Reborn in Dou Qi Continent

Reborn in Dou Qi Continent

In a daze, Xiao Ling slowly opened his eyes, feeling as though he had slept for a very, very long time.

Looking at the unfamiliar ceiling beams and antique furnishings, feeling the drastic changes in his body, and recalling those familiar yet strange memories in his mind, Xiao Ling finally confirmed one thing: he had been reborn.

In his previous life, Xiao Ling had been an ordinary college student on Blue Star. While passing by a bridge, he saw a young man jump into the river to kill himself over heartbreak. As an enthusiastic modern youth, Xiao Ling had immediately jumped in to save him. He got the man ashore, but after pushing him onto the bank, Xiao Ling had no strength left. He struggled several times to climb out, but never succeeded. In the end, he helplessly sank into the water and drowned.

In this life, he was an ordinary member of the Xiao Family in Wutan City. Not long after he was born, his father had died on a mission. His mother fell ill from grief and passed away soon after. Fortunately, there had been compensation from the Xiao Family. Otherwise, Xiao Ling might not have survived until the day his memories awakened.

At that moment, a young man pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that Xiao Ling was awake, he hurried over and said, "Xiao Ling, you're finally awake. You suddenly fainted the day before yesterday, and it's already the third day."

After reviewing the memories in his mind, Xiao Ling learned that the boy before him was named Xiao Bai. He was also an orphan of the Xiao Family and had shared a dormitory with the original Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling stopped thinking and replied calmly, "Thanks for your concern. I'm fine. I'm just a little hungry."

Walking out of the room, he looked at the Xiao Family's buildings and felt both familiar and unfamiliar.

Xiao Yan should be the same age as me according to my memories, and Xiao Xun'er hasn't arrived at the Xiao Family yet. The plot probably hasn't begun.

Today should have been the day the younger generation of the family tested their Dou Qi cultivation. Xiao Ling planned to join the crowd and watch. If Xiao Yan had already cultivated Dou Qi by now, he should be participating as well. It would be a good chance to see the childhood form of the future Flame Emperor.

Before long, he arrived at the testing grounds. A crowd had already gathered around the area. Xiao Ling found an inconspicuous spot to stand and directed his gaze toward the center of the square.

A small child stepped out from the crowd. Though his face showed some nervousness, he was even more excited.

Under the gaze of the Xiao Family members, the child raised his hand, placed it on the Test Magic Stone Tablet, and slowly injected Dou Qi into it.

"First Stage of Dou Qi!"

Seeing the five shining characters on the Test Magic Stone Tablet, the young child on the platform let out a breath. The corners of his mouth curled upward, confidence gleamed in his eyes, and he raised his head. He clenched one hand into a fist before his chest, as though he could already see a bright future.

"Xiao Yan, First Stage of Dou Qi, grade: low!" The middle-aged elder beside the Test Magic Stone Tablet sucked in a breath and loudly announced the result displayed on it. This child is terrifying indeed!

The middle-aged elder's words caused an uproar among the Xiao Family members below the platform, and people began whispering among themselves.

"Young Master Xiao Yan is truly extraordinarily gifted. I could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary child!"

"First Stage of Dou Qi at four years old? I've never even heard of that in the Xiao Family!"

"That's right. Young Master Xiao Yan has only been cultivating for a short time, yet he's already this talented. Our Xiao Family has produced a genius!"

Several seats on the high platform at the edge of the square were occupied by the family's upper ranks. Xiao Zhan, seated in the middle, burst into laughter when he saw this. "Haha! My son, Xiao Yan, possesses outstanding talent. He has the potential to become a Dou Emperor!"

The other elders smiled and echoed his praise, while secretly hoping their own descendants might show some promise too.

Xiao Yan stepped down from the testing platform and walked toward Xiao Zhan. Listening to the praise from all sides along the way, he was already overjoyed.

Watching the high-spirited Xiao Yan, as well as the ancient ring on his finger, Xiao Ling stroked his chin and fell into thought. Xiao Yan is still young. Can I trick Yao Chen's Bone Flame Ring into my hands?

After thinking it over carefully, Xiao Ling still abandoned the idea.

He felt that even if Elder Yao was extremely weak, he should still be able to sense the outside world to some extent.

First of all, Elder Yao had once been a peak Dou Zun. It was utterly unreasonable for him to absorb the Dou Qi of a mere Dou Zhe.

Besides, Elder Yao had not absorbed Xiao Zhan's wife's Dou Qi, but had insisted on absorbing Xiao Yan's. He had even kept Xiao Yan at the Third Stage of Dou Qi the entire time. If he were absorbing Dou Qi to recover, he would surely have drained it all. The more Xiao Ling thought about it, the more he felt Elder Yao had been testing Xiao Yan.

If he got the ring only for Elder Yao to decide that his intentions were wicked and refuse to accept him as a disciple, wouldn't all his effort be for nothing? His life might even be in danger.

"This body is already over four years old. I can begin cultivating as well." Xiao Ling stopped thinking about other matters, turned, and left the square. He headed toward his small wooden house, ready to begin cultivating Dou Qi.

Xiao Ling calmed his breath and focused his mind. Taking out the Cultivation Meridian Map previously given to him by his clansmen, he began cultivating Dou Qi according to the methods recorded on it.

Guarding his mind, he sensed the Dou Qi energy in the air. Threads of milky-white vapor flickered in and out of view. Xiao Ling focused his attention and followed the recorded steps to guide them into his body.

Feeling the Dou Qi enter his body, Xiao Ling was quite surprised. Why did I sense Dou Qi on my first attempt? I heard that even Xiao Yan took a whole day to sense it for the first time. Could it be that the world I came from was of a much higher level than Xiao Yan's, so my Soul Power is far stronger and cultivation works better for me?

A person's talent could be judged from many aspects.

One of the first signs of talent was the time needed to sense Dou Qi. The shorter the time, the stronger the talent.

This saying might not have been absolutely accurate, but it still had some reference value.

No wonder his memories had only awakened at the age of four. Otherwise, this body would never have been able to bear such immense Soul Power.

In the original work, the Cao Family Demoness, Cao Ying, had possessed Soul Power so powerful at birth that her own mother had been severely injured and nearly died.

Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind. "Ding. Congratulations, host, on embarking upon the path of cultivation. The Myriad Realms Draw System has been activated!"

"The Myriad Realms Draw System? Could this be my cheat after transmigrating?"

Xiao Ling was somewhat delighted. Of course, he understood systems; in his previous life, he had often read novels about them. He hurriedly called out in his mind, System, what functions do you have?

"Ding. This system is called the Myriad Realms Draw System. In short, it draws from myriad realms. Every time the host advances by one realm, the host gains one draw opportunity. Drawn items are randomly selected from the myriad heavens and worlds. Obtaining any item depends entirely on luck, whether dead or alive. All drawn items are automatically stored in the system warehouse. Draw opportunities may be accumulated."

That's incredible. If I'm lucky, it won't be impossible to draw an item from a high-combat-power world! Xiao Ling thought. Seeing that systems in other novels all came with gift packs, he quickly asked about it.

"System, do you have a beginner's gift pack? I've seen other systems that do."

"Ding. There is currently no beginner's gift pack function. The host presently has one draw opportunity. Draw now?"

Xiao Ling was a little disappointed that there was no beginner's gift pack, but the system's function was already powerful enough. Though he could not become a Dou Zun in one year and a Dou Emperor in two, instantly crushing heaven and earth from the start, this was still quite good. Since he had one draw opportunity, Xiao Ling decided to use it immediately.

"System, start the draw for me!"

"Ding. System drawing. Congratulations, host, on drawing Yu Xiaogang's storage Soul Tool from the Douluo Continent world: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night."

Feeling a new item appear in the System Space, Xiao Ling moved it with his thoughts, and Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night appeared in his hand. He could not help grumbling, "Isn't this the storage Soul Tool that that scumbag Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San? Has that little bastard not gone to become his disciple yet? I wonder whether Yu Xiaogang will still give Tang San a storage Soul Tool after losing Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night."

The belt was entirely black and bore dark patterns that could not be distinguished without close inspection. Twenty-four milky-white jade pieces were evenly embedded along it. Each jade piece was round and only the size of an adult's thumbnail. When Soul Power was sent inside, each piece contained one cubic meter of space. Its size was quite suitable. Since he currently had no Storage Ring, it would be useful for holding ordinary items and concealing his System Space.

On the Douluo Continent, in Nuoding City, Yu Xiaogang had just received his spirit master subsidy from Spirit Hall and was heading toward Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy. He was still thinking of finding a highly talented young spirit master as a disciple to inherit his invincible theories when he suddenly felt his waist grow light. The Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night that had been hanging there vanished without warning. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Assuming that an advanced spirit master had acted, he said aloud.

"Your Excellency is so powerful. Could you really covet the storage Soul Tool of a mere Soul Grandmaster like me?"

Yu Xiaogang looked around, but found no suspicious person. He could only sigh at his bad fortune. Heaven envied genius; despite possessing unparalleled wisdom, he lacked supreme talent and was targeted everywhere.

"Damn it. Once I take in a disciple of extraordinary talent, I'll make everyone who looks down on me regret it." A flash of gloom passed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes before he entered Nuoding Academy.

After steadying his emotions, Xiao Ling began sorting through the various items inside Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, dividing them into two broad categories.

The first category consisted of gold coins and the like. Although the coins of the Douluo Continent and the Dou Qi Continent looked somewhat different, their shapes were similar and there was essentially no difference. They could still be used. There were more than twenty thousand gold coins in total. Though Yu Xiaogang was not strong, he actually had quite a bit of money.

The second category consisted of some clothes and theoretical knowledge from the Douluo Continent, with value roughly equal to nothing.

Putting away the gold coins and miscellaneous items, Xiao Ling pondered. Since Xiao Yan has already cultivated Dou Qi, Xiao Xun'er should soon be coming to the Xiao Family as well. Xiao Yan, I won't snatch the ring from you, but I can still try for Xiao Xun'er, the Number One Rich Woman of the Dou Qi Continent. They say Xiao Xun'er is the number one simp among women in the Dou Qi Continent, but if she simps for me, Xiao, that would feel great. Besides, what boy wouldn't hope to have a girl who always cared about him throughout his life?

Ending his thoughts, Xiao Ling formed the cultivation hand seal and began cultivating Dou Qi. In the Dou Qi Continent, strength was supreme. Only by becoming stronger himself could he gain a foundation to stand firm.