Su Yu stood in the center of the six black stones. As Su Yuntao infused them with Soul Power, a warm current instantly flowed through his whole body.
His eyes stung. The next second, the colors of the entire world changed before him.
The System Panels he'd needed to focus to make out were now crystal clear. He could even see the streams of data behind them rushing past like waterfalls.
"Is this your Martial Soul? Your eyes?"
Su Yuntao looked at Su Yu's now-brilliant golden pupils and asked uncertainly.
Body Martial Souls were rare, but they weren't unheard of.
Su Yu said nothing.
He knew exactly what was going on. His First Martial Soul, the Eye of Truth, had simply awakened.
From now on, his eyes weren't just a passive skill. They were a true Martial Soul that belonged to him.
But he could feel another force stirring inside his body, like a beast straining to break out of its cage.
Su Yu slowly raised his right hand. A cloud of gray mist gathered in his palm.
Within it, a faint phantom shaped like an eraser flickered in and out of sight.
Twin Martial Souls!!!
Su Yuntao sucked in a sharp breath. What kind of day was this?
Not only had three geniuses appeared—including someone with Innate Full Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass—but now there was a Twin Martial Soul as well?!
"What the heck is your second Martial Soul? A brick?"
Su Yuntao stared at the ashen gray block, completely dumbfounded.
Su Yu's mind exploded.
Only he knew what this "eraser" really was.
The instant his Second Martial Soul awakened, a message flooded his mind:
[Second Martial Soul: Conceptual Eraser (Rule-Type).] [Ability: Consumes Soul Power to forcibly erase or alter any text, quest, reward, or punishment on a System Panel within sight. The extent of the modification depends on how much Soul Power is consumed.]
Su Yu forced down his pounding heartbeat.
This wasn't just a Martial Soul. This was the freaking daddy of every System host!
Other people had Systems. He'd become the GM of the Systems themselves!
"Ahem. Maybe it's some kind of mutated brick Martial Soul."
Su Yu made something up on the spot and quickly put away the Conceptual Eraser.
Nobody could ever find out about this. It was his ultimate trump card for surviving in this dark forest.
Su Yuntao still had a head full of questions, but he held out the crystal ball anyway. "Come on, let's test your Soul Power."
Su Yu placed his hand on it. The crystal ball blazed with light, blinding everyone. Innate Full Soul Power again.
Su Yuntao was numb by now.
He felt as though his entire worldview had been ground into the dirt.
At that moment, Zhang San and Wang Yuyan were glaring viciously at Su Yu from the corner.
Li Hu had inexplicably been crippled, leaving the two of them panicked, but their Systems kept urging them on with missions.
The [Invincible Choice System] above Zhang San's head refreshed:
[Option One: While Su Yu's awakening is still unstable, launch a sneak attack and cripple his Martial Soul. Reward: One Thousand-Year Soul Ring.] [Option Two: Keep your head down and wait for the right moment. Reward: One turtle shell.]
Zhang San chose the first option without a second thought.
He was the chosen one with a System. How could he be a coward?
He secretly summoned the Thunder Sword, ready to stab Su Yu in the back the moment he turned around.
Su Yu's Eye of Truth saw everything clearly.
The corner of his mouth curled into an almost imperceptible, cold smile.
You want to sneak up on me? Then you can be the whetstone for my new Martial Soul.
Su Yu didn't turn around. Instead, he quietly activated his newly awakened Conceptual Eraser.
Half of his Innate Full Soul Power was instantly drained. A gray force of rules spread out silently and smeared itself across the System Panel above Zhang San's head.
Concentrating, Su Yu erased the two characters "Su Yu" from the panel and wrote "Wang Dachui" in their place.
The System notification in Zhang San's mind changed instantly:
[Option One: While Wang Dachui's smithing is still unsteady, launch a sneak attack and smash his hammer. Reward: One Thousand-Year Soul Ring.]
Zhang San froze.
Wang Dachui?
The blacksmith?
Why had the System suddenly changed its KPI?
But the temptation of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring was just too great.
Greed clouded Zhang San's mind. He didn't stop to think, instead turning and charging out of Spirit Hall, straight toward the smithy next door.
"What's he doing?"
Su Yuntao stared, bewildered.
Su Yu shrugged. "Maybe he needs to pee."
Inside the smithy, Wang Dachui swung his hammer. The [Infinite Reincarnation System] above his head displayed his side-quest progress.
Suddenly, Zhang San charged in with the Thunder Sword raised and shouted, "You old geezer, eat my sword!"
Wang Dachui frowned. A cold, murderous glint flashed in his eyes—the killing intent of a reincarnator.
"Looking to die."
Without even activating his Martial Soul, Wang Dachui casually swung the red-hot hammer in his hand.
"Bang!"
Zhang San and his sword went flying, slamming into the opposite earthen wall and embedding in it. It was anyone's guess whether he was still alive.
Wang Dachui snorted and went back to smithing.
A line of text drifted across the panel above his head: [Killed one low-tier reincarnator/native. Reward: 50 Reincarnation Points.]
Back in Spirit Hall, Wang Yuyan watched the scene, her face gone white with fright.
The [Green Tea Tycoon System] above her head blared an alarm:
[Warning! Extremely dangerous environment detected! Host advised to evacuate immediately!!!]
Wang Yuyan didn't dare stay a moment longer. She scrambled out of Spirit Hall, leaving even Li Hu behind.
Just like that, Su Yu had quietly resolved a crisis.
"Brother Yu, you're amazing."
Tang Wu came over, her big eyes sparkling with admiration.
She didn't know what Su Yu had done, but instinctively, she knew he'd protected her.
"Just the basics. Don't make a big deal of it."
Su Yu dusted off his hands, keeping his contribution to himself.
Su Yuntao wiped away his sweat and announced the ceremony's end.
He left Holy Soul Village with a complicated heart. He had to report what had happened to Spirit Hall immediately.
The villagers gradually dispersed as well.
Old Jack gave Su Yu a long look, then leaned on his cane and shuffled away.
Tang Hao lay beneath a tree, drinking as if nothing had happened, like it had nothing to do with him.
Su Yu took Tang Wu's hand as they walked home.
He looked up at the sky.
Through the Eye of Truth, he could see countless threads representing "Systems," "cheats," and "reincarnation spaces" crisscrossing the skies above Douluo Continent.
Those threads were greedily siphoning the origin power of this plane.
If he didn't clean out these parasites, this world was bound to get GG'd sooner or later.
"Brother Yu, what are you looking at?"
Tang Wu followed his gaze, but she couldn't see a thing.
"I'm looking at a vegetable patch overgrown with weeds."
Su Yu lowered his gaze and looked at the sweet, adorable Tang Wu by his side. He silently made up his mind.
Since Heaven had sent him here with a Martial Soul that specifically countered Systems, he wasn't going to hold back.
From today on, he, Su Yu, would call the shots on this Douluo stage.
All you clowns with your weird and wacky Systems, get ready for a real dimensional beatdown!!!
"Xiao San, want to go see the world outside?"
Su Yu asked with a smile.
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