Simultaneous Transmigration: From Douluo Continent to the Pinnacle

With the internal purge at Shrek Academy and the actions of the Sun Moon Empire, the major powers of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms sensed an impending storm.

The border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire stretches for thousands of miles and has long since become a fierce battlefield.

The billowing smoke never ceased day or night, the thick black smoke rising into the sky, obscuring half the heavens, and the distant horizon was perpetually shrouded in a mixture of blood and gray mist. The mechanized soul-guided army of the Sun Moon Empire was fiercely powerful, relying on its advanced soul-guided equipment to frequently cross the border defenses and launch surprise attacks, either raiding supply depots or encircling and annihilating border guard squads, employing ruthless and cunning tactics.

The border guards of the Star Luo Empire stood watch day and night, never daring to slacken their efforts, yet they remained exhausted and overwhelmed. Every evening, a steady stream of casualty reports arrived in the Star Luo capital, the black and white words revealing the carnage and tragedy of the border.

Meanwhile, the border region between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire was equally turbulent, with sporadic but never-ending fighting. Friction and conflict between the two sides had become commonplace, with small-scale skirmishes breaking out almost every three to five days. There were no earth-shattering, nationwide wars, but endless attrition and stalemates were gradually eroding the military strength and morale of both nations.

As the flames of war spread, prices across the continent spiraled out of control, leading to widespread poverty and fear. In just two months, the price of food, essential for survival, quadrupled, making it impossible for ordinary families to stockpile enough rations. The price increases for war supplies such as warhorses, armor, healing pills, and soul-guided equipment parts were even more alarming.

A fine warhorse that could be purchased for only 100 gold coins at the beginning of the year has now skyrocketed to 500 gold coins. Even with a high price, it is already impossible to find one in the market, leaving the market in a predicament of having a price but no market.

The common people lived in constant fear, their faces no longer showing the carefree smiles of the past, their brows furrowed with apprehension and anxiety. Wealthy families across the mainland had already sensed the impending crisis of war, and they were packing up their possessions and moving their families to the inland heartland at great expense, hoping to escape the border conflicts and find a glimmer of hope for a peaceful life.

In the streets and alleys, pedestrians could be seen whispering everywhere, gathering in twos and threes at street corners, teahouses, and alley entrances, discussing the progress of the war in hushed tones and speculating on the date when the all-out war would break out. The low voices of their conversations intertwined, immersing the entire continent in an atmosphere of oppression and panic.

As chaos looms and disorder ensues, Lin Yao, at the center of the vortex, remains calm and composed, taking each step with care and steadily expanding his power base, quietly solidifying his own foundation.

He set his sights on the Tiandou Plain, which stretched for hundreds of miles around Shrek City. This land was fertile and traded, and for thousands of years it had been one of the most prosperous and wealthy regions on the Douluo Continent, attracting merchants and people from all over the world, and nurturing endless vitality and wealth.

But beneath the prosperity, shadows inevitably simmer. Prolonged peace and abundance have allowed this fertile land to harbor countless malignant tumors. Shady underground transactions, criminal activities concealed by layers of powerful figures, gray industries dependent on ordinary people and merchants, and dark forces that ruthlessly exploit the lower classes… these shadowy entities, like greedy parasites, have long entrenched themselves in every corner of the Tiandou Plain, silently sucking away the land's vitality and resources, and exploiting the blood and sweat of ordinary people.

The chaos that had gone unaddressed and uninvestigated in the past has finally come to an end after Lin Yao took charge.

Lin Yao's expression was cold and composed, his eyes devoid of any emotion. He immediately resolved to eliminate all potential threats. Without exception, any force or individual who violated his rules and disrupted the peace of the region would be purged. Whether it was the heinous human trafficking, the inhumane practice of slavery, the rampant underground sex trade, or the sale of illegal drugs, all such dark acts that crossed the line were his primary targets.

To eradicate the chaos completely, Lin Yao personally spearheaded the formation of a dedicated disciplinary team. This team was of extremely high standard and highly efficient, personally led by the two top-tier ferocious beasts, Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor. The team members were all of dual composition: one part consisted of mechanical guards personally crafted by Lin Yao, known for their strict discipline and unified combat power, with precise movements and decisive killing; the other part consisted of elite students from Shrek Academy's inner court who had undergone rigorous selection, possessing pure hearts and outstanding strength.

The Snow Empress is aloof and cold, and has always despised the filth of the world. Her clear, ice-blue eyes cannot tolerate the slightest darkness. The Ice Empress is ruthless and decisive, never hesitant in her actions. The disciplinary teams they lead are like ghosts wandering in the darkness, elusive and omnipresent, traversing the towns, countryside, and streets of the Tiandou Plain day and night, precisely searching for all hidden dark strongholds, uprooting deeply entrenched evils without leaving a trace.

The first target of the patrol was a human trafficking den disguised as an ordinary inn, thirty miles outside Shrek City. This inn appeared unremarkable and its staff were friendly, its disguise flawless, and no traveler ever noticed anything amiss. Behind the scenes, however, it specialized in abducting and kidnapping lone travelers, solitary merchants, and young people from remote villages, selling them wantonly to remote mining areas and aristocratic mansions as slaves. It had been committing these atrocities for many years, its hands stained with countless tears and blood.

The moonlight was cold and the night was utterly silent, the perfect moment for the wicked to be most vulnerable. The Snow Empress, clad in pristine white robes, stood aloof in the darkness. She gently raised her slender, jade-like hand, and a wisp of icy power suddenly erupted from her fingertips. A howling wind swept through, and frost spread. In an instant, the entire wooden inn was completely sealed by thick, millennia-old ice. The eaves, doors, windows, and walls all froze solid, transforming into a crystal-clear, bone-chilling ice sculpture cage.

The twenty-seven bandits who had committed evil deeds for many years in the hideout were frozen solid by extreme ice and their souls were imprisoned before they could even let out a scream. None of them escaped and all were brought to justice, and their sins of many years were settled in one day.

Following closely behind was a seemingly elegant and luxurious brothel in the south of Shrek City. On the surface, it was a place for entertainment, but in reality, it harbored a secret network connecting it to a vast intelligence network spanning several countries. The brothel housed a diverse mix of people who, taking advantage of the constant flow of guests, secretly spied on and collected core secrets of Shrek Academy, including its faculty structure, student information, defense deployments, and foreign policy decisions. These secrets were then sold at high prices to intelligence agencies and hostile organizations in various countries, posing a significant threat.

The Ice Emperor's expression was cold and stern, her dark green eyes gleaming with a chilling light. A palpable aura emanated from her, carrying the intimidating power of a top-tier ferocious beast. She personally led a team of mechanical guards to the scene, immediately sealing off the entire street and alleyway, blocking all entrances and exits, and preventing anyone from escaping or leaking information.

The entire process was swift and decisive, taking less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. This intelligence hideout, which had been entrenched in the south of the city for many years, was completely destroyed, and all the informants, spies, and perpetrators inside were arrested. The classified documents, intelligence scrolls, and secret correspondence that the staff found in the secret rooms, hidden compartments, and tunnels filled three large solid wood crates—a truly shocking sight.

Under extreme pressure and iron-fisted governance, the chaos was completely quelled, and peace returned to the land. Shops, land, and trade channels that had long been occupied and monopolized by dark forces were all returned to the people; the people at the bottom of society who had been oppressed and exploited for years finally broke free of their shackles and were able to stand tall and live a stable life; and the trade routes that had been blocked by chaos and controlled by evil people became unobstructed again, with merchants traveling back and forth without end.

In just a few months, the Tiandou Plain, cleansed of dust, was completely reborn. Its millennia-old heritage and potential were unleashed, trade and commerce recovered rapidly, people's livelihoods became more stable, and the economy experienced a leapfrog growth. It firmly became the most stable and powerful core foundation and financial support in Lin Yao's hands.

While stabilizing his internal foundation, Lin Yao's plans were never confined to one region. His gaze was always fixed on the entire Douluo Continent, quietly infiltrating his influence into the courts of the Three Kingdoms.

He secretly selected all the officials from the three great empires of Tianhun, Xingluo, and Riyue who came from Shrek Academy, were of good character, outstanding ability, and had a strong sense of righteousness, regardless of their official rank or whether they were civil or military, and incorporated them into his scheme.

These individuals were scattered throughout the various levels of the Three Kingdoms' court. Some were local magistrates in charge of the people's livelihood and guarding the counties, while others were military generals wielding power and stationed on the borders, and still others were civil officials who spoke frankly and offered advice in the imperial court. They all shared the same characteristics: they came from Shrek Academy, were not bound by aristocratic families, were pure of heart, highly capable, and were grateful to Shrek Academy, loyal and reliable.

Lin Yao acts discreetly and plans meticulously. He never makes a fuss or creates hype. He only uses exclusive secret channels to continuously supply these lurking pawns in the court with scarce cultivation resources, official assistance, and promotion opportunities, silently supporting them to gain a foothold, climb the ranks, and expand their influence in the court.

These people are like intricate chess pieces scattered throughout the power structure of the Three Kingdoms, silently taking root and growing, quietly accumulating strength, winning hearts and minds, and gathering power, waiting for Lin Yao's command in the future so that he can instantly coordinate and control the situation of the Three Kingdoms, becoming the core court force for him to unify the continent and stabilize the world.

While advancing internal governance and external strategic planning, Lin Yao's control over Shrek Academy has become increasingly thorough and stable.

With his sharp and insightful vision, he had long seen through the deep-seated problems within the academy and decisively began to rectify them, making sweeping adjustments to the personnel in core positions. Those elders who held high positions but were incompetent and unproductive, those old men with rigid thinking, closed-mindedness, and who hindered the development of the academy, and those power holders who relied on their seniority, clung to their experience, and had a narrow-minded perspective—all of them were smoothly transferred from their core positions by Lin Yao with fair and reasonable grounds, stripped of their real power, and given sinecure positions.

Instead, he appointed a group of promising new trainees whom he personally selected and carefully nurtured. These young people were energetic, adventurous, and open-minded, free from the constraints of the old guard. More importantly, they were all deeply grateful for Lin Yao's guidance and were absolutely loyal and devoted to him.

Lin Yao spared no effort, showering them with the academy's best cultivation resources, broadest growth platform, and most crucial cultivation opportunities. He meticulously taught and wholeheartedly supported them, enabling this group of emerging talents to grow rapidly and become independent in a very short time. This completely completed the transformation of Shrek Academy, laying a solid foundation of talent for the academy's future transformation, innovation, and strong rise.

After handling all the trivial matters of the layout, Lin Yao still did not forget to accompany and cultivate the women around him, and devoted all his resources to help them break through the shackles, improve their cultivation, and evolve their martial souls.

Under his careful guidance and nourished by the power of origin, everyone's strength has undergone a qualitative leap.

Zhang Lexuan has always been gentle and composed in her cultivation. Under Lin Yao's soul power harmonization and nourishment, her Moonlight Martial Soul successfully broke through the shackles of ordinary Martial Souls, evolving into the extremely rare Ultimate Light Martial Soul, with pure attributes and doubled power. Correspondingly, her soul power cultivation also steadily climbed from level 83 to level 86, making her strength increasingly formidable.

Wu Ming's Flame Martial Soul was already fierce and scorching. After being tempered and refined by Lin Yao's Origin Power, the attributes of the Martial Soul were further enhanced. The purity of the flame, the explosive power, and the burning power were all improved in all aspects. His Soul Power successfully broke through to level 81, and he steadily stepped into the top level below the Title Douluo.

Han Ruoruo, who controls an ice-type martial soul, has been steadily improving on her cultivation path. This time, she not only received resources from Lin Yao, but also had the Snow Empress personally guide her in the fundamental mysteries of ice. Under the influence of top-tier ice-path inheritance, her ice element martial soul is constantly being purified and transformed, gradually approaching the supreme realm of ultimate ice, and her foundation is becoming increasingly solid and profound.

The most significant change was seen in Ma Xiaotao. Her Evil Phoenix Martial Soul had always been extremely dangerous; the raging evil fire was difficult to control, and the slightest carelessness could backfire and cause her to suffer a qi deviation. Lin Yao used his own gentle and pure stellar power to slowly harmonize and purify the violent evil fire within her body day after day, completely transforming the originally raging, disordered, and dangerous dark evil fire into a pure, powerful, gentle, and controllable ultimate flame.

With the hidden dangers of her martial soul completely eradicated and her cultivation no longer hindered, Ma Xiaotao's strength advanced by leaps and bounds. Her soul power soared, directly breaking through to level 79, just one step away from the Soul Saint realm, and her future potential was limitless.

While wholeheartedly helping everyone break through, Lin Yao himself also gained a great deal and profound insights. He focused on observing the evolutionary trajectory, attribute transformation, and power generation patterns of each martial soul, carefully analyzing the underlying logic of different martial souls and soul skills, and gained a completely new and thorough understanding of the power essence of the soul master system.

He thoroughly understood the core essence of the Soul Ring system: the level of Soul Power is never the absolute key to strength; what truly determines the upper limit of combat power and the decisive factor in battle is the mechanism and inherent attribute of Soul Skills. Many seemingly low-damage, unremarkable Soul Skills often conceal excellent mechanisms, capable of reversing the entire battle and playing a decisive role in duels between top-tier experts through a moment of control, a trace of restraint, or a layer of counterplay.

For example, a control skill that briefly immobilizes an opponent may not seem to have explosive damage, but in a battle between experts where victory is decided in an instant, a brief moment of immobilization is enough to break the rhythm of offense and defense and determine the outcome of the battle.

At the same time, Lin Yao's exploration of his two top-tier martial souls became increasingly in-depth and thorough, unlocking more of their fundamental mysteries.

The Soul-Destroying Spear Martial Soul's Soul-Destroying Power is far more than a simple soul attack. Its essence is a top-tier restraining power that surpasses ordinary soul power and spiritual energy. It can directly erode, disintegrate, and destroy the life essence of all living beings, restrain all laws, and suppress living beings.

The ultimate ice that the Ice Emperor Scorpion possesses is not merely a physical effect of freezing at low temperatures, but a power of rules that touches upon the very origin of the Great Dao. It can freeze time and imprison space at the conceptual level, freezing all energy flow and movement, making it domineering and unparalleled.

After thoroughly understanding the fundamental mechanisms of the two martial souls, Lin Yao attempted to fuse the two top-tier powers, repeatedly refining, integrating, and deducing, ultimately creating a completely new and terrifying form of power.

He perfectly fused the destructive power of the Soul-Destroying Spear with the time-freezing power of the Ultimate Ice, condensing a peerless power that combined physical imprisonment with the annihilation of the soul. It could freeze the flesh and blood body, lock the flow of soul power, and erode the soul's origin, destroying the spirit and will. Lin Yao's eyes narrowed slightly as he solemnly renamed this newfound power—Annihilation Ice Prison.

As new power was born, Lin Yao's physical body and mental strength also underwent a radical transformation, resulting in a surge in overall combat power.

His physical body had been tempered to an unbelievable level; his bones and muscles were comparable to ten-thousand-year-old black iron, his skin was warm and tough, and his flesh contained endless potential. Ordinary weapons and swords could not even leave a shallow white mark on his body; his physical defense had already surpassed the understanding of ordinary soul masters.

His spiritual sea was vast and unfathomable, with boundless spiritual power spreading out freely, easily covering an area of ​​dozens of miles. Within his domain, not a blade of grass, not a gust of wind, not even the slightest fluctuation of aura, movement of a figure, or flow of soul power could escape his perception and insight; his control was terrifyingly extreme.

After his foundation was transformed and his power was sublimated, the power of all of Lin Yao's past soul skills was also upgraded in all aspects, and each ability was developed to the extreme of his current level.

His first soul skill, [Thunderclap], was originally a burst of speed with explosive power, its attack and defense speed increasing proportionally to his soul power. Now, enhanced by the power of origin, its attack speed directly surpasses three times the speed of sound, an extreme speed sufficient to suppress all high-level teleportation techniques of the same level. Combined with his superhuman reflexes, before his opponent can even think of a response, his Thunderclap strike has already landed, maximizing his offensive and defensive dominance.

The second soul skill, [Cloud Piercer], originally allowed users to charge up and amplify their spear momentum, enhance basic attacks, and unleash an instant kill. Now, the spear momentum amplification, weapon toughness, and sharpness are directly increased by 300%, doubling the burst power and unlocking a true damage effect. Ignoring physical defense, soul power shields, and elemental advantages, even the strongest defensive measures cannot completely resist the destructive power of this spear.

The third soul skill originates from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and has been successfully developed. It contains the ultimate mystery of the dream spirit soul level and is one of Lin Yao's trump cards.

The fourth soul skill, [Phantom Gun], originally allowed the user to conjure gun shadows, conceal their form, and confuse enemies. Now, after extensive development, the conjured gun shadows are indistinguishable from the real user. Not only does it possess perfect visual disguise, but it can also perfectly simulate soul power aura, rhythmic frequency, and the texture of oppressive aura, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. Whether for surprise attacks, breaking through enemy lines, or confusing and controlling the battlefield, its uses are endless.

The fifth soul skill, [Nightmare Soul Splitter Spear], is a wide-range explosive killing move. It gathers all the soul power in the body to condense a nightmare spear light, possessing the triple power of physical penetration, mental intimidation, and soul-destroying erosion. Now, the attack range has been expanded to a radius of 100 meters. Within the domain, the physical penetration damage and the soul impact pressure are superimposed. Opponents with weak will and feeble will will have their minds collapse the moment they step into the domain and be defeated without a fight.

The sixth soul skill, [Erosion of Gods and Devouring of the Sun], is an incomparably domineering soul skill that can plunder the opponent's soul power and convert it into one's own. After being refined and optimized, the efficiency of soul power absorption and the energy conversion ratio have been greatly improved. In battle, it can continuously absorb the enemy's power to make up for its own consumption, permanently maintaining its peak combat power, and its endurance is unparalleled among its peers.

The seventh soul skill, [Dark Heart Calamity], is a top-tier mental ultimate attack that strikes directly into the depths of the opponent's mind, igniting hidden fear, despair, and distracting thoughts, thus disintegrating the opponent's Dao heart and fighting spirit. Lin Yao perfectly integrates his vast spiritual power with the origin of the soul skill, greatly enhancing the penetrating and destructive power of his mental attack. Even top-tier experts with unwavering minds will find it difficult to remain calm and unaffected.

Lin Yao's eighth soul skill, [Radiant Moon], and ninth soul skill, [Radiant Sun], are his two ultimate killing moves, each a powerful, devastating attack against a large group of enemies. Their combined power is earth-shattering and capable of shaking mountains and rivers. He never uses them lightly, except in life-or-death situations or at the very end of a decisive battle. Once unleashed, they are thunderous strikes that decide the outcome of the fight.

Currently, all of Lin Yao's spirit rings have been tempered and advanced to a grade of over 100,000 years. Each spirit ring contains extremely terrifying and boundless energy, like a dormant volcano lying dormant within his body. With just a thought, it can instantly erupt and overturn the battle.

In addition, the three soul cores in his upper, middle, and lower dantian have formed a perfect closed-loop system. The upper dantian soul core governs the flow of spiritual power, the middle dantian soul core regulates the operation of soul power, and the lower dantian soul core nourishes the physical body. The three complement each other, generate and support each other, and circulate endlessly, completely breaking through all the shackles of cultivation.

This perfect cycle allows his soul power, mental power, and physical strength to recover at a terrifying speed that is unmatched by others of the same level. Even after a night of intense battles and extreme bursts of power, he can quickly recover his condition and maintain peak combat strength for a long time.

Furthermore, the boundless potential that the Star Palace had tempered and accumulated in his flesh and bones over the years resulted in a complete transformation of Lin Yao's body cells. Each cell became a miniature energy storage device, with a massive amount of soul power and spiritual power hidden within, ready to be unleashed; his bones became dense and hard, far surpassing divine weapons; his meridians became wide, resilient, and unobstructed; and his internal organs became strong and flawless, impervious to severe injuries.

Having undergone countless tempering, breakthroughs, and transformations, Lin Yao has long since shed the naivety and ignorance he had when he first entered the Douluo world.

……