The Xuanyuan Sword, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Set, and the Even-Match Cultivation Trait

Here, Lin Yan saw supreme Martial Souls that ordinary people would struggle to obtain in an entire lifetime.

They were all listed here, a complete selection with everything one could ask for...

Perhaps because it was not worried about Lin Yan taking them away, the system was remarkably generous-generous to itself, but utterly stingy toward him.

Give him any one of these divine-grade Martial Souls, and he could roam unchallenged across the entire Douluo Continent. Unfortunately, he could only use them while working for the system.

The evil capitalist. There was a whole series of ancient divine artifact Martial Souls that did not belong to this world: the Xuanyuan Sword, the Nuwa Stone, the Kongtong Seal, the Golden Cudgel, and more.

There were also Martial Souls native to the Douluo Continent: the Seven Kill Sword, the Asura Sword, top-tier Beast Martial Souls such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the Radiant Sacred Dragon, the Dark Sacred Dragon, and so on.

Any one of them would rank among the very best on the continent.

This debt collector mode was simply invincible!

"I can choose whatever configuration I want, right?

"Then I'll choose the Xuanyuan Sword."

The Xuanyuan Sword was the foremost of the ten great ancient divine artifacts!

Mountains, rivers, grass, and trees were engraved on one side, while the sun, moon, and stars adorned the other. It was the sword of the Human Emperor, the sword of the sage's way, governing the order of heaven and earth and passing judgment on all things.

It possessed boundless Human Emperor power,

but mainly, it just looked so cool!

[Ding! Exclusive Martial Soul selected: Xuanyuan Sword.

Xuanyuan Sword exclusive talents activated: Sage's Way Judgment, Gods and Ghosts Retreat, Piercing Heaven and Earth, Human Emperor Suppresses Dragon Qi, Imperial Pressure.]

Immediately afterward, a new option popped up, asking him to choose his Soul Ring configuration.

Seeing this, Lin Yan did not hesitate:

"Max it out, max it out! Give me nine red 100,000-Year Soul Rings."

[Ding! Successfully configured nine fully red 100,000-Year Soul Rings. Soul Ring pressure and Soul Skill effects have all been maximized.]

The next instant, the Soul Bone set interface refreshed. Countless Soul Bone sets appeared, each with its own heaven-defying core effects.

The 100,000-Year bleeding set continuously inflicted bleeding; the 100,000-Year Paralysis Set came with full-area paralysis, skill sealing, and sustained paralysis effects;

the 100,000-Year lifesteal set could continually drain blood to replenish the user's vitality and health;

the 100,000-Year lightning set came with the annihilating power of lightning...

The 100,000-Year fire-attribute set...

The sight of all these Soul Bone sets left Lin Yan burning with desire.

After a little thought, Lin Yan finally chose the 100,000-Year Paralysis Set.

Back when he played games, the paralysis ring had always been his favorite item. Now he could finally experience it in reality.

[Exclusive set activated. Landing an attack triggers Advanced paralysis, which can seal the opponent's Soul Skills and slow their movements. Uncounterable at the same tier; suppresses higher tiers.]

The instant every configuration was finalized, the final Soul Power mechanic appeared.

[Host cultivation mode-even-match cultivation mode officially activated.]

Mechanic description:

An even match: the stronger the opponent, the stronger you become. Regardless of the opponent's cultivation, the host's cultivation will instantly synchronize to the same level, and encountering lower-level enemies that day will not cause it to drop.

Invincible!

He had originally thought the system would give him a fixed cultivation level, but it had gone straight for an even match.

He had thought the upper limit would be Limit Douluo at most. If there were gods, he would not be able to collect the debt.

Of course, the Star Luo Empire could not possibly have gods, but what if it did?

Instead, the system had directly given him a bugged even-match cultivation level. If his opponent was a Titled Douluo, he would be a Titled Douluo;

if his opponent was a Super Douluo, he would be a Super Douluo;

if his opponent was a Limit Douluo, he would be a Limit Douluo;

if his opponent was divine-grade, he would be divine-grade. There was no countering it.

The stronger his opponent, the stronger he became, and at the same cultivation level, he would have the Xuanyuan Sword, nine red 100,000-Year Soul Rings, and a top-of-the-line paralysis Soul Bone set.

If he could still lose to someone at the same level, there would be no point playing anymore. He might as well delete his account and start over. What a useless piece of trash he would be.

With a configuration like this, never mind a mere Zhu Family-even the entire Star Luo Empire could be firmly suppressed by him.

With that thought, Lin Yan hesitated no longer. He immediately exercised his system permissions and selected the Xuanyuan Sword Martial Soul, nine red 100,000-Year Soul Rings, and the entire 100,000-Year Soul Bone set.

Everything fused into one. Dazzling golden-red divine light instantly filled the entire Cultivation Room. The sacred, domineering sword qi of the Human Emperor merged perfectly with the vast Soul Power, finally becoming an incorporeal existence modeled on his build and appearance.

[Debt Collector No. 1 model fusion complete. Model configuration: exclusive divine-grade Xuanyuan Sword Martial Soul, nine fully configured red 100,000-Year Soul Rings, a complete 100,000-Year paralysis Soul Bone set, and the even-match cultivation trait.]

Lin Yan looked at the figure before him, holding the Xuanyuan Sword like a god descended to earth, and immediately burned with desire:

"Why is this only a template?

If it were given straight to him, wouldn't he be invincible?

The Xuanyuan Sword! He wanted it so badly.

"System, can I fuse with this template right now?"

The moment Lin Yan asked, the system's notification sounded right on cue:

[During debt collection, the host may fuse with Debt Collector No. 1's entire combat configuration at any time.

Special reminder: during fusion, all host permissions will be locked. The only executable task is debt collection. No additional actions may be performed, and the template's combat power may not be used for any private affairs.]

At those words, the delight on Lin Yan's face froze completely:

"What do you mean?"

His little schemes and calculations had been clacking away like an abacus, only for the system to seal off his path entirely.

This was a trial card for invincibility, making him stronger against stronger opponents. Using it only to dutifully collect that ten-million debt would be such a waste.

The Star Luo Empire was far away, and the route happened to pass through the Star Dou Great Forest. He could easily take advantage of the journey to kill a few hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, pick up a few Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, and grind levels like mad. He had already planned it all out.

He knew someone was bound to owe money, and someone was bound to be unable to repay it. Then he would be able to use debt collector mode. He had never expected the system to impose restrictions like these.

"System, you said before that I couldn't do other things, but you never said I couldn't do them along the way.

"System!

"If I happen to be chased by a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast while passing through, I can't even attack it?"

[Correct. It cannot hurt you, and you cannot hurt it. It will be completely immune to any damage you deal.

During debt collection, all your damage will apply only to the debtor's family and bloodline!

The host cannot exploit any other loopholes.

In exclusive debt collector mode, combat power may only be used for debt-collection-related matters. The entire process is subject to the system's highest level of supervision. Using the system for unauthorized personal gain is prohibited.]

"Then what if someone ambushes me?"

[As long as the host is not deliberately and maliciously exploiting loopholes, the system will supervise the entire process and determine for itself whether to grant the host permission. The host therefore need not worry about this matter. The system will not allow the host to suffer any unfair treatment.]

"You've already made me feel plenty wronged, damn it."

Lin Yan lost it. This system was too shrewd, its restrictions too tight. There was not a single loophole to exploit. Put plainly, wasn't he just working for the system?

Now he had even lost the desire to fuse with the Xuanyuan Sword Martial Soul template:

"System, this is going too far. Doesn't that mean I'm just working for free?"

[The host's statement is incorrect.]

The system refuted him, then began laying out the accounts clearly:

[The host receives an exclusive commission of 1/10,000 on every order. This shop's cultivation orders routinely amount to tens of millions, allowing the host to earn at least several thousand Gold Soul Coins per order, with the amount varying. Furthermore, the host enjoys long-term, uncapped bloodline feedback and can grow stronger simply by lying back and winning. How is that working for free?]