Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 114 Life and Destruction

The Tianshui Girls' Team's successful development of the Martial Soul Fusion Technique delighted the other higher-ups at Tianshui Academy. Teachers like Mu Qingxue and An Qi suggested to Shui Bing'er and the others that they share their experience.

"The reason these girls were able to develop the Martial Soul Fusion Skill is because of their deep affection for each other. In Xiao Chen's words, 'To have a true friend in life is to die without regret.' Their unreserved trust in each other and their willingness to sacrifice for one another are what enable them to perform Martial Soul Fusion."

In order to prevent others from disturbing Ye Liangchen, Shui Lanxin had no choice but to bring out the little guy's theory on martial soul fusion techniques and let others try it out themselves. Otherwise, if everyone kept an eye on the little guy, he would be exhausted.

Ye Liangchen was currently on the balcony of the second floor of Jingxian Villa, trying to break through the level 50 bottleneck. It would take a huge amount of soul power to go from level 49 to level 50, and he hoped to do it in one go.

Ye Liangchen began to circulate the Hunyuan Technique, mobilizing the powerful soul energy within his body to break through the barrier.

"Buzzing..."

The circulation of soul power caused a halo to appear around Ye Liangchen, like a protective aura.

"Pop..."

"Swish..."

An hour later, Ye Liangchen seemed to hear a barrier within his body break through, and his soul power successfully broke through to level 50, with a powerful aura soaring into the sky.

"Xiao Chen, you have successfully broken through to level 50."

The Blue Silver Emperor beside him sensed Ye Liangchen's breakthrough and was happy for him; its tender branches trembled with excitement.

"Sister Lan, it's only level 50, not worth mentioning."

"Xiao Chen, do you know that you're already level 50 at the age of 12? You're probably the first in the entire history of the Soul Master world to do that. You've created a miracle."

"Sister Lan, there's no need to make such a fuss. I'm only level 50, which is just a small fry compared to those high-level Soul Masters."

"Xiao Chen, you're just too modest..."

Hearing Blue Silver Emperor's praise, Ye Liangchen was unimpressed, thinking to himself that his achievements were nothing compared to some transmigrators who started at level 99! That's what's truly awesome.

Having broken through level 50 in soul power, Ye Liangchen began cultivating the "Refining God Technique" again, striving to break through to the fifth level.

Ye Liangchen sat down cross-legged, closed all four doors, and focused on his meditation. Before long, his soul left his body, and he felt his soul travel thousands of meters into the air, with the entire city of Tianshui right before his eyes.

"Buzzing..."

"My God! What is this?"

Suddenly, a vortex appeared in the sky and sucked Ye Liangchen in. He then arrived in a strange world, and there was a palace not far ahead.

This scene filled Ye Liangchen with immense curiosity, as if he had entered a barrier, and at this moment he felt that his soul had left Douluo Star.

"Hello! Is anyone there?" Ye Liangchen called out cautiously.

"Little one, come in here and let me see you."

Just then, the palace gates opened, and a clear, ethereal female voice called out, beckoning Ye Liangchen to enter the palace.

"Would it be dangerous if I went in?" Ye Liangchen dared not venture into a place of unknown origin.

"There's no danger, come in quickly."

The woman's voice rang out again, urging Ye Liangchen to go inside.

Hearing such a beautiful voice, Ye Liangchen wondered if it was some goddess from the divine realm. So he mustered up his courage and went inside.

"Wow! Goddess, how come your martial soul is exactly the same as mine?"

"Hey handsome, your hair is so unique!"

Upon arriving at the center of the palace, Ye Liangchen saw a stunningly beautiful woman with green hair and a handsome man with purple hair. He knew that they were the Goddess of Life and the God King of Destruction. However, he was only a 12-year-old boy and could not act too mature, so he pretended to be curious and exclaimed in surprise.

"Little Zi, the little guy actually calls us 'Goddess Sister' and 'Handsome Guy,' that's interesting."

"Honey, what do you think?"

"Of course I like him! How could you not like such a unique little guy?"

"Honey, I'll do whatever you say."

The purple-haired man and the green-haired woman exchanged a glance and communicated with each other using their divine senses. They found the little guy quite interesting. It was the first time he had met two gods, yet he wasn't afraid. Instead, he addressed them as "handsome guy" and "goddess sister," which made them feel great.

"I am the Goddess of Life. Because the martial soul you awakened before was in my image, I have been watching you these past few days."

"This is the God of Destruction, and also my husband."

The green-haired woman introduced the two to Ye Liangchen, while the God of Destruction kept staring at the little guy.

"Hmm! Reaching level 50 at just 12 years old, not bad! Not bad at all!"

The God of Destruction looked at the little guy, who had achieved such success at such a young age, setting a record in the history of Soul Masters on Douluo Star.

"Seniors, what is a god?" Ye Liangchen asked, feigning curiosity.

"Gods are beings who transcend mortals. According to the Soul Master level system of your Douluo Star, breaking through level 99 and reaching level 100 qualifies one as a god..."

The God of Destruction went on and on, explaining to Ye Liangchen a whole bunch of things about the God Realm, the 108 planets beneath it, the Abyss Plane, and of course, the priests, third-level gods, second-level gods, first-level gods, and God Kings.

"Two God-King seniors, can we mortal Soul Masters cultivate to become gods?" Ye Liangchen asked, feigning curiosity.

"It's possible, but very difficult, because the divine realm isn't powerful enough, which creates limitations... unless a god passes down a divine position, then that's a different story."

Over the years, the God of Destruction has been racking his brains over the development of this dilapidated divine realm, but due to his limited strength, he has not achieved anything significant.

Recently, I noticed that my wife was following this boy. After observing him closely, I discovered that the little guy had twin god-level martial souls. The couple hit it off immediately and had a bold idea. So they used their divine sense to pull the little guy's soul into this special barrier so they could meet him.

"Seniors, now that you mention it, the God Realm is actually a world that's a bit more advanced than Douluo Continent, and it's also where you retired old folks live, right?"

"Little one, there's nothing wrong with your understanding. We've lived in the realm of gods for too long, doing nothing all day, and our lives are very monotonous, like caged birds."

The Goddess of Life found the little guy's analogy of the divine realm as a place where a group of retired old people lived quite reasonable; upon closer reflection, it made sense.

"Child, how do you view life?"

The goddess of life gently asked Ye Liangchen this question, wanting to see what kind of answer this little guy could give.

"Goddess, life is equal and beautiful. All things in the world have life..."

Ye Liangchen had completed nine years of compulsory education in his previous life, so answering this kind of question was a piece of cake for him.

"That's brilliant!"

The Goddess of Life was pleasantly surprised by Ye Liangchen's answers, and found that some of the topics about life were even more profound than her own understanding.

"So what's your view on destruction?" the God of Destruction asked Ye Liangchen.

"Destruction and life are one; where there is destruction, there must be life. For example, a blade of grass sprouts from the soil and gradually grows up, which is life. But after a while, the grass withers, which is equivalent to destruction. And the following year, the grass will sprout again, which is life."

"Plants wither and then spring again, in endless cycles, life and death intertwine, and thus all things in the world are created by destruction and life..."

Ye Liangchen was spouting nonsense with a straight face. He could easily deal with the not-so-bright gods and humans in the Douluo world by simply using some theories from his previous life.

"Great! Very good."

The God of Destruction was very fond of Ye Liangchen's theory. Such a young man with outstanding talent and intelligence has a promising future!

"Little Green, you have excellent taste."

"Little Purple, have you made up your mind?"

"It's decided. Once the little guy reaches level 99, we will pass on the divine position to him. The divine realm urgently needs a supreme expert to make reforms. Otherwise, with our strength, we simply cannot expand the divine realm, and my dream cannot be realized."

"We haven't built a temple on Douluo Star. Go and talk to the Sea God and ask him to let the little guy use his dojo in the future."

"No problem. The Sea God has long intended to pass on his divine position. I'll talk to him about it. There are a few exceptionally talented children around the little guy, and I'm sure the Sea God will be interested in them. The little guy is right; nowadays, a large number of people in the divine realm are retired old people who have nothing to do all day."

"Then let's wait a few years and start taking action! I've set the first test for the little guy: winning the Soul Master Competition. As for that Shura guy, keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't interfere."

"Don't worry! I'll be careful. But if he knew we were passing the divine position to the little guy, he might also become interested in him."

"My intuition tells me that the little guy might reach the level of a creator god in the future. Little Zi, this is our only chance. We have to take a gamble, otherwise the next time the space-time storm sweeps in, the divine realm will be destroyed, and we won't be able to stop it."

"Honey, I'll do whatever you say."

The Goddess of Life and the God King of Destruction were exchanging divine thoughts about the succession of their divine positions. The way they looked at each other left Ye Liangchen below completely bewildered.

"Two senior god-kings, why did you summon me here?"

Seeing that the two big shots were silent and frozen, Ye Liangchen asked out of curiosity.

"Little guy, if you had enough power to change the world, what would you do?" The God of Destruction posed another question to Ye Liangchen.

"Of course, it's about making the world stronger, allowing people to live carefree lives, and filling the world with hope."

"When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven. This is the essence of a great hero: to serve one's country and its people. The greater one's ability, the greater one's responsibility."

Ye Liangchen revealed his wish, and with his youthful appearance, he looked like a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction were immediately intrigued when they heard that the little guy had such a grand ideal.

Especially the God of Destruction, upon hearing Ye Liangchen's words, "The greatest heroes are those who serve their country and its people," felt as if he had met a kindred spirit. Wasn't this exactly what he was doing now?

At this moment, the God of Destruction felt a sense of camaraderie with Ye Liangchen. This was the kind of thing a god should do, unlike some selfish gods who only did petty thievery.

"Little one, we've taken a liking to you. I'm going to begin your divine test."

The Goddess of Life rose, came to Ye Liangchen, and touched his forehead. In an instant, a message flooded in.

"The first test of the God of Life: Lead your team to win the next Soul Master Competition."

When Ye Liangchen received this news, he was stunned. Winning the Soul Master Competition was something that any transmigrator could do.

"Little guy, I have already communicated with the Tree of Life. After that, go to the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Forest and have those ferocious beasts help you obtain your fifth soul ring."

The Goddess of Life originally intended to create a divinely bestowed soul ring for the little guy directly, but since the little guy was currently only a soul, and his true form was still on Douluo Star, she thought of another way to help the little guy obtain a soul ring.

"Lake of Life? Ferocious Beast?" Ye Liangchen feigned shock.

"Those powerful individuals you encountered in the Star Dou Forest weren't actually human; they were ferocious beasts. Didn't they tell you that?"

The Goddess of Life looked at the little guy with a smile, thinking to herself that she had unintentionally observed his whereabouts through the central hub of the divine realm some time ago.

However, what happened to the little guy after he was taken to the bottom of the Lake of Life by the Silver Dragon King is unknown, because the Silver Dragon King covered it up with a divine artifact.

"I encountered a man in black, a woman with green hair, and another woman in black. At the time, we didn't know who they were and thought they were some kind of reclusive masters."

"Oh, right! There was also a white-haired woman who said I was very important to the future world and gave me a bunch of soul bones, but she didn't say anything else."

Ye Liangchen pretended to be very honest and told the Goddess of Life what had happened to him. Anyway, it was all true, and she had already seen it, so there was nothing to hide.

Ye Liangchen has now confirmed that neither Life nor Destruction, the two big shots, can detect the existence of his game cheat, nor do they know if he is lying. He thinks it must be because of his cheat, so he can rest assured.

"Little Green, it seems the Silver Dragon King has sensed the little guy's Life Goddess Martial Soul, so she's decided to invest in him, hoping to change the fate of the Soul Beast race. She has a very long-term vision!"

"Little Purple, the fate of the Soul Beast race is in your hands to decide, how about it?"

"This young man, despite his age, speaks of such lofty ideals: 'To cultivate one's own virtue when poor, and to benefit all under heaven when successful.' These ideals are exactly the same as my own aspirations. I like them. Wife, I trust your judgment. Let the little guy decide the fate of the soul beast race!"

"Little Zi, both the Rakshasa God and the Asura God have divine test subjects on Douluo Star, and the Angel God seems to have been reincarnated as well. They'll probably run into the little one!"

"Little Green, I'll keep an eye on those guys and won't let them interfere in the affairs of the lower realms. No god dares to touch our successor under my nose. As for the matters on Douluo Star, consider them as training for the little guy. I believe that with the little guy's intelligence, he'll have no problem dealing with those things."

Destruction and Life secretly exchanged a few words, ignoring the Silver Dragon King's contact with the little guy. In any case, the Golden Dragon King had already been suppressed by the gods, and with the Silver Dragon King's limited strength, he couldn't cause any trouble.

Furthermore, the Silver Dragon King represents the benevolent aspect of the Dragon God, unlike the Golden Dragon King, who is so ferocious and bloodthirsty. The Goddess of Life is at ease with this, otherwise she would have intervened long ago when Di Tian and the others came into contact with the little guy.

"Little one, the white-haired woman you mentioned is actually a god... You can rest assured and accept her help from now on. She wants to change the fate of the soul beast race, so she has to pay a price."

The Goddess of Life then slowly recounted the legend of the war between the dragon gods in the divine realm to Ye Liangchen, giving him a general understanding.

"So that's how it is! No wonder I felt that woman wasn't an ordinary person when I saw her before. I never imagined she was a million-year-old divine beast, and a female dragon at that."

Ye Liangchen already knew about the matter of the God Realm and the Silver Dragon King, but in front of these two big shots, he had to pretend to be shocked.

"The mighty divine beast, the Silver Dragon King, is described by you as a female dragon?"

Life and Destruction were a little overwhelmed by the little guy's wildly imaginative words.

"Little one, we will arrange a divine test for you later. We hope that you can cultivate to level 99 within 50 years, and then we will pass on the divine position to you."

"Let us take you home first."

The God of Destruction and the God of Life set a small goal for Ye Liangchen, and then sent the little guy out of the palace.

The next moment, Ye Liangchen himself, who was at Tianshui Academy in Douluo Continent, immediately woke up.

(End of this chapter)