Every legendary herb, every sacred weapon, every pill or artifact that had ever existed in this world....there for the taking, priced at zero.
He felt like a lottery winner who had suddenly struck billions.
Still, he focused. There was one item he wanted most: God-Bestowed Spirit Rings.
[Item: Premium God-Bestowed Spirit Ring]
[Stock: 99,999]
[Price: Free (limit 10 per withdrawal)]
He withdrew several. The system chimed again:
[Would you like automatic absorption?]
His eyes widened. "It even does that? This really is a god-level cheat!"
For the first time in years, Yuan Longxuan felt laughter bubbling up from his chest.
The despair, the humiliation, the endless nights in darkness...all washed away. The heavens had finally given him justice.
Now, with overwhelming strength in his grasp, he had only one vow.
Yu Xiaogang.
The so-called "Grandmaster." The man who crippled him, tortured him, and stole his future.
Your nightmare begins today.
"[Congratulations to the host for absorbing a nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-thousand-year soul ring!]"
"[Congratulations to the host for absorbing a nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-thousand-year soul ring!]"
"[Congratulations to the host for absorbing a nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-thousand-year soul ring!]"
"[Congratulations to the host for absorbing a nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-thousand-year soul ring!]"
"[Congratulations to the host for absorbing a nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine-thousand-year soul ring!]"
The crisp, electronic chime of the system rang out five times in a row.
Yuan Longxuan felt his entire body surge with power.
His soul power thickened like a mighty river, far stronger than it had been just moments before. A sense of invincibility welled up inside him.
Without hesitation, he pushed his stats to the maximum.
After all, someone who had suffered through an ordinary, powerless life in his previous world naturally longed for the luxurious, unstoppable life of the strong.
Now, standing here, Yuan Longxuan's confidence had already reached its peak.
"This system… truly is a divine cheat. Absolutely insane." He muttered to himself, his lips curling into a satisfied smile.
But the system wasn't completely omnipotent.
Yuan Longxuan quickly realized that it couldn't simply adjust the affection of others toward him at will.
The most it could do was lock affection levels so they wouldn't decrease, or in some cases, lower them.
That limitation frustrated him somewhat.
For example, Bibi Dong...her favorability toward him was an astonishing seventy-five percent.
Yuan Longxuan never expected that. After all, he and Bibi Dong were technically senior sister and junior brother within the Spirit Hall.
The two would occasionally run into each other in the library.
In Yuan Longxuan's memory, their interactions had been nothing more than simple discussions....sometimes about martial spirits, sometimes about the governance of nations.
He was from modern-day China in his previous life, and though he wasn't a politician, he had absorbed plenty of insights from news and history.
When it came to martial spirits, he had been a hardcore Tang Sect scholar, devouring everything about the world of Douluo.
Whenever they talked, Yuan Longxuan often lectured with the enthusiasm of a teacher, while Bibi Dong listened quietly, occasionally adding her own thoughts.
To him, she had always been a tragic girl....someone who should have bloomed brightly in her youth,
but whose destiny forced her into becoming a ruthless blade.
He had wanted to help her once, but at the time, he had no power, no influence, no talent.
He had even felt the cold eyes of secret observers watching whenever he got too close to her.
That pressure forced him to keep his distance.
He could only offer what little support he could without risking his own life.
Still, he noticed something: in this world, Chihiro Ji (Qian Xunji), the Pope of Spirit Hall, wasn't quite the cruel tyrant that the original history described.
Spirit Hall – Pope's Palace
A tall man, over two meters in height, stood in the grand hall. ..
His face was handsome, his aura refined, and his tone warm and magnetic as he looked at the girl kneeling before him.
"Dong'er," he said gently, "why have you come to see me today?"
The girl raised her head, revealing a face so beautiful it seemed capable of toppling kingdoms.
Her voice rang clear, laced with stubbornness and a trace of pleading.
"Teacher… I wish to know… where my junior brother Yuan Longxuan has gone this past half year."
Qian Xunji's eyes softened, tinged with a faint pity. "Yuan Longxuan? Dong'er, it has been more than six months already.
Don't tell me you've truly fallen for that boy? A child born with only level-six innate soul power?"
Her lips parted, but no words came out.
Qian Xunji sighed and stepped closer, his heavy footsteps echoing across the marble floor.
"Longxuan was indeed a rare talent," he said.
"I admired both his mind and his character." His expression dimmed with regret.
"But unfortunately… he is gone. He died a quarter of an hour ago."
His words were like daggers stabbing into Bibi Dong's heart.
"What? Dead? Junior Brother Yuan… he's dead?" Her voice trembled, eyes wide with disbelief
. "No! That's impossible! Teacher, you're lying to me!"
But Qian Xunji shook his head, voice calm and cold as stone. "It's true. His cultivation was destroyed.
He died without even leaving a complete corpse."
Bibi Dong's world collapsed in that instant. She stumbled, her body weak, falling to the floor in despair.
"No… no… Junior Brother Yuan, you can't be dead…" Her mind replayed his words from the past:
"Senior Sister, only through hard work can we change our fates."
"Senior Sister, you really do look beautiful when you smile."
"Senior Sister, today's meal is on me."
"Senior Sister, don't always frown. A happy heart is the secret to long life."
At the time, she thought he was just a kind junior who occasionally annoyed her with his optimism. ..
But now, only after losing him did she realize how much space he had quietly taken up in her heart.
Her despair turned to fury. Blood-colored veins surfaced in her eyes as her soul rings appeared....two yellow, two purple, two black....dancing around her body as killing intent filled the hall.
"Junior Brother… I swear, anyone who hurt you, and anyone who hid the truth… I'll drag them all to hell to accompany you."
Her voice was soft, but it carried a deadly weight. In the next instant, her figure vanished from the hall.
From the shadows, a long sigh escaped.
Author's Note
In this novel, during the Douluo 1 timeline, characters from Douluo 2 and Douluo 3 such as Gu Yuena or the Ten Ferocious Beasts will not appear. They'll show up later when Yuan Longxuan ventures into parallel timelines, ensuring the story stays clean and consistent without mixing arcs too early.
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