Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

Author: Yi Xi

Synopsis:

He transmigrated into Battle Through the Heavens and awakened the memories of his previous life.

There was no old grandpa by his side.

How was he supposed to rise to prominence on this continent?

By a stroke of fortune, he awakened the Extraction System.

[Beep... Congratulations, Host, you have extracted the Myriad Soul Banner.]

[Beep... Congratulations, Host, you have extracted the cultivation technique Fen Jue.]

[Beep... Congratulations, Host, you have extracted the martial art Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.]

Each time his cultivation rose by one level, he could gain one extraction opportunity.

With foresight, he could seize opportunities and extract treasures from myriad worlds.

"In this life, I, Xiao Ling, will surely be invincible beneath the heavens!"

P.S.: Harem with many women. If you dislike that, do not enter. Thanks, Orz.

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 roof beams and antique furnishings, feeling his drastically altered body, and recalling the familiar yet unfamiliar 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 a bridge, he saw a young man jump into the river to kill himself over heartbreak. As an enthusiastic modern youth, Xiao Ling immediately jumped in to save him. He got the man to shore, but after pushing him up, Xiao Ling had no strength left. He struggled several times to climb ashore, yet never succeeded. In the end, he could only sink into the water and drown.

In this life, he was an ordinary disciple 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 afterward. Thankfully, the Xiao Family had provided a pension. Otherwise, Xiao Ling might not have lived until the day his memories returned.

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

After searching through 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 previous Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling stopped thinking about it and answered calmly, "Thank you 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, which felt both familiar and foreign.

"In my memories, Xiao Yan is the same age as me, and Xiao Xun'er hasn't arrived at the Xiao Family yet. The plot probably hasn't begun, then." Xiao Ling muttered to himself.

Today should have been the day the younger generation of the family tested their Dou Qi cultivation. Xiao Ling planned to join the excitement. If Xiao Yan had already cultivated Dou Qi, he should be participating as well. This was the perfect chance to see the childhood form of the future Flame Emperor.

Before long, he reached 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 there was a trace of nervousness on his face, excitement outweighed it.

Under the gaze of the Xiao Family members, the child raised his hand, placed it on the Testing Magic Stone Tablet, and slowly infused it with Dou Qi.

"Dou Qi, First Stage!"

Looking at the five shining words on the Testing Magic Stone Tablet, the young child on the platform let out a sigh of relief. The corners of his lips curled upward, confidence shone in his eyes, and he lifted his chin, raising one clenched fist before his chest as if he had already seen a bright future ahead.

"Xiao Yan, Dou Qi First Stage, grade: low!" The middle-aged elder beside the Testing Magic Stone Tablet sucked in a breath and loudly announced the result, thinking, This child is terrifying!

The elder's words caused a commotion among the Xiao Family members below the platform. People whispered among themselves and exchanged remarks.

"Young Master Xiao Yan truly possesses extraordinary talent. I could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary person!"

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

"That's right. Young Master Xiao Yan has only cultivated for a short time, yet he has already achieved this much. His talent is exceptional! Our Xiao Family has produced a genius!"

Several seats stood on the high platform beside the square, occupied by the family's upper echelon. Xiao Zhan, seated in the middle, laughed happily. "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, though inwardly they hoped their own descendants would show some promise.

Xiao Yan stepped down from the testing platform and walked toward Xiao Zhan. Listening to all the praise along the way, his heart had already blossomed with joy.

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

After thinking it over carefully, Xiao Ling ultimately gave up on the idea.

Xiao Ling felt that even if Old Yao was extremely weak, he should still be able to sense what was happening outside to some extent.

First of all, Old Yao had once been a peak Dou Venerate. It was highly unreasonable for him to absorb the Dou Qi of a mere Dou Zhe.

Besides, Old Yao had not absorbed Xiao Zhan's wife's Dou Qi. He insisted on absorbing Xiao Yan's Dou Qi instead, and had kept Xiao Yan at the third stage of Dou Qi all this 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 convinced he became that Old Yao was testing Xiao Yan.

If he got the ring only for Old Yao to deem him scheming and refuse to take him as a disciple, wouldn't all that effort be wasted? His life might even be in danger.

"My body is already more than four years old. I can begin cultivating too." Xiao Ling stopped dwelling on other matters, turned, and left the square. He headed toward his little wooden hut, preparing to cultivate Dou Qi.

Xiao Ling calmed his mind and took out the meridian diagram for cultivation that the clan had given him. Following the method recorded on it, he began cultivating Dou Qi.

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

Feeling Dou Qi enter his body, Xiao Ling was greatly surprised. "Why did I sense Dou Qi on my first try? I heard that even Xiao Yan took a whole day to sense it for the first time. Could it be that the world I transmigrated from was so much higher in level than Xiao Yan's that my Soul Power is far stronger than his, making cultivation more effective?"

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

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

This claim might not have been completely accurate, but it still held some reference value.

No wonder his memories had only awakened when he was four. Otherwise, this body simply could not have endured such immense Soul Power.

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

Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind. "Beep, congratulations, Host. You have embarked on the path of cultivation. The Myriad Worlds Draw System has been activated!"

"The Myriad Worlds Draw System? Could this be my transmigration cheat?"

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

"Beep. This system is called the Myriad Worlds Draw System. In short, it extracts from myriad worlds. Each time the Host rises by one cultivation realm, the Host may gain one extraction opportunity. Items are randomly extracted from all heavens and myriad worlds. Drawing any item depends entirely on luck; survival is not guaranteed. All extracted items are automatically stored in the System Warehouse. Extraction opportunities may be accumulated."

"That's incredible. If my luck is good, it's not impossible to draw an item from a high-combat-power world!" Xiao Ling thought. Seeing that systems in other novels all had gift packs, he hurriedly asked.

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

"Beep. There is currently no beginner's gift pack function. You presently have one extraction opportunity. Would you like to extract?"

Xiao Ling was a little disappointed that there was no beginner's gift pack. Still, the system's function was so incredible. Although he could not become a Dou Venerate in one year or a Dou Emperor in two, instantly crushing heaven and earth from the start, this was already very good. He even had an extraction opportunity, and Xiao Ling planned to use it immediately.

"System, start the extraction!"

"Beep. Extracting... Congratulations, Host. You have extracted 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 his thoughts, and Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night appeared in his hand. He could not help but complain, "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 now that he no longer has Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night."

The belt was entirely black with dark patterns that could not be distinguished without close inspection. Twenty-four milky-white jade pieces were evenly embedded across it. Each jade piece was round and only the size of an adult's thumbnail. When Soul Power entered them, each contained one cubic meter of space. The size was fairly suitable. Since he did not have a Storage Ring right now, this would work nicely for storing ordinary items and concealing his own Storage Space.

...On Douluo Continent, in Nuoding City, Yu Xiaogang had just received his Soul Master subsidy from the Spirit Hall and was walking toward Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. He was still thinking about finding a young Soul Master with extraordinary talent to accept as a disciple and inherit his invincible theories. Suddenly, he felt his waist lighten. Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, which had been hanging at his waist, vanished without warning. Countless thoughts raced through his mind. Believing that an advanced Soul Master had acted, he called out.

"Your Excellency is highly skilled. Do you truly covet the storage soul tool of a mere Grand Soul Master like me?"

Yu Xiaogang looked around, but he found no suspicious person. He could only sigh that his luck was poor and that heaven envied talent. Despite possessing peerless wisdom, he lacked supreme talent and was targeted everywhere.

"Damn it. Once I accept a disciple with exceptional 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 calming himself, Xiao Ling began sorting through the various items within Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, dividing them into two categories.

The first category consisted of Gold Coins and similar items. Although the Gold Coins of Douluo Continent and Dou Qi Continent looked somewhat different, their shape was similar and there was basically no difference. They could be used. There were more than twenty thousand Gold Coins in total. Though Yu Xiaogang was not strong, he had quite a lot of money.

The second category consisted of some clothing and theoretical knowledge from Douluo Continent, with value close to zero.

After putting away the Gold Coins and miscellaneous items, Xiao Ling pondered, "Since Xiao Yan has already cultivated Dou Qi, Xiao Xun'er should be coming to the Xiao Family too. Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, I won't snatch your ring, but I can still try my luck with Xun'er, the richest woman on Dou Qi Continent. They all say Xiao Xun'er is the number one female simp on Dou Qi Continent, but if she simps for me, Xiao, that would be quite pleasant. Besides, what boy wouldn't hope to have a girl who always cared about him along life's journey?"

Stopping his thoughts, Xiao Ling formed the hand seal for cultivation and began practicing Dou Qi. On Dou Qi Continent, strength was respected above all. Only by becoming stronger could he gain the foundation to stand firm.

Three days passed without him noticing. Having just finished cultivating, Xiao Ling formed the hand seal to end his practice. Feeling hungry, he planned to go to the family cafeteria for food. He left his wooden hut and headed toward the cafeteria.

Along the way, he heard several children talking. It seemed that an honored guest had arrived at the family. Xiao Ling could not help thinking, "Could someone from the Ancient Clan have come to send Xiao Xun'er here?" He joined the children and soon learned some information.

"This morning, I saw the Clan Leader and several elders receiving guests in the main hall!"

"The Clan Leader and the elders are all Da Dou Shi experts. How strong must the guest be?"

"They should be a Dou Ling expert, right? I've never seen a Dou Ling expert before. I heard Dou Ling experts can glide through the air for a short time. I'm so jealous!"

"I heard from Xiao Ning that they were sending a girl from the family back to the clan. He said she's especially beautiful."

"Really? Then let's go find her and play with her!"

Children were still too naive. They immediately started talking about playing again, and the topic quickly drifted away. After learning what he wanted to know, Xiao Ling headed toward the cafeteria, wondering whether he could meet Xiao Xun'er first and see how adorable the female lead of Battle Through the Heavens had been as a child.

After breakfast, Xiao Ling wandered around the family estate, intending to run into Xiao Xun'er by chance. As he moved between the elegant buildings, he indeed discovered something. Before the Dou Technique Hall in the distance, he saw Xiao Yan conversing with a girl whose temperament was like a lotus, her expression cool and detached. Xiao Ling looked carefully. She was a little younger than Xiao Yan and Xiao Ling. Her soft hair fluttered in the wind, with several strands sticking to her slightly chubby cheeks. Her skin was fair with a rosy hue, her brows slightly raised, and though her face had not yet fully matured, she already bore the trace of a future beauty. Her eyes were somewhat indifferent, as though she did not care much about the things around her.

"This is our family's Dou Qi Pavilion. It contains many cultivation techniques and combat skills. The strongest technique in our family is the wind-attributed Profound Grade Intermediate combat skill, Mad Lion Fury Aura. My father cultivates this technique. There are countless Yellow Grade techniques and combat skills inside, and the elders who teach them occasionally explain how to use combat skills." Xiao Yan chattered proudly to Xiao Xun'er. "Would Sister Xun'er like to go inside and take a look?"

Xiao Xun'er remained very calm. She merely nodded slightly and said nothing else, which troubled Xiao Yan. His father had told him that an honored guest would visit today and that he needed to get along well with the younger generation. When he saw that the guest was an adorable little girl, Xiao Yan had been delighted. He had thought that with his mature methods, winning over a little girl would be effortless. Yet after interacting with her today, he discovered that she was very cold and difficult to approach. Xiao Yan, the dignified Young Master, felt somewhat displeased. He had originally wanted to wrap things up and leave, but then he remembered his father's warning that this younger cousin's identity was unusual and that he must not neglect her. His eyes suddenly lit up, and the way he looked at Xiao Xun'er became somewhat strange as a plan formed in his mind.

Xiao Ling, who was not far away, noticed the change in Xiao Yan's gaze and thought to himself.