Douluo: In the Peerless World, Counterfeit Deity

Douluo: In the Peerless Era, the Counterfeit God. Author: In the Name of the Salted Fish.

Transmigrated to the Douluo Continent during the Peerless Tang Sect era.

A youth labeled as a counterfeit god faces Tang the God King, who views all living beings as mere grass, manipulates fate at will, and plunders the destiny belonging to the Douluo Continent.

Only two paths lie before him: rise up in resistance or submit to being a puppet.

He resolutely chooses the former: in the name of Unlimited Blade Works, he shall master his own destiny!

Who says a counterfeit must be inferior to the genuine article?

Who says one can only become a god by pledging loyalty to the God Realm?

Let me be the one to shatter everything!

When I storm the God Realm, the gods shall face their ultimate reckoning!

Seeing the Douluo army, each and every one of them wielding an Asura Demon Sword, Tang God King began to doubt his entire existence.

Also known as: In Douluo, Wholesaling Divine Artifacts

Protagonist titles: Outstanding graduate of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, lifetime honorary researcher of Mingde Hall, pillar of the Sun Moon Empire, best comrade-in-arms of the Sun Moon Emperor, the man behind the Lord of the Far North, best ally of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Counterfeit God.

PS: Anti-Tang San, fatherly love and filial piety, no licking Shrek Academy, Sun Moon Soul Engineer Academy.

Chapter 1: In Douluo, With Both Parents Alive

Heaven Dou Empire, Maple Leaf City.

Four thousand years have passed since the war between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo, Heaven Dou, and Dou Ling Empires.

Although the three empires achieved victory with the help of Shrek Academy, defeating the Sun Moon Empire and naming the continent the Douluo Continent, the fighting on the continent has never ceased because of it.

Battles have never stopped in the border regions between the Sun Moon Empire and the other three empires.

Maple Leaf City is one such place.

As a major border city, the significance of Maple Leaf City is particularly vital.

It bears the heavy responsibility of supplying the Heaven Dou Empire's frontline army, and because its location on the border facilitates trade, it is also a major source of the empire's economy.

However, while trade flourishes, it is inevitable that those with ulterior motives will infiltrate the city.

The various factions are a mixed bag of people.

The Heaven Dou Empire places particular importance on this place.

Therefore, every mayor of Maple Leaf City is a trusted confidant and general of the royal family, holding absolute control over all factions within the city with a squad of Spirit Ancestor-level spirit masters deployed by the empire.

But as long as national interests are not involved, the attitude here toward the state is much freer than in other cities.

Night is when Maple Leaf City is at its most prosperous.

Both sides of the street are filled with various stalls, and the bustling crowds are endless.

"Uncle, give me one... no, three candied haws!" A child of about five or six years old, carved from jade and looking like a porcelain doll, walked up to the stall with practiced ease, gritted his teeth, and shouted after a moment of struggle.

"Luoheng, sneaking out again?"

"Hehe~"

"You, take them and hurry home."

The stall owner leaned down and handed over the candied haws with a chuckle.

"Mm, goodbye, Uncle."

"Take it slow on the road, little one."

Putting down the spirit coins, the little guy rubbed his hands together impatiently, took a bite, and immediately narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.

Little Su Luoheng held the candied haws in one hand, eating as he walked.

Unknowingly, it has been nearly six years since he was reborn on the Douluo Continent. His memories of his previous life have become somewhat blurred, but the habit of loving candied haws is the one thing he cannot change.

It is a pity that his mother in this life always says he is too young and won't let him eat too many, so he can only sneak out.

That's right, little Su Luoheng is a transmigrator.

He is now called Su Luoheng.

"I'll save the rest for tomorrow~"

"I have to hurry home; it'll be trouble if Mom finds out!"

Su Luoheng put away the remaining two and ran quickly toward his home.

"..."

"Mom and Dad should be asleep, right?"

"Great, there's no one in the courtyard!"

When he reached the front door, the little guy deliberately wiped the sugar stains from the corners of his mouth, poked his little head out, and peered left and right into the courtyard with his bright, lively eyes. Only after ensuring no one was there did he finally push open the door with caution.

Creeak—

Just as he was about to close the door, a refined voice rang out.

"Luoheng, sneaking out for snacks again?"

"Dad, you scared me."

Seeing that the person was his father, Su Luoheng finally let out a long sigh of relief.

In the food chain of their household, they were on the same level.

The middle-aged man wore a blue robe and had a gentle expression, looking at little Luoheng with a half-smile.

This man was none other than Su Luoheng's father: Su Junran.

"What, aren't you afraid I'll tell your mother?"

"Dad, have a candied hawthorn."

A glint of craftiness flashed in the little guy's eyes as he eagerly offered a candied hawthorn. Once his father took a bite, he revealed a triumphant smile. "Dad, you have to keep my secret, or I'll tell Mom that you were the one who made me buy it!"

"You little rascal, are you threatening me now?"

Su Junran looked at the candied hawthorn in his hand and couldn't help but chuckle.

Truly a little devil in a small body.

"Hehe~"

"Alright, alright." Su Junran ruffled little Luoheng's hair firmly and laughed. "Keep the rest of the candied hawthorns for yourself. Brush your teeth and remember to get to bed early tonight; we're taking you to awaken your martial soul tomorrow morning."

"Awaken my martial soul?!"

"I can awaken my martial soul now?!"

Su Luoheng's eyes widened, his energy instantly spiking.

He even forgot to take back the candied hawthorn his father was holding.

"That's right, you're at the right age now. Go on back to sleep."

Su Junran answered the little guy's question with a smile, gave a few more instructions, and then walked back to his study with his hands behind his back.

He had been just as excited when he awakened his own martial soul back in the day.

As for this candied hawthorn?

Since the little guy didn't want it, he, as the father, would reluctantly accept it~ After all, his good son had 'specially' bought it for him! Come to think of it, it actually tasted quite good~

No wonder the little guy liked them so much.

Late at night.

Lying in bed, Su Luoheng tossed and turned.

Knowing that he would be able to awaken his martial soul tomorrow, he was too excited to fall asleep.

The most anticipated aspects of the Douluo Continent were its wondrous martial souls and spirit rings.

Although in his past life it was often teased by netizens as the "floor tile" of fantasy worlds, he had always yearned for extraordinary powers that transcended common knowledge.

That had been the case ever since he transmigrated here.

"Hoo~"

Unable to sleep, Su Luoheng turned his head to gaze at the bright moonlight outside.

Over the past six years, he had figured out that this was the timeline of Huo Gua, though he wasn't sure if he had joined Shrek Academy yet.

However, Tang San had certainly ascended to the God Realm long ago.

He was currently in the process of turning the Douluo Continent into his Tang Family Continent, step by step.

Overall, this wasn't a great era.

But for Su Luoheng, it didn't matter.

The great God King Tang was busy with a thousand things and focused on Huo Gua; he certainly wouldn't care about a nobody like him—someone who had no system, no cultivation techniques, and nothing but the title of a transmigrator.

He didn't have any grand ideals or ambitions for now; his only goal was to become a spirit master.

He didn't like fighting and killing.

Enjoying life was what he was meant to do.

When the time came, he would find a woman he liked and spend the rest of his life as a simple, happy, ordinary spirit master.

A perfect life.

That was the future Su Luoheng yearned for most.

"Martial soul, what kind of martial soul will I awaken?"

He murmured to himself, opening his small hand as if to grasp the shining starry sky.

After all, Mom was a Spirit Ancestor in her forties, and while he didn't know his dad's exact spirit power level, based on his observations, he had to be at least a Spirit King, if not stronger!

According to the laws of genetics.

As the offspring of two spirit masters, his own awakened martial spirit shouldn't... be too shabby, right?

It shouldn't be~

He should, more or less, be able to inherit some of their spirit power.

Su Luoheng thought as much, feeling much calmer about tomorrow's martial spirit awakening.

"Did I forget something?"

"Forget it, I can't remember~"

"Sleep, sleep, I'm exhausted..."

He didn't know how much time had passed before he finally felt waves of drowsiness, drifting off into a hazy sleep.

In his dreams, he imagined himself conjuring fire in his left hand and ice in his right, awakening a powerful martial spirit to roam the Douluo Continent with carefree ease.

The Value of a Spirit Master

Early morning.

After washing up, Su Luoheng arrived at the front hall.

The excitement from last night hadn't faded yet, and he felt no sleepiness at all despite waking up so early.

"Mom, Dad."

"Oh? Up so early today?"