Multiverse Skill System

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An S-rank rating is not easy to obtain. This is evident from the fact that even a newcomer like Yi Shuihan had to defeat a demigod to get an S-rank rating. For any other reincarnator, let alone an S-rank, getting an A-rank rating would be a blessing.

The mission ratings are divided into SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, and D from high to low. Completing the most basic main mission will only earn you a D rating. For example, Polik and his team only got a B rating in the last mission world. This was only because none of the veterans died and none of the newcomers died.

Generally speaking, a B-level rating is considered excellent. Consistently maintaining a B-level rating allows one to join a large organization like Dawn. If one consistently achieves an A-level rating, one is considered an absolute elite among the reincarnators, and reaching the Gold rank is not a dream. As for S-level and above, those are reserved for truly exceptional individuals.

Take Yi Shuihan's newbie world as an example. If he wanted to achieve an SS rating, he would probably have to actually kill a silver-level god. As for the highest SSS rating, it goes without saying that it is completely unimaginable for ordinary people.

Unable to find what he wanted in the exchange hall, Yi Shuihan did not exchange for anything. Instead, he went to another place, the Time Palace, a place that provides reincarnators with a private cultivation space. For 10 points, one can exchange for a day of cultivation time. No matter how long one cultivates in the Time Palace, one will only leave on the same day as when one entered.

Yi Shuihan's points allowed him to cultivate in the Time Palace for more than ten years, so he went in and cultivated for three years before coming out.

In three years, Yi Shuihan did not break through to Silver rank, but his combat power increased significantly. Now he can be said to be able to fight against Silver 1-star experts, and even Silver 2-star experts can be contended with. He can easily escape from Silver 3-star experts.

This strength is far superior to that of Yi Shuihan's original self at the same level. However, this is normal, since his original self's consciousness is at the Saint level. As an avatar, his consciousness is not as strong as the original self's, but he is definitely a top performer at the Silver level.

Originally, Yi Shuihan wanted to advance directly to Silver rank. For him, advancing to Silver rank was not a difficult thing. Compared to other reincarnators, he could be said to have started from scratch and was familiar with the path.

To Yi Shuihan's surprise, he was unable to advance in the Time Palace, always failing at the last moment. After several attempts, Yi Shuihan finally understood why there was such a thing as the Silver Advancement Mission. It turned out that it was impossible to break through from Bronze to Silver in the Main God Space. Those Sons of the Main God who were able to break this rule must have some extraordinary qualities.

In the God Space, you can only rest for one month. If you don't enter the mission world for more than a month, you have to pay 100 points for each extra day you stay. So very few people choose to stay in the God Space.

After spending a week in the Main God Space, Yi Shuihan applied for an advancement mission and entered the mission reincarnation world.

Chapter 1097, Cultivating Soul Beasts

"Huh? Just me!"

With her mind clear, Yi Shuihan quickly looked around but found no other reincarnators. If it weren't for the familiar barrier around her, Yi Shuihan would have doubted whether she was still in the Main God Space.

"I wonder what it means to have completed the advancement? Simply advancing to the Silver realm would be too easy. I can sense that this world cannot stop me from entering the Silver realm."

Yi Shuihan didn't have detailed information about the advancement mission, and even Polik and the others knew very little about it, given their level of strength.

As for Bai Yuechu, Yi Shuihan had once found him and bought information about the advancement missions, but it was only very vague information. Each person's advancement mission was top secret, and even if they completed it, they would not tell others the details, treating it as their biggest secret.

Of course, it is known that not everyone's advancement mission is the same. Advancement missions are diverse and mostly have their own unique characteristics.

Bai Yuechu cited the advancement tasks of two advancers. One was placed in a large world and had his memories of the Main God Space sealed. His memories were only unsealed when he reached the Silver rank, which was considered the completion of his advancement task.

The other one is even more inexplicable, placing people in an ordinary world and requiring them to become the superstar of that world without using any power from the main god space.

The former is understandable, but the latter is simply too bizarre. If Bai Yuechu hadn't made such a solemn vow, even swearing to the Main God Space, Yi Shuihan would never have believed its authenticity.

In the end, Yi Shuihan did not get any clues about his advancement mission. Instead, he lost 2000 survival points. By the time he entered, he only had four digits left: 8000 points.

Given Yi Shuihan's military rank, he should have been able to obtain information about the mission world three days in advance. However, this only applies to ordinary mission worlds, not advanced mission worlds.

The time when a reincarnator enters the next mission world can be set by themselves. Generally speaking, mission information can be obtained 3 days in advance, that is, you will receive mission information on the 27th day. If you apply to enter the world before the 27th day, this benefit will not be available. Therefore, most people choose to enter the mission world in the last three days.

Of course, there is another situation where you can use special channels to enter a certain world, so you don't need to wait until the last three days to enter.

It is said that once the rank of major is promoted, the time to know the mission world information in advance will be 7 days, thus allowing more time to prepare.

"I hope it's not some mission like becoming a great musician or a superstar; that's too unchallenging."

As they speculated about the tasks that the Main God Space would issue, time passed little by little.

Finally, at a certain moment, the barrier shattered, and Yi Shuihan officially entered the mission period.

"What's going on? No tasks have been posted?"

After waiting for a long time, there was still no response from the main god space. Yi Shuihan was stunned. He brought up the task list. The main task was marked as not triggered, and the side tasks were the same.

"Does that mean I might never trigger the main quest and end up stuck in this world forever, depending on luck?"

As an avatar, he doesn't have the same abilities as the original. Without the help of the God's Space, he really can only stay in this world. Of course, if he contacts the original and asks the original to take him back to the Primordial World, that would be possible, but then the purpose of his existence as an avatar would be basically gone.

Despite being in a slightly unpleasant mood, Yi Shuihan kept walking and finally arrived at a small town just as the sun was setting.

"An interesting world, where soul beasts are the main fighting force, and the main battles are fought by the individual soul beasts of the Imperial Censors."

Despite the small town, Yi Shuihan still managed to obtain some information about this world.

This world is called the Soul Beast Continent, where all sorts of strange and wonderful soul beasts reside. Humans are still the overlords of the continent, but their power is manifested in the soul beasts.

Here, there is no powerful battle aura, nor dazzling magic; there are only Soul Masters, who have reached the pinnacle of their abilities. From weak to strong, Soul Masters are divided into Soul Apprentice, Soul Warrior, Soul General, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Venerable, Soul Saint, and, as is said, the final Soul God realm.

In the Soul Beast Continent, the strongest being on the surface is the Soul Saint. There is no Soul God; it may just be a vague and ethereal realm.

A Soul Master's realm is not the standard for measuring combat power. What measures combat power is the Soul Beast that the Soul Master possesses. The corresponding realm only represents the upper limit of the level of Soul Beasts that the Soul Master can possess.

The Soul Master realm corresponds to the Soul Beast level. Soul Apprentice corresponds to a first-tier Soul Beast, Soul Warrior corresponds to a second-tier Soul Beast, Soul General corresponds to a third-tier Soul Beast, and so on, until Soul God corresponds to a ninth-tier Soul Beast.

Having the Soul Master realm alone does not make one a qualified Soul Master. Only by possessing a Soul Beast of the same level can one be considered qualified. Without a Soul Beast, even a Soul King cannot defeat a Soul Warrior who has one.

Generally speaking, before reaching the Soul King level, the combat power of all Soul Masters is even less than that of a first-tier Soul Beast. Only when they reach the Soul King level can they choose to be empowered by a Soul Beast, and their strength will undergo a tremendous change. However, even so, it is only equivalent to a Soul Beast that is two levels lower than the Soul Master's level.

"I just don't know what level of soul beast I am equivalent to with my current strength."

Staying in the top-class room of the only inn in the town, Yi Shuihan sorted through the information he had heard from the waiter.

......

Stepping into the only soul beast shop in town, you find that it not only sells soul beast eggs, but also some soul beasts that have already grown up. Soul beast eggs are for soul apprentices who do not yet own a soul beast, while the grown-up soul beasts are for higher-level soul masters.

"The highest-level soul beast is only a third-tier soul beast? That's really not that impressive!"

Yi Shuihan could roughly judge the strength of a third-tier soul beast to be equivalent to an 8th or 9th star Black Iron, not yet reaching the Bronze level. Therefore, he could roughly estimate that his own strength was around a 6th or 7th tier, although further verification was needed.

Yi Shuihan looked at these soul beasts and found that they were all ordinary and had little growth potential. In the end, he decided to buy a soul beast egg to try it out because he found that a certain soul beast egg had quite high potential and the potential to grow into a silver-level beast.

When Yi Shuihan obtained the soul beast egg, a mission notification sounded in the God Space, and the main quest finally unfolded before him.

“To raise a 9th-tier soul beast? And to raise it from at least the 3rd tier, that’s really unexpected.”

Chapter 1098, Caesar Academy

The main quest that the God Space gave Yi Shuihan was really difficult for him to handle, and he felt it was very unreasonable.

According to the information he has so far, this ninth-tier soul beast must be at the silver level, and not even the beginner level. He, Yi Shuihan, is only at the bronze level, yet he has to cultivate a silver one. This is much more difficult than advancing to silver level himself.

Furthermore, ninth-tier soul beasts are not commonplace; they are equivalent to soul gods. In the Soul Beast Continent, there isn't even a single soul god on the surface. If Yi Shuihan could cultivate a ninth-tier soul beast, he would be able to easily defeat everyone on the entire continent.

"It can't be that difficult. This is just a Silver-level advancement mission, yet even I feel the pressure. There must be something I've overlooked."

Yi Shuihan racked his brains, but ultimately couldn't figure out where the problem lay. He could only continue to gather intelligence, believing that as he learned more about the Soul Beast Continent, everything would become clear.

A month has passed, and Yi Shuihan has come from that small town to Caesar City, the most special city on the Soul Beast Continent, known as the Holy City of Soul Masters. Here lies Caesar Academy, the most powerful Soul Master Academy and the largest Soul Master organization on the Soul Beast Continent.

More than half of the top experts on the entire Soul Beast Continent graduated from Caesar Academy, which is known as the cradle of Soul Masters. Anyone who graduates from it is at least a Soul Emperor. A Soul Emperor can be considered a city lord in any country on the Soul Beast Continent, and even the strongest person in some small countries is only a Soul Emperor.

"Sir, are you also here for the Caesar Academy admissions?"

"That's right, how did you figure that out?"

"Hehe, I've lived in Caesar City for many years. This time of year is when Caesar Academy recruits students. Those who come at this time are usually either there to participate in the recruitment process or to accompany students..."

Yi Shuihan listened casually to the restaurant waiter's words, holding a dog in his arms, which was a very common mongrel.

This mongrel was named Black Pot by Yi Shuihan because its black fur was the soul beast hatched from the egg he bought in the town, and it had already formed a contract with Yi Shuihan.

In just one month, Yi Shuihan had used various methods to cultivate this black pot into a peak third-tier soul beast, which could break into the fourth tier at any time. If placed outside, Yi Shuihan would be considered a soul general, not far from becoming a soul king.

In the past month, Yi Shuihan has figured it out: the level of a Soul Master is actually just the strength of their spiritual power. The stronger the spiritual power, the higher the Soul Master's level, and the more powerful the Soul Beast they can form a contract with.

With Yi Shuihan's strength, he could easily sign a seventh-tier soul beast right now. His mental strength is very strong, and his will is even more resolute. It is estimated that once his strength reaches the silver level, signing a contract with a ninth-tier soul beast will not be difficult.

Each time a Soul Master levels up, they can sign one more Soul Beast at their current level. Soul Beasts signed at previous levels can advance in rank. However, if a Soul Beast signed at a previous level has poor potential and remains at a low rank, unable to resonate with the Soul Master's level, then the Soul Master's strength will be weakened. Therefore, Soul Masters generally choose to sign Soul Beasts with high potential so that their strength will not fall far behind others of the same level later on.

After all, even if one achieves the Soul God realm, one can only have a maximum of nine Soul Beasts. Losing even one Soul Beast at the current level will weaken one's strength.

"I'm really determined to get into Caesar's Academy this time."

The reason Yi Shuihan wanted to enter Caesar Academy was not only because he could obtain suitable training materials for soul beasts there, but also because he had received news that whoever won first place in this recruitment assessment would be rewarded with a soul beast egg, a soul beast egg that was said to have the potential to reach the ninth rank.

The main quest is to cultivate a ninth-tier soul beast, so Yi Shuihan naturally has to choose a soul beast egg with ninth-tier potential. And in the short term, this is the easiest one that Yi Shuihan knows to obtain.

There's no explicit mention of ninth-tier soul beasts on the entire Soul Beast Continent, so what's the deal with this soul beast egg that has the potential to be a ninth-tier soul beast? Is it just a gimmick?

Of course not, because this ninth-tier soul beast egg contains a mature eighth-tier peak soul beast, and this soul beast egg is its offspring. Originally, the soul beast egg only had the potential of the eighth tier, but it eventually mutated, making its potential even higher, which is why it is said to have the potential of the ninth tier. Of course, it is not a simple matter to really cultivate it to the ninth tier.

The Soul Beast Continent has too many soul beasts that are said to have the potential to reach the ninth rank, but in the end they never grow up to the ninth rank. Of course, one reason for this is that the soul masters themselves did not become soul gods, which naturally restricted the growth of the soul beasts.

Soul beasts can grow on their own, but if they don't form a contract with a human, their growth rate will be thousands of times slower. The normal growth cycle of an eighth-order soul beast is ten thousand years, but if it follows the right master, it may advance to the eighth order in a hundred years.

The entire history of the Soul Beast Continent is only about 800,000 years. Many soul beasts that are considered to have the potential to reach the ninth rank have not achieved it, perhaps because their growth cycle is too long.

A Soul Master's cultivation level can accelerate the advancement of Soul Beasts. This is why many high-level Soul Beasts are willing to send their offspring to Soul Masters to form contracts. After all, Soul Masters have a much shorter lifespan than Soul Beasts. Compared to natural growth, spending a small amount of time fighting for a Soul Master in exchange for rapid advancement is still very worthwhile.

On the day of the Caesars Academy examination,

Around 100,000 examinees gathered in the academy square, all incredibly excited and brimming with confidence that they would be able to enter Caesar Academy.

The Caesar Academy has a enrollment quota of one thousand people, which means the elimination rate is as high as ninety percent. Those who can come here to participate in the assessment are at least at the Soul General level, and there are even a few Soul Kings and Soul Emperors. It can be said that the degree is extremely high.

Among these 100,000 people, Yi Shuihan appeared quite inconspicuous, and because he had no allies, he looked very lonely.

Chapter 1099, Provoked

"The assessment is very simple. It involves entering the academy's hunting grounds. There are 300 admission tokens placed there. Anyone who is lucky enough to find one will be qualified to enter Caesar Academy. The remaining 700 people will be judged based on the value of the soul beasts they hunt. Killing a first-tier soul beast earns 1 point, a second-tier soul beast earns 10 points, a third-tier soul beast earns 100 points, and so on."

"Let me explain first. The strongest soul beast in the hunting grounds is at the seventh rank. If any of you accidentally encounter one and are killed, there's nothing we can do. Since you've come to participate in my Caesar Academy's assessment, you should be prepared to die. Quitting during the assessment is not allowed, and maliciously hunting other examinees is prohibited. If found out, your admission will be revoked."

"So, three days from now, I'll be here waiting for you."

The person in charge of the assessment was a burly man with a face full of fat. He looked more like a butcher than a Soul Master. Beside him was a sixth-tier Soul Beast, a Thorn Dragon, which was a sub-dragon and an extremely powerful existence among sixth-tier Soul Beasts. Therefore, he was at least a Soul Emperor.

"As expected, it's simple and brutal. Is it testing luck and overall strength? The prohibition against maliciously hunting examinees not only failed to deter them, but it probably also stirred up other ideas even in people who didn't have such thoughts. If I don't hunt maliciously, I can just hunt normally, right?"

The already tense atmosphere in the square became even more so after the assessment rules were announced, with each examinee's eyes filled with murderous intent.

The hunting grounds of Caesar Academy actually refer to the Forbidden Forest, which stretches for hundreds of thousands of miles around Caesar City. It is the place with the most soul beasts on the Soul Beast Continent and is a paradise for soul beasts. To this day, humans have not completely conquered the Forbidden Forest. It is said that there are ninth-tier soul beasts in the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest.

The hunting grounds are a specially designated area in the Forbidden Forest for Caesar Academy students to train in. They are approximately tens of thousands of miles long. The powerful spirit beasts within are periodically cleared out by the academy's experts, leaving only those suitable for the students' training.

Before entering the hunting grounds, each academy receives a recording bead. As long as the recording bead is carried on their person, the score can be recorded when hunting soul beasts. Yi Shuihan understood the principle after taking a quick look at it. It simply absorbs a trace of the soul beast's aura at the moment of its death, and judges the level of the soul beast killed by the examinee based on the strength of the aura, and then converts it into a score.

After all the examinees entered the hunting grounds, the gates were closed, and then the examinees began to form teams—yes, form teams.

One person can't hunt soul beasts as efficiently as a team, and forming a team can also prevent others from targeting them. Others who want to hunt them will have to consider whether they are strong enough.

Of course, not everyone thought this way. Some people who were very confident in their strength chose to act alone. These people all had one thing in common: their soul beasts were quite powerful.

"Hey, I see you're alone too. Want to join our team? Our team consists of lone wolves like you. That's why we should unite, isn't it?"

Just as Yi Shuihan was about to set off alone, he was unexpectedly stopped by someone.

Yi Shuihan looked around and found that these people were indeed the same lone travelers as him before. There were 13 people in total, and they were basically all Soul Generals. There were only two special ones: one was a Soul King who appeared to be a Soul King, and the other was a Soul King who was hiding as a Soul General.

The 13 people clearly respected the Soul King, since a Soul King was already considered a strong person among the examinees.

"Not interested in."

Yi Shuihan thought for a moment and decisively declined the invitation. He didn't want to become a babysitter. With his strength, he could easily defeat all the examinees without relying on soul beasts. The only thing that he felt threatened in the hunting ground was probably the seventh-tier soul beasts that might appear.

Yi Shuihan's answer surprised everyone. They had all been indifferent, but now all eyes were on him.

"You're ungrateful. Brother Luo invited you because he thinks highly of you and is giving you a chance to pass the test. You're clearly weak, yet you pretend to be strong."

A man with a somewhat sleazy appearance, who looked like a sycophant, spoke arrogantly to Yi Shuihan.

"Don't say that. If they don't want to, then so be it."

The person who invited Yi Shuihan, a young man named Luo Wen, appeared magnanimous. However, Yi Shuihan noticed a sharp glint in his eyes, clearly indicating that his refusal had made Luo Wen somewhat uncomfortable.

"Brother Luo Wen is very magnanimous and won't hold it against you, but I feel we can't let it go like this. Kid, apologize to Brother Luo Wen, and then slap yourself twice before you can leave."

Upon hearing this, everyone else felt it was a bit excessive, but Rowan didn't say anything, clearly acknowledging the sycophant's words, which left the others with varying expressions.

Yi Shuihan laughed. He really didn't expect things to develop to this point. Did he really look so easy to bully, that anyone could step on him?

In fact, Yi Shuihan does look rather easy to bully! Because Yi Shuihan's soul beast doesn't look like that at all. It looks like a weak soul beast. Even though it faintly exudes the aura of a third-tier beast, no one would think it is a powerful soul beast.

And what about the others? Their soul beasts looked much better, each exuding a dangerous aura.

This lackey of Rowan, waving the flag and shouting, had a spirit beast that was a Fire-Splitter Boar, with a 3-meter-long body and a pair of thick tusks, making it quite appealing.

Seemingly understanding its master's thoughts, the Fire-Splittered Pig stared at Yi Shuihan with its big eyes, exhaling scorching flames from its mouth and stomping its feet on the ground, assuming an attack posture.

Not far away, two people stood together, watching Yi Shuihan's group with great interest.

"Indifference, what would you do if you were him?"

"That won't happen."

"Why? Don't tell me you're not him."

"Because their lives were already over when the other party unleashed their malice."