Chapter 1: Crossing into Douluo Continent
Douluo Continent, Tiandou Empire, Tiandou Region, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, in a small courtyard, lived a family of four.
In the courtyard, a small child was exercising his body. The child was about 1.2 meters tall, six years old, but appeared much stronger than children of his age. Although his face still looked very childish, it also seemed more mature, at least his gaze did not resemble that of a typical six-year-old.
The child was holding a barbell, performing squats while carrying a custom-made barbell on his back. He kept counting aloud as he did his exercises.
"98, 99, 100!"
After completing a hundred squats, he placed the barbell back onto the rack. The barbell rack was custom-made, and it looked somewhat different from the designs of this world. However, this ensured safety, as it minimized the risk of the barbell falling onto his body.
After finishing his workout, the child sat down alone in the courtyard, drinking water and occasionally panting heavily.
Suddenly, a voice came from the room: "Xiaoxiong, come in for breakfast. How come you're lifting barbells at your age?"
"Mom, I'm taking a break, I'll be right there."
In a short while, the family of four gathered around the table to have breakfast. The breakfast was quite hearty, consisting mainly of steamed buns and meat porridge.
The woman suddenly spoke: "Xiaoxiong, tomorrow morning is the scheduled awakening of your martial soul arranged by the school. You mustn't hurt yourself, or it will cause problems later."
The child looked puzzled and asked: "Mom, why does it have to be a group martial soul awakening? Aren't you worried about privacy being exposed? Besides, you and Dad can both awaken it; why not help me awaken mine?"
The woman gently patted the child's head: "Xiaoxiong, the school has its own considerations. Your father and I are just outer disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and we must follow the school's arrangements."
The child just responded with an "Okay" and continued eating his porridge.
The child's name was Yang Xiong, and he seemed far more mature and sensible than the average child.
What others did not know was that Yang Xiong was not originally from this world; he was from Blue Star.
Yang Xiong had been an ordinary worker on Blue Star. He was over thirty, a university graduate, unmarried, and worked as a maintenance engineer at a small factory.
His job had been relatively stable, with a modest salary that allowed him to get by, not much more than what was needed but still higher than that of most laborers.
However, the factory had a ruthless boss who exploited the employees severely. There were always various endless tasks to be done, and his boss was also a workaholic who loved to assign new work right before quitting time.
One evening, while Yang Xiong was repairing a machine on the production line, the machines were almost all fixed, but suddenly, Yang Xiong felt a moment of dizziness. A spark came out of a machine that had been powered off, and Yang Xiong's whole body was paralyzed.
When Yang Xiong woke up again, he had turned into a newborn baby.
Yang Xiong was quite shocked. How could he have become a child after being electrocuted? Was there something else going on?
Around him were people dressed in strange clothes, and he couldn't understand what they were saying. All he could hear was a noisy buzz.
It took several months before Yang Xiong began to realize that he had likely crossed over to the Douluo Continent.
Although Yang Xiong worked long hours, he enjoyed reading novels and watching anime during the weekends. Recently, he had become addicted to the anime "Douluo Dalu."
Yang Xiong had already read the novel a long time ago, but watching the anime gave him a much stronger feeling. The world-shattering special effects were truly captivating and filled him with excitement.
However, after arriving in Douluo Continent, it felt completely different. This was a feudal society with extremely rigid class systems. If he had been reborn as a direct disciple of some powerful sect, he would have had a chance to make a big splash. But now, what had he become?
Yang Xiong's father was named Yang Lin, an outer sect elder at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. He was forty-five years old and only a Level 58 Soul King, with a martial soul of an Iron Sword. It was uncertain whether he would ever break through to become a Soul Saint.
Despite this, his father was full of confidence. Apart from fulfilling the sect's duties, he spent most of his time diligently cultivating.
In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, anyone who reached the level of a Soul Saint could become an outer sect elder, and anyone who reached the rank of a Soul Douluo could become an inner sect elder. A Title Douluo would be the pillar of the sect.
Compared to other sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School treated their disciples well, especially the outer disciples, providing them with relatively good resources.
Perhaps because of the martial soul attributes of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the difference between inner and outer disciples wasn't as vast. For soul masters with martial souls other than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, their status was relatively high. In contrast, in other sects like the Haotian Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, their inner sect disciples had to possess the Haotian Hammer or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial souls.
Yang Xiong's mother was named Sun Yu, and she was also a soul master. However, her martial soul was a rare set of eyes, and her soul power was only Level 42. She was responsible for patrol duties within the sect, but due to the unique nature of her martial soul, she had a small position as a minor servant.
The family also had another member: Yang Xiong's older brother, named Yang Wei. His martial soul was also the Iron Sword.
Yang Wei was six years older than Yang Xiong and was twelve years old. However, his soul power was only Level 21. He was studying at a high-level Soul Master Academy in Tiandou City, but he had only met the entry standards of the academy.
Yang Xiong found the situation with his family and their martial souls extremely frustrating.
Being an outer sect elder at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was likely just setting him up to be cannon fodder in the future.
As for his family's martial souls, the Iron Sword seemed decent, but its innate soul power was too low, and the martial soul quality was poor. Although it had potential, it didn't have top-tier inheritance, and its development prospects seemed bleak.
As for his mother's eye martial soul, in a sense, it was a top-tier martial soul, but Douluo No. 1 didn't have a specific sect for body martial souls, nor did it have a systematic cultivation method for such martial souls. His mother clearly didn't have the kind of opportunities that could allow her to reach a higher potential, so her future achievements were likely to be limited.
Moreover, after observing, Yang Xiong realized that he was the same age as the sect's little princess, Ning Rongrong, which meant he was also the same age as Tang San. This meant he had no age advantage.
Yang Xiong felt that his transmigration was a huge setback. He didn't have the Tang Sect's unique skills that Tang San had in his past life, nor did he have the powerful bloodline of his parents. Therefore, he had to ask his father to custom-make some workout equipment for him, and he exercised in a way similar to that of Blue Star.
Nevertheless, Yang Xiong remained confident in himself. Even if he had nothing, he could always use his knowledge of the plot to convince his parents to hide out and avoid trouble.
Besides, his family was just a group of outer disciples. The life and death of the sect had little to do with him. When it came to avoiding danger, Yang Xiong was quite good at it.
(END CHAPTER)
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