While Su Yuntao was explaining the academy recommendation process to Village Chief Jack, Su Yuxuan quietly stood to one side.
The other children chatted excitedly among themselves.
Some were disappointed they had failed to awaken soul power, others looked enviously at Tang San and Yuxuan.
Neither of the two paid them any attention.
Just then
Ding.
A crisp mechanical chime echoed inside Yuxuan's mind.
"...!"
His body stiffened.
The next moment, a translucent blue screen materialized before his eyes.
Yuxuan instinctively looked around.
Old Jack was still speaking with Su Yuntao.
Tang San stood silently with an indifferent expression.
The other children continued talking amongst themselves.
No one reacted.
"...Only I can see it."
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Yuxuan focused on the floating screen.
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[Successfully awakened the Choice System.]
[Purpose: Assist the host in navigating important turning points in life, allowing for a smoother path of cultivation.]
[At every significant life event, the system will generate three choices.]
[Each choice corresponds to a different reward.]
[The host may select one option. Upon completion, the corresponding reward will be granted.]
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Yuxuan's breathing quickened.
"My Golden Finger, So it finally awakened."
Almost every reincarnation novel he had read featured protagonists with some sort of cheat.
Now.
He had one of his own.
He didn't know the system's limits, Nor did he know whether it had hidden functions But one thing was certain.
Any advantage was better than none.
Before he could think further another notification appeared.
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[Ding!]
[First Choice Mission Generated.]
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Current Event: The only Work-Study Student quota of Holy Spirit Village.
Please make your choice.
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[Option 1]
Compete with Tang San for the Work-Study Student position.
Reward: 1,000 Gold Soul Coins.
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[Option 2]
Voluntarily give the Work-Study Student position to Tang San.
Reward: Innate Soul Power increased to Level 10.
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[Option 3]
Ensure Tang Hao forbids Tang San from attending Nuoding Academy.
Reward: Martial Soul Evolution.
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Yuxuan's pupils shrank.
The rewards were incredible.
Especially the last two.
"Innate Soul Power Level Ten!"
His heart pounded as that alone would transform his future.
As for Martial Soul Evolution, the reward was even more tempting.
If his hidden second martial soul evolved or even his Blue Silver Grass.
Its value might far exceed simply increasing his innate soul power.
However.
Yuxuan forced himself to calm down.
"The reward isn't the only thing I should consider."
He carefully analyzed each option.
"Option One is a thousand Gold Soul Coins."
A huge amount of money.
Enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for many years.
Unfortunately.
Compared to the other rewards, money was the least valuable.
Besides.
His family's inheritance left behind by his grandparents and parents meant he wasn't lacking in wealth.
He immediately eliminated it.
"Option Three"
His gaze lingered on the final reward.
Martial Soul Evolution.
His heartbeat sped up once again.
If he could obtain such a reward...
His strength would increase tremendously.
But.
His excitement quickly cooled.
"To obtain it"
"I have to prevent Tang San from entering Nuoding Academy."
That meant interfering directly with the original story.
More importantly.
It meant making an enemy of Tang San, Yuxuan had no intention of underestimating him.
Tang San wasn't simply a child.
Behind that young appearance was an adult who had lived one life already, Someone who had once been raised as an assassin.
If Tang San discovered that Yuxuan had deliberately tried to ruin his future.
The two would become irreconcilable enemies.
"And if Tang Hao changes his mind later." Yuxuan smiled bitterly "Then Tang San would know exactly who stood in his way."
He could already imagine the hidden sleeve arrows.
The concealed weapons.
The endless vigilance that would follow.
"No."
"It's not worth it."
"Not for my current strength."
He slowly exhaled.
"That leaves only one answer."
Without another moment of hesitation-
"I choose Option Two."
---
[Option Two confirmed.]
[Generating reward...]
---
The system's voice faded.
Immediately afterward-
A warm current erupted from deep within Yuxuan's body.
His eyes widened.
Unlike the warmth of the awakening ceremony this energy was purer.
Denser.
It flowed through every meridian before converging within his dantian.
His soul power began rising.
Level Three
Level Four
Level Five
The increase showed no signs of stopping.
His breathing remained perfectly steady.
No one around him noticed the silent transformation taking place.
Level Six.
Level Seven.
Level Eight.
Level Nine.
Finally Level Ten.
The warm current gradually disappeared.
Yuxuan slowly clenched his fists.
"I... My innate soul power, It really reached full innate soul power." He could clearly sense the difference.
His perception of the world had become sharper.
The soul power inside his body was nearly impossible to compare with before.
If his previous talent could only be considered above average.
Now.
He stood among the greatest geniuses on the continent.
All because of a single choice.
Yuxuan's heartbeat gradually calmed.
"So this... this is the power of my system." His lips curved into an almost imperceptible smile.
Before today, his greatest ambition had been to reach the rank of Soul Douluo.
That alone would have been enough to protect himself and those he cared about.
But now.
That distant dream no longer seemed impossible.
Perhaps with enough wise choices.
He could climb even higher.
Unknowingly, the gears of fate had begun to turn.
One reincarnator possessed memories of another world and usable techniques.
The other.
Possessed memories of another world and a system capable of changing destiny itself.
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