Douluo: My Custom Achievement System

Ma Xiaotao was getting anxious. "What should we do?"

This piece of Whale Rubber was of such high quality that it would greatly strengthen the body, not to mention the other effect it brought.

If it wasn't dealt with in time, it could harm his body.

Do I have to help him? No, I can't!

But he just helped me suppress my Evil Fire. If I don't help him now, wouldn't that be awfully heartless? Ma Xiaotao played out a one-woman show in her head.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yi was suppressing the abnormality emerging within his body.

He discovered that the achievement he had just obtained seemed to have classified the side effects of consuming Whale Rubber as a kind of poisonous fire.

Jiang Yi naturally applied the appropriate remedy, using his ability to purify the abnormality in his body.

Soon, the searing force that urged him to release it was completely dispelled, and his body returned to normal.

After a bout of brainstorming, Ma Xiaotao's cheeks were flushed crimson. She turned to look at Jiang Yi.

But she was shocked to find that he had already returned to normal. His skin was its usual color, with no trace of how he had looked earlier.

"I'm glad you're all right." Ma Xiaotao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She then sat down to one side and continued standing guard while Jiang Yi refined the Whale Rubber.

Outside, the sky gradually darkened, and Shrek Academy sank into darkness and silence. The sparsely populated inner court was quieter still.

In the cultivation room, Ma Xiaotao didn't simply sit and stare. She began cultivating as well.

Outside the cultivation room, Yan Shaozhe stood alone, watching it.

"Those two have been in there for almost a whole day. What on earth is going on inside?" Yan Shaozhe watched with mounting impatience.

Given Jiang Yi's Soul Power Level, he couldn't possibly have helped Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire for very long. They should have finished ages ago.

Yan Shaozhe walked to the door of the cultivation room and immediately caught a fragrance. His eyes widened.

"It's Whale Rubber. Did that kid Jiang Yi ask Xiaotao to soften it for her and then eat it?"

"The presence of both people inside is very steady. Could it be...?" A possibility occurred to Yan Shaozhe, but he immediately dismissed it.

"Impossible. Xiaotao is far stronger than Jiang Yi. Even if he ate Whale Rubber, there's absolutely nothing he could do if she didn't want to."

After observing for a while, Yan Shaozhe decided against opening the cultivation room door. In any case, the two inside were fine.

In truth, Yan Shaozhe hoped that his disciple and Jiang Yi would have a relationship.

That way, Jiang Yi could not only help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire, but also be tied to Shrek Academy.

"I wonder if Xiaotao would be willing?"

Yan Shaozhe's figure flashed, and he left the vicinity of the cultivation room.

The next day, when the sky was bright, Jiang Yi finally opened his eyes slowly, his gaze full of delight.

"One piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue increased the age limit I can fuse with by over eight hundred years."

The reason he hadn't gained nearly a thousand years like Huo Yuhao was that he didn't have the Ice Empress's power sealed inside him, ready to be released while he fused with the Whale Rubber to further strengthen his physique.

Besides, his basic physical condition was stronger than Huo Yuhao's, so it was understandable that he had gained a little less.

"I still have five pieces of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber. After I eat about three more, I doubt Whale Rubber will be much use to me."

"After helping Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire this time, she won't need another suppression for a while. I should also use up resources like the Mystic Water Pills and Soul Ascension Pills as soon as possible."

"If I get my Second Soul Ring soon and gain a suitable Soul Skill, my strength can undergo another qualitative change."

"You've finally finished refining it," Ma Xiaotao suddenly said.

Jiang Yi looked at her and thanked her. "Sister Xiaotao, thank you for standing guard for me."

Chapter 77: Level Twenty, Cultivating at the Bottom of the Lake (Please Keep Reading!)

Ma Xiaotao stood up and smiled. "You don't have to thank me. You'll still be helping me suppress my Evil Fire in the future, so I should be thanking you."

Ma Xiaotao had been hot-tempered, even somewhat unreasonable and overbearing in the original work. Seeing her become so amiable made Jiang Yi feel a little uncomfortable.

I suppose I've done a good deed, but if we get too far apart, Ma Xiaotao will probably go back to her old self soon enough.

With that thought, Jiang Yi stood up and said, "Sister Xiaotao, it's getting late. It's time for me to go back to class in the outer court, so I'll take my leave."

"If you ever need your Evil Fire suppressed, just come find me."

A delighted smile appeared on Ma Xiaotao's face. "All right."

Jiang Yi turned and left the cultivation room. Ma Xiaotao watched his retreating figure recede into the distance, and for some reason, she felt a sense of loss.

"I need to cultivate." Once Jiang Yi had left completely, Ma Xiaotao left the cultivation room without a moment's hesitation.

She found another Mimicry Cultivation room there, one suited to fire-attribute Soul Masters.

After leaving the inner court, Jiang Yi went straight to class.

Since Jiang Yi had given notice beforehand, his absence the previous day hadn't caused any stir.

For some time afterward, Jiang Yi received no more assessments or requests for help, and he finally settled into a peaceful life of study at Shrek Academy.

During this period, Jiang Yi began using the resources Yan Shaozhe had given him to improve his cultivation.

He started by taking Mystic Water Pills. Only after improving his talent could he cultivate more effectively.

The results were just as he had expected. After taking three Mystic Water Pills, they had almost no effect on him anymore.

Even so, they had increased his cultivation speed to around eight times what it had been.

As he continued cultivating and his meridians widened, that speed would increase further. He estimated it would reach around eleven times its original rate.

Another thing worth mentioning was that those three Mystic Water Pills hadn't even brought him to level eighteen.

That was because the gains from Mystic Water Pills diminished far too severely. The second pill was only about seventy percent as effective as the first.

The effects of the two pills after that dropped off a cliff.

Jiang Yi's goal was to reach level twenty as soon as possible, so naturally he didn't hesitate to use Soul Ascension Pills. After taking them, he broke through to level twenty.

After all, a single Soul Ascension Pill could grant an amount of Soul Power equivalent to the total needed to go from level thirty to thirty-one.

He had also eaten three pieces of Whale Rubber. Together with the piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, the increase to the age limit he could fuse with had reached a thousand years.

His physical condition had already been quite strong. Even without the boost from the Whale Rubber, he could have fused with a Soul Ring around nineteen hundred years old.

A normal person's limit for a Second Soul Ring was around seven hundred and sixty years. His was more than twice that.

He had to credit his Soul Power Body Tempering and the achievement rewards from the system for that. His Thousand-Year First Soul Ring had also improved his physique.

On top of that, he intended to fuse with a plant Soul Ring for his second. Plant Soul Beasts had milder Soul Power, which could raise his fusion limit by another hundred years or so.

Adding the thousand-year increase he had now, his limit was around three thousand years.

Including the Ten-Year and Hundred-Year Collector achievements, it came to around three thousand one hundred and ten years.

"There's also the Thousand-Year Soul Beast Collector achievement, but even with that, it would only just reach around four thousand one hundred and ten years."

"But my goal is five thousand years." Jiang Yi fell into thought.

He had developed a resistance to Whale Rubber, leaving Soul Bones as the only way to quickly raise the age of the Soul Ring he could fuse with.

"I can't find a suitable Soul Bone on short notice either. Looks like I'll have to start with achievements."

To trigger an achievement that improved his physical condition, he would have to start by training his body.

Jiang Yi's eyes flickered as he thought to himself, Perhaps I should try my teacher's Extreme Training Method.

My Soul Power has reached level twenty, but fusing with a four-thousand-year Soul Ring is still unlikely.

After all, four thousand years is a full thousand years beyond what I can withstand. Once I've solved that problem, I'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Having made his decision, Jiang Yi closed his eyes and resumed cultivating.

Early two mornings later, Jiang Yi got up and waited downstairs for Jiang Nannan. After meeting up, the two skipped class and left Shrek Academy directly.

For the sake of his cultivation, Jiang Yi had gone straight to Du Weilun and asked him for seven days off.

After reporting it to Yan Shaozhe, Du Weilun agreed to his request.

After leaving Shrek Academy, Jiang Yi and Jiang Nannan didn't stop, but went straight out of Shrek City.

Their destination this time was a small lake called Blackwater Lake, not far outside Shrek City.

They were going there because, although the lake was small, it was over eight hundred meters deep.

It was only the deepest lake near Shrek; there were deeper lakes elsewhere.

As Soul Masters, the two naturally reached their destination quickly.

Blackwater Lake lay in a small forest. Despite its name, the water wasn't actually black, but very clear.

It had gotten its name because the leaves of the surrounding trees were dark gray, and their reflections made the water look black.

Standing by the lake, Jiang Nannan looked at the seemingly bottomless water with a worried expression.

"Brother Jiang Yi, are you really going to cultivate in this lake?"

Jiang Yi put his hand into the lake to feel the temperature of the water.

With a smile, he said, "That's right."

"Don't worry. I'm confident I can do this, and besides, won't you be here?"

"If I can't hold on, you just need to pull me up in time," Jiang Yi said with a smile.

Seeing that his mind was made up, Jiang Nannan could only nod solemnly. "Don't worry, Brother Jiang Yi. I'll make sure to pull you up in time."

Jiang Yi smiled and nodded, then began his preparations. He took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of shorts to cover his private parts.

Looking at Jiang Yi's body, Jiang Nannan's cheeks turned slightly red.

Jiang Yi then summoned his Martial Soul and used his First Soul Skill to create a Blue Silver vine over eight hundred meters long.

The vine wasn't thick, but it was extremely tough, ensuring it wouldn't snap when Jiang Nannan pulled on it.

With Jiang Nannan's help, he tied the Blue Silver vine securely around his waist.

He nodded to Jiang Nannan, then jumped straight into the lake and swam toward the bottom.

The deeper he went, the greater the pressure Jiang Yi felt. Above five hundred meters, he could still withstand it with his body alone.

Beyond five hundred meters, he had to use Soul Power.

Soon, Jiang Yi reached the bottom of the lake. It was dark all around him, and he could barely make out his surroundings.

Fortunately, no Soul Beasts roamed Blackwater Lake. Ordinary creatures would sense Jiang Yi's presence and know enough to leave.

Sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the lake, Jiang Yi felt the tremendous pressure bearing down from every direction. With Soul Power protecting his body, he could still remain in a normal state.

"Time to cultivate."

Jiang Yi closed his eyes and began training amid the endless pressure.

His Soul Power was consumed at a tremendous rate. Even though he recovered it far faster than an ordinary person, he could no longer keep up with the drain.

In the end, Jiang Yi could only gradually expose his flesh to the immense pressure. Only then could he truly reach his limit.

Chapter 78: On the Edge of Life and Death, Baptism of the Abyss

Darkness and endless pressure bore down on Jiang Yi. At first, his body could withstand it unaided.

After some time, his muscles began to tremble slightly. Jiang Yi gritted his teeth and held on, continuing to cultivate underwater.

Under the extreme pressure, even the circulation of his Soul Power sped up. Unfortunately, however fast it circulated, it couldn't match the rate at which it was consumed.

Soon, his Soul Power could no longer sustain him. Jiang Yi's muscles began to ache, and his bones felt as though they were about to fall apart.

By then, he could no longer hold his breath. Icy lake water poured into his nose and mouth.

Under the immense pressure, Jiang Yi's body was gradually reaching its limit.

Hold on! Jiang Yi roared inwardly.

The sensation of suffocation had already set in. If this continued, he would surely die.

Jiang Yi's eyes flew open. His body had reached its limit, and under the force of his will to survive, an unexpected power suddenly surged from within him.