Douluo: My Custom Achievement System

Following in his footsteps, Jiang Yi arrived at an open clearing.

In the middle of the clearing stood a man dressed in black, his outfit remarkably similar to Jiang Yi's.

No, it wasn't merely similar. It was identical.

Jiang Yi looked at the man dressed exactly like him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Have I become so famous that I have imitators?

"Teacher, what exactly is going on?"

"Hehe, you brought this trouble on yourself. If you want to know, why don't you go ask him?" Li Lingyu teased.

Since Li Lingyu was being so mysterious, Jiang Yi couldn't be bothered to ask again. He walked straight toward the man.

Sensing Jiang Yi's arrival, the person whose back had been facing him finally turned around.

He was around eleven or twelve, with delicate features. Unfortunately, the jealousy and anger in his eyes spoiled his otherwise handsome appearance.

He had suddenly grown so angry because wearing the same outfit wasn't frightening; whoever looked uglier was the one embarrassed.

When Jiang Yi, the genuine article, appeared before him, the boy immediately felt he paled in comparison and flew into a rage from humiliation.

"Jiang Yi, we can finally have our battle," the boy said gravely.

He acted as though the two of them had been rivals all along and had simply never had a chance to fight.

His manner left Jiang Yi utterly baffled.

"Who are you? Do we know each other?" Jiang Yi couldn't help asking.

"You!"

Jiang Yi's response sent the boy into a furious rage. He thrust a finger at him.

"I'm Zhou Long," he shouted through gritted teeth.

Jiang Yi didn't recognize the name at first. Only after racking his brains did he look at Zhou Long with a deep frown.

"Are you the kid who sits in front of Nannan?"

"That's right! And call me Zhou Long! You're a year younger than me, so what gives you the right to call me a kid?" Zhou Long shouted.

Looking at the furious Zhou Long, Jiang Yi had pieced together what had happened.

On the first day of school, Zhou Long had shown that he liked Jiang Nannan, but she had rejected him outright.

While they were still attending class, Zhou Long hadn't given up and had often watched Jiang Nannan from the shadows.

He had also shown considerable hostility toward Jiang Yi, who was especially close to her.

At the time, Jiang Yi had dismissed it as a child's infatuation, thinking Zhou Long would give up before long.

Afterward, they had studied under Li Lingyu and hardly ever gone to class, so they had naturally forgotten about Zhou Long.

But Zhou Long hadn't forgotten them. He still liked Jiang Nannan, and because she liked spending time with Jiang Yi,

he had even copied Jiang Yi's clothes, ending up looking like this.

"I came to challenge you for one reason: to make you leave Nannan's side! You don't even have level-one Innate Soul Power. What right do you have to stay by her side?"

Zhou Long was worked up, as though Jiang Yi had committed some unforgivable offense.

There's something wrong with this guy's head, Jiang Yi thought immediately after hearing Zhou Long out.

"Who Nannan wants to stay with isn't something you can decide by dueling someone."

"Besides, I really don't like the way you talk or the fact that you're dressed like me. So I've decided to beat you up."

Jiang Yi spoke calmly, his expression cold.

"Hmph! You don't even have a Soul Ring. What gives you the right to say that?" Zhou Long snorted.

"Roar!" Yellow light burst from Zhou Long's body.

His hands transformed into enormous tiger claws, yellow fur sprouted on his arms and cheeks, and the fur on his forehead formed a distorted character for "king."

Yellow slowly rose, and Zhou Long laughed. "I have my First Soul Ring, and my Martial Soul is the Yellow Tiger. There's no way you can be my match!"

Facing Zhou Long, whose presence had changed dramatically, Jiang Yi remained calm.

Chapter 23: Crushing Him with Physical Strength, Soul Power Bottleneck (Please Keep Reading)

"Hmph!" To Zhou Long, Jiang Yi was only pretending to be calm.

No matter what, Jiang Yi, who hadn't obtained his First Soul Ring and whose Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, could defeat him, a One-Ring Soul Master with a Beast Martial Soul.

With that thought, Zhou Long unleashed his full strength and pounced at Jiang Yi like a fierce tiger.

Seeing this, Jiang Yi not only refused to dodge, but stomped his right foot and charged at Zhou Long with even greater speed.

"You're asking for death!" Zhou Long swung his tiger claw and struck hard with a punch.

A sharp light flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes. His powerful mental strength saw through all of Zhou Long's movements.

He threw a punch of his own at Zhou Long's tiger claw.

Just as their fists were about to collide, Jiang Yi opened his hand, turning his fist into a palm, and seized Zhou Long's tiger claw.

A flicker of delight crossed Zhou Long's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

Jiang Yi's palm had caught his tiger claw firmly, leaving Jiang Yi completely unharmed.

At that moment, Jiang Yi's other hand shot out in a punch, the sound of it cutting through the air ringing out.

With one tiger claw held fast, Zhou Long had no room to block Jiang Yi's attack.

The fist slammed into Zhou Long's stomach. A wave of pain struck him, and his body flew three meters away in an instant, like a kite with its string cut.

"Aah!" Zhou Long roared in pain, anger and unwillingness in his voice.

He braced his tiger claws against the ground, trying to stand and continue fighting Jiang Yi.

He had only been caught off guard for a moment. If he got serious, Jiang Yi would never hit him like that.

He hadn't even used his Soul Skill yet!

Just as he was about to get up and continue fighting,

an enormous fist appeared before his eyes and sent him flying again.

This time, the blow struck his head, leaving him dizzy and his brain a muddled paste.

At some point, Jiang Yi had already come to Zhou Long's side.

Before Jiang Yi could attack, the dazed Zhou Long cried out in terror, "D-don't hit me! Don't hit me anymore..."

Jiang Yi didn't strike. He simply stood beside Zhou Long and looked down at him for a while.

"Don't wear the same clothes as me again. Otherwise, it'll make my taste look terrible."

With that, Jiang Yi turned and left.

Jiang Yi walked over to Li Lingyu, looking helpless. "Teacher, where did you find him?"

Li Lingyu smiled. "I didn't go looking for him. He came looking for you."

"So I just went with the flow and had you spar with him to train your practical combat skills."

"Weren't you afraid I wouldn't be able to beat him?" Jiang Yi was at a loss for words.

Li Lingyu said confidently, "I know my own disciple. Your strength can't be measured by your Soul Power alone."

Faced with a teacher like this, Jiang Yi could only press a hand to his forehead.

Li Lingyu hadn't always been like this. He used to look gloomy all the time, but ever since becoming Jiang Yi's teacher, he had been acting stranger and stranger.

Perhaps the progress in his theories had lifted the great stone from his heart, bringing about such a change.

The change was undoubtedly a good one, so Jiang Yi couldn't be bothered to dwell on it.

"After this fight, I have a fairly good idea of your combat strength. Soul Masters who have just fused with their first ring are no longer your match."

"From now on, I'll set aside time to train with you," Li Lingyu concluded.

Jiang Yi had no objection. With Li Lingyu, a Soul Emperor, willing to help him train, his improvement would naturally be greater.

Most importantly, Jiang Yi thought fighting Li Lingyu would very likely earn him an achievement.

In the days that followed, after Zhou Long, who had been so hostile toward Jiang Yi, was defeated by him,

he became much better behaved. He no longer dared challenge Jiang Yi or dress like him.

Combat training with Li Lingyu had also begun not long ago.

The result was just as Jiang Yi had expected. As soon as his fight with Li Lingyu ended, he received a new achievement.

"Detected that the host fought a Soul Emperor above his level while his Soul Power was below level ten, and survived without injury."

"Achievement name: An Ant Shaking a Tree (A newly sprouted Blue Silver Grass challenged a giant dragon. Was its courage commendable, or was it foolish?)"

"Achievement reward: Resistance to intangible pressures such as the pressure, killing intent, and domains of high-level Soul Masters increased by thirty percent."

It was perfectly reasonable to receive such a reward for fighting a stronger opponent above his level.

This achievement reward wasn't very useful to Jiang Yi at present.

After all, aside from training, hardly any low-level Soul Master would be foolish enough to fight a high-level Soul Master whose Soul Power was above level seventy.

But in future battles against high-level Soul Masters, this achievement would surely be of great use.

Time spent cultivating flowed like water, and spring, summer, and autumn soon passed.

That winter was especially cold. Spirit Mountain City, where it hadn't snowed for many years, saw a long-awaited heavy snowfall.

The city's buildings were blanketed in snow, and all things fell into cold stillness.

Perhaps a certain young man's heart in the city was as cold as the snow.

After nearly a year of cultivation, Jiang Yi's Soul Power had continued to rise rapidly. More than a month ago, he had already broken through to level 9.9.

But just as he stood one step away from level ten, he discovered that his cultivation could advance no further.

No matter how much Soul Power he absorbed and refined, his Soul Power didn't budge.

Jiang Yi had actually expected this.

Yu Xiaogang, with an innate level of 0.5, couldn't break through level thirty. It stood to reason that Jiang Yi, with an innate level of 0.1, wouldn't be able to break through level ten.

But when he actually found himself cultivating constantly without making any progress,

the feeling of helplessness still left Jiang Yi discouraged.

Even so, Jiang Yi hadn't given up hope. As long as he was still here, anything was possible.

At night, great flakes of snow began to fall again.

On the mountain behind Lingshan Junior Academy, the Blue Silver Grass covering the slopes and fields was weighed down by snow.

Yet it hadn't been completely defeated. In the gaps between the snow, Blue Silver Grass still grew with tenacious resilience.

Early in the morning, Jiang Yi was cultivating in his room when a string of crackling sounds woke him.

He opened his eyes and walked into the little courtyard. Everywhere he looked, lanterns and decorations hung, every household was busily putting up Spring Festival couplets, and children were setting off firecrackers by the roadside.

It was the last day of the year. Here in the other world of Douluo Continent, there was a festival similar to one from his previous life.

When he had first arrived on Douluo Continent, only during this festival could he feel a sense of belonging.

Now, he had been on Douluo Continent for eleven years.

"Eleven years. Eleven years have already passed. Douluo Continent, I will never be defeated! I will break through the level-ten limit!"

Looking up at the sky amid the unceasing snow, Jiang Yi seemed to have flames burning in his eyes.

Chapter 24: She Fei's Arrival, Shrek Recommendation Letter (Please Keep Reading!)

On New Year's Eve, the morning firecrackers woke Jiang Yi, and Jiang Nannan was naturally no exception.

Dressed in a long red skirt, she looked dazzlingly beautiful amid the expanse of white. A gentle breeze blew, carrying snowflakes toward her.

It was as though even the snowflakes couldn't help being captivated by her beauty.