Douluo: I achieve godhood through System

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Life at the academy initially felt fresh and exciting, but after a while, it became monotonous. Only the training sessions every few days genuinely brought Wang Li joy. Why every few days? Because it took him that long to recover after each session.

Wang Li did not learn the basic meditation technique taught at the academy; instead, he practiced the meditation method included in his panel, which was truly formidable.

He suspected that to practice this meditation technique effectively, it should ideally be paired with medicinal baths or nutritional supplements to not only accelerate progress but also replenish his body.

However, Wang Li did not have those conditions and could only wait for his body to recover on its own. This situation caused his appetite to increase significantly; he consumed far more food than his peers. Thankfully, he had brought along a considerable amount of silver soul coins when he left the village; otherwise, the ten copper soul coins he earned daily from cleaning wouldn't be enough to satisfy his hunger.

The results of his training were astonishing. Just one session could yield the equivalent of ten days to half a month of regular cultivation. With his panel, he could see the improvements from each training session directly.

In his estimation, after four to five training sessions, he could raise his soul power by one level. Even though training at the soul master stage was generally fast, his progress was still remarkably rapid.

Life at the academy was dull, and the only excitement came from the upperclassman Xiao Chenyu, the son of the city lord, who found amusement in bullying work-study students rather than focusing on his own training.

Xiao Wu was not one to back down from a challenge, and one day she officially took on the group of upperclassmen led by Xiao Chenyu.

As a work-study student, Wang Li felt compelled to join in. Although he wanted to fight to gain experience, his martial soul was not suited for battle, and no one was willing to let him participate recklessly.

The first match was fought by Wang Sheng, but before it was even over, Tang San returned from obtaining his soul ring.

At this point, Wang Li had no chance to battle; he could only watch in utter boredom.

Tang San faced off against Xiao Chenyu.

When Tang San summoned his century-old soul ring, Xiao Chenyu's decade-old soul ring seemed utterly ridiculous in comparison.

Wang Li couldn't help but scoff at this. Wasn't Xiao Chenyu the son of the city lord? How could he only manage a decade-old soul ring?

Although Nuoding City was a remote little town, the city lord had risen above the common folk, yet his son started with a decade-old soul ring like a commoner.

To make Tang San and his century-old soul ring appear more valuable was frankly insulting.

If one were to search for an explanation, it would not be surprising to conclude that Xiao Chenyu was perhaps the city lord's illegitimate son, raised at Nuoding Academy while the legitimate heir was sent to a better academy or force.

As expected, first-year Tang San easily dominated sixth-year Xiao Chenyu.

This victory significantly intimidated the upperclassmen led by Xiao Chenyu.

Finally, Xiao Wu summoned her martial soul, also a level eleven battle soul master, marked by her century-old yellow soul ring.

Everyone, including Xiao Chenyu, was completely subdued.

Only Wang Li felt a deep sense of regret for missing out on the chance to gain experience; to him, it felt like missing out on a fortune.

He needed to train hard—intensely train. He had to escape his current predicament as quickly as possible. Only by gaining strength could he participate in more battles, acquire more experience, and elevate his power.

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Three months flew by in the blink of an eye.

Within Wang Li, his soul power surged through his meridians, racing like a dragon or snake, voraciously devouring the ambient soul power from outside. It then rapidly compressed, condensing into his own soul power, strengthening him.

After completing a full cycle of meditation, Wang Li's soul power surged dramatically, officially breaking through to level ten.

Overjoyed, he quickly focused his mind, directing his soul power back to his dantian. The initial restlessness gradually settled as the soul power nourished his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, which in turn replenished his soul power.

Wang Li felt an indescribable warmth within his body.

Slowly opening his eyes, which sparkled with joy, Wang Li thought:

"Three months ago, I was merely a level three soul master, and now, three months later, I've reached level ten. This rate of cultivation is certainly on par with top-tier geniuses."

Although it was already dark, it wasn't yet late at night. The others in his dormitory were also engaged in their training. Wang Li glanced in Wang Sheng's direction.

Wang Sheng often boasted about how he would soon reach level ten—how he was about to achieve it.

Now, however, Wang Li had reached level ten even faster than him. While Wang Sheng enjoyed boasting loudly, Wang Li remained relatively low-key.

Even now, the others were unaware of Wang Li's true soul power level. Although there was a crystal ball in the academy for testing soul power, it would only be used at the end of the term, akin to a final exam.

Thus, as long as Wang Li kept quiet, no one could know his actual level.

He hadn't independently hunted soul beasts to obtain a soul ring, so whether he shared this information or not didn't really matter.

If he wanted to hunt soul beasts through the academy, he would have to wait for this year's sixth-year students to graduate. Only then would the academy organize a hunt for all students who had reached level ten in the Soul Beast Forest. They would not make exceptions for any individual student.

Now that his soul power had reached level ten, he decided not to continue training for the day. Wang Li lay down quietly, staring at the ceiling as he thought:

"Although I can't break through without a soul ring, I can't afford to be complacent. The soul power I've cultivated now will manifest once I absorb a soul ring."

Beyond cultivating soul power, the most important thing for him now was to develop one or two defensive techniques and create his own soul skills, which would not be an easy task.

Lost in thought, Wang Li drifted off to sleep, waking the next day to the sun rising brightly in the sky.

He couldn't miss the two morning classes on cultural knowledge and martial soul knowledge. Although he found them tedious, he still studied diligently.

In the afternoon, Wang Li headed straight to the back mountain. The ecological environment of Douluo Continent was excellent, with lush Blue Silver Grass covering the ground and the forests rich with green trees. The sounds of birds chirping and cicadas singing filled the air continuously.

Wang Li didn't venture too far, finding a hillside dense with Blue Silver Grass. The terrain was open, and he could see Notting Academy in the distance.

Taking a deep breath and stretching, Wang Li removed his school uniform, revealing his sun-kissed skin and a well-toned upper body. With a determined expression, he softly said, "Let's begin… real cultivation!"

Wang Li had never learned true martial arts, but his martial soul was filled with vitality and resilience—two highly adaptable traits that acted passively.

Thus, the training method he devised involved inflicting minor injuries on his body and allowing it to recover, hoping to cultivate skills akin to the Golden Bell Shield or Iron Cloth Technique.

(End of Chapter)