Great Perfection of Qi Refining

"Ding... Skill transmission complete. Please check your attributes, Host."

The next moment, a pale golden screen appeared before Zhou Chen once more:

Name: Zhou Chen

Occupation: Dimensional Traveler

Race: Human

Trait: Handsome

Spirit: Not awakened

Strength: Great Perfection of Qi Refining

Skill: Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic

"Great Perfection of Qi Refining... That sounds pretty powerful."

Zhou Chen shamelessly shook his head. Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the room, drawing closer.

The next moment, an elderly man in his sixties pushed open the door and entered, his aged face filled with anxiety. He was tall and thin, his clothes neat, and his hair meticulously combed.

"Are you all right, Chen?" the old man asked anxiously.

"Grandpa Jack, I'm fine." Zhou Chen hurried over and supported the old man.

This old man was Old Jack, the village chief of Holy Soul Village from the original storyline of Douluo Continent—the man who sent Sea God Tang San off to school and called Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao useless.

"Whew... As long as you're all right. A beam of light fell from the sky just now and crashed straight into your room. I was afraid something had happened to you..."

Old Jack let out a long breath, rubbed Zhou Chen's little head, and glanced around. His eyes happened to land on the round hole in the roof.

So it hadn't been an illusion.

After all these years, that familiar beam of light had finally descended once again!

At that thought, Old Jack lost himself in his memories.

That had been one night six years ago...

At the time, Old Jack, as village chief, had been making his rounds through the village when an enormous beam of light suddenly descended from the sky and smashed directly into a nearby hill!

The blinding light had even turned night into day!

Fearing disaster, Old Jack had braved the climb up the mountain to investigate for the villagers' safety.

Then, he found a baby.

Later, Old Jack adopted the infant and cared for him attentively. He knew in his heart that this child was no ordinary being. That pillar of light reaching from heaven to earth had been like the descent of a deity!

And reality gradually proved his suspicions correct.

The child could speak from birth and had even named himself Zhou Chen. He was extraordinarily handsome, and his many miraculous traits left the villagers endlessly amazed.

For example, the hotpot Zhou Chen invented when he was three.

It was a way of cooking various slices of meat and vegetables in a copper pot, served with Zhou Chen's secret dipping sauce. It quickly conquered the stomachs of Old Jack and every villager.

After that, in order to obtain ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as soon as possible and activate the System, Zhou Chen urged and persuaded Old Jack to pool funds with the villagers and open a hotpot restaurant in Notting City. They made a fortune.

Next, Zhou Chen copied Earth's blast furnace ironmaking method and opened a Blacksmith Shop in Notting City. Its business was just as successful.

Afterward, Zhou Chen opened more than a dozen shops in succession. Not only did he become filthy rich, but the villagers benefited as well. Holy Soul Village had practically become a model of those who got rich first helping others get rich, marching toward shared prosperity.

By now, most of the villagers had moved to Notting City. Naturally, Old Jack had moved into the city as well, looking after little Zhou Chen's daily needs every day...

Coming back to his senses, Old Jack no longer mentioned the beam of light. Instead, he looked at Zhou Chen fondly and reminded him, "Chen, the Spirit Hall's annual awakening ceremony will be held in the next few days. You'll be six soon. It's time for you to awaken your Spirit."

"Mm, I..."

Zhou Chen was about to reply when a crisp voice suddenly interrupted him.

"Chen Ge, Grandpa Jack, are you all right?"

The two followed the voice and saw a small figure running toward them.

He was also a child of around six.

His skin was wheat-colored, his short black hair was neat and sharp, and his rough cloth clothes were plain but clean. Most striking were his eyes, which were exceptionally bright, with a fleeting trace of purple flashing through them.

Tang Sect Skill, Purple Demon Eyes.

That was right. This child was Tang San, the reincarnated protagonist of Douluo Continent.

Now, Tang San and Tang Hao had also moved from the village into Notting City, riding the wave of prosperity Zhou Chen had brought to Holy Soul Village.

Therefore, Tang San had always been deeply grateful to Zhou Chen. In everything, he followed Zhou Chen's lead and had practically become Zhou Chen's loyal little brother.

Seeing Tang San rushing over in such a hurry, Zhou Chen immediately revealed a warm smile. "Of course we're fine. What is it? Did you go for morning training again?"

"Mm. I had just finished training when I saw a huge beam of light over by your house, Chen Ge. I was afraid something had happened to you, so I hurried over to take a look," Tang San said with a nod.

"Don't worry. We're both perfectly fine." Old Jack smiled reassuringly and rubbed Tang San's little head.

"That's good."

Tang San was just about to relax when his heart suddenly stirred. He had discovered that Zhou Chen had abnormally active energy fluctuations within his body!

Tang San froze instantly.

After all, the two spent every day together, and Tang San understood Zhou Chen's situation very well.

Although Chen Ge was incomparably handsome and exceptionally intelligent, completely unlike a child, which Tang San greatly admired, Zhou Chen had always possessed only an ordinary person's body. How could there be energy fluctuations within him?

Something was wrong!

Thus, Tang San quietly activated his Purple Demon Eyes, intending to probe Zhou Chen with his spiritual power.

However, at that moment, a faint yet distinct sound of a sword ringing erupted from between Zhou Chen's brows and instantly shattered Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes!

Tang San let out a muffled groan. His head spun, and blood faintly seeped from his nose!

"How is that possible?!"

His Mysterious Heaven Skill had already reached the peak of the first level, equivalent to Level 10 Soul Power. To break his Purple Demon Eyes, one needed at least several times more strength than he possessed!

Could it be... As this possibility occurred to him, Tang San looked once more at Zhou Chen, who seemed completely unaware, and his heart filled with shock!

At night, inside the study.

On the desk were expensive books made of animal hide or silk, with titles such as "How to Make a Rich Older Woman Fall in Love with Me," "Requirements for Becoming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Son-in-Law," and "On Methods of Marrying a Princess of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family"...

That was right. Zhou Chen was already prepared to throw away his dignity, live off a woman, and sell himself for money.

He had no choice. This pay-to-win System was a gold-devouring beast. The dozen or so shops Zhou Chen owned were merely a drop in the bucket. Only living off a woman could allow him to quickly obtain a large amount of gold coins.

However, Zhou Chen was not reading those shameless books at the moment. Instead, he was seriously leafing through an exceptionally thick tome—"Complete Compendium of Spirit."

This tome recorded every Spirit humanity had discovered over the past ten thousand years. Its compiler was Spirit Hall, which possessed an Angel God, a beautiful Saintess, and a beautiful Pope!

The reason Zhou Chen was studying this book late into the night was that Spirit Hall would hold the awakening ceremony tomorrow. He did not want to be unable to recognize even his own Spirit then.

"Creak..."

Suddenly, the door made a sound, and Old Jack hurried inside.

"Grandpa Jack."

Seeing Old Jack enter, Zhou Chen immediately rose to his feet.

"Chen, it's done."

Old Jack said with a delighted expression, "I found a deacon in Spirit Hall. He has agreed to help you and Tang San awaken your Spirits separately, so you won't need to wait in line. You should know, he's a Great Spirit Master."

When he mentioned the words Great Spirit Master, envy appeared in Old Jack's eyes.

"That's good. It's all thanks to you," Zhou Chen said gratefully.

On Douluo Continent, every child around the age of six could go to Spirit Hall and awaken their own Spirit for free.

Although Notting City was a small city, there were at least several hundred children of the right age every year. Adding the accompanying parents, Spirit Hall's plaza would surely be packed tomorrow.

Therefore, unwilling to waste time waiting in line, Zhou Chen had asked Old Jack to find a deacon at Spirit Hall and give him a full twenty Gold Soul Coins so that he could awaken the Spirits of Zhou Chen and Tang San separately.

There was no helping it. When you had money, you could do whatever you wanted...