Xue Qianren

"Does this make any sense?"

Jin Li, a little golden dragon, lay on the clouds, staring resentfully at his panel.

[Character panel (Jin Li)]

Level: 1 (years)

Reputation Points: 223

Total Reputation Points: 520

Great. Little Phantylia had earned more Reputation Points in half a day than he had in a million years!

That just showed how invisible he had been all these years!

"Let me think..."

The system said before that the most important factors in gaining Reputation Points were how many people knew me and how well they knew me...

So the Divine Realm is still rather inconvenient...

Jin Li's nearly rusted brain began to turn.

"System, where are we in the Douluo World timeline?"

Jin Li asked.

He did not care in the slightest whether other gods heard him.

In fact, given his strength, there probably weren't even many gods left who remembered him.

[Detected that the protagonist awakened his Martial Soul not long ago]

"So that's how it is~"

"Let me look at the clone creation rules. A clone of each level costs points equal to the square of its level, with a cap of level 50."

"In other words, innate full Soul Power only costs 100 points..."

"The clone's age can also be adjusted, from a minimum of three to a maximum of a hundred. This step doesn't cost points."

"And the Martial Soul has to awaken on its own based on the bloodlines, but I have to spend points to buy the bloodlines myself..."

Jin Li grew thoughtful, looking at the Bloodline Vault that came with his system.

According to the system, its Bloodline Vault currently only covered the Douluo I timeline.

I need Reputation Points, which means attention...

I need to make some big moves in the world!

As Jin Li thought, he browsed the Bloodline Vault. The stronger someone was and the greater their share of destiny, the more expensive their bloodline was.

For example, a portion of Tang San's bloodline cost nearly a hundred times as much as Tang Hao's!

It was easy enough to understand. Naturally, being Tang Hao's son and being Tang San's son would not cost the same.

"Simply put, with my current points, I can't go for any of those main or supporting characters with a large share..."

"Huh?"

As Jin Li browsed the Bloodline Vault, his dragon face suddenly took on a strange expression.

There, by his dragon claw, was the following information:

[Xue Qinghe bloodline: high probability of awakening a swan Martial Soul. Required points: 100]

[Xue Ye bloodline: high probability of awakening a swan Martial Soul. Required points: 1,000]

[Other princes' bloodlines: high probability of awakening a swan Martial Soul. Required points: 48]

"Xue Qinghe was a complete good-for-nothing who died at Qian Renxue's hands early on, so his strength was very low, and so was his share of destiny."

"As for the other princes Qian Renxue killed, they go without saying. They didn't even have names!"

Jin Li's eyes lit up. Compared with the others, these bloodlines were practically bargain-bin deals!

"I'll set one parent's bloodline as Xue Qinghe's. What should I choose for the other..."

Still torn, Jin Li continued scrolling down.

"I'm such an idiot! Why don't I just use my own!"

After scrolling for ages without finding anything good, Jin Li suddenly slapped his belly with a claw.

Bloodlines could either be bought from the system's Bloodline Vault or drawn directly from living beings. Obviously, wouldn't his own bloodline be an even better deal than Xue Qinghe's?

"Use it!"

Jin Li swung his claw, cutting a wound into himself, and a drop of golden blood instantly floated before him.

"Innate full Soul Power, six years old, create clone, no gifted talent, drop him near either bloodline parent, but not on my side."

Jin Li checked the options one by one and clicked confirm!

Immediately afterward, another control screen appeared in his mind!

[Character panel (Xue Qianren)]

Level: 10 (Soul Power)

Reputation Points: 0

Martial Soul: Golden Swan

Talent: Dragon Might (the Golden Dragon King bloodline has granted you the dragon race's intimidating presence)

"This is ridiculous~"

Xue Qianren spat out a jet of water and climbed out of Heaven Dou City's moat with a helpless expression.

Why had he appeared in a place like this?!

If swans couldn't swim, he probably would have died in the water!

Could it be that after Qian Renxue killed Xue Qinghe, she had destroyed his remains and dumped all his ashes into the moat?

Xue Qianren wanted to complain.

Time to stir things up!

Xue Qianren shook himself, flinging the water from his hair.

Then he strode toward the distant crowds.

"Come take a look! A freshly minted imperial grandson!"

The bustling street instantly fell deathly silent, and everyone turned to find the source of that clear voice!

"Hey, kid, what are you saying?!"

The guard at Heaven Dou City's gate was instantly scared out of his wits. He hurriedly reached out to stop Xue Qianren, whose imposing air remained undiminished despite his bedraggled state.

If the boy hadn't had such an extraordinary bearing, merely hearing those treasonous words would have been enough for him to personally drag him before his superior!

"Can't you tell?"

"I'm the imperial grandson. My dad is Xue Qinghe."

Xue Qianren blinked his bright red eyes, and an auspicious golden swan slowly materialized behind him.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

"Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

The guard instantly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly dropped to his knees!

Whether this person truly was the imperial grandson or not, a swan Martial Soul alone made him someone the guard could never afford to offend!

"Holy crap, his Martial Soul has an extraordinary presence, his bearing is imposing, and his swan bloodline is very pure. He must be a member of the imperial family!"

"Could he really be His Highness the Crown Prince's..."

The all-knowing bystanders unique to fantasy worlds began their explanations.

[Total Reputation Points: 666]

Xue Qianren wore a smile, but he had actually clenched his fists.

The rapidly rising Reputation Points had truly taught him a lesson. When he saw how low his Reputation Points were before, he had thought they were difficult to earn!

Fucking Divine Realm, just how thoroughly did you bastards ignore me?!!

Xue Qianren wished he could grind his teeth to pieces!

"Your Highness, are... are you returning to the crown prince's residence?"

The guard extended his hand, respectfully ushering Xue Qianren through the city gate while cautiously probing.

"Let's go to the imperial palace first. I'd like to meet my grandfather."

Xue Qianren explained with a smile. He had thrown this character out as a publicity stunt to blow things up for Qian Renxue.

So, before revealing the truth, he needed to make his presence felt as much as possible!

"Would Your Highness like this lowly one to lead the way?"

"Report~~~"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, someone possessing a golden swan Martial Soul arrived in Heaven Dou City today. He claims... claims to be His Highness the Crown Prince's legitimate son."

In the main hall of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, a single sentence from the scout left Xue Ye and his ministers frozen in place.

"Take your time..."

After a moment of silence, Xue Ye motioned for the scout to continue.

At the same time, his cloudy yet still sharp eyes settled on the gentle, refined young man beside him with uncertainty and suspicion.

Judging by the young man's stunned gaze, he clearly had no idea what had brought this about either.

"Reporting to Your Majesty... this happened, and then that~"

"Qinghe, what do you have to say?"

Xue Ye's aged fingers tapped rhythmically against the armrest.