Douluo: The Mysterious System

"Convinced yet?" Wang Xiaotian retracted the Sky flame Sword into his body and asked coolly, looking badass.

"Convinced! Convinced! Brother Wang no, Boss Wang! Boss Wang, from now on you're the new top dog at Nuoding Academy!" Xiao Chenyu quickly said, a few beads of cold sweat on his forehead. How could he not be convinced? The guy was brutal.

"Boss? Nah, not interested. Let's just get along peacefully," Wang Xiaotian returned to his bed. Being the "boss" didn't fit his strategy of lying low. It drew too much attention. No thanks.

Besides, Boss Xiao, you're destined for a good beating later on anyway, right? But still pretending to be badass is exhausting. He wasn't cut out for the act.

"Alright then, we'll get along peacefully." Xiao Chenyu saw that Wang Xiaotian truly had no interest in the position and didn't push further. After all, he still enjoyed being the boss this worked out just fine.

"Okay, it's getting late. Time to sleep." Wang Xiaotian didn't say anything more and got ready for bed. It had been a long day he was exhausted. Rest was what he needed.

Snore... snore... snore...

Just as Wang Xiaotian was lying down, preparing to sleep, Xiao Chenyu began snoring.

Damn! In his previous life at school, he'd already been traumatized by roommates who snored. That was exactly why he paid extra for a luxury double room to avoid this!

And now? One roommate and he snores!

As someone who never snored in his sleep, Wang Xiaotian felt emotionally drained.

Wait... snoring?

Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Wang Xiaotian's mind. He sat up and stared at Xiao Chenyu as he snored.

Sssnore... snore...

Isn't this... deep breathing?!

Holy crap. This is the correct way to deep breathe!

Sleeping + snoring = cultivation!

Let's assume one snore takes 2 seconds. That's 30 snores per minute, 1,800 per hour, and in 8 hours of sleep, 14,400 snores.

If one deep breath grants 0.5 soul power, then 14,400 snores could theoretically yield 7,200 soul power points!

Currently, he needed 20/2000 soul power to reach the next level. From level 11 to 12 required 1,000 soul power; now from 12 to 13, he needed 2,000.

By that logic, going from 13 to 14 would need 3,000... and so on.

Alright, it's a bit messy, but snoring one night could level him up two and a half times!

And that's without any system upgrades!

Oh my God, I'm about to take off! I think I've found the correct way to use this system! It was a miraculous system after all.

The road to godhood through sleep starts now!

Only... how the hell do you snore?

He had never snored in his life!

Better ask an expert.

"Xiao Chenyu! Xiao Chenyu!" Wang Xiaotian shouted.

"Huh? Who?" Xiao Chenyu groggily woke up and shivered. "Brother Wang, you're still awake?"

He sat up in bed instantly, clearly frightened. He was truly scared of this guy now.

"Your snoring woke me up. How are you so good at it?" Wang Xiaotian asked.

"Uh, hehe... Brother Wang, I… I don't know," Xiao Chenyu replied awkwardly.

"Alright. Teach me how to snore." Wang Xiaotian asked directly.

"Huh?" Xiao Chenyu slapped his face. Was he still dreaming? Someone wanted to learn how to snore?

"Hurry up." Wang Xiaotian hardened his expression. If he couldn't be friendly, he'd be intimidating.

"Okay... but Brother Wang... I don't know how to teach that. It's just something I was born with," Xiao Chenyu said, feeling wronged. How was this even a teachable skill?

"I'll acknowledge you as my big bro if you teach me to snore. Come on, Boss Xiao." Wang Xiaotian continued to threaten and bribe.

(Didn't you say last chapter you had no interest in being the boss? Slap in the face much?)

"No, no! You're Brother Wang! You're the boss!" Xiao Chenyu hurriedly replied. He couldn't handle being that kind of big brother.

"How about this: I'll give you a demo snore, and you watch my technique," Xiao Chenyu suggested.

"Good." Wang Xiaotian turned on the soul tool lamp in the room and got ready to learn.

"First, take a deep breath, and then..."

Half an hour later

"Brother Wang, I think we should give up. Maybe you just don't have the talent. And besides, what's the point of learning to snore anyway?"

"No. Keep going!"

This was critical to the divine cultivation-through-sleep plan. How could he give up?!

Ding! Because of your diligent training in snoring, despite lacking talent, under the guidance of a master, your 'Snoring Skill' has increased by 1. (1/1000).

That system notification nearly made Wang Xiaotian drop to his knees.

Snoring... is a skill? What kind of trash system was this?!

Still, Xiao Chenyu is being recognized as a master-level snorer respect! Truly, Boss Xiao!

But seriously, how bad was his talent? Half an hour of learning and only 1/1000 progress?

How many snores could he realistically produce in one night?

Wang Xiaotian began doubting his life choices.

But just imagine... if the skill ever hit 1,000 proficiency points... how strong would he be? The Snore God?

"Let's sleep for now. We'll continue tomorrow," Wang Xiaotian said to Xiao Chenyu. Half an hour and only 1 point of XP it was going to be a long grind.

"Huh? Still?... Okay, Brother Wang," Xiao Chenyu quickly replied when he saw Wang Xiaotian frown. What a strange guy.

The night passed uneventfully.

The next morning, the moment Wang Xiaotian opened his eyes, he checked his character panel:

"Soul power needed to level up: 100/2000."

That meant he had gained 80 soul power—so he must've snored 160 times overnight. Not bad, not bad.

He finally knew how to snore. Something he used to hate had now become his dream. Truly, what goes around comes around. Heaven never spares anyone.

Get up. Time to eat!

Because Wang Xiaotian was ten years old, he was placed in the fourth grade. That morning, he had breakfast with Xiao Chenyu and met his group of lackeys.

Following Wang Xiaotian's instructions, Xiao Chenyu didn't tell anyone he was his "brother Wang." He just introduced himself as a roommate and friend. Thus, Wang Xiaotian smoothly integrated into Nuoding Academy's Little Tyrants clique.

Fourth-grade classes weren't complicated. Besides cultivation, they included academic courses reading, writing, and general knowledge like geography and history.

As a former high school senior, Wang Xiaotian found it all a walk in the park.

And because he was good-looking, this transfer student was quite popular with both teachers and the girls.

Daytime: classes.

Nighttime: theory lessons with the Grandmaster.

Afterward: back to the dorm to have Xiao Chenyu teach him snoring, aka XP farming.

"Ding! You have received instruction from a master. Snoring skill +1."

"Ding! You have received..."

But once he reached 25/1000 XP, no matter how hard he tried, the progress stalled. That meant for now, he couldn't improve the snoring skill any further.

He could now snore 1,000 times per night, which equaled +500 soul power per night.

Still, the dream of becoming the Snore God was a long, long way off.

The road ahead was long and arduous.

Still, over the past few days, all that stacked up and Wang Xiaotian leveled up again, becoming a level 13 Soul Master!

And today, he suddenly received word from the Grandmaster:

He was being summoned to meet someone...