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"Meili, congratulations, but it's a pity…"
Seeing Su Yuntao leave, Village Chief Shi Gandang looked at the certificate in his hand again and again, still sighing helplessly, then handed it to Li Meili.
"Thank you, Village Chief."
Li Meili joyfully took the Martial Spirit certificate from Shi Gandang's hand.
So what if it was a waste Martial Spirit? For ordinary people, having spirit power was already beyond their reach.
Amidst everyone's congratulations, Li Meili held Shi Quan and quickly returned home with her head held high.
Before she even entered the house, her excited voice already came from outside the courtyard.
Shi Jian, who was making clay sculptures in the clay house, heard his wife's voice and suddenly stood up. The usually mature and steady him saw the Martial Spirit certificate about Shi Quan in Li Meili's hand, and his face flushed red with excitement.
For ordinary people, having a child with spirit power talent in the family was definitely a cause for the whole family to celebrate.
Li Meili quickly got to work. Shi Quan's mind was completely focused on the newly appeared System. Under the pretext of Cultivating, he asked his parents not to disturb him casually, and then he returned to his room alone.
"System, are you there?"
Back in his room, Shi Quan closed the doors and windows, making sure no one was around, then softly called out.
"Ding, Treasure Chest Trigger System, dedicated to serving you."
That familiar mechanical voice appeared in Shi Quan's mind again.
Hearing this voice again, the excitement in Shi Quan's eyes was also ready to burst forth, at least confirming that the previous voice was not his hallucination.
"System, can you explain your functions?"
"Ding, when the host reaches or completes a certain specific event, object, condition, etc., the System will randomly trigger a corresponding treasure chest and open it for the host. The treasure chest will yield corresponding rewards for the host."
"Reach or complete a certain specific event, object, condition?"
After listening to the System's explanation, Shi Quan was still confused and continued to ask, "Do you mean you'll only give me treasure chests as rewards if I complete certain specific tasks?"
"Ding, the System will not assign any tasks, instructions, requirements, or any other guiding commands to the host. All treasure chest rewards need to be triggered by the host personally."
"Trigger personally…" Shi Quan felt speechless when he heard these four words and asked, "Then how should I trigger it?"
"Ding, when the host reaches or completes a certain specific event, object, condition…"
Listening to the System's mechanical voice ringing in his mind again, Shi Quan's face immediately darkened. According to his experience with novels in his previous life, his System should belong to the rigid robot type of System, without any intelligence, and could only help him according to fixed settings.
Thinking of this, a hint of curiosity appeared in the corner of Shi Quan's eye, and he asked, "System, where are you from?"
"Ding, this System was born in the Gap of time and space."
"The Gap of time and space?"
Shi Quan's whole body trembled, and the curiosity in his eyes grew even stronger. He had asked subconsciously, but he didn't expect 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 get on me?"
"Ding, this System was brought out by the host himself when passing through the Gap of time and space."
"I brought it out?" Shi Quan only felt more confused the more he asked, "System, do you mean you've been here since I was born?"
"Ding, yes, host."
"So it's been six years… and I've only triggered one treasure chest?!" Shi Quan's face completely darkened. How much of a scam was this damned System's treasure chest setting? He hadn't even triggered it once in six years?
After a long sigh, Shi Quan gritted his teeth and continued to ask, "System, what is the Gap of time and space?"
"Ding, the Gap of time and space is the Gap of time and space."
Shi Quan: "…"
After a moment of silence.
Shi Quan now understood. No matter how much he asked, the System's answers would probably still be limited to those few. This System was just a fixed program, and its current answers were also fixed within itself. Whether they were true or not was uncertain.
The same applied to the so-called origin of the System. The answers he now knew might have been intentionally set by a higher existence, who knows.
But this was not something Shi Quan could consider at the moment. Dwelling on it would be worrying for nothing.
Soon, Shi Quan pulled his thoughts back. For him, the System was his only reliance for rising now. Instead of being anxious about the existence and purpose behind the System, it was better to live in the present. After all, with his talent, it would be difficult enough to Breakthrough to Spirit Grandmaster and live a stable life past a hundred years.
As long as the System could help him live a long life and ascend to godhood, he would be profiting. There was no loss anyway. He didn't have paranoid delusions, so why think so much?
Currently, his two main tasks were:
One, figure out the System's rewards.
Two, figure out the trigger conditions for the System's treasure chests to strive for more rewards.
"System, how do I claim the treasure chest reward I triggered earlier?"
Shi Quan's inquiry directly sounded in his mind. After several inquiries, he also realized that as long as he called out in his mind, the System would respond to him, so there was no need to speak aloud.
"Ding, the host can retrieve treasure chest rewards from 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 pleasant surprise. After triggering a treasure chest in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about something suddenly appearing on him and causing suspicion. If it could also help him store things, then it would be a free spatial spirit tool.
"Open System Space."
At Shi Quan's command, Shi Quan immediately saw a phantom screen appear before his eyes. The screen was like an inventory grid in a game, and it only had one slot.
In the slot was a silver-bodied long tube, with a transparent, crystal-like glass in the middle, through which a faint golden liquid could be seen. In the bottom right corner was an X2 symbol, indicating the quantity.
Shi Quan's gaze fell upon it, and its name appeared directly in his mind like a note.
Martial Soul Awakening Liquid: A super-tech product from a certain Douluo's future, capable of helping the user with Martial Spirit secondary Awakening, Awaken other Martial Spirits in their body and enhance their Innate talent.
Usage: Oral.
"Awaken my Martial Spirit again? Martial Spirit secondary Awakening? Or Awaken another Martial Spirit?"
Shi Quan's eyes gleamed. Whichever it was, it would be of great help to him now.
Especially enhancing his Innate talent, which was extremely important to him. One must know that there were only a few things in Douluo that could enhance talent: either Immortal Herbs or divine force transforming one's Physique. None of these were accessible to him now.
A slow start means a slow journey. He hadn't forgotten a piece of information revealed by Blind Douluo when he helped him Awaken.
"Another person with Blue Silver Grass who possesses spirit power."
This indicated that Blind Douluo had probably just Awakened someone with the same Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit as him and who also possessed spirit power.
No need to guess, that person must be the protagonist Tang San.
Although he didn't know the exact location of Saint Spirit Village, he could at least deduce the approximate timeline. Tang San was probably the same age as him.
His Innate first-level talent made it impossible to reach the Peak, and he was powerless to face the turbulent Douluo Continent of the future. With this Martial Soul Awakening Liquid, he could greatly improve his current predicament. At least, this was one of his capitals for rising.
"I just don't know how effective this Martial Soul Awakening Liquid is."
Shi Quan's attention was now completely drawn to the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid in the System's inventory.
"Extract one bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid."
With a thought, the silver long tube appeared directly in Shi Quan's hand. After examining it up and down, Shi Quan immediately noticed a prominent protruding switch on one corner of the long tube.
With a gentle press, the silver long tube opened, and a faint fragrance immediately permeated the entire room, making one feel refreshed. Looking at the shimmering liquid with a faint golden glow inside the long tube, Shi Quan did not hesitate and immediately poured all the liquid into his mouth in one gulp.
Gulp, gulp.
As soon as the golden liquid entered his mouth, Shi Quan immediately felt a strange aroma spread through his mouth and nose, causing him to jolt. Then, all the golden liquid flowed like a warm current from his mouth down to his stomach, and then spread throughout his body.
This feeling was like his previous Martial Spirit Awakening. His entire being seemed to be immersed in a golden World. He could clearly feel the warm currents flowing through his body, and his body was like parched Earth, gradually regaining vitality under the nourishment of this golden liquid. It was as if something within his body was about to break through the Earth under the nourishment of this energy.
Crack.
Shi Quan only felt a sudden shattering sound in his mind, and a golden-yellow light burst forth from within his body, rapidly converging towards his left hand.
His eyes moved slightly. As the warmth in his body gradually receded, Shi Quan slowly opened his eyes and almost subconsciously looked at his left hand.
A lump of earthy yellow Earth was now suspended in his palm.
"It's actually twin spirits!"
Shi Quan excitedly looked at the Martial Spirit in his left hand, and his entire being was instantly filled with ecstasy.
As expected of a System product, it must be a masterpiece.
A bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid actually allowed him Awaken other Martial Spirits in his body, and he inherited the Martial Spirit Legacy belonging to his father, the Earth Martial Spirit!
Not only that, but with the Awakening of the second Martial Spirit, Shi Quan felt that his limited spirit power had increased by at least three times, meaning his current Innate spirit power was already close to level four.
A bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid not only transformed him from a single Martial Spirit user into a twin spirits user, but it also caused a qualitative change in his talent.
And he still had one more bottle of such Martial Soul Awakening Liquid.
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 again.
"A wave of soaring, triple Martial Spirits, charge!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Shi Quan opened the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid and gulped it down, every drop of the golden liquid entering his stomach.
The effect of the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid was to Awaken one's Martial Spirit again. The Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit was inherited from his mother, and the second Awakened Earth Martial Spirit was inherited from his father. Both his parents' Bloodline Legacies had already Awakened.
Shi Quan was also a bit curious if this Martial Soul Awakening Liquid could help him Awaken a third Martial Spirit, or help improve the quality of the two Martial Spirits?
Sure enough, it was still that warm and familiar feeling, but this time, the difference was that as the warm Qi continuously wandered and nourished his Meridians, he didn't have the feeling of something being pulled out as he did before.
"It seems triple Martial Spirits can only be a fantasy…"
Feeling the situation within his body, Shi Quan had just thought this when an unexpected change occurred.
Boom!
Shi Quan only felt his consciousness violently shake, as if something had exploded in his mind. All the warm currents in his body seemed to find an outlet, surging madly towards his head.
All kinds of memories from his previous life appeared in his mind like reflections, constantly emerging like a movie. All the past events were vivid at this moment, with happiness, sadness, unwillingness, and regret. Everything eventually converged into a single figure.
Looking at this figure, Shi Quan lost himself.
Because it was himself.
To be precise, the appearance of this figure was his past self.
The scene disappeared, and everything returned to normal. Shi Quan slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, he was not as excited as he imagined; he was surprisingly quiet.
The effect of the Martial Soul Awakening Liquid was indeed astonishing.
Shi Quan had indeed achieved triple Martial Spirits.
What Shi Quan hadn't expected was that his third Martial Spirit was actually himself.
Body Martial Spirit, body?
No.
Because Shi Quan's third Martial Spirit was not his current self, but his past self.
Moreover, from his perception, his third Martial Spirit was also different from the Body Martial Spirit he understood. His third Martial Spirit seemed to be formed from his past life memories, emotions, and obsessions. It was just an idea, or a special manifestation of his Soul. This did not belong to a part of his body; instead, it was somewhat similar to Ghost Douluo's Ghost Martial Spirit.
But it was only similar, definitely not the same.
If he remembered correctly, Ghost Douluo's Ghost Martial Spirit seemed to have been born from his Soul re-attaching to his body after death and Awakening. His Martial Spirit was his Soul, and at that time, his Soul became a Ghost. Ghost Douluo himself was not considered a living person; he was a living dead, a state between life and death.
But he was reborn. His Martial Spirit was not the same as Ghost Douluo's Ghost.
"Alas!"
With a long sigh, Shi Quan gradually came back to his senses. Six years after being reborn, many things from his previous life had been worn away over time, but he didn't expect this bottle of Martial Soul Awakening Liquid to help him revisit all the past events of his previous life.
His previous life, only twenty-seven years old, was in the prime of his struggle. Although ordinary, how could he be without relatives or friends, without any attachments?
He Transmigrated inexplicably like this. It was false to say he didn't miss them, but he was powerless to change it and could only accept it.
Six years of mental preparation, and this time, it almost made him fall back into the confusion and helplessness he felt when he first Transmigrated…