Xiao Qinghe

Douluo Continent.

Heaven Dou Empire, Fasnu Province, Southwest.

Holy Spirit Village, Spirit Hall.

Speaking of the Spirit Hall, its appearance was nothing more than a large wooden house.

At this moment, outside the wooden house, people were bustling about.

Quite a few villagers were waiting anxiously and expectantly.

Inside the wooden house, children who had already turned six years old were lined up in a row, waiting for the Spirit Awakening Ceremony to be performed by the person in front.

Standing in the middle of the line was a boy who looked plain and ordinary, with nothing remarkable about him except for a pair of clear, limpid eyes. His palms were sweating, and his heart was pounding.

The boy's name was Tang Qinghe, and in his previous life, he was just an ordinary office worker.

Because he stayed up late to binge-read web novels, he accidentally died from exhaustion.

By the time he woke up again, he had already arrived in Douluo Continent, born into a poor family.

His mother's spirit was a Blue Silver Grass, which possessed no spirit power.

Because her health was poor to begin with, she passed away not long after giving birth to him.

His father's spirit was a Battle Tiger.

Naturally, he only had one level of innate spirit power.

But at least he was a Spirit Master, and every month he received a subsidy of one gold spirit coin from the Spirit Hall.

Originally, life was still considered decent.

But unfortunately, when Tang Qinghe was two years old, which was four years ago, his father finally broke through to level twenty, went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a spirit ring, and never returned.

Since then, Tang Qinghe became an orphan, relying on the care of the village chief to grow up to this day.

And today, it was his sixth year since arriving in this world, and it was also the most important day of his life: the Spirit Awakening.

If he could inherit his father's spirit, then there was still hope; if he couldn't awaken any spirit power, then without any accidents, he could only be a farmer for another lifetime.

Tang Qinghe stood at the very back of the line, his palms dripping with sweat.

"Spirit, Blue Silver Grass, no spirit power. Next."

The person performing the spirit awakening for them was a young man of about twenty years old, handsome with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.

His spirit was a Lone Wolf, and he was a level twenty-six Great Spirit Master.

Who else could it be but the blind fighter Su Yuntao?

As Su Yuntao's voice fell, another boy, just as ordinary but looking even thinner than Tang Qinghe, walked out.

Tang San, the male protagonist of Douluo Continent.

Because Tang Qinghe lived in the village next to Holy Spirit Village, he had never interacted with him before.

And the reason he came to Holy Spirit Village was entirely because this year in Holy Spirit Village, only Tang Qinghe and Tang San were of the appropriate age. The village chief had brought him along so that the Spirit Hall official wouldn't have to make an extra trip.

As Tang San walked into the awakening circle, a stalk of blue, flat, grass-like plant quickly appeared in his right palm.

The result was as expected: he had awakened the Blue Silver Grass spirit.

"It's Blue Silver Grass again, next..."

Su Yuntao shook his head in disappointment. He didn't intend to waste any more time and gave Tang San the spirit power test.

"Wait... Uncle, haven't you tested my spirit power yet?"

Tang San asked curiously.

Su Yuntao couldn't be bothered, but he could only pass over the spirit power testing crystal ball to test his spirit power.

"Heavens, it's actually innate full spirit power... It's a pity it's a waste spirit."

Looking at the crystal ball that was glowing with a brilliant green light, Su Yuntao's expression changed constantly; shock, disappointment, regret... various emotions flashed across his face.

Finally, it turned into a long, helpless sigh, "Innate full spirit power, one in a million, yet the spirit is Blue Silver Grass. It's truly a pity. Why didn't it go to me? If it were given to me, I would have been a Spirit King or Spirit Emperor long ago..."

Tang Qinghe glanced at Tang San's left hand, which was clenched tightly behind his back, and saw through it without saying a word.

Very soon, it was Tang Qinghe's turn.

Without needing Su Yuntao to speak.

He had already stepped forward and stood in the center of the awakening circle.

As Su Yuntao's spirit power was injected, Tang Qinghe only felt his entire body being enveloped by a warm sensation.

The next moment, a mechanical female voice rang out in Tang Qinghe's mind:

[Ding, Emotion Value System loading...]

[Ding, system loading complete.]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a novice gift pack, would you like to open it?]

Eh?

A system has arrived.

As a fan of transmigration and reincarnation novels on a certain website, Tang Qinghe had long since made up his mind: if he ever woke up one day to find himself in an unfamiliar place, he would absolutely not act like a fool and laugh, shouting, "Is this a hidden camera show? The props are so realistic, your production team is amazing!"

That kind of behavior, which seeks a sense of security through feigned ignorance, was not for him.

When he first transmigrated, he was very calm.

Now that the golden finger system had appeared, he simply muttered in his heart without changing his expression: "Activate the Newbie Gift Pack."

[Ding! Newbie Gift Pack activated successfully. Please choose:]

[Option 1: Awaken the Battle Tiger spirit, reward innate full spirit power, and evolve the spirit into a Nether White Tiger.]

[Option 2: Awaken the Silk Flower spirit, reward innate full spirit power, and evolve the spirit into a Heavenly Sun Golden Needle.]

[Option 3: Awaken the Battle Tiger spirit and the Silk Flower spirit.]

If the system only had this one Newbie Gift Pack, Tang Qinghe would have abandoned the three options without hesitation.

After all, while twin spirits are naturally good, no matter how good they are, if the quality of the two spirits is average or even poor, then it is useless.

How could they compare to the Nether White Tiger, formed by the fusion of two top-tier beast spirits, the White Tiger and the Nether Spirit Cat?

How could they compare to the Heavenly Sun Golden Needle?

One must know that the Heavenly Sun Golden Needle is a supreme magical treasure from a mortal cultivation world, capable of killing thousands of Three-Colored Golden Insects of the Demon Lord in the blink of an eye.

If it weren't for the protective talisman gifted by the Qingyi Hermit, the Heavenly Sun Golden Needle alone would have been enough to kill the Old Demon in one strike.

But since this was a system, the name implied that it must be a way to obtain emotions and exchange them for rewards.

Out of long-term consideration, Tang Qinghe chose option three.

"I choose to awaken the Battle Tiger spirit and the Silk Flower spirit."

[Ding! Selection successful. You have obtained the Battle Tiger spirit and the Silk Flower spirit.]

As the system's voice faded, Tang Qinghe felt a portion of energy surge through his limbs and bones, while another portion flowed toward his left hand.

Tang Qinghe quickly clenched his left hand and placed it behind his back. The next moment, accompanied by a tiger's roar, a phantom of an old tiger appeared behind him.

"It is actually a Battle Tiger spirit. Child, come, let me test your spirit power."

Seeing that Tang Qinghe had actually awakened a Battle Tiger spirit, Su Yuntao narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his hand to pass over the spirit power testing crystal ball.

Tang Qinghe raised his hand and touched the crystal ball lightly. The interior of the crystal ball emitted a light that was not particularly intense.

Su Yuntao smiled slightly and nodded, "Innate spirit power level three, eh... that's not bad. You have a great chance of becoming a Spirit Master in the future, and even a Spirit Grandmaster or Spirit Master is well within reach. Work hard in the future. Don't waste your talent..."

After saying this, he put away the spirit awakening tools and walked outside.

"Old Jack."

The door opened, and Old Jack and Old Mu greeted him with expectant faces.

"How was it, Master Su Yuntao? Did any children in our village awaken spirit power this year?"

"How was it, Master Su Yuntao? Did Qinghe awaken spirit power? His parents were only level twenty-something Spirit Masters..."