Master of Breakups

"I often say that a qualified breakup master must first be a love master."

"Flit through a sea of flowers without a single petal clinging to you!"

"And most importantly, remember: a good horse never turns back to graze on old grass!"

On Donghai Academy's training field, a handsome young man with golden hair and purple eyes spoke eloquently, sharing all sorts of romantic experience.

A full circle of people sat around him, all looking at him with admiration and sudden enlightenment.

Lin Xun was no strategist who had never set foot on a battlefield. In truth, he was a general who had won every battle. Otherwise, he would not have had so many followers.

It was precisely his glorious record that convinced others.

On the first day of school, he had won over Ouyang Zixin, the goddess of the upper division, then broken up with her at lightning speed. It was as if he had not been looking for a girlfriend at all, but merely showing off his skills.

Such a feat was undoubtedly legendary at Donghai Academy.

"Could it be that everyone named Lin Xun is a love master?" Xie Xie muttered.

Whether ten thousand years ago or twenty thousand years ago, there had once been a Soul Master named Lin Xun who rose to fame. This name was renowned not merely because of his strength and status, but even more because he was a scumbag—a thoroughgoing playboy.

Many talented female Soul Masters who had become famous in those two eras had, to varying degrees, crossed paths with him.

"System Points +3"

"System Points +3"

"..."

"Another fruitful day." Lin Xun was in quite a good mood.

The Romance System: Playboy Edition.

As long as he successfully entered a relationship with a named female character from Douluo Continent and immediately broke up with her when their relationship was at its best, he would gain Breakup Points. The greater the female character's importance in the story, the more Breakup Points he would receive. System Points, meanwhile, were gained when his romantic exploits or breakups spread and were discussed by others.

Both Breakup Points and System Points could be exchanged for rewards in the system shop. Eighty percent of those rewards were products of Douluo Continent and would update along with the era. Now that it had reached the era of Legend of the Dragon King, not only could he exchange them for heavenly treasures and rare minerals, but also battle armor and mechas—even Level 12 Godslayer Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Cannonballs.

And one Breakup Point was equal to one hundred thousand System Points.

Breakup Points were useful for more than that. They could also be exchanged for certain special items unavailable through System Points, such as a new body. After collecting Breakup Points from every female character he could date twenty thousand years ago, he could not possibly just wait around for ten thousand years, so he exchanged for a new body and arrived in the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect.

It was like his original flesh had withered away and a new body had been custom-made. Yet the body he purchased was still flesh regenerated from his own bloodline.

It was akin to purchasing authorization.

The bloodline was the same; only the appearance had changed.

His current body was already the fourth one he had used. A century ago, he had used another one as well. He had originally not wanted to change it, but he had no choice—if he had not, Leng Yaozhu would have chopped him to death.

Moreover, every body had a different face and voice.

As for the ultimate reward, once the total amount of System Points and Breakup Points he had ever accumulated reached one billion, he would receive the reward for clearing the system.

He would become the new master of the universe!

Infinite lifespan and inexhaustible power—this was practically the highest desire humanity could pursue.

Zhou Changxi asked curiously, "Then, Brother Lin Xun, are you a love master or a breakup master?"

"You clearly weren't paying attention." Yun Xiao shot him a disdainful look. "Didn't you hear Brother Xun just say that a breakup master is a love master?"

"Yes and no."

With his hands behind his back, Lin Xun said profoundly, "A love master is not necessarily a breakup master, but a breakup master must definitely be a love master."

"Alright, today's little lecture on romance ends here."

"Class dismissed!"

As usual, he opened the system interface.

"Let's see what's been updated." As he walked, Lin Xun browsed through the various items in the system shop.

He had used up most of the System Points he had saved in the previous few bodies while cultivating. Each body came with a new Martial Soul and had to cultivate from scratch. This time, he had finally saved up a modest amount and could start looking for tools that would aid his cultivation.

"Mystic Water Pill, ten thousand System Points. Not bad—it steadily raises one's level without harming the foundation. I'll also get a Soul Guidance storage ring. That's another thousand System Points."

Lin Xun still felt a little pained. He had only saved twenty thousand System Points since coming to the academy, and now he had spent over ten thousand in one go.

The road ahead was long and arduous.

Battle armor was even more expensive, but there was a reason for the price. The battle armor provided by the system was the most perfect kind, more perfectly suited to its host than anything anyone else could design or forge.

Still, he truly was not that famous in this era, so accumulating System Points in the early stages was indeed much slower.

"System, why are Gu Yue and Na'er here too? Didn't I already break up with them once? Why is there a second time?"

Lin Xun had never really understood it. After arriving in this era, Gu Yue and Na'er had appeared once again in his pool of female characters awaiting breakup.

He had already broken up with them once ten thousand years ago. Back then, he had even just ended things with the Emperor Auspicious Beast. While she was outside moping, he had been riding a dragon beneath the Lake of Life.

The same character could only be broken up with once; there was no reward for a second time. He had once tried to exploit that loophole, and the system had warned him.

"Host, this system will not force you to date or break up with any particular female character. It only assigns Breakup Points to each character you can break up with. Gu Yue and Na'er are independent individuals, unlike the complete Silver Dragon King, so you can break up with them a second time."

"Then why are Gu Yue and Na'er worth so much? Breaking up with either one gives two thousand Breakup Points."

Lin Xun remembered that the complete Silver Dragon King had only been worth five hundred Breakup Points back then. Yet now that she had split into two, they had somehow become more expensive.

"Considering that the host has already completed one breakup, the overall difficulty of the second breakup will be higher. Therefore, the price is also higher. In addition, the Silver Dragon King did not carry much weight in the storyline ten thousand years ago."

Lin Xun's teeth ached.

When exes met, their eyes turned especially red.

What was more, every one of his relationships had ended in an abrupt, cliff-like breakup, and the reasons he gave were utterly ridiculous. When he broke up with the Silver Dragon King back then, he had merely said she was too old-fashioned and had no sense of fun.

Every one of his former lovers would definitely want to hack him to death upon seeing him again.

Get back together, then break up again.

Too difficult.

Though he had changed his appearance, better safe than sorry.

"I never thought I'd fall this low," Lin Xun sighed. Yet he had no choice but to do it—the breakup points were simply too generous.

Just moments ago, he had sworn he would never go back to an ex.

Back in the day, he could play Fight the Landlord with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at the same time, while Oscar and Dai Mubai weren't even worthy of listening from around the corner.

Yet today, he had fallen to the point where he could only go back to an ex.

But as the saying went—

A good horse doesn't eat old grass, but if there's grass, why run all over the mountain?

"Brother Xun, Brother Xun!"

Xie Xie caught up from behind.

"Did you know? Two new students joined our class, and one of them is even a beauty."

"A beauty?"

Where would Class Five, Grade One of Donghai Academy get a beauty?

Full of doubt, Lin Xun followed Xie Xie back to the classroom and happened to see the transfer students who had just arrived at the academy.

One of them had black hair and black eyes. Yet she was not merely delicate-looking; she was beautiful, possessing the beauty of one standing alone in the cold autumn—cool and aloof, with a distinctive pride.

Like a snow lotus descending from the Heavenly Mountains and taking human form.

Her black eyes were deep as an abyss. When she casually glanced over, a chilling sensation shot up Lin Xun's spine.

Lin Xun could not help but shudder. He had clearly changed his appearance, so she should not have been able to recognize him. Yet upon seeing her, he still could not help feeling guilty.

This should be Gu Yue.

Unlike her delicate yet insufficiently beautiful appearance in the original timeline, this Gu Yue was excessively beautiful. But that was normal too. She was his ex-girlfriend, and many things had already changed.

As for the other one, he had short black hair and handsome features. His large eyes in particular looked quite clear, giving off an air that made people feel pity for him.

If Lin Xun was not mistaken, this should be Tang Wulin.

"Why does Tang Wulin feel a little off?"

Lin Xun could not say exactly why, but he had a feeling that something was not quite right.

"Host, you were deeply involved in all three eras. Although the power of the plane's destiny will prevent the story from undergoing any major fundamental changes, many details have already changed."

"For example, Host, you took the young Tang Hao in as your adoptive son, and Tang San is your adoptive grandson. It is perfectly normal for his descendants to undergo changes."