Chapter 1 Awakening
Douluo Continent, southwest of Tiandou Empire, Fasnuo Province.
Hetan Village, a simple and unpretentious name, is a small village with only more than 200 households outside Xiyuehua City in Fasnuo Province. It was named because there is a river beach not far from the village.
By the river, a small figure was sitting on a flat stone, wearing a straw hat and holding a slender bamboo pole in his hand. The sun shines through the gaps in the leaves and dapples his body, forming patches of light. As the breeze sways gently, there is a coolness in the warmth brought by the sun.
The child's eyes were focused on the water, waiting for the signal from the fish to take the bait. Occasionally, a dragonfly flies across the water, causing ripples, and the child's eyes move accordingly, but he quickly returns to his focus on fishing, because it affects whether he can eat extra meals today.
Suddenly there were slight fluctuations on the water surface, and the bamboo pole in my hand could also feel a pulling force. The child's heartbeat accelerated, and then he instantly raised the bamboo pole in his hand, and a small fish was instantly taken out of the water.
Looking at the fish that was still jumping alive on the grass, the child wearing a straw hat caught the fish and put it into the bucket he carried. Looking at the fish in the bucket, he couldn't help but smile on his young face.
Looking at the fish in the bucket, he seemed to have remembered something. The smile on the child's face slowly disappeared, and a little sadness appeared on his immature face.
"Unknowingly, it has been six years, and I don't know if I can awaken my soul power when I come here." The child looked up at the sky, with an expression on his immature face that did not suit his age.
Obviously this child does not belong to this world. As for how he came here, even he himself does not know.
He just took a nap after get off work and when he opened his eyes, he became a baby, which was like Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly. However, it had been six years since this dream and he still hadn't woken up from it. Gradually, he accepted this reality.
He had been raised by the villagers of Hetan Village since he was a child. When he saw that many villagers could summon artifacts out of thin air to serve as their working tools, he knew that he had entered an extraordinary world.
A few years later, when he could speak, he realized where he was.
Douluo Continent, the legendary fantasy floor tiles, is the most unfriendly world to civilian players. Without golden fingers and inheritance, cannon fodder is not considered. The only chance for civilians can only rely on the slightest trace of power when awakening the martial soul. Possibility of variation.
The child stood there, looking at the fish in the bucket. His name was Shi Yi. In his previous life, he was an orphan just like now. This was also the name given to him by the dean. In the words of the dean, his surname was Shi. , when I picked him up, In the year Yi and Hai, Hai is the zodiac sign, so he takes the name of the Heavenly Stem. B can also be extended to mean inferior, one step ahead of A but also second to A. The position of B is also consistent with his destiny, and the right position is in line with the golden mean. , so he named him Shi Yi.
As a child at that time, he did not know what the golden mean was or what his destiny was. He only understood that A was better than B. But as he grew up, studied, and worked, he gradually understood that finding the right position was not easy. It can be achieved, and B may represent the upper limit for ordinary people, and it is also the upper limit for most people.
Many people try their best and cannot even reach the second-class position. A person's life has already determined the highest point that person can reach. This is also more obvious in this world, but when Shi Yi came to this strange and strange world, In the familiar world, his life has been changed to a certain extent. This is also the variable that the dean often talks about in his memory.
"The Great Dao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine, and one of them is human escape. Maybe I can catch the only variable."
While Shi Yi was reminiscing about the past and wandering away from the sky, fish were flapping in the bucket. The fish he had just caught was full of mucus in his hands, so he accidentally knocked over the bucket in his hand, and the only fish in the bucket also followed the flow. The water flowed out and penetrated into the river beach.
Shi Yi was slightly startled, looking at the disappeared fish, there was no trace of anxiety on his young face but a smile.
"Xiao Yi, stop fishing, the soul master is almost here." A dry, hoarse and slightly urgent call sounded in Shi Yi's ears.
Shi Yi turned around and saw a rickety figure not far away looking at him. This figure was also Li Changshou, the head of Hetan Village. As a village head, he had naturally helped Shi Yi.
"Grandpa Changshou, come here!" Shi Yi shouted, before he had time to pack up his things. There was a hint of excitement and expectation in his childish voice.
Recently, it is also the day when Wuhun Palace will awaken the school-age children in the villages near Yuehua City. There is no specific time for their arrival. Shi Yi only knows that every spring, Wuhun Palace will come to villages like theirs to conduct education for school-age children. Awakening.
Since Shi Yihui walked, he has witnessed four martial soul awakening ceremonies, but this small village of only 200 households has not had a soul master for several years, which shows the difficulty of awakening.
The little figure ran to the rickety body. Shi Yi took the old man's slightly withered hand and said, "Grandpa Changshou, let's go."
Feeling the warmth in Shi Yi's palm, the old man's cloudy eyes fell on Shi Yi. A smile couldn't help but appear on his wrinkled face. He nodded slightly and said softly: "Let's go, the soul master is still waiting." , Xiao Yi is so smart, maybe he can awaken his soul power.”
"Then I'll lend you your good words." Shi Yi smiled and led the old man to walk slowly, expecting but not impatient.
"Oh, haha... You, I don't know where you learned these words at such a young age." Li Changshou said with a smile and shook his head.
Shi Yi didn't answer, just smiled in agreement and led the old man slowly towards the village.
No one dislikes a smart child. Shi Yi, who was an orphan in his previous life, has been struggling in society for many years. Flattery is just the most basic thing.
The precocious Shi Yi even made many residents of Hetan Village consider adopting him, but they were all fooled by Shi Yi in an ignorant way. It was not that he had any objection to the villagers, but that he was an orphan in his previous life and had long been used to being alone. The life of parents is an extremely unfamiliar word to him, and Shi Yi also understands that he has long lost the ability to trust others unconditionally.
Everyone wears a mask more or less in real life. Getting closer to a person and getting to know them more deeply will often come at a certain price. Now the villagers still maintain goodwill toward him. Shi Yi feels that maintaining the same relationship with the villagers now There is nothing wrong with his relationship. If he had the ability, he would repay the kindness of the villagers one by one.
Shi Yi led the village chief and gradually saw the smoke from the cooking pots along the winding path. The two greeted each other and slowly walked towards the wooden house located in the center of the village. This was regarded as the Wuhun Temple in the village, and no Wuhun was needed. The people from the temple will build it, and the residents in each village will spontaneously work together to build it, because this wooden house may be the place where the goddess of luck comes and takes them to change their destiny.
The exterior wall of the wooden house has been stained with a light brown color by the years, and the roof is covered with thick moss, which makes it look quite simple. As soon as Shi Yi approached Shi Yi, he heard the chatter of the children inside. Shi Yi stopped and talked with The village chief and grandpa beside him were waiting for the arrival of the soul master.
Soon, a young man came into the village with a package. This man looked to be in his twenties, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and a very handsome appearance. Wearing a white outfit with a black cloak on the back, there is a fist-sized soul character in the center of the chest. This is the standard attire for personnel directly under the Wuhun Palace.
"Hello, respected War Spirit Master, I'm sorry to trouble you again this time." Li Changshou said and bowed to the young man, Shi Yi also supported him and saluted along with him.
The man said nothing and nodded arrogantly as a return gift. "I don't have much time, let's start quickly." The young man urged.
"Master Soul Master, please." Upon hearing this, Li Changshou quickly took Shi Yi and invited the young man into the wooden house.
Shi Yi looked at the young man's back as he slowly entered. This young man has been here for four years and seems to be the soul master in charge of this village. They don't even know the young man's name. Obviously the young man likes the soul master very much. call.
When Li Changshou led the young man in, the children immediately became quiet and naturally lined up in a row, looking at the young man expectantly. Shi Yi glanced at Li Changshou and slowly walked to the edge of the line. Li Changshou He also hunched over and slowly exited the cabin, as if he was afraid of disturbing this important ceremony.
A trace of disgust flashed across the young man's face, his brows furrowed slightly, and he started to open the package in his hand very quickly. The wooden house was not used on weekdays, that is, when the day of awakening was approaching, the villagers would clean it spontaneously, and naturally there would be a musty smell of wood. .
The young man quickly arranged a hexagonal black stone array on the ground. Shi Yi looked at the black stones on the ground with curiosity, and his young hands couldn't help but squeeze it, because he understood that in this martial arts world, everything is decided. world, and soon he will be able to see his own life.
"When my name is called later, come to the center." The young man said calmly towards the children.
The wooden house was not very bright, but a few beams of light came in from the windows. The young man stood in the darkness, and his arrogant look made the children a little scared. After hearing the young man's words, the children nodded timidly, and some seemed to be timid. Too scared to respond.
Seeing this, Shi Yi bowed slightly towards the young man, "Yes, Master Soul Master."
The young man looked at Shi Yi with a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then heard the next sentence, "The village chief grandpa said that Master Soul Master is a good person, you don't need to be afraid."
The young man who heard this patiently smiled and nodded: "Children, my brother is here to help you awaken your martial soul. Don't be afraid."
Then, the young man made a move with one hand and shouted, "Summon, spear."
A very ordinary iron gun appeared in the young man's hand. It was completely black and the tip of the gun was sharp and shone with metallic luster. With the appearance of the long gun, the young man acted very coquettishly.
This made Shi Yi, a social creature who lived in modern civilization in his previous life, feel extremely inferior. His little toes couldn't help but clench secretly in embarrassment. However, Shi Yi still applauded to save face. The children beside him looked at The young man's immature eyes were full of expectation and admiration, and he clapped along with Shi Yi.
With the young man's embarrassing performance, the children were no longer afraid, and one by one they were extremely obedient and started to act according to the young man's request.
As the first child slowly walked into the awakening circle, the entire wooden house sometimes lit up and sometimes darkened, and the children seemed very conscious one after another.
"Sickle... come to test the soul power... without soul power... you can't become a soul master..."
"Lanyin Grass? You don't need to take the test, the useless martial soul has no soul power."
"Hammer...moonlight flower...fan...shovel..."
The children who had awakened these martial spirits slowly returned to the team one by one with disappointed faces. Looking at the loss on the children's faces, Shi Yi's face was full of emotion. No matter what world it is in, changing one's destiny is extremely difficult.
"Next." It seemed that due to the continuous activation of the awakening circle, the young man had a hint of fatigue on his face, and there was also a hint of impatience in his voice.
Shi Yi slowly walked into the awakening array, his eyes closed tightly, as if to welcome his destiny. The familiar cyan light lit up, and his body was surrounded by a layer of faint light. Shi Yi only felt a The feeling of warmth rises in the stock.
As time went by, the light became brighter and brighter, and Shi Yi could clearly feel something in his right hand, as if something was about to burst out of his body. As his heartbeat gradually accelerated, this feeling became stronger and stronger.
Suddenly, there was a slight movement in his palm, which made him tremble, "Alive?"
Shi Yi opened his eyes suddenly, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. An ant appeared in the palm of his right hand. It was slightly larger and slender than a normal ant, with a larger head, a pair of compound eyes and long antennae. .
The young man also looked at the ant in Shi Yi's hand in great surprise. As a soul master, of course he noticed that the "martial spirit" in Shi Yi's hand was a living creature. Even though he had never seen such a living creature's martial spirit, It can also be understood that Shi Yi's martial soul has mutated.
"It's actually a mutated martial spirit, but it's just an ordinary ant." The young man looked at Shi Yi and couldn't help but sigh.
Shi Yi looked at his palm, and a flash of excitement flashed in his heart. Even if his martial soul is an ant, as long as there is a mutation, most of the soul power can be awakened, and his situation seems to be very similar to that of Jade. Xiaogang.
Shi Yi never expected to awaken any awesome martial soul, because he knew that this was unrealistic. According to his understanding of Douluo Continent, powerful martial souls should be passed down through generations of soul masters. of.
When a genius appears in the first generation of each family, the martial soul will also grow with the soul master's cultivation. Then the martial soul passed down to future generations will also have some additional soul rings that the ancestors have improved through their own efforts. obtained characteristics.
"Let's test the soul power. I don't know what kind of mutation this is, but according to my experience, as long as there is a mutated martial soul, it will have some soul power." The young man said softly to Shi Yi.
Shi Yi nodded and said: "Thank you, brother."
After saying that, Shi Yi slowly placed his hand on the blue crystal ball in front of the young man.
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(End of chapter)