Douluo: Lord of Fate, Toying with All Beings
Chapter 1

Destiny Editing System

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Clang! Detected that the host has reached six years of age, Destiny Editing System binding...

Late at night, Lin Chen woke up with a start.

The sudden voice that exploded in his mind made him wonder if he had misheard or was dreaming.

Clang! Destiny Editing System successfully bound, system functions implanting...

The system prompt sounded once again, followed by a large amount of system functions pouring into his mind in the form of memories.

It is actually real?

Lin Chen sat up from the bed, and only at this moment did he dare to confirm that it was not an auditory hallucination just now.

Good grief, it had been six years.

He had transmigrated to this Dourol Continent for a full six years, and Old Jack said that the Lord Soul Master from Spirit Hall would come to the village tomorrow to help them awaken their martial souls.

Just when Lin Chen thought he was going to leave it to luck, the system actually descended.

What was called a surprise?

This was it.

Lin Chen was excited for a long time before gradually calming down.

According to the information implanted by the system, the main function of the system was to edit the destinies of others.

In short, it was writing scripts.

The scripts he wrote through the system would happen to the edited person under the guidance of destiny, thereby achieving the ability to change the destiny of others.

And as long as he successfully changed the destiny of others, Lin Chen could obtain system rewards.

However, the script needed rationality.

The higher the rationality, the greater the success rate of changing destiny; otherwise, the plot might develop in an uncontrollable direction.

As for the rewards...

The higher the luck of the target Lin Chen edited, the greater the degree of destiny changed, the more rewards he could obtain, and the quality would vary with the prize pool.

Speaking of luck, who else in this Douro Continent could be higher than Tang San next door?

The corners of Lin Chen's mouth curled up involuntarily.

His original plan was to be a passerby; whether it was Tang San or Spirit Hall, neither had much to do with him.

However, having suddenly bound such a system, his plan would have to be changed.

How should I edit it?

Pondering for a moment, Lin Chen suddenly thought of something.

System, start editing!

The editing method was very simple; he only needed to remind the system and recite the script he had thought of in his heart.

*Although the Blue Silver Grass has the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor, before the bloodline awakens completely, it is ultimately just ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

Based on the principle that the quality of twin martial souls must be similar, the quality of the Clear Sky Hammer should logically be pulled down.*

The script Lin Chen gave was very concise, with only two short sentences. Whether it could succeed specifically would have to wait until tomorrow to find out.

A script needed to be acted out, and only after the acting was completed could one know whether it was successful or not.

[Editing complete!]

Lin Chen lay down, thinking to himself that he would be able to see the result when he woke up, but he tossed and turned and just could not fall asleep.

Speaking of which, system, is there no beginner's gift pack or something?

He thought that the systems in novels all had beginner's gift packs or something, so he asked about it.

As a result, the system simply ignored him.

Whether there is one or not, at least say something. You make me very awkward like this.

The system still chose cold violence.

You wouldn't happen to be that kind of low-end system without intelligence and unable to speak, would you?

Using reverse psychology did not work either.

Lin Chen tried all kinds of methods, but failed to get a response from the system, and he gradually drifted off to sleep again.

The next day, early morning.

Lin Chen woke up early. After washing up, he drank two bowls of leftover cold porridge from last night with salted vegetables and walked toward the village's Spirit Hall.

It was just a few steps away, so where would he need Old Jack to lead him?

When Lin Chen arrived at the Spirit Hall, a few children were already waiting here, but there were no adults from their families beside them.

It was evident that their families did not hold out much hope.

After all, martial souls on the Douro Continent were passed down through bloodlines, and a child would most likely inherit the martial soul of the father or mother.

If neither parent had Innate Soul Power, the child most likely would not either.

A couple with no Innate Soul Power giving birth to a child with Innate Soul Power—the odds of that happening were practically microscopic.

Otherwise, the entire Douluo Continent wouldn't have had such a paltry number of Spirit Masters.

Lin Chen waited for a moment, and saw a youth in his early twenties with rather handsome features walking over from outside the village carrying a bundle on his back.

Is he Brother Tao? Lin Chen thought to himself.

"Are everyone's children here?"

Su Yuntao walked up close and swept his gaze over Lin Chen and the others.

The other children were clearly a bit shy and didn't dare to speak to him.

"Master, there's still one missing. Our village chief should have already gone to fetch him."

Lin Chen slightly cupped his hands in salute.

He remembered Old Jack in the original work calling Su Yuntao "Master." Calling a Soul Grandmaster a master wasn't too problematic, either.

"What a waste of time."

Su Yuntao frowned, his expression somewhat impatient.

He had to run to so many villages every day; if every village delayed him like this, he would end up having to skip at least one village's rounds.

Still, complaining aside, he had no intention of starting the awakening for Lin Chen and the others right away.

Everyone waited a while longer, and only then did Old Jack arrive late, leading Tang San along with him.

"Hello, respected Battle Spirit Master. We're troubling you once again this time."

Old Jack stepped close and bowed respectfully toward Su Yuntao.

"I don't have much time. Let's begin now."

Although Su Yuntao's face showed some displeasure, he didn't voice any reprimand.

"Alright, children, this is—"

Old Jack briefly introduced Su Yuntao, but the latter cut off his superfluous nonsense and then led Lin Chen and the others into the Spirit Hall.

"Children, stand in a line."

While the others all scrambled for the front spots, Lin Chen and Tang San fought over the positions in the very back instead.

It wasn't that Lin Chen wanted to be the grand finale or anything.

Without a beginner's gift pack, he felt terribly uneasy inside. He'd better let Tang San awaken first and see if last night's destiny editing had succeeded.

Otherwise, what if he failed to awaken Innate Soul Power, yet somehow mysteriously gained the ability to cultivate later on? That would bring massive trouble upon himself.

Tang San couldn't out-stubborn Lin Chen, and ultimately stood right in front of him.

"My name is Su Yuntao, a level-26 Soul Grandmaster, and your guide. Now I shall conduct your Martial Soul awakenings one by one."

While introducing himself, Su Yuntao took six pitch-black, round stones and a blue crystal ball out of the bundle placed nearby.

"Remember, no matter what happens in a moment, don't be afraid."

As he spoke, he placed the six pitch-black stones on the ground, arranging them into a hexagon, and then motioned for the first child to step inside it.

"Don't be afraid. Close your eyes and feel carefully."

While Su Yuntao spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a wisp of faint cyan light began spreading from the center of his brow across his entire body.

Lone Wolf, avatar!

Along with that wisp of faint cyan light gradually spreading out, Su Yuntao's entire body quickly transformed into a werewolf appearance.

"Ah!"

The child standing within the awakening formation was startled into screaming, turning around and wanting to run, but Su Yuntao quickly stopped him.

The minor interlude quickly passed, and the Martial Soul awakening officially began.

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