyes.
"Five years. I've finally absorbed all the inheritances. The Sword Saint, huh? Thank you, seniors, for passing them on to me. I, Ye Xuan, will carry your signature techniques and make a name for myself in this world."
Ye Xuan rose to his feet. He had inexplicably transmigrated to this world and been trapped here for five years.
During those five years, he had fought countless sword masters in a bizarre illusion.
He had died more times than he could count in that illusion.
Among those people were some he knew and some he didn't.
Of the ones he knew, there were Ge Nie, Yan Shisan, Ye Gucheng, Dugu Jian, Wu Ming, Feng Zhihen...
Those he recognized were only a small minority.
But Ye Xuan guessed they were all characters from the novels, comics, and films and television of the world he'd come from in his previous life.
Five years had forged an invincible sword heart in Ye Xuan, and his strength had reached the point where even a blade of grass or a tree could become a sword in his hands.
Yet he was only fourteen years old.
He had transmigrated here five years ago, been inexplicably trapped, and even his body had grown younger, returning to the appearance of a nine-year-old.
Now that he had become a Sword Saint, he was probably invincible once he descended the mountain.
Ye Xuan stood up, and sure enough, the barrier here had disappeared.
"They really weren't lying to me. Once I defeated them, the barrier would naturally break." Ye Xuan murmured.
Then he headed down the mountain. For five years, he hadn't eaten or drunk anything, relying entirely on the wonders of the space inside the barrier.
Now he could hardly wait to get down the mountain and find somewhere to feast.
"I just don't know what kind of world this is. A wuxia world? A high-martial world? Or an immortal cultivation world? If it's an immortal cultivation world, I wonder what level I'm at now." Ye Xuan talked to himself as he descended.
He could only feel the surging power inside him, but he'd need to fight people from this world to find out what level it was.
He hoped this was an immortal cultivation world.
Because if it was, he could pursue immortality.
Who wouldn't want to live forever?
Lost in thought, he reached the foot of the mountain before he knew it.
On the way down, Ye Xuan had spotted many large animals. They hadn't noticed him, but he had noticed them.
He realized they seemed not only strong, but quite intelligent as well.
"Could they be demonic beasts? Is this an immortal cultivation world?" Ye Xuan began to look forward to it.
The place seemed to be very far from any town. At the foot of the mountain, Ye Xuan saw only a muddy path.
After walking for a while, dusk had fallen.
Just as Ye Xuan was about to pick up his pace, he heard the sounds of a fight.
Following the noise, he came upon a young girl fighting several vicious wolves.
She already looked somewhat weary, but the wolves were still baring their fangs and charging aggressively.
And...
Ye Xuan noticed two yellow rings of light around the girl.
"Hm? What's that?"
He found it strange, but the girl was in grave danger. Standing by and watching wasn't his style.
He casually plucked a blade of grass from beside him.
The blade of grass flew from his fingers straight toward the wolves.
Without making a sound, it pierced through their bodies, and the wolves collapsed.
The wolves suddenly dropping dead startled the girl.
She looked around, and when she saw Ye Xuan, she asked in disbelief, "Was it you who saved me?"
She wasn't sure, since she couldn't tell whether the deaths of these Soul Beasts had anything to do with this strange young man.
"It looks like there's no one else here. I'm Ye Xuan. What's your name? Where are we?" he asked with a smile.
Though he had transmigrated to this world five years ago, he still didn't know where he was, and knew nothing about the world.
"Thank you. My name is Zhu Zhuqing. This is the Star Luo Empire. If we keep going a little farther, we'll reach the Heaven Dou Empire," the girl said gratefully.
"Zhu Zhuqing? The Star Luo Empire? The Heaven Dou Empire?"
Ye Xuan had never expected to have transmigrated to the Douluo Continent.
This was one of the first batches of webnovels he'd ever read, and before transmigrating, he'd even watched its animated adaptation.
He wouldn't comment on the rest, but he'd always liked the character designs in the Xuanyi animation.
A novel he'd nearly forgotten came back to mind, along with all those beautiful women.
Looking closely at Zhu Zhuqing now, Ye Xuan could see that she really did look the part.
As Ye Xuan was thinking about all this, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
[You successfully helped Zhu Zhuqing and met the conditions to activate the system.] [Would you like to activate it?]
"A system? Do I even need one now? Well, since it's here, I might as well activate it!" Ye Xuan said silently in his heart.
He mainly wanted to see what kind of system it was.
[Activation successful!] [You have obtained a Martial Soul, the Hundred Beauties Scroll, with innate Soul Power Level 20.] [Because you helped Zhu Zhuqing, your First Soul Ring has been automatically unlocked. Its age equals the combined age of Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Rings; it is currently 800 years old.] [First Soul Skill: Mimic: Zhu Zhuqing] [Effect: Summons an illusion identical to Zhu Zhuqing. The illusion possesses all of Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Skills and has the same Soul Power Level. In addition, the Hundred Beauties Scroll grants her a boost, tripling the power of her Soul Skills.] [Help more beauties to unlock more Soul Rings.]
"Huh?"
Ye Xuan was a little dumbfounded. This system really was interesting.
From the sound of it, he wouldn't need to cultivate a Martial Soul from here on.
That suited him just fine. He had spent five years cultivating his swordsmanship in the mountains and had now become a Sword Saint. Having to start cultivating a Martial Soul all over again would bore him to death.
He was already a Sword Saint. Naturally, he should travel the world and live freely.
Besides, this was the world of Douluo Continent.
Ye Xuan felt that hardly any of the main characters were normal, and it was difficult to find even a few with decent values.
But did that matter?
It didn't.
If nobody had decent values, he could just follow their looks.
"But what counts as helping more beauties? What qualifies as helping?"
[Resolve a life-threatening crisis, and you will unlock a new Soul Ring.]
"A life-threatening crisis? Looks like I'll need to wait for the right opportunity," Ye Xuan thought.
Zhu Zhuqing saw that Ye Xuan had been standing there dazed for a long time, and couldn't help calling out, "Brother Ye, Brother Ye?"
It wasn't that Zhu Zhuqing was overly familiar. This person had saved her, and he looked older than her, so calling him big brother was only proper.
"Sorry, something just came to mind," Ye Xuan said.
"Oh! Thank you for saving me, Brother Ye. Are you going to the Heaven Dou Empire too?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
"I haven't decided where to go. It seems like it doesn't matter much," Ye Xuan said.
"You haven't decided where to go? Then would you like to come with me to the Heaven Dou Empire, Brother Ye? If you're willing to accompany me, I can pay you," Zhu Zhuqing said.
She didn't know what dangers lay ahead. If Ye Xuan hadn't stepped in just now, she would definitely have been injured.
Meeting such an extraordinary expert, who didn't seem to be busy, made hiring him seem like a good choice.
"Sure. You don't need to pay me. Just cover my food and lodging," Ye Xuan said.
"Okay!" Zhu Zhuqing hadn't expected him to be so easygoing, and her voice brightened with delight.
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