Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

early morning.

At a time when many students were still asleep, five freshmen dressed in white school uniforms gathered early in front of the Neptune statue.

They clearly didn't know each other, so there was little interaction between them. Some of them were so bored that they even started teasing the ants on the ground.

Lu Yi sat by the flower bed, practicing simple breathing exercises while waiting.

Before long, a young teacher, who looked to be in his thirties and had a refined and cultured demeanor, walked over from the direction of the Martial Soul Department.

After he walked up to the group of new students and confirmed that they were all students participating in the Soul Hunt, he gave a brief self-introduction.

"I am your team leader for this Soul Hunt. Just call me Teacher Wang. I believe you are all familiar with the rules of the Soul Hunt, so I won't go into details. Let's set off now and try to get back as soon as possible."

The teacher led the five students to the school gate, rented two horse-drawn carriages, and set off.

Shrek Academy is adjacent to the Star Dou Great Forest, and the academy gate even corresponds to the Star Dou Great Forest. However, when outer academy students hunt for souls, they always have to take a detour to enter.

The reason for this is that Shrek Academy's extensive hunting of souls over thousands of years has caused soul beasts to both hate and fear Shrek Academy.

To prevent humans from entering, the outer forest area facing Shrek Academy is much stronger than other areas, and ordinary low-level soul beasts have long since disappeared.

The five students on this trip were all there to hunt for their second spirit rings, and even with a teacher leading the group, they still had to travel hundreds of miles.

Lu Yi was assigned to the first carriage, where he rode with Teacher Wang and the only female student on the trip.

From the moment he got on the bus, Professor Wang took out two books. One was clearly an old book, and the other was filled with his densely packed notes. He remained silent throughout, engrossed in his research.

The female student sat opposite Lu Yi. She was petite with a round face and a bit of baby fat. Her green hair was darker than Nanmen Yun'er's in the class, but she was more shy.

As for Lu Yi, he was not a very sociable person. He found it quite tiring to deal with his talkative roommate every day, so he was glad to be away for a few days to have some peace and quiet.

All that could be heard from this carriage was the sound of its wheels rolling and the bumps and swaying of the carriage itself. It was much quieter than the carriage carrying the three male students behind it.

This was Lu Yi's first time experiencing riding in a horse-drawn carriage, but the novelty wore off very quickly, replaced by a terrible riding experience.

Even though the carriage he was traveling in was of a high standard and was faster and smoother than ordinary carriages, he couldn't help but compare it with the modes of transportation from the previous two worlds.

Needless to say, in the modern world, even the cheapest green trains are miles ahead of horse-drawn carriages.

Although Muggles in the magical world also use horse-drawn carriages, a small number of automobiles had already appeared by then, driven by the Industrial Revolution.

As wizards, their means of transportation are naturally unconventional and far more efficient than those of ordinary people.

Flying broomsticks, Apparition, Portable keys, and Floo Powder... Floo Powder is probably best avoided; it might lead to time travel.

On the other hand, Douluo Continent is said to have been using horse-drawn carriages 10,000 years ago, and even now, 10,000 years later, horse-drawn carriages are still the first choice for long-distance travel. Why is that?

Lu Yi couldn't figure it out, and no one could tell him the answer, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

The journey was quite boring, and Lu Yi didn't plan to cultivate at this time, so he took out a book from his storage ring and started reading.

The two people on the bus were reading, which made the female classmate opposite them feel a little awkward, so she could only close her eyes and meditate.

"Alas?"

The teacher leading the group stretched and then noticed that one of the team members on the bus was unusually reading a book, which piqued her curiosity.

When did Shrek Academy start having students interested in theoretical knowledge?

But when he glanced at the contents of Lu Yi's book, the unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar words caught his attention.

"Hey, what book are you reading?"

Teacher Wang crossed the book and notes in her hands, leaned over, and examined the contents of Lu Yi's book: "Where do I feel like I've seen these words before?"

Lu Yi was somewhat surprised to hear this, since the book in his hand was a collection of magical herbs, mostly written in Old English. The fact that the teacher claimed to have seen it before piqued Lu Yi's curiosity.

"It's not a special book, just something to read when I'm bored." Seeing that the other person's eyes were always on the book in their hands, Lu Yi generously handed it over.

He didn't believe the other person could understand what was written on it.

Teacher Wang took the book, flipped through a few pages, and frantically searched his memory.

A moment later, he seemed to have thought of something and immediately checked his storage soul tool.

A short while later, he carefully took out a tattered ancient book, turned the pages gently, and handed it to Lu Yi: "Can you understand what's inside?"

Lu Yi looked at the severely yellowed and somewhat stained pages of the book. Much of the content was no longer readable, but some complete sentences caught his eye and gave him a jolt.

"The Sea God Calendar... Continental Collision... War... Extinction of Races"

As each word uttered from Lu Yi's mouth, Teacher Wang's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

This book was almost being sold as scrap. He happened to pass by and discovered this book, which was so badly damaged that it was unrecognizable. Out of his love for collecting, he bought it at an extremely low price.

However, the written system mentioned above has long been lost, and its history can be traced back to 10,000 years ago. Today, only fragments can be deciphered.

He spent a lot of time finding partial interpretations of the words Lu Yi had just uttered.

I never expected to meet a student who understands this language today.

"Student, did you know that the first headmaster of Shrek Academy, Flander, named it after this language ten thousand years ago, meaning monster?" Teacher Wang's breathing became a little rapid.

Upon hearing Teacher Wang's words, Lu Yi nodded, realizing the importance of the matter.

The language system in Douluo Continent is surprisingly complex!

At this moment, Teacher Wang looked at Lu Yi as if he were looking at a treasure... no! A pile of treasures.

Shrek Academy, as the oldest and most powerful academy on this continent, holds a position that surpasses that of other empires, and its accumulated foundation over ten thousand years is extremely terrifying.

Its rich collection of books is one of its core strengths.

As far as he knew, the sheer number of books written in this lost language alone was already terrifying.

Countless experiences, cultivation insights, and even secret methods from our predecessors, whether useful or useless, may be buried within, but unfortunately, no one can uncover them anymore.

Now that he has discovered Lu Yi's existence, for a teacher who specializes in theory, it is simply the best gift God has given him.

"Cough cough~"

Out of a desire to be on good terms, Teacher Wang immediately cleared her throat and resumed her serious expression.

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Wang Yan, a theory teacher in the outer academy of the Martial Soul Department. Would you be interested in joining the theoretical research?"