A Perfect Start

"Oh God..."

Staring at the system panel's prompt, Ye Hao clasped his hands together.

His eyes tightly shut.

"No, this isn't the West. God has no jurisdiction here."

"Mm, God of Wealth, Laughing Buddha, Tathagata of the Western Paradise, Guanyin Who Bestows Children..."

"I'm not asking for Dou Emperor cultivation right away. Just give me a Dou Zong first so I can show off a little!!

"I'm truly terrified of being poor!!

"As long as my wish comes true, I'll definitely let you enjoy the incense offerings of the Dou Qi Continent in the future, your names passed down for eternity. Please, please."

Ye Hao prayed sincerely.

He hoped mysticism could work its magic at this moment!

[Congratulations, Host. Explosive Good Luck has granted you the Heavenly Rank Dou Technique Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger, the Heavenly Rank Advanced cultivation method Devouring Art, and one hundred thousand Gold Coins.]

Ye Hao clutched his head. "??!!!"

Oh, mother of mine!

He couldn't even cultivate Dou Qi. What use were Heavenly Rank cultivation methods and Dou Techniques to him?

Wouldn't it have been better to reward him with some Emperor Grade Bloodline so he could coast all the way to Dou Saint?

At the very least, it could have improved his physique!

Well, this was great.

Even the cleverest housewife couldn't cook without rice!

He had worked hard in his youth, only to stare at the mountains and weep in old age!

"Ah!"

Ye Hao held his forehead and sighed.

At this rate, his first simulation had basically been wasted!

"System, begin the second simulation."

Hopefully, this time he would get something good!

[Simulation begins...]

[Explosive Good Luck shall always be with you.]

[Good luck.]

Ye Hao: ...

Why, thank you!

In the previous simulation, if that Explosive Good Luck hadn't caused trouble, Xiao Yan wouldn't have been blown to death by his own Dou Technique.

If Gu Xun'er had arrived in time, perhaps he wouldn't have needed to die either.

It was all a chain reaction!

Ye Hao prayed, "I hope this time it's genuine Explosive Good Luck! Don't give me that troublemaking kind of luck again."

[You were born into the Ancient Clan.]

[The moment you were born, you triggered a heavenly phenomenon.]

[The entire Ancient Clan was shocked!]

[The Ancient Clan's clan leader and elders all came to see you in person.]

[They could not wait to test your bloodline grade, only to discover in shock that your bloodline level was exceedingly high! You set a record among your Ancient Clan peers.]

[They all believed that in the future, you would surely become a second Gu Yuan! Perhaps even surpass him!]

[The Ancient Clan saw hope of surpassing the Soul Clan!]

[The entire clan celebrated!]

Good, good, good!

At last, a perfect start!

As long as he stayed steady this time, becoming a Dou Emperor would no longer be a dream!!

Ye Hao was very satisfied.

[The Ancient Clan Council of Elders ordered everyone not to reveal any information about you.]

[However, what they did not know was that someone within the clan had long since secretly sent out information about you.]

[After the Soul Clan learned of your existence, they also placed you on their future kill list.]

[A year later, you were one year old.]

How rare!

[Before you had even begun cultivating, you automatically entered the First Stage Dou Disciple realm, once again shocking everyone in the Ancient Clan.]

[The Ancient Clan valued you even more. They even dispatched Gu Dao, one of the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, to secretly protect you!]

[The Black Annihilation King, Gu Lie, decided to personally guide your cultivation.]

[Upon learning this, the Soul Clan placed you near the top of their kill list!]

[Gu Yuan even arranged a marriage contract between you and his daughter...]

[He also specially held a grand engagement ceremony for the two of you!]

[From then on, you and Gu Xun'er often played together even back when you wore split-crotch pants.]

[Gu Xun'er loved playing with you. She would often grab your face and gnaw on it wildly. Toothless as she was, she left your face covered in drool.]

Ye Hao: ...

[You grew up together.]

[You cried together and laughed together.]

[You learned to crawl together.]

[You learned to walk while supporting each other.]

[You cultivated together.]

[You progressed together.]

[In the blink of an eye, five years passed.]

[You successfully reached the One-star Dou Grandmaster realm, becoming the first five-year-old Dou Grandmaster in the history of the Ancient Clan!]

[The Soul Clan placed you among the top five on their kill list.]

[You had already learned dozens of Dou Skills.]

[At this time, Gu Xun'er had also reached the Third Stage Dou Disciple realm, making her one of the outstanding talents of her generation.]

[The two of you became the golden boy and jade maiden everyone in the Ancient Clan envied.]

[Gu Xun'er clung to you all day, asking you to take her out to play.]

[You told her that cultivation came first.]

"Uh... such a straight guy at this age?"

Ye Hao was somewhat speechless.

Still, everything was developing in a good direction.

In this life...

Xiao Yan probably had no place in it anymore!

Becoming a Dou Emperor was only a matter of time.

Of course, he still had to be wary of the Soul Clan!

[That year, Xun'er's mother failed to break through to the Seven-star Dou Saint realm and died unexpectedly.]

[Xun'er cried her eyes out. You did not know how to comfort her, so you simply stayed by her side for the entire night.]

[Worried that she might overthink things, you made time to accompany her every day afterward.]

[Xun'er gradually emerged from the grief of losing her mother.]

[Your relationship grew closer and closer.]

[Your cultivation speed also became faster and faster.]

[Xun'er was left farther and farther behind.]

[In order to keep Xun'er from falling too far behind you, Gu Yuan specially implanted the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's Seed Fire into Gu Xun'er's body.]

[This was to prepare her to subdue the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in the future.]

[Gu Xun'er suffered day after day under the torment of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and her meridians were scorched as well.]

[Gu Yuan was in seclusion and did not notice this.]

[You noticed it, and with your own Dou Qi, used clumsy methods to gently nourish her injured meridians.]

[As Gu Xun'er watched your clumsy movements, an indescribable look appeared in her eyes for the first time.]

[Perhaps... this was what budding affection looked like!]

[And so, you nourished her for three years.]

[She became increasingly unable to leave your side.]

Ye Hao immediately sat up straight!

Sure enough!

Explosive Good Luck had started to work its magic!

With Gu Xun'er's love-struck nature, this life, she was probably already in the bag!

[A day several years later.]

[Gu Yuan suddenly had the idea to send Xun'er to the Xiao Family to retrieve the Tou She Ancient God Jade that belonged to the Xiao Clan.]

[The Ancient Clan Council of Elders actually agreed!]

[You worried that Gu Xun'er would be unfamiliar with the place and have no one to rely on there, making things inconvenient and dangerous.]

[You proposed going with her.]

[Gu Yuan rejected your request to accompany her. His reason was that your talent was too outstanding, and he feared the Soul Clan would target you if they found out.]

[At the same time, Gu Yuan hoped that you would cultivate diligently. When Xun'er returned, it would be the day of your wedding!]

[Xun'er also wanted you to go with her.]

[But Gu Yuan stubbornly refused, saying that staying in the Ancient Clan was the safest and best option for you.]

[He was still worried that word would leak out and the Soul Clan would send people to assassinate you.]

[Gu Yuan said that the Ancient Clan could not afford to lose anything now.]

[Gu Yuan also told you not to worry. He had already arranged for a guard powerful enough to suppress everyone in the Jia Ma Empire to accompany her.]

[You asked around and learned that the guard was named Ling Ying, an Eight-star Dou Emperor.]

"?????"

Ye Hao went numb!

Was this Explosive Good Luck at work too?

Was something wrong with Gu Yuan's head?

There were so many people in the Ancient Clan. He could have sent anyone!

Why did he have to make his own daughter take the risk?!

And he had only assigned a Dou Emperor as her bodyguard.