Chapter 2:Qi Refining Stage Perfection.
"Ding... Transfer of power complete. Please check your attributes."
The next moment, a pale golden light screen appeared before Zhou Chen's eyes again:
Name: Zhou Chen
Occupation: Plane Transmigrator
Race: Human
Characteristics: Handsome Martial
Soul: Unawakened
Strength: Qi Refining Stage Perfection Cultivation
Technique: Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic
"Qi Refining Stage Perfection, sounds very strong."
Zhou Chen shamelessly shook his head. Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the room, approaching from afar.
The next moment, an old man in his sixties pushed open the door and entered, his aged face full of anxiety. The old man was tall and thin, his clothes were neat, and his hair was combed meticulously.
"Are you alright, Chen'er?" the old man asked anxiously.
"Grandpa Jack, I'm fine." Zhou Chen quickly went over and helped the old man up.
This old man was none other than Old Jack, the village chief of Holy Soul Village who sent the Sea God Tang San to school and called Haotian Douluo Tang Hao a piece of trash in the original Douluo Continent storyline.
"Phew...it's good that you're alright. A beam of light just fell from the sky and crashed directly into your room. I was afraid something might happen to you..."
Old Jack breathed a sigh of relief, patted Zhou Chen's head, and looked around, his gaze falling on the circular gap in the roof.
It seemed it wasn't an illusion.
He hadn't expected that after all these years, that familiar beam of light would finally descend again!
Thinking of this, Old Jack's heart skipped a beat.
It was six years ago, one night...
At the time, Old Jack, as the village chief, was patrolling the village when suddenly, a huge beam of light fell from the sky and crashed directly onto a nearby hill!
The intense light even turned night into day!
Sensing something terrible was about to happen, Old Jack, for the safety of the villagers, bravely went up the hill to investigate.
Then, he found an infant.
Later, Old Jack adopted the baby and cared for him meticulously. He knew in his heart that this child was no ordinary being; that towering beam of light was like a god descending!
And the facts gradually confirmed his conjecture.
This child was born with the ability to speak, and even named himself Zhou Chen. He was extremely handsome, and his many extraordinary abilities amazed the villagers.
For example, Zhou Chen invented hot pot when he was three years old.
This was a method of cooking various meat slices and vegetables in a copper pot, paired with Zhou Chen's secret dipping sauce, which quickly won over the stomachs of Old Jack and all the villagers.
After that, in order to quickly obtain 10,000 gold soul coins to activate the system, Zhou Chen encouraged Old Jack to pool his money with the villagers to open a hot pot restaurant in Notting City, making a fortune.
Next, Zhou Chen copied the blast furnace iron smelting method from Earth and opened a blacksmith shop in Notting City, which also did extremely well.
After that, Zhou Chen opened more than ten more shops, not only becoming incredibly wealthy himself, but also benefiting the villagers. Holy Soul Village became a model of the wealthy helping the less fortunate, a path to common prosperity.
Now, most of the villagers have moved to Notting City, and Old Jack has naturally moved in as well, taking care of little Zhou Chen's daily life...
Coming back to his senses, Old Jack no longer mentioned the pillar of light from earlier, but looked at Zhou Chen with loving eyes and instructed,
"Chen'er, in the next few days, the Spirit Hall will hold its annual awakening ceremony. You're almost six years old; it's time for you to awaken your spirit."
"Um, I..."
Zhou Chen was about to reply when he was interrupted by a sudden, clear voice:
"Brother Chen, Grandpa Jack, are you alright?"
The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a small, thin figure running towards them.
This was also a child of about six years old.
His skin was wheat-colored, his short black hair was quite neat, and his linen clothes were simple and clean. Most striking were his eyes, exceptionally bright, with a fleeting hint of purple in them.
Tang Sect techniques, Purple Demon Eye.
That's right, this child is none other than Tang San, the reincarnated protagonist of Douluo Continent.
Now, Tang San and his son Tang Hao, thanks to Zhou Chen leading Holy Soul Village to prosperity, have moved from the village to Notting City.
Therefore, Tang San is extremely grateful to Zhou Chen, always following his lead, becoming Zhou Chen's loyal follower.
Seeing Tang San rushing over, Zhou Chen immediately showed a warm smile: "Of course we're fine. What, did you go for your morning exercise again?"
"Yeah, I just got back from my exercise and saw a huge pillar of light near your house, Brother Chen. I was worried something had happened to you, so I rushed over to check." Tang San nodded.
"Don't worry, we're all fine." Old Jack smiled with relief and patted Tang San's head.
"That's good."
Tang San was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a thought suddenly struck him, because he discovered that Zhou Chen's body was emitting unusually active energy fluctuations!
This made Tang San instantly startled.
Tang San knew Zhou Chen's situation very well, having spent every day with him.
Although Zhou Chen was incomparably handsome and exceptionally intelligent, completely unlike a child, which Tang San greatly admired, Zhou Chen had always had only an ordinary human body. How could there be energy fluctuations within him?
This was abnormal!
Therefore, Tang San secretly activated his Purple Demon Eye, intending to use his spiritual power to investigate Zhou Chen.
However, at that moment, a faint sword cry emanated from between Zhou Chen's brows, instantly shattering Tang San's Purple Demon Eye!
Tang San groaned, feeling dizzy, and blood even seeped from his nose!
"How is this possible!"
His Mysterious Heaven Skill had already reached the peak of the first level, equivalent to level 10 soul power. To break his Purple Demon Eye, one would need strength at least several times greater than his!
Could it be… Thinking of this possibility, Tang San's gaze fell upon the seemingly oblivious Zhou Chen, his heart filled with shock!
Night fell in the study.
On the desk inside the room were expensive books made of animal hide or silk, such as "Conditions for a Son-in-Law of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School" and "On How to Marry a Princess of the Heaven Dou Royal Family," etc.
That's right, Zhou Chen was prepared to abandon all morals, live off women, and sell himself for money.
He was forced into it. This pay-to-win system was a money-devouring monster; the dozen or so shops Zhou Chen owned were simply not enough. Only by living off women could he quickly acquire a large amount of gold coins.
However, Zhou Chen wasn't reading those shameless books at the moment, but was seriously studying an exceptionally thick book—"The Complete Guide to Martial Souls."
This book recorded all the martial souls discovered by mankind over the past ten thousand years. And its compiler was the Martial Soul Hall, which possessed an Angel Goddess, a beautiful Saintess, and a beautiful Pope! The reason Zhou Chen was studying this book so diligently overnight was because the Martial Soul Hall was going to hold an awakening ceremony tomorrow. He didn't want to be unable to recognize his own martial soul by then.
"Creak..."
Suddenly, the door opened, and Old Jack, looking hurried, entered.
"Grandpa Jack."
Seeing Old Jack enter, Zhou Chen immediately stood up.
"Chen'er, it's done."
Old Jack said with a beaming smile, "I found a deacon in the Spirit Hall, and he's agreed to help you and Tang San awaken your spirits individually, without having to wait in line. You know, that's a Great Spirit Master."
When he said the words "Great Spirit Master," a look of envy appeared in Old Jack's eyes.
"That's good, I'm so grateful to you." Zhou Chen said gratefully.
On the Douluo Continent, every child around six years old can go to the Spirit Hall to awaken their own spirit for free.
Although Notting City is a small city, there are at least several hundred children of that age every year, plus their accompanying parents, the Spirit Hall's square will definitely be packed with people tomorrow.
Therefore, not wanting to waste time waiting in line, Zhou Chen asked Old Jack to find a deacon in the Spirit Hall, giving him a full twenty gold spirit coins, so that he could awaken his and Tang San's spirits individually.
(End of this chapter)