Awakening! Yongzhen!

Behind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The scorching sun hung high in the sky, a sweltering summer day.

Yet, it could not thaw the bitter cold within his heart.

Murong Ci had already been on the Douluo Continent for six years.

Today was his twelfth birthday on the Douluo Continent.

Six years had passed, and he remained a bottom-tier disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If not for Ning Rongrong teasing and playing with him every day, he would never have been worth Ning Fengzhi's notice.

"Murong Ci, my soul power has reached level 26, and I am going out for training. As for you, you've only just reached level 10, right? You are no longer qualified to stand by my side. However, I've spoken to Father, and he has granted you a soul beast as a parting gift."

Ning Rongrong's tone was rather cold, though there was a hint of loss in her eyes.

It was unclear whether she was acting under Ning Fengzhi's instructions or her own volition.

"Many thanks for the Young Mistress's generosity," Murong Ci said, bowing slowly.

Actually, it was quite decent; after all, they were giving him a soul beast, and he could still collect a reward from the Martial Soul Hall every month. This counted as one of his few strokes of good luck.

"Rongrong, why waste words on such a servant? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has treated you well enough. Take this soul beast, and from now on, we have no further ties."

The man who arrived carried himself with elegance, yet his words were chilling. This was none other than the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi.

"Many thanks to the Sect Master for your kindness."

Murong Ci remained neither servile nor overbearing, though his voice wavered slightly.

After all, he had lived here for six years!

That night, in his room—the last time he would ever step foot in it—Murong Ci looked at the dying 400-year-old Flame Demon Lion soul beast on the floor.

Will I suffer a backlash...

He felt uncertain, for he was nothing but a waste, or at least that was how he saw himself.

But the hesitation was soon replaced by resolve.

My fate is determined by me, not the heavens. I do not believe in destiny!

With that thought, he stopped overthinking. Hardening his heart, he sat cross-legged on the floor and began to absorb it.

By the time he finished, it was six in the morning, the time when the chore disciples usually rose for work.

He would take his meager belongings and his level 11 soul power, leaving behind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that had been his home for six years.

"If this place won't keep me, there's plenty of room elsewhere! Hmph!"

"I suppose I'm the first disciple to be kicked out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"The method of spiritual victory is truly useful."

Thinking this, he walked out of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and headed north.

He didn't know why he chose north, but he figured it was probably for the scenery of the northern lands.

Suddenly, a blast echoed in his mind!

[Ding—Congratulations to the host for binding with the Chaos System]

?! A system! He had finally bound with a system just like the characters in novels! And this system seemed different; its voice wasn't cold, but carried a touch of humanity!

"System? Why did you only show up now!"

Murong Ci was so frustrated he could almost cry!

[My wife called me, so I was a few days late.]

"I've already been kicked out, and you're telling me your wife called you? What kind of system has a wife? And a few days? It's been six years! If you had appeared earlier and given me a powerful martial soul, I wouldn't be in this state!"

Murong Ci said indignantly. Getting a cheat code right after being kicked out—what kind of timing was that?

[...Fine, seeing as you're pathetic, I'll give you something. Ding—Congratulations to the host for activating the System Starter Pack. The system has now raised the host's soul power to level 20 and upgraded the useless Gray Light martial soul to the Light of All-Encompassing. Features: Encompasses fire, ice, wood, force, metal, lightning, time, space, etc. All elements. Later, all can be upgraded to ultimate attributes. Calls upon all ultimate skills from Douluo I to Douluo IV. From now on, your martial soul shall be called All-Encompassing.]

Of course, when the system issued rewards and released tasks, its attitude remained cold and robotic.

"Holy crap!" Murong Ci couldn't help but curse. This was a massive cheat!

An ordinary person with two attributes was already considered a genius, yet he possessed them all, and they could be upgraded to ultimate levels later on!

Furthermore, he could directly use those ultimate skills! This system was absolutely insane!

As expected, life belonged to oneself; one couldn't have bad luck forever!

"System, oh no, Brother System, you are my brother, I admire you!"

[Spare me the pleasantries. Your task now is to become stronger. I do not want my host to be a waste.]

"How could that be, Brother? With your help, I will surely beat up Gangzi, kick Tang Buddha, crush Tang Hao, unify the Douluo Continent, and ascend to godhood!"

Murong Ci grinned foolishly, "Of course, having beauties everywhere would be nice too!"

The system clearly paused for two seconds, ignoring his question.

[Host spirit power detected at level 20. System recommends traveling to the Extreme North to hunt an ice-attribute spirit beast and enhance ice-elemental capabilities.]

The Extreme North? Isn't that exactly the path I'm already on! This system truly understands me.

And an ice-attribute spirit beast?

Murong Ci was not a frivolous person. He carefully considered his future path and asked the system, "System, what is the approximate age limit of a spirit beast I can absorb with my current physical level?"

[One thousand two hundred years. I have upgraded your martial soul quality, and your martial soul now contains both power and earth elements. Since it includes these two, your physique should be superior to an ordinary person's. One thousand two hundred years is not a difficult task for you.]

One thousand two hundred years! That strong?!

After experiencing so much misfortune, Murong Ci finally caught a break, and he was going to enjoy it to the fullest!

However, he suddenly thought of something important!

"System, with my current physical constitution, can I absorb a one-thousand-two-hundred-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion?"

The Ice Jade Scorpion was an Ultimate Ice spirit beast, which would be a massive help to his ice-attribute cultivation.

[Keep dreaming. Ultimate Ice spirit beasts are harder to absorb than ordinary ice spirit beasts. If you want to absorb an Ice Jade Scorpion, the optimal age limit right now is one thousand years, but you could gamble on something over a thousand, around one thousand two hundred. That will require willpower.]

"Willpower is no problem. What kind of suffering haven't I endured? Compared to my wife running away, this little difficulty is nothing!"

Murong Ci laughed, then burst into tears.

[Stop crying. The continent awaits you, beauties await you, go. Completing the mission rewards you with a three-level increase in spirit power, and since you already have a fire-attribute first spirit ring, there is an additional reward: increasing your affinity with the fire element.]

"Yes!"

Murong Ci gave a symbolic salute and hurried toward the Extreme North.

On the other side, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, that servant has already been driven out. Rongrong has determined to go out for training, so there is no use keeping him."

"He used to be able to amuse Rongrong, but keeping him now is just a waste. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has many servants, but none are as weak as him."

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and sat down in his chair.

"That child truly had a hard life. He accompanied Rongrong for six years, only to be driven out to fend for himself."

Chen Xin, the ethereal and cold-looking old man to the side, spoke up. He always felt that Murong Ci was not simple, though he couldn't pinpoint exactly why.

"Old coward, stop speaking well of him. At most, he was just a servant accompanying Rongrong. Besides, Fengzhi gave him a four-hundred-year-old Flame Demon Lion as a parting gift when he left; that was already benevolent enough."

Gu Rong, the Bone Douluo, spoke languidly, his voice filled with disdain.

"Hmm, that's true. The boy didn't labor in vain. A first spirit ring that is a century-old is not bad at all."

While they chatted and laughed, Murong Ci had already arrived at the Extreme North, beginning his extraordinary life.

"System, where is the habitat of the Ice Jade Scorpion... It's so cold, I'm about to freeze to death."

[Idiot, circulate the ice-attribute energy within your martial soul. Are you planning to endure this with your bare body?]

The system's voice sounded lazy and helpless.

"I can use it like that?"

Murong Ci felt a surge of joy and hurriedly circulated his spirit power. Sure enough, the cold dissipated instantly.

[The Ice Jade Scorpion is in the Extreme North, near the central region. It is much colder there than here, so even if you circulate your spirit power, you will still feel the chill once you arrive. Be prepared.]

Murong Ci acknowledged the warning and continued to push deeper, his steps slow yet firm.

In the distance, a jade-green scorpion snapped a small snake in two...