Douluo Continent, Aolai City!
At the Spirit Pagoda branch, the annual Awakening Day had arrived.
"I really did transmigrate into Tang Wulin on the Douluo Continent."
“And I even awakened the Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit Martial Soul!”
A black-haired boy of about six stood inside the awakening formation, his eyes wide with disbelief.
His pair of rabbit ears looked adorably soft and springy.
Why "really"? Because just a moment ago, he had been scrolling through his phone in the middle of the night and come across a post.
[If you transmigrated into the world of Legend of the Dragon King as Tang Wulin and could choose again from these four Tang Family martial souls, which would you pick?]
[Blue silver grass (Blue Silver Emperor)] [Clear Sky Hammer] [Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit] [Light goddess butterfly]
As a longtime Douluo fan, he naturally knew how strong or weak the martial souls on the Douluo Continent were.
First, blue silver grass was unquestionably a trash martial soul. Three generations of the Tang Family had all but perfectly proven that.
Tang San had relied entirely on the Clear Sky Hammer to conquer the world. In the later stages, his other martial soul was practically useless apart from a little recovery and control.
As for the original Tang Wulin, he had relied almost entirely on his Golden Dragon King bloodline.
The less said about that cheat, Lan Xuanyu, the better.
Meanwhile, the Clear Sky Hammer and light goddess butterfly were both top-tier martial souls. One had once been the world's greatest Tool Martial Soul, while the other was a god-bestowed martial soul from the Butterfly God. It really was a difficult choice.
So... he had decisively picked the Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit!
Almost everyone had overlooked the power of this seemingly unassuming martial soul.
Teleportation, Void, Invincible Golden Body.
Each skill was nastier than the last, all of them exploiting the mechanics.
This was the real winning build.
Then it actually happened. He really had transmigrated, and instead of awakening the blue silver grass martial soul from the original story, he had awakened the Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit Martial Soul.
"What an adorable rabbit martial soul! Little guy, those rabbit ears of yours... you're melting my heart."
The female Spirit Transmitter responsible for Tang Wulin's awakening simply couldn't resist. She reached out and rubbed his tender pink rabbit ears.
At six years old, Tang Wulin had inherited Xiao Wu's good looks. With his rosy lips and pearly teeth, he had already been adorable... and the rabbit ears only made him cuter.
Tang Wulin felt rather helpless. This Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit Martial Soul didn't quite match his style.
Still, he soon accepted that he had transmigrated.
"Come on, little guy. Let's test your innate soul power and spiritual power."
The female Spirit Transmitter finally let go of his rabbit ears with obvious reluctance and handed him a crystal-clear orb.
Tang Wulin placed his hand on it. The next second, the orb erupted with dazzling light.
"This is... i-innate full soul power?!"
The female Spirit Transmitter's voice went shrill, her expression full of disbelief.
Then she scrambled to pick up another device for testing spiritual power and had Tang Wulin touch it.
The numbers flickered before finally settling at "101."
"Innate full soul power... and born in the Spirit Connection Realm..."
The female Spirit Transmitter sucked in a breath of cold air and froze.
Innate full soul power combined with a natural Spirit Connection Realm—someone like this was as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns across the entire Douluo Continent!
The hall instantly erupted into an uproar.
"Innate full soul power? Did I hear that right?"
"Whose kid is this? That's just ridiculous!"
"Born in the Spirit Connection Realm... what does that even mean? I heard talent in spiritual power is even rarer than talent in soul power!"
In the middle of the crowd, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were already too excited to speak. Lang Yue's eyes instantly reddened, and she threw her arms around her husband, her voice trembling.
"Ziran... did you hear that? Our son... our son has innate full soul power!"
Tang Ziran nodded emphatically. The normally calm, reserved man was now flushed with excitement, unable to stop the corners of his mouth from rising.
"I heard. I heard. Our son is going places!"
Watching his parents' excitement, Tang Wulin felt warmth well up inside him.
In his previous life, he had been an orphan raised in an orphanage and had never experienced the feeling of familial love. Transmigrating didn't feel so bad.
However, a practical problem now lay before him.
Innate full soul power meant he needed to obtain his first soul ring as soon as possible, or his soul power would stagnate. But the price of a soul spirit... Tang Wulin knew it all too well.
Even the most ordinary white soul spirit cost at least a hundred thousand federal coins on the market. If his family emptied out all their savings, they would have only a little over fifty thousand.
"I'm sorry... son. Your dad is useless."
Tang Ziran's face was filled with guilt.
"You're so talented, but I can't even afford a soul spirit for you... I've let you down."
Lang Yue sat beside him, her eyes red and her lips pressed tightly together. She wanted to say something, but no words came.
Seeing his parents like this, Tang Wulin felt a pang of sorrow. Of course he knew what had happened in the original story.
To scrape together his tuition, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue had sold themselves to the Research Institute... and both had eventually died. He would never let that tragedy happen again.
While they were grieving, the female Spirit Transmitter approached, an excited smile she couldn't hide on her face.
"Mr. Tang, Mrs. Tang, I'm a Spirit Transmitter from the Spirit Pagoda's Aolai City branch. My surname is Lin. You saw the awakening just now. Wulin's talent... honestly, I've never seen such a promising child in my life."
She paused, her gaze settling on Tang Wulin as her tone turned solemn.
"Our Spirit Pagoda is willing to fully sponsor Wulin... we'll provide his first soul spirit free of charge, along with dedicated supplies of resources for his future cultivation. Our only condition is that he join the Spirit Pagoda."
Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were both excited and apprehensive.
Joining a faction was practically the same as tying one's future to it.
As someone who had transmigrated, he knew that the Douluo Continent's four major factions—Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, the War God Temple, and the Spirit Pagoda—were constantly fighting both openly and in the shadows.
Among them, the Spirit Pagoda seemed to hold the edge in strength... Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect would even be blown up later.
Although the Spirit Pagoda was controlled by the fiercely ambitious Qiangu Dongfeng... the Spirit Pagoda itself was still good.
Most importantly, however, he had no money. He didn't want to see his parents sell themselves to the Research Laboratory over money, just as they had in the original story... only to end up dead later.
He knew his Golden Dragon King bloodline needed vast quantities of life energy to sustain it. After awakening the soft-boned enchanting rabbit, his appetite would probably be even more staggering.
With Tang Ziran and Lang Yue's meager income, they simply couldn't afford to support a great Buddha like him.
Joining the Spirit Pagoda was therefore his best choice.
"I'm willing." Tang Wulin raised his head, his voice clear and firm.
The female Spirit Transmitter's smile instantly blossomed. She was so excited that she nearly jumped.
"Good! Wonderful! I'll call headquarters right away!"
Before long, Sister Lin finished her call. When she returned, her expression had turned to irrepressible elation.
"Headquarters has replied! The Pagoda Master personally gave the order... Wulin is to report directly to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters! He'll receive priority access to all resources and can choose any soul spirit he likes!"
Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were utterly stunned.
The Spirit Pagoda Headquarters... that was one of the centers of power on the entire Douluo Continent! Their son had only awakened today, and headquarters was already asking for him by name?
Tang Wulin, on the other hand, was quite calm. He understood perfectly well that the dual gifts of innate full soul power and a natural Spirit Connection Realm would make him a coveted prize in any faction's eyes. It would have been strange if the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters hadn't reacted.
"Wulin..." Lang Yue crouched down and cupped his little face, her eyes filled with reluctance. "I can't bear to see you leave."
"Mom, it's not like I'm never coming back." Tang Wulin grinned and hugged her.
"Once I make a name for myself, I'll bring you and Dad over. Then the three of us can live in a big house in Heaven Dou City, and I'll go shopping and eat with you every day. How does that sound?"
His coaxing turned Lang Yue's tears into a smile. She rubbed his head. "You little rascal... how are you so good with words?"
Tang Ziran stood nearby, looking at his son's young yet confident face as an indescribable emotion welled up inside him.
He kept feeling that his son was somehow different from other children. The light in those eyes held a maturity and certainty that didn't belong to a six-year-old.
But he didn't dwell on it. He simply stepped forward and patted Tang Wulin's shoulder. "Son, once you're there, work hard at your cultivation. I believe in you. You'll definitely carve out a world of your own."
Tang Wulin raised his head, met his father's trusting eyes, and nodded solemnly.
"Dad, Mom, just you wait."
He clenched his fists, a confident smile curving his lips. The rabbit ears atop his head trembled slightly, glowing a soft pink beneath the lights.
The Soft-Boned Enchanting Rabbit plus the Golden Dragon King bloodline—in this life, he was destined to soar.
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