The Worried Transmigrated Boy / "Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass"
Douluo: My Custom Achievement System
Author: I Don't Know What to Do Either
Synopsis:
Jiang Yi transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, only to have the most useless Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, and no Soul Power at all. What was he to do?
Just as Jiang Yi worried about his future, the Custom Achievement System awakened.
"Host has awakened the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Congratulations, host, on obtaining the achievement: Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass. Achievement reward: 0.1 levels of Soul Power."
"Soul Power has not increased for an entire year. Achievement obtained: Eternal Blue Silver Grass. Reward: Blue Silver Grass undergoes a slight evolution."
"Spent five years breaking through to level ten. Achievement obtained: Steadiest Soul Master in History. Reward..."
With achievement rewards as support, he studied Martial Soul bloodlines, cultivated the path of life, and embarked on the road to supreme power.
Chapter 1: The Worried Transmigrated Boy
In western Dou Ling Empire, outside Spirit Mountain City, was a small village near the border.
The sky was gradually darkening. It was autumn, and the chill that came as night approached in Spirit Mountain City, located in the middle of the Douluo Continent, made passersby wrap their clothes more tightly around themselves.
In the village called Azure Village, Blue Silver Grass covered almost every inch of the ground, glimmering faintly beneath the last rays of the setting sun.
A handsome boy of about five or six, dressed in a long gray robe, lay on the Blue Silver Grass in his courtyard, gazing at the sun as it was about to set.
His eyes held both anticipation and worry, making him look nothing like a naive, innocent six-year-old.
"Alas, it's already been six years since I transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, and the day to awaken my Martial Soul has come too," Jiang Yi couldn't help lamenting.
Originally, he had been a university graduate on Blue Star who had just finished his studies.
He had simply gone home and gone to sleep after work; nothing like being hit by a big truck had happened.
Yet when he woke again, he had become a wailing infant waiting to be fed.
From his parents' conversations, he had figured out that he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent.
Tomorrow was when he would awaken his Martial Soul. For the people of the Douluo Continent, a Martial Soul was the most important thing in their lives.
If he awakened a good Martial Soul and possessed high Innate Soul Power,
then he would have little to worry about for the rest of his life.
But if he didn't awaken a good Martial Soul, or didn't even have Innate Soul Power,
then he could only spend his life as a commoner at the very bottom of society.
So even though Jiang Yi was a transmigrator, he couldn't help worrying about his future.
"Little Yi, come back and eat!"
A woman in a plain robe stood by the doorframe, calling to Jiang Yi with a gentle smile. She looked to be in her forties, with a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and a slightly pale complexion.
"Coming, Aunt Rou." Jiang Yi rose from where he had been worrying, patted the Blue Silver Grass clinging to his clothes, and walked toward the house.
Inside the room, a small wooden table stood in the center, laden with several dishes that were delightful in color, aroma, and taste.
Though not extravagant, it was a very warm and cozy sight.
Three stools stood around the table. On one sat an adorable little girl, as delicate as a doll carved from pink jade, with a head of soft blond hair. She looked to be about Jiang Yi's age.
Her skin was as fine as snow, with a hint of the luster of warm jade.
A few drops of water she hadn't wiped away after her bath clung to her face, making her all the more endearing.
When the little girl saw Jiang Yi enter, her face immediately blossomed into a smile. In a playful voice, she said, "Big Brother Jiang Yi, hurry up and come eat! I can't wait anymore."
As she spoke, she stared at the food on the table, looking adorably close to drooling.
A meal like this was not something they often had.
"Coming." Jiang Yi smiled at the adorable little girl.
Jiang Yi took his seat, and Aunt Rou sat down afterward.
"Mom, can I eat now?" the little girl asked cutely, looking up.
"Yes, Nannan, you can eat now," Aunt Rou said with a gentle smile.
Once her mother gave the word, Jiang Nannan immediately picked up her chopsticks and began eating, stuffing her mouth full.
That was right. This adorable little girl was Jiang Nannan.
When Jiang Yi first realized he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, he hadn't been able to tell exactly which point in its timeline he had arrived in.
Living in the countryside, he had little exposure to anything else.
By observing his parents' clothes and the houses around him, he could only rule out Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King and Douluo IV.
Then one day, while his mother held him and chatted with their neighbor, Aunt Rou, he heard the name Jiang Nannan.
Only then did he make a preliminary judgment that he was probably in the Peerless Tang Sect era.
Later, hearing about the Dou Ling Empire and the Sun Moon Empire allowed him to confirm the timeline completely.
Knowing that he was in the Peerless Tang Sect era made Jiang Yi somewhat uneasy.
After all, Tang San's great hand continued to influence the Douluo Continent throughout this period.
Had he, a transmigrator, already been marked out?
With that worry on his mind, Jiang Yi reached the age of one.
At that time, something momentous happened to his family: his father, Jiang Ping'an, met with disaster.
Jiang Ping'an was an ordinary soldier stationed on the Dou Ling Empire's border, spending most of his time away from home.
When Jiang Yi was born, Jiang Ping'an had come back once and given him his name. After a while, he returned to his post in the army.
Ever since the Heaven Dou Empire split into the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, disputes had frequently broken out along the border.
During one such dispute, Jiang Ping'an was gravely wounded and ultimately lost his life.
And misfortunes never came singly. In that same dispute, Jiang Ping'an's good friend Jiang Yun, who was Jiang Nannan's father,
met with the same misfortune as Jiang Ping'an.
In an instant, both families lost their pillars of support.
As the two men lay dying, they expressed the same final wish to their commanding officer.
They wished to forgo their compensation, hoping their commanding officer could give each of their children a chance to awaken a Martial Soul.
Ordinarily, such a request would have been impossible to fulfill. Even if two ordinary soldiers like them died ten thousand times, they could never have exchanged their lives for two chances to awaken Martial Souls.
But Jiang Ping'an had some friendship with his commanding officer, and the officer couldn't bear the thought of the widows and orphans.
In the end, the request was granted. It was agreed that when Jiang Nannan and Jiang Yi reached the appropriate age, they could go to Spirit Mountain City to have their Martial Souls awakened.
That was why Jiang Yi had the chance to awaken his Martial Soul at the age of six.
Otherwise, never mind worrying about what Martial Soul he would awaken-it would have been uncertain whether he could awaken one at all in his lifetime.
After learning the news, Jiang Yi's mother and Aunt Rou were both grief-stricken.
Three years after Jiang Ping'an's death, Jiang Yi's mother also died of excessive grief, and Aunt Rou took Jiang Yi in.
Although Aunt Rou was still alive, her health had never been very good, owing to her husband's death and a congenital heart condition.
Fortunately, although Jiang Ping'an and Jiang Yun had given up their compensation, their commanding officer still helped the families often, keeping their lives from becoming quite so difficult.
Soon, the food on the table was gone, most of it eaten by Jiang Nannan and Jiang Yi.
After all, the two of them were still growing, while Aunt Rou had never had much of an appetite because of her health.
"All right, now that you've eaten, rest a little and then be good and go to bed," Aunt Rou said gently as she cleared the bowls and chopsticks.
"Okay!" Jiang Nannan replied obediently.
Jiang Yi nodded too. He had long since grown used to being treated like a child; after all, he did look like one now.
Afterward, he went with Jiang Nannan to play in the little courtyard.
During the Peerless Tang Sect era, commoners' lives were not all that different from what they had been ten thousand years earlier.
In fact, because they couldn't awaken their Martial Souls, most commoners lived even worse lives.
On top of that, Evil Soul Masters of this era often appeared throughout the continent, making life even more unbearable for the poor.
After nightfall, commoners living outside the city didn't dare leave their villages. They feared encountering wild beasts, but feared running into Evil Soul Masters even more.
As usual, Jiang Yi played house in the courtyard with his childhood sweetheart.
Jiang Yi was worrying about his Martial Soul, and Jiang Nannan didn't seem as interested as usual either. Before long, her attention began to wander.
"Big Brother Jiang Yi, we're going to awaken our Martial Souls tomorrow. What kind of Martial Souls do you think we'll get?"
Jiang Nannan's brows drew together slightly as she asked in an expectant tone.
But hidden beneath that anticipation was a trace of barely perceptible fear.
Even though her mother had protected Jiang Nannan well, on the Douluo Continent, where children had always matured early,
she had long understood how important Martial Souls were to them.
If they failed to awaken good Martial Souls, the chances Jiang Yun and Jiang Ping'an had paid for with their lives would be wasted.
"Haha, our Nannan is so cute and loves carrots so much. Maybe you'll awaken a rabbit Martial Soul."
Seeing her like that, Jiang Yi put on a carefree air and laughed.
"Really?" Jiang Nannan's eyes began to sparkle.
"I heard Sea God Tang San's wife had a rabbit Martial Soul ten thousand years ago. Can I become a Titled Douluo someday too?"
"Of course you can." Jiang Yi nodded with a faint smile.
In the original story, Jiang Nannan had indeed reached the cultivation level of a Titled Douluo.
"Then when I become a Titled Douluo, I'll take Mom and Big Brother Jiang Yi to live in a big house and eat lots of delicious food, and I'll help Mom get her illness cured," Jiang Nannan said longingly.
"Big Brother Jiang Yi, what Martial Soul will you awaken?" Jiang Nannan looked at Jiang Yi expectantly.
"We'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out."
Looking up at the night sky, Jiang Yi spoke with uncertainty.
Chapter 2: "Jiang Yi's Blue Silver Grass"
In the early morning, a breeze stirred the Blue Silver Grass in the village.
"Little Yi, Nannan, are you ready? The village chief is already here. It's time for us to leave."
Aunt Rou pushed open the door and called gently to Jiang Yi and Jiang Nannan, who shared a room but slept in separate beds.
"Aunt Rou."
Jiang Yi, who had gotten up long ago, was already dressed and sitting on the edge of his bed as he called out to her.
Jiang Nannan also jumped out of bed, the excitement and anticipation on her face now hard to conceal.
"You're both ready, aren't you? Then go with the village chief."
Jiang Nannan ran over and took Aunt Rou's hand, while Jiang Yi followed behind them.
When they reached the courtyard gate, an ox cart was already waiting.
An elderly man with wrinkled skin and white hair sat on the cart, looking to be in his sixties.
He was Qiaona, the chief of Azure Village.
"Grandpa Qiaona!" Jiang Nannan ran happily over to him.
"Oh, our Nannan has gotten even cuter."
Hearing Jiang Nannan's sweet greeting, Qiaona broke into a kindly smile, then scooped her up onto the ox cart.
Jiang Nannan grew up to be breathtakingly beautiful, and as a child she was naturally adorable beyond compare, as well as very sweet-tongued.
There was hardly an adult in the village who didn't like the little girl.
At that moment, Jiang Yi also came up beside the ox cart and greeted him respectfully.