In Holy Spirit Village, inside a dilapidated little cabin.
Li Daotian was lying on a pile of hay, a trace of sorrow on his young face.
"Tomorrow is the day Spirit Hall tests Soul Power, and as a time traveler like me, I seem to have practically no Soul Power!"
"Am I, Li Daotian, a dignified time traveler, really going to be a salted fish for the rest of my life?!"
Li Daotian muttered, his tone filled with unwillingness.
He was originally a traveler from Blue Planet, reborn onto Douluo Continent with his past memories intact.
He had been extremely clever since childhood, which led the villagers to treat him like a freak. The sinister village chief conspired with a group of villagers to secretly bind him, place him in a large wooden basin, and cast him into a stream to drift downstream.
Thus he arrived at Holy Spirit Village, where Old Jack the village chief found him and brought him back to the village.
From then on, he belonged to Holy Spirit Village.
A few days prior, news had spread through the village that people from Spirit Hall would come tomorrow to test the eligible children of Holy Spirit Village and determine whether they qualified to study at a Soul Master Academy.
This was a chance to change one's destiny!
Li Daotian knew very well that if he failed to seize it, he would hardly ever have another chance to turn the tables in this lifetime.
Yet as a child, he simply had no room for a comeback.
Unless there was a system...
[Ding, detected that the host has traveled to Douluo Continent. Currently holding a salted fish fate, but fear not, this Thief God System will provide assistance to the host.]
[Host binding successful.]
[You will possess the ability to steal all manner of things harbored in the world, such as qi, wealth, Soul Power, treasures, lifespan, and so on. Stolen items can be used by the host, free from karmic backlash, and will conceal heavenly secrets.]
[Attention, stolen items must be processed and sorted by the system before they can be plundered! The host may also actively awaken the system to detect whether specific objects contain anything stealable.]
A mechanical electronic voice suddenly sounded.
Li Daotian sprang up instantly, shouting with extreme excitement, "Damn, Little Master has waited so long, the system is finally here!"
"Little Master is going to make it big!"
Li Daotian was wild with joy, his small frame suddenly feeling as though it possessed boundless strength.
He danced and gestured wildly, somewhat resembling Fan Jin passing the imperial examinations.
[Friendly reminder, the host is getting a bit overly excited. Please calm down, host, and go test the functions of this system.]
[Given that this is the system's first time binding to a host, there is a possibility of a theft failure bug.]
The system voice sounded again.
"System, are you serious? It can even fail?!"
Li Daotian frowned slightly.
"Fine, I'll go right out and test the situation."
"Don't screw Little Master over."
Li Daotian was genuinely a bit worried. Having managed to activate the system after such difficulty, if its functions failed, it would have all been for nothing.
He immediately walked out of the dilapidated little cabin, glanced around, and decided to pick a random direction to test the functionality.
Walking along, a familiar face approached from the opposite direction.
With ordinary features, wearing coarse cloth garments, and of short stature, it was none other than Tang San.
Li Daotian had interacted with Tang San a little bit prior to this.
Tang San was walking with his head down, seeming somewhat preoccupied.
Who could blame him when he had a father who only knew how to drink heavily all day long?
"Tang San, where are you going?"
Li Daotian looked him over and spoke to the other boy.
Tang San raised his head to look at Li Daotian, sighed, and said, "Daotian, I'm going to find some firewood to bring back for cooking."
"Go ahead..."
Li Daotian was just about to wave a hand and say "go on," when he abruptly heard the system's voice.
[Detected that the person before you possesses Protagonist Halo. Can be stolen. Will you steal it?]
Li Daotian's expression shifted.
Good lord, Protagonist Halo!
Even this could be stolen!
Doesn't this mean that once he stole the Protagonist Halo, this treasure would belong to him entirely!
"System, steal it!"
Li Daotian was hardly a merciful sort; how could he possibly miss such a prime opportunity.
He watched Tang San as the other boy continued walking forward.
Suddenly, the boy seemed to shudder all over, as if something had left him, yet he could perceive nothing amiss at all.
[Ding, successfully stole Protagonist Halo. This item currently belongs to the host. Merging in progress.]
[Ding, host's fate has changed. Acquired great qi, great fortune, and activated twin martial souls and Innate Full Soul Power.]
Upon hearing the system's voice, Li Daotian's body began to undergo all sorts of mysterious changes.
At the same time, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the skies above Holy Spirit Village, with winds and clouds shifting like dragons and tigers.
Yet this phenomenon came and went quickly, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Ordinary people did not notice it at all.
Only a drunken Tang Hao opened his eyes, glanced up at the sky, and sensed a tiny hint of change, but he quickly dismissed it from his mind.
Because that aura vanished far too quickly, leaving him no time to investigate.
He continued drinking.
"I never expected the Protagonist Halo to have so many benefits. No wonder Tang San managed to acquire all sorts of miraculous encounters and the favor of the gods all along the way!"
"Now that I've got the Protagonist Halo, doesn't that mean I've completely seized all of Tang San's extra bonuses!"
Li Daotian was ecstatic in his heart.
This Divine Way System was truly insanely awesome.
He loved it.
Now he didn't need to worry about his assessment tomorrow.
However, he was a little worried about Tang Hao.
This Titled Douluo hiding in Holy Spirit Village was a deeply scheming and ruthless individual.
He looked like a drunkard on the surface, but in reality he harbored all sorts of plots.
He glanced a few times toward the direction of the Tang residence and found no movement.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Clearly, Tang Hao had not discovered any commotion.
Tang Hao, from now on I am the protagonist of Holy Spirit Village!
Li Daotian clenched his fists and roared inwardly.
Right, System, I stole Tang San's Protagonist Halo, what will happen to him?
Immediately following that, Li Daotian thought of something and asked with some curiosity.
[Tang San's destiny will be altered. He will possess the fate of a troubled life.]
The system replied.
A troubled life!
Tang San, I'm sorry, blame it on having a good dad.
Li Daotian felt some sympathy, but sympathy was all he had to offer.
Who wouldn't want the protagonist's destiny!
Seeing that the system function test had gone off without any bugs, Li Daotian planned to head home.
He had barely taken a few steps when Old Jack the village chief walked toward him. Upon seeing Li Daotian, a kind and amiable smile appeared on his face as he said, "Daotian, so you were here."
Hearing this, Li Daotian asked politely, "Grandpa Jack, is there something you need me for?"
Old Jack smiled broadly and said, "There's great news."
"Tomorrow Spirit Hall will send Soul Masters to test the Soul Power of all eligible children in the village. You meet the requirements, so tomorrow morning you must gather at the village square!"
"Remember, do not be late."
Village Chief Jack said with utmost seriousness.
"Rest assured, I won't be late."
Hearing this, Li Daotian's eyes brightened somewhat.
Sure enough, the news circulating in the village was true.
Tomorrow was the day of the Soul Power test.
Now that he possessed twin martial souls, he definitely had the qualification to enter a Soul Master Academy to study and thus defy the heavens to change his fate.
He just didn't know what kind of martial soul he had actually activated.
That point would probably only be known tomorrow.
"Good child, hurry back and rest up to prepare for tomorrow's test."
Jack instructed.
"Alright, Grandpa Village Chief, I'll head back first. Farewell."
With that, Li Daotian walked toward his own little cabin.
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