Chapter 1 Creating a Divine Position, the Martial Soul Ranking Descends.
Upon Sunset Forest, Tianxing Academy.
The entire forest was bathed in clear skies, but the students inside Tianxing Academy witnessed a completely different scene.
Countless lightning bolts struck down from the sky, coiling like dragons towards the azure figure in the heavens.
"Roar!"
The lightning bolts were terrifyingly powerful, but the azure figure advanced instead of retreating, a glint of light flashing in his eyes as he gripped a longsword to meet the attack.
The terrifying sword intent emanating from the longsword was enough to tear apart heaven and earth.
"Zhu Qing, just what level has Teacher's cultivation reached that has attracted such a lightning bolt!"
Ning Rongrong stood inside the academy's grand formation, looking up at the towering figure.
"I don't know. I was brought to the academy by Teacher after my Martial Soul Awakening, far away from the royal family's conflicts, but I've never seen Teacher release a Soul Ring."
Beside her, Zhu Zhu Qing, with an extremely exaggerated physique, shook her head, her eyes filled with admiration.
"Yes, even Grandpa Sword couldn't force the teacher to use his full strength. A few years ago, I had just awakened my martial soul when the teacher came to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and forcibly took me as his disciple. Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone, with my father's help, couldn't even withstand a single move from the teacher."
Around Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others nodded in deep agreement.
The teacher's strength was definitely not that of an ordinary Title Douluo.
When they were taken as disciples by the teacher, there were people who tried to stop them, but none of them could withstand a single move from him.
"Never mind the teacher for now, have you finished your two-word battle armor and level three soul tool making assignments?"
"The teacher said he'll check everyone tomorrow, and those who don't finish will be punished."
Xiao Wu said, skipping around, not forgetting to show off her newly completed two-word battle armor.
"Xiao Wu, you're being greedy again, take this!"
"Me too! We agreed to be punished together, you little rabbit, you're being a traitor again!"
The girls playfully wrestled together, creating a beautiful scene.
"Boom!"
The thunder grew even more terrifying, and the figure in the sky couldn't help but curse under his breath.
His name was Li Tianyi, who had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent a few years ago, bringing with him a system for taking on disciples and becoming stronger.
According to the timeline, he transmigrated at the same time as Tang San awakened his martial soul.
His starting bonus was the cultivation of a Title Douluo, twin martial souls "Double Pupils" and "Xuanyuan Sword," and all his soul rings were terrifyingly powerful, exceeding 100,000 years in age.
What to do when you're invincible from the start? Naturally, while the original characters were still young, he directly brought them back to the academy to take on disciples and become stronger.
The teenage Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the ten-year-old Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er sisters, Huo Wu.
The newly awakened martial souls Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and… He forced Xiao Wu to transform and then kidnapped her.
It was that simple and brutal.
Not convinced?
Go talk to my Double Pupils and Xuanyuan Sword.
After six years of training, his disciples were unparalleled geniuses, possessing everything from soul tools and battle armor to alchemy.
Even he himself had created his own godhood today, attracting a heavenly tribulation and becoming the first terrifying being on the Douluo Continent to create a godhood through sheer strength.
"Sigh, I originally wanted to use the tribulation to temper my physical body, but I didn't expect it to be so useless."
Li Tianyi, dressed in blue, smiled helplessly, and the terrifying longsword in his hand, engraved with the words "Xuanyuan," directly struck the tribulation.
With just one strike, he dispersed the arrogant tribulation, leaving only the figure in blue in the sky.
"Although my godhood is at the creation level, can I only exert the combat power of a god-official level now?"
Li Tianyi sighed, then returned to the academy.
"Tap tap tap..."
Not long after, the disciples, led by Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan, arrived at the pavilion where Li Tianyi was.
"Disciple congratulates Master on his great increase in strength and longevity!"
"Master, Master, what realm have you reached now? Just tell Rongrong, Rongrong swears she will never tell anyone."
"Master, don't listen to her, just tell me one person, I'm known throughout our academy for being tight-lipped."
The girls chattered around Li Tianyi, who looked at them and nodded with satisfaction.
The strongest among them was already a high-level Soul Emperor, and the weakest was at the Soul Sect realm, while the oldest among them was only in his early 19s.
However, he remained serious and gave each of Shui Yue'er and Ning Rongrong, who were closest to him, a roasted chestnut.
"All you do all day is fool around. Have you finished your homework?"
Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue and said matter-of-factly, "Teacher, battle armor is too difficult to make. Why don't you forge another five-word battle armor? I can observe carefully and improve rapidly!"
"I still think soul tools are more difficult. Let Teacher make a level ten soul tool instead."
"No way! You don't understand the difficulty of alchemy. The alchemy room is very hot, okay? Let Teacher refine a celestial herb pill to nourish us."
The girls, each with their own strengths, argued endlessly.
"So, none of you did it again?"
"You guys, can't you have any sense of crisis? Outsiders can't learn this kind of knowledge even if they want to. You guys are just slacking off all day."
Although it was a reprimand, Li Tianyi was still not really angry.
"Teacher is the best...hehe."
"By the way, what level have Teacher's soul tool level, battle armor level, and alchemy skills reached?"
This question was definitely the one that Zhu Zhuqing and her disciples were most concerned about.
"Everyone wants to know?"
Li Tianyi smiled slightly, his current level was indeed quite high.
"Yes, yes, Teacher, please tell me..."
Ning Rongrong hugged Li Tianyi's arm and shook it vigorously.
"Alright, alright, your teacher is now a quasi-six-word battle armor master, a quasi-eleventh-level soul tool master, and a divine-grade alchemist. However, the materials on the Douluo Continent are too scarce, and your teacher has been unable to break through for a long time."
"Hiss..."
Everyone gasped. According to Li Tianyi, a four-word battle armor could already give an ordinary titled Douluo the combat power of a level 99 peerless Douluo, and a five-word battle armor could already reach the god level.
So... the power of a quasi-six-word battle armor...
Not to mention the eleventh-level soul tool and divine-grade pills, his teacher's strength was truly terrifying.
"Perfect timing. I still have some materials left, enough to upgrade my five-word battle armor to a near-six-word battle armor."
"You all observe from the sidelines, and how much you comprehend depends on your own fortune."
After Li Tianyi completed his self-created godhood, the system rewarded him with a large quantity of rare metals and medicinal herbs. It was time to arm himself even stronger.
"Yes, Master!"
Just as Li Tianyi stood up, the entire Douluo Star underwent a dramatic change in an instant.
A vast expanse of purple aura appeared in the sky, stretching thirty thousand miles eastward, and an enormous golden list materialized in the heavens.
On it, several large characters were written in a flamboyant style: Martial Soul Ranking. It was clearly visible from any direction.
[The will of the Douluo Plane manifests, listing the top twenty Martial Souls of the current era. Those on the list will receive generous rewards...]
[Only one Soul Master can be listed for each Martial Soul, ranked according to Martial Soul strength, potential, development level, etc...]
[Martial Soul quality is divided into: Creation Level, Super God Level, God Level, Super, Top Level, Advanced Level.]
(End of chapter)