Douluo: My Custom Achievement System

"Done. Now there's only one left."

Having dealt with a hundred-year soul beast without breaking a sweat, Jiang Yi smiled.

Of course, it was mostly because he would soon find out whether the Hundred-Year Soul Beast Collector achievement existed.

After dealing with the Black-Armored Crocodile, Jiang Yi continued exploring the surrounding area.

The sky had grown fully bright, and sunlight streamed through gaps in the leaves into the Mysterious Water Forest.

Before long, the whole forest grew somewhat hot.

For soul beasts that preferred damp surroundings, such an environment was undoubtedly torture.

So at this time of day, they generally sought shelter in the shade.

After searching the forest for a while, Jiang Yi still hadn't found another suitable soul beast.

Even so, Jiang Yi didn't force the matter. He found a random stream and stopped to rest.

"At this time of day, who knows where all the soul beasts on the outskirts have gone?"

"There are still too few soul beasts. If I were in the Star Dou Great Forest, I'm afraid I would have found a suitable one long ago."

"No wonder people from other places traveled thousands of miles to the Star Dou Great Forest for suitable Soul Rings in the story."

After searching for so long without finding the last soul beast, Jiang Yi felt somewhat helpless.

But he didn't give up. With his goal so close at hand, how could he be willing to wait until tomorrow?

After drinking a few mouthfuls of water and eating some dry rations, Jiang Yi stood up, intending to continue his search.

But before he could leave, a strange sound came from the stream where he had just been resting.

"Oh, something seems to be happening." Jiang Yi looked toward the source of the sound.

He softened his footsteps and walked slowly over.

The strange sound continued, but Jiang Yi slowly stopped. Blue Silver Grass spread from his palm onto the ground, continuing toward it without a sound.

The Blue Silver Grass reached the edge of the stream where the strange sound came from and slowly raised its head to observe the scene in the water.

In the distance, blue light flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes as he directly shared the Blue Silver Grass's vision.

In the stream, a fish nearly three meters long and covered in cyan scales repeatedly opened and closed its mouth, eating the Blue Silver Grass growing along the bank.

The tender, juicy Blue Silver Grass seemed to make it very happy.

Its enormous tail kept slapping the surface of the water, sending out repeated splashes.

"That's a Jade Spirit Fish. Judging by its length, it's already a hundred years old."

Looking at the fish, Jiang Yi's eyes lit up. He had finally found the last hundred-year soul beast he had been searching so hard for.

But he didn't let joy go to his head.

He was still some distance from the Jade Spirit Fish. If he acted rashly, it would very likely escape.

Watching the Jade Spirit Fish devour the Blue Silver Grass, Jiang Yi suddenly thought of a plan.

His Blue Silver Grass silently spread down along the stream, blending into the clump of Blue Silver Grass to the west.

He waited quietly for the Jade Spirit Fish to take the bait.

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Sure enough, the Jade Spirit Fish didn't notice Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass mixing in at all, treating it as ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

The Jade Spirit Fish feasted to its heart's content, and before long, it swallowed Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass.

The greedy fish didn't even notice that the blade of Blue Silver Grass hadn't broken off.

From a distance, Jiang Yi saw the Jade Spirit Fish's major internal organs clearly through the Blue Silver Grass's vision.

Inside its body, the Blue Silver Grass slithered about like a spirit snake, binding the Jade Spirit Fish's vital organs together.

"Done."

Jiang Yi gave the Blue Silver Grass a fierce yank. A sharp pain immediately shot through the Jade Spirit Fish's internal organs, leaving it completely unable to struggle.

Splash! A great spray of water shot into the air.

The three-meter-long Jade Spirit Fish traced a graceful arc through the air before crashing to the ground in a sorry heap.

Once ashore, the Jade Spirit Fish struggled and leaped wildly, trying to jump back into the stream.

But how could a fish out of water return so easily?

Jiang Yi rushed to the Jade Spirit Fish's side and brought his foot down hard on its head.

Out of the water and with its internal organs damaged, the Jade Spirit Fish's combat power had already fallen to rock bottom.

That stomp left it at death's door.

With multiple injuries compounded and no water, the Jade Spirit Fish's life quickly faded away.

Once the Jade Spirit Fish was confirmed dead, Jiang Yi made no move. Instead, he stood rooted to the spot.

For the thing whose existence he had long wanted to confirm appeared in his mind the instant the Jade Spirit Fish died,

just as he had hoped.

"Host detected independently killing ten hundred-year soul beasts. One achievement awarded."

"Achievement name: Hundred-Year Soul Beast Collector (Your Soul Master career's hunting record has been refreshed by hundred-year soul beasts, but its authority remains at 0.)"

"Achievement reward: After you successfully fuse with any Soul Ring, its age will increase by 100 years from its original age."

There really is a Hundred-Year Soul Ring Collector. With a bonus of one hundred and ten years, a thousand-year first Soul Ring is already within reach, Jiang Yi thought excitedly.

With his current formidable physique, fusing with an eight-hundred-and-ninety-year Soul Ring was not impossible.

If he waited until he had finished tempering his five internal organs and improved their capacity to withstand strain, he would be all but certain to achieve that goal.

With Hundred-Year Soul Beast Collector taken care of, Jiang Yi devoted all his time afterward to tempering his five internal organs.

Achievements of the soul beast collector type required him to hunt the soul beasts on his own.

He could forget about obtaining the thousand-year or higher-level collector achievements anytime soon, so he might as well concentrate on training his body.

Knowing that Jiang Yi had begun his preparations, Li Lingyu also put his research on hold and began preparing the medicinal ingredients Jiang Yi needed for treatment.

Under these circumstances, another four months passed in the blink of an eye, bringing them to October.

Around October of the previous year, Jiang Yi had been stuck at level 9.9, unable to make the slightest progress.

By now, nearly a year had passed.

Shrek Academy, Shrek City.

Dressed in a white school uniform, Jiang Nannan rested her chin in her hand by the window, gazing at the scenery outside.

Yet there was no appreciation of the beautiful view in her eyes, only longing for someone far away.

"Mom, I'll be able to come back soon. I wonder how you two have been after all this time apart?"

Mentioning her mother naturally brought her longing for another person to mind.

The person who had been with her since childhood, cheering her up, sharing her sadness, and always caring for her.

A trace of displeasure flashed in Jiang Nannan's eyes. "Brother Jiang Yi, hmph!"

But her displeasure vanished in the blink of an eye, swallowed up by an even stronger longing.

"You promised you'd come find me soon. It's already been a year."

The words slipped from Jiang Nannan's lips like a murmur in a dream.

A person who couldn't even break through to level ten had said he would come to Shrek Academy, where geniuses were everywhere.

It was plainly impossible, yet she had always believed him without question.

Because Jiang Nannan believed that Brother Jiang Yi, who had never deceived her since they were little, wouldn't deceive him this time either.

It was winter in the Mysterious Water Forest, and the normally damp woods had turned cold and gloomy.

Gentle sunlight shone on the forest. In a grassy clearing outside it, Jiang Yi sat cross-legged with a confident expression on his face.

Li Lingyu stood by, fully on guard. In truth, he had initially opposed Jiang Yi's attempt to break through in the Mysterious Water Forest.

After all, in a place like this, with no village ahead and no inn behind, it would be difficult to treat Jiang Yi in time.

That was until Jiang Yi showed him the skill that could devour the life force of Blue Silver Grass.

With such a skill, it was naturally better to attempt the breakthrough somewhere with plenty of Blue Silver Grass.

When Li Lingyu first saw what the skill could do, he was startled.

That was because such skills generally belonged to Evil Soul Masters.

Of course, Li Lingyu knew his disciple. As a researcher, he wouldn't be like others and casually label someone an Evil Soul Master because of their Martial Soul or skills.

He merely warned Jiang Yi immediately that he must not show this skill in front of outsiders.

Otherwise, it could very likely cause serious trouble.

"Teacher, I'm starting," Jiang Yi said, giving Li Lingyu a warning.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yi closed his eyes.

Blue Silver Grass condensed in his palm and merged with the other Blue Silver Grass in an instant.

This time, he needed to establish not only a spiritual link with them, but a life link as well.

Blue light enveloped half the Blue Silver Grass.

This field of Blue Silver Grass was even larger than the one on the back mountain.

For an instant, the surrounding sunlight vanished, and Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, even more vast than last time, poured madly into Jiang Yi's body.

This time, although Jiang Yi's body also swelled,

his internal organs and meridians did not deform. He was now like a highly elastic balloon.

Having experienced a breakthrough attempt before, Jiang Yi could still control the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy with ease despite its greater volume, condensing it into a solid stream of energy.

The force moved to his dantian and launched another assault on the bottleneck.

Extreme pain spread throughout his body. Jiang Yi frowned tightly and clenched his teeth as blood seeped steadily from his pores.

Li Lingyu watched the scene with concern.

The next second, the surrounding Blue Silver Grass began to sway in unison, and specks of blue-green light flew into the sky.

They surged toward Jiang Yi at the very center. At this critical moment, he had drawn fifty percent of the life force from each blade of Blue Silver Grass.

Each blade held little life force, but once it all gathered together, it became a powerful force.

The life force poured into him, steadily nourishing his injuries.

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Comfort-that was the only thing Jiang Yi felt at this moment.

His body, battered all over by the breakthrough attempt, received the vast life force like sweet rain after a long drought.

This time, I'll definitely succeed! Jiang Yi was brimming with confidence.

After spending so long tempering his five internal organs, and now with the help of the Blue Silver Grass's life force, everything was ready.

The Heaven and Earth Origin Energy continued to batter the bottleneck, which had long since been driven close to breaking. Tiny cracks appeared in it once more.

With Innate Soul Power of level 0.1, he would be unable to break through to level ten in this lifetime. An ordinary person might have accepted their fate, having no way around it.

But Jiang Yi would never accept his fate, no matter what. He would definitely break through the mere limitations of his Innate Soul Power.

His indomitable will brought his spiritual power to its peak. Under Jiang Yi's control, the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy launched an even fiercer assault.

His body endured even more terrifying pressure, so much so that even the life force pouring into him couldn't take effect in time.

Blood continued to seep from his body, turning him into a blood-soaked figure in an instant.

Crack!