Douluo: The Chosen of Different Versions Gather, but the Eras Are Misaligned — Chapter 32

He remembered that he had not yet explained the principles of the Soul Battle Hall Space to Bai Chen.

So Bai Chen told Zang Xin about the sensation he had just experienced.

After hearing it, Zang Xin frowned as well.

"Hmm... I see. The phenomenon you described is indeed worth noting."

Soul Masters with time attributes were extremely rare. Even in the Tang Sect's history, they had scarcely been encountered.

At the very least, the Soul Battle Hall had never previously had a Soul Master with a time attribute, so he truly did not know such a phenomenon would occur when one entered it.

"Since that's the case..."

Zang Xin muttered something, then suddenly pulled out his Soul Guidance Communicator, dialed a number, and spoke quickly.

"Please come over. There's an urgent matter here..."

"Yes, the Skysea City Soul Battle Hall headquarters..."

"Don't ask why. Just get here quickly..."

Whatever he had said to the other party, Zang Xin looked considerably more relaxed after putting down the Soul Guidance Communicator. He smiled at Bai Chen.

"Wait a moment. A professional will be here shortly to handle the problem you encountered."

Half an hour later, the elevator doors before them opened again. A middle-aged man who perfectly fit Bai Chen's stereotype of an exhausted office worker walked in. He adjusted his glasses and said wearily,

"Vice Hall Master, what is it?"

Zang Xin pointed at Bai Chen, who was standing nearby.

"Give this child an examination."

Then, he roughly explained what had happened to Bai Chen.

As the middle-aged man listened, his expression gradually changed.

He crouched down before Bai Chen and placed a hand on his shoulder.

Bai Chen felt a gentle stream of soul power enter his body. At the same time, nine Soul Rings slowly rose from the middle-aged man.

He was, surprisingly, also a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.

Zang Xin explained to Bai Chen,

"This is one of our Tang Sect's renowned conditioners. His Martial Soul is very special. Not only is it unsuitable for battle, it is not even suited for support or healing. Yet he can condition people's bodies, keeping them in peak condition at all times. He can even increase a person's cultivation speed to a certain extent. Most importantly, this improvement produces no side effects."

Bai Chen blinked in surprise.

There were actually Soul Masters this unusual?

But after giving it some thought, he knew that this man's status within the Tang Sect would not be inferior to that of any battle-type Soul Master of the same level. After all, rare things were precious. Every major faction had battle-type Title Douluos, but talents as special as him were one of a kind.

The conditioner paid no attention to Zang Xin's introduction. He withdrew his hand and nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm... I see, I see..."

Seeing that he seemed to have understood something, Zang Xin hurriedly asked,

"How is it?"

"Just as you suspected, this child can remain in the Soul Battle Hall Space for more than twelve hours."

The conditioner folded his arms and spoke calmly.

"I have examined many people who entered this space. His condition is clearly different from theirs. The Time Law affects him far less than it affects them."

Zang Xin asked anxiously,

"Then exactly how long can he stay inside?"

This was no trivial matter. Although Bai Chen could not cultivate normally, he could still study other knowledge inside.

Even if it was only used for studying, the twelvefold time difference was terrifying enough.

The conditioner shrugged.

"How would I know? He can only try it. Don't worry. With me here, even if slight assimilation occurs, I can condition him back to normal."

Zang Xin and Bai Chen exchanged a glance, then nodded to the conditioner.

"Alright."

And so, Bai Chen began the experiment.

He was extremely curious about the result as well, since it was closely tied to his future development. If he could greatly extend the time he remained inside, many of his upcoming plans would become far more convenient to carry out.

During this time, Zang Xin left once and specially prepared enough food to last him a month, lest he feel hungry.

However, Bai Chen did not finish all that food.

By the time the conditioner told him to stop, he had remained in the Soul Battle Hall Space for exactly half a month.

According to the conditioner, if he stayed inside for more than half a month, then even he would inevitably be assimilated by the Time Law within it.

The interval between Bai Chen's two entries was the same as that of ordinary people: one week.

Everyone understood what that meant.

It meant that every week, he could trade thirty hours for half a month of study time. It was practically equivalent to gaining twice as much free time.

Chapter 56: The Start of School

This was undoubtedly excellent news for Bai Chen.

The reason geniuses were geniuses was because they progressed much faster than ordinary people. Bai Chen was already a genius, and on top of that, he had twice as much time as everyone else. That had reached the level of a freak.

It could be said that in this single short day, Bai Chen had received the second greatest surprise of his six years in this world.

Unfortunately, such surprises naturally did not happen every day. After that, Bai Chen's life in the Douluo III Era gradually settled into a stable routine.

Every three days, he went to the Spirit Ascension Platform, where he devoured Soul Beasts to increase his soul power and obtain soul skills.

At the same time, every week, he spent half a month in the Soul Battle Hall Space, honing the various skills he possessed.

Soul guidance knowledge, blacksmithing techniques, the Medicine Scripture and Poison Scripture, the various soul skills obtained from the Spirit Ascension Platform... Although he could not cultivate normally in that space, he had so much to learn that he did not feel he had an abundance of time at all.

As his teacher in blacksmithing, Zhen Hua naturally learned about the Soul Battle Hall Space from Zang Xin. Thus, he also raised his demands of Bai Chen, assigning increasingly difficult tasks each time.

But none of those tasks could stump Bai Chen. Every time, he flawlessly completed the assignments Zhen Hua gave him. Although Zhen Hua could still maintain his composure on the surface, inwardly, he was already overjoyed.

Aside from cultivation-related matters, his daily life had also become stable.

Not long after Bai Chen joined the Tang Sect, the Xu Xiaoyan siblings left Skysea City and returned to their own city.

During this period, they had become familiar with Na'er. When they left, Na'er actually seemed somewhat reluctant to see them go.

She seemed to view Xu Xiaoyan as a role model and consciously imitated her behavior.

As a result, Na'er's previously withdrawn personality improved greatly, and she became much more cheerful.

She was very attached to Bai Chen as her older brother, and he generally granted whatever she asked for. As long as he did not have anything urgent to handle, he would make time to keep her company.

Just as Bai Chen's life in this era gradually stabilized, his counterpart in the Douluo II Era welcomed the opening day of the Sun-Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.

"Bai Chen."

Ning Tian pushed open the door to the soul guidance laboratory and reminded him,

"It's time. Let's go to the plaza."

"Hoo—"

Hearing that, Bai Chen set down the blacksmithing hammer in his hand and let out a long breath.

During the time before school began, neither he nor Ning Tian had wasted any time.

Ning Tian, who had never been exposed to Soul Guide Devices before, bought several introductory books and began teaching herself under Bai Chen's guidance.

Bai Chen, meanwhile, devoted most of his time to blacksmithing.

Using the knowledge he had learned from the Douluo III Era, he forged the first piece of Thousand-Forged Metal he had made in this era into a pair of blacksmithing hammers and performed a Blood Sacrifice on them.

The trait obtained from the Blood Sacrifice was not as powerful as the one from the Douluo III Era, but it was still an exceptional effect.

As long as he infused them with soul power, the weight of the two blacksmithing hammers would triple. Like the characteristics of the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Martial Soul, it was a simple and brutal trait without any flashy tricks—simply increasing his raw attributes.

With the help of those blacksmithing hammers, he could already be considered a Level-Four Blacksmith by Douluo III Era standards.

If Zhen Hua learned of this, he would probably be so excited that he fainted.

Seeing that he had finished blacksmithing, Ning Tian walked over and handed him a set of clothes.

"Change your clothes. You're covered in sweat."

"Thank you."

Bai Chen smiled at Ning Tian, took the clothes, and went into the adjoining room to change quickly.

It had to be said that time was truly frightening. When they had first arrived at the academy, Ning Tian had still been somewhat awkward around him. Now, that awkwardness had completely disappeared, and the two had begun to grow accustomed to their daily life of living together.

Strangely enough, Ning Tian showed almost none of a young lady's arrogance around Bai Chen. Sometimes, he even wondered whether she had mixed up their respective identities.

Still, it was thanks to her personality that he had been able to live so easily during this period.

"Alright, let's go."

After changing, Bai Chen returned to the laboratory and beckoned to Ning Tian.

"Mm, mm..."

Ning Tian answered, but did not move right away.

She looked at him, her gaze somehow drifting.

Bai Chen leaned closer and asked curiously,

"What is it? Is there something wrong with me?"

"Um..." Ning Tian hesitated for a moment before asking, "Bai Chen, have you gotten taller?"

"Hm?"

After she said that, Bai Chen realized that Ning Tian in his field of vision seemed somewhat shorter than he remembered.

Of course, it was not because Ning Tian had become shorter. It was because he had grown taller.

Bai Chen shrugged and laughed.

"Isn't that normal? I've been blacksmithing at high intensity this whole time and exercising my body fully every day. It's perfectly normal for my body to develop early."

In truth, the main reason he had become so enthusiastic about blacksmithing in this era, aside from wanting to improve his blacksmithing skills, was that he had discovered his strength was gradually increasing as he forged.

The most direct way to strengthen one's body was exercise, and blacksmithing, which required exertion from the entire body, was one of the most suitable forms of exercise for Soul Masters.

Coupled with the awakening of his Martial Soul, the innate talent for strength hidden within Bai Chen's body was being developed at an astonishing rate.

Compared to a month ago, his strength had clearly risen another level.

"Let's go. It's the first day of school, so we can't be late."

Bai Chen naturally took Ning Tian's hand and led her out of the laboratory.

At that moment, quite a few children had already gathered in the plaza of the Sun-Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.

Today was the opening day for new students of the Young Masters' Class, so it was clear that most of the children gathered here were very young.

Lin Jiayi stood at the very front of the plaza, waiting silently.

"Ding ding ding ding—"

As the bell rang, he gave two light coughs.

Strangely, although his coughing was not loud, it sounded in the ears of every child in the plaza, immediately reducing the previously noisy chatter.

Lin Jiayi smiled and said,

"Children, first of all, welcome to the Sun-Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. I am the dean of students, Lin Jiayi. If you encounter any problems in your lives from now on, you may come find me."

When facing these children, who could bring enormous profits, Lin Jiayi's attitude was exceptionally enthusiastic.

He delivered an impassioned speech and warmly informed them of all the matters they needed to pay attention to during the coming semester.

After finishing, he waved his hand and said,

"I believe all of you have gained a certain understanding of the academy's rules. Now, please follow me. Before school officially begins, we must first conduct a physical assessment."

Chapter 57: Class Monitor