Watching the Rakshasa Fallen Angel Tears scene at Jialing Pass, Ye Yan nearly exploded with rage. Tang San could come back to life whenever he died, but when his opponents died, their souls were scattered to the winds.
And just being a member of the Tang family meant everyone else had to fall mindlessly in love with you?
A holy maiden with peerless gifts, talent, and brilliance fell for a worthless coward?
Bo Saixi, who was invincible under heaven and thrashed both great peaks, could fall for a beaten dog like Tang Chen? They had never even established a relationship, yet he vanished for decades, married, and had children-and afterward, she still sacrificed herself for his great-grandson?
Qian Renxue could even leave her father's murder unavenged and let you grow stronger unchecked?
Dugu Bo and the three education committee members couldn't recognize Xiao Wu right in front of them, yet when Ah Yin was about to give birth after ten months of pregnancy, you, Tang Hao, didn't take her back to the Clear Sky Sect to rest. Instead, you ran around everywhere, then just happened to get discovered by a Super Douluo from Spirit Hall after reaching level 90?
Hidden weapons could kill gods earlier on, but later, missiles were trash in the face of gods?
The more Ye Yan thought about it, the angrier he became, until he punched straight through the computer in front of him. Little did he know that it carried a GTX 690 tactical nuclear graphics card. With a bang, it sent him off to reincarnate.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself inside a wooden cabin. Before he could react, someone shoved him hard, sending him stumbling forward into the arms of a man in white robes.
His mind was still a little muddled. Wasn't I just watching Douluo Continent in my rented room? Where am I? Before he could think it through, a phantom purple wolf abruptly appeared behind the man.
Ye Yan jumped in fright, but quickly caught on. Isn't this Brother Tao? Does that mean I've transmigrated?
At that thought, he instinctively looked behind him, but there was no child dressed in tattered blue clothes. God King Tang isn't here. Is this not Holy Soul Village, or is the awakening happening at a different time?
Thinking he was frightened, Su Yuntao offered a few reassuring words, then tossed out six stones. As golden soul light descended, a little emerald-green blade of grass appeared in Ye Yan's palm.
At the same time, another power in his left hand tried to surge out. Ye Yan hurriedly clenched his fist, afraid of revealing anything unusual.
Yet he couldn't stop a smile from curling his lips. Twin martial souls right from the start-what more is there to say? Little Scumbag, you lot had better wait for me!
Su Yuntao glanced at the Blue Silver Grass. As far as he knew, this trash martial soul could never cultivate, so he didn't even feel like testing its soul power.
"Trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass. Next."
Oh yeah!
From the way he's acting, he definitely hasn't awakened Tang San's martial soul yet. That means, at worst, I'm the same age as Tang San.
As for testing my soul power, who cares? It's even better if I'm not registered. With twin martial souls, how low could my innate soul power possibly be?
I'm not going to skulk around Nuoding Academy, quietly building my strength. Not only are the conditions for work-study students awful, I'd also have to worry about Tang San deciding I've courted death or that old rat crushing me. Watch me go find a rich woman to cling to instead~
After saying goodbye to Brother Tao, he left the cabin and sifted through the memories in his mind. This village was called Emperor Soul Village. When he was four, his parents had slipped off a cliff while gathering medicinal herbs.
With no other choice, he had survived on wild vegetables and fruit from the mountain woods. Apart from the old village chief, John, who gave him a little help at harvest time, the other villagers couldn't avoid him fast enough, afraid he would beg them for food. Children his age often bullied him because of it.
Today, he had happened to die of starvation and malnutrition during his martial soul awakening, allowing Ye Yan to transmigrate into him. According to his memories of Old John's descriptions, both his parents' martial souls had been Blue Silver Grass. In other words, his other martial soul had awakened unexpectedly because of his transmigration.
After learning about his past, Ye Yan silently said, Rest easy, brother. I'll avenge the grudges you left behind! Once I get a soul ring, I'll kill every bastard who bullied you and send them down the road to the underworld to atone before you.
Following the path along the fields, he returned to his little shelter pieced together from straw and wooden planks. As for the wooden cabin his parents had left behind, the village bully, San Gou, had seized it long ago.
After making sure no one was around, he hurriedly inspected his second martial soul. Accompanied by a clear sword chime, an exquisite green sword appeared in his hand.
Its blade was a blue-green hue, wreathed in fine threads of lightning. Ornate golden runes were engraved on both the blade and the hilt.
Ye Yan examined it carefully. The longer he looked, the more familiar it seemed. Whoa! Isn't this Han Tianzun's bonded treasure, the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords?
Heh heh heh~
Two martial souls, one for attack and one for support, both wood-attributed. Add in the makeover from awakening the Blue Silver Emperor, and once I latch onto Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi, that old rat and the Golden Iron Triangle can all go flying!
With fantasy time over, he began considering his plans for the future.
Tormenting Tang San was a given, but when and how to do it required careful thought. At the very least, he couldn't do it now, with Tang Hao serving as Tang San's personal bodyguard.
There was, however, a gap of over three months between Tang San's martial soul awakening and the start of school. That meant he could mess with Prison Xiao Gang first.
Still, worthless as that man was, he was a Soul Grandmaster. Ye Yan would need a soul ring before going after him, and he could seize the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges while he was at it. Did Tang San deserve such a fine storage belt?
But without any backing, he normally couldn't even obtain a hundred-year first ring. After all, even the son of Nuoding City's lord only had a white soul ring.
In that case, I'll definitely have to snatch Xiao Wu first. I'll also take Ah Yin and her soul bone from the mountain behind Holy Soul Village. Then I'll reveal to the continent, as Tang San's father, that Tang San is a bastard. Won't that make him explode with rage~
The next day, Ye Yan decided to visit Holy Soul Village while he had the chance. After all, yesterday's conclusion had only been a guess based on Su Yuntao's reaction. What if the man was simply so careless that he hadn't thought anything of it?
Then the whole barrel would blow up, kiddo (╥╯﹏╰╥)ง
Fortunately, Holy Soul Village was right next to his village, but the journey of over ten li was still a daunting challenge for him. He walked and rested in turns, and when the hunger became unbearable, he picked some Blue Silver Grass from the undergrowth to eat.
The moment it entered his mouth, bitter juice and the rank taste of dirt burst across his palate. Ugh!
Ye Yan dropped to the ground and vomited. How did the original owner manage to swallow this stuff? And for two whole years? No, no, I really can't eat this.
After getting up, he went back into the undergrowth and picked up some bright red Snake Fruit to eat. These finally tasted a little better, but there were too few of them to do more than barely replenish a little energy.
Pulling himself together, he continued on his way. Roughly four hours later, he finally reached Holy Soul Village, where he immediately spotted a child playing at the entrance.
Ye Yan's eyes darted thoughtfully. It seemed he wouldn't have to risk his life investigating the smithy after all. Calling the child "big brother," he asked about the village's martial soul awakening.
The child looked him over. This was the first person to call him big brother, so he told Ye Yan that someone with Blue Silver Grass and innate full soul power had just awakened that morning.
Good, good, good!
The heavy stone in Ye Yan's heart finally dropped. Tang San, oh, Tang San. Even heaven is on my side. You deserve every bit of torment I'm going to give you.
After thanking him, Ye Yan left straight away, only making it home to rest that afternoon. The thirty-li round trip had rubbed blisters into his feet. What a hard life X﹏X
After recuperating for three days, Ye Yan went to bid the old village chief farewell and tell him that he wanted to venture out into the world. John was holding a farming tool at the time, and he watched Ye Yan in silence for a long while.
Ah, this child has had such a bitter life. Old John couldn't quite bear it. He went back into his room, took out two Gold Soul Coins, and patted Ye Yan's little head.
"Since you've made up your mind, go and give it a try. This is a little gift from your village chief. Take it. It'll give you a little more room to pay for food and lodging on the road."
Ye Yan accepted the Gold Soul Coins. The metal felt cold, but warmth filled his heart. He bowed deeply to Old John.
"Village Chief, take care of yourself too!"
From that moment on, the young dragon of the countryside formally entered the world of cultivation, embarking on his own legendary path.
P.S. The original novel's currency system has some serious bugs. It says one Gold Soul Coin can cover several months of food for a family of several people, but a work-study student at Nuoding Academy earns ten Copper Soul Coins a day. Here, I've changed it to 1 Gold Soul Coin = 100 Silver Soul Coins = 10,000 Copper Soul Coins, with 1 Copper Soul Coin ≈ 1 RMB.
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