Douluo: I achieve godhood through System

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"First Soul Skill: Demon Wolf Iron Claws!"

Cornered and facing a difficult situation, Neil finally unleashed his first soul skill. Suddenly, grayish light radiated from his hands, and pieces of metallic iron sheets covered them, transforming his hands into iron-like gauntlets.

After all, he was the senior, and being forced into such a position by a freshman was deeply humiliating for him.

Once he activated his first soul skill, his face hardened with cold resolve. No longer evading, he charged straight into the fray.

With the power of his first soul skill, he exerted all his strength and managed to sever one vine, but as soon as he cut one, another, then a third... continued to strike at him. Even in the brief window between cuts, the first severed vine had regrown, rapidly restoring itself.

Neil was completely stunned, but it was too late to escape. Trapped by the vines, he was soon overwhelmed and engulfed by them entirely.

With only a two-hundred-year-old first soul skill facing off against one that had been honed for nearly seven hundred years, Neil's loss was inevitable, though it was still a shocking defeat in the eyes of onlookers.

The match concluded, and just as Bai Chen announced loudly:

"Wang Li wins!"

The arena fell silent. The atmosphere was so still it was as if not a single bird dared to speak. Neil, who was supposed to showcase his skills, had instead lost in such a manner.

Wang Li, now in the spotlight, had made a huge name for himself in front of the entire school. A newcomer had just defeated a seasoned senior.

...

At this moment, far off in a distant tower…

Gorfa withdrew his gaze, his expression inscrutable. He turned to speak:

"Ling Lao, are you telling me that this child only had level fourteen soul power two months ago?"

Ling Lao, equally shocked, confirmed with certainty:

"Yes, Principal, there's no mistake. Two months ago, Wang Li was still at level fourteen soul power, but in just that time, he's made a breakthrough to level fifteen. A genius, an unparalleled genius!"

Gorfa, hearing this, sighed with deep regret, then spoke directly:

"He's fast at cultivating and shows great performance in battle. Why does he have a mutated Blue Silver Grass martial soul? If only his martial soul had any connection to the fire element, I would gladly take him as my direct disciple and impart all my knowledge to him."

Ling Lao, who also had high hopes for Wang Li, immediately replied when he heard Gorfa's words:

"Principal, I'll go and bring the child over for you to see."

But Gorfa shook his head, saying:

"There's no rush. He's now a staff member in the student council. Whether he wants to or not, he will be involved in the battle for the chairmanship. We can meet after the contest is over."

Ling Lao nodded in understanding:

"Understood!"

...

Now, back to the arena!

As Gorfah had mentioned, after Wang Li defeated Neil, he earned the qualification to participate in the battle for the chairmanship. Those who also had this qualification no longer saw him as just a freshman; instead, they began to view him as an equally formidable opponent. When they placed themselves in Neil's shoes, they realized that Wang Li was a tough challenge. The dense Blue Silver Vines made it nearly impossible to get close to him, leaving no chance to defeat him.

As for Wang Li, after seeing the thirty-six experience points he gained from his battle with Neil on the panel, he silently thought to himself, It looks like I'll have to take it slow and build up over time.

After three days passed, the holiday was finally over, and the new semester was about to begin.

The first event of the new semester was to select a new chairman. The chairman of the student council was always the strongest student, and this competition would even draw the attention of the dean.

Those eligible to participate included the two vice-chairpersons of the student council, five attendants, including Wang Li as the fifth attendant, making a total of seven people, as well as the leaders of nine combat clubs, making sixteen people in total—just enough for a perfect bracket.

The competition was based on a draw, with one-on-one matches. The format was single-elimination: 16 to 8, 8 to 4, 4 to 2, and 2 to 1, and it was expected to conclude within three days.

On the morning of the first day, Wang Li's opponent was Xiao Xiao, the leader of the Weapon Soul Society, whose martial soul was a spear. He wielded the spear beautifully, and his soul skill, Galloping Horse Charge, had strong penetration power. However, he couldn't close the distance to Wang Li, which led to his defeat.

After dealing with his opponent, Wang Li didn't leave immediately but instead observed the matches on other arenas.

Although these were low-level competitions between soul masters, the variety of martial souls created many exciting moments.

One of the student council vice-chairpersons, Bai Chen, wielded the Hidden Thread martial soul, which had excellent stealth abilities. It was said that his first soul ring came from a poisonous spider. When he summoned his martial soul and released his soul skills, you couldn't detect the threads unless you accidentally came into contact with them. If you did, half your body might fall into paralysis.

Thanks to its stealth and poison, after the previous chairman graduated, Bai Chen was considered the strongest overall.

The second vice-chairperson, Meng Du, wielded the Battle Axe martial soul, which had considerable attacking power. His first soul skill, Charged Heavy Strike, was something no one dared to take head-on except for one of the attendants, Li Wu Si. His offensive capability was considered the best among the students.

One of the attendants, Cang Nan, wielded the Eagle martial soul, an obvious powerhouse. His first soul skill, Eagle Strike, allowed him to leap into the air and gain speed through a dive, increasing his destructive power.

This soul skill was already formidable, but the academy's teachers had concluded that if his second soul ring granted him a pair of wings, then when he flew high into the sky and used his first soul skill, it could rival a thousand-year soul skill in power.

Soul skills aren't limited to being used one at a time; they can be combined to form greater destructive potential.

For most ordinary soul masters, reaching level 30 could be the pinnacle of their lifetime, so the choice of first and second soul skills was extremely important. Choosing wrong could mean a wasted life.

The Intermediate Soul Master Academy provided them with the opportunity to develop their martial souls, select appropriate soul rings, and train combat techniques that best matched their soul skills, creating the most effective battle strategies for each individual.

For example, the other two student council attendants, Neil and Qing Yi, had different martial souls. Neil's was a wolf, and though he was defeated by Wang Li, he was definitely not weak. His first soul skill, Demon Wolf Iron Claws, could be enhanced with a second soul skill that mimicked flying claws. With the combination of iron claws for close combat and flying claws for ranged attacks, he could definitely stand his ground among Great Soul Masters.

Qing Yi's martial soul was a snake, and upon activation, her body transformed, with a snake tail granting her fast and agile movement. Her close combat was deadly with her tail, capable of striking non-power-type soul masters with fatal precision.

The academy's teachers had already selected the most suitable second soul skill for her based on her characteristics: Charm.

(End of Chapter)