Life Is a Dream System

"Xiao Tian, why are you running again? Slow down, and be careful not to trip over a stone."

Douluo Continent, Fasinuo Province, southeast of Notting City: a village surrounded by mountains and clear waters, with exceptionally beautiful scenery.

On the outskirts of the village, Huang Tian pumped his little legs as he darted through the woods, nimbly dodging one obstacle after another. At the same time, he swung his arms in broad motions to keep his balance, making it look as though he were performing acrobatics.

He had just reached the entrance to the village when an old man standing there waved to him from afar and greeted him with a cheerful smile.

Huang Tian had been exercising for more than a day or two. The villagers were already used to seeing it, and knew that if the old man was bringing it up, he probably had something to say. So Huang Tian stopped where he was and obediently said:

"Grandpa Wang."

"Here's the thing. Word just came from the neighboring village that they finished awakening their Martial Souls today. They'll be coming to our village tomorrow.

"Don't overexert yourself this afternoon. Get some good rest and build up your strength."

At those words, Huang Tian's eyes flashed with excitement, but soon dimmed again. He looked troubled.

The words Martial Soul stirred longing, curiosity, and countless dreams in the heart of every six-year-old child.

For a transmigrator, all the more so. He had read so many fanfics where the protagonists held power over the world, were surrounded by beautiful women, swaggered through life, and stood above all others, becoming gods and ancestors who lived forever.

They had looked so carefree and happy. Having found himself in the same situation, transmigrated to this fantastical world, how could he not yearn for it and let his imagination run wild?

However, compared to other transmigrators, Huang Tian was a textbook case of having nothing at all: no family background, no talent,

and most importantly, damn it, no cheat.

Damn!

He had awakened the memories of his previous life two years ago, when he was four. His father had passed away, and his mother, overcome with grief, had soon followed him to the grave. The shock had been too much to bear.

After asking around, he learned that neither of them had been a Soul Master. Their Martial Soul had been the useless Blue Silver Grass, and they hadn't possessed any Innate Soul Power.

Over the past two years, he had eaten more eggs, stuck to moderate exercise every day, and eagerly learned how to gather and identify medicinal herbs, carefully choosing and consuming the harmless ones.

But he had no idea whether any of those efforts could help him gain or increase his Innate Soul Power.

At that moment, his anxiety had reached its peak.

Soul Power was the foundation of everything. Without Innate Soul Power, he couldn't even step onto the path of cultivation, let alone carry out all those plans.

Huang Tian politely replied, "Got it, village chief. Thank you."

Then he stopped running and quietly returned to his home.

He took a sip of water and fed Kunkun before heading to check on the tonic herbs he had transplanted into his vegetable patch. He planned to take one last dose today.

Just then, a pale blue virtual screen with a distinctly futuristic look suddenly appeared before Huang Tian's eyes, displaying several lines of text.

[Charging complete]

[The Life Is a Dream System is at your service]

In an instant, little Huang Tian, who was usually known for his intelligence and precociousness, widened his eyes and dropped his jaw into an O. He nearly cried out in surprise.

An enormous thrill struck his mind like lightning. His whole body trembled, and his heart pounded wildly in his chest.

How could he not be excited?

A transmigrator without a system was like an orphan with no one to love him.

Now his fortunes had turned around. A child with a mother was a treasure; from now on, he could finally speak up with confidence.

The system didn't seem to possess any intelligence. Huang Tian shut the courtyard gate and the doors and windows of the house, then asked it several questions in a low voice. He even tried communicating with it in his mind, but got no response at all.

Only after carefully examining it did he notice four tiny characters, no bigger than a grain of rice, embedded in the lower-right corner: [User Guide].

After reading it, he learned that the system had three abilities in total. The first was Dream Weaving, similar to AI-generated video: it could use the host's descriptions to simulate, generate, and weave dreams.

The second was Dream Invasion. As the name suggested, it could implant a woven dream into the mind of a specific target and make them remember it for the rest of their life.

The third was the System Mall. It offered items from many novels, anime, movies, and even myths and legends across the myriad worlds, but they could only be bought with a currency called Achievement Points.

Achievement Points, in turn, were earned by completing the many achievement tasks set by the system, such as adding a Soul Ring, increasing Soul Power, conquering beautiful women, and defeating or killing villains.

After calming himself down, Huang Tian first opened his status panel.

[Name]: Huang Tian

[Age]: 6 years and 19 days

[Martial Soul]: Blue Silver Grass (lowest-grade Martial Soul, not yet awakened)

[Soul Power]: 0.1 (accumulated after birth)

[Soul Rings]: None

[Achievements]: 10733

"Hard Work Pays Off" (exercised consistently for 733 consecutive days; awarded 733 Achievement Points)

"Miracle Descends" (successfully accumulated Innate Soul Power after birth; awarded 10,000 Achievement Points)

Looking at this panel, which was as meager as could be, Huang Tian didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

0.1 Innate Soul Power—not only was he no match for the geniuses in the original story, he wasn't even as good as Yu Xiaogang... Yu Xiaogang.

But according to the system's description, he should have been just like his birth parents in this life, completely lacking Innate Soul Power.

Through exercise, seated meditation, eating more meat, eggs, and milk, taking tonic herbs, and cooking Blue Silver Grass in every way imaginable—stir-fried, braised, simmered, stewed, and more—he had actually managed to accumulate a tiny bit after birth.

In a way, that counted as a miracle, didn't it?

It was time to eat.

There were provisions his parents had left behind. The neighbors sometimes took pity on him and brought over some fruit and vegetables. After leasing all his farmland to the village chief, he could also get milk and meat at regular intervals.

Huang Tian skillfully steamed rice and stir-fried two dishes.

The portions were small, and making them was quite a hassle, but he didn't mind, nor had he ever lowered his standards.

After eating, he lay down in his little bed and pondered a very important question: who should be the first target of his Dream Invasion?

Huang Tian had taken a brief look through the System Mall. It was filled with an dazzling array of divine Martial Souls, and high-grade Martial Souls came with enough Innate Soul Power of their own.

But buying a Martial Soul required Achievement Points, and Achievement Points required completing the system's achievement tasks. Soul Rings, Soul Power, and Soul Bones were all out of reach for now; only the task of conquering a beautiful woman seemed possible.

The dream abilities that came with the system were clearly meant for that.

As long as the dream he wove was vivid enough and shook the target to the core, he might be able to win them over in one go and score a huge haul.

Under the rules, he normally had to meet the target of a Dream Invasion and fulfill certain requirements before implanting a dream, and it would also cost Achievement Points.

But this time, as a newbie benefit, the cost in Achievement Points and the prerequisites had both been waived. He could choose anyone he wanted, even if the target was on the other side of the world.

Huang Tian didn't rush into a decision. Instead, he carefully analyzed what he needed and how likely he was to achieve his goal.

Martial Souls and Innate Soul Power were too important. He couldn't afford to be careless.