Chapter 1: National Music Dragon-Raising?

Jianghai City

Yunxi Middle School. A tipsy breeze brushed past, accompanied by a wisp of gentle sunlight that filtered through the clouds and spilled onto the awakening ceremony platform at Yunxi Middle School. It radiated a scene full of vitality, which was perfectly fitting for the spirited young boys and girls waiting in anticipation for their awakening.

"Hiss—"

"This person... is so handsome!"

Under the gaze of many, a young man walked steadily toward the ceremony platform.

One could see his jet-black hair dancing lightly in the wind, his sharp-angled features as exquisite as a sculpture, and his deep eyes seemingly hiding a sea of stars.

The appearance of Chen Junlin immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone was amazed by his stunning looks; there was inferiority, envy, and also jealousy...

He wore a simple white school uniform, yet he managed to wear it with the feel of high-end couture.

As he approached, whispers and exclamations from the girls could be heard from the crowd from time to time.

"Wow, so handsome. Is that the legendary senior Chen Junlin?"

"Yes, he's not just handsome—his looks are heaven-defying—he's also a genius straight-A student! He gets full marks in every subject test every year!"

"He is hailed as the seed player with the most hope of awakening an SSS-grade Dragon Spirit. He is the face of our Yunxi Middle School!"

"That's for sure. Didn't you see? Yunxi Middle School made an exception and let him be the very first to appear!"

Chen Junlin seemed accustomed to such gazes and discussions. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a polite smile, but he did not slow his pace.

As Chen Junlin stepped onto the awakening ceremony platform, the atmosphere at the scene reached a climax.

Even the teachers on the platform couldn't help but take a few extra looks at him, sighing in admiration in their hearts.

The awakening ceremony officially began. Principal Zhao Yunlong walked to the front of the stage, looking at Chen Junlin with fiery eyes, and said with a friendly smile, "Student Junlin, you may begin once you have chosen the instrument you wish to play."

"No need to be too nervous; just perform and play as you normally would. Your musical talent is obvious to all, and I believe you will definitely bring us at Yunxi Middle School a different kind of surprise."

Zhao Yunlong offered another word of encouragement. He knew well of Chen Junlin's excellent performance in daily life and held very high expectations for him.

"Hmm..."

Chen Junlin nodded, his gaze falling upon the various instruments displayed on the awakening platform. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

"I never expected that I would transmigrate into such a magical world, and that I would live in a daze for over a decade, only fully recovering my complete memories from before the transmigration half a month ago."

This was a world called Tianlan Star. Its background was somewhat similar to the Earth before his transmigration, but it was not entirely the same.

One thousand years ago, an unprecedented cataclysm occurred on Tianlan Star. The world's surface area expanded by hundreds and thousands of times, and countless void rifts appeared everywhere. Eerie and powerful extraterrestrial beings descended along with secret realm dungeons.

At that time on Tianlan Star, mountains shifted, rivers flowed backward, and human civilization was nearly destroyed...

Fortunately!

Just as humanity was in near despair, what no one expected was that the totem from Daxia mythology—the "Fortune True Dragon"—manifested. It soared ninety thousand miles up from the Great Wall, carrying the humanity fortune of the Nine Provinces, and single-handedly repelled and suppressed all the extraterrestrial beings... using all its strength to protect Huaxia!

At the same time—

The Dragon Veins that had originally been hidden throughout the Daxia territory seemed to respond to the guidance of the Fortune True Dragon, all responding and emerging, actively transforming into streaks of dragon shadows to extend the future of Daxia civilization.

That day, ten thousand dragons soared into the sky, their might shaking the vast galaxy. For over a hundred years, alien races dared not invade again!

Afterward, "Dragon Spirit Steles" emerged in the places where the Dragon Veins had been hidden.

Within these "Dragon Spirit Steles" lay unfathomable power, capable of continuously condensing humanity fortune to contend with extraterrestrial beings.

Humans also discovered that by using various "sounds," they could awaken "Dragon Spirits" from the "Dragon Spirit Steles," raise true dragons, and fight side-by-side with them.

Thus, the entire population began to learn music, hoping to protect their homeland by awakening Dragon Spirits.

Since then!

Daxia humanity finally possessed the means to "defy the heavens and change fate" and "contend with alien races." Once anyone's Qi and blood strength reached the minimum standard, they could play various music before a "Dragon Spirit Stele" to awaken their own unique "Dragon Spirit" and become a Dragon Spirit Master...

"However, although this is a world where everyone raises dragons, the strength of the Dragon Spirit each person awakens is not the same!"

"Dragon Spirits are divided by strength and potential into F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS..."

"Depending on the talent characteristics of the Dragon Spirit, they are further divided into support types, combat types, functional types..."

"And what exactly determines the talent of the awakened Dragon Spirit is unknown."

"Although after more than a thousand years of development, humanity has created all kinds of musical melodies for future generations to play and learn, imitators are ultimately just imitators. Even if many people play those offensive musical pieces, the Dragon Spirit talent they awaken might still be of the support category."

"Unless—"

"It is a musical melody uniquely created by oneself, one that has never appeared in this world before, that can 100% awaken a Dragon Spirit talent possessing the characteristics of that musical piece!"

Chen Junlin pondered silently. Through his understanding over the past half-month, he had basically grasped the basic situation of this world.

It could be said that the strength of the awakened Dragon Spirit represented a person's future achievements.

As such—

Choosing the musical piece to play became crucial.

Without a doubt, playing an original musical melody for this world was ideally the most perfect choice! However—

The creation of musical melodies was not as simple as imagined. A musical melody sufficient to awaken a Dragon Spirit must possess extraordinary characteristics—either a melody that touches the heart, a rhythm that can stir the soul, or one that represents some unique artistic conception...

For a thousand years, countless people had been full of confidence, wanting to defy fate by relying on self-created musical melodies, but in the end, they were unable to awaken a Dragon Spirit and could only play those musical melodies that had previously awakened "Dragon Spirits"...

Furthermore, self-created musical melodies could not have even the slightest similarity to those that had already awakened Dragon Spirits.

This led to the fact that in recent years, the number of musical melodies that could be newly created was becoming fewer and fewer...

Fortunately.

Before his transmigration, he had also been a music lover, and his mind held a vast number of musical pieces and melodies that had not yet appeared in this world.

However—this was a world where the Heavens and Myriad Worlds were eyeing them covetously, and the crisis had never truly been resolved. He had to possess sufficiently powerful and invincible strength to firmly grasp his own future!

Therefore.

The musical melody chosen for this Dragon Spirit awakening must be extraordinary.

"Hoo..."

Chen Junlin stood on the awakening platform and took a deep breath. His gaze swept over the instruments in front of him one by one, and musical pieces and melodies corresponding to the instruments couldn't help but emerge in his mind...

Classical!

Modern!

Classic!

Nursery rhymes!

Pop songs!...

Suddenly!

When his gaze fell upon a seemingly ordinary bamboo flute, his mind couldn't help but tremble violently, and a strange brilliance flickered in his eyes.

Chen Junlin's fingers lightly touched the bamboo flute, and segments of melody began to echo in the depths of his soul. It was a flute piece he had loved when he was on Earth.

Perhaps it was far inferior to most classic flute pieces, but he was uniquely fond of it.

He closed his eyes slightly and could vaguely feel the artistic conception contained within that piece. It was a deep yet majestic rhythm, as if it could traverse time and space, awaken a sleeping soul, and gaze upon a certain supreme existence who stood alone through the ages.

"This is the one!"

A trace of determination flashed across Chen Junlin's face.

Without the slightest hesitation, amidst countless surprised gazes, he suddenly picked up the bamboo flute and blew it lightly...

"This, no way? He actually chose the bamboo flute to perform?"

"Although awakening a Dragon Spirit doesn't restrict any instrument, the probability of awakening a Dragon Spirit with a bamboo flute is far inferior to string instruments. String instruments are the mainstream!"

"The musical pieces we practice daily are almost all related to string instruments; the flute is only trained as an interest class. Isn't Senior Chen being too arrogant?"

"Once the awakening fails, he'll have to wait another year!"

In an instant, everyone in the square began to discuss, unable to understand Chen Junlin's actions.

Even Principal Zhao Yunlong was so shocked that his scalp went numb. In his heart, under normal performance conditions, Chen Junlin's string instrument skills were perfect. As long as he played one of the top ten string pieces, he should at least be guaranteed an A-grade Dragon Spirit.

"But if it's a flute, I'm afraid—"

He was just about to go up and stop Chen Junlin, to let the other party consider it carefully and not ruin his future.

But!!! It was at this very moment.

Accompanied by the sound of the flute, the entire square suddenly fell silent.

That unique Huang Tiandi BGM melody drifted in the air, as if resonating with the heaven and earth of this world, stirring in everyone's hearts.

Everyone was attracted by this sudden melody.

As the melody progressed, an aura of standing alone through the ages and slashing through the wilderness emerged spontaneously, as if Huang Tiandi himself had descended upon the Heavens, powerful, invincible, and peerless, roaming freely between heaven and earth.

The melody became increasingly high-pitched and impassioned, as if telling one legendary story after another of Huang Tiandi, making people feel incredibly inspired.

Chen Junlin's eyes were tightly closed, his whole heart and soul devoted to the performance.

At this moment, Chen Junlin seemed to have transformed into Huang Tiandi, standing alone on the battlefield of the ages, invincible yet lonely, with no one to fight by his side.

His flute sound was like Huang Tiandi's sword, slashing through the firmament and cutting through the sky, making people feel an endless sense of tragedy and heroism.

The people at the scene were infected by this aura, and everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of both respect and awe.

They seemed to see Huang Tiandi's lonely back, facing all enemies alone in the long river of history, bearing all responsibilities alone.

It was a kind of strength that transcended the mortal world, and also a kind of helplessness that went deep into the bones.

The young boys and girls under the awakening platform were all infected by this music, and a strong impulse surged in their hearts, wishing they could fight side-by-side with Huang Tiandi to protect this heaven and earth.

Just then, the sound of the bamboo flute suddenly changed, becoming extremely low and lonely, as if Huang Tiandi were standing at the end of the world, facing the endless darkness alone.

An indescribable sadness and oppression permeated the air, making people's hearts break.

Void!

Everything is void! Invincibility is one person's invincibility! Perfection is one person's perfection!...

Don't know when.

The sound of the bamboo flute gradually disappeared.

But the entire venue remained silent, as if still immersed in the aftertaste of that lonely void.

Chen Junlin slowly opened his eyes. He didn't know if his choice of this piece was correct, or if he could successfully awaken a Dragon Spirit, but he had no shame before his own heart.

"Roar!!!"

Suddenly—

A dragon roar sounded, as if breaking the dawn of the dark night! And at this very instant! The heaven and earth changed color.

One could see.

Accompanied by the eruption of ten thousand feet of radiance, a huge dragon shadow shrouded in golden light, carrying earth-shattering dragon might and will, appeared in the air from the "Dragon Spirit Stele"...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 2 =====