Douluo Planet

The morning light spilled down, casting speckled white reflections against the dilapidated walls.

Many children dressed in worn-out clothes were playing nearby, laughing and chasing each other with joy in their eyes.

Only in the corner sat a young boy.

His expression was calm.

But if one looked closely, they would see his face was already streaming with tears.

If asked why he was weeping, he could only say it was because of his deep love for this land.

In the boy's hand was a calendar.

The days on the calendar had been crossed off one by one, until they reached this very day.

Three words were clearly written upon it: Awakening Day.

"Six years, it's been a full six years, and I've finally made it to the day of my martial soul awakening!"

The boy said, wiping the tears from his face before slowly standing up.

Who could understand what it was like to die suddenly while playing a game?

He had been doing just fine in the Abyss at the time.

Because the Moon Crystal Complete Form and the Skirk Ice Team were quite popular recently, he had swapped out his old Old World Team.

He had switched to these two new teams.

As it turned out, he must have stepped on someone's toes, because he just dropped dead.

When he opened his eyes again, he initially thought he was lucky enough to have arrived in the Teyvat Continent, as it was his favorite game.

But he never imagined that the first thing he would see upon opening his eyes was an orphanage.

It was only because the orphanage director was kind that Li Ang hadn't seriously considered just restarting his life.

Of course, today was the day to decide on a fresh start.

With the six-year mark reached, it was time to see what he was truly made of.

Before he died, Li Ang had understood the entire history of the Douluo Continent, so he had some knowledge regarding martial soul awakening.

As the saying goes for martial soul awakening: seven parts depend on bloodline, three parts on mutation.

Most ordinary people lacked the necessary bloodline, and for someone like Li Ang, who didn't even know who his parents were, it went without saying.

"Sigh, I just hope for a decent martial soul."

"My greatest dream is immortality; as long as I can survive, I'll be happy with whatever comes my way."

The boy muttered to himself as he stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes.

He looked outside and saw a gentle, middle-aged woman walking in slowly.

She scanned the room and spoke to the children:

"Everyone, come and gather around."

"Today is the day of martial soul awakening; follow me to the Spirit Pagoda to undergo your awakening."

The woman's voice was very soft as she called everyone to assemble.

Seeing this, Li Ang yawned and took a few quick steps to catch up.

The orphanage director here was about forty years old.

There was a burn scar on her face stretching from her eye to the corner of her mouth.

It was said that she sustained the injury during a fire at the orphanage while trying to save the children.

The scar looked terrifying, but no one in the orphanage cared about it.

A city bus drove slowly toward the Spirit Pagoda, which was not far from the orphanage.

Because today was Awakening Day, the area outside the Spirit Pagoda was already packed with various private cars.

All sorts of people were crowding the regular entrance, while those with connections were using special channels.

Li Ang and the others from the orphanage also used a special channel.

Due to the special status of orphans, and in response to the Federation's call to ensure everyone could undergo awakening, orphans were placed at the very front.

As the children began to go in one by one under the director's guidance, Li Ang was placed among the last few.

There were about fifteen children who had turned six this year, but among these fifteen, it would be considered good if even one or two became spirit masters with spirit power.

It wasn't that wealthy people abandoned their children less often, but rather that it was far less common compared to the general population.

As the children began their awakenings one by one, reports started coming back.

Most of them, even if they awakened a martial soul, had no spirit power.

They were all ordinary things like hoes and shovels.

The better ones had innate spirit power of level 1 or 2, but most had no innate spirit power at all.

Before Li Ang, only one girl had awakened a martial soul known as the Kingfisher.

An Innate Soul Power of level 5 is considered relatively high among those who undergo awakening.

"Next, Li Junyue."

The Spirit Transmitter called out, but there was no movement from below. He looked toward Mother Dean with a puzzled gaze.

Mother Dean turned back with a helpless expression: "Li Ang, he's calling you!"

Watching Li Ang walk out, the Spirit Transmitter's gaze fell upon him.

The youth before him had an ordinary appearance and wore plain clothes, giving off a very unremarkable impression, so the Spirit Transmitter only glanced at him once before leading the boy inside.

Looking at the Awakening Platform before him, Li Ang reached up and scratched his head.

This was his first time undergoing an awakening, so he naturally felt a certain curiosity about the process.

The Spirit Transmitter beside him did not urge him on, seemingly having grown accustomed to such behavior.

However, after waiting for two minutes, he noticed something was wrong, as Li Ang was standing there performing a bizarre dance.

Watching the youth spread his legs and move his body up and down, the Spirit Transmitter was left dumbfounded by the strange dance.

"Could this be a sacrificial ritual of some ancient race? Does doing this provide a bonus to martial soul awakening?"

The young Spirit Transmitter muttered to himself, his eyes filled with a hint of curiosity.

But as soon as Li Ang finished dancing, he did not hesitate, slamming his hand directly onto the Awakening Stone.

As a blinding light flared up, Li Ang opened his eyes, his gaze fixed directly on the Awakening Stone before him.

The dazzling light enveloped him, and it felt as if something had appeared within his body—something bloated and distended, pressing against his lower abdomen and causing him discomfort.

By the time he reacted, a massive blue planet slowly emerged.

A planet reflected in the sky outside, one that seemed entirely connected to Douluo Planet.

Many parents and children watched this azure planet, their eyes filled with confusion and curiosity.

Meanwhile, inside the awakening room, the young Spirit Transmitter was left stunned as he watched the Awakening Stone shatter.

He took two dazed steps forward, only to see vast surges of power erupting from around the youth.

This bizarre scene immediately frightened the young Spirit Transmitter, leaving him standing frozen in place.

Li Ang was equally bewildered; his martial soul was strange, appearing so massive that it seemed entirely outside of his body.

He could perceive the exact appearance of his martial soul, as he was currently viewing the massive blue planet before him from a bird's-eye perspective.

Yet, the more he looked at this planet, the more familiar it seemed; no matter if he looked from the left, the right, or above, it gave him a very familiar feeling.

Holy crap, this thing is my martial soul? How is it identical to the appearance of Douluo Planet in children's picture books?

So, my martial soul is Douluo Planet?