Character Self-Setting

"Douluo Dalu is officially airing, first!"

"Claiming a front-row seat."

"To the people above, you guys are really enough. With so many comments, I can't even see the plot on screen."

"Blindly guessing the protagonist Tang San will awaken a top-tier martial soul and crush everyone with innate full soul power..."

"That scene where Tang San was being hunted and turned around to use Tang Sect techniques and hidden weapons was just insanely cool."

Accompanied by a stream of comments, the animation titled [Douluo Dalu] officially began.

As the first self-created animation made with 3D modeling, the audience was full of anticipation.

The moment the animation started, it drew countless viewers rushing to the front row, all just to catch a glimpse of the exciting plot of [Douluo Dalu].

Meanwhile.

Balaque Kingdom, Nuoding City.

Inside a dormitory at the Spirit Hall branch orphanage.

A boy sat by the window, looking up at the sky with anticipation.

"Detected that the plot of the animation [Douluo Dalu] has officially begun. The Strongest Character System has been activated."

"Host is requested to accumulate popularity as soon as possible and become the most popular character in [Douluo Dalu]."

"System binding successful. Distributing the novice gift pack for you now."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Character Setting Card. It can be used to regenerate the character's martial soul talent. Do you wish to use it?"

Hearing the system prompts in his ears, the boy couldn't wait to use the character generation card.

"Character Setting Card used. Character panel has been generated."

Character: Han Xing.
Age: Six years old.
Martial Soul: Night Crow (Unawakened).
Innate Soul Power: Level 1.
Soul Skills: None.
Talent Domain: None.
Popularity: 0

"Detected that your original martial soul is the Night Crow. You may choose from the following generation routes."

1. Life Evolution Route: Can evolve into the avian divine beast, Three-Legged Golden Crow martial soul.

2. Attribute Evolution Route: Can evolve into the dark divine beast, Guiche Bird martial soul.

3. Species Evolution Route: Can evolve into the avian divine beast, Bi Fang martial soul.

Hiss~ This is a bit hard to choose.

Looking at the three options above, Han Xing, who suffered from decision paralysis, couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He couldn't tell the strength difference based on combat power alone, so he had to consider the cost-effectiveness of each evolution route.

Currently, it was known that to obtain more rewards from the system, Han Xing needed to accumulate higher popularity.

Therefore, the choice to evolve into the Guiche Bird was the first one he eliminated.

The Guiche Bird, also known as the Nine-Headed Bird, was a legendary ancient fierce bird with terrifying combat power.

However, the main reason Han Xing gave up on this choice was its appearance.

Since he wanted to gain popularity, the aesthetic appeal when using his martial soul had to be taken into account.

Dark attributes and nine heads—no matter how you looked at it, it just wouldn't be cool, right?

After eliminating the Guiche Bird, Han Xing quickly gave up on the Bi Fang martial soul evolution route as well.

This time it wasn't because of the appearance, but because of the fame of the divine beast.

Although both Bi Fang and the Golden Crow belonged to the fire-type divine beasts, Bi Fang's fame was far smaller than that of the Golden Crow.

The Golden Crow was the divine bird symbolizing the sun, representing fire and light, and had countless worshippers from ancient times to the present.

In contrast, Bi Fang was a divine beast that symbolized fire disasters. No one wanted a fire disaster to happen near them, so its popularity naturally couldn't compare to the Golden Crow.

Han Xing's goal was to accumulate popularity, so a more well-known divine beast martial soul was more important to him.

System: "Evolution route selected: Three-Legged Golden Crow. Are you sure?"

"Confirmed!" Han Xing said solemnly.

"Understood. A new panel has been generated for you."

Character: Han Xing.
Age: Six years old.
Martial Soul: Three-Legged Golden Crow (Unawakened).

Innate Spirit Power: Level 10.

Spirit Ability: None.

Innate Domain: Blazing Sun Domain (Unawakened).

Popularity Points: 0.

Blazing Sun Domain: Enemies within the domain will suffer the scorching of the True Sun Fire, igniting their physical bodies and spirit power.

My innate spirit power has been raised directly to level ten, and I've even obtained an innate domain?

Seeing the new panel, Han Xing's eyes lit up.

This couldn't help but make him look forward even more to the rewards he might obtain from the system in the future.

However, the plot has already begun now. Tang San should be close to awakening by now, right?

With my spirit power level, once I awaken, I'll likely be sent to Spirit City. I have to find a way around this.

If he didn't even have a role in the story, he had no idea when he would be able to accumulate enough popularity.

While Han Xing was deep in thought, footsteps approached from outside the dormitory.

"Children, come out quickly. The spirit awakening ceremony is about to begin."

The Dean's aged voice drifted in from outside, instantly causing the entire dormitory building to bustle with activity.

Because they were orphans, the children in the orphanage were more sensible than those from normal families.

They were very clear about what the spirit awakening meant.

Upon hearing that the spirit awakening ceremony was about to start, not one of them dared to be slow.

Soon, over a dozen children were led by the Dean to the Spirit Branch Hall.

"There are thirteen children of age this year. I'll have to trouble you with the rest, Deacon Liu."

The Dean walked up to a Spirit Hall deacon wearing robes.

"It's no trouble at all; this is our duty."

"Besides, I often go over to play with the children from the orphanage; they are just like my own younger brothers and sisters."

Deacon Liu walked in front of the group, pulled a dozen lollipops from his robes, and handed one to each child.

"Thank you, Brother Deacon."

Taking the lollipops, the children smiled sweetly at Deacon Liu one after another.

"Alright, sit down nicely now. Brother is going to start awakening your spirits."

Deacon Liu took out the spirit awakening crystal ball and arranged some peculiar stones into a magic circle.

Once everything was ready, Deacon Liu signaled for the nearest boy to come over and awaken his spirit.

As the light on the spirit awakening crystal flickered, a small blade of grass appeared in the boy's hand.

"Blue Silver Grass, what a pity." Deacon Liu's expression turned disappointed.

"Let's test your spirit power."

Although he held no hope, he did not treat the process perfunctorily because of it.

As expected, the boy who awakened the Blue Silver Grass did not possess any spirit power.

Watching the boy's disappointed expression, Deacon Liu offered a few words of gentle comfort before calling the next child over to awaken their spirit.

As one child after another finished their awakening, Deacon Liu looked toward Han Xing at the very back.

"Only one left. It seems there's no chance of a spirit master awakening from the orphanage this year."

"Child, come here."

Deacon Liu's voice carried a hint of fatigue, yet he still maintained a gentle smile.

Having watched so many others awaken their spirits, Han Xing was already quite familiar with the process.

Without needing a reminder from Deacon Liu, he took the initiative to place his hand on the spirit awakening crystal ball.

As Deacon Liu's spirit power channeled through the crystal ball into Han Xing's body to guide him, a scorching sensation immediately surged through him.

At the same time, the crystal ball emitted a dazzling golden light, causing everyone to instinctively close their eyes.

Is this going to be the awakening of a powerful spirit?

Deacon Liu squinted, staring intently at the spirit awakening crystal ball.