The Peerless Era of the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest.
Gu Chen rubbed his eyes. He stared at the towering trees, each dozens of meters high, the vividly colored little deer, and the Soul Beast carcasses and human skeletons scattered everywhere. He was completely stunned.
At that moment, several little deer that didn't look capable of putting up much of a fight had gathered around him.
I've been transported to another world?
Then a flood of memories entered his mind, and Gu Chen's eyes flew open.
He had been transported to the Star Dou Great Forest during the Peerless Era of the Douluo Continent, and his bone age had returned to twelve.
I'm awesome!
You could've at least sent me over properly! How did I even get here?
Looking at all four installments of the Douluo series, the Peerless Era and the Dragon God Era were the most frustrating. No matter how talented you were, you never got a chance. You were nothing but an NPC.
And the worst part?
Even if you were talented and powerful enough to contend with a Child of Destiny, Tang San, who held two divine positions, was always watching from above. One wrong move, and he'd come swooping down from the heavens with a halberd.
At that thought, Gu Chen's composure began to crumble.
Just then, a sudden "ding" rang out in his mind, making Gu Chen jerk upright.
It was a system!
It had arrived.
It had brought the standard power fantasy template for transmigrators.
Gu Chen immediately moved out of the Soul Beasts' territory and asked curiously, "System, what can you do?"
[Ding!] [This system is the Super Male Lead Cool-Novel System. Having detected that in your previous life, host Gu Chen drowned after saving four good brothers while fishing, I have specially brought you to the Douluo World to be the protagonist of a cool novel.] [Ding! Host requires a cool-novel template. Searching for templates with opportunities.] [Searching for candidates: Tang Wulin, Lan Xuanyu, Xiao Yan, Tang San...] [Please choose your template. Your choice cannot be changed. This system only serves you once.]
Gu Chen looked at the long list of cool-novel male lead templates and narrowed his eyes.
Choosing Tang Wulin's template meant a rough start. Tang San's template was too weak at the beginning, while Xiao Yan got dumped by his fiancée.
Finally, Gu Chen spotted a male lead who'd never suffered even a little. Pointing at Lan Xuanyu, he said, "I'm familiar with this one. Give me Lan Xuanyu's template."
[Ding! Choice confirmed. Binding the Lan Xuanyu male lead template.] [Ding! Extracting Dragon God Bloodline...] [Ding! Automatically granting host the Gold-and-Silver Pattern Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.] [Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the Super Divine Artifact Heaven-Sacred Abyss-Splitting Halberd.] [Ding! Dragon God Bloodline extraction complete. Fusion successful.]
At the same time, Di Tian sensed the Dragon God Bloodline in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest. Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, who had been sleeping at the bottom of the Lake of Life, awoke ahead of time.
Di Tian was beside himself with excitement.
It was the Dragon God! The Dragon God's aura! Their Soul Beast Clan's master had appeared.
The chance to revive the Soul Beast Clan had come!
Just then, Gu Yuena spoke. "Di Tian, bring this mysterious person before me."
Di Tian cupped his hands. "Yes!"
Then Beast God Di Tian and several Ferocious Beasts left the Star Dou Great Forest to seek out the unknown bearer of the Dragon God Bloodline.
Meanwhile,
Gu Chen's entire body was bathed in golden and silver light. A dark-red ring had appeared on his hand, too: the Super Divine Artifact Heaven-Sacred Abyss-Splitting Halberd from the Abyss Plane.
He was stunned.
Was this the reward for doing a good deed?
But there was another problem. Even with Dragon God Bloodline and a Super Divine Artifact, he could still be strangled by Tang God-King before he had a chance to grow stronger.
Gu Chen immediately said, "System, there's a God-King watching over me. Even with Dragon God Bloodline, I won't be able to do anything."
[Ding! Having detected that the host is being watched by a God-King, this system has placed Asura God God Tang San under the Creator God's Laws. No God-King may interfere in any matters on the Douluo Star.] [Ding! Having detected that the First-Generation Shrek Seven Monsters are also deities, I have bound them all with the Laws.] [Ding! For the host's safety, I have bound all God-Kings as well.] [Host, are you satisfied?]
Hearing the mechanical voice in his mind, Gu Chen was overjoyed.
Holy crap!
Why couldn't I have gotten a system this good sooner? This is so reassuring. It's practically a system mom.
Gu Chen was very satisfied with the system and gave it a thumbs-up.
[Ding! Please begin your life as a cool-novel male lead. This system is about to withdraw...] [Withdrawing...] [Goodbye, host. I'll miss you. I'm off to serve the next transmigrator.] [Note: If you encounter a problem you cannot solve, shout "System!" in your mind.]
With that, the system's voice disappeared from his mind for good.
Gu Chen still felt a little reluctant to let it go.
The system had been so good, practically a mother to him.
But it had to go serve someone else.
What was done was done... Gu Chen spread his hands and gazed at the Golden-Pattern Blue Silver Grass, the Silver-Pattern Blue Silver Grass, and the Super Divine Artifact Heaven-Sacred Abyss-Splitting Halberd. A faint smile curled his lips.
I can crush the Child of Destiny with my fists and kick the geniuses of this era aside. This'll be a piece of cake.
But why didn't he have any Soul Rings?
By rights, with his Dragon God Bloodline, he ought to be able to produce Soul Rings himself and become the true ruler of the Soul Beasts.
Gu Chen immediately closed his eyes and released his bloodline power. Two dark-red First Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet and attached themselves to the Gold-and-Silver Pattern Blue Silver Grass. Information about his Soul Skills followed.
The Golden-Pattern Blue Silver Grass's First Soul Skill was Golden Dragon Body.
The Silver-Pattern Blue Silver Grass's First Soul Skill was Water Element Manipulation.
Gu Chen grinned so widely his mouth nearly split. The Dragon God Bloodline was ridiculously overpowered.
Suddenly, a powerful aura swept over him. Gu Chen raised his hand and gripped the Super Divine Artifact Heaven-Sacred Abyss-Splitting Halberd, ready to fight at any moment.
But when he saw who had arrived, he lowered his guard.
Before him stood a middle-aged man with black hair and golden eyes, a woman in a long, jade-green dress, and several other humanoid Ferocious Beasts who looked quite ordinary.
Their auras were incredibly powerful. They were already close to the pinnacle of this world.
Gu Chen recognized the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian, and several Ferocious Beasts at a glance.
It seemed they'd come to pick him up.
Was the Dragon God Bloodline's aura really that strong?
Di Tian had sensed it from so far away, and he'd arrived so quickly.
Di Tian narrowed his eyes and used a Dragon Clan bloodline ability to examine the young man before him. To his surprise, the boy's body carried the bloodlines of both their masters, and the aura it gave off was exactly like their master's had been.
It was their master!
The person standing before them was their Little Dragon God, the future Dragon God.
Di Tian immediately dropped to one knee and cried out, "Greetings, Little Master! I'm Di Tian, your guard! I never thought I'd see our master again in my lifetime."
"Please lead us in reviving the Dragon Clan!"
Seeing this, the other Ferocious Beasts followed Di Tian and joined in the ceremony of welcome.
It was the first time Gu Chen had been worshipped by so many powerful beings, and he felt a little uneasy. But then he remembered that he was now the genuine Little Dragon God, and he no longer felt afraid.
Di Tian's loyalty was beyond question.
Gu Chen raised a hand. "All of you, get up."
Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts carefully rose to their feet, still unable to believe their eyes. The person standing before them really was their Little Master.
But how had the Little Master appeared?
Neither of their masters had ever passed on their bloodline power.
After hesitating for a long while, Di Tian finally asked Gu Chen how he had acquired the Dragon God Bloodline.
Gu Chen replied, "It's a secret."
Di Tian was at a loss. He didn't dare offend the Little Master, so he said, "Little Master, our master wants to see you. Would you come with us? We'll guarantee your safety. We won't let anything happen to you."
Gu Chen thought about it, then accepted Di Tian's invitation.
Gu Yuena should count as his mother, right?
Sorry, Lan Xuanyu. I'm taking your mother too. I'm so jealous that you can call her 'Mom' out in the open.
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