Sword Douluo's Astonishing Discovery

After that...

Demon Bear Douluo's screams rang out without end.

"No!"

"Stop!"

In the distance, Ghost Leopard Douluo's eyelids twitched wildly. He watched helplessly as Snake Lance Douluo tormented Demon Bear Douluo, who had turned into a goblin, for a full fifteen minutes.

After the battle ended...

Snake Lance tugged up his pants and straightened his armor. His face brimming with pleasure, he spat out one word: "Bliss!"

Demon Bear Douluo, by contrast, lay limply on the ground.

He seemed to have gone numb, all light seemingly drained from his eyes.

I let my guard down.

He had never imagined the Goblin Transformation Doll would screw him over so badly.

"No, it wasn't the doll that screwed me over. It was that mysterious shopkeeper..."

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Outside the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Xiao sneezed twice.

He wondered who was thinking about him at a time like this.

"Master, I sense some danger ahead. Please be careful when you enter."

Beside him, Soderos's voice pulled Lin Xiao back from his thoughts.

"I know."

Lin Xiao looked at Soderos and said, "Don't worry. I won't go deep inside. I'm just looking for soul beasts a little over four hundred years old on the outskirts."

Soderos was a Sword God, after all. Only his strength had been restricted; his perception remained undiminished.

"I'll take you to look for them right away."

With that, Soderos led Lin Xiao into the forest.

Dusk was settling over the landscape.

The Star Dou Great Forest was especially quiet.

Night was when the Star Dou Great Forest was at its most dangerous.

Yet Lin Xiao took in the sights along the way as casually as if he were strolling through his own back garden.

Before long...

Soderos stopped. "Master, that wolf-shaped soul beast ahead fits your requirements very well. It's roughly four hundred to four hundred and ten years old."

After coming to this world, Soderos had also gained some information about soul beasts.

Identifying this soul beast's age was therefore no difficulty.

Lin Xiao looked over and saw a White Giant Wolf roughly the size of an ox.

"All right, that one."

In truth, the kind of soul beast he hunted didn't matter to Lin Xiao. What mattered was its age.

That was because...

When Lin Xiao obtained his martial soul, he had also obtained a skill tree.

As long as he reached the corresponding soul power level, he could unlock Sword Soul skills.

Next, with Soderos's help, Lin Xiao easily slew the White Giant Wolf.

Ignoring the filthy ground, Lin Xiao sat down cross-legged on the spot and began absorbing the soul ring.

At that very moment...

A brilliant white surge of razor-sharp sword intent shot into the sky.

But it vanished almost immediately.

Elsewhere...

Three people walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest beneath the evening glow.

In the middle was a handsome, refined middle-aged man.

To his left was an old man with white hair and a white beard. Even his clothes were white.

His bearing was cold and stern, warning strangers to keep their distance.

The last person was a somewhat short old man.

He hurried ahead and bowed respectfully. "If the sect master and His Eminence Chen Xin hadn't personally helped, I might never have obtained such a fitting eighth ring."

He was deeply excited.

After all, whether it was the refined middle-aged Ning Fengzhi or the sharp, imposing Sword Douluo Chen Xin, either was a towering figure who could shake the Soul Master World.

"You're being far too polite."

Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly. "You've served as a guest elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for many years, working tirelessly and contributing greatly. Helping you hunt a soul ring is simply my duty."

His voice inspired trust, and his smile felt like a warm spring breeze.

The guest elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was profoundly moved.

However, just as he was about to say something else, Sword Douluo suddenly stirred.

He shifted his gaze slightly, having caught that fleeting flash of sharpness in the distance.

Shock, bewilderment, and curiosity flashed through Sword Douluo's eyes in an instant.

"Uncle Jian, what's wrong?"

Noticing Sword Douluo's unusual reaction, Ning Fengzhi sounded curious.

He knew Sword Douluo was wholly devoted to the sword and rarely paid attention to anything else. He had even forgotten how many years it had been since he last saw such a complicated expression on Sword Douluo's face.

"Sect master, I sensed a sharp aura in that direction..."

Sword Douluo pondered for a moment, then added, "An astonishing one."

An astonishing one!

At those words, Ning Fengzhi's expression also changed.

"I want to take a look."

"All right. I'll come with you."

With that, Ning Fengzhi looked at the guest elder beside him. "Uncle Jian and I have something to attend to. Return to the sect on your own first."

"Yes."

Naturally, the guest elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had no objection.

Then he watched Sword Douluo summon the Seven Kill Sword and fly away on it with Ning Fengzhi.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiao had finished absorbing his soul ring. The process had gone smoothly.

He opened his eyes, delight filling them. "Cheating feels great for a moment; keep cheating, and it keeps feeling great. The ancients truly didn't lie to me."

Other people could only get one skill from a hundred-year soul ring.

Lin Xiao was different. He had four.

Now, he looked at the first skill on the skill tree:

Weapon Mastery: [Your martial soul is no longer limited to lightsaber form. It can freely transform into greatsword, shortsword, katana, and other forms.

Shortsword form: Adds sword energy to attacks...

Greatsword form: Grants super armor when attacking...

Katana form: Causes the target to bleed when attacking...

Blunt weapon form: Adds shock waves to attacks...

Lightsaber form: Inflicts shock when attacking, increases attack speed, and reduces skill cooldowns...

Note: Skills produce different effects depending on the weapon's form.]

"Looks like the Sword Soul skills have been modified a little to suit this Douluo world."

After reading the first skill's description, Lin Xiao looked surprised.

Still, it was understandable.

After all, this world's rules differed from those of the Dungeon City World.

Some things might not work in this world.

"Let's try transforming it."

Acting was better than merely feeling tempted. With that thought, Lin Xiao loosely closed his right hand, and a lightsaber formed from radiance appeared in his grasp.

"Greatsword!"

At Lin Xiao's mental command, the lightsaber immediately began to twist.

It turned into a gigantic lightsaber with a blade as tall as a person and as wide as a door panel.

"It's heavy."

Although it was formed from light, Lin Xiao felt an astonishing weight.

"Katana."

With another mental command from Lin Xiao, the glowing shape changed again, becoming a long, narrow blade.

"Shortsword..."

"Blunt weapon..."

With nothing more than a thought from Lin Xiao, the lightsaber shifted into the corresponding form. For a while, he had endless fun playing with it.

After a little longer, Lin Xiao suddenly shook his head and sighed. "Unfortunately, the lightsaber can only switch between forms like greatswords and katanas. It can't become the shape I want..."

"What a shame."

With that thought, Lin Xiao looked at his second skill.

Secret Sword Art: A sword technique unique to Sword Souls. Its attack effects vary depending on the weapon used.

Lin Xiao knew this skill. It was the Sword Soul's supercharged basic attack skill.

Suddenly...

A thought struck him, bringing something from the past to mind. "I wonder if I'll ever get the epic equipment 'Demon War Shoulder' out of a jar and recreate the legend of becoming a god with a single shoulder piece?"

The thought left him a little excited.

P.S.

Here it is.

Thinking about everyone voting for me leaves me a little excited, too.

Thanks to Innocent Child for the monthly ticket. So happy.