Douluo Continent: The original Yu Xiaogang brutally defeats Tang San at the start.

Night fell, and the silver moon hung like a hook.

A dark figure, like a ghost, silently evaded the patrolling guards, leaped over the side wall of the academy, and quickly disappeared into the night.

The dark figure was none other than Lin Yuan.

In order not to attract anyone's attention, he specifically asked the academy administrator for leave, under the pretext of "going out to find a plant for martial soul theory research", and said that he would travel overnight.

The manager had no doubts about Yu Xiaogang, a master who was obsessed with theoretical research, and readily approved it.

At this moment, Lin Yuan was speeding towards the Soul Hunting Forest in the east, guided by the system radar.

Although the soul power of a level 29 Great Soul Master is not particularly impressive in the entire Douluo Continent, it is more than enough for travel.

The night wind whistled past his ears, but Lin Yuan's mind remained unusually clear.

On his journey, he meticulously analyzed the newly bound [Abuse Tang San to Godhood System].

"This system is practically made to counter Tang San."

Excitement gleamed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

"The points system is the core; the more pain I inflict on Tang San, the more benefits I gain. The system shop is all-encompassing; with enough points, becoming a god, or even surpassing a God King, is not impossible!"

"Opportunity Radar, this function is the most crucial! It allows me to precisely intercept all the opportunities that should belong to Tang San. One step ahead, always ahead! As long as I can steal all his cheat codes, what can he, with only two useless martial souls, use to fight me?"

"And this level of 'darkening'..."

Lin Yuan stroked his chin, a playful smile playing on his lips.

"I wonder what interesting things would happen if Tang San's 'darkening' level were maxed out? A protagonist who's completely corrupted would probably be much more lovable than the hypocritical, sanctimonious character in the original story, right?"

While thinking, I hurried on my way; the 8-kilometer journey wasn't too far.

About an hour later, Lin Yuan successfully arrived at the location marked on the system map.

This is the outer edge of the Soul Hunter Forest, an inconspicuous little hillside.

The mountainside was covered with vines and weeds, and looked nothing special.

"If it weren't for the system navigation, who would have thought that such a place would hide a rare and precious treasure?"

Lin Yuan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Tang San, Tang San, I know your script by heart. You think this is a treasure trove of secrets from your past life, but little do you know, all your secrets are as transparent as water in front of me!"

He pushed aside the thick vines, and a pitch-black opening, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, suddenly appeared before him.

Lin Yuan did not hesitate and went straight in.

The cave wasn't very deep; after walking for about several dozen meters, the view suddenly opened up ahead.

A naturally formed cave appeared before him, and in the center of the cave was a spring no more than two or three square meters in size.

The spring water was crystal clear, emitting a faint milky white glow, and a refreshing and pure energy filled the entire space.

"The Eye of the Spirit Spring!"

Lin Yuan's breathing became somewhat rapid.

[System Notification: A high-concentration spiritual energy source, "Eye of the Spiritual Spring," has been detected. The host may directly absorb it. After absorption, the host's soul power will increase to level 30, and the first cleansing of the martial soul will be completed, enhancing their talent.]

"It can increase your soul power by 1 level and also cleanse your martial soul!"

Lin Yuan's eyes were filled with fervor.

For Yu Xiaogang, who had been stuck at the level 29 bottleneck for decades, this was an incredible blessing!

He knew that after Tang San absorbed the Eye of the Spirit Spring, he only increased his soul power and did not break through immediately.

And I will use this power to break through that damned bottleneck in one fell swoop and become a true Soul Master!

"Tang San, thank you for your gift!"

Lin Yuan sneered and, without any politeness, sat cross-legged by the spring, placed his hands into the water, and began to circulate his soul power, frantically absorbing it.

boom!

A gentle yet powerful energy surged into his body from his palms, flowing through his meridians to his limbs and bones.

Lin Yuan felt every cell in his body cheering with joy. The level 29 soul power barrier that had troubled Yu Xiaogang for half his life began to tremble violently under the impact of this pure energy.

"Break for me!"

Lin Yuan roared inwardly.

The air behind him distorted, and a phantom of a martial spirit, resembling a domestic pig but with a round and chubby body, emerged.

It was Yu Xiaogang's mutated martial soul—Luo Sanpao!

At this moment, Luo Sanpao's phantom trembled slightly under the nourishment of the spiritual spring energy, as if it were also undergoing some kind of transformation.

As time went by, the light emanating from the spring grew dimmer and dimmer, and the water level dropped at a visible rate.

Lin Yuan had absolutely no intention of leaving Tang San a single drop of opportunity; he wanted to squeeze every last drop out of this chance!

After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of energy was absorbed into his body, Lin Yuan's body suddenly shuddered!

Click!

The sound of something breaking echoed within his body.

That seemingly indestructible level 29 bottleneck shattered at that moment!

A surge of soul power, far stronger than before, flowed through his body.

Level 30!

Soul Master!

Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing across his face.

He could clearly feel that his body had become lighter and his strength had increased significantly.

More importantly, his martial spirit, Luo Sanpao, seems to have gained a touch of inexplicable spirituality.

The curse that had plagued Yu Xiaogang his entire life was easily broken by Lin Yuan overnight!

This feeling is simply indescribable!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully absorbed the Eye of the Spirit Spring. Your soul power level has increased!]

[Current Soul Power: Level 29 → Level 30!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully intercepting Tang San's opportunity, causing an irreversible change to Tang San's future!]

[Beat Tang San and get +100 points!]

Hearing the system notification, Lin Yuan slowly stood up, glanced at the spring that had become murky and completely dried up, and a mischievous smile appeared on his face.

He pulled a piece of paper and a pen from his pocket—something he had prepared beforehand.

He quickly wrote a few lines of text on it.

Then, he carefully placed the note on the most conspicuous stone by the spring and weighed it down with a small piece of gravel.

After doing all this, he clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Tang San, I hope you'll like this surprise I've prepared for you in three days."

Lin Yuan took one last look at this place that was about to become a place of heartbreak for Tang San, then turned around and walked out of the cave without looking back.

Under the cover of night, the note left behind swayed gently in the breeze.

It was clearly written above:

"The Spirit Spring is empty. Thank you, Tang San, for providing the information."

The signature reads: "Yu Xiaogang".