Chapter 1 Transmigration and Enrollment.
"Father, Mother, one day I will personally kill the Wang family and avenge you." Lin Chen punched a tree, and blood flowed out.
Eight years ago…
"What happened to me?" A questioning voice echoed in the infant's mind as he was born. Lin Chen only remembered that he was 18 years old at the time, working a summer job delivering food after finishing his college entrance exams. On his way to fulfill an order, a car sped towards him, and then Lin Chen lost consciousness.
As the days passed, the infant grew up, and Lin Chen finally understood what had happened—he had transmigrated! And he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent during the Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect era. Lin Chen was born in the Douling Empire. His family was considered upper-middle class, so Lin Chen's standard of living was relatively good from a young age, similar to his previous life.
At the age of six, Lin Chen awakened the top-tier weapon spirit, the Seven Kill Sword, which overjoyed the entire Lin family. Lin's father's spirit was a longsword with level 67 spirit power, and Lin's mother's spirit was a shield with level 42 spirit power.
However, this period of prosperity was short-lived. The Lin family, totaling fifty people, was brought together by Lin's parents to facilitate their development within the Douling Empire. At that time, the Douling Empire was plagued by internal strife and constant infighting, leading to widespread suffering. The Lin family was quickly drawn into the empire's political struggles. While Lin's parents were in the Soul Hunting Forest with Lin Chen, acquiring his first soul ring, they were shocked by what they saw upon returning to Tianlin City. The entire Lin family estate was a scene of carnage, with not a single survivor, corpses strewn everywhere…
Although the Lin family wasn't a large clan, Lin Chen had spent his childhood there and had developed a deep affection for it.
After the Lin family was wiped out, Lin's parents moved with Lin Chen to a small mountain village. However, they were pursued by assassins from the Wang family along the way. To protect Lin Chen, his parents fought bravely, sustaining serious injuries to allow him to escape. After arriving in the small mountain village, Lin's parents only stayed with him for two years before passing away.
At this moment, Lin Chen knelt before the graves of his father and mother, whispering.
As a transmigrator, Lin Chen had originally hoped for a cheat code or a system to power him up, like Huo Yuhao, the chosen one of destiny, but unfortunately, he didn't have one.
He had also considered living a life of leisure as a wealthy man, but then he thought, as a transmigrator, wouldn't it be a waste not to pursue the path of a Soul Master?
Moreover, with such a deep-seated hatred, Lin Chen, who was quite Buddhist in his previous life, couldn't forget the hatred of his clan's annihilation.
After much deliberation, Lin Chen decided to join Shrek Academy. As the number one academy on the continent, its teaching quality and cultivation resources were top-notch, which would be more conducive to Lin Chen's growth.
Another problem arose: going to Shrek required a recommendation letter from a city lord. If his family had one, it would be easy, but where was he going to get one now? In his previous life, he thought this system made it impossible for Shrek to recruit commoner Soul Masters, but now this problem had fallen on his own head.
Lin Chen thought for a moment and decided to first go to the Soul Hunting Forest to help people hunt soul beasts to earn money to buy the city lord's recommendation letter. Money isn't everything, but in this world, it might even have the power to influence things; at least a recommendation letter could be bought.
Four years passed in the blink of an eye. Shrek City, East Gate of Shrek Academy.
"Name."
"Lin Chen."
"Recommendation letter."
Lin Chen handed over the recommendation letter.
When the student in charge of registration at Shrek saw the signature on the letter, he was taken aback, but he quickly composed himself and continued, "Age, soul power level, and martial soul."
"12 years old, Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, Level 24 Power Attack Type Weapon Soul Master," Lin Chen replied, then released his one yellow and one purple soul ring configuration. At the same time, a delicate blue sword appeared in his palm.
The classmate was surprised again, then handed Lin Chen a set of keys and a small notebook, pointing to a small white building, saying, "This is the dormitory key, room 109 on the first floor. There's also a freshman brochure; take a good look."
Lin Chen took the keys and headed towards his dormitory.
Reaching the dormitory building, Lin Chen naturally saw the white-haired old man sitting in the recliner, the strongest Shrek Academy member in a thousand years: Dragon God Douluo Mu En. It was impossible not to be nervous; after all, he still had the mind of a teenager. However, Lin Chen didn't show any surprise, nor did he politely greet him. Like any other freshman, he glanced around a few times and went to find his dormitory.
Let Huo Yuhao be the polite one.
Arriving at the dormitory, Lin Chen opened the door. Two large beds came into view, and then… nothing more…
"So stingy," Lin Chen muttered. He then went to Shrek City to buy hygiene tools and daily necessities.
Walking on the streets of Shrek City, Lin Chen, who had been reborn, couldn't help but marvel at its prosperity. The streets were filled with all sorts of shops, their vendors' calls echoing everywhere. Although there were many shops, they were all well-organized.
After buying what he needed, Lin Chen saw three figures as he walked towards the Soul Guidance Train station. A blond boy and a beautiful girl were leading a thin boy towards the station. (The Soul Guidance Train here refers to the steam train invented after the First Industrial Revolution, not the one from Douluo Continent III.)
'What a coincidence…' Lin Chen thought.
Sure enough, those three figures were undoubtedly Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao.
Being in the same grade as the chosen one of destiny isn't a good thing, but since it's already happened, Lin Chen can't just drop out and then go to Zhang Lexuan for a recommendation letter. Even if Zhang Lexuan were willing to give it to him, Lin Chen wouldn't stoop so low as to beg.
That's right, Lin Chen's recommendation letter came from Zhang Lexuan. A year ago, Lin Chen's Soul Hunting Team encountered Zhang Lexuan, who was on a mission, while helping Lin Chen acquire his second soul ring. Zhang Lexuan was genuinely surprised by the ratio of yellow and purple soul rings, so she went up to ask Lin Chen
about it. This question made Zhang Lexuan think Shrek Academy had struck gold. So when Lin Chen said he wanted to go to Shrek Academy, Zhang Lexuan gave the boy a recommendation letter.
Arriving at the station, Lin Chen saw the three people already waiting there. Huo Gua and the other two had nothing to carry, so they walked much faster than Lin Chen.
When the soul-guided train arrived, the four of them boarded the train to Shrek Academy together.
Perhaps it was that extraordinary aura that made Tang Sect's senior disciple, Bei Bei, glance at Lin Chen, but Lin Chen didn't notice.
Upon arriving at Shrek Academy, the four got out of the car. Bei Bei and Tang Ya led Huo Yuhao towards the admissions office, while Lin Chen went straight back to his small apartment.
(End of Chapter)