Change One Character, Tang San Rolled Down the Mountain

"Can I change the plot just by modifying a single character?"

Ye Lin stood there, staring at the system prompt in surprise. She hadn't even been in Holy Soul Village on Douluo Continent for a second before the system arrived; it was truly incredibly fast.

Furthermore, she had started as the protagonist: both parents gone, completely alone.

"How do I modify it?"

The current plot content appeared on the system panel:

[Ye Lin is stewing porridge in the pot in front of her, preparing to serve it...]

She pondered for a moment and changed the character for "porridge" to "chicken."

A flash of white light flickered inside the iron pot, and the white porridge that had been inside transformed into a pot of fragrant stewed chicken.

She took a gentle sniff, and Ye Lin's eyes widened. "How delicious!"

She asked the system, "Can anything be modified?"

"Give me a plot point: Ye Lin is a human, I want to change 'human' to 'god'."

[If you have enough points, it is not impossible.]

"What does that mean?"

[You only have three modification opportunities per day. Minor influences like this are unrestricted, but major influences will be heavily restricted. Additionally, every modification earns you one point. Using points to modify can reduce the level of restriction. Points can also be used to exchange for prizes in the Points Shop.]

"Interesting."

Although there were restrictions on modifying the content, the cheat was still powerful.

"But isn't three points a day a bit too little?"

[The system will issue missions from time to time. After completing a mission, you will receive rewards, which include points.]

[Ding, mission issued: Modify Tang San's plot. The greater the change to the plot, the greater the reward.]

"Not bad, not bad."

"At this time of day, Tang San should be on the hillside practicing the Purple Demon Eye."

After wolfing down half of the succulent stewed chicken, Ye Lin quickly headed toward the small hill where Tang San practiced.

On top of the small hill, a thin, small child sat cross-legged, eyes closed, breathing evenly. When he opened his eyes, a trace of purple light swirled within them; this person was none other than Tang San.

Tang San slowly stood up, when suddenly his body shuddered violently and he let out a sneeze. For some reason, a sense of unease suddenly welled up in his heart. He scanned his surroundings but found nothing, shaking his head lightly and dismissing it as his own imagination.

[Tang San walks down the mountain, preparing to go home...]

After looking it over, Ye Lin only had one choice, so she silently modified one of the verbs.

Tang San had a hard time climbing the mountain, so she would help him speed up his descent.

As Tang San was walking along the path, his foot suddenly slipped, and he tumbled headfirst. His body involuntarily curled into a ball, rolling down the mountain.

He frantically channeled the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body, trying to stop himself, but it was completely useless; his body was entirely out of his control.

"Bang!"

Tang San slammed into a tree, and he let out a sigh of relief; surely he would stop now.

Ye Lin watched from afar, wondering what would happen next.

Would he stop?

Or would Tang San stand up only to roll down again?

Tang San didn't stop after hitting the tree; instead, with a "bang," he bounced back like a rubber ball and immediately continued rolling down the mountain.

Ye Lin was instantly astonished. "This modification is rule-based!"

Tang San rolled at high speed, and when he reached the bottom of the mountain, his body stopped instantly, landing with a thud right in front of Ye Lin.

[Ding, plot modification complete. Tang San rolled down the hillside. Reward: one restriction-reduced modification opportunity. For example, you could change Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill from ten layers to zero, or change Tang San's martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, into a Clear Sky Nail.]

An image of Tang San holding a small black-blue nail suddenly flashed into Ye Lin's mind. She had almost been tricked by the system.

Ye Lin whispered to herself, "System, stop trying to fool me. I don't even know what my own martial soul is yet. Even if Tang San were a waste, he still has his father, but I have absolutely nothing."

She stepped forward to help Tang San up. "Tang San, why did you roll down the hill?"

Tang San brushed the dirt off his body, feeling embarrassed. He was covered in bruises, and it hurt quite a bit.

"My vision blurred a bit while coming down the mountain, and I tripped."

He didn't know why he was like this either.

"You've been up since dawn staring at the sun; if your vision didn't blur, whose would?"

"You aren't practicing some kind of eye-god technique, are you?"

"No, no." Hearing Ye Lin say this, Tang San hurriedly shook his head. The matter of the Purple Demon Eye was something that absolutely could not be known by others.

Back home, Ye Lin didn't know how to use this modification opportunity for the time being.

She glanced at the system panel.

The mission on it hadn't disappeared, but had turned gray.

"System, hasn't my mission already been completed? Why is there another one?"

[This is a daily mission, though only the first time you complete it will the rewards be the best.]

"A daily mission!"

"Interesting, I like it!"

"Lin, are you there? Grandpa is here to pick you up."

Old Jack, the village chief of Holy Soul Village, called out from outside the house, and only then did Ye Lin remember that today was the day for the Martial Soul awakening.

She walked outside, and Tang San was already following behind Old Jack.

The two lived very close to each other, so they were heading over together.

On the way, Old Jack kept explaining knowledge about Martial Souls; Tang San listened with great interest, though he already knew it all.

Led by Old Jack, the two arrived at the Martial Soul Hall in the village, which was, truth be told, nothing more than a brown wooden shack.

The other seven children were already waiting there.

Besides them, there was also a young man dressed in a white martial outfit.

"He's actually quite handsome," Ye Lin muttered, feeling a little infatuated.

This must be Su Yuntao, the one known in my past life as the Blind Douluo.

Su Yuntao was efficient and professional; after a brief chat with the old village chief, he quickly began the Martial Soul awakening. His workload was heavy, as he had to visit several villages every day.

Su Yuntao quickly arranged six black stones into a hexagon on the ground and signaled for one of the children to stand in the center.

"Do not be afraid of what you are about to see. If it is possible, you might become like this too!"

"Martial Soul Lone Wolf, Martial Soul Avatar!"

Su Yuntao shouted sharply, completing his Martial Soul Avatar. Even though he had warned them in advance, it still gave the children quite a scare.

His awakening process was very fast.

"Blue Silver Grass, Tool Martial Soul, no soul power. Next."

"Stone, Tool Martial Soul, no soul power. Next."

Soon, only Tang San and Ye Lin remained out of the nine children.

Ye Lin also began to feel expectant about her own Martial Soul, wondering if the system could spoil the plot for her.

[Tang San awakened the Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, Innate Full Soul Power. Ye Lin awakened the Martial Soul...]