Twelve Years of Secluded Cultivation, Breaking Through to Limit Douluo!

On the Douluo Continent, within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Suotuo City.

The Back Mountain of Shrek Academy.

This place was sparsely populated and possessed a picturesque environment, with only a few weak Soul Beasts roaming about.

Deep within the mountain forest, beside a cliffside stream, stood a rustic and elegant small courtyard.

The courtyard did not cover a large area, consisting merely of two or three bamboo and wood structures, yet every detail revealed ingenious craftsmanship.

The courtyard wall was built with a warm, jade-like bluestone, overgrown with emerald vines that bore scattered, starlit lavender flowers.

In the center of the courtyard was an octagonal pavilion, featuring flying eaves, bracket sets, and intricately carved beams and painted pillars.

Though devoid of gold and jade decorations, every woodcarving and stone sculpture was lifelike, depicting either a cloud dragon thrusting its claws or a phoenix perching on a wutong tree, subtly aligning with a certain abstruse rhythm of Martial Souls.

Beneath the pavilion, a young man in white reclined lazily on a wide Rosewood lounge chair.

The youth looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years of age, with an upright posture, sword-like eyebrows, and star-bright eyes.

A simple white robe was immaculate. His black hair was as dark as ink, with only a portion secured by a simple wooden hairpin while the rest draped casually over his shoulders.

The youth was named Cao Kun.

Twelve years ago, he struck a lucky streak and transmigrated to this Douluo Continent.

At that time, Cao Kun had just become an orphan, and during a life-and-death crisis, he was saved by Zhao Wuji, subsequently becoming Zhao Wuji's disciple and joining Shrek Academy alongside Zhao Wuji.

However,

at this very moment, Cao Kun slightly opened his eyes.

Immediately following,

an indescribable, mysterious aura, like an ancient deity being unsealed, awakened with a deafening roar from the deepest part of his body!

"Hum...!"

There was no earth-shaking loud noise, nor any world-destroying outbreak of Soul Power.

There was only a low hum, almost blending into the breathing of heaven and earth, that quietly spread outward with Cao Kun at the center.

The pavilion, the Ancient Well, the bluestone, the grass and trees...

The moment this hum echoed, everything within the small courtyard seemed to be covered with an extremely faint, flowing, mysterious halo.

Within three feet around Cao Kun's body, the light experienced extremely subtle distortion, the air stopped flowing, and even dust hung suspended and frozen.

An invisible, unimaginably heavy "momentum" enshrouded this tiny world.

This "momentum" was not coercion, because it targeted no external objects; it merely "existed" purely.

Yet if a powerhouse at the Titled Douluo level were present here, they would undoubtedly be shocked to discover that their Divine Soul, Martial Soul, and even the operation of their Soul Power paled into insignificance before this "momentum."

They might even involuntarily generate a sense of awe originating from life's instinct, along with a sense of... insignificance.

As if ants were looking up at the vault of heaven, or ephemeral mayflies were peering into the boundless sea!

The next second,

this "momentum" that caused heaven and earth to lose its color receded rapidly like a tide, pulling back into Cao Kun's body and vanishing without a trace.

It was as if everything just then had been an illusion.

The sunlight remained, and the mountain breeze remained.

Cao Kun slowly opened his eyes.

A trace of miraculousness flashed across the depths of his eyes, vanishing in a flash, yet capable of startling one's heart and soul.

"Three years and another three years!"

"Twelve years have passed..."

Cao Kun spoke, a hint of emotion carrying in his voice.

"I have transmigrated to this Douluo Continent for twelve years!"

"Checking in for twelve years, cultivating in seclusion for twelve years! Today, I have finally reached the realm of a Level 99 Limit Douluo."

Cao Kun gently raised his right hand. There was no Soul Power radiance, nor any manifestation of his Martial Soul; he merely grabbed gently toward the empty air at will.

"Crack..."

An extremely faint tearing sound, as though space itself was unable to bear the weight, rang out.

The light at his palm actually underwent an extremely brief collapse and distortion that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye!

It was as if the spatial structure there had been kneaded out of shape by this casual grab of his!

This was a Level 99 Limit Douluo!

Powerful! Terrifying!

Moreover, Cao Kun was a Level 99 Limit Douluo who possessed Twin Divine-Level Martial Souls, a shock-the-world Soul Ring Configuration, and a foundation so formidable it was unprecedented!

At this moment, Cao Kun was merely a single step away from that legendary hundredth rank of attaining godhood!

With this single grip, Cao Kun's thoughts felt as though they crossed a river of twelve years of time, returning to that blood-stained dusk.

That starting point where Zhao Wuji dragged him back from the brink of death.

Twelve years ago, he transmigrated over to become a six-year-old orphan, encountering Zhao Wuji's rescue at the moment of near-death.

Upon meeting a plot character, Cao Kun awakened the [Sign-In System].

The novice gift package yielded a [Twin Martial Souls Awakening Card].

In one stroke, he awakened two supreme martial souls: the [Chaos Bell Martial Soul] and the [Body Martial Soul].

His first sign-in yielded an [Innate Full Soul Power Promotion Card].

He directly possessed thirty ranks of innate full soul power.

Subsequently, Cao Kun took Zhao Wuji as his master, following Zhao Wuji to join Shrek Academy.

From that moment on, he began a journey of secluded cultivation and signing in that lasted for a full twelve years.

The system's daily sign-ins yielded a wide variety of rewards.

From basic soul power cultivation and soul ring age improvements to rare Heavenly Treasures, lost cultivation techniques and secret arts, and even superficial insights into laws and deep enlightenment into the Martial Soul Origin...

Relying on this endless stream of resources and guidance, coupled with his own mind and perseverance that surpassed his age, his cultivation was able to forge ahead triumphantly all the way at such an unbelievable speed.

On the sixth year of signing in, Cao Kun was twelve years old, achieving the status of a Titled Douluo.

On the tenth year of signing in, a total of eighteen soul rings for both martial souls were fully attached.

Simultaneously, he stepped into the realm of a Level 95 Super Douluo.

On the eleventh year of signing in, Cao Kun reached the ninety-eighth rank, standing at the pinnacle of Super Douluo.

As for today, at this very moment when he completed his exact twelfth anniversary of transmigrating and finished his twelfth full year of signing in, his accumulation erupted completely, his bottleneck shattered at the sound, and finally... he stepped onto the ultimate peak!

He achieved the realm of a Level 99 Limit Douluo.

System, Cao Kun recited silently in his mind.

A translucent light curtain that only he could see, swirling with chaotic currents of air, quietly unfolded before his eyes.

[Myriad Heavens Sign-In System]
[Current World: Douluo Continent]
[Host: Cao Kun]
[Age: 18]
[Soul Power: Level 99 Limit Douluo]
[Martial Soul: Chaos Bell (God-tier). Body Martial Soul · Indestructible Battle Body (God-tier). Soul Ring Configuration: Purple, Black... Red, Gold...]
[Soul Skills: Indestructible Golden Bell! Primordial Unity Strike! Indestructible Heart Bell! Indestructible Battle Body! Heavenly Law, Earthly Form! Star-Seizing Hand! Heaven-Shattering Strike!...]
[Cultivation Technique: Myriad Manifestations Primordial Scripture!]
[Items: Divine Artifact Mount Buzhou, Semi-Divine Artifact Indestructible Battle Armor... Various remaining pills and cultivation techniques.]
[Sign-In Location: Shrek Academy! [Buzhou Retreat] (Exclusive Cultivation Grounds), already signed in today.]

Looking at the information on the light curtain, especially that soul ring configuration capable of driving any soul master crazy, Cao Kun's gaze remained calm and wave-free.

Purple rings at the start, black rings as the mainstay, red rings exceeding half, and even a golden soul ring representing divine bestowal and the unknown!

These were all the optimal results meticulously planned by the system based on his martial soul characteristics, physical tolerance limits, and future development direction, then enhanced through various rewards.

The first martial soul, the [Chaos Bell], was innately accompanied by chaotic primeval qi, capable of suppressing space-time, evolving earth, fire, water, and wind, combining offense and defense, with infinite marvelous uses.

Its soul skills were mostly related to space-time, suppression, and chaos evolution.

The second martial soul, the [Body Martial Soul · Indestructible Battle Body], was the path of the fleshly body becoming a saint, with vitality and blood like dragons, indestructible tendons and bones, invulnerable to myriad techniques, and capable of regenerating from a drop of blood.

Its soul skills leaned toward strength, defense, recovery, and the ultimate development of physical potential.

The twin martial souls complemented each other, one internal and one external, one Daoist and one martial, jointly constructing his abundant capital to sweep through his peers, fight across ranks, and even touch the divine realm.

Limit Douluo...

Cao Kun softly repeated these four words, his fingertips unconsciously tapping lightly on the armrest of the recliner.

This means the soul power level has reached the limit attainable by mortals in this realm.

Going any further means condensing a divine throne and transcending the mortal vulgarity...

Speaking of this, a flash of fighting spirit crossed Cao Kun's eyes.

The next second.

His gaze looked toward several places on the Douluo Continent.