Multiverse Skill System

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None of this affected Yi Shuihan. After exchanging for what he needed, Yi Shuihan went to the academy's library, where millions of books awaited his study.

From then on, Yi Shuihan lived a life of going between three points: his own courtyard, the library, and the college cafeteria. Although this kind of life was monotonous, it was the best way for Yi Shuihan to live. He firmly believed that knowledge was power.

Raising a ninth-tier soul beast is no easy task. Otherwise, why hasn't a soul god appeared on the Soul Beast Continent? If Yi Shuihan wants to do what his predecessors couldn't, he must learn from their lessons and summaries, taking the essence and discarding the dross, and finally add his own ideas to make a breakthrough.

The books in the Caesar Academy library are Yi Shuihan's guiding light. As long as he can thoroughly understand them, even if Yi Shuihan is a native of this world and a simple Soul Master, he will have a great chance to cultivate a ninth-tier Soul Beast.

For a whole month, Yi Shuihan spent all his time in the library, which gradually diminished the fame he had built up, and few people talked about him anymore.

Thanks to Yi Shuihan's special nature, he possesses a powerful soul realm, and his learning and comprehension abilities far surpass those of ordinary people. His body can also support him to study and think for a long time. For an ordinary person, being able to thoroughly study a few dozen books in a month would be considered the mark of a top genius, but he has already thoroughly understood hundreds of thousands of books, making his learning efficiency ten thousand times that of an ordinary person.

At this rate, Yi Shuihan will be able to leave the library in a few months; he himself will be a library in himself.

Throughout this month's studies, Yi Shuihan's training of A Wu has never stopped. Every day, A Wu undergoes various training sessions and is given all sorts of pills. It is now a level 3 soul beast, and it will break through to level 4 in just a few days. Its growth rate is simply astonishing.

Chapter 1119, Things I'm Willing to Do for a Girl I Like

Speaking of which, Black Pot reached level 3 in just one month, which makes it seem like A Wu's growth rate wasn't very good, but that's not the case at all.

Even though it was the same month, there was a big difference between them. During the month with the black pot, although Yi Shuihan was on the road, he still devoted most of his energy to the black pot every day and let it have plenty of battles. For a soul beast, a battle can make it grow a lot.

Although A-Wu was training according to Yi Shuihan's plan and had consumed a lot of pills, the intensity was actually much lighter than that of Hei Guo. If a comparison were to be made, if A-Wu had been trained in Hei Guo's way, he would definitely have broken through to the 4th rank by now and made significant progress in the 4th rank.

Generally speaking, no matter how amazing the potential, it takes at least three months to raise a soul beast from a soul beast egg to level 3. This is the fastest theoretical speed, meaning that even if the person raising it is a Soul Saint, it will still be the same.

If others were to learn of A-Wu's strength, the entire Soul Beast Continent would likely be shaken. Even if he displayed the strength of a Soul Emperor, he might still be targeted and dissected for research. The academy might even be one of those watching him.

Having thoroughly studied hundreds of thousands of books, Yi Shuihan was no longer the novice he once was. Now, his understanding of soul beasts was far more profound than that of ordinary soul masters, and even the teachers of those academies could not compare to him.

After using some tricks, unless a Soul Saint observes carefully, no one can know A Wu's true strength before it reveals itself.

Clearly, A Wu's abnormal growth is absolutely related to Yi Shuihan himself. After all, his relationship with soul beasts is completely opposite to that of other soul masters. Even if a Soul Saint possesses great power, the ultimate source of power is still the soul beast. Yi Shuihan is different. His source of power is himself. As mentioned before, soul beasts can not only grow faster by following him, but also undergo a deeper transformation.

Yi Shuihan is now vaguely aware of this, which is a pleasant surprise, as it will shorten the time it takes him to complete the mission.

"Designated academic tasks?"

On this day, Yi Shuihan was walking to the library when his identity token suddenly vibrated, conveying a message that he was to carry out a mission.

"So, finally someone couldn't resist making a move? If it were an ordinary person, they would really be fooled by this message. I have carefully studied the academy's rules. Although there are assigned tasks, they are not mandatory. It's just that refusing to carry them out will result in resistance from some people."

After all, those qualified to issue such tasks hold an extraordinary position in the academy, and not carrying out the task means offending such people.

Ordinary students, having just entered the academy and lacking any foundation, will find it difficult to move forward if they offend the local bullies, no matter how talented they are. Even with high talent, they still need to learn about Soul Masters; otherwise, what are the academy teachers for? The path to becoming a Soul Master is not easy, and without guidance, one might even perish by accident.

The idea that someone like Yi Shuihan could simply read books and not need any teachers to instruct him is probably impossible in the minds of people on the Soul Beast Continent!

Knowing full well that it was likely a trap, it would be foolish to still complete the mission. Therefore, Yi Shuihan made the most normal decision for him, but the most unbelievable decision for others: to ignore the assigned task.

Then, a few days later, on his way to the library, Yi Shuihan was surrounded by several people.

"Why, why didn't you accept that assigned mission? If... if you were here, Xiaoling, Xiaoling wouldn't be dead."

"Eh!?"

Yi Shuihan felt his head was spinning. He had initially thought someone was causing trouble, but he never expected to hear such words.

They were indeed there to cause trouble, but their method was a little unusual.

Seeing the man in front of her looking at her with grief and indignation, with tears in his eyes, Yi Shuihan really wanted to leave without saying anything. However, if she really left, things might become even stranger, such as Yi Shuihan starting a relationship with a man and then abandoning him.

"Was it purely an accident? Or could it be arranged this way?"

Yi Shuihan kept replaying the person's every move from the moment they appeared in his mind, and finally concluded that the other party was not pretending, but was showing genuine feelings. Of course, there must have been some people guiding him.

“That mission was clearly so difficult. I advised Xiaoling not to go, but she only went because she knew you were on the mission list. And then... and then she didn’t even bring back a body.”

It's obvious that this man likes Xiaoling, the girl he's talking about. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so emotional and irrational. Anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't have gone to Yi Shuihan to say these things.

Just as the other party was about to shift the blame onto him, Yi Shuihan finally spoke.

"So you think this is my problem? I've never even met this Xiaoling you're talking about, I don't even know her name. It's her business if she wants to complete the mission, why should I help her? I don't understand this logic. In the end, you two should be closer. If you really like her, you should advise her not to accept the difficult mission. If she really needs points, as a man, you can give them to her! If it's a designated mission that you can't refuse, you can go with her! The academy doesn't restrict your freedom."

"If it were me, I would stand against the whole world for the girl I like. Since you don't have that kind of awareness, you don't have the right to like her."

Yi Shuihan's words echoed in the surrounding space. Everyone who heard Yi Shuihan looked at him in shock, especially the girls, whose eyes were practically dripping with tears as they looked at him.

"Wow, so gentle, so handsome, so manly. I wish I were the girl he likes. He's willing to fight the whole world for me. It's so touching."

"He really dares to say that!"

Chapter 1120, An Incomprehensible Learning Speed

The female soul masters believed Yi Shuihan's romantic words wholeheartedly, mainly because from their perspective, they were very happy to see such a good man.

Most male Soul Masters are the complete opposite. They would fight against the whole world for a woman. They think that no one with a sound mind would do that. Women are not everything. They still have parents, teachers, friends, and the path of Soul Master.

"Do you think I'm easy to bully, so you come here to vent your anger?"

Yi Shuihan questioned him, and at this moment, he had almost completely taken control of the male soul master in front of him. Yi Shuihan's words kept interrogating him in his mind.

"No, that's not it, I just...I..."

His subconscious rebuttal lacked conviction, because he genuinely harbored such thoughts to some extent.

"If not, why don't you go find the person who posted the mission? The person who posted the mission knew I didn't go, yet still made Xiaoling carry it out. Compared to me, he's the one who wants to harm Xiaoling more!"

Yi Shuihan's words pierced the heart of the male soul master before him, and judging from his expression, he had already shifted his attention away from Yi Shuihan.

"Is that really the case? Xiaoling is because of the talent of the person who posted the task..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes constantly shifting.

At this point, the people who had come with the male soul master could no longer stand it. As bystanders, they also felt that what Yi Shuihan said made some sense, but something still felt off.

For some reason, these people quickly pulled the male soul master who came to accuse Yi Shuihan away from him.

Seeing these people leave, Yi Shuihan felt a pang of reluctance, even though she had initially been eager for them to leave.

Yi Shuihan exhaled a breath of stale air and gently patted his face with both hands.

"Calm down. This kind of thing can only be used as a spice in daily life. I can't get addicted to it. I'm going to become a Soul God. Of course, a Soul God is only a Soul Master, not a specific person."

After clearing his mind, Yi Shuihan continued towards the library, intending to begin his daily studies.

At the site of the previous incident, in a corner not far away, stood several Soul Masters dressed in very similar attire.

"I never expected that besides his strength, he would also be so sharp-tongued."

“I disagreed with this method from the very beginning. Our Genius Association is one of the three major student forces in the academy, and the president is the vice dean’s favorite student. We shouldn’t use such underhanded tricks to deal with him. It would be better to crush him fair and square. We can cripple him under the guise of a friendly spar. He is strong, but his sixth-tier soul beast has been injured by Elder Soul. Such injuries cannot be healed in a short time. Without his sixth-tier soul beast, he is just a powerful Soul King.”

"That's true, but he also has the option of not accepting sparring. If he backs down, there's still nothing we can do about him. Judging from his behavior since entering the academy, we can't rule out the possibility that he won't accept sparring. How could he possibly stay in the library to study? It's probably because his soul beast is injured and he's afraid of retaliation, so he's deliberately staying in the library. After all, the library is a forbidden area of ​​the academy, and no one dares to cause trouble there."

It's not hard to tell from their words that this assigned mission was orchestrated by the Genius Society. Their real goal was to lure Yi Shuihan out and then set a trap to murder him.

Besides direct combat, there are many ways to kill someone, such as using someone else to do the dirty work, luring the Soul Master to the side of the Soul Beast, and using the Soul Beast to kill the Soul Master.

In fact, the Genius Club has used this method to deal with countless students who had grudges against them, and it has long become one of the Genius Club's standard tactics.

......

Upon arriving at the library and heading to his assigned seat, Yi Shuihan was surprised to find that his usual spot had been taken by a young girl.

"Was it unexpected? Or...?"

Subconsciously, Yi Shuihan thought about the conspiracy, after all, they had just encountered it, and it was normal for conspiracies to come one after another.

Yi Shuihan quickly realized that this was not a conspiracy, because if it were a conspiracy, the other party should have at least shown some emotional reaction when he arrived. However, the other party was still immersed in his own world and did not pay any attention to Yi Shuihan.

"Forget it, I don't necessarily have to sit there. Besides, she probably only comes here occasionally. Letting her have this once won't hurt."

Thinking this, Yi Shuihan walked to the seat opposite the girl and sat down. The girl also noticed Yi Shuihan's arrival. Her brows furrowed for a moment, and she looked up at Yi Shuihan with a warning in her eyes, meaning that Yi Shuihan should stay away.

Yi Shuihan understood, but chose to ignore it. Giving her the position was fine, but it was not his obligation to find another place for her, even if she was beautiful.

Ignoring the girl's gaze, Yi Shuihan continued studying from the pages he had seen yesterday, and the sound of turning pages filled the air.

"What an annoying guy, deliberately approaching me like this, and so shameless."

Shangguan Xue was in a bad mood. She had come to the library to find a solution because her soul beast had run into a problem, but she didn't expect to run into an annoying guy who shamelessly sat in front of her, pretending to read a book, but actually just trying to get her attention.

If you're really reading, you wouldn't be moving that fast; that's more like flipping through pages than reading!

She was already in a bad mood because she hadn't found the answer she wanted, and now hearing what Yi Shuihan called "performance" only made her more upset.

Shangguan Xue decisively put the book down and looked at Yi Shuihan with disdain. Any normal man would feel embarrassed by such a look and would naturally leave.

However, Yi Shuihan was no ordinary man. He completely ignored Shangguan Xue's gaze and entered a state of study. His attention had been completely transferred to the ocean of knowledge. He wasn't just pretending to flip through the book as Shangguan Xue thought; he was genuinely studying. It's just that his learning speed was slightly beyond the other person's comprehension.

Chapter 1121, Conflict in the Cafeteria

After staring at Yi Shuihan for nearly half an hour, Shangguan Xue's anger had reached its peak and was about to explode.

"She's about to explode! It's amazing she's managed to hold out for so long."

Yi Shuihan had actually noticed the girl's situation. Even if he was completely focused, it would be really strange if he hadn't noticed her staring at him for so long.

Although he noticed it, Yi Shuihan had no intention of breaking through this barrier first; multitasking was still quite easy for him.

Shangguan Xue picked up the book beside her, aimed it at Yi Shuihan, and then threw it.

"If you're really reading, you can't avoid it."

Faced with the book coming towards him, Yi Shuihan turned his head 45 degrees to the side and passed it smoothly.

"It was definitely intentional, otherwise how could he have dodged so smoothly?"

The words were spoken aloud, and Shangguan Xue gave her a look that said, "You can't keep up the act anymore!"

"Isn't it a bit impolite to suddenly throw a book at me? If you have a problem, just say so. There's no need to resort to violence! Even if you did, I might not agree."

He spoke first, silencing Shangguan Xue. Shangguan Xue was taken aback at first, then her gaze toward Yi Shuihan became even more fierce.

"How dare he... how dare he accuse me first! It's outrageous! I've never seen such a shameless man."

Shangguan Xue picked up another book and threw it at Yi Shuihan. After being dodged, she didn't stop and repeated the action. She threw all the dozen or so books in front of her before reaching out but not catching any.

"What are you two doing? This is a library, can't you be a little quieter?"

The middle-aged woman with an armband bearing the word "Management" on her shoulder spoke in a reprimanding tone.

"Um, it's me, it's him..."

"I'm sorry, we'll be quiet from now on."

"That's good. You should keep a close eye on your girlfriend. Women need to be coaxed. I know what I mean. If all else fails, you can go somewhere else. Just don't let it happen again."

The older woman completely misunderstood the relationship between Yi Shuihan and Shangguan Xue.

"Who...who is his girlfriend?!"

After the older woman left, Shangguan Xue, her face flushed, said...

"You just wait, I'll make you pay."

Stomping her foot on the spot, Shangguan Xue uttered a harsh remark to Yi Shuihan, who had a completely indifferent expression, and then left the library.

Shaking his head, Yi Shuihan picked up the books Shangguan Xue had thrown on the ground one by one and placed them on the bookshelf.

"They're all books about how to deal with abnormalities in soul beasts. Is there something wrong with her soul beast?"

After putting the last copy of "A Thousand Cases of Handling Abnormal Situations of Soul Beasts" back in its original place, Yi Shuihan sat in her special seat, smelling the faint fragrance of virginity in the air, and unconsciously pursed her lips.

Shangguan Xue's revenge came much faster than expected. As soon as Yi Shuihan put down his books, walked out of the library, went to the cafeteria, got his food, and sat down, Shangguan Xue led several male soul masters to him menacingly.

"It was him! He harassed and threatened her... Brother Hao Ren, you have to help me get revenge!"

Shangguan Xue looked exactly like a bullied, weak woman complaining. Her voice and expression were absolutely perfect. Any man who heard her say that would be furious for her.

"Isn't this going a bit too far? He didn't actually do anything to me. Hao Ren is a Soul Emperor. If he really attacked, he would be bedridden for at least a year and a half. If Hao Ren went too far, he might be crippled. Oh well, what can I do? I'm so magnanimous. If Hao Ren really wants to cripple him, I'll stop him!"

While Shangguan Xue was lost in her own thoughts, Hao Ren had already made his move against Yi Shuihan.

Without summoning a soul beast, he used its power, enveloping his body in powerful soul energy, and then smashed it towards Yi Shuihan's head without any intention of holding back. This punch would have at least given anyone else a concussion.

"There's a fight. It's Hao Ren. Who did he beat up? What bad luck."

"Hao Ren's attack was too heavy-handed. That punch could have killed the opponent! If someone dies, Hao Ren won't feel any better!"

"Hao Ren has a Soul Master father who serves as an enforcement elder in the academy. Even if he kills one or two people, at most he'll be put in solitary confinement or something, just like last time."

Will things go as others expect? Of course not.

"How is this possible? They're completely unharmed!"

Hao Renlian's anger vanished, replaced by astonishment. His fist had clearly struck Yi Shuihan, yet it hadn't even scratched a hair on her head. Most importantly, Yi Shuihan completely ignored him, continuing to eat as if nothing had happened.

"He didn't use any force? What happened?"