The Sword Saint Descends the Mountain

Somewhere in an unnamed mountain range.

Deep within a valley, inside a strange barrier.

A young man sat cross-legged in meditation.

Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open.

It was as if sword light were radiating from his gaze.

"Five years. I have finally finished absorbing all the inheritances. Sword Saint, is it? My thanks to all you predecessors for your legacies. I, Ye Xuan, will carry your signature techniques and make a name for myself in this world."

Ye Xuan stood up. He had inexplicably transmigrated into this world and been trapped here for five years.

Over these five years, he had been caught in a bizarre illusion, crossing blades with countless masters of the sword.

Within that illusion, he had died more times than he could count.

Among these people were those he recognized and those he did not.

Of those he recognized, there were Ge Nie, Yan Shisan, Ye Gucheng, Dugu Jian, Wu Ming, Feng Zhihen...

Those he recognized were only a small fraction.

But Ye Xuan surmised that these individuals were all characters from the novels, comics, and films of his previous life.

Five years had forged an invincible sword heart within Ye Xuan, and his strength had reached the point where every blade of grass and every tree could serve as his sword.

Yet, he was only fourteen years old.

He had transmigrated here five years ago and been inexplicably trapped, his body even regressing to the appearance of a nine-year-old.

Now that he had become a Sword Saint, he feared he would be invincible the moment he descended the mountain.

Ye Xuan stood up, and sure enough, the barrier here vanished.

"They didn't lie to me after all. Once I defeated them, the barrier would naturally dissipate," Ye Xuan muttered to himself.

He then began to walk down the mountain. For five years, he had neither eaten nor drank, surviving entirely on the wonders within the barrier's space.

Now, he couldn't wait to get down the mountain and find a place to feast.

"I just don't know what kind of world this is. A martial arts world? A high-martial world? Or a cultivation world? If it's a cultivation world, I wonder what level I'm at now." Ye Xuan talked to himself as he descended.

He could feel surging power within his body, but he felt he would need to cross blades with the people of this world to know exactly what level that power represented.

He hoped it was a cultivation world.

Because if it were, he could pursue immortality.

After all, who wouldn't want to pursue immortality?

Lost in thought, he reached the foot of the mountain before he knew it.

On his way down, Ye Xuan spotted many large animals. They had failed to notice him, but he had taken note of them.

Ye Xuan discovered that they seemed not only to possess a certain level of strength but also a fair amount of intelligence.

"Could they be demonic beasts? Is this a cultivation world?" Ye Xuan began to feel expectant.

The place seemed very far from any town; upon reaching the bottom, Ye Xuan only noticed a muddy little path.

After walking for a while, dusk began to fall.

Just as Ye Xuan was about to pick up his pace, he heard the sounds of a struggle.

He followed the noise and saw a young girl fighting against several vicious wolves.

She appeared to be showing signs of fatigue, but the wolves were still acting aggressively.

Furthermore, Ye Xuan noticed that the girl had two yellow rings of light around her.

"Hmm? What on earth is that?"

Ye Xuan felt a bit strange, but seeing the girl in such a precarious position, standing by and watching wasn't his style.

He casually plucked a blade of grass from the side.

The blade of grass left his hand and flew directly toward the vicious wolves.

Without a sound, the grass pierced through the bodies of the wolves, and they collapsed.

As the wolves suddenly dropped dead, the girl was startled.

She looked around, and upon seeing Ye Xuan, she asked in disbelief, "Did you save me?"

She wasn't entirely sure, as she couldn't be certain if the deaths of these soul beasts were related to this strange youth.

"There doesn't seem to be anyone else here besides me. My name is Ye Xuan. What is your name? And where is this place?" Ye Xuan asked with a smile.

Although he had been in this world for five years, he still didn't know where he was, and his understanding of this world was non-existent.

"Thank you. My name is Zhu Zhuqing. This is the Star Luo Empire. If you walk a bit further, you'll be close to the Heaven Dou Empire," the girl replied gratefully.

"Zhu Zhuqing? Star Luo Empire? Heaven Dou Empire?"

Ye Xuan never expected that the world he had transmigrated into was actually the Douluo Continent.

This book could be considered one of the first web novels he ever read; before transmigrating, he had even watched its animated adaptation.

Ye Xuan wouldn't comment on anything else, but he certainly liked the character modeling in the Xuanji animation.

The novel, which he had almost forgotten, was brought back to mind by those beautiful women.

Looking closely at the Zhu Zhuqing before him now, she really did look just like the character.

As Ye Xuan was lamenting these things, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[You have successfully helped Zhu Zhuqing, meeting the conditions to activate the system.]

[Do you wish to activate it?]

A system? Do I even need this thing now? Oh well, since I'm already here, I might as well activate it! Ye Xuan said silently in his heart.

He mainly wanted to see what kind of system this was.

[Activation successful!]

[Obtained innate level 20 spirit power martial soul, Hundred Beauties Scroll.]

[Having helped Zhu Zhuqing, the first spirit ring has been automatically unlocked. The spirit ring age is the sum of Zhu Zhuqing's spirit ring ages, currently 800 years.]

[First Spirit Skill: Mimic: Zhu Zhuqing]

[Effect: Summon a phantom identical to Zhu Zhuqing. The phantom possesses all of Zhu Zhuqing's spirit skills and has the same spirit power level. At the same time, the Hundred Beauties Scroll will grant her a buff, capable of amplifying her spirit skill power by three times.]

[Help more beauties to unlock more spirit rings.]

"Huh?"

Ye Xuan was a bit stunned; this system was truly interesting.

According to this, he wouldn't need to cultivate any martial soul later on.

This was fine by him. He had spent five years in the mountains practicing swordsmanship and had now become a Sword Saint; making him start over to cultivate a martial soul would be far too boring.

Since he had already become a Sword Saint, he naturally wanted to travel the world and live freely.

Moreover, this was the world of the Douluo Continent.

Although Ye Xuan felt that few of the main characters were normal, and it was hard to find people with sound values.

But did that matter?

It didn't.

If everyone's values were skewed, then he might as well just follow his instincts.

"However, what is the standard for 'helping' when it comes to helping more beauties?"

[Resolving a life-threatening crisis will unlock a new spirit ring.]

A life-threatening crisis? It seems I'll need to wait for the right opportunity then, Ye Xuan sighed inwardly.

Seeing Ye Xuan dazed for a long time, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but call out, "Brother Ye? Brother Ye?"

It wasn't that she was being overly familiar, but since this person had saved her and appeared older than her, calling him 'Brother' was only proper.

"My apologies, I was just thinking about some things," Ye Xuan said.

"Oh! Thank you for saving me earlier, Brother Ye. Are you also heading to the Heaven Dou Empire?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

"I haven't decided where to go yet; it doesn't really matter where I end up," Ye Xuan replied.

"You haven't decided? 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 to hire you," Zhu Zhuqing suggested.

She didn't know what dangers lay ahead, and if Ye Xuan hadn't intervened earlier, she surely would have been injured.

Being able to encounter such a mysterious expert who seemed to have no ulterior motives, hiring him seemed like a good choice.

"Sure. You don't need to pay me; just cover my room and board," Ye Xuan said.

"Alright!" Zhu Zhuqing hadn't expected him to be so easygoing, and her tone brightened considerably.