Awakening

Early morning

"Emergency notice: A sudden change occurred nationwide last night. The game dimension of Douluo Continent collided with the real world, causing everything within it to appear in reality. Everyone above the age of six has awakened a Martial Soul, and Soul Beasts have appeared in all regions. Citizens, please take care when traveling. This concludes our report."

Ye Lei stared at the report on television, lost in thought. Then, a sudden "ding" rang out in his mind.

"System awakening... System awakening successful."

"A system? An actual system, the kind that only exists in novels? I'm the chosen one!" Ye Lei cried out.

As a veteran webnovel addict, Ye Lei had wished every day for a system of his own. He never expected his dream to come true today.

"An Awakening Gift Package is now being granted to the host. Since the game dimension has fused with reality and Soul Beasts now run rampant, the host will be granted all of his strength from the game 'Douluo Continent: Soul Master Duel'..."

Ye Lei was stunned. He knew exactly how strong he was in the game. On that server, he had ranked among the top five players. But the system's next sentence nearly made him curse on the spot.

"However, the host must complete a series of tasks before receiving all of that strength."

Ye Lei: Speechless.

"However, the host can be granted the full strength of Blue Silver Grass."

The moment Ye Lei heard that, his mood, which had fallen to rock bottom, instantly rebounded.

After all, Blue Silver Grass could attack, control, and defend. It was ridiculously powerful, okay?

"Great System, what's the task?"

System: ...Are you sure you don't want to go act in face-changing performances?

"The first task is to hunt Soul Rings for ten ordinary people. Since this is a game dimension, there is no restriction on the Soul Ring's age, but it is best not to exceed one thousand years."

"That simple?"

"Yes."

The first task was a piece of cake for Ye Lei. The only difficulty was that he could not determine a Soul Ring's age. What he feared most was hunting a Soul Ring that was too old, causing the recipient to suffer a backlash and explode to death. Wouldn't that make all his efforts pointless...?

"Please rest assured, host. I will give you a Soul Beast Detector. It can detect the locations of Soul Beasts and the ages of their Soul Rings, ensuring that the host will not make a mistake."

"...Why didn't you say so earlier?!"

"You didn't ask me."

"Fine, fine, I won't hold it against you. Is there a time limit for the task?"

"No."

"Uh, right. What about everyone else? What Martial Souls do they have? Are they random?"

"They are all random, but they are all level ten. They may also awaken multiple Martial Souls."

Ye Lei thought it over. Everyone else was level ten, which meant he could complete his task by just finding ten people on the street. The problem was whether they would believe him.

Wait, she... should believe me, right?

"Great System, are you there?"

"What is it?"

"Can I have Blue Silver Grass now? How am I supposed to complete the task without it?"

"Bzzz—Soul Power infusion ritual commencing. Host, please prepare yourself. Countdown begins: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5."

What? It's starting already? System, couldn't you have told me sooner?!

System: You didn't ask me either!

Ye Lei: ...Speechless.

"4, 3, 2, 1. Time is up. Beginning infusion."

"Ahhh!"

A blue light flashed alongside a scream.

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P.S.: Let me state this in advance.

I just want to say that this is the first novel I've ever written. If there's anything I haven't written well, you can comment on that part. If I see it, I'll make revisions as soon as possible. This is my first time writing, so I need readers' suggestions.

Writing a novel is also physically demanding. As a student and someone writing a novel for the first time, if there is anything unacceptable in the plot, setting, or character descriptions, just tell me, and I will definitely revise it. If one revision isn't enough, then I'll revise it twice—until the readers are satisfied!

I am Su Yanyi. Respectfully.

I hope readers will support me. I will definitely keep improving, and so will the novel—and you all.