Behind the back mountain of Holy Soul Village.
A young boy was carrying a little girl on his back as they walked down the mountain.
"Brother, why don't you put me down? I'm so heavy~" The little girl's face was filled with worry.
"It's fine, my little Shan isn't heavy at all; you're quite light, actually~" Lan Yu flashed a bright smile, and as he spoke, he gave Tang Shan a playful bounce on his back.
"Oh, Brother is so mean~" Tang Shan's face flushed red, and she let out a coquettish pout, though her heart felt warm and fuzzy.
However, when Tang Shan's gaze landed on the beads of sweat covering Lan Yu's forehead, a pang of heartache struck her.
She bit her soft, pink lips, pulled a clean handkerchief from her pocket, and leaned forward to carefully wipe Lan Yu's brow.
Tang Shan caught the faint scent lingering on Lan Yu, her small face turning even redder as an indescribable flutter stirred in her heart.
The mountain path stretched out slowly, a gentle breeze brushing against their faces.
Lan Yu felt the soft sensation against his back, and his mind drifted into a daze.
Accidentally transmigrating to the Douluo Continent was already absurd enough, but what shocked Lan Yu even more was...
The masculine Tang San from the original work had actually turned into the soft, gentle little sister Tang Shan on his back!
Lan Yu: Fate Gu, where are you?! Where are you hiding!
Lan Yu had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent six years ago, born in Holy Soul Village as an abandoned orphan.
It just so happened that Ah Yin, having lost her beloved, passed through the area, picked him up, raised him, and gave him the name Lan Yu.
That's right, it was Ah Yin!
This was a bizarre, inverted Douluo Continent.
Ah Yin, the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who was supposed to sacrifice herself, had become a human.
Meanwhile, Tang Hao from the original work had transformed into a hundred-thousand-year Clear Sky Divine Dragon and sacrificed himself to Ah Yin.
According to what Lan Yu had learned over the past few years, he discovered that this world had more than just this one issue.
The original Upper Three Sects had been turned upside down.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect remained as it always was.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had become the Seven-Colored Precious Lotus Sect.
The Clear Sky Sect, which once shook the continent, had become the Blue Silver Sacred Heart Sect.
After a confused sigh at the heavens, Lan Yu finally accepted reality. So what if the world was inverted? Even without the advantage of foresight, what of it?
Lost in thought, Lan Yu finally carried Tang Shan back to the medical clinic at the end of the village.
The blacksmith shop that belonged to Tang Hao in the original work had become Ah Yin's clinic.
Thanks to the memories of his past life, Lan Yu had been able to walk and help Ah Yin with chores from a very young age.
For some unknown reason, the Tang San who was supposed to possess Tang Shan had failed, and a series of Tang Sect martial arts techniques had flooded into the mind of the infant Tang Shan.
This caused Tang Shan to be dazed and silly until she was three years old.
Back then, Ah Yin spent her days in tears, and the hope of the family rested entirely on Lan Yu's shoulders.
Fortunately, even with Tang Shan in that state, Ah Yin cared for her meticulously and never gave up.
It wasn't until Lan Yu was three that Tang Shan regained her intelligence and told Ah Yin and Lan Yu everything that was in her mind.
After a brief silence, Ah Yin made an immediate decision to let the siblings practice the Mysterious Heaven Skill together.
In her eyes, this must have been a legacy inherited from Tang Hao's bloodline as a soul beast.
"Brother, I feel like my Mysterious Heaven Skill has reached a bottleneck." Tang Shan leaned into Lan Yu's ear and whispered softly.
The warm breath brushed against his ear, making it itch slightly, and Lan Yu chuckled.
"I reached that a long time ago!"
"Wow! Brother is so amazing!" Little Tang Shan looked at him with pure adoration, her eyes sparkling like stars.
"Be good, go inside first; I'm going to deliver this medicine." Lan Yu ruffled Tang Shan's hair, his tone doting and gentle.
Ah Yin's clinic was located at the edge of Holy Soul Village.
Within a radius of several miles, this was the only clinic, which meant that every time Ah Yin finished preparing medicine, Lan Yu had to help deliver it—for a fee, of course.
Before long, Lan Yu arrived at the home of the village chief, Old Tom. He knocked on the door, handed over the wrapped medicine, and accepted the payment.
Old Tom had suffered from leg trouble for years and often came to Ah Yin for treatment and medicine, so Lan Yu visited frequently, and the two had grown quite close.
Old Tom smiled kindly and patted Lan Yu on the head.
"Little Yu, tomorrow is the day for the spirit awakening ceremony. Don't forget to bring your sister along."
Was it finally time!
I just wonder if the person awakening the spirits is still Brother Tao. If I don't hear someone call a spirit "trash," I won't feel like my transmigration is complete.
As for innate soul power, Lan Yu was not worried; with the support of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he was certain to have full innate soul power.
Even after tens of thousands of years, the Mysterious Heaven Skill remained a monstrously powerful mechanism.
When Lan Yu returned to the apothecary, Tang Shan was standing by the stove, sleeves rolled up, helping Ah Yin with the preparations.
"Big Brother! You're back!"
Lan Yu scooped up the little girl as she rushed toward him.
"Xiao Yu, you're back. Go wash your hands and eat." Ah Yin looked back with a gentle smile, her eyes as soft as water.
Lan Yu pinched the soft little face in his arms and looked up at Ah Yin. "Mom, the Spirit Hall is coming to the village tomorrow to awaken spirits. Are you going to go?"
"Really? We can awaken our spirits tomorrow?! Can we go, Mom?" Tang Shan's eyes lit up, and she looked at Ah Yin with anticipation.
"Alright!" Ah Yin nodded with a smile.
Early the next morning, a tidied-up Ah Yin took Tang Shan and Lan Yu by the hand and arrived at the awakening room at the village entrance.
"Go on in, children," Old Tom said, leading the group of youths into the awakening room in an orderly fashion.
A young woman wearing a Spirit Hall uniform turned around in front of Lan Yu, a smile on her face.
"My name is Si Si, a level sixteen Spirit Master. I will be the one awakening your spirits today."
A trace of disappointment welled up in Lan Yu's heart.
Where is my legendary Brother Tao?
As child after child stepped forward to awaken their spirits, Si Si's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, her eyes unable to hide her disappointment.
"Next."
Tang Shan stepped forward quickly and placed her hand on the awakening stone.
In an instant, a blue light erupted from Tang Shan's body, and a deafening dragon roar echoed throughout the entire awakening room.
"This... this is a dragon-type spirit!" Si Si's expression changed drastically, her voice trembling slightly.
"Quick, child, come and test your innate soul power!" Si Si's tone carried a hint of urgency.
Tang Shan reached out her fair, delicate hand and gently grasped the soul power crystal ball.
In an instant!
A brilliant golden light suddenly bloomed from the crystal ball.
"Full innate soul power!"
Si Si gasped, her face full of shock.
The children who had failed their awakening instantly looked up at Tang Shan, their eyes filled with deep envy.
Si Si leaned down, bringing her face close to Tang Shan's, and asked eagerly.
"Child, tell big sister, what is your spirit called?"
Tang Shan looked back at the phantom of her spirit behind her, her voice sweet and firm. "My spirit is the Haotian Flood Dragon!"
"Haotian Flood Dragon?"
"Hiss—"
Si Si murmured, repeating the name, and scratched her head; she truly couldn't recall such a spirit.
She took a deep breath, her eyes burning with intensity.
"Child! Do you want to join the Spirit Hall?"
"Big Brother?" Tang Shan was at a loss for a moment and instinctively looked toward Lan Yu.
"Deacon, my sister needs to go home and ask our mother before she can make a decision," Lan Yu stepped forward, calm, gentle, and polite in his reply.
"Sigh... alright then." Si Si let out a sigh, her face full of regret, but she knew this wasn't something to be rushed.
"Come on up, child, it's your turn."
"Good luck! Big Brother," Tang Shan said, clenching her little hand to cheer him on.
Lan Yu nodded and walked toward the awakening platform. He took a deep breath as Si Si channeled her soul power into him.
He felt the internal energy of his Mysterious Heaven Skill begin to fluctuate in response.
"Ah—"
With a low shout from Lan Yu, another dragon roar resounded through the awakening room.
"Could it be... another dragon-type spirit?" Si Si's pupils constricted, her face full of astonishment.
Is today my lucky day?!
A hazy figure, half-human and half-dragon, emerged behind Lan Yu.
"What kind of spirit is this?"
"It looks like the kind of spirit those wolf bandits have," Si Si murmured in confusion.
As the information about his spirit appeared in his mind, Lan Yu couldn't help but blurt out, "Holy crap! My spirit is a Dragonman?!"
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