Past Life, Present Life

Past Life, Present Life

Douluo Continent, northern Heaven Dou Empire, Skywater City, Ice Crystal Forest.

A bolt of lightning split the sky, descending from above as deafening thunder echoed through the heavens.

"Where am I? Wasn't I dead?"

A little boy of about six struggled to sit up from the ground.

He looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, the tattered, bloodstained clothes on his body, and his small frame.

"I transmigrated!"

No, after several minutes of confusion, he sorted through the memories in his mind.

His name was Liu Yanyang. He was a transmigrator from Blue Star who had died young.

After suffering an intense shock, he awakened the memories of his past life. He had never expected to be reborn.

And he had actually been reborn in Douluo Continent, the Douluo Continent known as the "Continent of Romance" and the "Continent of Reduced Intelligence."

He rose to his feet and adjusted to his body. Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it!

But when he turned around and saw the two lifeless corpses on the ground, his heart suddenly clenched in pain, and his body trembled slightly.

"Ha ha ha."

"Ha ha ha."

"Ha ha ha."

He suddenly burst into laughter, but as he laughed, his eyes reddened, and tears fell in large drops.

In his past life, he had just received his graduate school admission letter. He had been at the height of his success and was preparing to share the joy with his mother, only to be caught in a car accident.

In this life, because of a supreme medicinal herb—the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Ganoderma—the family of three had been hunted down. His parents had fought desperately to secure his chance to live.

His parents were dead, leaving him alone. His mother's final words gradually surfaced in his mind.

"Mom won't be here anymore. Remember to take good care of yourself when you're alone."

"Remember to eat on time, sleep on time, and live well."

"Xiao Yang... in the future, you'll face much hardship and bitterness... You must keep... your own pace... and hold on to your dreams... then put those dreams into action... Have faith... in yourself...!"

Tears streamed endlessly from his mother's eyes, and her voice began to tremble and choke with sobs.

"I still... still... still... really have so many things I want to tell you."

"I still want to live happily with you."

"I love you..."

After saying those words, his mother had exhausted all her strength. Her right hand had begun to lose feeling, and the light in her eyes was fading, yet she continued staring at him.

"Lastly, pro... promise... Mom, don't live... live with... ha... hatred..."

Her right hand dropped to the ground. The last trace of light vanished from her eyes, and with regret and reluctance, his mother left this world.

The memories in his mind stabbed deeply into Liu Yanyang's heart.

He wiped away his tears and drew a deep breath. Beside a tree, he dug a deep pit, then cut down an Ice Crystal Tree and made a simple coffin.

Then he went to his parents' sides and carefully wiped the blood from their bodies. After looking at them for a long while, he placed them in the coffin.

He slowly closed the lid, buried it with earth, and firmly packed down the ground.

Then he dropped to his knees and bowed three times.

"I was reborn so suddenly and without a clue."

Liu Yanyang gave a self-mocking smile. Looking at the flat earth before him, he spoke again.

"Your son is unfilial. For a long time to come, I won't have the chance to visit you."

"Mother, don't worry. I remember everything you said!"

"Father, don't worry. I will avenge you someday!"

After speaking, he bowed three more times.

After rising, Liu Yanyang knew he could not remain here any longer.

From his memories, he learned that the one who had ordered the pursuit of his family was the City Lord of Extreme North City.

The City Lord of Extreme North City, Salis, was a collateral relative of the Heaven Dou Royal Family. His martial soul was the Snow Dragon, and he was a Soul Sage-level expert. Under his command was an army of five thousand soldiers tasked with ensuring Extreme North City's safety.

The Heaven Dou Empire and its collateral royal relatives were extravagant, licentious nobles who ruthlessly suppressed commoner soul masters and trampled the lower-class civilians.

Both his parents had been commoner soul masters. Their talent had been quite good, and both were Soul Kings with hopes of reaching Soul Sage in the future.

But when they were pursued by a Soul Emperor and two Soul Kings under Salis's command, everything changed. To let Liu Yanyang live, his parents resolutely chose mutual destruction.

In the end, Liu Yanyang's mother perished together with the three of them. His father was severely wounded, yet he forced himself to hold on, fleeing all the way with him and his mother's corpse.

He had run all the way to the Ice Crystal Forest outside Skywater City, five hundred kilometers from Extreme North City, before finally dying from exhaustion.

Liu Yanyang clearly understood that without a powerful background or sufficient strength, surviving in Douluo Continent was difficult. One careless mistake could get him killed.

He was only six years old now and had only just awakened his martial soul. Only by leaving this place, seeking protection, and surviving in Douluo Continent would he have a chance to take revenge.

He did not know the exact era. All he could confirm was that this was the era of Douluo One.

He had lived in Extreme North City since childhood and knew very little about the outside world.

He could only roughly determine that this was the era of Douluo One, but he did not know exactly which period it was.

He had not heard of the Jialing Pass Battle or the Battle of the Two Gods, which was good news for Liu Yanyang.

He did not want Douluo Continent to become someone's private backyard. If that happened, his situation would become even more difficult.

His descendants would also become chess pieces, manipulated at will and turned into cannon fodder for someone's ten-thousand-year plan.

He wondered how the future Rakshasa God Bibi Dong, the Angel God Qian Renxue, and that Little Bie San, the rule-breaking existence with two gods in one body, were doing now.