First Simulation

Good news: I've transmigrated to the Douluo Continent.

Bad news: I've transmigrated into the timeline of Peerless Tang Sect.

In this era where "you can't become a god unless your surname is Tang," there is a "Tang Buddha" in the heavens watching over all living beings like a tiger, while underground, Evil Soul Masters run rampant, slaughtering the innocent.

Su Chen felt somewhat helpless.

This was his seventh year since transmigrating to the Douluo Continent.

In his past life, he was an extreme rock climber.

During a free solo climb of El Capitan, he encountered a sudden rainstorm halfway up, slipped, and when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in this world as an orphan.

To change his fate, he had worked like a beast of burden for seven years, finally saving enough gold soul coins for the awakening ceremony.

As it turned out, reality dealt him a crushing blow—

He had a martial soul, but zero soul power!

Su Chen felt as if the sky had collapsed.

Without soul power, there was no opportunity; in this world where strength was everything, he was destined to remain a lowly ant at the bottom of the food chain.

Just as Su Chen was feeling disheartened, even considering whether he should find a block of tofu to bash his head against and try for a restart, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

[Conditions met, Douluo Simulator activated successfully.]

[Does the host wish to start the first simulation? Current remaining attempts: 2]

Immediately following this, a translucent, pale blue panel popped up.

Su Chen froze in place, then was overcome with wild joy; he nearly jumped up on the spot.

Heaven never closes all doors! This golden finger, seven years late, had finally arrived!

Su Chen suppressed his excitement and quickly studied it.

The function was simple and brutal: start a simulation, experience a different life, and receive rewards upon completion. The simulation attempts refresh automatically once every year.

Counting the accumulation from before his martial soul awakening, he currently had two attempts.

Su Chen didn't hesitate and immediately chose to start the first simulation.

He was in an inconspicuous little village outside Tiantou City in the Heaven Dou Empire, surrounded by ordinary people; no one would notice his abnormality.

[Ding! Consumed 1 simulation attempt, Life Simulator starting!]

[Current talent pool is being randomized...]

[Congratulations on obtaining the golden talent: Extraterrestrial Demon.]

"..."

Su Chen's mouth twitched.

Extraterrestrial Demon?

Thinking about it carefully, he was a transmigrator who didn't belong to this world, so calling him a demon didn't seem entirely wrong.

[Talent binding complete, simulation starting.]

[Age 0: You are born. Due to the "Extraterrestrial Demon" talent trait, you are a lone star of ill omen, starting your life as an abandoned infant.]

Fine, fine, fine.

As expected of a demon, starting as an orphan—this was the quintessential protagonist stat sheet!

Su Chen silently gave a thumbs up, tearing up as he gave it a like.

[In the depths of winter, frost bites. You subconsciously open your eyes, looking at the unfamiliar snow-covered ground, your body gradually stiffening.]

If there's no accident, the accident is about to happen...

Su Chen complained internally: "Could this first simulation really end with me 'freezing to death' as the grand finale?"

[Just as you are about to lose consciousness, a pair of warm little hands pick you up from the snow.]

[It is a little girl of about six or seven years old, looking delicate and pretty, her brows and eyes revealing a gentle and moving temperament.]

[Seeing you lying alone in the snow, she cannot bear it, shielding you tightly in her arms and bringing you back to the mansion.]

This opening...

Su Chen rubbed his chin, feeling that this plot progression was somewhat familiar.

[Later, you learn that this is the Zhang Mansion in the Heaven Dou Empire. And the girl who saved you and brought you home is named—Zhang Lexuan.]

Holy crap?!

Su Chen's pupils shook.

Zhang Lexuan! The future head senior sister of the Shrek inner court!

He hadn't expected to hit the jackpot on his first simulation, directly latching onto this golden thigh!

Looking at this timeline, the Zhang family clearly hadn't yet suffered that tragic extermination.

[Zhang Lexuan likes you very much. In her daily life, besides cultivating, the thing she loves most is keeping you by her side.]

[Clearly, she has already come to cherish you as if you were her own biological younger brother. The parents of the Zhang family also feel comforted by this, treating you as one of their own.]

[Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, you are three years old.]

[Your older sister, Zhang Lexuan, is ten years old this year. Possessing peerless talent, she has already broken through to become a Spirit Grandmaster.]

"A ten-year-old Spirit Grandmaster... It seems that disaster is approaching."

Su Chen's expression turns grave. In the original work, the annihilation of the Zhang family was glossed over, but it remains the greatest pain of Zhang Lexuan's life.

[Good times do not last, and disaster descends.]

[One day, Zhang Lexuan takes you out to play. It is precisely because of you that the two of you escape the catastrophe.]

[When you return to the Zhang Mansion, what meets your eyes is a scene of utter devastation, with blood flowing like a river and not a single survivor left in the entire clan.]

[This sudden blow leaves the young Zhang Lexuan on the verge of collapse. Yet, even in the midst of immense grief, she is the first to cover your eyes, trembling as she comforts you and tells you not to be afraid.]

[You remain silent, clutching tightly to the corner of her clothes. You know that at this moment, she is more desperate than anyone else.]

[The hatred of a family's annihilation is irreconcilable!]

[Just then, an old man passing by notices the two of you.]

[He is astonished that someone as young as Zhang Lexuan is already a Spirit Grandmaster, and a flash of brilliance crosses his eyes.]

[The old man introduces himself as Mu En, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy.]

[Mu En makes a promise: as long as Zhang Lexuan is willing to join Shrek Academy and swear her loyalty, he will take action to avenge the Zhang family.]

[You have no other choice but to agree.]

[Mu En displays thunderous methods, taking only half a day to track down the culprits and, right before your eyes, slaughtering every one of the enemies.]

Su Chen watches the text, his gaze turning cold.

The timing of Mu En's appearance is just a bit too coincidental...

[Soon, you follow Mu En back to Shrek Academy.]

[Because your sister, Zhang Lexuan, is hailed as a genius seen once in three thousand years at Shrek, and because of her, you are also treated well within the academy.]

[In the blink of an eye, another three years pass, and you are six years old.]

[This day is your birthday, and also the day of your Spirit Awakening. No matter how busy her cultivation is, Zhang Lexuan pushes aside all her affairs to stay by your side.]

[Although you were adopted, in her heart, you are the only family she has left in this world, the light that sustains her will to live.]

[Under the expectant gazes of the various elders, you awaken your Spirit.]

[Innate Full Spirit Power!]

[Your Spirit is a sword.

The blade is gray and translucent, surrounded by a faint, flickering gray mist, exuding an aura of deathly stillness that makes one's heart palpitate.]

[You name it—Pluto Sword.]

[Zhang Lexuan weeps with joy. She is happy that you possess the ability to protect yourself, and even happier that you are a peerless genius.]

[Of course, she is also clear in her heart that even if you had awakened a trash Spirit, she would still protect you with her life for as long as she lives.]

"...My eyes are leaking."

Su Chen rubs the corners of his eyes, a warm current surging in his heart.

However, what shocks him even more is his own Spirit.

Pluto Sword.

This name, this attribute...

At a glance, it is clearly aimed at the throne of a god.