"Two and a half years, a full two and a half years! Why hasn't my cheat ability arrived yet?!"
In Holy Soul Village, on a small hillside, a young boy lay on the ground, basking in the sun, his face showing no sign of hope for life.
His name was Su Ming, and he could barely be considered a transmigrator.
He hadn't transmigrated in the typical sense, but instead had been reincarnated into the world of Douluo. At three and a half years old, he suddenly regained the memories of his previous life. Now six years old, today was the day he was going to awaken his martial soul.
In his previous life, Su Ming was an ordinary college student who loved reading various novels and watching anime.
One night, while crossing the street, a large truck suddenly barreled toward him. The collision flung him far away, blood streaming from his body, and his consciousness began to fade.
It seemed like the driver of the truck even smiled at him. Who does that?! But Su Ming recognized this scene immediately from all the novels he'd read! Looking at the driver's smiling face, Su Ming felt like he could hear him say, "Young man, just crossed over, huh? My quota is fulfilled for today. Enjoy your journey to another world!"
And then, the truck drove off into the distance.
Su Ming: ******.
Just as Su Ming was about to lose consciousness, he thought of something. Gathering his last breath, he pulled out his phone, which had been cracked from the crash, and formatted it.
A person can die, but social death is not an option!
Su Ming stared lifelessly at the sky. After awakening the memories of his previous life, he had expected that his system or cheat ability would follow. However, two and a half years had passed without a sign, making him increasingly anxious.
During his years in Holy Soul Village, Su Ming had no memory of his parents, only knowing that they had been killed by soul beasts. He was raised by the village elder, Old Jack.
Today was the day to awaken his martial soul. He didn't expect to awaken any god-like martial soul, but he hoped to at least have some soul power—just a bit, even if it was only one or two levels. Without soul power, he wouldn't even be able to start cultivating, and his life would remain as ordinary as ever.
After waiting for six months without hearing anything from the system, Su Ming had already given up hope.
Without a system, he was left with only one option: to befriend Tang San.
But when he thought of Tang San, he hesitated. In his past life, he initially thought Tang San seemed decent. However, as he continued watching the anime, he started to feel that Tang San's morals were a bit questionable, and he was, in fact, quite a hypocrite.
This led Su Ming to abandon the idea of befriending Tang San.
Suddenly, a voice came from the distance.
"Su Ming! I knew you'd be here. Hurry up and come with me; the awakening ceremony is about to begin! We can't keep the soul master waiting!"
Hearing this, Su Ming immediately stood up and said, "Got it, Grandpa Jack!"
Old Jack led Su Ming while speaking, "I hope you can become a soul master. It's been so long since anyone from Holy Soul Village has become a soul master."
Su Ming didn't know what to say. He wished he could awaken a martial soul capable of cultivation, but that wasn't something he could control. With no cheat ability, this was his only hope!
Soon, under Old Jack's guidance, Su Ming arrived at a small wooden cabin. This was where the Wuhun Hall had set up a base to help the children of the village awaken their martial souls.
Su Ming was the last to arrive. Looking into the crowd, he spotted a boy with an ordinary appearance, blue hair, and a slightly thin build, standing alone and looking somewhat out of place.
Old Jack respectfully said to Su Yuntao, "Honorable Soul Master, everyone is here now. Thank you for waiting."
Su Yuntao nodded slightly and said, "Alright, my time is limited. Let's begin the awakening ceremony!"
He turned to the children and said warmly, "Children, line up. I will now begin awakening your martial souls."
"My name is Su Yuntao. I am a level 26 Grand Soul Master and your guide. No matter what happens next, don't be afraid."
Su Ming discreetly sized up this man who was quite famous on the internet in his previous life, known as the "Blind Douluo." He was a good-looking man, friendly toward the common folk, but sadly, he had poor eyesight.
Su Yuntao then took out six black stones and a blue crystal ball from his bag. Arranging them in a hexagon, he shouted, "Lone Wolf, possess me!"
Immediately, a purple wolf martial soul appeared behind him. Su Yuntao's entire body became much more intimidating, his muscles bulging. A white and a yellow soul ring appeared beneath his feet.
The group of children waiting to awaken were so frightened by this that they turned pale and stepped back, some even crying.
Su Ming also took a step back in response to the pressure. Seeing Su Yuntao's ghostly green eyes and the wolf behind him, he couldn't help but feel fear. After all, he was now a participant in reality, not just a viewer of the anime.
Suppressing his fear, Su Ming glanced at Tang San. Although Tang San's face was also pale, he hadn't stepped back like the others. As expected of someone who was once an assassin—his mental fortitude was impressive!
However, Su Ming noticed Tang San's right hand, clenched so tightly it had turned white—a sign of nervousness. Even so, Tang San was in a much better state than Su Ming!
Su Yuntao also noticed both Tang San and Su Ming and secretly praised their courage. He hoped that they would awaken martial souls and possess soul power.
Su Yuntao grabbed a random child, placed him in the hexagonal formation, and said, "Don't move. If you can awaken a martial soul, you'll have abilities like mine. Now, place your right hand on this blue crystal ball and see what martial soul you awaken."
Moments later, a scythe appeared in the boy's right hand, but after testing, he had no soul power.
"Blue Silver Grass, no soul power."
"A hoe, no soul power."
Soon, only Su Ming and Tang San were left to awaken their martial souls. Su Yuntao had lost hope by this point, as none of the children had awakened soul power.
"Next, Su Ming!"
Hearing his name, Su Ming nervously stepped forward and placed his hand on the crystal ball.
Su Yuntao injected his soul power, and moments later, a green orb of light emerged from Su Ming's right hand.
"Wood Element!"
Su Yuntao's eyes lit up. Finally, someone had awakened a decent martial soul! Wood elements typically had soul power and could cultivate. Suppressing his excitement, Su Yuntao asked Su Ming to test his innate soul power.
When Su Ming heard Su Yuntao's exclamation, he was also pleasantly surprised. Wood element—based on his experience from his previous life, this martial soul could definitely be cultivated. The only question was how much innate soul power he had!
The crystal ball shone brightly, and Su Yuntao saw that Su Ming had seven levels of innate soul power—a genius!
He had to recruit him into the Wuhun Hall!
Su Yuntao said excitedly to Su Ming, "Congratulations! Seven levels of innate soul power. I now formally invite you to join the Wuhun Hall. With your talent, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you will at least become a Soul Douluo in the future!"
"Ding! Martial soul detected. The journal system is now ready to bind. Would the host like to bind?"