Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 2: The Alternate Dimension Library and the Blonde Girl! (Please vote!)

It's another morning.

As is customary, Zhu Ziyang gets up at six o'clock.

As is customary, we wake up our childhood sweetheart and run around the village together to exercise.

As usual, I get home at seven o'clock for breakfast.

As is customary, I start reading at eight o'clock.

Zhu Ziyang returned to his room, sat down at his desk, and then simply placed his hands on the desk. The book that had disappeared under the starlight last night appeared in his hands, and he did so as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

Another dimension library!

According to his memories from his previous life, this should be considered Zhu Ziyang's cheat code: a super library that stores at least 500,000 books, and an alternate dimension library bound to his soul.

Because this library is bound to Zhu Ziyang's soul, any book in the library will automatically appear in his hands as long as he has a thought. For Zhu Ziyang, who loves reading, it is simply a gift from heaven.

Zhu Ziyang was also unclear about the origin of this library, because it suddenly appeared when he was three years old. That's right, it appeared simultaneously with the time he started practicing the Little Brightness Breathing Technique.

At first, Zhu Ziyang believed that this library, like his past life's wisdom, was a remnant from his previous existence. However, after reading the books within, his idea changed; the origin of this super library was definitely not like that!

This super library houses all the knowledge books recorded in writing over hundreds of thousands of years since the beginning of written records in the Douluo Continent. These books include common knowledge booklets popular throughout the continent, secret rare books treasured in the vaults of noble families, and even lost and forbidden books unknown to the world.

It can be said that this library has rubbings of all the books in the libraries, archives and treasure houses on the Douluo Continent, and no other library on the continent could possibly have all the books in this library.

The book Zhu Ziyang was currently reading, "On the Influence of Soul Ring Quality on the Development of Soul Masters," was a lost and forbidden book. Its author was a man from the Star Luo Empire five thousand years ago. He was killed shortly after writing the book, and the book was burned, never having a chance to circulate on the Douluo Continent. Yet, such a book had appeared in this library, which couldn't help but surprise Zhu Ziyang.

There are many more books of this type, which made Zhu Ziyang realize one thing:

Such a massive undertaking is beyond human capability; it is more like a "gift from the world"—a term Zhu Ziyang encountered in a book from the church era, which he deeply agrees with.

Given Zhu Ziyang's family background, without this super library, it would be a pipe dream for him to see such a vast collection of books. That's why he values ​​the books in the super library so much. From the age of three to the age of six, he has already read more than a thousand books!

Zhu Ziyang undoubtedly loves reading, because he can gain knowledge from books, and knowledge is undoubtedly the most precious thing. Whether influenced by his memories of his past life or by the attitudes of his parents in this life, Zhu Ziyang deeply understands the power of knowledge.

In his view, everything in the world has its advantages and disadvantages, but reading is the only thing that has only benefits and no drawbacks!

In Zhu Ziyang's view, even if he could not become a Soul Master, he could still live a good life on the continent by relying on the books in the Super Library!

Of course, it's not about selling books. The books in the Super Library will automatically return to the library if they leave Zhu Ziyang's hands for more than thirty seconds.

He naturally relied on the knowledge in the book, such as using the knowledge of martial spirits to help people plan their development direction, and using the knowledge of spirit beasts to help people plan their spirit rings.

These two things are highly sought after among Soul Masters.

Zhu Ziyang, who has read thousands of books, is definitely one of the most learned people on the continent. He is very confident that he can live well even without soul power.

Of course, not being able to become a Soul Master is just the worst-case scenario.

According to the theory of bloodline inheritance, if both parents are Soul Masters, he will inevitably become a Soul Master as well, unless his Martial Soul undergoes a negative mutation.

As is customary, Zhu Ziyang usually reads until 10 a.m.

But not today. It was not even nine o'clock when someone came to disturb him.

"Brother Ziyang, why are you still reading? Uncle Changhe has already prepared the carriage! We're about to set off!"

A crisp voice rang in Zhu Ziyang's ears, and a pretty little girl with a sweet smile appeared in his room. The girl's clothes were very simple, but they could not hide her exquisite cuteness. Her long golden hair was tied into two small braids and hung down in front of her chest. Her two big pink eyes were pure and clear, and her two small, white hands, as tender as newly sprouted lotus roots, were placed in front of her. She looked innocent and adorable.

She is Jiang Nannan, Zhu Ziyang's childhood sweetheart.

Zhu Ziyang met Jiang Nannan when he was two years old, and it has been four years since then. As the cutest girl in the village, he was naturally very happy to play with her, so the little girl was very close to him and treated him like her own brother.

However, Zhu Ziyang was absolutely not satisfied with being the older brother; he wanted to be the lover's brother even more... cough cough, having Su Hui wasn't all a good thing either; why did he always instill strange ideas in him?

The little girl is half a month younger than Zhu Ziyang and is also about to awaken her martial soul today, so she looks very excited.

"Okay! Let's go." Zhu Ziyang put away his book, stood up, walked to Jiang Nannan's side, gently patted the little girl's head, and said.

"Hehe~ Brother, why don't you seem excited at all? We're about to awaken our martial souls!" The little girl's eyes were full of Zhu Ziyang, and her fair face was filled with excitement as she asked.

"Excited? Of course I'm excited, but I kept it to myself. That's called keeping your emotions in check." Zhu Ziyang took Jiang Nannan's hand and walked towards the door as he spoke.

"Oh, oh~" The little girl seemed to understand but not quite, but that didn't diminish her joy and anticipation. She didn't feel anything was wrong with Zhu Ziyang holding her hand. She was already used to Zhu Ziyang's presence. Even if Zhu Ziyang didn't hold her hand, she would still hold his hand.

In her heart, Zhu Ziyang had long been the closest person to her.

When Jiang Nannan was four years old, her father was separated from the city guard when he went to the back mountain to carry out a cleanup operation. He was also very unlucky and encountered a soul beast with eight hundred years of cultivation. Jiang's father, who only had one ring of cultivation, was found by others and was already on his last breath. Although the soul beast was also killed, Jiang's father did not survive.

From then on, Jiang Nannan and her frail mother depended on each other for survival. Although they received compensation and subsidies from the city lord's mansion, without the breadwinner, life was still very difficult for the mother and daughter. In this remote little town, the lack of able-bodied people in the family was a devastating blow.

From that moment on, Jiang Nannan became even more dependent on Zhu Ziyang. The little girl, who lacked a father's love, simply couldn't resist Zhu Ziyang's brotherly care.

(End of this chapter)