"Hello! Welcome to the world of the Douluo Continent!"
"My name is the Pokemon Master Cultivation System. I was originally bound to a transmigrator from the Pokemon World."
"Because we had the same name, the same surname, and the same cause of death—and died at the same time—there was a binding error."
"To express my sincerest apologies, I'll help you begin your journey through the Douluo Continent in the style of a Pokemon game, and grant you a Martial Soul bloodline related to Pokemon."
"In certain parts of the Douluo World with unusual weather, in its seas, or in other special regions, I've even arranged missions for you to capture legendary beasts."
"With that, I'll unbind myself and return to my original host. Good luck!"
As the sensation of jolting along the road faded, Ye Chen groggily opened his eyes and realized he was lying in an ox cart.
The cart had already returned to the village and was now stopped in front of a humble house.
Ye Chen jumped down from the cart.
An old man holding a cane pushed open the door and came out of the humble house, smiling warmly. "Xiao Chen, you've been working in the fields all day. You must be tired. Our Holy Soul Village depends on the crops grown in these fields, which we sell in Nuoding City to make a living. From today on, Holy Soul Village is your new home."
"Though it's an unremarkable little village, someone with the rank of Soul Saint once came from our village!"
"All right, come inside and have dinner. Uncle Li has already prepared the food and is waiting for us. Get some rest after dinner so you'll be in good shape for tomorrow's Martial Soul Awakening."
With that, the old man went into the humble house.
Ye Chen followed him inside.
Today was Ye Chen's third day since transmigrating to the Douluo Continent. From his hazy memories, he only remembered that the Pokemon Master Cultivation System had made a binding error.
Because of this, instead of being reborn as a baby like Tang San, he had gone from a twenty-five-year-old young man to a six-year-old child.
The reason for this was probably that people in the Pokemon World had to be ten years old before they could receive a Pokemon.
That rule happened to line up with the Douluo Continent, where people awakened their Martial Souls at the age of six.
Just as the original story described, every year, an official from the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City came to Holy Soul Village to help the children awaken their Martial Souls.
Any child who had reached the age of six could take part for free.
The next morning.
The village's Martial Soul Awakening ceremony began as scheduled.
The Spirit Hall official who had come to Holy Soul Village to help with the awakening was named Su Yuntao.
Organized by Old Jack, Ye Chen, Tang San, and the village's seven other children followed Su Yuntao into the wooden house ahead.
Inside the wooden house.
Su Yuntao had the children who followed him line up, then said sternly, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Su Yuntao. My Martial Soul is Lone Wolf, and I'm a twenty-sixth-level, two-ring Battle Soul Master. I'll be your guide. Now, I'll awaken your Martial Souls one by one. Remember, no matter what happens, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."
At the words "Martial Soul Awakening," Ye Chen, standing among the children, grew excited. The other children looked just as excited.
Su Yuntao arranged six black stones in a hexagon to form the awakening formation, then told the child at the far right of the line to stand inside it. He suddenly revealed a white and a yellow Soul Ring, and at the same time underwent Martial Soul Possession with his Lone Wolf.
A moment later.
"Child, your Martial Soul is a sickle. You have no Soul Power, so you can't cultivate. Go back for now. Next."
When Su Yuntao finished speaking, the child who had awakened a sickle Martial Soul returned to the line in disappointment. The child to his left stepped into the awakening formation, full of anticipation.
"Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. No Soul Power. You can't cultivate. Next."
The same result continued to play out. One after another, the children entered the awakening formation. Most of the Martial Souls they awakened were related to farm tools, and Su Yuntao judged every one of them to have "none" when it came to Soul Power.
About two minutes later, it was finally Tang San's turn to awaken his Martial Soul. He walked into the black-stone awakening formation ahead and said calmly, "Master Su, I'm ready. Please begin."
"Mm. Close your eyes and feel carefully." After giving that instruction, Su Yuntao quickly slapped both hands forward, sending six faint green lights into the black-stone awakening formation on the ground.
At once, a layer of golden light formed a golden barrier, enveloping Tang San and the entire awakening formation.
"Hold out your right hand."
Following Su Yuntao's instruction, Tang San raised his right hand. A stalk of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his palm.
At the same time, warmth stirred in his left palm. Tang San instinctively clenched his left hand, suppressing a flash of light shaped like a hammer.
The other seven children were all focused on the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's right hand, so naturally, they didn't notice the change in his left.
Even Su Yuntao hadn't Frisked it, but Ye Chen knew the original story by heart and noticed. As expected, things were exactly as described. Tang San had awakened Twin Martial Souls. That hammer-shaped flash of light he had suppressed must have been the top-tier tool-type Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
Coming back to himself, Ye Chen saw that Tang San had already tested as having innate full-level ten Soul Power.
"Child, stand in the awakening formation. You're the last one to awaken your Martial Soul. I hope you awaken Soul Power too."
After hearing Su Yuntao's words, Ye Chen walked into the awakening formation ahead, while Tang San returned to the line of children.
"Master Su, I'm ready!" Ye Chen said, his face full of anticipation.
"Mm." Su Yuntao answered and quickly slapped both hands forward, sending six faint green lights into the black-stone awakening formation on the ground.
At once, a layer of golden light formed a golden barrier, enveloping Ye Chen and the entire awakening formation.
"Hold out your right hand."
Following Su Yuntao's instruction, Ye Chen raised his right hand. A ball of fiery-red light wriggled in his palm, then finally turned into a chicken.
It was an adorable little chicken, with a round body covered in orange feathers. Its fluffy wings were yellow, and both wings were short and thick. An orange-yellow, flame-shaped comb stood on its head, while its two short legs and little beak were yellow.
Overall, it looked more like a newly hatched chick, and was only about the size of an adult's palm.
What was strange was that a golden light burst into countless stars that circled the little chick, making it seem to glitter with golden radiance.
Staring at the little chick in Ye Chen's hands, Su Yuntao wore a strange expression. He murmured to himself, "A chicken? A chicken Martial Soul?"
"Does Holy Soul Village really have a bloodline passed down from a poultry Martial Soul?"
Hearing this, Tang San and the other children all turned to look at Ye Chen. Tang San furrowed his brows at the chicken Martial Soul in Ye Chen's hands, then didn't look again.
The other children glanced at it before turning away, their gazes returning to Su Yuntao. They all wanted to know what the chicken Martial Soul was about.
Yet Ye Chen was probably the only one there who knew that this chicken Martial Soul was actually Torchic, one of the Starter Pokémon from the Pokemon World. For now, it was a Fire-type Martial Soul, with the potential to evolve multiple times.
However, the Torchic in his hands was actually a Shiny Blaziken.
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