Custom Cheat

Wu Xing opened his eyes abruptly, the back of his head striking the hard grass, causing him to gasp in pain.

"What the hell, where did this land me?"

"Didn't I just finish grinding out a manuscript at my computer? How did I wake up in the middle of the wilderness?"

Propping himself up to a sitting position, Wu Xing looked around in a daze.

Before him lay a lush, verdant forest, the air filled with the fresh scent of grass and trees. In the distance, the faint outline of an ancient city could be seen, while strange birds he couldn't name flitted across the sky above.

He rubbed his eyes and pinched his thigh; the sharp, clear pain shattered any lingering hope that he was merely dreaming.

It wasn't a dream—he had truly been transported!

As a veteran reader of webnovels and a struggling author, Wu Xing's first reaction was that he had transmigrated.

Transmigration happens every year, so it's finally my turn?

Various transmigration tropes flashed through his mind. Just as he began to wonder which world he had landed in, a voice devoid of emotion, yet perfectly aligned with his own intent, suddenly appeared in his mind.

[Host awakening detected. Mental state stable. Transmigration plane compatibility: 100%. Mother Blue Star sends a gift to her wandering children: Custom Cheat enabled.]

[Cheat Type: Custom.]

[Custom Rules: The host may autonomously set any of their own abilities, provided they adhere to the fundamental laws of the plane.]

[Current Plane: Douluo Continent.]

Wu Xing was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened, and he leaped three meters into the air.

He truly leaped three meters high, not an exaggeration.

A Custom Cheat?

I can set any of my own abilities?

As long as I follow the fundamental laws of the plane?

What kind of god-tier ability is this!

Wu Xing had read at least eight hundred transmigration novels, and even written a dozen himself, but this was the first time he had ever seen such an unreasonable cheat.

Doesn't this mean he is the cheat himself? He can have whatever he wants as long as he doesn't tamper with the plane's rules?

Wu Xing suppressed his excitement, rubbed his hands together, and tried to mutter a request in his mind.

"Give me a bottle of ice-cold cola."

The next second, a bottle of chilled cola appeared in his hand, condensation dripping down the sides, the bubbles fizzing exactly like the "happy water" he drank while writing at home.

"Holy crap, it actually works!"

Wu Xing laughed on the spot, twisted off the cap, and took a long gulp. The cold soda slid down his throat, and he felt completely refreshed.

With this cheat, why worry about surviving in the Douluo Continent? Forget surviving; he believed it wouldn't be long before he could walk sideways through this world.

Suppressing his inner excitement, Wu Xing proceeded to set his base abilities.

Ding: Three Lives Martial Souls setting failed.

Reason for failure: Does not conform to the fundamental rules of the plane; current setting is Douluo I.

"Huh?"

Seeing the setting fail, Wu Xing was completely bewildered. Isn't this the Douluo Continent? Didn't Huo Yuhao have Three Lives Martial Souls? How could it not conform to the world's rules?

But as he read the reason for failure, he immediately understood: the Douluo I world and the Douluo II world could not be considered the same plane.

But if that's the case, how do I explain the ice-cold cola in my hand?

Ding: The host's original world, Blue Star, falls within the normal rules of the origin plane.

Fine, he understood.

Since Three Lives Martial Souls wouldn't work, Twin Martial Souls should be fine, right? After all, in the Douluo I world, both Bibi Dong and Tang San were possessors of Twin Martial Souls.

Sure enough, after Wu Xing set himself to have Twin Martial Souls, the cheat generated them successfully without any further errors.

Martial Soul 1: QSZ92 Pistol. (Can be upgraded with Soul Power.)

Martial Soul 2: Wing Loong-1 Drone. (Can be upgraded with Soul Power.)

Innate Soul Power Level: 20.

That's right, Wu Xing didn't set any traditional Douluo World martial souls. Since he was already incorporating Blue Star rules, why would he want some piece-of-junk bicycle from Douluo?

He was a trash-tier author who couldn't even jump half a meter in a standing long jump, but in this fantasy world where he could easily leap three meters and hidden weapons could slay gods, wouldn't modern firearms be able to shoot through the successors of the Angel God and the Rakshasa God?

Just like his favorite quote: I bloom amidst the slaughter, like a flower in the dawn.

If the Three Lives Martial Souls hadn't been blocked by the rules of the Douluo I world, he would have arranged for land, sea, and air equipment across the board.

Having finalized his martial souls and Soul Power level, Wu Xing felt a surge of energy flooding his limbs and bones; he felt he could kill a bull from Blue Star with a single punch.

With the basic panel finished, it was time to arrange his soul rings.

A 100,000-year soul ring was undoubtedly the best choice for now, but he only had Innate Level 20 Soul Power. Even if he could edit in a Nuclear Peace Envoy and take off in a J-20, it wouldn't be a problem.

But that would be far too flashy, inevitably attracting the covetous eyes of major factions and bringing a mountain of trouble upon himself.

After some final deliberation, he added an eight-hundred-year spirit ring to his first martial soul and set the second spirit ring at two thousand years.

This way, it would be neither too eye-catching nor too mediocre.

In any case, he possessed a Custom Cheat; he could always modify them later once his soul power increased.

Focus on the path of caution in the early stages, and in the later stages? I don't eat beef!

As for his second martial soul, he wouldn't be so polite—he attached ten-thousand-year spirit rings to all of them.

Once he finished all this, Wu Xing was stunned; his original level twenty soul power had surged directly to level thirty.

"Holy crap, you can actually play it like this."

Feeling the level thirty soul power within his body, he was nearly blinded by his own alloy dog eyes.

"Continue, continue."

Since he had already reached level thirty, he naturally had to keep adding spirit rings.

First, he added a ten-thousand-year spirit ring to calm his nerves, then tested the waters by adding a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring to his second martial soul.

In an instant, Wu Xing's soul power level experienced another explosive growth, charging straight to level thirty-nine before finally coming to a halt.

He was just one step away from becoming a level forty Soul Ancestor.

Even riding a Shenzhou rocket wouldn't be this fast!

Transmigrating to the Douluo Continent and going from zero to level thirty-nine soul power in just half an hour—aside from this, who else could do it!

Having settled his own strength, Wu Xing didn't rush toward the distant city. Instead, he sat on the grass, sipping an iced cola while chewing on McDonald's, pondering more interesting matters.

Since he had such an awesome ability, playing by himself was boring; sharing the joy was better than enjoying it alone.

He immediately recalled the many Douluo fanfictions he had read, with tropes like "heart-voice" and "diary-writing" flashing through his mind, until his eyes suddenly lit up.

That's the one! A Chat Group!

Ding: Chat Group has been generated.

As Wu Xing's thought settled, a pale blue virtual Chat Group panel instantly appeared in his mind.

The Chat Group panel was clean and simple, containing nothing at all, looking like a pirated, three-no product from Tencent.

Wu Xing sent a few more thoughts, and the various functions of the Chat Group appeared: voice, video, red packets, check-ins, missions, and a Mall—everything one could expect.

Seeing that the Chat Group finally looked decent, he set himself as the Group Leader and began inviting the beauties of the Douluo World.

At the same time, important female characters across the Douluo Continent received the Chat Group's invitation instantly.

[Ding: Congratulations on being selected by the Chat Group. You are now officially invited to join the group chat. Do you agree?]

"Hm?!"

On the Pontiff's throne in Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong, who had been resting her chin on her left hand with her legs crossed, seemingly dozing while listening to a subordinate's report, suddenly opened her eyes as the voice echoed in her mind, causing her soul power to erupt.

She scanned her surroundings with cold eyes; the great hall was as usual, with no intruders, and even her subordinates below, along with the two Title Douluo by her side, showed no signs of anything unusual.

Yet, that strange voice had most certainly rung out inside her own mind!

The subordinate who had been reporting saw the Pontiff suddenly flare with anger and was so terrified he knelt on the spot, trembling all over, not even daring to lift his head.

Gui Mei and Yue Guang exchanged glances, their faces full of confusion, completely unable to make sense of the situation.

The Platinum Bishop had only been reporting on the talented spirit masters recruited by Martial Soul Hall this year, noting that the number was higher than last year; there was no reason for the Pontiff to be this angry.