Douluo: My Custom Achievement System

According to the records, as the body was pushed harder and harder, the Martial Soul really did begin to release power continuously after each recovery.

It not only gradually strengthened the body, but also strengthened the Martial Soul somewhat.

At first, everything had been developing in a good direction, but when they reached the fourth stage,

things changed.

Starting with the fourth stage, the pressure of the training became far greater than in the previous three stages.

The book said that the injuries the test subject sustained during training could no longer be fully healed by ordinary medicinal meals or pills.

In the end, the method was, without a doubt, declared a failure.

The consequences of failure were severe. Although the test subject's life was not in danger, he could no longer cultivate, and his cultivation could only remain at its starting point.

On the last page of the book was a single line.

"This theory is incomplete. No one is advised to attempt it rashly!"

This... Jiang Yi fell silent when he reached the end.

Proposing a theory was easy, but putting it into practice could lead to far too many unforeseen problems.

The author of the book had tried three methods, and every one had ended in failure.

Moreover, he had paid a painful price for almost every method.

In the end, one test subject had even suffered serious physical problems, leaving his cultivation unable to advance an inch.

But during his experiments, that test subject really did undergo bloodline awakening and Martial Soul Evolution.

Could there really be powerful bloodlines hidden within Beast Martial Souls?

According to the notes, the changes that had occurred in the test subject's body after three stages of training seemed to have already confirmed the author's theory.

If a powerful bloodline really does exist in every Beast Martial Soul...

Low-level Soul Masters can't withstand extreme training, but could high-level Soul Masters use this method to awaken the Soul Master bloodlines in their bodies?

Although Tang Wulin possessed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, his Soul Power Level had not been particularly high at the time, and his physique certainly could not have come close to a high-level Soul Master's.

Tang Wulin had been able to endure it and complete a Second Awakening, so there was no reason a high-level Soul Master could not do the same.

Could it be that this author never found a high-level Soul Master to try it, or did he simply not record it?

Besides, could there really be no other way to awaken a bloodline apart from extreme pressure training?

No, the pressure a high-level Soul Master has to endure must also far exceed what their physique can withstand. Otherwise, it couldn't be called extreme training.

And it definitely wouldn't be able to activate the bloodline in their body.

After finishing this book that barely qualified as one, Jiang Yi fell into thought.

If the test subject the author had found did not have a bloodline passed down through his family like Tang San and Tang Wulin,

then that could basically prove the author's theory was correct.

For Jiang Yi, a plant-type Soul Master, that would be a tremendous opportunity.

Naturally, he wanted to awaken the bloodline hidden within his own Martial Soul.

He looked at the very end of the book, where a line of small characters sat in the lower right corner.

"Written by Li Lingyu."

Li Lingyu... I wonder who he is? Someone capable of this kind of research shouldn't be a nobody, should he? Jiang Yi thought, somewhat puzzled.

Still wondering, Jiang Yi looked up at the time, then closed the book.

To Jiang Yi, who had only just entered the Soul Master World, a theory like this was actually rather profound.

He could use the omniscient perspective he had gained from reading the original story to identify the flaws in the theory.

But imagining another method of triggering a Second Awakening of a Martial Soul's bloodline out of thin air was almost impossible.

So he did not intend to spend any more time thinking about it, at least not now.

After returning the book to its place, Jiang Yi went over to Auntie Chen.

"Auntie Chen, there's something I'd like to ask you."

"What is it?" Auntie Chen asked.

"Is there a fairly large patch of Blue Silver Grass around our academy?" Jiang Yi asked expectantly.

For the past two days, he had been refining the Soul Power in his body. Now that he had finished, he naturally wanted to find a place with plenty of Blue Silver Grass and undergo mimicry cultivation again.

"A patch of Blue Silver Grass? If that's what you're looking for, there's a huge one on the mountain behind our academy."

"Our academy was built on a large stretch of mountain land covered in Blue Silver Grass. The grass inside the academy was cleared away."

"There aren't many buildings on the back mountain, so the Blue Silver Grass there was left alone," Auntie Chen recalled.

Surprise and delight flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes. As long as there was Blue Silver Grass, that was enough.

That way, he would not have to find a way to apply to live off campus.

"Thank you, Auntie Chen. See you tomorrow." Jiang Yi thanked her and hurried out of the library.

"Hehe, I wonder what that child is so happy about." Auntie Chen was somewhat puzzled.

Then she walked over to the place where Jiang Yi had been reading.

She wanted to see whether anything had been left out of order.

She checked the bookshelves one by one, and soon came to the place where the book on the Beast Martial Soul bloodline theory was kept.

"Oh, did Little Yi read this book just now?"

Having worked as a librarian for so long, Auntie Chen could tell at a glance that the book had been touched.

"It's been over three months since Teacher Li put this book here. I wonder when he'll come back."

"I'm really not used to him not being here, writing his book alone and talking to himself."

Chapter 11: Grass-Headed Emperor, Soul Power Body Tempering

The next day, the sun had just risen, and sunlight spilled across the land.

On the mountain behind Lingshan Junior Academy, a small figure dressed in black was running steadily forward.

"Whew, the morning air really is fresh." Jiang Yi stopped and took a deep breath as he spoke.

After hearing the news from Auntie Chen the previous evening, he had hurried to the back mountain without stopping the next morning.

The Soul Power converted for him by one use of Group Photosynthesis required at least two days to refine.

So he wanted to cultivate a second time as soon as he finished refining it, making the most of the effect.

Jiang Yi slowly climbed the back mountain, and soon Blue Silver Grass covering the hills and fields came into view.

"There's so much more Blue Silver Grass here than in that patch before." Jiang Yi's eyes lit up, and his face filled with delight.

He walked to the center of the grassy area and sat cross-legged on the ground without the slightest hesitation, coming into close contact with the Blue Silver Grass.

His Blue Silver Grass condensed in his right hand and entered the ground, connecting with the other Blue Silver Grass.

He poured his spiritual power into it once more, and the feeling of becoming a field of Blue Silver Grass returned.

Thanks to his previous attempt, he easily brought the surrounding Blue Silver Grass into submission.

And the area was somewhat larger than before.

Dazzling blue light bloomed, and another immensely powerful suction force abruptly devoured the surrounding light energy and the world's primordial Qi.

A tremendous power surged into his body, and Jiang Yi immediately frowned.

Just as he was about to focus all his efforts on refining a portion of it, a cold, mechanical voice rang out in his mind.

I triggered another achievement? What did I do? Jiang Yi, who had been concentrating on refining, was puzzled for a moment.

But he did not let himself be distracted. Dealing with the tremendous Soul Power in his body came first.

The temperature gradually began to rise, and the dew on the Blue Silver Grass almost completely evaporated.

At the center of the grassy area, Jiang Yi opened his eyes and stood up.

"Whew." Jiang Yi let out a deep breath of turbid air and moved his somewhat swollen body.

I absorbed even more Soul Power this time. I'm afraid two days won't be enough to refine it.

Jiang Yi looked up at the sky and realized it was getting late.

It's time to go back for morning classes. I'll look at the achievement on the way.

He left the back mountain by the familiar route and ran toward the dormitory. He had to find Jiang Nannan before going to the classroom, or she would complain.

At the same time, the description of the new achievement appeared in his mind.

"Detected that the host's Blue Silver Grass has brought more than one thousand Blue Silver Grass plants into submission. Achievement obtained."

"Achievement name: Grass-Headed Emperor (Your Martial Soul unleashed its kingly might, making more than a thousand Blue Silver Grass plants submit. Your domain has grown larger than the little courtyard in front of your home.)"

"Achievement reward: Every Plant a Soldier. You can command the Blue Silver Grass that has submitted to you within ten meters of you and share their vision."

"Note: Grows stronger with spiritual power."

A thousand Blue Silver Grass plants? Did it count the ones I contacted the first time too?

This achievement reward can actually grow along with my spiritual power.

When Jiang Yi read the last line, he could not help growing excited.

Things that could grow were undoubtedly extremely precious.

When my spiritual power is strong enough, the Blue Silver Grass across the entire continent can become my soldiers, my eyes and ears.

Maybe I should plant Blue Silver Grass in every corner of Douluo Continent someday? Jiang Yi could not help imagining the possibilities.

"Big Brother Jiang Yi." Just then, Jiang Nannan's sweet voice rang out.

"Coming." Jiang Yi immediately raised a hand in response.

Two afternoons later, Jiang Yi was lying on the ground doing push-ups on an open stretch of flat land.

His face was bright red, and he looked extremely uncomfortable. His body trembled with every push-up.

A faint layer of milky-white light seemed to cover the surface of his skin, continuously seeping into his body.

This was not happening because Jiang Yi's body was too weak to do push-ups properly.

It was because he was trying a new cultivation method: Soul Power Body Tempering.

The first time he absorbed a vast amount of Soul Power using Group Photosynthesis, he had realized how unusual he was.

Ordinary Soul Masters could only gather a small amount of Soul Power each time they cultivated, and it would be refined almost immediately, becoming part of their cultivation.

It was extremely rare for someone to have so much Soul Power remaining in their body as he did.

In the original story, it was only because of the Snow Empress that a large amount of Soul Power had accumulated in Huo Yuhao's body.

Moreover, the accumulation of so much Soul Power, combined with his injuries, had left Huo Yuhao disabled for a time.

But Jiang Yi now had a large amount of Soul Power remaining in his body and could still move freely.

Under these circumstances, it suddenly occurred to Jiang Yi that perhaps he did not need to be so eager to refine the Soul Power.

So he began his first attempt at training his body with Soul Power inside him.

When he tried it, it really did produce an unexpected effect.

When he trained his body, his Qi and blood fluctuated violently, instinctively refining the Soul Power left in his body.

During this process, his Qi and blood carried the Soul Power to every corner of his body, and it slowly seeped into his internal organs before finally being refined into cultivation.

The whole process tempered his entire body. Although it was slower than normal refining, the strengthening it brought was immeasurable.

While Jiang Yi tempered his body with Soul Power, Jiang Nannan exercised beside him with yoga.

Jiang Nannan, who had level eight Innate Soul Power, had also been steadily increasing her Soul Power through cultivation during this time.

However, reaching level nine would take more time.

While Jiang Yi and Jiang Nannan were training hard, a tall figure appeared at the gates of Lingshan Junior Academy, clad in a gray robe with his face obscured.