Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 24 Changes in the Academy

After dinner, Ye Liangchen and his group returned to their hotel room to rest. Shui Lingfeng was very curious about the matter of the four-eyed cat owl Flander targeting Ye Liangchen.

"Tell me! You took Xiaochen to Soto City today, how did you end up clashing with the Shrek Academy people?" Shui Lingfeng asked, staring at Lan Xiaodie and Su Lin.

"Mother! This is what happened..."

Lan Xiaodie recounted in detail what had happened when she encountered the three Shrek students.

"How old are you two? Still fooling around with Xiaochen."

When Shui Lingfeng heard that Su Lin and her daughter had acted together with the little one, she was both amused and exasperated. They were both decades old, yet they acted like two children who had never grown up.

"Mother, we just wanted Xiaochen to show his strength. He will have to leave the school sooner or later and face the people and things of this world. Besides, Xiaochen didn't activate his martial soul at the time, so he didn't expose himself."

"Teacher, Flander probably didn't recognize you and your senior sister just now!"

"Judging from Flander's reaction at the time, he probably didn't recognize us."

Since becoming teachers at the academy, Lan Xiaodie and Su Lin have not traveled on the mainland for almost a decade. Shui Lingfeng also retired long ago and usually stays in the Purple Bamboo Courtyard of the academy for quiet cultivation. Apart from some high-ranking members of major powers, most people do not know their identities.

"Dai Mubai, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, should be a prince of the Star Luo Empire. That guy with the long beard doesn't look very old. His martial soul is actually a sausage, which is a food-type martial soul."

"By the way, what's that red-haired fat guy's martial soul?"

"Mother, the little fat boy didn't even release his martial soul; he was sent flying by Xiao Chen's punch. If I'm not mistaken, his martial soul should be a fire attribute martial soul."

"Flander calls Shrek Academy a monster academy, and the three students are indeed quite talented. One looks like a ball, another is young but has a face full of gray beard, and the third is a down-on-his-luck prince of the Star Luo Empire. They are indeed quite strange."

The three women recalled Flander's boasting earlier, which now seemed to make sense. However, in their eyes, the so-called monster was nothing compared to Ye Liangchen.

"Hahaha…!"

Ye Liangchen couldn't help but burst into laughter when he recalled Oscar's lewd incantation when summoning the sausage spirit and his gray beard.

Judging by the current timeline, Oscar is at most 10 years old, yet he already has a full-blown gray beard, making him quite a peculiar character.

"Xiao Chen, what are you laughing at?"

Su Lin looked at the little guy sitting on the sofa and suddenly bursting into laughter, and asked curiously.

"Teacher Su Lin, that bearded guy isn't very old, but he has a full gray beard and looks like an old man. And the incantation he uses to summon his sausage spirit is hilarious."

In his previous life, Ye Liangchen knew from novels that Oscar had thick hair because of his sausage martial spirit. At the time, he thought that guy was very strange. He never expected that after meeting the real person, he would realize what a weirdo was.

"Pfft...! That guy with the full beard was indeed quite funny, but this kind of food-type Soul Master is very rare." Su Lin chuckled as she thought of what had happened earlier.

"Food-type Soul Masters are generally best suited for the military. That young man's Martial Soul is a sausage, which can be eaten directly. Once he has mastered it, the military will be eager to recruit him."

"Li Xiuzhu from our Tianshui Academy, her martial spirit is dumplings. Some of the dumplings that the students eat are made by her martial spirit."

Shui Lingfeng slowly explained to Ye Liangchen the uses of food-type soul masters. People in this world all have martial souls, and there are all kinds of them, but food-type martial souls are very rare.

When Ye Liangchen heard that Granny Li, who was in charge of the Tianshui Academy cafeteria, had a dumpling as her martial soul, he was immediately stunned.

At school, Ye Liangchen often ate fried dumplings, which he assumed were made by Granny Li using her martial soul. He only knew that Granny Li, who was in charge of the academy's cafeteria, was a food-type soul master, and he did not know that her martial soul was dumplings.

……

After resting for a day in Soto City, Ye Liangchen and his group began their return to Tianshui Academy.

Ten days later, the group finally returned to Tianshui Academy, where Shui Bing'er and the others immediately surrounded them.

"Dean, you're back! What kind of spirit ring did Little Chen get this time? Let us see it!" Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the other girls surrounded Ye Liangchen, wanting to see his second spirit ring.

"Alright! Xiao Chen's second spirit ring is just an ordinary thousand-year spirit ring. Let's go back to the manor first, and then everyone can see it."

Lan Xiaodie said something in Versailles, and seeing the girls' exaggerated reactions, she was speechless. So she led the group back to Jingxian Villa.

"Dean, a Soul Master's second Soul Ring is a thousand years old, we've never even heard of that. Let's take a look at Little Chen's Soul Ring!"

"Dean, we swear on our martial spirits that we will never reveal this to anyone outside the academy. If we break this oath, may we be struck by lightning."

These girls even swore a poisonous oath just to see Ye Liangchen's second spirit ring; they're really ruthless.

"Xiao Chen, show it to everyone. The world will find out sooner or later anyway." Lan Xiaodie shook her head helplessly and had no choice but to let Ye Liangchen show it.

"yes!"

Ye Liangchen didn't think it was a big deal. These girls hadn't seen much of the world, which was why they were so curious about new things. They would be fine once they got used to it.

"Buzzing..."

As Ye Liangchen summoned, the beautiful figure of the Goddess of Life appeared behind him, and two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, slowly rose from Ye Liangchen's body. Everyone knew that the first spirit ring had a lifespan of 999 years, but the lifespan of the second spirit ring left everyone dumbfounded.

"This kid's second spirit ring is actually 3800 years old, that's amazing!" Mu Qingxue, Lan Xiaoling and other academy executives were stunned when they sensed the age of Ye Liangchen's second spirit ring.

"3800 years? How did Little Chen manage that?"

Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the others had previously thought that the second soul ring would be a thousand years, and they estimated that it would be around 2000 years at most. However, they did not expect that the little guy's terror would exceed their expectations.

"Xiao Chen's martial spirit is so beautiful! Let me touch it."

Shuiyue'er, however, was interested in Ye Liangchen's martial spirit. She grinned and leaned closer, reaching out her small hand to pinch the delicate jade feet of the Goddess of Life.

"Moon, be serious."

As soon as Shui Yue'er reached out, Shui Lingfeng immediately grabbed her, stopping her granddaughter's prank.

"My second soul skill is called Blessing of Life. It is a support skill that can simultaneously increase the total attributes of 20 people by 30% for 10 minutes. Currently, I can only use it 5 times in a row. The attribute increase percentage, the number of people affected, and the number of times will increase as my soul rings increase."

"Now I'll show you. My second soul skill: Blessing of Life."

"Buzzing..."

When Ye Liangchen introduced his second soul skill to everyone, he also activated it, allowing the 20 people present to experience a 30% boost to all their attributes.

"A 30% boost to all attributes? My god! That's terrifying."

Upon hearing that Ye Liangchen's second soul skill was so incredibly powerful, Shui Bing'er and the others were extremely shocked.

"I am now full of power, and I feel like I can fight against a high-level Soul Master."

"Hey seniors, why don't you give it a try!"

Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou, and others received the blessing of life soul skill and immediately found several senior girls in their 30s to spar with.

"Alright! Senior sisters, let's try it out in that open space over there."

"Bang bang..."

"Heh ha..."

A group of girls excitedly started fighting on the flat ground where Ye Liangchen practiced. With their soul power at level 20 or so and a 30% boost to all attributes, Shui Bing'er and the others were actually able to hold their own against the senior girls from the advanced classes, which broadened everyone's horizons.

"A 30% increase in all attributes almost doubled Bing'er and the others' combat power. That's incredible."

"Xiao Chen's second soul skill is too powerful, with a lifespan of 3800 years, it's simply unbelievable."

The academy's teachers couldn't understand why Ye Liangchen's second spirit ring could absorb such an extremely high-age spirit ring. Even Lan Xiaodie and the others couldn't figure it out. All they knew was that this little guy often created miracles.

Only Ye Liangchen knew in his heart that he had cheated. The Foundation Establishment Pill and Body Tempering Pill had honed his physical body to be incredibly strong, and he had made some progress in various divine skills. In addition, he possessed a God King-level Martial Soul, which was strong enough in itself. A mere 3800-year-old Soul Ring was child's play.

……

After successfully acquiring his second soul ring, Ye Liangchen resumed his peaceful cultivation life. In order to facilitate his plan for the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he decided to learn medical skills. As a cheat-like character, he had to develop in all aspects.

However, in order to avoid suspicion, Ye Liangchen decided to ask Lan Xiaodie for some medical books to use as cover so that he could learn the medical skills in the "Dan Dian" book that the game had given him.

So Ye Liangchen left Jingxian Villa and went to Lan Xiaodie's office to express his desire to learn medicine.

"What? You want to learn medicine too? That will interfere with your cultivation!"

When Lan Xiaodie learned that the little guy actually wanted to learn medicine, she was immediately stunned.

"Aunt Lan, as a genius, of course you have to develop in all aspects. I assure you, I will not let it interfere with your cultivation." Ye Liangchen scratched his head and chuckled.

"Alright! Whatever you say, Auntie will find you some medical books."

As Ye Liangchen's protector, Lan Xiaodie would naturally support the little guy's desire to learn medicine.

"Xiao Chen, didn't you say you wanted to develop in all aspects? How about you learn to sing and dance? Teacher Su Lin can teach you!"

Lan Xiaodie's lips curled into a wicked smile. She thought to herself, "If I let the little guy dance with Shui Bing'er and the others, the scene would be beautiful."

"Aunt Lan, are you kidding me?" Ye Liangchen felt like his elder had turned into a mantis shrimp.

"Pfft...! Auntie was just teasing you."

"Xiao Chen, whatever you want to learn, Auntie will support you. Auntie believes you can do your best."

Lan Xiaodie stroked the little guy's head and smiled. As an elder, she felt very gratified to see the little guy being so diligent and eager to learn.

"Thank you, Aunt Lan! You go ahead with your work, I'll head back to the manor to cultivate now."

With Lan Xiaodie's support, Ye Liangchen could finally study the medical techniques in the "Dan Dian" with peace of mind.

"Xiao Chen, these medical books are from the Tianshui City Lord's Mansion. Take a good look at them."

"Remember to balance work and rest, and don't overwork yourself."

A day later, Lan Xiaodie brought Ye Liangchen several medical books, one of which was a medical book recording medicinal herbs from the Douluo Continent.

"Thank you, Aunt Lan! I understand."

Ye Liangchen only used these medical books as a reference. His real purpose was to learn the medical skills in the "Dan Dian" (Alchemy Canon), which was brought by the game and was naturally more advanced than those in this world.

There are many alchemists in Douluo Continent, such as Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang of the Po Clan, who are highly accomplished in the study of medicinal herbs. Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall is also quite knowledgeable about flowers and herbs. Of course, there is also Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo only has some research on poisons and can't even handle his own poisons. He doesn't recognize the rare and precious herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, so his skill level is quite average.

After learning medicine, Ye Liangchen naturally had to deal with herbs. Fortunately, there was a forest a few kilometers away from Tianshui School called Luoxia Forest. The forest was filled with towering trees and many medicinal herbs. There were no spirit beasts in this forest, only some small animals. Ye Liangchen often came to this forest to pick various medicinal herbs.

After learning that Ye Liangchen had studied medicine, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er often skipped classes to accompany him to Luoxia Forest to pick herbs. Eventually, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou, and their gang of girls also joined in, so that Ye Liangchen was always surrounded by a group of beautiful women whenever he went out.

……

Time passed slowly, and two years went by in the blink of an eye. Ye Liangchen was already 10 years old, and his soul power had reached level 30.

Lan Xiaodie originally wanted to help him obtain his third spirit ring, but Ye Liangchen decided not to obtain a spirit ring for the time being, but to continue to hone his physical body and obtain one when he turned 11. By then, his physical strength would be stronger, and he would be able to absorb spirit rings of higher age.

Lan Xiaodie strongly supports Ye Liangchen's decision. Moreover, the little guy is now 10 years old and has his own opinions. As his protector, she believes that the little guy can create miracles again.

Ye Liangchen decided to acquire a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his third soul ring. He had already chosen a soul beast: the Bloodsucking Vine. This was a terrifying plant soul beast that, once it entangled an enemy, would drain their blood completely. Ye Liangchen's third soul skill was called Life Drain, which was quite similar to the Bloodsucking Vine.

In the past two years, Tianshui Academy has undergone tremendous changes. With the support of Hunyuan Jue and Five Elements Divine Fist, the overall strength of the school has become stronger. In particular, the academy's leaders, Lan Xiaoling, Su Lin, An Qi, Li Suyan and Mu Qingxue have all broken through to the Soul Douluo level.

Before they even began cultivating the Hunyuan Technique, they were already advanced Soul Saints. When Ye Liangchen was six years old, Lan Xiaodie shared the Hunyuan Technique with him. After four years of cultivation, it was no surprise that they became Soul Douluo powerhouses.

Among them, Lan Xiaoling and Su Lin broke through to the Soul Douluo level the fastest because of the support of the Foundation Building Pill. They had already broken through when Ye Liangchen was 9 years old.

Lan Xiaodie's soul power has risen to level 89, and she will soon be able to break through to the Title Douluo level. Shui Lingfeng's soul power has also risen to level 88, and she has become much younger, as if she has experienced a second spring.

Tianshui Academy currently has seven Soul Douluo powerhouses. If Lan Xiaodie and Shui Lingfeng become Title Douluos, they can establish their own sect.

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou, Qiu Ruo Shui, Gu Qing Bo, and Shen Liu Yu have all become Soul Masters. Among them, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er have the help of Foundation Establishment Pills and have now reached level 33 or above, which has amazed everyone.

Among these seven girls, Xue Wu is the oldest, already 15 years old. Yu Hai Rou, Qiu Ruo Shui, and Gu Qing Bo are between 13 and 15 years old respectively. Shui Bing Er, Shui Yue Er, and Shen Yu Liu are the youngest, not even 12 years old yet.

Now, these seven women have all grown into stunning beauties, each with their own unique charm. They are tall, have long, beautiful legs, and gorgeous faces, radiating youthful energy at all times.

The seven girls have now become the new generation's face of Tianshui Academy. Lan Xiaodie also intends to turn these seven girls into a group and have them participate in the next Soul Master Competition. She also plans to have Ye Liangchen participate as well, so that they can dazzle the world.

With their increased strength, Lan Xiaodie and Shui Lingfeng became much more confident and were no longer as fearful as before.

Ye Liangchen had witnessed the overall changes at Tianshui Academy. The fact that such a large chain reaction had been triggered by only a portion of the Hunyuan Technique and the Five Elements Divine Fist was beyond his expectations.

(End of this chapter)