Douluo: My Custom Achievement System

In an instant, sacred power infused all of Jiang Yi's energy, and a layer of holy light wreathed the grayish-white Blue Silver vines.

The Black Mist palm that had held the Blue Silver vines in an iron grip fluctuated violently before the vines wreathed in holy light.

Sizzle! A scorching sound rang out. It wasn't the Blue Silver vines being burned, but the Black Mist palm, seared by the holy light.

In a mere instant, a large portion of the Black Mist palm that had dared to challenge the holy light head-on was purified, and the Blue Silver vines regained their freedom of movement.

Xing You stared at the scene with wide eyes, utterly unable to understand what had happened. Why had the Blue Silver vines suddenly changed like that?

Naturally, Jiang Yi wouldn't let the opportunity slip. Like divine dragons radiating golden light, the Blue Silver vines wrapped around Xing You's body and arms.

Xing You, whose body was wreathed in black light and radiated the darkness attribute from within, was bound by the Blue Silver vines carrying holy light.

"Aaah!" Xing You cried out in pain.

Holy light naturally countered the darkness attribute. Combined with the Holy Light Mark's attack bonus against certain attributes, which it granted to the Blue Silver Grass, the holy light's damage grew even stronger.

While Xing You was in pain, the Blue Silver Grass bound him up like a rice dumpling, and the holy light seared him, leaving no gap untouched.

Jiang Yi pushed off the ground and swiftly closed in on Xing You. He took out a dagger, placed it against Xing You's neck, then drew it away.

"Senior, you've lost," Jiang Yi said calmly.

He recalled the Blue Silver vines in the blink of an eye. Xing You's whole body had gone limp, and he panted for breath, barely able to support himself on one knee.

"Huff, huff, huff."

Xing You fought to steady his ragged breathing and looked up at Jiang Yi, a trace of fear flashing through his eyes.

That sensation of being constantly seared by holy light had, for a moment, made him feel that living was worse than death.

Moreover, the darkness-attribute Soul Power inside him had been completely suppressed and was being depleted at an incredible rate.

Although he still had Soul Power left and could continue fighting, he knew he had already lost.

He felt he had been cautious enough, but no matter who it was, no one could have anticipated that Blue Silver Grass possessed the sacred attribute.

That surprise had ultimately allowed the Blue Silver vines to bind him, leaving him trapped in direct contact with the holy light.

Another reason was that Jiang Yi's Soul Power simply wasn't at level sixteen in strength.

Otherwise, how could the holy light possibly have been so powerful?

All Xing You could say was that no darkness-attribute Soul Master would willingly come into direct contact with sacred power of a similar level.

"I lost," Xing You said with a bitter smile after he recovered.

Chapter 68: Core status, a delighted Du Weilun (please keep reading!)

"W-won?" Xu Sanshi stared at the competition stage, dumbstruck.

He had thrown caution to the wind and agreed with Bei Bei and the others to Jiang Yi's request for a one-on-one fight, but he had never imagined Jiang Yi could actually win.

Before the match, Jiang Yi had even told them he wasn't capable of fighting a Soul Ancestor.

Yet now he had actually won.

Bei Bei was also very surprised, though he didn't lose his composure as much, because he had genuinely believed, at least a little, that Jiang Yi was capable of defeating a Soul Ancestor.

"Brother Jiang Yi won!" Jiang Nannan couldn't help cheering excitedly.

Wang Yan, standing beside the stage, was no less shocked than anyone else, not only because Jiang Yi had defeated a Soul Ancestor, but also because of the holy light on Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass.

"The sacred attribute? How could Blue Silver Grass have the sacred attribute? Was it another Martial Soul Mutation?"

"Could Jiang Yi's mother or father be a Soul Master with the sacred attribute, causing his Blue Silver Grass to mutate and gain it too?" Wang Yan stood rooted to the spot, lost in thought.

Some time passed. Xing You had already recovered, and Huang Yun and Li Tianyu, who had been injured at the side of the stage, had both been awakened by a healing Soul Master.

Yet Wang Yan still hadn't come over to announce the result. Having lost to their juniors, Xing You and the other two stood on the stage, unable to keep from feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Teacher, please announce the result," Xing You called loudly to Wang Yan.

"Ah, all right." Wang Yan was jolted out of his thoughts and realized he had held things up. He immediately ran over to announce the result.

"The match is over. The winner of this class assessment is Freshman Class One," Wang Yan announced loudly.

Xing You, Huang Yun, and Li Tianyu couldn't help covering their faces. Once the result was announced, Huang Yun and Li Tianyu wanted to leave immediately.

But Xing You came up to Jiang Yi and said with a smile, "Junior, I admit my defeat at your hands wholeheartedly. Your future achievements will surely be extraordinary."

"I'll be waiting for you in the inner court."

With that, Xing You followed the other two away at a brisk pace.

After they left, smiles appeared on all four faces.

"We won! We actually beat three level forty-five Soul Ancestors, and from Shrek Academy, no less!" Xu Sanshi was overjoyed.

"We have Jiang Yi to thank for that. Without him, we couldn't have won," Bei Bei said, looking at Jiang Yi in surprise.

Of everyone present, Bei Bei, who possessed the light attribute, had the closest connection to the sacred attribute.

Even he found it hard to imagine Blue Silver Grass possessing the sacred attribute.

No wonder Jiang Yi said before that his strength wasn't entirely due to fusing with a compatible Soul Ring. It seems his Blue Silver Grass underwent a beneficial mutation.

Bei Bei felt he had discovered the secret behind the strength of Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass.

Jiang Nannan, meanwhile, threw herself straight into Jiang Yi's arms, silently expressing her joy.

"This was the result of everyone working together. Without Sanshi's Xuanming Shield, Nannan's crucial third Soul Skill, and Bei Bei holding Senior Xing You back..."

"Where would I have found an opportunity?" Jiang Yi said with a smile.

"Hahaha! No matter who contributed the most, we won! Tonight, let's go to the Shrek Grand Hotel for a good meal. My treat!" Xu Sanshi patted his chest and laughed.

Hearing this, Bei Bei smiled and said, "Young Master Xu is treating us? Then I'll have to eat a little more. You don't mind if I bring Little Ya, do you?"

"Bring whoever you like." Xu Sanshi waved his hand generously.

Jiang Yi and Jiang Nannan smiled at the sight.

After a battle in which they had worked so well together, they had grown considerably closer.

Wang Yan watched Jiang Yi leave, but the emotions in his heart refused to settle.

Only now did he truly realize just how extraordinary his senior brother's disciple was.

I'd better report to Director Du Weilun. Wang Yan left the Soul Fighting Zone and headed for Du Weilun's office.

At that moment, a large number of documents lay on the desk in Du Weilun's office. He was constantly leafing through them, pulling out the ones he needed.

After searching for an entire day, Du Weilun had ultimately found only three documents he needed.

"He Yusheng, Martial Soul: Rain of Extreme Ice. He has already graduated from the inner court. Soul Power: level seventy-five."

"Ling Luochеn, Martial Soul: Ice Element. An inner-court student. Soul Power: level fifty-one."

"Xu Sanshi, Martial Soul: Xuanming Shield. An outer-court student. Soul Power: level thirty-five. He possesses an unawakened Black Tortoise Bloodline, and his water attribute is exceptionally pure and powerful."

Besides those three documents, there were also several files on Soul Masters with ice or water attributes, but the quality of their Martial Souls couldn't compare to those of the first three.

Du Weilun frowned at the three documents on his desk.

"He Yusheng is the best candidate to suppress the Evil Fire, but he graduated from the inner court three years ago, and no one knows where he is now."

"Ling Luochеn's level is relatively low. Suppressing Evil Fire at the Soul Emperor level would be a considerable strain, and it would affect her cultivation."

"Besides, I hear Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn don't get along very well. She probably wouldn't be willing to help suppress the Evil Fire if it affected her cultivation."

"That leaves only Xu Sanshi. The boy has the Black Tortoise Bloodline, so even if the gap in Soul Power is large, he can use his divine beast bloodline to suppress it."

"But the dean will have to coordinate with the Mysterious Nether Sect first." Du Weilun ultimately kept Xu Sanshi's file.

He then planned to head to the inner court and report the matter to Yan Shaozhe.

At that moment, however, someone knocked on his door first. Du Weilun frowned and said, "Come in."

Wang Yan immediately pushed the door open and entered.

"Director, the result of the match is out. Jiang Yi and the others won," Wang Yan said, somewhat excited.

Surprise flashed in Du Weilun's eyes. He had actually considered the possibility that Jiang Yi and the others would win. After all, none of the four were ordinary.

As long as Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi could unleash their strength and work with Jiang Yi and Jiang Nannan, winning the match wouldn't be a problem.

Putting aside his plans to see Yan Shaozhe for the moment, Du Weilun asked curiously, "What happened during the match?"

Wang Yan hurriedly described what had happened. At first, Du Weilun thought it sounded normal enough. Using tactics to suppress two Soul Ancestors who had let their guard down was to be expected.

But what came afterward wasn't right. What did he mean, Jiang Yi had fought Xing You one-on-one?

Jiang Yi was strong and could fight above his level, but Du Weilun had never imagined he could defeat a Soul Ancestor in a one-on-one fight.

He listened patiently, his expression growing more and more astonished, until, at last, indescribable delight appeared on his face.

"Are you sure Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass had the sacred attribute?" As soon as Du Weilun had heard him out, he sprang to his feet and asked eagerly.

"That's right. Xing You's Black Mist Martial Soul has the darkness attribute. When it came into contact with Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass, a large hole was burned through it in an instant."

"After the Blue Silver Grass bound him, Xing You was in constant pain. That was definitely the sacred attribute countering the darkness attribute." Wang Yan was utterly confident.

Chapter 69: A new goal (please keep reading!)

As Du Weilun listened to Wang Yan's utterly certain words, the pleasant surprise on his face grew.

Because of Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, Yan Shaozhe had ordered him to find a Soul Master who could help suppress it.

But how could a Soul Master capable of suppressing Evil Fire at the Soul Emperor level be so easy to find?

Even Elder Zhuang, a senior elder of Sea God Island and a Super Douluo with the top-tier healing Martial Soul, the Tree of Life, couldn't completely resolve Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire.

Legend had it that even the mysterious Sea God Pavilion Master had intervened, yet had still been unable to completely resolve the Evil Fire.

Moreover, the Sea God Pavilion Master had concluded that a Soul Master with Ultimate Ice had to intervene to gradually resolve the Evil Fire inside Ma Xiaotao.

But how could a Soul Master with Ultimate Ice be so easy to find? Every Ultimate Soul Master was invincible among those of the same rank, and none had appeared on the continent for many years.

So Yan Shaozhe had settled for the next best thing and told him to find an ice-attribute or water-attribute Soul Master to help Ma Xiaotao suppress the Evil Fire.

But how could those Soul Masters compare to a sacred-attribute Soul Master when it came to suppressing Evil Fire?

It was common knowledge throughout the Douluo Continent that the sacred attribute countered the evil attribute.

Sacred Soul Masters were what Evil Soul Masters feared most. Whenever they discovered one, they wanted nothing more than to eliminate them as quickly as possible.

The most crucial reason the sacred attribute countered evil so powerfully was the purifying power it contained.

Purifying power could directly burn away and break down the evil attribute, nullifying the attacks of Evil Soul Masters.

If the bodies of Evil Soul Masters, corroded by evil power, came into contact with purifying power, it would be an even greater calamity.

Their entire bodies would break down under the purifying power, like ice and snow exposed to intense heat.

The Evil Fire inside Ma Xiaotao also possessed the evil attribute, so it would naturally be suppressed by the sacred attribute.

With Jiang Yi, who possessed the sacred attribute, why would they need Xu Sanshi?

"Good. Since they won the match, give Class One full marks for its advancement assessment, and grant Jiang Yi core disciple status as well."

As Du Weilun spoke, he took out a document and began filling it in, planning to have Yan Shaozhe sign and stamp it when he went to see him.

"Teacher Wang, I have to go. You should head back too. Tomorrow is your first lesson with Class One, isn't it? Remember to be there."

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Weilun became an afterimage and shot out of the office.

Wang Yan watched in puzzlement, unable to understand why Du Weilun was in such a hurry.

Du Weilun rushed to the inner court without stopping and knocked repeatedly on the door of Yan Shaozhe's office.

Yan Shaozhe, who was working, heard the urgent knocking and opened the door with a wave of his hand.

Du Weilun immediately ran in, and Yan Shaozhe set his documents aside for the moment.

Yan Shaozhe frowned and asked, "Weilun, what's the rush? Did you find the person I asked you to find?"

"I did, and he's even more suitable than the person you asked me to find," Du Weilun said delightedly.

"More suitable? What do you mean?" Since the matter concerned his own disciple, Yan Shaozhe hurriedly pressed for an answer.