The System's Confession, Unexpected Gains

Douluo Federation, Ming City, the mountaintop in western Ming City, War God Temple.

Xie An returned to his private office within the War God Temple.

"System, mission complete, claim rewards."

[System is detecting, mission confirmed as complete.]

[Distributing reward: Pure Energy]

A surge of energy manifested out of thin air, attempting to pour into Xie An's body.

Xie An sensed it; had he absorbed this power back when he first awakened his martial soul, it would have been enough to raise his level from eleven by two full ranks.

After a moment's thought, Xie An extracted the power from his body and let the energy dissipate and dilute into the air.

"System, what exactly is your origin?"

"Could it be that the damn Master of the Douluo Plane sensed my identity as a transmigrator and installed you as a patch to prevent me from interfering with Tang Wulin?"

"The Master of the Douluo Plane is Tang Wulin's grandfather and grandmother; looking at this timeline,"

"Could it be that when Tang Wulin awakened his martial soul, the Master of the Douluo Plane woke up alongside him, discovered me as a variable, and forcibly installed you into me?"

"If the Master of the Douluo Plane wants to use the power he bestowed to control me, then you can leave right now."

The system fell into a rare silence, offering no response for a long time.

"What, did I hit the nail on the head?"

Just as Xie An thought the system would not reply, it suddenly spoke.

The voice was no longer the mechanical tone used for issuing commands, but one filled with gravity and wisdom.

"The system was born from an existence countless times more powerful than the current Master of the Douluo Plane. It was only because of your constitution as a transmigrator, which is untainted by karma, that the system could manifest."

"Although those two have already fallen, their residual power remains unable to dissipate due to how immense it was during their lifetime."

"And by leveraging your existence, it is possible for them to be resurrected."

"So, Xie An, you can rest assured; the system will not harm its host."

Xie An was stunned, then involuntarily rested his chin on his hands and asked, "Tell me, who are those two existences?"

"It involves heavenly secrets; I cannot speak of them."

Xie An asked a few more questions, but the system remained silent.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A series of knocks sounded at the door.

"Enter."

Second War God Long Tianwu pushed the door open and walked in.

"Temple Master, the various War Gods have finished counting their subordinates. I am here to report the situation."

Xie An nodded, signaling for the Second War God to continue.

"According to the count, a total of six thousand five hundred and eighty-one people have resigned without cause or gone missing over the past seven years."

"After a secondary verification, one thousand three hundred people have been confirmed as missing."

"The majority of those missing had cultivation levels below the fifth ring."

"However, two individuals have caught our attention."

"Oh? It seems there really is an unexpected harvest?"

Xie An looked up with curiosity, turning his gaze toward the Second War God.

"Yes, there is a Spirit Douluo named Tian Dang, whose martial soul is the Great Strength Demon Ape; his talent is very high."

"The person who went missing with him is a woman named Ye Hui, whose martial soul is the Dark Angel."

"We speculate that these two were likely a couple and probably originated from one of the continent's hidden sects. I originally didn't intend to report it, but since it might involve Evil Soul Masters and both individuals possess extremely high talent, I..."

The Second War God hesitated; after all, there were many hidden sects on the continent, and most disciples from these sects chose to train at the War God Temple or the Spirit Pagoda.

On one hand, there were fewer restrictions, and on the other, both institutions were inclusive and less exclusionary.

In the past, no one would have paid attention to such matters. The Douluo Continent had countless people, and a thousand or two going missing each year would not have raised any eyebrows.

Were they expected to mobilize manpower and resources to investigate?

The fact that they even had seven years of data was a credit to the sweeping reforms of the newly appointed Temple Master.

This was why there was only seven years of data, rather than ten or even twenty.

"Bring me the files on those two."

Upon hearing this, the Second War God handed the files to Xie An.

What caught his eye was a young man with a very handsome face, possessing a sense of resolute beauty.

"Tian Dang martial soul: Great Strength Demon Ape, level 86 Power Attack System Spirit Douluo, Two-Word Battle Armor Master."

The other file contained the details of a stunningly beautiful woman, her waist-length purple hair flowing, and her light purple eyes adding a unique charm.

"Ye Hui, Spirit: Dark Angel, level 83 Power Attack System Spirit Douluo, Two-Word Battle Armor Master."

Seeing this, Xie An formed a rough guess.

"Tianwu, immediately send someone to contact the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy. In my name, ask Yun Ming if any hidden sects on the continent have sought help from Shrek Academy in the last fifty years."

"Also, use the War God Temple's authorization to check if any hidden sects have sought help from the Douluo Federation in the last fifty years."

"Boss, is there a problem with this couple?"

"Let's confirm it first. Right now, I'm only fifty percent sure."

After hearing this, the Second War God ducked out, returning in less than half a quarter of an hour.

"Report! I have already inquired with the Sea God Pavilion; no hidden sects have emerged in the last fifty years."

"As for the Federation, I used the highest authorization of the War God Temple, and there are no relevant records there either."

Xie An pondered for a moment. Relying on his memory of the original timeline, he said, "Alright, I am now ninety percent sure who this couple is."

"This couple?" The Second War God threw out the question at the right moment.

"The man called Tiangang, his Spirit is the legendary Titan Giant Ape. I suspect he deliberately hid it, and since the Titan Giant Ape is a legendary Spirit Beast, it's normal for the War God Temple staff to record it as a Great Strength Demon Ape."

"A Titan Giant Ape! How could a human be born with such a Spirit?"

Xie An waved his hand, signaling the Second War God to calm down.

"At first, I didn't believe it either. Decades ago, while I was traveling the continent, I encountered a hidden family whose inherited Spirit was the Titan Giant Ape."

"At that time, my power was still at the Demigod level, having not yet broken through to Quasi-God. I sensed that this family had a Limit Douluo whose blood and energy were at their peak, and from his aura, I sensed he held no goodwill toward me."

"I believed the opportunity for this family to emerge had not yet arrived, so I left."

"This hidden family is surnamed Yuanen, calling themselves the Yuanen Family. That man likely isn't named Tiangang, but should be Yuan'en Tiandang."

"Good heavens, how could such a hidden family exist!"

The Second War God Long Tianwu said, somewhat shocked.

One must know that the ordinary human body has limits and is extremely fragile. When some top-tier Spirits awaken, if the Spirit Master's constitution is insufficient, the body will, in a mild case, trigger a self-protection mechanism that continuously weakens the Spirit. Twenty thousand years ago, Yu Xiaogang was like this.

Yu Xiaogang was the master of Tang San and hailed from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His Spirit mutated into a Radiant Sacred Dragon, but due to his own defects, he awakened a trash Spirit that would Fart Like Thunder.

However, for bloodline inheritances like Yu Xiaogang's, even if the awakening fails in one generation, the genes are preserved and passed down. If an outstanding descendant appears in later generations, the Spirit can re-awaken in its original form.

Ten thousand years ago, the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, Mu En, was one such case. He inherited the lineage of Yu Xiaogang and awakened the Radiant Sacred Dragon Spirit.

He eventually achieved the level of a 99th-rank Limit Douluo and, with the help of the Golden Ancient Tree and his own great power as a Limit Douluo, purified and solidified his bloodline.

This greatly increased the probability of descendants manifesting the Radiant Sacred Dragon while significantly reducing the risks.

The experience of the Radiant Dragon Spirit's inheritance and awakening has since become a classic case study for life scientists on the Douluo Continent.

However, most people are not so lucky. In most cases, when a Spirit mutates during awakening, the body cannot withstand the powerful force and suffers massive damage.

The awakened Spirit Master either dies prematurely or is plagued by illness, unable to cultivate to a high level. Their descendants are also not lucky, and the bloodline continuously dilutes until it is eventually drowned in the long river of history.

Furthermore, mutations are divided into beneficial and malignant ones. Who can guarantee that a Spirit mutation will definitely become stronger?