As the last child stepped down from the awakening altar, Lin Feng felt a familiar chime echo in his head.
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[Ding! Plot Modification Reward Granted]
Event: Modified own martial soul from canon-neutral to "Blood Dagger"
Evaluation: Plot Shift (Minor-Moderate)
Reward: +300 Plot Points
Current Balance: 350 PP
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Lin Feng smiled.
"Not bad. Just for rolling the dice on a dagger?"
But his eyes had already drifted to the one standing in front of the awakening stone now — Tang San. Calm, silent, unaware that his fate was about to bend.
"Let's see how deep this system rabbit hole goes."
He opened the system quickly and tapped the glowing menu.
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[Plot Intervention Opportunity Detected]
Target: Tang San – Martial Soul not yet awakened
Interference Type: Soul-Level Shift (Limited)
Cost: 100 PP
Result: Replace "Blue Silver Grass" with "Blue Silver Stick" (downgraded plant-type variant)
Risk: Low. Tang Hao's awareness blocked by passive plot shield.
"Perfect."
"Let's downgrade the protagonist a little."
Confirm?
YES
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[Ding! Modification Applied]
Soul mutation complete.
Public reaction may vary.
Plot Resistance Level: 0%
---
As Su Yuntao placed his glowing hands on Tang San's shoulders, Lin Feng folded his arms and waited.
A flash of light — and then…
Instead of the glistening Blue Silver Grass, what appeared in Tang San's hand was—
A plain blue wooden stick.
No glow. No flexibility.
"...A stick?" Su Yuntao blinked. "What is…?"
Tang San looked just as confused. "It... doesn't feel alive."
"This is... not Blue Silver Grass."
The room was silent.
Su Yuntao frowned and released another pulse of spiritual energy to double-check.
"Hmm... it looks like Blue Silver Grass but it has life essence. It's inert. Almost like a... toy staff."
"Blue Silver Stick… I've never heard of this."
Still, when he tested Tang San's soul power…
"Level 10 Spirit Power?!"
"What?! This tool soul and full innate spirit power?! This is unheard of!"
Su Yuntao shook his head in disbelief. "I've… never seen anything like this."
Lin Feng barely held back a grin.
"Neither have I, buddy."
---
Outside the Spirit Hall
The ceremony ended smoothly enough. No one suspected anything — Tang San simply nodded in quiet confusion, and the other kids ran home either excited or disappointed.
Su Yuntao approached Grandpa Jack with Lin Feng and Tang San in tow.
"Both of these boys have potential. Especially this one," he said, pointing at Lin Feng. "Mutated dagger-type tool spirit and a rare soul fragment trait."
" I can write introduction letter for working students for nuoding college
Jack beamed. "Excellent! Lin Feng, what do you say?"
"Of course, Grandpa," Lin Feng said, smiling politely. "I'll go."
"The academy arc begins."
Then Jack turned to Tang San. "And you, come along. Let's speak to your father."
---
Tang Hao's House
The forge was dimly lit. The air stank of iron and stale wine.
Tang Hao sat on a stool, hair messy, beard unkempt, an empty jug swinging loosely in his hand.
"I told you before, Jack," he grunted. "Don't care about spirit masters. Who'll cook if he leaves?"
"He's just a child."
Jack didn't flinch.
"He's got talent. He needs a future, Tang Hao. Not a forge. Not your drunken pride."
Tang Hao didn't even raise his head. "No."
Jack snorted. "Fool."
He stormed out of the house, muttering under his breath.
"you're still a damn drunk."
---
Outside, Lin Feng froze.
He blinked, watching Jack walk away.
"Did… did Grandpa Jack just curse out a hidden Title Douluo like it was nothing?"
"...Is he secretly reincarnation of God?"
He shook his head, dazed.
"This village is wilder than I thought."
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[Ding! Major Plot Deviation Achieved!]
Modified Tang San's Martial Soul: Blue Silver Stick
Impact Rating: High (Protagonist Deviation Tier)
Reward:
➤ 1100 Plot Points
➤ Bonus: 1x Thousand-Year Soul Ring (Random Ability)
➤ Trait: "Plot Dominator – Lv1" unlocked
Current Plot Points: 1350
Soul Rings: 1x Purple Thousand-Year Ring (Unbound)
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Lin Feng's eyes widened.
"A thousand-year ring already? Tang San didn't even get his first yet."
He called the interface and examined the newly earned ring. A glowing purple ring hovered mid-air in the system's soul inventory. Energy pulsed from it in waves.
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Soul Ring Identified:
Type: Ghost-Fang Leopard
Age: 1,030 Years
Skill: Phantom Dash – Burst forward with a flash step. Can phase through enemies for 1 second.
Additional Trait: Slight agility buff (+5%)
---
"Speed, phasing, and psychological damage on the side?"
He grinned.
"This is getting fun."
--
Inside the Tang Residence
The forge crackled. Smoke curled upward. Tang Hao, in a rare moment of clarity, looked down at the child before him.
"So," he grunted, "what martial soul did you awaken?"
Tang San, still somewhat dazed by everything, spoke slowly. "Blue... Silver Bamboo."
Tang Hao's eyes narrowed. "Bamboo?"
He stood up, expression hardening.
"That's not ordinary. Not grass, not vine. Bamboo means something changed..."
For a moment, a flicker of old knowledge passed through Tang Hao's mind.
"Could it be a mutation?"
But he shook his head and turned away.
"No use thinking too deep. Come. We need—"
"Wait," Tang San interrupted, "can a person... have two martial souls?"
Tang Hao paused mid-step. His back went rigid.
"...Why do you ask?"
"I think," Tang San said slowly, "I have another one."
Now.
---
In the shadows, hidden from view, Lin Feng tapped his system panel.
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[Plot Interference Triggered – Clear Sky Hammer Transformation]
Cost: 100 PP
Result: Replace Clear Sky Hammer with Clear Sky Pig
Mutated form retains soul energy storage, but weapon is now a heavy... domestic animal effigy
Bonus Reward: Massive disruption of bloodline arc
Confirmed
---
Tang San held out his hand... and from the void, a heavy black form emerged.
Not a hammer.
Not even close.
It was a massive obsidian pig sculpture, dense and oddly… majestic in a stupid way.
The pig had spiral eyes. Its snout snorted steam. Its tail curled like a spring.
---
"Oink."
---
Tang Hao stared, frozen.
Tang San blinked.
"W-What is this…?"
"..." Tang Hao squatted, touching the surface.
It felt alive. It had soul resonance.
"Is this… a mutated... martial soul?" Tang Hao muttered.
"It... it carries power. But… this is ridiculous!"
Tang San, confused and slightly horrified, muttered: "I think it's called... Clear Sky Pig?"
Tang Hao reeled.
"My legacy... reduced to livestock?!"
---
Back in Lin Feng's Room
He couldn't hold it in anymore.
He laughed for an hour straight, rolling on his bedding, clutching his sides.
"The mighty Clear Sky Hammer! The divine weapon of Tang Hao and his bloodline!"
"Now downgraded to a bacon delivery system!"
Tears ran down his face.
---
[Ding! Major Canon Collapse Achieved – Legendary Inheritance Altered]
Event: Replaced Clear Sky Hammer
Effect: Destabilized Bloodline Arc
Rewards:
➤ +2000 Plot Points
➤ +3 Soul Levels (Current: Level 6)
➤ Passive: "Fate Echo" unlocked – Future interference costs reduced by 5%
---
Lin Feng wiped his eyes.
"If this keeps up, I'll reach Spirit Master rank before even entering the academy."
"Let's see how the plot copes with a player like me."