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Heaven Dou Empire.
Qingxi Village.
The sky was faintly bright, and Qingxi Village was still shrouded in a thin veil of morning mist.
Crystals formed on the bark of the old Gnarled Tree at the village entrance.
Xiao Ze, carrying a hoe twice his height, walked along the pebble-paved road towards the fields.
On both sides were scattered, well-arranged small houses.
Wisps of smoke drifted from the chimneys, merging with the morning mist.
The air was filled with the aroma of firewood and rice porridge.
"Little Xiao Ze, farming again?"
"Wang Dama, your dog ran away."
"Ai… you stinky dog, get back here!"
Wang Dama chased after the puppy, and a few early-rising children were also playing and chasing there.
Xiao Ze looked at the village, thick with the scent of daily life, a wide smile on his face.
Since transmigrating to this Douluo Continent six years ago, Xiao Ze had thought he was going to starve to death.
But Qingxi Village was much wealthier than the Saint Spirit Village next door.
The village was in an excellent location, with a small stream flowing through it, making the surrounding farmland very productive.
The hundreds of residents in Qingxi Village mostly relied on farming for their livelihood.
Xiao Ze's parents passed away not long ago, leaving Xiao Ze to farm by himself.
Originally, other villagers wanted to help Xiao Ze farm.
When Xiao Ze's parents were alive, they had helped many people, but as a farmer in his previous life, Xiao Ze naturally didn't need help from others.
Ten thousand acres of fertile land, wasn't that what a farmer was for?
At first, others were not at ease, as Xiao Ze was only six years old and not even as tall as a hoe.
But seeing Xiao Ze skillfully wield the hoe, they finally relaxed.
Xiao Ze didn't know what Spirit he would awaken.
His parents' Spirits were a hoe and a sickle.
He would probably awaken one of these two Spirits.
For his future well-being, Xiao Ze had started exercising his body since he was two or three years old.
Now, Xiao Ze's body was much stronger than that of a normal child.
A small stream gurgled at the end of the village, its water clear to the bottom, where a few small fish could be seen.
The washing stones by the stream were polished shiny.
As the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, the mist slowly began to dissipate.
Xiao Ze arrived at the fields and began his day's labor.
"Xiao Ze, you're supposed to awaken your Spirit today, and you're still farming?" an uncle walked over.
"Uncle Li, I might not even have spirit power, and if I don't, I still have to continue living."
Xiao Ze shook his head.
The chance of having spirit power on the Douluo Continent was too low.
Not to mention his parents didn't have spirit power, so he might be destined to farm his entire life.
As for the struggles on the continent, they had nothing to do with him.
But fortunately, it was still the Spirit Hall era. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have money to awaken his Spirit.
After all, Tang San next door hadn't awakened his Spirit yet either.
"You're so capable, you'll definitely awaken a Spirit, don't worry."
Uncle Li comforted Xiao Ze.
But he himself knew that wanting to awaken spirit power was practically impossible.
In Qingxi Village, since records began, fewer than ten people had awakened spirit power.
And the strongest among them was only a Spirit Elder.
Compared to the Saint Spirit Village next door, it was far inferior.
After a morning of labor.
Xiao Ze's clothes were now soaked with sweat, and his face was flushed red from the scorching sun.
Noon was the time of the strongest sunlight.
Xiao Ze would not work during this period, as it was not good for his body.
"Xiao Ze, hurry to the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Master adult has arrived."
"Got it, Village Chief."
Xiao Ze's flushed face showed some excitement.
As a transmigrator, he was naturally very much looking forward to awakening his Spirit.
Xiao Ze quickly went home to put away his things, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and came to the Spirit Hall in the village.
The Spirit Hall was the most luxurious place in Qingxi Village, of course, since it was built by the Spirit Hall itself.
Here, the Village Chief had brought six people, making a total of seven children, including Xiao Ze, who were to awaken their Spirits in Qingxi Village.
In front of the Spirit Hall stood a young man with golden hair, a hint of pride in his brows.
Su Yuntao looked at the seven children below, his expression softening considerably.
"Children, stand in a row, the Spirit awakening is about to begin."
The seven lined up, Xiao Ze taking the very back.
People with spirit power usually appeared last.
"My name is Su Yuntao, a twenty-sixth rank Spirit Grandmaster. Next, I will awaken your Spirits, do not be afraid."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ze's face showed a hint of pleasant surprise.
It was actually the Blind Douluo.
Although receiving Su Yuntao's blessing for a trash Spirit might not necessarily make him strong later, at least it was some psychological comfort.
Su Yuntao took out six black stones and a blue crystal ball from his bag.
"Don't be afraid later." After saying that, Su Yuntao let out a soft cry: "Spirit possession!"
A green light emanated from Su Yuntao's body, his hair instantly turned gray and rapidly lengthened, and fur appeared on his skin.
His overall physique also became more robust, looking quite intimidating.
Su Yuntao's eyes glowed emerald, his fingernails transformed into sharp claws, glinting with a cold, sharp light.
One white and one yellow spirit ring shimmered on Su Yuntao's body.
"Ah!!"
The first six children were all startled and wanted to flee, but Su Yuntao stopped them.
Although Xiao Ze was also startled at first, he suppressed the throbbing in his heart and watched the Spirit possession.
One had to admit, although the Douluo Continent was trash, this Spirit really did resemble a game.
Spirit Abilities as skills, Spirit Bones as equipment.
It was a decent system.
"This child… just like that Blue Silver Grass child, not afraid at all."
Su Yuntao looked deeply at Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze smiled slightly at him, Su Yuntao was startled, then lightly coughed, and had the first child stand between the six stones.
The next moment, a faint spirit power was injected into the black stones.
Immediately, a golden light appeared, enveloping the child in the center.
Golden light particles, one by one, entered the child's body.
The next moment, a hoe appeared in the child's right hand.
"Spirit: Hoe."
"Let's test the spirit power."
Su Yuntao actually already knew the result; hoes basically wouldn't have spirit power. But given that even Blue Silver Grass had innate full spirit power before, Su Yuntao decided to test it anyway.
Just in case.
The child's hand was placed on the blue crystal ball, but there was no light at all.
"No spirit power, child, live well."
"Mm." The child wasn't too upset; with his parents alive, the family wasn't short on money or food, life was pretty good.
Next, one child after another was tested.
"Spirit: Blue Silver Grass, no spirit power."
"Spirit: Sickle, no spirit power."
"Spirit: Hammer, no spirit power."
...
Su Yuntao wasn't disappointed; this was the norm.
For commoners to have spirit power, it was still too much a matter of luck.
"Child, it's your turn."
Su Yuntao looked at the last child, Xiao Ze, with a bit of anticipation.
"Okay."
Xiao Ze slowly walked to the center of the black stones.
Golden light enveloped him—
"Eh… it turned black?"
(End of Chapter)
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