Perfect Sister System

Zhou Yi fearfully stroked her own face.

Because of her Martial Soul's disguise, there was no visible difference in her appearance.

But it was her face, and Zhou Yi could feel the changes to it.

She put both hands to her face and shook her head. "Impossible. This is impossible..."

Xuanyuan Sheng, who hadn't gone far, heard Zhou Yi's scream behind him and couldn't help shaking his head. "Who upset her now? Can't she keep it together?"

Just as he was wondering, something in his Soul Tool vibrated.

Xuanyuan Sheng took out the jade from his Soul Tool. A message was displayed on it.

[Xiao Sheng, are you still eating at home this afternoon?]

Xuanyuan Sheng replied with a single word without even thinking.

[Coming.]

There was no particular reason. The food outside simply wasn't as good as the food at home. No matter how good the ingredients in the cafeteria were, they couldn't compare to the ingredients used when someone cooked a special meal.

Looking at the jade in his hand, a device that worked just like a phone, Xuanyuan Sheng always felt as though he'd traveled to a world tens of thousands of years in the future.

Could something like this really be made in this era?

His sister was Zhang Lexuan.

After returning from a mission as an Inspector, she'd said she'd seized it from an Evil Soul Master from the Sun Moon Empire. Since it was so convenient for keeping in touch, she'd brought one back for him.

Back then, Xuanyuan Sheng had really wanted to say, Sis, are you serious?

This thing wasn't just for contacting people. It could take photos and videos, and it had all kinds of other functions. The only thing it couldn't do was run games. It had everything else.

But after everything that had happened to him, Xuanyuan Sheng felt that it wasn't impossible for something like this to exist in this world.

Blessed by Humanity's Luck, he would periodically find different kinds of knowledge surfacing in his mind, which he would then fully comprehend.

If Xuanyuan Sheng had a system that could list everything for him, he'd know just how extensive his skills were.

Level 5 Soul Engineer.

Third-Grade Alchemist.

Cooking skills, experience raising pets, superb medical skills, Yu Xiaogang's teaching methods...

Humanity, you're trying to screw me over.

With a quick swipe, Xuanyuan Sheng used the Xuanyuan Sword to erase all the teaching methods related to Yu Xiaogang.

Sometimes Xuanyuan Sheng wondered whether his Humanity's Luck was connected to the human will of all the worlds. Otherwise, how could alchemy techniques from Battle Through the Heavens have appeared?

As he pondered this, Xuanyuan Sheng took out his pass and returned without trouble to the freestanding little house on Sea God Island.

He gently pushed the door open.

At a table off to the side of the living room sat a gentle-looking woman. She nodded to him.

"You're back. Did you see any of your classmates?"

Xuanyuan Sheng pulled out a chair and sat across from her.

"No. How would I know who my classmates are? I won't find out until classes start."

Zhang Lexuan nodded. Resting her chin in one hand, she took the meal she'd prepared from a special Soul Tool.

"These are still your favorites. But don't you get tired of eating the same dishes every day?"

Xuanyuan Sheng picked up his chopsticks and dug in, speaking indistinctly. "That's the beauty of being a picky eater. You wouldn't understand, Sis. If I ever got tired of this food, I'd have to starve to death."

Hearing the boy's words, Zhang Lexuan tilted her head, only half understanding.

[Daily mission complete: Make a delicious meal.]

[Reward: Soul Engineer proficiency +20, cooking proficiency +20]

But Zhang Lexuan acted as though she hadn't heard anything. Her bright eyes remained fixed on Xuanyuan Sheng as she took out a jade device just like his and snapped a picture of him.

Looking at the photo, she nodded with satisfaction.

Xuanyuan Sheng happily set down his bowl and chopsticks.

He knew this food's flavor well. If he made it himself, it would taste exactly the same.

He saw two little blue orbs rise from Zhang Lexuan, as though drawn to him, and merge into his body.

The information that appeared made him look as though he'd expected it. His knowledge of Soul Tools and cooking had deepened a little more.

After every interaction, he could pluck an orb of Humanity's Luck from someone else. Even Zhou Yi, whom he'd just met, had dropped something for him: a completely useless collection of Yu Xiaogang's teaching methods.

The only downside was that the results were hit-or-miss.

So far, the only ones who consistently gave him something useful were his sister and a bunny girl.

Zhang Lexuan noticed the frown on Xuanyuan Sheng's face and gently ran a finger over his brow. "Are you worried about something?"

At the sound of her gentle voice, Xuanyuan Sheng shook his head.

"No. It's just... Sis, you're already the Inner Courtyard's top senior sister. Hasn't anyone asked you to succeed the Sea God Pavilion?"

He didn't understand. The Zhang Lexuan he knew was far more formidable than the one he remembered. She was not only a Level 7 Soul Engineer but also an 87th-rank Soul Douluo. Put the two together, and she seemed downright overpowered to Xuanyuan Sheng.

Zhang Lexuan flicked him on the forehead.

"Do you not want me around?"

Xuanyuan Sheng stared at her, bewildered. Had that been what he'd meant? He'd only been asking about the situation.

Zhang Lexuan smiled and waved a hand. "I'm not teasing you anymore. Go do whatever you want."

Xuanyuan Sheng immediately headed for his room, relieved.

Only then did she look at the device that had displayed the message.

[Perfect Sister System]

[Current daily mission complete.]

She collected the reward for the mission she'd just completed.

[Current Soul Engineer level has reached Level 8]

She had bound this system when she first met Xuanyuan Sheng, back when he was very young. The items in the system's initial gift package had helped her escape many disasters.

[Nine Heavens Profound Thunder: Current power can kill a Titled Douluo (1/3)]

Whether it was an Evil Soul Master or the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring Xuan Zi's team had obtained earlier, she'd relied on it to deal with threats she couldn't otherwise face.

She had always believed Xuanyuan Sheng was her lucky star. He was the reason her fate had changed.

But Zhang Lexuan had never treated spending time with Xuanyuan Sheng as a mission.

Apart from the time she spent with him, she devoted herself to cultivation and studying the uses of Soul Tools.

In her eyes, if high-level Soul Tools could be used by her little brother, wouldn't that protect him even better?

Aside from the jade Soul Tool for contacting people that she'd received as a system reward, every Soul Tool Xuanyuan Sheng had was made by her own hands.

Xuanyuan Sheng had already returned to his room.

He held the Xuanyuan Sword horizontally, its true form on full display.

Because the Xuanyuan Sword was righteous and unyielding, imbued with mighty righteous energy, it was currently washing through his meridians and strengthening his body.

The strands of Humanity's Luck waited for the righteous energy to widen his meridians before repeating the process.

Ever since he'd awakened the Xuanyuan Sword Martial Soul, Xuanyuan Sheng had needed to let the Xuanyuan Sword and Humanity's Luck wash through him every day, bringing him closer to bearing the weight of humanity.

The reason he had to endure this process

was the pair of parents belonging to God King Tang, who had long since vanished without a trace.