Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Xie Yue was already a year old, while Hu Liena was just a newborn baby. That year, both of them lost their parents and became orphans, and were adopted by the Spirit Hall.

Chapter 6 Before Martial Soul Awakening

In the year 2625 of the Douluo Calendar, Qian Shui and Qian Renxue turned five years old, just one year away from awakening their martial souls.

By this year, Qian Shui had managed to run two laps around Spirit City every day, and he had also read almost all the books in the Spirit Hall's collection.

Honestly, Qian Shui had never realized that people could be so incredibly bored. In any case, Qian Shui would appear in the Spirit Hall's library every single day, without fail.

Qian Renxue ran to the library and, sure enough, saw Qian Shui reading a book again. So she deliberately asked, "Xiao Shui, are you reading again?"

Qian Shui didn't answer, but slowly picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then continued flipping through his book.

So Qian Renxue deliberately asked again, "So you really are a bookworm!"

Qian Shui's eyes widened. Who would watch this if they weren't bored? "How can you slander someone's innocence like this!"

"What innocence! You clearly come to read every single day! Without fail! And you even take it home to read!"

Qian Shui's face flushed red, and the tea in his hand trembled slightly as he argued, "I was just reading it out of boredom! I'm not a bookworm! Just reading it out of boredom! Someone like me is definitely not a bookworm!"

Then came the difficult-to-understand words, such as "self-discipline" and "regular schedule," which made the little girl giggle, filling the library with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Ugh! What Kong Yiji?!"

"Alright, Xiao Shui, an old man is challenging Grandpa. Let's go take a look!"

"What old man? Challenging the Grand Master? Are you tired of living?"

"I don't know...it seems to be a sword spirit~"

"A sword spirit? Could it be the Seven Kill Sword? Or perhaps it's Chen Jianjun?"

"I don't know~"

As they spoke, the two ran towards the outskirts of Wuhun City, to the place where the soul power fluctuations were extremely obvious.

'The timing seems about right.'

A level 99 peerless Douluo fighting against someone else is a rare and precious event, and Qian Shui was quite eager to see it, so he quickened his pace. However, Qian Renxue was not so lucky and soon fell behind Qian Shui.

"No, Xiaoxue, this is too slow. By the time we get there, the fighting might be over. I'll carry you on my back!"

"it is good!"

The two were childhood sweethearts, always inseparable, and this wasn't the first or second time they'd done this.

Qian Shui carried Qian Renxue out of Wuhun City, and a huge surge of soul power rushed towards them! Qian Shui was worried that if they got too close, they might be killed by the aftershocks of the battle! In the end, the two of them could only choose to climb the city wall to see what was happening.

Qian Shui's eyesight is no longer what it was in her previous life. With the enhancement of her soul power, she can see a considerable distance. Even so, she can only barely make out blurry orbs of light, one blue and one gold.

The battle ended quickly. Despite the difference of only two levels of soul power, there is a world of difference between level 97 and level 99. In the end, Qian Daoliu was bound to win.

'It seems that those below level 99 would find it difficult to mobilize the power of heaven and earth to achieve the might to move mountains and fill seas! Judging from the levels of cultivation, the most they could manage was the Nascent Soul stage, and the Heaven-Covering Technique would likely only be at the Dao Palace level, not reaching the Four Extremes.'

"Xiao Shui, did you see that?"

"No, we can't see anything at all. Let's hurry back, or the High Priest will definitely run into us when he comes back!"

However, before she could finish speaking, she asked, "Where are you going?"

'Okay~'

"Grandpa~"

"Big offering!"

A thousand streams turn to greet a thousand flowing streams.

Qian Daoliu truly lived up to his reputation as a level 99 peerless Douluo; despite being over a hundred years old, he still looked like he was in his thirties. Qian Shui had met Qian Daoliu many times, but each time he felt a sense of awe towards this man's aura.

"Don't be silly! I know you're fast, but this kind of battle isn't for you to watch right now."

"Grandpa, I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"

Qian Renxue was originally an extremely aloof little girl, but after spending a few years with Qian Shui, she began to learn how to act coquettishly.

"Okay, let's go back."

……

A little episode can be considered a consolation in a boring life. Children on the Douluo Continent are almost raised in a free-range manner before their martial souls awaken. Only a very few large families will train their children in advance.

Qian Renxue is one of those who received top-tier elite education, and it is foreseeable that she will be personally trained by Qian Daoliu when she awakens her martial soul in the future!

Qian Shui is an almost unique individual; he cultivated himself! Judging from the current situation, Qian Shui is actually much more outstanding than Qian Renxue.

Unfortunately, Qian Renxue's talent is by no means as weak as it seems.

Qian Shui understood this point deeply. He knew very well that Qian Renxue was definitely the most talented person in the world! Not only did she possess a divinely bestowed martial soul and a divinely bestowed innate level 20 soul power, but her learning ability was also beyond the reach of ordinary people, at least not something that people their age could have!

Qian Renxue has an excellent memory and comprehension ability; she can remember everything she sees and understands things instantly! Qian Shui, on the other hand, can temporarily surpass Qian Renxue by relying on the vast amount of knowledge he gained from another world and the improvements he made through cultivating his soul power.

Qian Shui was very clear about the level of this talent. In his previous life, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Qian Renxue's talent would have qualified her to become one of the shining stars of humanity! He, on the other hand, was just an ordinary transmigrator who benefited from the information dividend, without any cheat codes.

As time goes by, the day of awakening the martial soul is getting closer and closer!

……

"Time flies like an arrow." Qian Shui finished her daily run, washed up, and prepared to go to sleep.

He doesn't look like a 6-year-old at all now. If he were on Earth, he would be in first grade, and he would be about the same age as a middle school student.

"Xiao Shui, are you asleep?"

Glancing at the candlelight in the room, 'You know perfectly well why...'

He opened the door and let Qian Renxue into the room.

"what happened?"

"Your martial soul awakening is coming up this year, what are your plans?"

"So what if I awaken? What are my plans?"

"Grandpa told me that on my birthday, he would personally awaken my martial soul in front of the angel statue in the Elder Hall~"

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

Qian Renxue looked conflicted. She wondered what would happen if Qian Shui failed to awaken her spirit, resulting in a useless martial soul or no innate soul power, thus disqualifying her from becoming a soul master.

"how about you?"

"Me? I can ask the dean to help me awaken my powers!"

Qian Shui wasn't worried about this at all; he had already cultivated to level 10, making him a genius by any measure.

"Why don't you come with me? I'll go talk to Grandpa and ask him to help you awaken your powers. It's just a convenient thing to do anyway."

"Ah!? I don't want to! There will definitely be a bunch of people surrounding me, it will be so uncomfortable!"

"Come on, come on, let's go together~ It's not like you'll lose a piece of your flesh~"

Qian Renxue is becoming more and more charming, shaking Qian Shui's hand and leaning closer to her! Her bright, sparkling eyes look at Qian Shui with a smile.

"Oh well, okay!"

Qian Shui had no choice; he just wanted to remain anonymous, but he could only reluctantly agree. He had experienced this scenario many times before and was already immune to it, but he knew that if he disagreed, even more trouble would await him.

"Then I'll go tell Grandpa!"

Qian Renxue came running out in a flurry of activity.

"This guy is getting more and more troublesome!"

Even as their relationship grew closer, Qian Shui always treated Qian Renxue like a child, and had no choice but to coax her.

Fortunately, Qian Shui wasn't the type to put on airs. Whether in his past or present life, he treated everyone equally. Even as a corporate slave, he didn't have any sense of hierarchy. In short, he treated everyone the same, seniors and juniors alike.

Although he treated Qian Renxue like a child, he never looked down on her as an adult, much less fawned over her as a subordinate. This was also why they had a good relationship; after all, Qian Renxue had far too many subordinates, even titled Douluo had to fawn over her.

Not everyone likes being fawned over, especially someone like Qian Renxue. She's pure and kind-hearted, and being praised too much only makes her more resentful. But only Qian Shui treats her as an equal, so Qian Renxue only has Qian Shui as her friend.

Having grown up with only her father and grandfather providing genuine affection, most others were flattering and insincere. That's why she cherished Qian Shui, her friend, all the more.

Now she wants to fight for the same treatment for Qian Shui—to give Qian Shui the opportunity to personally awaken her martial soul, given the chance by Qian Daoliu, the strongest person on the continent! Even if it's just a useless martial soul!

Chapter 7 Martial Spirit Awakening

That morning, Qian Shui, who was doing his aerobics as usual, was dragged away by Qian Renxue. It was Qian Renxue's birthday, the time point of Qian Shui's transmigration, and the day their martial spirits awakened!

"Wow, that's rare to see someone up this early!"

"Ugh~ I haven't slept all night!"

"Uh... is it necessary?"

Qian Shui didn't expect Qian Renxue to act this way, but thinking about it, it was normal. Back on Blue Star, when the school organized spring outings or sports meets, he also couldn't sleep.

But later, as he got used to it, he lost all his youthful vigor. He didn't feel anything anymore; after all, he didn't feel anything about the New Year anymore.

"Aren't you excited at all? Don't you want to know what kind of martial soul you've awakened?"

"I really want to know what my martial soul is, but I'm not really excited. Besides, you're probably going to awaken the Six-Winged Angel martial soul anyway, there's nothing to be excited about~"

"Not necessarily~"

At this moment, Qian Renxue thought of Bibi Dong, since children inherit their parents' martial souls, and the probability is fifty-fifty.

"So you should read more books and study your family history, okay? When has your family ever had someone who didn't have a six-winged angel martial soul?"

"It seems... to be a roar..."

……

After breakfast, the two went to the Elders' Hall together. After greeting the elders, they went to their own stage.

Today, Qian Renxue was undoubtedly the star of the show, with all 20 Title Douluos in the audience turning their gazes to her. Qian Renxue, however, felt no discomfort whatsoever; she was long accustomed to such occasions. Qian Shui, on the other hand, felt incredibly uneasy standing next to Qian Renxue!

Qian Daoliu stopped praying, turned around, and looked tenderly at Qian Renxue.

"Xiaoxue, come here!"

With a wave of his hand, Qian Daoliu presented six Awakening Stones neatly in front of Qian Renxue, who then slowly stepped into the six Awakening Stones.