Chapter 1 Awakening the Martial Soul: Is it really just coffee?
"Child, come forward."
"Has the moment finally arrived to awaken my Martial Soul?"
Bai Ran was still somewhat dazed as he listened to the old man's words.
As a transmigrator, he had been in this world for six years.
Born in Shrek City, his parents were both members of Shrek Academy, but they sacrificed themselves during a mission to hunt down evil spirit masters.
Bai Ran: Is this the price of becoming the protagonist?
He hadn't even seen what his parents looked like.
His deceased mother had a younger brother, Bai Ran's uncle, who also worked at Shrek Academy, in the academy's cafeteria.
Because his uncle, Ye Tian, had never mentioned it, Bai Ran hadn't inquired, only knowing that his uncle always brought him lots of delicious food when he returned from Shrek Academy.
"Child, close your eyes and truly feel the Martial Soul within your body."
Hearing the voice in his ear, Bai Ran quickly stopped recalling and began to earnestly follow the old man's instructions.
Just kidding! In the world of Douluo Continent, awakening a Martial Soul is the most important event for a Soul Master.
In a sense, the Martial Soul is like bloodline, the "strictest father" for all Soul Masters.
Awakening a high-quality Martial Soul, as long as one doesn't die prematurely, guarantees a future of greatness.
Conversely, awakening a useless Martial Soul offers virtually no chance of a comeback, since not everyone has the luck of Yu Xiaogang, who encountered a chosen one like Tang San.
Furthermore, as far as Bai Ran knows, the number one academy on the entire continent is Shrek Academy, and its current dean is Yan Shaozhe.
The current Douluo Continent should be in the timeline of the Peerless Tang Sect era, which is "Douluo II."
Bai Ran had also inquired with his uncle about whether there was a student named "Huo Yuhao" in the academy, but his uncle knew nothing about it.
Bai Ran: Could it be that Huo Yuhao is the same age as me, which is why he hasn't entered Shrek Academy yet?
Actually, Huo Yuhao is older than him and is just about to enter Shrek Academy in the second half of this year.
Huo Yuhao became a god at 26 and is currently twelve.
Bai Ran is currently six, which means that to surpass Huo Yuhao, he would have to become a god before he turns twenty.
Bai Ran: If only I had a system, I wouldn't be able to think of any way to surpass him. And even if I did surpass Huo Yuhao, there's an even more powerful Tang San waiting for me.
Just thinking about it makes the Douluo Continent II map feel like hell.
Just as Bai Ran was lost in thought, he saw a blue sika deer running towards him, with a snowman on its back.
He didn't know what the snowman was for yet. (This is the punishment for not drinking Mixue Ice Cream.)
But Bai Ran was extremely familiar with that blue sika deer.
Wasn't that the logo of Luckin Coffee, which he drank every day before he transmigrated?
What? Even after transmigrating to another world, Luckin Coffee is following me, making sure I don't forget to spend 9.9 yuan every day on a coffee filled with ice?
Suddenly, Bai Ran felt a chill on his right hand.
This icy touch... could it be that he'd awakened some kind of ice-attribute martial soul?
Thinking this, Bai Ran quickly opened his eyes.
However, when he saw what he held in his hand, he was immediately dumbfounded.
A cup of black coffee with the Luckin Coffee logo, a standard iced Americano.
The reason it felt cold was entirely because the coffee was filled with ice.
At this point, Bai Ran felt that his martial soul was just coffee.
No way! I don't want to become a food-type soul master with lung fog! Damn coffee, you ruined my dream of becoming a combat soul master!
(End of Chapter)