Douluo: AFK to Become a God

Time passed quickly, and three and a half years went by in the blink of an eye.

The Barak Kingdom was located in the southern part of the Tiandou Empire, bordering the Fasno Province.

Although it was called a kingdom, its area was only three-quarters the size of the Fasno Province, and it was a part of the Tiandou Empire, one of the four major kingdoms within the empire.

Because the Barak Kingdom was located in the south and bordered the Star Luo Empire, it had the strongest military forces among the four major kingdoms of the Tiandou Empire. It was considered the most important gateway to the Tiandou Empire.

Within the Barak Kingdom, there were two major cities. One was the capital, Barak City, which was the political and economic center of the entire kingdom.

The other city was Soto City, located in the center of the fertile Lima Plain, known as the "granary of Barak."

These two cities were heavily guarded, and they were of utmost importance to the kingdom.

That evening, a carriage was speeding toward Soto City on the main road.

"Whoa~"

As they neared the city gates, the middle-aged driver tugged at the reins of the ten-year-old scale-horned horse.

Soon, the carriage slowly stopped near the western gate of Soto City.

"Two soul masters, we've arrived at Soto City!"

After stopping the carriage, the middle-aged driver called out to the carriage.

"Are we there?"

Two young figures, a boy and a girl, stepped out of the carriage.

Hearing this, the middle-aged driver pointed toward the distant Soto City gates.

Following the direction of his finger, Chu Chengzhou saw the bustling city gates, with a large sign above them reading "Soto City."

"Uncle, here, this is the remaining fare."

Chu Chengzhou took out a gold soul coin from the space stone around his neck and handed it to the middle-aged driver.

"Hehe~ Thank you both for your business! I wish you both become titled douluos soon!"

The middle-aged driver happily accepted the gold soul coin, and on top of that, he sent them off with a flattering remark.

He couldn't help but be happy. After all, when he left Notting City, he had already received one gold soul coin, and now in Soto City, he was getting another one. This was much more than what he usually earned from short trips.

As for becoming titled douluos soon?

Well, if they gave him three gold soul coins, even a god would be welcome!

Waving his hand, Chu Chengzhou and Xiao Wu joined the crowd and entered Soto City.

Why did they come to Soto City? And why at this particular time?

In Chu Chengzhou's plan, Soto City, or more specifically, Shrek Academy, was always a destination he had to visit.

Not for any other reason, but because he wanted to give his sisters a home, and he didn't want to miss out on meeting a certain cat girl and a certain little rich girl.

However, according to the original plan, Chu Chengzhou was supposed to wait another half a year, until Xiao Wu graduated from Notting Academy, which would coincide with Shrek Academy's enrollment period.

But plans never go as expected. His cheat abilities were gradually manifesting, and his strength was growing far beyond his initial expectations, forcing him to come earlier than planned.

[Attributes Panel]

[Host: Chu Chengzhou]

[Soul Power: Level 29 Great Soul Master]

[Martial Soul: True Spirit Flag]

[Soul Rings: Purple (1000), Purple (1108)**]

[First Soul Skill, Summon Spirit: Sky Blue Tree]

[Second Soul Skill, Summon Spirit: Light Lion]

[Skills: Meditation (Black), Body Refining (Black), Spirit Refining (Black), Archery (Purple), Agility (Purple), Control (Purple), Defense (Purple), Forging (Purple)...]

[Slots: 1. Meditation (Black), 2. Archery (Purple), 3. Agility (Purple)]

Chu Chengzhou's current strength is reflected in his 29th-level Great Soul Master soul power, two thousand-year-old soul rings, and a series of black and purple skills in his skill panel. When he first advanced to Soul Master, he started at level 13, and with his martial soul upgraded to top-tier quality, combined with the purple-level meditation skill, his soul power continued to grow rapidly.

Within less than two years of becoming a Soul Master, his soul power reached level 20, nearing Great Soul Master status.

Typically, a second soul ring would be around 700 years old, but Chu Chengzhou's second soul ring was over a thousand years old, thanks to his upgraded skills. This allowed him to reach a level of 23 as a Great Soul Master after obtaining the second soul ring.

Moreover, after advancing to a second-ring Great Soul Master, his "cheat" also upgraded. The efficiency of the afk feature improved significantly, allowing him to level up skills much faster.

Now, almost two years later, with his meditation skill upgraded to black, and his enhanced mental power extending his meditation time, his soul power had reached level 29, and it wouldn't be long before he advanced to level 30, nearing the Soul Emperor stage.

However, obtaining a third soul ring was a different matter. His grandparents could still help him with a thousand-year soul beast, but for a third soul ring, they were powerless. The soul beasts in the nearby Soul Hunting Forest were not suitable for his needs. He wanted a soul beast with at least 5,000 years of age, which could only be found in places like the Star Dou Forest or the Sunset Forest outside of Heaven Dou City—both dangerous areas.

For someone like Chu Chengzhou, without influence or power, obtaining a suitable soul ring would require joining a Soul Master Academy. Shrek Academy, although a bit rundown, still had enough strength to help him obtain a suitable third soul ring.

Therefore, to obtain the ideal third soul ring, Chu Chengzhou decided to go to Shrek Academy earlier than planned. Even though it wasn't the academy's enrollment period, talented Soul Masters were always welcome, and he was confident that Flanders wouldn't refuse him.

Moreover, this was a two-for-one deal. Not only was Chu Chengzhou a genius, but Xiao Wu was an even more extraordinary prodigy. Over the years, while Chu Chengzhou had reached level 29, Xiao Wu had reached level 38 as a Soul Sovereign by the age of 11, far surpassing her original trajectory in the story. This huge leap was largely due to Chu Chengzhou's guidance in meditation and body refining.

With the purple meditation skill's efficiency being 1.7 times that of regular meditation, and the black meditation skill's speed being double that of regular meditation, Xiao Wu's soul power had grown rapidly, allowing her to surpass the original plot.

"If you said Shrek Academy was really poor, why are we going there? I heard that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is the best Soul Master Academy in the Heaven Dou Empire. Why don't we change course and go to Heaven Dou City? It's the most prosperous city on the continent," Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.