Martial Souls, the Four Immortal Slaying Swords

"Foster fathers, please deposit your brains here~"

Douluo Continent, west of the Heaven Dou Empire, Fasinuo Province, south of Notting City.

Holy Soul Village!

A small village with just over three hundred households. Legend had it that a Soul Saint-level Soul Master had emerged from here a hundred years ago, and thus it was named Holy Soul Village.

At the southernmost end of Holy Soul Village, inside a dilapidated thatched hut.

Chen Ping'an curled up in a corner, starving terribly.

"Damn it, other people get a system when they transmigrate. Why did I get nothing? I can't even awaken a martial soul."

Chen Ping'an had lived in this village for eighteen years.

Over those eighteen years, Chen Ping'an had tried many times to leave and seek out opportunities.

But because he could not awaken a martial soul, Old Jack had permanently imprisoned him in the village.

Chen Ping'an had never expected this so-called Holy Soul Village to have such an outrageous rule: anyone unable to awaken a martial soul could never leave the village and could only toil like an ox or horse.

Over those eighteen years, he was frequently bullied by those who had awakened martial souls.

Yesterday, he had even been beaten half to death by a drunk Soul Master.

As a result, he could no longer take care of himself.

Like a dead dog, he curled up on the bed and waited to die.

Ding. The host has been detected in a near-death state. System activation successful!

Congratulations, Host, on binding the Shared Cultivation System!

After Chen Ping'an bound the Shared Cultivation System, it immediately revived him.

Ding. Rescue successful!

As Chen Ping'an's heart began pounding rapidly, he suddenly sat upright in bed.

"Am I dead?!"

Chen Ping'an looked left and right.

He had thought he had gone to hell.

Ding. A beginner's gift pack has been granted for successfully binding the system. Would you like to open it?

Hearing the system's voice, Chen Ping'an froze.

Three seconds later~

"Hehehe~"

"System, you finally came!"

Chen Ping'an was overjoyed.

"Open the beginner's gift pack!"

Ding. Opening beginner's gift pack~

Congratulations, Host, you have received 0.01 seconds of shared cultivation with Primeval Lord of Heaven!

Congratulations, Host, you have awakened martial souls: Immortal Slaying Sword, Immortal Execution Sword, Immortal Trapping Sword, and Immortal Annihilation Sword!

Martial soul awakening successful. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining Innate Full Soul Power Level 40. The host's first martial soul has been granted four growable one-year Soul Rings.

Looking at the system notifications popping up in his mind, Chen Ping'an was ecstatic.

It was actually shared cultivation with Primeval Lord of Heaven!

Although it was only 0.01 seconds.

But this was Primeval Lord of Heaven!

What kind of existence was Primeval Lord of Heaven?

He was a saint of the Prehistoric World and a disciple under Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

He ruled over heaven and earth, remained unscathed through countless tribulations, untouched by karma, and existed alongside the heavens.

With a single thought, the Heavenly Dao changed. He was unborn and undying, imperishable through countless tribulations, transcendent beyond time and space, with karma unable to touch him.

To a saint, the myriad heavens and worlds, the cycles of the universe, were nothing more than a game of chess.

In a ridiculously low-level plane like Douluo Continent, even 0.01 seconds could bring enormous gains.

Chen Ping'an could not wait any longer. "System, begin the shared cultivation with Primeval Lord of Heaven!"

Received. Would you like these 0.01 seconds of shared cultivation with Primeval Lord of Heaven to increase your Soul Power, increase your Soul Ring age, or split evenly between both?

"!!!"

"You can do that?"

"Then split it evenly between both!"

Received! Connection to the Prehistoric World successful! Connection to Primeval Lord of Heaven successful! Shared cultivation commencing!

With the system serving as an intermediary, it opened a channel for transmitting Spiritual Energy.

The channel silently connected to Primeval Lord of Heaven for 0.01 seconds before closing.

The next moment.

A terrifying surge of Spiritual Energy poured into Chen Ping'an's body.

Then, that terrifying spiritual power was converted into Soul Power.

Level 50!

Level 60!

Level 70!

Level 80!

Level 90!

It stopped after breaking through to Title Douluo, followed by the system's notification.

Ding! Congratulations, Host, on reaching Level 90. The host's first martial soul has been granted five growable one-year Soul Rings.

Not only that.

The nine white Soul Rings rising from beneath Chen Ping'an's feet were also changing color.

Yellow!

Purple!

Black!

Red!

They only stopped when each red ring bore two golden patterns.

That meant 200,000 Year Soul Rings.

Ding. Shared cultivation with Primeval Lord of Heaven for 0.01 seconds complete!

With the system's notification, Chen Ping'an let out a deep breath.

He felt completely refreshed.

However.

"System, are you sure it was Primeval Lord of Heaven's cultivation that was shared? Even 0.005 seconds from a saint should have made me a Limit Douluo, even if I couldn't become a god, right? And these Soul Rings should be at least a million years old, shouldn't they?"

The more Chen Ping'an thought about it, the more something felt off.

Ahem, Host, Douluo Continent is simply too low-level, so low-level that it is beyond imagination. A massive amount of spiritual power is lost while the channel is connecting. In truth, only 0.0001 seconds actually reached you~

And this system must collect a 50% intermediary fee. So in actual actuality, only 0.00005 seconds reached you~

Chen Ping'an: "."

"Holy shit, you black-hearted system!"

Chen Ping'an had not expected so much spiritual power to be lost in such a low-level plane.

If it had not been lost, he could have crushed God Kings with ease.

Ahem, our system clan also needs energy to survive.

Ding. New main quest: Join Shrek Academy.

Quest reward upon completion: a set of growable Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones!

"Judging by the timing, Tang San should be close to graduating now. After graduation, he'll join Shrek Academy. Perfect!"

"Hehehe!"

"System, open my status panel!"

Name: Chen Ping'an

Age: Eighteen

Title: Immortal Slaying

Soul Power: Level 90 Title Douluo

Martial Souls: First Martial Soul: Immortal Slaying Sword; Second Martial Soul: Immortal Execution Sword; Third Martial Soul: Immortal Trapping Sword; Fourth Martial Soul: Immortal Annihilation Sword

First Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: Red (Sword Dance in the Sky), Red (Sword Shadow Diffraction), Red (Sword Heart Clarity), Red (Sword Severing Mountains and Rivers), Red (Sword Slaying Stars), Red (Sword Breaking Void), Red (Immortal Slaying True Body), Red (One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws), Red (Immortal Slaying)

Second Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: None

Third Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: None

Fourth Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: None

Soul Bones: None

Domain: None

Looking at the status panel, Chen Ping'an revealed an evil smile.

Before transmigrating, these were things he could not even dream of. Yet now, they had become reality.

This felt incredible!

Chen Ping'an withdrew his Soul Rings.

Before heading to Shrek Academy, there was still one more thing to do.

After leaving the thatched hut.

Chen Ping'an headed to the nearest house.

He heard miserable screams coming from inside.

He pushed open the door and entered.

The sight that greeted him was a drunkard beating his own wife.

Chen Ping'an could not have been more familiar with this abuser.

After awakening his martial soul, this man had always looked down on Chen Ping'an. He frequently bullied him and had even beaten him.

Now the tables had turned!

"Li Ergou."

Li Ergou, absorbed in his beating, only came to his senses when he heard someone call his name.

He looked up and saw Chen Ping'an, immediately revealing a mocking grin.

"You trash actually came to my door asking for a beating!"

Li Ergou grabbed a stool and swung it at Chen Ping'an.

But the next moment...

Li Ergou's head rolled to the ground.

It rolled all the way to his wife before finally stopping.

After dealing with Li Ergou, Chen Ping'an headed for the next house.

All that remained was Li Ergou's wife, holding his head as she laughed foolishly.