Yu Tiancheng squatted in the woods behind his family's mountain, staring at his right hand.
In his palm, a faint silver arc of electricity pulsed—this was the "mutant blue electric tyrannosaurus" he had been mocked for six years.
12 years old, Soul Power Level 10.
In the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, which is full of geniuses, he was a joke.
"Tomorrow... is the deadline for obtaining the first spirit ring."
Family rule: If a member fails to obtain their first spirit ring before the age of 12, they will be stripped of their family disciple status and relegated to an external business.
Yu Tiancheng knew that in the Soul Hunting Plan five years later, those in the peripheral industries would die the fastest...
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
"It's quite shameful for a time traveler to live like me."
Awakened a weakened version of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul at the age of six.
What others don't know is that he actually has another martial spirit—a notebook.
He originally thought this was a cheat code for a transmigrator, but it turned out to be completely devoid of soul power, essentially rendering his martial soul useless.
His innate soul power is only level one, the second lowest in the family's history.
First is that "master" Yu Xiaogang...
His parents died early; he was a collateral descendant; and his talent was the worst.
A disastrous start.
"Forget it, let's focus on surviving first." Yu Tiancheng stood up and dusted himself off.
"I'll just find any ten-year spirit ring to absorb tomorrow, and then..."
He looked in the direction of Tiandou City.
"Go to Blue Tyrant Academy and find Aunt Liu Erlong."
This was his life-saving plan, which he had been devising for six years:
Liu Erlong is one of the few family members who lives outside the family. Although she has a fiery temper, she values loyalty and affection.
Most importantly—in the original story, she and the people from Blue Tyrant Academy survived during the Soul Hunting Project.
"Let's wait five years before thinking about anything else."
The next day, in the Family Soul Hunting Forest.
The guard assigned to Yu Tiancheng was a middle-aged man with an impatient expression.
"Young Master Tiancheng, can we hurry up? I need to rush back to change shifts."
"Let's go with that Ten-Year Wind Baboon, anyway, given your martial spirit..."
The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, but the meaning was clear.
Yu Tiancheng did not refute.
He did indeed intend to casually absorb a ten-year soul ring.
But just as he walked toward the wind baboon—
Boom!
A loud noise suddenly came from deep in the forest.
A silver figure crashed through several large trees and charged straight at them.
"A hundred-year-old soul beast! A Silver Moon Wolf!" The guard's face turned pale.
Silver Moon Wolf, a speed-type soul beast, with at least three hundred years of cultivation.
It was clearly being chased by a more powerful soul beast and had fled in panic.
And the direction it fled was directly towards Yu Tiancheng.
"Young master, run!" The guards rushed up, but they were too slow.
The Silver Moon Wolf's claws were already at Yu Tiancheng's feet—
A life-or-death moment!
Within Yu Tiancheng's body, the notebook-like martial spirit that had been dormant for six years suddenly trembled violently.
Buzz—
A terrifying suction force erupted.
"Roar—" the Silver Moon Wolf let out a miserable howl.
Its body withered away at a visible rate, its soul power and life force being frantically drained.
All of this flowed into the notebook in Yu Tiancheng's left hand.
Three seconds.
In just three seconds, a century-old soul beast was turned into a dried-up corpse.
A yellow spirit ring floated in the air.
The guards stood frozen at the scene, their legs trembling.
Yu Tiancheng was also dumbfounded.
[Ding! Energy absorption has reached the critical point]
[Diary creation system in operation...]
A cold, mechanical voice sounded.
Yu Tiancheng sat down cross-legged and absorbed the three-hundred-year soul ring extracted from the Silver Moon Wolf.
The process went exceptionally smoothly—because most of the energy had already been absorbed by the diary.
The soul ring absorption was complete, and the soul power soared from level ten to level twelve.
But the real change is only just beginning.
System activation complete.
[Host: Yu Tiancheng]
[Martial Soul: Dragon of Time and Space (Unawakened), Diary (System Carrier)]
[Soul Power: Level 12]
[The system has absorbed the host's soul power to grow, causing the host's cultivation to slow down. A compensation gift pack is now being activated.]
"Damn it!" Yu Tiancheng almost cursed out loud. "No wonder my soul power cultivation was so difficult. Turns out it was all absorbed by you!"
Although it was a mutated martial soul, Yu Tiancheng always felt that he should be a benign mutation like his aunt Liu Erlong.
However, not only was his innate soul power low, but his cultivation speed was also very slow.
So that's where the culprit was!
[Compensation system activated]
[Time-Space Dragon Martial Soul Awakening (God-level)]
[Increase host's soul power to level 15]
[The first spirit ring becomes the natal spirit ring]
[Meridian reshaping; the current system can only support the limit of 1200 years of Soul Rings]
[Gain additional skills: Mastery of physical combat, Disguise]
[Native Soul Ring: Formed automatically by the host's martial soul; its age evolves automatically as the host's physique improves]
Yu Tiancheng opened his eyes.
In the palm of his right hand, the silver arc of electricity was no longer weak, but condensed into the shape of a mini silver dragon.
Dragon scales and claws—clearly visible.
The terrifying dragon's might naturally emanated.
The guard fell to his knees with a thud, his voice trembling: "Young...Young Master, what kind of martial spirit is this?"
This time, however, it was done with utmost sincerity.
Yu Tiancheng ignored him.
The power of the first spirit ring was already clearly imprinted in his mind:
First Soul Skill: Time Acceleration - Can change the flow of time of oneself by 2 times, lasting for a period of time.
He felt the surging power within him, and the diary in his left hand that had become warm.
He laughed.
As I laughed, tears streamed down my face.
"Six years..."
"This thing drained my soul power for six years..."
"Are you finally full now?"
Yu Tiancheng opened his diary.
[Congratulations, host, on successfully establishing a connection with the Diary Creation System]
[The host only needs to record fabricated content in the diary every day to receive generous rewards.]
Rewards include, but are not limited to: Soul Bones, Divine Soul Rings, Rare and Precious Treasures, Peerless Cultivation Techniques, etc.
Yu Tiancheng's eyes were filled with tears.
You can become stronger by writing a diary!
The most familiar tropes from my past life in online novels.
You don't need to complete the tasks set by the system for people with cerebral palsy; you can level up while lying down by simply moving your hands or using your mind.
The following are the rules for using the diary system:
[Daily diary updates are mandatory. The content is unrestricted, including but not limited to daily rants, everyday trivia, self-cultivation insights, etc.]
[There is also a hidden dungeon that requires special conditions to trigger.]
[The right of interpretation belongs to the diary creation system.]
The rules of the diary system are pretty much the same for everyone, but this "hidden dungeon" has piqued Yu Tiancheng's interest.
I don't know what the special conditions are.
He took a deep breath, and with a slight thought, words automatically appeared on his diary—
[Six years! System, you've finally woken up.]
[I've been transported for twelve years, and had my soul power drained for six of them. Do you know how I spent those six years?]
[Every day, he is ridiculed by the direct descendants of the family as a "mutant waste," and his cultivation speed is as slow as a snail.]
[But now things are different! The Time-Space Dragon Martial Soul has awakened, reaching god-level quality!]
Let me first clarify the current timeline...
Tang San and Xiao Wu should be at Shrek Academy now, along with Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were also there; the Shrek Seven Devils had now assembled.
It's still unknown whether they've obtained their third spirit ring.
However, it's estimated that Shrek Academy will also move to Heaven Dou City and merge into Blue Tyrant Academy soon.
The Soul Hunting Project five years from now...sigh.
The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family... the top three clans... few will survive.
[A useless member of the collateral branch like me will probably be eliminated in the first batch.]
[My family is encouraging me to study abroad, so I need to hurry to Tiandou City, join Blue Tyrant Academy, and wait for Shrek Academy to move here.]
At least... I need to save those who are kind to me.
Aunt Liu Erlong, please take good care of yourself.
[wait for me]
(End of chapter)