Douluo: Peerless Radiance
Chapter 1

Shocking: This Transmigrator Actually Had No System

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God Realm.

A blue-haired man holding a golden trident Frowned and muttered to himself, "What's going on? Why has an unknown change appeared in the Chosen One? Was my observation wrong? No, impossible. How could I be wrong? I am a God King..."

"Four hundred ninety-eight."

"Four hundred ninety-nine."

"Five hundred."

As the sun gradually sank westward, a boy set down The Long Saber in His Hand in a secluded courtyard within the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Swinging his saber five hundred times every day was a habit he had maintained since his previous life. Even after transmigrating to Douluo Continent, he had almost never slackened.

It was not merely a habit, but also a way to temper his body.

Returning to his room, he sat cross-legged on the bed and calculated the timing in his heart.

"By my reckoning, Martial Soul Awakening should be in a few days. Damn it, why didn't the book provide an exact timeline? There are roughly five years before Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux appear, with an error margin of at least a month. Time is tight. I need to cultivate harder."

Unlike other transmigrators, who came with system interfaces and could obtain top-tier cheats simply by signing in and checking in, he was utterly penniless.

Helpless, he could only set his sights on the opportunities that existed in the Original Work and carve out a "bright future" for himself By His Own Ability.

If you wanted a good life, you had to work for it yourself!

The reason he cultivated so diligently was precisely to try and obtain the two greatest cheats of this era in five years.

Electrolux and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Whether it worked or not, he had to give it his all, right?

The boy's name was Qian Chaoguang. In his previous life, he had been from Huaxia on Blue Star, had grown up alone, and had practiced martial arts since childhood.

Six years ago, while routinely raging at a certain Third, he had inexplicably transmigrated to Douluo Continent and been taken in by the retired Old Butler of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

While still swaddled in infancy, Qian Chaoguang spent more than a year learning the language of Douluo Continent and figuring out where and when he was.

It was now ten thousand years after Tang San's ascension, during the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Having thoroughly read the four books of Tang Family Continent, he knew full well how important physical fitness was before Martial Soul Awakening.

In order to obtain a higher Innate Soul Power Level during Martial Soul Awakening, he had consciously begun training his body after turning three.

By a fortunate coincidence, he habitually circulated an unnamed technique that was said to have been passed down through his family.

Back on Blue Star, he had tried it tens of thousands of times without succeeding even once.

That elusive sensation of qi had seemed like nothing more than a joke.

Yet this attempt left him shocked to discover that the qi sensation he had failed to feel for nearly twenty years in his previous life truly existed!

It was born almost instantly.

The cultivation method had not been the problem. Blue Star had been the problem.

In the room, as his breathing gradually steadied, Qian Chaoguang sank his consciousness into his body and guided the newly born thread of energy Within the Dantian to continuously temper his body.

The opening section of this technique referred to this stage as the Three Refining Stages, which consisted of three different cultivation methods:

Body refinement method—the Golden Body Art.

Qi refinement method—the Qi Refining Art.

Spirit refinement method—the Spirit Communication Art.

The three had to be cultivated step by step and could not be practiced simultaneously.

Thus, Qian Chaoguang did not need to wait until after Martial Soul Awakening to begin meditating like others did. Even before his Awakening, he could absorb the scattered World Origin Energy and use it for himself.

After turning three, he cultivated the so-called Golden Body Art without fail every day.

Though he was only a six-year-old child who had yet to undergo Martial Soul Awakening, his physical fitness had already far surpassed that of most young adult men. Compared with other children who had yet to awaken their Martial Souls, he had already won at the starting line.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Xiao Guang, dinner's ready."

"Coming."

Hearing the Old Butler call him, Qian Chaoguang opened his eyes and walked toward the door.

Unlike the other servants, who had to collect their meals from the Duke's Mansion cafeteria, the Old Butler had been retired for many years but still possessed a few minor privileges, allowing him to cook for himself in the small courtyard.

At the dinner table, the Old Butler moved a plate closer to him and spoke with a smile.

"Xiao Guang, you're at the age when you're growing. You train your body by yourself all the time, too, so eat more to have the strength. Grandpa specially bought this Soul Beast meat. I hope it can help you awaken more Innate Soul Power."

"Mm, thank you, Grandpa."

Qian Chaoguang answered emphatically.

The Old Butler treated him very well in daily life. He had had no family in his previous life, so in this life, he treated and respected the Old Butler as though he were his own Grandpa.

"Tomorrow morning, don't take that little girl out to train first. Don't miss the time for Martial Soul Awakening."

The Old Butler affectionately patted his head, his eyes filled with kindness.

"I just don't know what kind of Martial Soul you'll awaken, or how much Innate Soul Power you'll have. It'll be terrible if you have no Innate Soul Power. These days aren't peaceful, and Ordinary People... cough, cough, cough..."

Halfway through his sentence, the Old Butler suddenly began coughing violently.

Qian Chaoguang hurriedly set down his bowl, ran behind the Old Butler, and patted his back.

The Old Butler had suffered a severe lung injury when he was young, and it had left behind a lasting illness.

Qian Chaoguang answered seriously, "Maybe it'll be a saber. After all, I've always had an inexplicable Love for sabers. Look at me—I'm built strong as an ox. I'll definitely have Innate Soul Power."

"Mm, perhaps that may be the case."

The Old Butler stopped coughing and placed two more pieces of meat in his bowl.

"Alright, eat up. Afterward, take some to that mother and daughter too. Nobody has it easy making a living in this Duke's Mansion. With her status, it'll only be harder without Soul Power Protection. Dai Hao... sigh... that brat hasn't come back in years."

Qian Chaoguang did not pursue the subject and merely replied obediently, "Alright, Grandpa. You should eat more too."

"Yes, yes. Alright."

As he ate, he did not have much expectation for the approaching Martial Soul Awakening.

He possessed a cultivation method that did not belong to this world. Even without the help of a powerful Martial Soul, he could still forge a path for himself.

Since he could cultivate, he did not need to worry about failing to awaken Soul Power and becoming one of the Ordinary People.

It was only his own Innate Soul Power...

He would probably disappoint the Old Master.

Ever since he began cultivating the Golden Body Art at the age of three, Qian Chaoguang had discovered a small cluster of energy lodged Within the Dantian.

With the help of this energy, he had quickly gotten started with the Golden Body Art.

Normally, this cluster of Soul Power automatically replenished itself by a tiny amount each day.

Because of this, Qian Chaoguang had formed a few guesses.

This cluster of energy was very likely the Innate Soul Power that every soul master on Douluo Continent possessed.

However, he did not need such a thing, nor did he need Innate Soul Power to determine his talent. It was just right as fuel for tempering his body.

It seemed he needed to hold back a little while tempering his body these next two days. It would be awkward if his Soul Power Level could not be detected during Martial Soul Awakening. It would be difficult to explain to others once he began cultivating the Qi Refining Art later.

After dinner, once he had helped the Old Butler wash the dishes, Qian Chaoguang took out two portions of food from the steamer basket, placed them in a lunch box, and hurried toward the firewood shed behind the Duke's Mansion.

Halfway there, two vile servants blocked his path.

The tall, fat man on the left shouted harshly, "Kid, are you bringing food to those two bitches again? Are you defying Madam's will? I think you're looking to die!"

(Little Loli Huo Gua. Enter at your own discretion if you dislike her.)

Author's Note

For the sake of plot continuity, some settings have been changed, such as when Huo changed her surname.

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