Chapter 3: Martial Soul Awakening Liquid

"Meili, congratulations, it's just a pity..."

Seeing Su Yuntao leave, the Village Chief Shi Gandang read the proof in his hand over and over again, still sighed helplessly, and then handed it to Li Meili.

"Sorry for the trouble, Village Chief."

Li Meili excitedly took the Spirit Proof from Shi Gandang's hand.

So what if it's a trash martial soul? For an ordinary person, possessing soul power is already something beyond the reach of common folk.

Amidst the congratulations of the crowd, Li Meili held her head high and chest out, clutching Shi Quan as she walked quickly back home.

Before she had even entered the house, her excited voice had already carried in from outside the courtyard.

Shi Jian, who was making mud sculptures inside the Ni Su Fang, stood up abruptly upon hearing his wife's voice. Usually mature and steady, his face turned bright red with excitement when he saw the Spirit Proof for Shi Quan in Li Meili's hand.

For ordinary people, having a child with soul power talent in the family is definitely something worth the whole family celebrating.

Li Meili quickly began to make arrangements. Shi Quan's mind was entirely focused on the system that had just appeared; using cultivation as an excuse, he asked his parents not to disturb him at will, and then returned to his room alone.

"System, are you there?"

Back in his room, Shi Quan closed the doors and windows, and after confirming there was no one around, he called out in a low voice.

"Ding, Chest Treasure Triggering System, at your service."

That familiar mechanical voice appeared in Shi Quan's mind once again.

Hearing this voice again, the excitement in the depths of Shi Quan's eyes was also ready to burst forth; at the very least, it confirmed that the previous voice was not his own hallucination.

"System, can you explain your functions?"

"Ding, when the host achieves or completes certain specific events, objects, conditions, etc., the system will randomly trigger a corresponding treasure chest and open it for the host. The chest will yield rewards corresponding to the trigger for the host."

"Achieve or complete certain specific events, objects, or conditions?"

After hearing the system's explanation, Shi Quan was still confused and continued to ask: "Do you mean that I have to complete some specific tasks for you to issue a treasure chest as a reward?"

"Ding, the system will not assign the host any tasks, instructions, requirements, or any series of commands with guiding effects. All treasure chest rewards must be triggered by the host themselves."

"Triggered by myself..." Shi Quan felt speechless upon hearing these four words and asked: "Then how should I trigger them?"

"Ding, when the host achieves or completes certain specific events, objects, conditions..."

Listening to the system's mechanical voice ringing in his mind again, Shi Quan's face immediately darkened. Based on his experience with novels from his past life, this system of his belonged to the type of rigid robot system, possessing no intelligence and only able to provide help according to fixed settings.

Thinking of this, a bit of curiosity appeared in the corner of Shi Quan's eyes, and he asked: "System, where did you come from?"

"Ding, this system was born in the Gap Between Time and Space."

"The Gap Between Time and Space?"

Shi Quan's whole body jolted, the curiosity in his eyes growing even stronger. He had just asked subconsciously and hadn't expected the system to actually explain its origin.

"System, do you know why I transmigrated to the Douluo Continent?"

"Ding, the system cannot query the host's origin."

Shi Quan frowned and then asked: "System, how did you come to be on me?"

"Ding, this system was brought out by the host himself when passing through the Gap Between Time and Space."

"I brought it out?" Shi Quan only felt more confused the more he asked. "System, do you mean that from the time I was born until now, you have always been there?"

"Ding, yes, host."

"That means six years... and I've only triggered a treasure chest once?!" Shi Quan's face turned completely black. Just how pit-like is this ghost system's chest setting? How could he have not triggered it even once in six years?

After a long sigh, Shi Quan gritted his teeth and continued to ask: "System, what kind of place is the Gap Between Time and Space?"

"Ding, the Gap Between Time and Space is the Gap Between Time and Space."

Shi Quan: "..."

After a moment of silence.

Shi Quan now understood that no matter how much he asked, the system's answers would likely only be those few. This system was a fixed program; the system's current answers were also hard-coded into it, and whether they were true or not was hard to say.

The origin of this so-called system was the same; the answer he knew now might have been deliberately set by some higher existence.

But that was not something Shi Quan could consider right now; worrying about it was truly borrowing trouble.

Shi Quan quickly pulled his thoughts back. To him, the system was his only reliance for rising up now. Rather than being anxious about the existence and purpose behind the system, it was better to live in the moment. After all, with his talent, it wouldn't be easy to break through to Great Soul Master and live safely past a hundred years.

As long as the system could help him live to a hundred and ascend to become a god, he would be profiting; he wouldn't be losing anything anyway. He didn't have persecution mania, so why think so much?

Now he had two main things to do.

One, figure out the system's rewards.

Two, figure out the trigger conditions for the system's treasure chests, so as to strive for more rewards.

"System, how do I claim the reward from the treasure chest I triggered before?"

Shi Quan's inquiry sounded directly in his mind. After asking a few times, he also realized that as long as he called out in his mind, the system would respond to him; there was no need to speak at all.

"Ding, the host can extract treasure chest rewards within the System Space. All triggered treasure chest rewards will be stored in the System Space for the host."

"System Space?" Shi Quan's eyes lit up. This was an unexpected joy. In the future, after triggering a treasure chest, he wouldn't have to worry about suddenly having something on him that would arouse others' suspicions. If it could also help him store things, it would be a free spatial Soul Guidance Device.

"Open System Space."

Following Shi Quan's command, he immediately discovered an illusory screen appearing before his eyes. The screen was like the inventory grid in a game, and there was only one slot.

In the grid was a silver-colored long tube. In the middle was a piece of transparent, crystal-like glass, through which one could see a liquid emitting a faint golden glow. In the bottom right corner was an "X2" mark, indicating the quantity.

Shi Quan's gaze fell upon it, and its name appeared in his mind just like a note.

Martial Soul Awakening Liquid: A product of super-technology originating from a certain Douluo future, capable of helping the user awaken their martial soul again and enhancing their own talent.

Method of use: Oral administration.

"Awaken my martial soul again? A second awakening of the martial soul? Or awakening another martial soul?"

Shi Quan's eyes shone. Either way, it would be of great help to him now.

Especially enhancing his own talent, which was extremely important to him. One must know that there were only a few things in Douluo that could improve talent; either Immortal Herbs or Divine Power modifying the constitution. None of these were things he could obtain right now.

One step slow, every step slow. He had not forgotten a piece of information exposed when the blind Douluo helped him awaken.

"Another person with Blue Silver Grass who possesses soul power."

This suggests that the blind Douluo had likely just awakened someone who, like him, had a Blue Silver Grass martial soul and possessed soul power.

No need to guess; that person must be the protagonist, Tang San.

Although he did not know exactly where Holy Soul Village was, he could at least determine the general timeline; Tang San was likely the same age as him.

His innate talent of rank one soul power left him with no hope of reaching the peak, and he was even more powerless to face the turbulent continent of the future; with this Martial Soul Awakening Liquid, he could greatly improve his current predicament—at the very least, it was one of the assets for his rise.

"I just don't know how effective this Martial Soul Awakening Liquid is."

Shi Quan's attention was currently entirely captured by the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid in his System Space.

"Extract one bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid."

With a thought, a silver tube appeared directly in Shi Quan's hand; after looking it over, Shi Quan immediately noticed a conspicuous protruding switch on one corner of the tube.

With a light press, the silver tube opened, and a faint, refreshing fragrance immediately permeated the entire room, making one feel invigorated; looking at the shimmering liquid with a faint golden glow inside the tube, Shi Quan did not hesitate at all and immediately poured all the liquid into his mouth in one go.

Gulp, gulp.

As soon as the golden liquid entered his mouth, Shi Quan immediately felt a strange fragrance rippling through his mouth and nose, giving him a sudden jolt; then, all the golden liquid flowed like a warm current from his mouth down into his stomach, and then spread throughout his entire body.

This feeling was just like his previous Spirit Awakening; his whole person seemed to be immersed in a golden world, and he could clearly feel the warm currents flowing through his body, while his body felt like parched Earth, gradually regaining vitality under the nourishment of this golden liquid, and it felt as if something within his body was about to break through the soil under the nourishment of this energy.

Crack!

Shi Quan only felt a sudden sound of shattering in his mind, and a golden light burst forth from within his body, rapidly converging toward his left hand.

His eyes moved slightly, and as the warmth in his body gradually faded, Shi Quan slowly opened his eyes, almost subconsciously looking at his left hand.

A clump of yellowish mud was currently floating in his palm.

"It's actually Twin Spirits!"

Shi Quan looked excitedly at the martial soul in his left hand, his whole person suddenly falling into ecstasy.

Truly, products from the system are always premium.

A single bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid had actually caused his martial soul to awaken again, and he had inherited the martial soul legacy of his father: the Mud Spirit!

Not only that, but with the awakening of the second martial soul, Shi Quan felt that the meager soul power in his body had increased by at least three times; in other words, his innate soul power was now close to rank four.

One bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid had not only turned him from a single martial soul user into a Twin Spirits user, but even his talent had undergone a transformation.

And he still had one more bottle of such Martial Soul Awakening Liquid.

An excited heart, trembling hands.

Putting the empty bottle back into the System Space, an identical bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid appeared in Shi Quan's hand once again.

"A wave of takeoff, three martial souls, charge!"

Shi Quan did not hesitate in the slightest; he opened the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid and poured it into his mouth in large gulps, the golden liquid entering his stomach without a single drop lost.

The effect of the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid is to re-awaken one's own martial soul; the Blue Silver Grass martial soul was inherited from his mother, and the second-awakened Mud Spirit was inherited from his father; the bloodline legacies of both parents had now been awakened.

Shi Quan was also a bit curious: could this Martial Soul Awakening Liquid help him awaken a third martial soul, or would it help improve the quality of the two martial souls?

Sure enough, it was that same warm, familiar feeling, but the difference this time was that as the warm breath wandered and nourished the meridians in his body, he did not have the feeling of something being drawn out as he had before.

"It looks like a triple martial soul is just a delusion..."

Feeling the situation inside his body, just as Shi Quan thought this, a sudden change occurred.

Boom!

Shi Quan only felt his consciousness jolt violently, as if something had exploded in his mind; all the warm currents in his body seemed to have found a vent, crazily swarming toward his head.

Memories of his past life appeared in his mind like a reflection, emerging continuously like a movie; all the events of the past were now vivid before his eyes—there was happiness, sadness, unwillingness, and regret; everything finally converged into a single figure.

Looking at this figure, Shi Quan lost his focus.

Because that was himself.

To be precise, the appearance of this figure was himself from his past life.

The scene vanished, and everything returned to normal; Shi Quan slowly opened his eyes, and at this moment, he was not as excited as he had imagined, but strangely quiet.

The effect of the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid was indeed astonishing.

Shi Quan had indeed achieved the feat of having three martial souls.

And what Shi Quan did not expect was that this third martial soul was actually himself.

A Body martial soul, a body?

No.

Because Shi Quan's third martial soul was not his current self, but his past self.

Moreover, from his perception, this third martial soul of his was also different from the Body martial soul he understood; this third martial soul seemed to be formed by his past memories, emotions, and obsessions—it was just a thought, or rather, a special manifestation of his Soul Soul, which did not belong to any part of his body, but was instead somewhat similar to the Gui Mei martial soul of the Ghost Douluo.

But it was only similar, definitely not the same.

If he remembered correctly, the Ghost Douluo's martial soul, Gui Mei, seemed to have been born from his soul re-possessing his body after he died; his martial soul was his soul, and at that time his soul belonged to a dead spirit or ghost; the Ghost Douluo himself was not considered a living person, but belonged to a category of living dead, a state of neither life nor death.

But he was a reborn person; this martial soul of his was not some dead spirit or ghost.

"Sigh!"

With a long sigh, Shi Quan gradually came back to his senses; six years since his rebirth, the events of his past life had been worn away by the passage of time to a greater or lesser extent, but he had not expected this bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid to help him flip through all the old affairs of his past life.

His past life had only lasted twenty-seven years, in the prime of his youth; although ordinary, how could he have no family or friends, no attachments? To have transmigrated so inexplicably—it would be a lie to say he didn't miss them, but he was powerless to change it and could only accept it; after six years of mental preparation, this incident almost caused him to fall back into the bewilderment and helplessness he felt when he first transmigrated...

(End of chapter)