Multiverse Skill System

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"Yes, yes, we have enough for 7th rank. It's just that 8th rank is a bit rare. But don't worry, we'll gather them together. It definitely won't delay A-Wu's growth."

The speaker was a Soul Saint from the Zhang family who had a grudge against Yi Shuihan. They had reconciled recently, and the Zhang family brought the current head of the Zhang family, Zhang Hua's father, to Yi Shuihan and crippled him in front of him. Zhang Hua's father was not only a Soul Saint but also a Soul Venerable, so the Zhang family was very sincere.

Yi Shuihan didn't care whether the Zhang family was sincere or not, or whether they were deliberately trying to lull him into a false sense of security. Considering how sensible the Zhang family had been these past few days, they had agreed to a reconciliation. As long as the other party didn't cause trouble, Yi Shuihan wouldn't target the Zhang family.

The academy's cooperation with Yi Shuihan was not only due to his formidable strength, but also to the contributions of some low-level cultivation techniques. For Soul Masters, cultivation was an incredible thing, and even if the techniques Yi Shuihan provided could only allow them to grow to the Bronze level without relying on Soul Beasts, it still drove them crazy.

The allure of increased strength is one aspect, but more importantly, it's about the change in lifespan. If you cultivate according to Yi Shuihan's techniques, your lifespan can be increased to at least a thousand years. No Soul Saint can resist such temptation.

The older one gets, the more one wants to live, especially for Soul Saints who are over 150 years old. Not everyone can live to the limit of 200 years old.

To be honest, this world isn't really suitable for the path of cultivation. It's not because of the spiritual energy, but because the world's rules don't really allow cultivators to live long lives. It's as if the world's will doesn't want humans to live long.

Yi Shuihan originally intended to use a cultivation technique that could be cultivated to the Silver level, but in the end, he received a warning from the Heavenly Dao that if he used a Silver level cultivation technique, he would be punished by the Heavenly Dao, and this advancement mission would be treated as a failure.

The former was fine, as Yi Shuihan was confident he could survive the divine punishment. The latter was rather disgusting. He hadn't yet resisted the power of the main god space, and having wasted so much time in this world, he couldn't afford to end in failure. Besides, not using a technique that reached the silver level wouldn't have much of an impact on him anyway. So in the end, he compromised and only used a technique that was enough to cultivate to the bronze level, extending the lifespan limit of a soul master to the thousand-year level.

Of course, not all Soul Masters can enjoy this treatment. According to the tests of these Soul Saints, only Soul Masters who reach the Soul Venerable realm are allowed by Heaven and Earth to cultivate immortal cultivation techniques. Below the Soul Venerable realm, they cannot even sense spiritual energy. This is naturally the work of the world's will.

Once in place, Yi Shuihan resumed A Wu's special training, giving A Wu only half a day off to enjoy a Huadiao wine and acquire its complete form.

Yi Shuihan intended to take A Wu away, so naturally he wanted to maximize A Wu's value by having it devour some unique soul beasts, thereby enhancing its overall strength.

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"This is the last Ascension Fruit. If you still can't break through, I'll show you what hell is like."

"Understood, boss, I will definitely break through."

The two people in the conversation are two humans. To be precise, one is the real human Yi Shuihan, and the other is a human transformed from A Wu. A Wu was transformed based on Yi Shuihan, and his appearance is 80% similar to Yi Shuihan's. If you didn't know, you would think that the two are brothers. In fact, if it weren't for Yi Shuihan's insistence, A Wu would have become a human form exactly like Yi Shuihan.

Awu solemnly tossed a crystal-clear, five-pointed star-shaped fruit into his mouth, closed his eyes, and his soul power fluctuated continuously.

While keeping a close eye on A Wu's condition, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. If A Wu couldn't break through to the eighth rank this time, it would have to wait another month before it could continue to break through. This wasn't because of A Wu itself, but because the materials that helped it break through would only be available again after a month. Even Caesar Academy couldn't supply materials that helped soul beasts break through to the eighth rank indefinitely.

A Wu's aura fluctuated like waves, sometimes high and sometimes low. As time passed, a few beads of sweat appeared on its forehead. It is not uncommon for ordinary people to sweat, but for a 7th-tier peak soul beast to sweat, the meaning is extraordinary.

Yi Shuihan's lips suddenly curved into a smile, and then A Wu's aura suddenly erupted, directly breaking through the barrier between the 7th and 8th ranks, achieving the 8th rank, reaching the limit of the rank that a Soul Master in this world could cultivate.

At this moment, we are only one step away from the 9th level.

Chapter 1134, Advancement Mission Completed

"He actually broke through! He's at the 8th rank! That's the 8th rank!"

The Soul Saints of the academy sensed the fluctuations of A Wu's breakthrough, and they all looked in the direction of Yi Shuihan with great shock. Even though they had imagined such a scene before, they still could not remain calm when it actually happened.

"Caesar Academy can no longer provide enough for 8th to 9th tiers. It seems I'll have to go to the Forbidden Forest to have any chance."

Yi Shuihan made a decision after recalling what the person from Caesar Academy had told him a few days earlier.

Two days after A Wu broke through to the 8th rank, Yi Shuihan took A Wu into the Forbidden Forest again. This was the umpteenth time he had entered the Forbidden Forest. During the time he broke through from the 6th rank to the 8th rank, Yi Shuihan often brought A Wu in to train.

Previously, Yi Shuihan had not explored the Forbidden Forest in great depth, at most only visiting the 7th-tier Soul Beast area. This time, Yi Shuihan planned to go to the 8th-tier area, or the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, to see if he could find a 9th-tier Soul Beast.

Even a team of Soul Saints must be extremely careful when entering the Tier 8 Soul Beast area, lest they be surrounded. Once surrounded, the entire team will be wiped out.

"I find this very strange. The overall strength of the soul beasts in this world is clearly greater than that of the Soul Saints, so why are the rulers of the continent still Soul Masters?"

This question arose when Yi Shuihan sensed more than a thousand Rank 8 Soul Beasts. The total number of Soul Saints in human society is less than 100, which is no match for the Soul Beasts.

In the end, Yi Shuihan still managed to get one answer, perhaps because of the environment. In the Forbidden Forest, the deeper you go, the denser the soul power becomes, and the easier it is to produce rare and precious materials.

Compared to the outside world, the cultivation environment here is like a holy land. Perhaps these soul beasts have never left because they look down on the cultivation environment outside, which has led to humans occupying most of the Soul Beast Continent.

"The Forbidden Forest might be the true center of this continent. If you think about it that way, humans are just occupying the wild areas, and the soul beasts in the center naturally won't care."

Every rare and precious treasure has its guardian. Yi Shuihan has witnessed this principle many times recently. In every area where there are level 8 soul beasts, there are bound to be rare and precious materials that can affect level 8 soul beasts.

Some rare and precious treasures are still growing, while others are almost mature. None of them are fully mature, because once they are fully mature, they will inevitably be used by the 8th-tier soul beasts that guard them.

Thus, Yi Shuihan and A Wu began their treasure hunt, wandering through the territories of various 8th-tier soul beasts. They would record any that were about to mature and then wait for the right time to seize them. If they encountered any that were not yet mature, they would detour. Yi Shuihan was not so desperate as to steal even seedlings.

Initially, Yi Shuihan took the lead in the treasure hunt, but later he completely handed the task over to A Wu. After all, the treasure hunt was also to help A Wu grow up quickly, and fighting against soul beasts of the same level was a good way to train.

Thus, half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Yi Shuihan and A Wu traveled to hundreds of 8th-tier soul beast territories and experienced no less than a thousand battles, big and small. Finally, A Wu became a peak 8th-tier soul beast. One more step and it would be 9th-tier, the realm of divine beasts.

"What you need next is not rare treasures, nor battles, but a kind of enlightenment."

"Insights?"

"That's right. Only if you comprehend it can you break through to the 9th level. If you don't comprehend it, you will never be able to break through. I'll give you 3 years. I hope you won't disappoint me."

Yi Shuihan led A Wu out of the Forbidden Forest and then began to travel all over the Soul Beast Continent. In each place, they would admire the scenery and witness all kinds of human life.

He has witnessed the luxury of the upper class and the despair of the lower class, experienced the aimlessness of the middle class, and participated in large-scale wars between nations.

Yi Shuihan had gone all out, using every method he could think of to increase A Wu's comprehension, allowing A Wu's mental state to improve rapidly.

Of course, Yi Shuihan himself also benefited a lot during this period, and his strength broke through from Silver 1-star to 2-star, and is almost at the level of 3-star.

2 years later,

On an unnamed snow-capped mountain, A-Wu suddenly stopped, closed his eyes, and entered a state of advancement. At that moment, the heavens and earth trembled, and the entire Soul Beast Continent was filled with a strange aura, which seemed to be joy and anticipation.

"It's been a long time coming! We've finally waited for this day."

Yi Shuihan would definitely not allow anyone to interfere with A Wu's breakthrough, so he immediately sealed off a radius of 100 miles, forbidding anyone from approaching. He then went on a killing spree.

In just one month, dozens of Soul Saints and nearly a hundred Soul Beasts gathered at the place where A Wu broke through. They were all attracted by the commotion caused by A Wu's breakthrough.

It wasn't to interrupt A-Wu's breakthrough, but to witness it, to gain some insights from it, or perhaps to help them go even further.

They originally wanted to get closer to A Wu, since the closer they were, the clearer they could sense the essence of A Wu's breakthrough. Unfortunately, they encountered Yi Shuihan, a freak. Even if they joined forces, they were no match for Yi Shuihan's single-handed suppression. After Yi Shuihan instantly killed 10 Soul Saints and dozens of Rank 8 Soul Beasts, displaying power that completely surpassed the Soul Saint level, they became obedient and stayed a hundred miles away.

Even though they were so far away, they could only sense a faint trace of its charm, yet no one left. They were so eager for a breakthrough that they wouldn't give up even the slightest bit of help.

A Wu's breakthrough took a full three months. When he broke through, a beam of light shot straight into the sky from the ground, and the entire Soul Beast Continent could see this light.

The snow-capped mountain underwent a tremendous transformation due to Awu's breakthrough. The silvery-white landscape eventually turned completely green, radiating vitality and resembling a subtropical forest.

The moment A Wu broke through, Yi Shuihan received a notification from the Main God Space that the mission was complete. Then, after 30 seconds, he was forced to return to the Main God Space. At the same time, he was asked whether he wanted to take the soul beast with him, and given the corresponding choice and the price to pay.

Chapter 1135, Another S-Rank Evaluation

It was still the same summary space, but this time it had a hint of silver light, which Yi Shuihan guessed was because he was currently in the silver realm.

"ID xzq1328123, Second Reincarnation Mission World Report"

Main quest: Train a 9th-tier soul beast, starting from at least tier 3.

If the mission is exceeded, you will receive a basic reward of 10000 survival points. If the mission is exceeded even further, you will receive an additional reward of 5000 survival points.

Task rating: S-level

"

"Ding! It has been detected that user ID xzq1328123 has received an S-level mission rating. You can choose 3 of the following 5 rewards:"

a. One free rank adjustment; available for ranks below major.

b. Survival Points 100000

c. One-time exemption from erasure privilege

d. Temporary promotion of one rank for one hour (applicable to all ranks)

e. One random follower

"

On the Soul Beast Continent, Yi Shuihan only completed one main quest. There were no side quests at all. During his time wandering the Soul Beast Continent with A Wu, Yi Shuihan tried to find side quests, but all of them ended in failure.

Yi Shuihan wasn't too surprised or delighted that he had exceeded the main quest's completion target, as it only meant an extra 5000 survival points, which wasn't much to him.

Compared to points, what Yi Shuihan lacks right now is merit points; upgrading his military rank is the top priority.

"An S-rank rating is quite an unexpected surprise. How was this rating determined? Was it based on the time it took to complete the mission, or on A-Wu's quality?"

After thinking it over, Yi Shuihan felt that both factors should account for a certain proportion. Other reincarnators, if they were in the same situation as him, would absolutely not be able to cultivate a soul beast to the ninth rank in such a short time. Moreover, their learning ability was not as good as his, so their soul beast cultivation plan would probably still have to follow the local people's method on the Soul Beast Continent. In the end, even if they cultivated a ninth-rank soul beast, it would not be as strong as A Wu.

This time, the five rewards are much more valuable than the last time. One of them is no different from the last time, while the other four have been changed to some extent. The opportunity to be promoted to a higher rank for free can save 200 merit points if used now. When you are promoted from captain to colonel, you will save even more, at least 400 points.

The number 100000 survival points is indeed enormous, more than double the previous amount of 50000. Last time, he didn't choose to use survival points, but this time Yi Shuihan decisively did so because he didn't have enough.

The survival points needed to take A Wu away were far more than Yi Shuihan had imagined. In fact, at that moment, Yi Shuihan was even thinking that if it wasn't too expensive to bring out a soul beast, he could take the black pot with him as well, since the black pot was also raised by Yi Shuihan from hatching.

Ultimately, the harsh reality led Yi Shuihan to choose to take only A Wu with him. For this, he even factored in the survival points he would earn from completing the main quest. If he hadn't achieved an S-rank rating, Yi Shuihan would only have 6000 survival points now, even with the extra 5000 survival points he was given.

Therefore, although survival points are not the most precious resource in the God's Space, far less valuable than merit points, they are still indispensable.

Having chosen 100000 survival points, Yi Shuihan now has 106,000, and his need for survival points will not be short-lived in the short term.

Next, he had to choose one of the three items below him. As for why there were three items instead of two, it was obvious that Yi Shuihan's first choice was a promotion in military rank. Moreover, Yi Shuihan planned to use the promotion when he was promoted from captain to major. Anyway, it's not like you have to use something immediately just because you've chosen it.

The option of avoiding annihilation was once again abandoned by Yi Shuihan, leaving only two options: temporarily raising the military rank by one level for one hour and randomly acquiring a follower.

After considering for 3 seconds, Yi Shuihan chose the former.

The reasons are naturally very valid. It seems that temporarily promoting one rank and limiting it to one hour is much worse than directly promoting one rank. However, the key point is the disregard for rank in parentheses. The more ranks one has, the greater the demand will be later. With this, Yi Shuihan can obtain the right to purchase many hours in advance, even if this right is only temporary.

Random followers seem very valuable; with incredible luck, one might even randomly generate a follower far superior to the reincarnator, providing immense help to the reincarnator.

However, Yi Shuihan immediately saw the flaw in it. Even with a stroke of luck, he was unwilling to exceed the Silver level. If he could exceed the Silver level, how would he explain the task of reincarnators advancing from Silver to Gold? Making reincarnators too comfortable was not the style of the Main God Space.

Furthermore, while we see the positive side, there are also negative possibilities. The chances of drawing a bronze-level or even lower-level person are quite high. If that happens, then this option is completely wasted.

"If two more words were added to this, such as 'one random high-level follower,' my consideration time might double, becoming 6 seconds."

After silently complaining to himself, Yi Shuihan contacted the main god and made his choice.

After the mission rewards were settled, Yi Shuihan's vision began to change, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared in his private villa.

Awu curiously looked around at everything. In its eyes, everything here seemed so strange. At this moment, it understood the location of the Main God Space and its own situation. From now on, it could only follow Yi Shuihan to explore various worlds, complete missions, and be eliminated at any time because of the missions.

Even so, Awu accepted it all calmly. To it, everything it had was given by Yi Shuihan, and it was nothing to share joys and sorrows with Yi Shuihan. Even if Yi Shuihan wanted it to die, it would not flinch if necessary. As for the ninth-tier soul beasts of the Soul Beast Continent, which could even become overlords of the entire continent if they stayed there, sorry, it didn't care at all.

"Awu, you stay here. I'm going out for a bit. When I come back, I'll show you around the God Space properly."

After giving this instruction, Yi Shuihan opened the door and left his private space, completely unconcerned about whether A Wu would cause any damage to the things in the villa. To him, damage was not a big deal; he had plenty of survival points.

Chapter 1136, A Special Way to Earn Survival Points

Inside the main God Space's exchange hall, Yi Shuihan silently gazed at his newly unlocked exchange interface. The already comprehensive items appeared even more sophisticated after the addition of silver items.

"If a newly promoted Silver Immortal saw these things, they would probably go crazy with excitement! The Nine Lotus Creation Pill, if an ordinary immortal consumes it, will immediately jump several levels to become a Golden Immortal; the First Generation Red-Eyed Zombie System, with perfect zombie bloodline, has no weaknesses, and may even awaken time and space-based supernatural powers; the Star-Destroying Cannon, one shot and a planet will be destroyed..."

All kinds of items from all the heavens and myriad realms, as long as their level does not exceed silver, can be exchanged here. The list is simply endless. Even if Yi Shuihan wanted to look through the exchange list, it would not be something he could do in a short time.

Fortunately, Yi Shuihan didn't necessarily want to see everything. He only cared about the most precious parts. If he wanted to see even the common animals, the number of species on Earth alone would be in the tens of thousands. The number of planets like Earth in the myriad worlds would be incalculable. Countless such planets are born and die every moment.

After spending about two hours in the exchange hall, Yi Shuihan left and headed back. On the way back, he noticed that the number of people in the trading market had suddenly decreased significantly. Curious, he investigated the reason and discovered that everyone had gone to the auction house.

The auction house of the Main God Space is a building belonging to the Main God Space. It holds auctions only once every few months, and each auction features some good items.

Items in the auction house are more expensive than those exchanged in the exchange hall, but people are still willing to buy them. The main reason is that items that cannot be bought in the exchange hall due to level restrictions may be available in the auction house. As for the value, that is a matter of opinion.

Of course, the possibility of Yi Shuihan finding the high-level world origin he needed at the auction house is almost zero. No one would put such a good thing up for auction; they would usually find someone to exchange it for an equivalent item.

Out of curiosity about the auction house, Yi Shuihan still entered it.

Entering the auction house in the God's Space is easy; simply contact the God with your thoughts and apply for entry, and you can enter immediately.

The auction house was also divided into various levels according to the level of the reincarnators. The lowest level, the Iron level, could only stand on the outermost edge and had to bid on the items themselves. The Bronze level reincarnators had a cinema-like seating area with a bidding device next to them, where they could enter the amount.

Yi Shuihan was located in the Silver District, in a private room about ten square meters in size. The room contained a sofa and a table with a virtual control panel on it. In addition, there were some potted plants that Yi Shuihan did not recognize, emitting a strong fragrance that was refreshing.

What pleased Yi Shuihan the most was that the small private room was completely hidden from view from the outside, yet the inside could see out; the security was excellent.

"Silver-level reincarnators receive this kind of treatment; for gold-level reincarnators, it's probably a true luxury."

Yi Shuihan couldn't help but turn his gaze upwards, where palaces floated.

The entire auction venue was built to a very grand scale, with ample space comparable to dozens of ordinary planets, enough to accommodate hundreds of billions of reincarnators.

However, Yi Shuihan has only seen a few hundred thousand reincarnators so far, because the auction house is filled with a sealing law that prevents the reincarnators from exerting their strength here. Yi Shuihan can only observe them with his naked eye.

The auction house still gave black iron and bronze a chance to survive, so that only those around them knew what they bought; those further away were unlikely to know.

When Yi Shuihan entered the auction house, the auction had already been going on for some time. In front of Yi Shuihan, a huge screen displayed the items being auctioned, including a silver-grade item: an offensive immortal artifact that could enhance the strength of immortals.

The auctioneer was enthusiastically introducing the functions of this magical artifact, creating a super-exciting atmosphere.

"This Cold Moon Blade is produced by the Heavenly Weapon Pavilion, a famous weapon-refining sect in the Frozen Great World. Although the quality of the Heavenly Weapon Pavilion's immortal weapons is not top-notch in the myriad worlds, it is still first-class. Spending 10 survival points to buy it is definitely worth the money."

"A good weapon can increase a person's combat power by at least tenfold for certain combat types. With it, you might be able to rise against the odds, exceed the tasks assigned by the God Space, and eventually become a powerful being of the Gold rank."

"Don't hesitate any longer. Staying at the survival point won't increase our strength. Getting a weapon is the right thing to do..."