[Martial Soul: Azure Dragon (bloodline Martial Soul, divine-grade)-one of Heaven's Four Spirits, god of the east, governing the vitality of all things] [Innate ability 1: sacred] [Innate ability 2: ultimate strength, ultimate wood, ultimate lightning, all five elements.] [Innate ability 3: domain-Dragon Soul Within the domain, all the user's attributes increase by 10%, and all enemies' attributes decrease by 10%.] [Martial Soul: Spirit-Suppressing Spear (bloodline Martial Soul, divine-grade)-the Azure Dragon's authority, suppressing fortune and annihilating evil spirits] [Innate ability 1: sacred] [Innate ability 2: spirit] [Innate ability 3: domain-Soul-Calming Within the domain, enemies suffer continuous spiritual tremors.]
Even though he had long known that the Martial Souls he awakened would be incredibly powerful, when his awakening actually succeeded and the details of both Martial Souls appeared, Lu Chen still could not quite stop the corners of his mouth from rising.
God-level Martial Souls, built-in domains, multiple ultimate attributes-their innate abilities practically filled an entire system screen.
How should he put it...
He felt a little guilty, like some stat-tweaking guy who had accidentally cranked his cheats too high.
[Do you even understand what it means to be a descendant of the dragon (¬‿¬)?] [How can anything involving bloodline Martial Souls count as cheating ^_^?] [Cheat all you like, host. No bans guaranteed (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧!]
So you admit it's cheating?
He simply ignored the long string of incomprehensible text and internet memes System Sis produced next. How did that saying go again?
When you were too excited to contain yourself, you might as well transfer those feelings to someone else.
Lu Chen had not forgotten the mischievous desire to "torment" Su Yuntao that he had harbored from the moment he specifically requested him for the awakening.
So he turned his big, innocent eyes toward the esteemed White-Clothed Deacon and asked hopefully,
"Brother Yuntao, what Martial Souls did I awaken?"
"Is it a dragon?"
"But why is it different from Second Grandpa's?"
Su Yuntao: ...
Do you seriously think my few years of experience working at Spirit Hall are enough to identify those two ridiculous things of yours?
These were practically the three questions of the apocalypse.
"Well, um..."
A light sweat broke out on Su Yuntao's forehead. He cast a pleading glance at Lu Yun beside him, hoping the knowledgeable old senior would step forward and offer some guidance.
Lu Yun pretended not to notice.
The old geezer had figured it out: his precious grandson seemed to feel some inexplicable affinity for Su Yuntao. Calling it a mischievous streak worked too.
Naturally, he had to indulge his darling grandson!
Besides, he also wanted to see whether this young White-Clothed Deacon could offer a coherent explanation.
It absolutely was not because he could not identify what kind of Martial Souls Lu Chen had, either.
"Lu Chen, I don't know exactly what varieties your awakened Martial Souls are, either. I can only make some guesses."
"That azure Beast Martial Soul..."
"May be a sub-dragon with some parts missing."
Su Yuntao paused, then ultimately decided to tell the truth.
Awakening Martial Souls for children of the right age around Nuoding City every year was his job. In that respect, Su Yuntao would not cut any corners.
System Sis: [It's still a freaking defective dragon (╯°□°)╯︵┻━┻]
"Don't pop out to make snide remarks right now!"
Still, people had to keep improving, and Brother Tao certainly had ambition, so he had to salvage things a little:
"But that's all right~ Your other spear-type Martial Soul is clearly extremely powerful. You can make it your primary Martial Soul for cultivation."
"A Soul Master's talent depends not only on their Martial Soul, but also on their innate soul power level. Why don't we test your soul power level first?"
As he spoke, Su Yuntao took a blue crystal ball from the bundle beside him and held it out before Lu Chen.
Please, little ancestor, stop freaking asking!
"Ahem, Xiao Chen, use your will to withdraw your Martial Souls first. Remember, when you want to use them later, you summon them with your will too."
"Yuntao is right. Innate soul power is also an important measure of a Martial Soul's quality. Let's test your level first."
Lu Yun gave a light cough and shot Su Yuntao an approving glance, finally ceasing to enjoy his predicament.
Although barely any of Su Yuntao's earlier bullshit analysis had been right, his decision to tell the truth considerably raised Lu Yun's opinion of him.
At least he was far better than that bunch of bootlickers in Nuoding City who dared to do anything except their actual jobs.
Unfortunately, his first Soul Ring was only ten-year, and his second Soul Ring was not very old either. His prospects were truly limited.
Still, he was fairly young. If he put some effort into his third Soul Ring, perhaps...
Looks like Grandpa is quite pleased with the Blind God King?
Noticing the change in how Lu Yun addressed Su Yuntao, Lu Chen was inwardly amused. Outwardly, he betrayed nothing, obediently placing his hand on the crystal ball the latter held out.
Instantly, dazzling light burst from the crystal ball, illuminating the room once again.
"It's innate full soul power!"
Lu Yun and Su Yuntao exclaimed almost simultaneously, though the former was filled with delighted surprise, while the latter was somewhat frightened.
When had a young man in his twenties ever seen anything like this?
Innate full soul power.
Twin martial souls.
A heaven-blessed genius, an absolute heaven-blessed genius!
And I was the one who awakened them for him?
Su Yuntao was beside himself with excitement.
What a shame... One of his Martial Souls seems defective. If both Martial Souls were in perfect condition, how powerful would they be?
For a moment, Su Yuntao actually felt a little guilty.
As a young working man, Su Yuntao did not stay in Dragon Soul Village for long. He still had other assignments to complete.
Of course, he left carrying several packages of local specialties.
Although Nuoding City's Spirit Hall was only a branch of the lowest rank, and even its highest-ranking official was not a hall master but a Yellow-robed Senior Steward at the Soul Ancestor level, there was no shortage of White-Clothed Deacons at the Soul Master, Soul Grandmaster, or even Soul Elder level.
Nor was Su Yuntao solely responsible for awakening the Martial Souls of all eligible children in the villages surrounding Nuoding City each year.
In the original story, for instance, Su Yuntao had visited a full seven villages by the time he reached Holy Soul Village, while there were at least fifteen villages of various sizes around Nuoding City.
Making him handle all of them alone would have been too much even for a beast of burden. Dragon Soul Village had not been among Su Yuntao's assigned villages this year.
His willingness to better himself was one thing, but specifically requesting his presence was another. Besides, before leaving, Su Yuntao had also awakened the Martial Souls of all the other eligible children in Dragon Soul Village that year.
Beyond Lu Yun and Lu Chen's goodwill, they ought to give him something tangible.
That night, Lu Chen sat at his desk under the light of a Soul Guidance Lamp and called up System Sis.
[System boot complete. Time elapsed: 0.01 seconds. Your boot speed surpassed 100% of systems (≧∇≦)ﾉ!] [Host: Lu Chen] [Age: 6] [Martial Soul 1: Azure Dragon, click here for details "+"] [Martial Soul 2: Spirit-Suppressing Spear, click here for details "+"] [Soul power: level 10] [Spiritual power: 200 (middle stage of the spirit connection realm)] [Soul Bones: none] [Cultivation methods: none] [Profession: none] [Shop: tier 1] [Fortune points: 1,500] [Items: beginner transmigration gift pack (available to open)] [Character affection interface- Lu Yun: 100 (close family) Lu Tian: 91 (close family) Su Yuntao: 65 (friendly)]
Ignoring System Sis as usual, Lu Chen quickly scanned the information that had not changed or that he had already read.
Then he focused on the newly appeared lines.
His fortune points had increased. The system log showed that this was due to his Martial Soul awakening.
The shop had opened too, but it was only tier 1, meaning it could be upgraded later.
"What are the upgrade requirements?"
[Increase your level and fortune points.]
Got it. Main quest.
Now that his Martial Souls had awakened, cultivating and acquiring fortune were both things he had to do.
"What realm and how many fortune points do I need for tier 2?"
[The Soul Grandmaster realm and 5,000 fortune points.] [Fortune points are not measured by your highest balance. Your historical total only needs to reach the requirement. Upgrading the shop will not consume fortune points.] [Would you like me to list cumulative fortune points separately on the system panel?]
"Yes."
[Panel updated.]
He had to admit that when it came to serious business, the system was truly reliable.
Next, it was time to turn into Junior Brother Wa... No, it was time to open Mother Blue Star's gift.
"Open the beginner transmigration gift pack."
[You have obtained the cultivation method: Azure Emperor Spirit-Calming Art.] [You have obtained the main quest item: Notebook (after the original is updated, copies will be distributed at random) Original Notebook: 1 Copies: 10] [You have obtained the main quest item: chat group (those who obtain a Notebook copy will receive an invitation to join the chat group) Group owner privileges: 1, automatically bound to host Administrator privileges: 2 Current group membership limit: 11] [Panel updated. Instruction manuals issued.]
With a thought, three thin booklets written in Chinese appeared out of nowhere beside Lu Chen's hand.
Out of respect for the main quest, Lu Chen did not open the cultivation method first. He was afraid that once he read it, he would be unable to resist starting to cultivate immediately.
After reading the instructions for the Notebook and chat group, Lu Chen fell into deep thought.
Only after a long while did he ask inwardly in a faint voice,
"So this is the very novel way of acquiring fortune you mentioned back then?"
[That's right (♡˙︶˙♡)!]
"And this very novel method is having me pull those female characters into a group chat, then use the Notebook to give them spoilers?"
[Of course (≧ω≦)!] [On the Douluo Continent, love is the most powerful magic (⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)!] [By cleverly changing these female characters' fates, you can acquire large amounts of fortune points without greatly affecting the events Tang San experiences in this world or attracting Extraterrestrial Tang San's attention prematurely.] [Even just checking in and chatting in the chat group can earn the host fortune points once the requirements are met.] [Besides, before the intelligence dissipated, it never considered that the host might like men, so only women can be invited. If the host strongly insists, it's not impossible (¬_¬)...]
"Stop. Women are great. No changes needed!"
Lu Chen forcibly stopped System Sis from displaying any more text. This counted as emergency evasive action.
I'm spent.
I've never seen such an unreliable system!
Spoilers? Changing fate?
Sounds nice!
Isn't this just making me write a diary for other people to read?
What respectable person writes a diary specifically for other people to read?
De-sword-able!
I, Lu Chen, possess two mighty God-level Martial Souls, and now I even have a cultivation method. Even if I cultivate properly and have to support the Douluo Plane with one hand, I can still be invincible in this world!
Faced with Lu Chen's indignation, System Sis said nothing and simply kept displaying the shop panel.
[Live Point Map (native to the Douluo Continent): includes a search function. Enter the target's characteristics to automatically capture a trace of the target's aura and inject it into the map. Thereafter, the target will appear as a point of light on the map, displaying their location at all times, with no distance limit. Can be upgraded using fortune points. Sale price: 1,000 fortune points] [Mental Trainer: can draw the holder's soul inside for training, steadily increasing spiritual power. Absolutely safe. Current training limit-500 points (peak of the Spirit Connection Realm). Can be upgraded using fortune points. Sale price: 1,000 fortune points] [Simulation Battle Device: can project or even directly fabricate combat opponents. Simulated battles will cause no actual harm to the holder, only mental fatigue, with no side effects. Can even be considered an alternative method of mental training. Current maximum realm of projected enemies-Soul Grandmaster (rule-based ability; anyone below Soul Elder can be projected without any restrictions). Can be upgraded using fortune points. Sale price: 1,000 fortune points]
"System Sis, give me the Notebook."
[?]
"I said, give me the Notebook!"
[^_^] [The Notebook exists in virtual form. The host can write text directly with his thoughts.]
Wasn't it just writing a diary for people to read?
Hadn't the diaries I wrote in elementary and middle school in my previous life been read aloud in class by teachers as model essays plenty of times?
If a diary wasn't written for people to read, it would be utterly meaningless!
Looking at the Golden Light Screen that opened before his eyes, Lu Chen forced himself to calm down.
Just as those webnovel authors on Blue Star emphasized the golden first three chapters, he had to consider how to attract his readers' attention to the greatest extent possible.
A moment later, he had decided on his opening.
When making your way in the world, you gave yourself your own identity!
[Lu Chen: reborn as a God King, feeling great~]
Xiao Wu: ?
Zhu Zhuqing: ?
Ning Rongrong: ?
Bibi Dong: ?
Qian Renxue: ?
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