As soon as the system screen lit up, a wave of information entered Rayne's mind.
At the same time, the meager amount of soul power within his body, which is half-rank, underwent a massive transformation.
After half an hour, Rayne opened his eyes, truly feeling the effects of 'Super Comprehension' which is a passive ability of the Six Eyes martial soul.
Although he still didn't fully comprehend the 'Records of Primordial Evil' technique, he has already understood most of the basics.
Unlike Mysterious Heaven technique, 'Records of Primordial Evil' technique has as total of twelve levels. Upon reaching the twelfth level, it is unknown what level one can reach. But the tenth level alone allows you to achieve the energy level that surpasses that of Supreme God King (level of Dragon God).
After snapping out of his pseudo-enlightenment state, Rayne carefully felt his current state.
He felt that his soul power had changed drastically. Even his physical strength had visibly increased a lot.
His soul power rank itself doesn't have any increase. But the quality of his soul power had increased immensely. His soul power itself gave off a very evil and chaotic feeling.
Before he couldn't activate the ultimate defense of Limitless, the 'Infinity', with his half rank soul power. This was the case, even with the super precise energy control of his Six Eyes. A half-rank soul power simply isn't enough to activate 'Infinity', even if it is the skill with the least soul power cost to activate in his arsenal.
But now, Rayne can not only activate Infinity, but also keep it active for at least ten minutes, before his soul power runs out.
Of course, it is possible for him to constantly keep Infinity active, as his soul power recovers faster than the soul power spent, thanks to his Six Eyes. But unfortunately it's not possible for him at the moment. Maybe it's because he hasn't adapted to Six Eyes yet. His brain is getting stressed out pretty fast.
Soon he set his eyes on the remaining items in the novice pack.
Harem God's Random Gift, Supreme-level Life Simulation Cards *3, Intermediate-level Skill Training Simulation Cards*3, and a Multiverse Group Chat Membership Token.
Rayne wasn't planning on using his simulation cards without any preparations. So he chose Harem God's random gift, something he has great expectations of.
[Opening Harem God's random gift…]
[Ding! Congratulations for getting 'Primordial Human Body'.]
[Your life span has increased greatly. Your physical strength has increased greatly. Your stamina has increased greatly. You now have the ability to impregnate the female of any race, even by disregarding the very laws of universe. This ability can be controlled by you.]
[Ding! Your innate soul power has increased to rank 3. The quality of your martial soul Blue Silver Grass has increased to that of intermediate grade.]
Rayne felt his soul power increase by as much as three ranks. And it was still the special negative attribute soul energy cultivated from Records of Primordial Evil' technique. If it was just regular soul power increase, he was sure that he would have more than 10 ranks of soul power.
Even his Blue silver grass martial soul has experienced some great changes.
Rayne could feel that the physique's capabilities are only at its most elementary level. It will continue to advance as his life level increases.
But, despite all this benefits, it didn't really reach his expectations…
"…."
"Where's my dual cultivation special physique? Where's my special dual cultivation technique? The hell do I want 100% percent fertility rate for?! Even the transformed soul beasts can give birth to human children! Where the hell am I going to need this thing?! Even literal goddesses are fertile in this universe!"
Contrary to his expectations, Rayne got something he didn't even want. He didn't even know what use is this thing going to be for him.
At least the increase in physical strength and stamina reduced his depression a bit.
His expectations were trampled upon and crushed to pieces.
With a heavy mood, he finally shifted his attention to, arguably his most anticipated item.
The multiverse chat group membership token!
[Would you like to activate the Multiverse Chat Group membership token?]
"Yes!"
Rayne replied immediately. There was even excitement in his tone, his were filled with anticipation.
[Ding! The token has been activated. The Multiverse Chat Group hasn't been activated as of yet. You will immediately receive an invitation as soon as the Chat Group is online. Estimated time for activation is two years.]
"…"
It was as if someone had poured cold water on his head, getting rid of all his excitement.
"What is this? Two flops in a row. Well I've had enough of it for now. I'll sleep for now and calm down my mind. From tomorrow onwards, let's start my spirit master cultivation journey. For my harem!"
…
The next morning…
It has been a week since Rayne successfully entered Nouding Academy and became a first-year student in the Junior Spirit Master Academy.
Within his dormitory…
A young boy was seen meditating in a lotus position on the bed.
Buzz –
Suddenly, a wave of soul power shook out from the young boy's body, and the young boy immediately opened his vibrant bright blue eyes.
"This technique is really hard to cultivate. I've barely made any progress despite all the energy I've absorbed from the surroundings."
The young boy, or Rayne, got off from his bed and grumbled in frustration.
[Ding! Your skill 'Records of Primordial Evil' has gained proficiency. Currently Lv.1(2%).]
"..." Rayne ignored that.
He was happy that he had gotten a cultivation technique at first. The usefulness of a cultivation technique in Douluo continent can be seen from observing the original protagonist, Tang San.
But now… Despite being the highest class cultivation technique, it has almost become a restriction for Rayne, preventing any hope for fast soul power rank promotion.
Rayne felt the soul power within him, and even he felt a bit mentally disturbed. Rather than saying evil, his soul power was more of extremely chaotic negative energy. The sheer density of this energy despite its low soul power rank, was astonishing.
If some experienced spirit masters felt his soul power, they would most likely judge him as a dark spirit master immediately.
If any dark spirit master sensed his soul power, they might even acknowledge him as their ancestor. Either that Or, he might be hunted down to be devoured for unbelievably high-level energy.
Regardless, other people have no way of sensing his soul power. The super precise energy control of Six Eyes is no joke. Keeping all his soul power within his body without leaving any trace outside is an easy task for him.
After getting off the bed, Rayne washed himself up and finished all the morning needs and left the dorm.
His goal now was to verify the timeline and to make sure there are no butterfly effects he is unaware of.
Although he hasn't seen any so-called disciple near Yu Xiaogang during the seven days of his stay in Nuoding Academy.
He still had to make sure. So he is planning to visit room no.7 of the working students living quarters, the living quarters assigned to Tang San and the heroine Xiao Wu in the original work.
After entering the main area Nouding Academy, Rayne decided to ask someone about the location of the working students living quarters.
It's because Rayne is not a work-study student and does not live in the dormitory of a work-study student, even the aristocratic living quarters of the academy isn't enough with his status as the son of a soul saint.
Anyway, as he was preparing to ask someone, his intuition suddenly tingled and he turned to look at what caused it.
The Space-Time Perception ability of his Six Eyes also sensed a massive energy signal in the nearby surrounding.
At the same time,
[Ding! An ordinary quest has been generated.]
[Task: Witness the original scene of 'Teacher for one day, Father for life.'
Task Completion Reward: 1000 year old Titan Giant Ape Trunk Soul Bone.]
"Wow, a quest! But a thousand year old soul bone? I don't need anything less than 100,000 year old soul bones."
Despite saying that, he still intended on completing the quest. It was just an ordinary quest, so it shouldn't be that hard. There is the critical strike reward multiplying function as well. So may be there might be some surprise. Although the chance for critical strike is barely 1%.
Looking at the main entrance of Nuoding Academy almost 30 meters away from him, two country people, an old man and a young boy, also greeted the guard outside the main gate of Nuoding academy.
The old man looked like any other old villager. While his clothes were on the cheaper side, the old man was still neatly dressed and had a kind smile on his face.
As for the young boy, he has short, black short hair and dark blue eyes. Although he is a little malnourished and not good-looking, he is neatly dressed and confident.
'This should be Tang San! The old man must be the legendary Old Jack, the adoptive grandfather of countless Douluo fanfic protagonists. Still, to think I would meet Tang San so soon!'
Looking at the so-called protagonist in front of him, Rayne's heart was inevitably a little shaken. Even though he could clearly feel that he is currently stronger than this so-called protagonist.
'Then that unbelievably massive energy must be Tang San's father, the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao.'
Rayne thought to himself. At the same time, he also became more cautious about his actions. Even if he has has the ultimate defense of Infinity, he can't use any other techniques with his current soul power rank. Even the weakest versions of Dismantle and Cleave requires at least rank 25 to rank 30 soul power.
The extension techniques of limitless are too high-level. Domain expansion is out of question until he reaches at least rank 60.
Even the life saving technique, Space-Time Transportation of Kāma martial soul also needs at least 20 ranks of soul power.
So yeah, while he can't be killed immediately by Tang Hao thanks to Infinity, he would most likely die eventually if he can't retaliate or escape.
Despite all the cheats he has, the current him doesn't amount to much in front of the strong spirit masters.
So Rayne kept his distance and silently observed the so-called protagonist. With his physical body strengthened more than twice, his senses are incredibly high. Even from 30 meter distance, he can still hear even the slightly breathing clearly. As for eyesight, thanks to his Six Eyes, he can see everything very clearly, even if the distance is more than five kilometers. So no problem.
"Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass? And he was born with innate full soul power? It's so funny. This is really the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life. I have never heard of someone from the nearby villages who was born with innate full soul power. This kid's martial soul is still Blue Silver Grass. Could you make up a better lie? Innate Full soul power? I think you must have forged this Spirit Hall certificate."
Hearing the words of the guard from a distance, Rayne didn't really have much reaction.
As expected, Tang San's qualification certificate was still questioned and ridiculed by the guards.
Blue Silver Grass martial soul with innate full soul power is truly unbelievable. No sane man would really believe it. You know, one's innate soul power rank is linked to the quality of your martial soul most of the time, with the exception of his Six Eyes and Kāma martial souls.
While the guard's words were very rude, it was kind of understandable from his view point.
At the same time, Rayne spotted a certain grandmaster, somewhat hidden near the gate.
Yu Xiaogang must have heard the terms 'Innate full soul power' and 'Blue Silver Grass', when he was near the gate, so he hid near to observe the situation, and possibly even take advantage of it.
To Rayne, Yu Xiaogang's sneaky actions seemed unnecessarily proficient.
Back to the scene…
Old Jack naturally argued hard, but the guard didn't listen at all and decided that they were liars and frauds.
Bang –
At this moment, the guard got annoyed, raised his hand and pushed it towards Old Jack's chest.
Seeing the guard take action, Tang San reacted very quickly, stepping with his right foot firmly behind the guard's left foot, and then without any delay, he grabbed the gap and pushed the guard's abdomen with his palm. There was a unbalance under his feet and a force on his abdomen. The guard suddenly became unstable and fell down.
"You brat, how dare you push me down?" It was so embarrassing to be pushed down by a child. In anger, the guard got up from the ground and rushed towards Tang San.
"Okay, stop."
At this moment, a hoarse voice sounded, stopping the guard's movements.
The owner of the voice was Yu Xiaogang.
"Grandmaster!" exclaimed the guard.
Yu Xiaogang picked up the Spirit Hall certificate from the ground and looked through it. His eyes gleamed with excitement for a moment.
"It proves that it is true, old gentleman. I apologize to you on behalf of the academy for what happened just now. Leave this child to me."
At the last moment, Yu Xiaogang arrived coincidentally, and while stopping the guard, he also proved that Tang San's Spirit Hall Certificate to be genuine. Just like the original work.
Rayne got what he wanted; confirming the timeline. But he still continued to observe for the sake of his quest.
While Old Jack was saying his goodbye to Tang San, Yu Xiaogang was deep in thought…
'Blue Silver Grass martial soul, innate full soul power…'
'Something is wrong…'
'There is something odd here. The quality of the martial soul must be directly proportional to the innate soul power…'
'The martial soul of this child is definitely not just Blue Silver Grass. If Blue Silver Grass is real, then there is only another possibility. That is…he is a possessor of twin martial souls!'
Just at this thought, Yu Xiaogang was very excited at this moment, so much so that the hand holding the certificate was trembling slightly. He was barely maintaining his calm expression.
With Yu Xiaogang on the scene, he naturally helped Old Jack and Tang San solve the problem easily and even made the guard admit his mistake.
Finally, after Old Jack left, Yu Xiaogang personally took Tang San into Nuoding Academy.
"Teacher, thank you."
After entering the academy, Tang San said to Yu Xiaogang.
"Teacher? I'm not a teacher in the academy." Yu Xiaogang glanced down at Tang San and said calmly.
"Not a teacher? Didn't you just say that you represent the college?"
Rayne, who was slowly following from a distance of more than 30 meters, almost stumbled and fell to the ground upon hearing Tang San's words.
'Represent the academy? This worthless free loader must be kicked out of this academy by normal standards. Unfortunately, he is the Dean's friend.' Rayne thought to himself while slowly following the two people.
Yu Xiaogang shook his head. He had forgotten how long it had been since he had smiled, and squeezed out a trace of that stiff and borderline ugly smile.
"Who said you have to be a teacher from the college to represent the Academy?"
Tang San suddenly said, "I understand, then you must be the principal or dean of the academy."
Yu Xiaogang laughed and said, "For a six-year-old child, you are very smart. However, you still guessed wrong."
Tang San asked doubtfully, "Then you are?"
At this point, even Tang San was confused. If you are not a teacher or a high ranking figure in the academy, how could you claim to represent the academy?
Yu Xiaogang looked into the distance and put on an unfathomable look on his face, as he said.
"I'm just a resident and a freeloader here, eating and drinking. Just like everyone else, call me grandmaster. Everyone has been calling me this for so long, I have even forgotten my own name."
Tang San was surprised, and Rayne in the distance was also shocked for a different reason.
'Look at this guy saying nonsense so naturally and proudly! What do you mean you have forgotten your own name?! There is a limit to how ridiculous one can be!' Rayne complained in his mind.
Yu Xiaogang continued.
"The certificate from Spirit Hall says that your name is Tang San, right? Tang San, you have to understand that the meanings of master and teacher are very different. Don't call me by the wrong name in the future. Unless…"
After saying his words, his eyes momentarily flashed with a fiery light, "Unless you are really willing to accept me as your teacher."
"Do you want to teach me how to develop my martial soul?" Tang San asked.
Yu Xiaogang stopped and stood facing Tang San, "Then are you willing?"
Yu Xiaogang had been laying the groundwork ever since Tang San started calling him teacher, and now he finally said what he wanted most. He is so close to achieving his goal.
Although there was some conspiracy involved, Yu Xiaogang felt that if he could really accept Tang San as his student, it would still be worth the hypocrisy. With his 'great knowledge', he can guide this child to greatness.
Rayne stopped looking at the two directly, and instead used his hearing senses to peek at them from the distance while leaning on a tree, making it look like he was only taking a temporary rest there.
Because of his Six Eyes, Rayne could feel that Tang Hao's attention was fully on Tang San and Yu Xiaogang at the moment. Looking at them so often, even from such a distance still has a miniscule chance of being spotted by Tang Hao.
So he changed his tactics.
Anyway, back to the scene..
As expected, Tang San was not easily deceived, so he looked at Yu Xiaogang and did not speak.
Unfortunately for Yu Xiaogang, Tang San was raised in Tang Sect in his previous life. This Tang Sect is an assassination organization. Being raised there, it is natural for Tang San to be devious and very cautious.
Seeing that Tang San didn't take the bait, Yu Xiaogang smiled stiffly, "Okay, you are indeed a smart boy!"
He couldn't continue without praising Tang San!
Like a kind elder, Yu Xiaogang raised his hand and rubbed Tang San's head.
"You are so talented and so smart. It seems that I have to be persistent for a while. After all, you are also the third person in the past hundred years. A twin martial soul."
Yu Xiaogang pretended to be enigmatic.
However, after Tang San heard Yu Xiaogang's words, he immediately became on guard and even prepared to kill Yu Xiaogang to silence him.
Because of his cultivation technique, Rayne was sensitive to negative emotions as well. So he sensed the fleeting killing intent of Tang San, even from quite far.
This Yu Xiaogang didn't even know how close he came to death because of his pretentious words.
Fortunately for Yu Xiaogang, in the end, after a series of brilliant words from Yu Xiaogang, Tang San finally understood how 'powerful' Yu Xiaogang was.
What he needs right now isn't the guidance in strength. But rather the knowledge of martial souls in depth, which he is a complete stranger to, at the moment.
Tang San also understood the significance of Yu Xiaogang's power of knowledge!
Tang San, who was impressed by Yu Xiaogang, took a step back, widening the distance between himself and Yu Xiaogang. Then, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to the grandmaster respectfully.
"Teacher!"
Tang San shouted respectfully, "Please accept me as your disciple!"
Just like the original work, Tang San was fooled by Yu Xiaogang into becoming his disciple directly. Even the original scene of 'One day a Teacher, Forever a Father' was carried out.
Rayne could feel the subtle disturbance in the energy of Tang Hao when this scene played out.
"Okay, very good!"
Yu Xiaogang, who successfully accepted Tang San as his disciple(experimental subject), was of course extremely happy.
At this point, Rayne was truly amazed at Yu Xiaogang's ability to decieve with words alone. And this man looked very proficient in this particular art.
After this farce was over, the awaited system notification rang out in his mind, which means he can leave this place.
[Ding!...]