"So, System, you're saying you can make me switch identities with someone?"
On a cliff somewhere in Holy Soul Village, a young man leaned against a tree, as if he were talking to someone.
But in truth, there was no one else there.
Only the young man knew that a transparent screen, visible only to him, floated before his eyes.
His name was Ye Yang, and he was a transmigrator. He had started out an orphan, as if he had appeared out of thin air, with no roots or origins.
If Old Jack from Holy Soul Village hadn't taken him in, he would've starved to death long ago.
Then he learned he had transmigrated into the world of Douluo, which had left him thrilled.
After all, he'd read plenty of Douluo novels in his previous life. He knew transmigrators always had ridiculously powerful Martial Souls. He just didn't know what his would be.
He wasn't asking for much. A god-level Martial Soul or something would've been fine. But sadly, when he turned six, his awakening result was—nothing.
That's right, he had no Martial Soul. Good heavens! Even ordinary people without Soul Power had their own Martial Souls. There had never been anyone like Ye Yang, who had no Martial Soul at all.
Then they tested his Soul Power, and he had none of that either. To his younger self, it had been like a bolt from the blue.
Fortunately, Old Jack hadn't treated him any differently because of it. They ate and drank as usual; life had to go on, day by day. It wasn't as if Ye Yang had any deep-seated hatred to avenge.
As time passed, he gradually stopped caring. No Martial Soul was no Martial Soul. He'd just treat this as a second life and enjoy the present.
He had seen Tang Hao arrive and watched Tang San awaken his Martial Soul, but he hadn't cared. Like a tourist, he simply enjoyed everything this world had to offer.
Tang Hao hadn't paid him any attention either. What was there to notice about a good-for-nothing without even a Martial Soul?
And then, today, the System suddenly showed up.
Ye Yang was completely baffled. Seriously, man, you couldn't have come earlier or later? You waited until I was in my teens or twenties to show up. What was the point?
But since it had come, Ye Yang naturally wasn't going to pass it up. Who would turn their nose up at a cheat?
His System was called the [Identity Swap System].
As the name suggested, it could let him and someone else swap identities. That someone could be anyone, male or female, but they would definitely be around his age, since the System could only bind to one person.
As long as he used that person's identity to affect others in a way the System recognized, he would receive a reward.
For example, if he used his status to intimidate someone, his bearing would improve. If he ate poison, his poison resistance would increase—provided, of course, that he could withstand the poison.
And the swap wasn't permanent. They switched every ten days, which was fairly humane.
In short, it was a System built around making him a conspicuous show-off.
Ye Yang was a little speechless, but since it was here, he might as well use it. He'd treat it like a game. It wasn't his body, anyway.
As for what the other person might do to his body, was anyone really stupid enough to use someone else's body to play at suicide?
"System, where's my newbie gift pack?" Ye Yang asked, shifting to lie on his side.
He wouldn't forget the newbie gift pack that always came with a System.
[Beep! Newbie gift pack opened—] [Beep! Congratulations, host. You have received the Emperor of Light Armor, bound to your soul.] [Beep! Congratulations, host. You have received a Martial Soul: Radiant Emperor War Dragon (innate Soul Power level 30).] [Beep! Congratulations, host. You have received one Marrow Cleansing Pill.] [Beep! Congratulations, host. You have received one opportunity to manifest the Heavenly Dao.] [Beep! All rewards have been distributed.]
Looking at the rewards, Ye Yang was a little stunned. What kind of System was this? What even were these rewards? Wasn't this actually an Armor System?
The Emperor of Light Armor was the ruler of the universe of light, the origin of the Five Elements, while the Radiant Emperor War Dragon was its armor beast.
But before Ye Yang could say anything, the System continued.
[Beep! In light of the System's late arrival, the host will now be compensated for what he has missed over the years. Please choose:] [One: Soul Emperor-level Soul Power] [Two: One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone (choose any body part)] [Three: One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring (the most suitable Soul Ring)]
"So you do know you're late." Ye Yang was speechless, but seeing that the System was offering compensation, he said nothing more and looked over the rewards.
He immediately crossed off the first option. He was about to swap bodies, so what did he need that for? It gave him Soul Power, not the corresponding cultivation level. With zero Soul Rings, it was the most useless option.
Ye Yang considered the second option, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, then shook his head. No, this thing could be removed. What if the person he swapped with was evil and took it out? Then he'd just be handing someone else a gift.
That left only the third option. A Soul Bone could be removed, but a Soul Ring couldn't. And with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and the powerful Radiant Emperor War Dragon Martial Soul, the person he swapped with would only wonder if they'd transmigrated into someone extraordinary.
"I'll take the third option." Ye Yang made his decision.
Soon, a blood-red Soul Ring traced with golden dragon patterns descended slowly onto him.
The System's products were always top quality. It didn't waste any time before installing the Soul Ring for him.
Feeling the surging Soul Power suddenly well up inside him, Ye Yang fell silent for a moment, then quietly shook his head. "So this is what being a Soul Master feels like? It seems pretty ordinary."
Then he summoned his Martial Soul—the Radiant Emperor War Dragon.
Looking at the phantom hovering around him, Ye Yang's eyes lit up. As the armor beast of the Emperor of Light Armor, which symbolized the Five Elements and light, the Radiant Emperor War Dragon's appearance perfectly suited his taste.
"Cool." Ye Yang nodded in approval, then withdrew his Martial Soul and looked up at the sun. In his mind, he murmured, "Emperor Armor, unite."
In an instant, a beam of golden light shot down from the sun and enveloped Ye Yang. When the glow faded, a golden figure slowly came into view.
Tiger shoulders, mastiff back, rhinoceros legs, eagle hands, dragon head—the forms of five creatures, each symbolizing one of the Five Elements, came together to forge this armor, brimming with imperial majesty.
The crimson visor lent the armor an even more solemn air. It was the sovereign who ruled over all, the master of heaven and earth. Its name was—the Emperor Armor.
Wearing the armor, Ye Yang felt the power inside him. One word—invincible! Invincible! And damn well invincible!
This was the Emperor Armor, an armor that wore its invincibility on its face.
"Whew, that feels great. I never thought my childhood dream would come true like this. System, start the swap." Ye Yang withdrew the armor and let out a long breath, his eyes full of emotion and nostalgia.
[Beep! Beginning identity draw...]
"Oh, right. I almost forgot about this." Hearing the notification, Ye Yang suddenly remembered that he still hadn't taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill. He quickly pulled it out.
[Beep! Draw complete—] [Identity: Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire]
"Wait? Who?" Ye Yang had just swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill when he saw the identity and froze.
But before the System could reply, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
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