Peerless: The Evil Soul Master's Guide to Saving the World

Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire

Inside a coffee shop.

Sunlight streamed onto the second-floor building, illuminating the youthful smiles of the boys and girls sitting under the tents.

The group discussed the recent events that had occurred within the academy.

"I heard that Mingde Hall has recently developed artificial soul rings?"

Among the group, a beautiful young woman was the first to start a conversation.

Everyone became excited.

"Yes, ever since His Highness announced this matter in public last time, it seems that this matter is gradually going to be announced. I just don't know if the technology is mature enough yet..." a boy sighed.

"Hey, isn't my uncle the deputy commander of the Evil Monarch Soul Guidance Corps? The military took the lead in a pilot project to study artificial soul ring technology," another boy said mysteriously.

"Hey, Lao Zhang, stop being so mysterious and tell us what happened!" the others urged impatiently.

"Hey, it's nothing really. This artificial spirit ring technology was first piloted by the military, and then our academy followed suit. I heard that... this technology is already quite mature, and it's an epic-level revolution in spirit guidance. You all know that absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring will cause a soul shock, right?" The boy chuckled and waved his hand.

"And then?" someone asked suspiciously. "Why bring this up? Soul vibration, ten-thousand-year soul rings—those are things that only Soul Kings can access. What do they have to do with us?"

"Hehe, of course it's related." The boy seemed quite pleased with his classmate's flattery. "What about artificial spirit rings that don't experience soul vibration?"

"..."

In an instant, everyone present fell silent.

A gasp of surprise immediately followed.

……

The third floor of the coffee shop.

Xu Cheng took a small sip of coffee and smiled.

"Are artificial spirit rings really that powerful?" Zhang Lexuan, sitting to the side, listened to the voices coming from below and looked at Xu Cheng with great interest.

"More than that..."

Xu Cheng placed the woman's soft hand on his lap, gently kneading it with one hand, and looked up at the sky.

"Phew, it will be popularized soon. At that time, it will not only affect these elites, but also the strength of the entire Sun Moon Empire in all aspects."

Soul Masters are the true foundation and energy source of the Sun Moon Empire.

"Can I give it a try?" The beautiful woman watched the students below discussing heatedly and became quite interested herself.

"You?" Xu Cheng glanced at her.

Wearing a light blue muslin dress and a sun hat, her fair skin, revealed in the sunlight, was as clean as milk. Combined with her gentle and graceful temperament, she exuded the aura of an approachable older sister.

I always feel like I'm having a forbidden love affair.

"I don't recommend you try it." Xu Cheng turned his head, feeling the breeze, and looked towards the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire.

"..."

"Aren't you going to ask why?"

Seeing that Zhang Lexuan remained silent for a long time, Xu Cheng spoke up.

"I believe you..."

A soft voice rang out.

Xu Cheng felt himself being pulled backward by a fair and smooth arm, and as he turned around, his head rested on something soft.

Her slender, jade-like fingers, as sharp as scallions, gently massaged her head, and drowsiness crept in.

"Take a nap, you've been tired for a long time," Zhang Lexuan's gentle voice rang out.

The midday sun shone down on the two of them.

It wasn't scorching hot, but rather a just-right warmth, which brought a slight sense of drowsiness...

I don't know how long I slept.

Xu Cheng yawned deeply, and when he woke up again, he suddenly found that there were two more people opposite him. He turned his head and glanced at Zhang Lexuan, who was gently rubbing his head. She did not shy away from the newcomers' gazes. However, what surprised him was the girl next to Ji Juechen, whose appearance was in stark contrast to his.

He's not exactly ugly, but compared to the handsome Ji Juechen, the contrast is quite stark.

Xiao Hongchen is preparing to advance to the Soul Emperor level. After all, the deep-sea silver jellyfish he encountered last time has shown him the path to the future: metal lifeformation. This path is difficult to traverse, but once it is successfully navigated, his future achievements will be exceptionally high, at least several levels higher than before.

Ma Rulong and Lin Xi were preparing the latest artificial spirit rings. Students are always the most excited about this new technology.

What intrigued him, however, was that Ji Juechen had actually sought him out...

Are you looking for a fight with him?

In a flash of thought, he suddenly remembered that this sword fanatic seemed to have also entered the Soul Emperor realm, making him one of the most talented individuals in the area. He had even killed the heavily injured Du Weiren with a single sword strike last time.

"Old Ji, you're here?"

Xu Cheng stretched and yawned, and found the nap quite comfortable.

At least it wasn't because of lust...

Ji Juechen remained calm and nodded slightly.

He didn't care about the relationship between Xu Cheng and Zhang Lexuan. Seeing that Xu Cheng was sleeping, he waited quietly.

"I heard from Ah Xiao that you were invincible at Shrek Academy?" Xu Cheng asked casually with a smile.

"The only strong point is that the exchange students came from Sun and Moon Sect; the rest are no match for them." Ji Juechen shook his head, looking like he hadn't had enough of the fight.

"So... you've come here to fight me?" Xu Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"Cough cough cough..."

Ji Juechen seemed to choke, and his expression turned slightly off.

The girl next to him quickly patted his back, looking concerned.

Ji Juechen shook his head: "Although I became much stronger after going to Shrek Academy, and my synergy with the Sword of Destruction has improved a lot, sitting here facing you, I can still feel an insurmountable mountain in my path. In fact, I have never regarded you as a target. Since Xingluo participated in the competition, I have come to realize many things..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the girl beside him gave a slightly strange look.

Clearly, Ji Juechen's reputation as a sword fanatic has taken deep root in the entire academy. Not to mention the students, even many teachers from the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Academy and the Mingde Hall have been forced to stay home due to his challenges in recent days.

He was like a sharp sword, never concealing his edge.

But now, facing this Crown Prince of the same age, he has put away his sharp edge, a state that Jing Ziyan has never seen before.

"Then why did you contact me?" Xu Cheng asked curiously.

"May I ask for your guidance?" Ji Juechen asked solemnly.

Xu Cheng: “…”

So what's the difference?
"I'm embarrassed to ask you to spar with me, because I'm not qualified, but I've reached a bottleneck... so I hope you can give me some pointers." Ji Juechen said earnestly.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xu Cheng laughed.

This sword fanatic, he's not really a fanatic.

"OK……"

But suddenly.

A system notification sounded.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for facilitating the development of artificial spirit rings and saving hundreds of millions of lives on the Douluo Continent. Your merit is immeasurable. As a reward, you are hereby awarded the blueprints for a basic interstellar warship! (Includes basic space jump technology, a basic starship array spirit cannon—level 11 spirit tool, and a small patrol ship design blueprint.)]

"Starship?"

A look of shock flashed across Xu Cheng's eyes.

What the hell?
Say it again?! (End of Chapter)