Douluo: Dream Overlord

"The most important thing is connections."

Shi Nian said, "This place is where the most talented young people of the Heaven Dou Empire are gathered."

Their fathers were either high-ranking officials or members of the royal family; very few were commoner Soul Masters.

You can make friends with them; their influence on the mainland should not be underestimated.

Upon hearing this, Shi Guang understood; it was just like the school network in the beautiful country of his previous life.

"Indeed, I cannot change the status quo by relying on my own strength alone."

Time pondered: "My ultimate goal is to unify the continent and then become a god."

Creating an organization that can cover the entire continent requires a considerable amount of financial and human resources.

These aristocratic and wealthy families can provide me with great convenience in the future.

However, these nobles are ultimately parasites; they should be used and then eliminated.

After a moment of reflection, Shi Guang nodded and said, "Father, you are right. The power of these nobles is indeed very important to me."

"This child is teachable!"

Shi Nian nodded in satisfaction. This child had always been very easy for him to take care of and had never disappointed him.

Whether in speech and behavior or in willpower, they possess a resilience beyond their years.

If I hadn't watched this child grow up, I would have seriously doubted whether he was even a child.

"Alright, you guys take your time eating. I'll go back to my cultivation soon after I finish."

He snatched Shi Nian's lunchbox, and with a grin, Shi Guang ran off.

"This child..."

Shi Nian was somewhat helpless. His mother was laughing behind him. He looked at the surprised cafeteria lady and said:

"Excuse me, that's my son. Could you please get me another meal...?"

"Oh, of course!"

The aunt started serving the second meal.

They jogged to an empty round table, where Shiguang sat down and began showing off his meal.

With time running out and the task at hand, he had no spare time to waste.

"Wow! Isn't this a genius?!"

A flippant voice came from behind him. Shi Guang chewed his rice and looked at Yu Feng, who was holding a lunchbox.

Yu Feng was still wearing a leather jacket and a baseball cap, sitting opposite Shi Guang.

"Have you finished your cultivation?"

While showing off his food, Shi Guang asked a question.

"Hmm, the wind in the wind element area is quite noisy today."

Yu Feng also started showing off, saying as he did so, "Is this your first time experiencing gravity? How did it feel?"

"It's alright. It can both temper the body and strengthen the soul power."

Wow! You understand the function of the gravity zone on just the first day!

Upon hearing this, Yu Feng's eyes widened, and he asked, "Did Yu Tianheng tell you this?"

"It was my own idea."

After quickly finishing his meal, Shi Guangxuan stood up and said, "You eat slowly, I'm going to continue my cultivation."

After saying that, under Yu Feng's surprised gaze, Shi Guang placed the plate in the sink and left.

"Wow! It's so curly!"

Yu Feng became frustrated: "One Yu Tianheng was enough! Why does another one have to come along! I can't take it anymore! I can't stand it!"

"It's just curling! I can do it too! Let's see who can curl whom!"

Thinking it over, Yu Feng channeled his grief and anger into motivation, finished his meal in a few bites, and then went to cultivate.

On the way, the cold autumn wind blew on Time's face. He strolled leisurely on the playground and unexpectedly ran into Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.

"Hey! You guys have finished eating?"

Time greeted him and asked.

"We don't eat in the college cafeteria."

Yu Tianheng saw that Shi Guang's expression had softened and said, "Only impoverished noble soul masters and minor nobles eat in the canteen."

Soul masters from clans and royalty all have their own independent dining halls, where meals are tailor-made for each individual soul master.

"At worst, we can eat out," Dugu Yan said with a smile. "As the best academy in the Heaven Dou Empire, there are countless famous restaurants outside."

"Damn capitalism."

As time goes by, I can't help but feel a little sentimental about how these young masters and ladies really know how to enjoy life.

"What are you planning to do?"

Yu Tianheng asked.

"I'm going to continue cultivating. I can feel my soul power becoming more and more abundant under the compression of the hammer and chain. I estimate I'll be able to break through to level 30 soon."

Time said.

"Really? Then let's go together." Yu Tianheng glanced at Dugu Yan and said, "Let's go shopping another day. I want to cultivate today."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan gave the two men a resentful look.

Yu Feng, who arrived shortly after, delivered another heavy blow to her.

"You want to cultivate without my permission? Dream on! I won't lose to anyone in the Cycle of Reincarnation!"

Yu Feng yelled and charged toward the main area of ​​the simulated environment, with Shi Guang following closely behind. Yu Tianheng, seeing this, rarely showed a smile and ran after him.

Only Dugu Yan remained standing there, watching the three figures run away, feeling a headache coming on.

"Good heavens! Another cultivation maniac has arrived! When will my good days finally begin?!"

……

A month later.

As Shi Guang sat deep within the gravity zone, a layer of soul power suddenly appeared around his body.

He opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

Level 30, breakthrough!

The intense fluctuations in Time's soul power interrupted Yu Tianheng, who was meditating cross-legged not far away.

"This kid has broken through!"

Yu Tianheng was somewhat surprised, but thought it was normal.

This kid cultivates day and night, spending all his time meditating except when eating.

If he hadn't figured out that the kid was deliberately compressing his soul power to accumulate strength for a later burst, the kid would have already broken through level 30.

"Shiguang's soul power has now been refined and purified through tempering. In terms of the density of soul power alone, it is probably comparable to that of an ordinary Soul Master."

Yu Tianheng estimated that if he weren't a few years older than the young man and they were from the same generation, he probably wouldn't be a match for him.

Thinking about it, he was somewhat impressed by the power of Time's talent, even his own cultivation talent paled in comparison to this kid's.

"Could this kid be some kind of innate, fully-powered being? Otherwise, why is his cultivation speed so exaggerated!"

Yu Tianheng thought to himself that his innate soul power was level eight, which was much stronger than his peers, but it seemed somewhat inadequate in the face of time.

"Hey! Need me to go hunting for spirit rings with you?"

Yu Tianheng said with a touch of arrogance.

"No need, my father will take me to hunt spirit beasts."

While stabilizing his soul power, which was somewhat turbulent after the breakthrough, Shi Guang replied.

After a month of exposure to gravity, his body has adapted to the highest gravity setting in the gravity zone, and he is now incredibly strong.

The soul power has been honed through various simulated secret realms, compressed into an effective circulation system, allowing one to recover soul power through meditation even in the harshest environments.

Fortunately, Time's soul power was very stable, built up step by step over time. Even after being compressed from liquid to solid, it did not lose much soul power.

In fact, quite the opposite is true; his current soul power is the result of years of diligent cultivation.

Instead, it has the potential to unleash its full potential, with its soul power recovering as endlessly as the ocean.

"You continue your cultivation. I need to go and talk to my father about this."

Time dusted itself off and left the gravity zone; it had no intention of coming back.

This place is no longer of much use to him, since a soul power circulation system has already been established within his body.

The reason for continuing to cultivate here was to subject my soul power to more pressure so that I could break through level 30. Now that I have achieved my goal, there is no need for me to stay any longer.