Douluo: Starting Out by Rebuking the Grandmaster

Douluo: Starting Out by Rebuking the Grandmaster. Author: Hedgehog Is Unhappy

Synopsis:

Tags: Douluo Continent, system, fast-paced, calm, intelligent protagonist

Transported to Douluo Continent, he had no top-tier martial soul and no Innate Full Soul Power. All he had was an Eight-Faced Han Sword.

Who said an ordinary martial soul was inferior to others? Who said an ordinary martial soul could not reach the pinnacle of a Title Douluo?

I, Lu Yu, with an Eight-Faced Han Sword and level-five Innate Soul Power, could still make the entire Soul Master world tremble.

P.S.: He would not join the main group and would follow the Spirit Hall route. Those who liked the protagonist's team should look elsewhere. There was a system, but it was not overpowered; it mainly existed to keep the plot reasonable.

Journey to Holy Soul Village

Early morning, dawn broke through the darkness.

Lu Yu slowly woke up.

He got dressed, rose from bed, pushed open the dilapidated wooden door, stretched lazily, and breathed in the fresh air.

Another beautiful day.

"System, bring up the status panel."

As Lu Yu spoke, an azure screen that only he could see appeared in the air three feet before him.

[Host: Lu Yu]

[Age: Six]

[Martial Soul: Eight-Faced Han Sword]

[Soul Power: Level 5]

[Soul Rings: None]

[Soul Skills: None]

[Technique: None]

[Martial Arts: Basic Sword Technique/Perfect, Basic Movement Technique/Mastery]

[Mission: Awaken Martial Soul/Incomplete]

Even though three years had already passed, Lu Yu still wore a bitter smile whenever he saw his martial soul and Innate Soul Power level.

That was right, Lu Yu was a transmigrator, and this was Douluo Continent.

When other people transmigrated, they either got something like the Pangu Axe or the Primordial Chaos Lotus. Even at worst, they got a top-tier martial soul paired with Innate Full Soul Power.

But when it came to him...

An Eight-Faced Han Sword.

And it was the most ordinary kind, without any attribute bonuses at all.

Just look at his Innate Soul Power.

Level five...

At this rate, he should thank the heavens if he could cultivate to the Soul Emperor realm.

Although he had a system, it looked unreliable no matter how he viewed it. Ever since the beginner's gift pack had been opened, it had never made another appearance.

If he could not still summon the status panel, Lu Yu would have suspected it was already dead. That was why he had to call it out every morning.

He was afraid it might disappear one day.

Without the system, what could he use to compete with Tang San?

As for joining if he could not beat him...

Joining was impossible. He was afraid Grandmaster would disgust him to death.

Only Bibi... pfft.

Only Spirit Hall was his best destination.

Of course, that was only if he possessed the strength to contend with Tang San and the others. Otherwise, going there would be no different from delivering himself on a platter.

They would probably even find him too insignificant to bother with.

Besides, with his talent, even if he joined Spirit Hall, he probably would not get to meet Bibi Dong. He would have to wait until after his martial soul awakened and see what functions the system had before making plans.

Soon. Only three days remained.

Three days later would be the day this batch of children awakened their martial souls.

He just wondered how old Tang San was.

Hopefully, Tang San was younger and gave him time to develop first.

"Brother Yu, are you up?"

Just then, a childish shout came from outside the courtyard. A chubby little Fatty immediately pushed open the gate and walked in.

His name was Lu Fei, the village chief's grandson.

When he saw Lu Yu standing in the doorway, Lu Fei quickly said, "Grandpa told me to call you over for breakfast. He said that after we eat, he'll take us to the neighboring village to play."

Lu Yu had been picked up by the village chief. Not only had he taken their family name, but all his food and necessities depended on their household. Although he lived in a separate courtyard, they were practically family.

Lu Yu nodded. "Let me wash my face first."

Playing was out of the question. He still wanted to push himself a little harder and see whether he could raise his Basic Movement Technique to Perfect before his martial soul awakened.

Beginner, Minor Mastery, Mastery, and Perfect.

Those were the four proficiency levels of martial arts. For Lu Yu to raise two martial arts to Mastery and Perfect respectively in just three years...

Every bit of it had been earned through sweat.

If talent was lacking, sweat would make up for it.

Knowing how the story would unfold, Lu Yu understood that his talent was insufficient. He placed particular importance on the only two martial arts currently capable of improving his strength.

That was why he was constantly thinking about how to become stronger. How could he have time to play in the mud with a bunch of brats?

After washing up...

Lu Yu left with Lu Fei.

As they walked, Lu Fei asked excitedly, "Brother Yu, our martial souls will awaken in three days. Do you think we can awaken successfully?"

Lu Yu replied calmly, "You can."

I don't know about you, but I definitely can.

"Hehe..." Lu Fei grinned. "Right? That's what I think too. Then I'll become the first Soul Master in our Soulless Village, and the village's name will change because of me."

Lu Yu glanced at him.

What a beautiful dream.

Lu Fei muttered to himself, "The neighboring village produced a Soul Saint and has always looked down on our Soulless Village. I'm going to become a Soul Douluo someday."

"A Soul Saint?" Lu Yu suddenly asked. "What is their village called?"

Lu Fei said indignantly, "Holy Soul Village, of course. They're so full of themselves, like they're afraid people won't know their village once produced a Soul Saint."

Lu Yu was stunned.

He had been here for three years, yet he had never known Holy Soul Village was right next to them.

Had he been living too isolated a life?

Lu Yu asked again, "You said Grandpa was taking us to the neighboring village to play later. You mean Holy Soul Village?"

Lu Fei nodded. "That's right, though it's not purely for fun. There's no blacksmith in our village, so whenever farming tools break, we can only send them there for repairs."

Lu Yu suddenly understood.

That meant Tang Hao was still in the village, so Tang San could not be older than him. Tang San was either younger or the same age.

Perfect. He could go take a look.

Thinking that he would soon meet Tang San, Lu Yu felt somewhat excited. After all, Tang San had once been the protagonist.

Of course.

Now that Lu Yu had arrived, it was hard to say who the protagonist really was.

Very soon...

The two arrived at the village chief's home. The village chief and Lu Fei's parents were already seated at the table, waiting for them.

"Little Yu, you're here. Hurry and sit down. After breakfast, go have some fun in the neighboring village with your grandpa." As she called Lu Yu over, Lu Fei's mother rose to serve him a bowl of food.

"Thank you, Aunt Liu!"

Lu Yu merely thanked her sincerely and did not rush to serve himself.

It was not because he lacked manners.

It was because he would get scolded.

He had grown used to it over the years.

Breakfast was simple: porridge, flatbread, and a little pickled vegetables.

They finished quickly.

After breakfast, the village chief took Lu Yu and Lu Fei in an ox cart toward Holy Soul Village.

The cart was loaded with farming tools. They were the damaged tools from every household in Soulless Village, gathered together and sent to Holy Soul Village for repairs at regular intervals.

That could be considered one of Tang Hao's family's stable sources of income.

So in that sense, Tang San had to call them gods.

Of course, Lu Yu only thought that to himself.

Leaving aside whether it would earn him a declaration that he already had a path to death, Tang Hao was a Title Douluo. He could not be treated as an ordinary blacksmith.

Three li was not far.

Soon, Lu Yu saw the small hill at the entrance of Holy Soul Village from afar. That should have been where Tang San trained every day, right?

However, because they had arrived rather late, they did not see Tang San. He was probably either washing clothes or forging iron right now.

As the ox cart entered Holy Soul Village, it quickly drew the attention of some villagers. Several brats even hid by the corners of walls and curiously watched Lu Yu and Lu Fei.

At that moment, an old man who looked to be in his sixties, thin and tall but still quite spirited, came over to greet them.

That should be Old Jack, right?

Martial Soul Awakening

"Oh, isn't this the chief of Soulless Village? What brings you to our Holy Soul Village today? Ah, here to repair farming tools again?"

Old Jack emphasized the words "Soulless Village" and "Holy Soul Village" especially heavily. His smug attitude made Lu Yu want to slap him across the face.

The village chief did not back down either, mocking him coldly. "What choice do we have? By the way, how long has it been since your village's Soul Saint came back? Don't tell me he died outside?"

Lu Yu's eyes widened.

Good lord.

Was being this direct really okay?

He glanced sideways and, sure enough, Old Jack's face had turned as black as coal.

However, Old Jack quickly recovered and pretended not to care. "Whether he's dead or not is none of your concern. You should worry about your Soulless Village instead."

"Forget about becoming Soul Masters. You should first find a way to get yourselves a blacksmith. Otherwise, it's not much of a solution for you to keep coming to our village."

At this point, the warm-up between the two sides was over.

What followed was one jab after another, each trying to outdo the other with their sarcasm. They argued with great enthusiasm, leaving Lu Yu utterly speechless.

Together, they were nearly two hundred years old, yet they bickered like little children. Lu Yu was worried for them.