An Unusual Beginning

Bai Cai had transmigrated, a soul transmigration.

Soul Power, Martial Soul, oh, it was the Douluo Continent.

Heaven Spirit Empire, Dou Ling Empire, Star Luo Empire, Sun Moon Empire, and so on—Peerless Tang Sect?

Huo Gua, the blue-copper enthusiast, the monster accompanied by several big shots, the Body Martial Soul, the ultimate attributes.

In Douluo I, Titled Douluo were the peak combat power; in Douluo II, Super Douluo were countless. In a few years, the continent would be in turmoil, with war breaking out everywhere. The Holy Spirit Cult, the Sun Moon Empire, the super soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest—one after another, they would take the stage.

Bai Cai knew deeply that without the strength of a Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor or Soul Saint, he would have no way to protect his parents or save the lives of the villagers.

To master his own destiny, he had to become a Titled Douluo, even if it were a Titled Douluo trashier than the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

However, for some reason, the Martial Souls of all the villagers in the village where Bai Cai was born were either vegetables or farm tools.

His father in this life was surnamed Bai and his Martial Soul was a Chinese cabbage, while his mother's Martial Soul was a white radish; thus, Bai Cai's name was Bai Cai.

According to a certain Grandmaster, descendants inherit one of their parents' Martial Souls; the stronger the parents' Martial Souls, the stronger the descendant's, with a small portion resulting in Martial Soul mutation.

Since the villagers' Martial Souls were all vegetables and farm tools, and his father's was a cabbage while his mother's was a radish, unless Bai Cai was the child of Old Wang next door—no, wait, Old Wang from the neighboring village—his Martial Soul should be a vegetable or a farm tool, with a high probability of inheriting his father's or mother's.

Vegetable Martial Souls had an even lower chance of possessing Soul Power than farm tool Martial Souls.

If he awakened a sickle or a hammer, he could at least defend himself in case of a village brawl. But awakening a cabbage or a white radish Martial Soul would truly be serving himself up on a platter.

"Bai Cai, the Lord Soul Master is here! The village chief told us to gather, did you hear me!" a chubby little friend from the same village, known as Luo Ba, shouted loudly.

"The wind is quite noisy today." Bai Cai fell into deep thought.

If the awakened Martial Soul was a cabbage or a white radish, he could try to find the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and get some immortal herbs; that might still be salvageable.

"The Lord Soul Master is going to the neighboring village in a bit!" The chubby boy ran off in a flash.

"Wait, I haven't awakened my Martial Soul yet!" Bai Cai scrambled, hurriedly getting up to follow the chubby boy.

"Luo Ba, awakened Martial Soul, radish, no Soul Power."

Zhao Jin waved his hand, expressionlessly recording the status of the Martial Soul awakening. "Next, Cainong Village, Bai Cai."

As the Soul Master in charge of the awakening called his name, Bai Cai pushed past the other children from the village and walked into the formation used for awakening Martial Souls.

"Concentrate your mind, relax."

Zhao Jin put down his record book and held Bai Cai's right hand. "Don't be nervous, breathe, just breathe."

A rich radiance bloomed suddenly, and a gentle, soft power condensed into a little fellow with a bowl-cut.

Its white body seemed to be wearing clothes that were too long. Its blue hair looked like a bowl-cut, seemingly covering most of its face, parted by two flat, red horns that stuck out from the middle—the larger one pointing forward, the smaller one behind. Its eyes were hidden by its bowl-cut, though a faint red could be glimpsed.

"What is this?" Zhao Jin fell into confusion, trying to recall the Martial Soul knowledge he had almost forgotten from his academy professors.

Judging by the radiance, the child before him definitely had high Innate Soul Power. However, the child had no phantom of a Martial Soul behind him, nor did he hold any object in his hands.

"Good fellow, an externalized Martial Soul?" Zhao Jin clicked his tongue in wonder.

The most famous example of an externalized Martial Soul was Luo Sanpao, the Martial Soul of the Grandmaster, who was the teacher of Sea God Tang San, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils.

Of course, most possessors of externalized Martial Souls had strength on par with the Grandmaster, with low Innate Soul Power and slow cultivation. Therefore, current Martial Soul theory generally held that externalized Martial Souls were defects resulting from Martial Soul mutation.

However, judging by the radiance emitted during the awakening, the child before him did not have low Innate Soul Power. Based on the Soul Power records of the villagers of Cainong Village after their awakenings, the result of this child's Martial Soul mutation should be benign. Unfortunately, it was not entirely benign.

"Does your Martial Soul have a name?" Zhao Jin asked.

"Ralts," Bai Cai said, his mind blank, stuttering.

A shiny Ralts, a super popular Pokémon, a shiny one! A Pokémon with three stages of evolution, Mega Evolution, and both looks and strength reaching the pinnacle!

"Bai Cai, awakened Martial Soul... Ralts, externalized Martial Soul." Zhao Jin hesitated slightly. This name was truly unconventional.

However, the Grandmaster had named his Martial Soul Luo Sanpao, so the kid before him naming his Ralts was also in the traditional style of those who possessed externalized Martial Souls.

"Come, test your Innate Soul Power."

Zhao Jin handed Bai Cai a crystal ball, his face full of expectation. "Child, your Innate Soul Power shouldn't be low; even if your Martial Soul is a bit lacking, you can still become a powerful Soul Master."

This was the truth; with the development of soul guidance technology, even support-type Soul Masters could possess the attack capabilities of assault-type Soul Masters.

Bai Cai picked up the Ralts; the little fellow was not heavy, but very light.

"Input your Soul Power."

Following Zhao Jin's instructions, Bai Cai drove the strange airflow within his body and slowly input it into the crystal ball, causing the crystal-clear sphere to glow with a soft light.

"Innate Soul Power, level five."

Taking back the crystal ball, Zhao Jin encouraged him: "Cultivate diligently, and you have the hope of becoming a Soul Emperor, or even a Soul Saint."

Zhao Jin's own Martial Soul was a thorn, his Innate Soul Power was barely level three, and yet, not even forty years old, he had already become a level forty-three Soul Ancestor with room for further progress. An Innate Soul Power of level five was a very high starting point for a commoner, undoubtedly enough to change his destiny and become someone above others.

"Thank you, Lord Soul Master." Bai Cai thanked him sincerely.

Level five Innate Soul Power, no system, no awakening of some messy super Martial Soul—a normal start was much better than Huo Gua's. If he could find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and get some immortal herbs, he wouldn't even need to talk about becoming a god at level one hundred; at the very least, he would have the hope of becoming a Titled Douluo.

The million-year soul beast Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Holy Necromancer Electrolux?

Bai Cai knew that, first, he could not risk having his memories probed while searching for opportunities; second, regardless of whether the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm would believe him, compared to Huo Gua, Electrolux would definitely not choose him.

Bai Cai had a cheerful personality and lacked the kind of pristine, untainted soul that remained unstained by the mud. He would spout silly, witty remarks that didn't match his age, yet he would also comfort the children in his village and play along with them.

The successors chosen by Electrolux were either driven by deep-seated hatred or bound by solemn oaths of life and death.

Moreover, six years had already passed since the transmigration; who knew when Huo Gua would arrive at the Star Dou Great Forest, or when he would encounter the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the divine consciousness fragments of Electrolux.

Should he head to the Star Dou Great Forest to try his luck?

With ten super soul beasts, countless ten-thousand-year and thousand-year soul beasts, and hundred-year or ten-year soul beasts visible everywhere, trying one's luck in such a perilous place would likely lead to one's own death.