Waste Spirit? God-Tier Choice System!

Nuoding City, Junior Soul Master Academy.

The Awakening Plaza was packed with people. Nearly a hundred six-year-old children waited nervously for the Spirit Awakening ceremony that would determine the course of their lives.

Lin Xi stood among them, her exquisitely pretty face revealing no emotion. Yet the faintly clenched corner of her clothes betrayed the unrest in her heart.

She was a transmigrator.

One moment, she had been pulling an all-nighter in the library to finish her thesis. The next, she had arrived in Douluo Continent, a world belonging to Soul Masters, becoming a six-year-old orphan.

Fortunately, she had met two companions here who were also from Holy Soul Village.

Tang San and Xiao Wu.

"Lin Xi, don't be afraid! No matter what Spirit you awaken, I'll have your back!" At her side, Xiao Wu, dressed in a pink skirt with a scorpion braid, patted her flat chest and made the promise with utter conviction.

Lin Xi smiled at her, then turned her gaze to the other side.

A boy in plain blue clothes stood there, his gaze unusually steady. It was Tang San. Seemingly sensing Lin Xi's eyes on him, he gave her a reassuring smile.

Encouraged by her friends, Lin Xi felt somewhat calmer.

"Next, Lin Xi!"

The teacher in charge of the awakening called out loudly.

Lin Xi took a deep breath, stepped forward, and placed her fair little hand on the crystal-clear blue crystal sphere.

Warm energy flowed into her body as golden motes scattered from her. The light gathered in her right palm and gradually solidified.

Everyone widened their eyes.

A needle roughly three inches long, silver-white throughout and incredibly slender... floated quietly in her palm.

"Th-What kind of Spirit is that? An embroidery needle?"

"Looks like it, right? What use is a Tool Spirit like that? Can it compare to my woodcutter's blade?"

"Hahaha, I'm dying! I thought it was some impressive Spirit, but it turned out to be a needle!"

The surrounding laughter came without the slightest restraint, painfully grating on the ears.

The teacher in charge of the awakening frowned as well, clearly holding no expectations for this Spirit. He mechanically took out the crystal sphere. "Test your Soul Power."

Lin Xi placed her hand on it.

The crystal sphere lit up with a faint glow before quickly falling silent.

"Innate Soul Power, Level 2." The teacher's voice carried a trace of impatience and disdain. "Tool Spirit, Silver Needle. All right, next!"

Level 2 Soul Power, coupled with a seemingly useless Waste Spirit.

This result practically sentenced Lin Xi's path as a Soul Master to death.

Xiao Wu ran over worriedly and took her hand. "Lin Xi, don't be sad. Level 2 is still Level 2. We'll work hard and cultivate together from now on!"

Tang San stepped over as well. Looking at the Silver Needle in Lin Xi's hand, there was no mockery in his eyes—only a hint of scrutiny. As a disciple of the Tang Sect, he knew better than anyone that sometimes, the most inconspicuous things were often the deadliest.

"Being able to become a Soul Master is already very good," he comforted her softly.

However, there were always discordant voices to shatter such warmth.

"Oh? I thought someone impressive had come from Holy Soul Village. A Blue Silver Grass and an embroidery needle—what a perfect pair of trash!"

A richly dressed boy with an arrogant expression walked over, followed by several lackeys.

His name was Suo Tuo, the son of a middling noble family in Nuoding City. He had just awakened the beast Spirit Clawed Wolf and possessed Level 6 Innate Soul Power, making him one of the more outstanding new students of this cohort.

Suo Tuo's gaze lingered openly over Lin Xi's delicate face and slender figure, filled with greed and possessiveness.

"Lin Xi, right? I'll remember you. It's such a waste for a beauty like you to follow a Blue Silver Grass loser." Suo Tuo pointed at Tang San, his face full of contempt. "His Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, a universally acknowledged Waste Spirit. So what if he has Innate Full Soul Power? He'll never amount to anything in his life!"

He puffed out his chest and declared arrogantly, "As for me, I possess the noble Wolf Spirit and Level 6 Innate Soul Power! I'm destined to become a powerful Battle Soul Master! If you follow me, I guarantee you'll be able to strut through Nuoding Academy!"

His words were exceedingly blatant, causing the surrounding students to look over and point at Lin Xi and Tang San.

Tang San's face darkened. The dignity of the Tang Sect's former chief disciple would not allow anyone to humiliate him like this. He shielded Lin Xi and Xiao Wu behind him, glaring coldly at Suo Tuo. "Watch your mouth."

"What? A piece of trash dares challenge me?" Suo Tuo froze under Tang San's icy stare, then flew into a rage from embarrassment. "Who do you think you are? A poor bumpkin from the countryside! Believe it or not, I can crush you with one hand?"

As he spoke, a faint white glow lit up around him. The pressure belonging to a Soul Master was released as he tried to intimidate Tang San.

"Suo Tuo, what are you trying to do? Bullying people?" Xiao Wu immediately bristled, stepping forward and taking up a fighting stance.

"Get lost. This has nothing to do with you!" One of Suo Tuo's lackeys reached out to shove Xiao Wu.

Tang San's eyes turned cold. Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track activated instantly, and he blocked Xiao Wu's path, about to strike with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.

At that critical moment, Lin Xi moved.

She gently grabbed Tang San, who was on the verge of exploding, then stepped to the very front herself and calmly faced Suo Tuo's face, written all over with arrogance and desire.

She could not let Tang San get into trouble for her on his first day of enrollment.

She understood the cruelty of this world better than anyone. Without strength, there was no dignity.

But where was her strength?

Level 2 Soul Power, and a Silver Needle...

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness and humiliation surged into her heart. Had she transmigrated only to be bullied like this?

No! She refused to accept it!

At the very instant that unwillingness and fury reached their peak, a cold, mechanical electronic voice suddenly rang through her mind like a heavenly decree!

[Ding! It has been detected that the host is facing a crucial choice of fate. The God-Tier Choice System has officially activated!]
[Issuing the host's beginner mission...]
[Option One: Swallow your anger, humbly apologize to Suo Tuo, admit that you are unworthy of him, and stay away from Tang San. Mission reward: Yellow-rank cultivation technique Qi Nourishing Art, Soul Power raised to Level 3. (By choosing this option, you will completely become a background character and spend an ordinary life in cowardice.)]
[Option Two: Ask Tang San to act and hide behind a man for protection. Mission reward: Tang San's favorability -50, permanently gain the title "Green Tea Deadweight." (By choosing this option, you will lose the respect of the strong and forever live in the shadows of others.)]
[Option Three: Fight back fiercely! Use the needle in your hand to proclaim the majesty of a god! Make everyone who mocked you tremble in fear! Mission reward: Spirit [Silver Needle] quality raised to god-tier, evolving into [Mysterious Sky Soul Suppressing Needle]! Innate Soul Power raised to [God-Bestowed Full Soul Power · Level 20]! Obtain god-tier cultivation technique [Supreme Forgetfulness Record]! Bonus First Soul Ring: [Hundred Thousand Year · Illusionary Sea Bewitching Butterfly]!]

The instant Lin Xi saw the third option, her breathing abruptly caught!

A god-tier Spirit!

God-bestowed Level 20 Soul Power!

A god-tier cultivation technique!

And... a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring?!

This was no longer a choice. It was the only stairway to the divine throne!

Seeing Lin Xi step forward, Suo Tuo assumed she had come to her senses. The smile on his face became even smugger and more lecherous. "What? Figured it out? Hurry over here and stay away from that loser. Tonight, come to my dormitory, and I'll give you some proper 'guidance'..."

Before he could finish, Lin Xi slowly raised her head.

Her eyes, once clear as water, were now deep as an abyss, as though they contained a sea of stars. They carried the cold indifference and authority of one looking down upon all living beings.

Her red lips parted. Her voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of everyone present with perfect clarity.

"Too noisy."