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Heaven Dou City, Spirit Hall Branch.
Lin Jiang stood in the center of the awakening array, his six-year-old body ramrod straight, his eyes full of anticipation.
He'd been transported here for six years!
He'd been an orphan for as long as he could remember, and after scraping and clawing his way through life, he'd finally made it to this moment!
Following the usual script, wouldn't he awaken a god-tier Martial Soul?
Innate Full Soul Power wouldn't be too much to ask, right?
He'd punch Tang San, step on Yu Xiaogang, and have beauties on both arms as he climbed to the peak of life—
"Martial Soul: Lizard."
The deacon removed his hand from Lin Jiang's shoulder and announced expressionlessly:
"Innate Soul Power, level two. Not bad. Train hard, and you might have a chance to become a Soul Elder someday."
Lin Jiang: ???
That was it?
What happened to the god-tier Martial Soul? What happened to Innate Full Soul Power?
"Next."
The deacon had already called for the next child.
In a daze, Lin Jiang walked out of the Spirit Hall Branch.
The streets of Heaven Dou City bustled with people, but no one spared him a second glance.
Still, he refused to give up.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, one of the finest Soul Master Academies on the continent. It had excellent facilities, and if he could just get in, maybe he'd still have a chance through hard work!
Half an hour later.
At the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"No connections? No money?"
The old gatekeeper cracked sunflower seeds without even raising his eyelids. "Then what the hell are you talking about? Get lost."
Lin Jiang stood before the imposing gates, watching students in splendid academy uniforms coming and going inside, then glanced down at his own coarse clothes.
Fine, then.
Lin Jiang plopped down by the roadside and sighed.
It looked like Heaven Dou Royal Academy was out of reach. Did that mean he really had to go to Blue Tyrant Academy?
But Shrek was right next door, and he didn't want to suck up to those revolting people.
Six years since his transmigration, and he'd awakened a useless Martial Soul. He couldn't even afford to attend school.
Where was the promised protagonist status? Where were the benefits of being a transmigrator?
He looked up at Heaven Dou City's gloomy sky and thought that maybe he should find a block of tofu, smash his head against it, and start over.
Just then!
[ Ding~ Conditions met. Congratulations, host, on binding the Simulator Distribution System! ]
Lin Jiang shuddered all over!
System bro!!!???
You finally showed up!!!
He nearly shouted out loud, but forced himself to hold it in. After checking that nobody was paying attention, he immediately sat down against the wall and began examining the system.
A pale-blue light screen appeared before him.
[Simulator Distribution System] [Function: Can distribute Simulators to others and freely write the content of their simulated lives] [Receive one distribution attempt per year; newbie reward: 2] [Current Subversion Points: 0] [How to obtain Subversion Points: Earn points when Subversion Value is generated as a recipient watches a simulated life] [Uses for points: Exchange for distribution attempts and system items] [Core Mechanism: The recipient receives a random reward; the host receives a hundredfold return!]
Lin Jiang stared at the light screen, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.
A hundredfold return!
Then why bother training himself? He could just distribute Simulators!
[Note: The higher the recipient's fortune value, the better the simulation rewards and the greater the hundredfold return]
Fortune value?
Names from the original story flashed through Lin Jiang's mind.
Tang San, the original protagonist, with his fortune value maxed out.
Qian Renxue, heir to the Angel God's legacy, with fortune through the roof.
Bibi Dong, possessor of Twin Martial Souls who would become the Rakshasa God; her fortune wasn't low, either.
The Shrek Seven Monsters, Hu Liena, Yu Xiaogang...
One name after another drifted through his mind.
But the number-one target was undoubtedly—
Lin Jiang grinned.
"Little Scumbag, you're the one."
Just as he was about to figure out how to distribute the Simulator, a question suddenly occurred to him.
Where was Tang San right now? Holy Soul Village? Notting Academy?
He was a six-year-old kid. Was he supposed to walk all the way to Holy Soul Village? What if a Soul Beast snatched him up on the way?
Lin Jiang stared at the light screen and tentatively asked, "System bro, is there a range limit on distribution?"
[Distribution has no range limit. It can be delivered directly into a target's consciousness.]
"Now that's what I'm talking about!"
Lin Jiang slapped his thigh.
What was he waiting for?
"Lock onto the target—Tang San! Right now. Send it!"
Hmm.
What should he write for this first simulated life?
Lin Jiang stroked his chin and let out a mischievous chuckle.
Soul Hunting Forest, Notting City.
Amid the dense woods, the corpse of a Mandala Snake lay on the ground, and a yellow Soul Ring slowly rose above it.
Tang San sat cross-legged, his forehead glistening with sweat.
They'd won the battle just now, but only after a hair-raising struggle.
The Grandmaster stood nearby, a rare look of satisfaction in his eyes. "Little San, well done. Now begin absorbing the Soul Ring."
"Yes, teacher."
Tang San nodded and closed his eyes, about to circulate the Mysterious Heaven Skill—
[ Ding! Congratulations, host, on binding the Life Simulator! Use the Simulator to receive rewards from simulated lives! ]
Tang San: ???
He snapped his eyes open and looked around.
The woods were still the same woods, the Grandmaster was still the same Grandmaster, and the Mandala Snake's corpse was still steaming.
There was no one else.
[Available simulations: 1] [Would the host like to begin a simulation?]
Tang San froze for three seconds.
After living two lives and transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, he'd already thought things couldn't get any more absurd. Now there was a Simulator in his head, too?
What was going on?
Could it be... as a transmigrator, he really was a child of destiny chosen by the Heavenly Dao?
He took a deep breath, forcing down his shock.
The Grandmaster was right beside him. He couldn't let anything slip.
He closed his eyes, pretending to continue absorbing the Soul Ring.
But inside, he was shouting furiously: Begin the simulation!
[Simulation begins] [Age 0: You were born in Holy Soul Village.] [As a Tang Sect genius with two lifetimes of experience, you seized every moment to cultivate the techniques from your previous life.] [Age 6: You awakened your Martial Souls—Blue Silver Grass! And... the Clear Sky Hammer! Twin Martial Souls!]
Tang San's heart trembled.
It even knew I'd lived two lives? This Simulator was something else.
[Village chief Old Jack took you to enroll at Notting Academy.] [There, you met a man—he was not yet level 30, but had already passed the age of 50! He was the legendary Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang!] [You decided to take him as your teacher!]
Tang San's mouth twitched slightly.
Not yet level 30, but already past 50?
It sounded a little strange, but it wasn't exactly wrong...
[Yu Xiaogang decided to take you to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain your First Soul Ring.]
By this point in the simulation, Tang San was completely numb.
Wasn't this exactly what was happening now?
It was identical!
He couldn't help but keep reading.
[In a bamboo grove, you encountered a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo.] [The Grandmaster's eyes lit up. "Little San! This is a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. It's perfect for you! Absorb it at once!"]
Tang San: ???
He froze on the spot.
A Ten-Year Soul Ring?
The Grandmaster wanted him to absorb a Ten-Year Soul Ring???
[You trusted the Grandmaster without hesitation and absorbed the Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring.] [You obtained your First Soul Skill—Pole Vault!]
Tang San's mouth twitched.
What kind of ridiculous Soul Skill was that?
[With this Soul Skill, you became unbeatable throughout Notting Academy!] [After graduating, you joined Shrek Academy and entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.] [Your Soul Ring Configuration was now: First Soul Ring—Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo (Pole Vault), Second Soul Ring—Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo (Double Pole Vault), Third Soul Ring—Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo (Triple Pole Vault)...]
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