Multiverse Skill System

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"What are you all standing there for? Why aren't you all joining forces to take down this spy? Tong Zun, are you still going to protect him?"

Elder Hao shouted loudly despite the pain. Even though he had lost an arm, his fighting power would still be much stronger than before, and he did not intend to continue fighting Yi Shuihan alone. In fact, if this were not the academy, he probably would have turned around and run away. He valued his life very much.

Faced with Elder Hao's request for him to take action, Tong Zun hesitated. To be honest, no one would believe that Yi Shuihan's strength at this time was beyond question, and Tong Zun really had no reason to favor Yi Shuihan.

Seeing that everyone was watching him, Tong Zun finally made his decision: he would definitely take action, but how much effort he would put in would depend on the situation.

"All Soul Venerables, join forces to capture this thief. Soul Emperors with ranged attacks, provide ranged support."

Elder Hao shouted, and while the others made their moves, he leisurely followed behind the three Soul Venerables to launch a sneak attack. If possible, he would prefer to stay with the Soul Emperor and provide remote support.

Tong Zun, Lan Zun, and the young woman were not as arrogant as Elder Hao. They immediately used all five of their Soul Beast Possessions, although some of them were even Rank 6 or Rank 5.

Surrounded by four Soul Masters and constantly interfered with by the Soul Emperor, the difficulty of Yi Shuihan's game suddenly increased by at least 10 times. The surrounding students were all sweating for Yi Shuihan.

Rationally speaking, none of them believed that Yi Shuihan could turn the tide. Even though Yi Shuihan had broken Elder Hao's arm before, they thought it was just an accident and no one believed that this was Yi Shuihan's absolute strength.

With four Soul Masters attacking simultaneously, and none of them being ordinary Soul Masters, such a force would leave Yi Shuihan with no chance of escape unless he were a Soul Saint.

That's what they say, but some people still have expectations for Yi Shuihan, and they vaguely believe that Yi Shuihan can create miracles again, because Yi Shuihan has already brought about enough miracles, giving people the illusion that anything he does is possible.

"Are Soul Saints already paying attention? I need to finish this quickly. I don't want to be surrounded by a group of Soul Saints. Although I'm not afraid of them, it would be troublesome if we really fought."

During the battle, Yi Shuihan noticed the gazes of some powerful individuals and naturally judged their strength. He then felt that he had stayed long enough and could leave.

Before leaving, Yi Shuihan wanted to demonstrate his strength, at least to make Caesar Academy reconsider whether it was necessary to hunt him down.

Yi Shuihan unleashed his aura, a Bronze 9-star power that soared into the sky, making it palpable to everyone in the academy. The surrounding onlookers were all knocked to their knees by this sudden surge of power.

"What is this? Is it a soul beast? How can a human be so terrifying?"

"My mother asked me why I knelt down! I said I didn't know."

"this....."

They were no longer even shocked; their minds were completely blank. All they could see was Yi Shuihan's incredibly tall figure, his unparalleled heroic bearing, and his terrifying, abyss-like aura, which left a deep imprint on their hearts.

Not to mention the students, even the Soul Emperors and the Soul Venerables who were besieging Yi Shuihan were finding it difficult to stay upright at this moment. Elder Hao even fell directly from the air to the ground, landing face-first in the dirt.

With one step, Yi Shuihan arrived beside Elder Hao, raised his foot, and then put it down. A sound like a watermelon breaking rang out, and Elder Hao's head had disappeared, leaving only a headless corpse on the spot.

After killing Elder Hao, Yi Shuihan stretched out his hand, and countless streams of light shot out from his fingers, piercing through everyone who had ever attacked him, though the damage they suffered after being pierced varied.

Yi Shuihan deliberately held back against Tong Zun. Although it looked terrible, his injuries only required some rest to heal. The others, on the other hand, would have to stay in bed for at least half a year.

Without turning back, Yi Shuihan walked steadily toward the gate, disappearing from everyone's sight in a few steps.

Just seconds after Yi Shuihan disappeared, several streaks of light flew over quickly, each exuding a powerful aura far stronger than that of a Soul Venerable. They were all Soul Saints, the true pinnacle of power on the Soul Beast Continent.

Chapter 1128, A clone reaches the Silver Realm

There were five Soul Saints in total, each exuding an aura of supreme power and authority. One of them, upon seeing Elder Hao's headless corpse, shouted loudly...

"How dare you! You actually dared to kill my academy's law enforcement elder! I, Zhang Mingxing, will definitely annihilate this scoundrel."

"Old Zhang, don't get so worked up. You've already experienced Taiyi's strength. He's at least on the same level as us, or even stronger. I feel that only the Dean has the ability to defeat him."

“Old Lu, you’re getting more and more cowardly. No matter how strong he is, he’s just one person. Does he think he can deal with so many of our Soul Saints? If we can’t punish him, our academy will lose all face.”

"To sacrifice one or even several Soul Saints for a little face? Don't tell me you think we can kill him without losing a single one. Is it worth it? He only killed one Soul Venerable."

The Soul Saints exchanged words, and the onlookers, having regained their strength after Yi Shuihan's departure, stood up and gathered together, excitedly discussing everything that had happened.

......

After visiting Caesar Academy, Yi Shuihan first went to a restaurant in Caesar City to collect cooking supplies, such as seasonings, and also bought a lot of food.

Without lingering in Caesar City, Yi Shuihan entered the Forbidden Forest. He would continue cultivating there until he broke through to the Silver Realm. He wouldn't care what decisions the Caesar Academy made, and if they actually caught up with him in the Forbidden Forest, Yi Shuihan wouldn't mind spending some time wreaking havoc.

Upon entering the Forbidden Forest, Yi Shuihan released his four soul beasts: Black Pot, Twin-Tailed Cat, A Wu, and Ice-Fire Demon Dragon.

The soul beasts became very excited as soon as they appeared in the Forbidden Forest. For humans, this place was a very dangerous forbidden area, but for them, it was a place like home. In particular, the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon had been recuperating in the Soul Beast Space for a long time due to its injuries, and had become very irritable. After entering the Forbidden Forest, it vented its anger and killed many low-level soul beasts.

In search of a suitable place to break through, Yi Shuihan continued to venture deeper into the Forbidden Forest, passing through the low-level soul beast area and arriving at the mid-level soul beast area. In the end, he did not stop in the intermediate soul beast area and arrived at the high-level area.

"This location is good. I'll stay here for now, but before that, I need to deal with the lord here."

In the high-level soul beast area, each high-level soul beast occupies a territory. Some low-level or mid-level soul beasts also live here, but they are just food for the high-level soul beasts.

The region chosen by Yi Shuihan is home to a 7th-tier Earth King Bear. This soul beast looks similar to an ordinary bear, but is several times larger. It is a high-tier soul beast because it possesses inexhaustible stamina and strength simply by stepping on the ground. Furthermore, it is immune to most elemental attacks, making its combat power comparable to a subspecies soul beast with dragon blood.

From the perspective of a Soul Master, Yi Shuihan was courting death by provoking the other party. The Ice and Fire Demon Dragon was no match for the other party. However, Yi Shuihan was challenging the opponent entirely as a cultivator.

The result was obvious: the Earth King Xiong was defeated and easily defeated by Yi Shuihan. His endless stamina and strength were completely useless.

Yi Shuihan did not kill the Earth King Bear, allowing it to live. It wasn't that Yi Shuihan couldn't bring himself to do it, but rather that if the Earth King Bear died, other high-level soul beasts would come to fight for the territory, and Yi Shuihan would not have peace. Leaving the Earth King Bear would save a lot of trouble.

A 7th-tier soul beast possesses the intelligence of an ordinary person. Faced with Yi Shuihan, a powerful figure capable of killing it, the Earth King Bear has no choice but to submit. Even if Yi Shuihan forces it to sign a contract, the Earth King Bear will agree. Yi Shuihan is a powerful figure who can defeat it without relying on soul beasts, and following him will lead to a bright future.

In the time that followed, the Great Earth King Bear witnessed firsthand the terrifying growth rate that A Wu and the others had achieved because of Yi Shuihan. It even begged Yi Shuihan to take it in several times, but Yi Shuihan refused each time.

Finally, the Forbidden Forest's high-level soul beast, the Earth King Bear, actually clung to Yi Shuihan's leg, rolling around like a dog, trying to please him and change his mind.

Yi Shuihan entrusted the training plan he had devised for A Wu to the Earth King Bear, instructing it to take A Wu through combat training. He promised that if A Wu's growth satisfied him when he emerged from seclusion, he would consider taking the Earth King Bear as his own.

The Earth King Bear went to great lengths to become Yi Shuihan's soul beast, strictly following the plan and caring more about A Wu's strength than his own.

During his seclusion in Yishuihan, Awu entered a hellish training mode, with no entertainment whatsoever. Every action was for growth, fighting and training.

Thus, more than a month passed.

"Now! Break the Silver Barrier!"

With a mighty roar, Yi Shuihan unleashed all his power, slamming into the ethereal barrier once, twice, three times...

It is unknown how many times it was attacked, but finally, under one of the attacks, the silver barrier shattered, and Yi Shuihan's aura instantly surged a hundredfold, successfully breaking through to the silver level.

As a cultivator, Yi Shuihan's breakthrough to the Silver Realm, which is to transform from mortal to immortal, requires him to undergo the test of Heaven.

However, when a large patch of tribulation clouds gathered in the sky, Yi Shuihan made no move whatsoever, not even a hint of resistance.

Did he give up treatment? No, did he give up on overcoming his tribulation? Of course not.

When the tribulation cloud expanded to a certain extent and locked onto Yi Shuihan, Yi Shuihan only released a trace of his soul's essence. The tribulation cloud then paused, as if it were contemplating something. Finally, the tribulation cloud slowly shrank and disappeared from the sky, as if it had never existed.

The tribulation, which was supposed to be a great event, ended up being abruptly and ineffective. If a cultivator were to witness this again, they would surely find it extremely strange.

Actually, it's not hard to imagine. Although Yi Shuihan broke through from Bronze to Silver, he was actually an avatar. His true self was a Quasi-Saint who had already passed the tribulation to become an immortal. As an avatar, he could also be exempt from this tribulation. The reason why the heavenly tribulation appeared before was simply because he did not release the aura of his soul origin.

Chapter 1129, Soul Beasts Break Through to New Ranks

"The breakthrough went relatively smoothly, but I didn't expect it to bring them such great benefits. What a pleasant surprise!"

These naturally refer to the black pot, A-Wu, the double-tailed cat, and the ice and fire demon dragon.

When Yi Shuihan successfully broke through and his soul underwent a transformation, they were also affected and grew abnormally rapidly. The Black Pot advanced to Tier 5, the Twin-Tailed Cat advanced to Tier 6, and the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon directly became Tier 7, all of them advancing one major tier.

As for Awu, it expanded even further, advancing directly from Rank 4 to Rank 6. Although it was already on the verge of advancing to Rank 5, it was still too exaggerated.

In this way, A Wu only needs to advance 3 more times for Yi Shuihan's mission to be completely completed.

At this point, Yi Shuihan's strength had reached the Silver level, and his influence on soul beasts became even greater. If the growth rate of ordinary soul beasts was 1 due to the influence of the soul master, then their growth rate became 5 under Yi Shuihan's influence. This was before Yi Shuihan advanced; now, the speed had broken through to double digits, and it was difficult to estimate the exact number.

The Earth King Bear watched with envy as the four great soul beasts advanced, and at the same time, it felt immense sorrow. If it were also Yi Shuihan's soul beast, it might have already become an 8th-tier soul beast, becoming the first soul beast in its race's history to break through to the 8th tier.

"It seems you've been doing well lately."

After his breakthrough, Yi Shuihan's first priority was to visit A ​​Wu, since A Wu's growth was related to the mission. As for Hei Guo and the others, Yi Shuihan didn't really care about their strength. It would be good if they improved, but it wouldn't have much of an impact if they didn't.

At this moment, Awu has transformed into a small Earth King Bear, its body filled with the iron-blooded aura of a veteran of many battles. In the past month, it has gone through more than 10 battles every day, and can now be said to be a veteran of countless battles.

Because of the characteristics of the Awu race, there were no signs of injury on its body. After all, its form is not fixed and can change at will.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan, A Wu's eyes were filled with surprise and resentment. Clearly, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Yi Shuihan having left him with the Earth King Bear for over a month. Compared to life at Caesar Academy, this place was simply hell. A Wu didn't know how he had managed to endure it until now.

Awu rubbed against Yi Shuihan's trouser leg, while Yi Shuihan looked at it with gentle eyes, in a very good mood.

Not far away, the Earth Demon Bear quietly watched Yi Shuihan, its eyes filled with longing. How much it wanted to immediately form a contract with Yi Shuihan.

After playing with A-Wu for a while, Yi Shuihan came to the side of the Earth Demon Bear.

"You've done a good job lately, and I'm fairly satisfied. If you haven't changed your mind and still want to form a contract with me, then I agree."

"Really? I haven't changed my mind. Please make a contract with me!"

At this moment, the Earth Demon Bear felt an urge to shed tears. It hadn't been easy! More than a month of hard work had finally paid off.

It was also because the Earth Demon Bear had accumulated a great deal of experience and formed a contract with Yi Shuihan that it immediately entered advanced mode, its entire body being wrapped in a huge earth-colored silkworm cocoon.

"Hmm, it seems I'll have to stay in this forbidden forest for a few more days."

Yi Shuihan was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that signing a contract with him would be so helpful to the soul beast.

The Earth Demon Bear's advancement was relatively normal, taking much longer than the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon's abnormal advancement. Moreover, because it was in the process of advancing, the high-level soul beasts in the surrounding area began to stir, as they must have sensed something.

The Earth Demon Bear is not without enemies. These enemies usually dare not confront it, but now that the Earth Demon Bear is in a special state, they finally couldn't hold back anymore. They have the idea of ​​interrupting the Earth Demon Bear's advancement or even taking this opportunity to kill the Earth Demon Bear.

Before advancing, high-level soul beasts usually either go to a secluded place or eliminate any enemies that could threaten them. The Earth Demon Bear didn't do this because it suddenly got the opportunity to advance. Of course, it didn't need to, as it was no longer a wild soul beast but was being protected by the powerful Yi Shuihan.

This advancement lasted for a total of 7 days. By the time the Earth Demon Bear successfully advanced and emerged from its cocoon, more than 20 Rank 7 Soul Beasts had died in this area, and countless Soul Beasts below Rank 7 had also perished, turning the land within a radius of several miles red.

"Thank you for protecting me, Master."

Having become an 8th-tier soul beast, the Earth Demon Bear gained the ability to transform into a human, turning into a seemingly honest and simple-minded giant, who spoke to Yi Shuihan in a simple and honest manner.

He looks honest, but if you really think that way, you'll definitely suffer a great loss. His eyes are actually very sharp; his appearance is just to deceive people.

"No need to thank me. After all, you are now my property. Perform well. Your potential is not only at level 8, but you can also think about level 9."

The 8th-tier Earth Demon Bear gave Yi Shuihan the feeling of being a Bronze 9-star, or even slightly exceeding it, but not yet reaching Silver. This was only because it had just broken through. So it seems that a truly top-tier 8th-tier soul beast is not necessarily weaker than a Silver 1-star.

With Yi Shuihan as its master, the Earth Demon Bear's potential is far beyond level 9; it could easily reach even higher levels. However, the key is that it can always stay with Yi Shuihan.

To bring back what you obtain from the mission world to the main god space, you need to make some sacrifices. Yi Shuihan might not necessarily bring back the Earth Demon Bear. If he really had to make a choice, he would at most bring A Wu. One A Wu is equivalent to most soul beasts.

"Kaiser Academy, you didn't expect me to arrive so soon, did you!"

In less than a day, Yi Shuihan left the Forbidden Forest and arrived at the gates of Caesar Academy. This time, he still did not conceal his whereabouts.

"Huh? There's actually an invading enemy, and it's even a Soul Saint."

He thought that as he stood at the main gate, someone would soon come to "greet" him, but nothing happened for a long time. Even the students who went to report the news did not return. While Yi Shuihan was puzzled, he sensed the great battle that had broken out in the academy. It would take at least dozens of Soul Saints fighting to produce such fluctuations. He immediately understood why no one came to "greet" him. They were too busy to care.

Chapter 1130, The Bizarre Cause and Effect

"Who on earth dares to cause such a ruckus at Caesar Academy? I've never heard of so many Soul Saints here!"

Thinking this, Yi Shuihan stepped into the academy and headed towards the place where the great battle was about to break out. If necessary, he wouldn't mind getting involved.

Inside the academy, many students could be seen frantically fleeing, their faces filled with terror, while a group of masked people chased after them.

These masked individuals are all incredibly powerful, at least at the Soul Venerable level. Slaughtering these students, who are at most Soul Emperors, is a piece of cake for them; a mere wave of their hand can take the life of a student.

"Holy crap, are they trying to wipe out Caesar Academy?! What are they trying to do?"

Yi Shuihan was slightly surprised.

Two female Soul Masters, dressed in student uniforms, rushed towards Yi Shuihan in a panic. Their eyes lit up with hope when they saw him, and they raised their hands...

"save......."

They had barely uttered that one word when their bodies stiffened, and a fist-sized hole appeared in their throats. A masked man stepped out from behind them, his gaze fixed on Yi Shuihan, his entire being radiating murderous intent.

"You didn't run away, kid. You've got guts. I like you a lot. If it were somewhere else, I might have let you go. But now, I can only guarantee you won't die in pain. Just bear with it and it'll be over soon."

Yi Shuihan raised an eyebrow and walked towards the masked man, as if he were deliberately courting death.

"you......"

Like the two female soul masters, the masked man did not utter a second word. His body exploded without warning, and before his fragments could even touch Yi Shuihan, they were consumed by flames.

Yi Shuihan's steps never stopped, as if the masked man had never existed from the beginning.

Along the way, Yi Shuihan encountered many masked men and students. When he was in a good mood, he would kill the masked men. When he was in a bad mood, he would simply ignore them. In this way, he saved many students, and more than 10 masked men died at his hands.

"It's him!"

A loud crash resounded, and a huge crater was smashed in front of Yi Shuihan. Inside the crater was a ragged man, his clothes torn to shreds, even his buttocks were exposed, and he looked very disheveled. This man was none other than Tong Zun, a semi-acquaintance of Yi Shuihan.

"Lei Zun, I never expected you to betray the academy. I misjudged you."

"I was never a member of the academy from the beginning. I joined the academy to wait for this day. How can you talk about betrayal? Tong Zun, you have good talent. If you are willing to surrender, I am not unwilling to let you go."

The one whom Tong Zun called Thunder Lord was a middle-aged man with purple hair, his body wrapped in lightning, with a burly build and wearing a black bodysuit, whose strong muscles could be seen from his silhouette.

The two hadn't noticed Yi Shuihan's presence when they were talking. But when they saw Yi Shuihan, Lei Zun's expression suddenly changed drastically. Lei Zun had never met Yi Shuihan in person, but he had confirmed Yi Shuihan's Soul Saint strength during the battle at the academy gate. Lei Zun had also seen his portrait afterward, so he recognized him.

"So it was the Mad Saint himself! It's great that you've returned. The academy is going against the tide, even issuing warrants for the arrest of a powerful figure like you. Today we will destroy the academy, and I think the Mad Saint would definitely be willing to lend a hand."