Douluo World

Also, he had never expected that burying the beasts would actually earn him the friendship of the Soul Beasts. That was completely beyond Lin Yuan's expectations.

He truly had not meant to gain anything from it. He had only wanted to satisfy his conscience. That was all.

This trip to Elf Star had really been worth it...

With that thought, the spacecraft slowly landed at Tianluo Planet's space center.

The moment Lin Yuan stepped out of the space center, he immediately heard a delighted cry of "Brother!"

The next second, a tiny cheering figure ran toward him in quick, hurried steps, spreading his arms as he ran, as if he wanted to give him a huge hug.

Lin Yuan: ...

Lin Yuan shifted slightly, making the person in front of him pounce on empty air.

Lan Xuanyu was not upset either. He came back in front of Lin Yuan and looked at him, who had grown even better-looking than before he left, yet still wore that same lazy expression. Lan Xuanyu said in delight, "Brother, you came back much faster than Mom and Dad expected."

"Mm. The process probably went rather smoothly."

Lin Yuan held his thermos and narrowed his eyes.

Over the past two years, Lan Xuanyu had gradually grown up and rarely called him "big brother" anymore, only "brother," but their bond had become even deeper.

"Major Yan, it's noon now. Why don't you come to our home for a meal?" Lan Xiao smiled as he invited Yan Ruoting.

"No, I still have a mission."

Yan Ruoting shook her head, then turned to Lin Yuan, who was being pestered by Lan Xuanyu to talk about his experiences on Elf Star, and said gently, "Little Lin, I'll go to the military headquarters to report back first. Oh, right. Since you already have a Soul Spirit and have become a true Soul Master, I'll register you at Tianluo Junior Soul Master Academy, Ziluo City Branch. This is already the best junior Soul Master academy in Ziluo City. Tomorrow is Monday, so remember to report in."

"Okay." Lin Yuan nodded.

Unfortunately, the system's mission was to have him get into Shrek Academy. Otherwise, he could have just taken a spacecraft straight to Douluo Planet and completed the check-in at Shrek Academy.

Just as Yan Ruoting was about to leave, Lin Yuan suddenly said, "Oh, right, Aunt Yan, could you open an account for me in Douluo World?"

"You want access to a simulation pod?" Yan Ruoting looked at Lin Yuan in some surprise.

Generally speaking, simulation pods could only be used by people over ten years old who had relatively strong self-control.

Because that meant completely entering another world. If someone was too young, it was easy for them to lose themselves and be unable to distinguish reality from illusion.

"I understand. You want to enter Douluo World's beast arena or Soul Master combat matches to spar with other Soul Masters, right? Generally speaking, simulation pods are open from the age of ten, and Douluo World is even stricter at twelve. But in your case, our military can communicate with the Federation and grant you special permission to enter."

At this point, Yan Ruoting raised the communication Soul Guidance Device on her wrist, dialed a number, and told the person on the other end about Lin Yuan's request.

When the person on the other end heard that Lin Yuan already had a Soul Spirit, they approved it directly without the slightest hesitation.

"All right. The Federation's most advanced simulation pod will be delivered to your home this afternoon. Mm, if you go out this afternoon, remember to give me a key. That's all, Little Lin. We'll meet again if fate allows."

After saying this, Yan Ruoting took the key and waved at Lin Yuan.

Then she got into a military Soul Guidance flying car and left in a great hurry.

Looks like she also had a very urgent mission. So this was the military?

Lin Yuan sighed inwardly.

After that, Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng brought Lan Xuanyu and Lin Yuan back home.

After shamelessly enjoying a delicious meal, Lan Xuanyu wanted Lin Yuan to tell him a story.

In any case, the simulation pod would not be installed until the afternoon, and Lin Yuan also felt bored, so he simply agreed.

Battle Through the Heavens had already been finished over the past two years. Lin Yuan thought about what he should tell Lan Xuanyu next.

He looked at Lan Xuanyu, who was staring eagerly at him, as well as Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng, his two loyal listeners.

Right, I'll tell the little Dragon God about Ultimate Douluo. I'll let him hear about all those Demon Pill things he'll do in the future. Mm, but I'll have to tweak it a little. At the very least, I can't use Douluo as the world setting.

Lin Yuan immediately decided.

"The story I'm going to tell next is called Ultimate Shrouding the Heavens."

"Ultimate Shrouding the Heavens?"

Lan Xuanyu nodded enthusiastically, and Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng also became interested.

Over the past two years, their greatest pleasure had been accompanying Lan Xuanyu in the afternoons to listen to Lin Yuan tell these wildly imaginative yet sufficiently hot-blooded stories.

Sometimes Lan Xiao even could not suppress the excitement in his heart and had to run outside to throw several sets of wild punches before he barely managed to calm himself down.

Before telling the story, Lin Yuan first ordered three bottles of beast milk and placed them on the table, then bowed to them.

Only then did he begin to narrate.

He kept talking until night fell.

"And just like that, Shi Hao swindled Ye Fan's bronze coffin away, planning to use it as transportation for himself and his companions..."

"How could Shi Hao do that? Brother Ye Fan clearly came to help him complete his mission, but he used sweet talk and relied on the power backing him to take Brother Ye Fan's bronze coffin!"

Lan Xuanyu said this in righteous indignation, waving his fists.

"Shi Hao went way too far. I can never become someone like that!"

Lin Yuan nodded in relief.

After politely turning down Lan Xiao's invitation to stay for dinner, Lin Yuan returned to his own home.

In the living room sat a silver simulation pod that took up about four square meters.

Lin Yuan did not use it right away. Instead, he first found the Soul Power Tester.

In an instant, a one-foot-four-inch beam of white light shot up.

"Rank 14 soul power?" Lin Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.

That seemed a little low. Although he had absorbed a Soul Spirit, it had been one with over nine thousand years of cultivation, after all.

This counted as absorbing beyond his limits. The boost his soul power gave him shouldn't have been this small...

No, that wasn't right. He shouldn't think of it that way.

Lin Yuan shook his head, recalling how he had easily pulled over a ten-meter-tall tree without using up much of his soul power.

My soul power should have been compressed. This should be a change brought about by the Voice of the Stars.

Lin Yuan murmured to himself.

Not only was this not a bad thing, it was a very good thing.

After all, there were differences between soul powers too. Quality?

Higher-level soul power was more durable than ordinary soul power, and the Soul Skills unleashed with it were much stronger as well.

It was like the difference between a pound of iron and a pound of cotton.

A pound of cotton took up far more observable space than a pound of iron.

But their internal density was worlds apart. Soul power was the same.

To put it this way, if he had gone straight to Rank 19 or 20, that would instead not have been what Lin Yuan wanted. Soul power like that would have been far too weak.

Its future potential would have been limited. Lin Yuan would definitely have found a way to compress his soul power.

This was already very good.

Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Generally speaking, his soul power should be comparable to a three-ring Soul Master, right?

Thinking this, Lin Yuan put down the Soul Power Tester and entered the simulation pod.

A transparent gel spread over his entire body, until a metal mask descended from above and covered his face.

The next moment, Lin Yuan was completely immersed inside the simulation pod.

Amid a faint humming sound, Lin Yuan's body suddenly grew light, and the darkness before his eyes abruptly brightened.

With a flash of light, Lin Yuan arrived in a town.

The streets were bustling with crowds, and it looked almost no different from the real world.

The only difference was that the way they looked at him was filled with surprise.

Clearly, they had not expected a child to enter the Douluo World.