Douluo Continent, Holy Spirit Village.
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"Knock~ Knock~ Knock~!"
Lin Fan was awakened by the sound of a knock on the door.
"Umm, who?" he asked in a lazy voice.
In response to his question, an old, familiar voice came to his ears, "Little Fan, I'm your Grandpa Jack."
"Oh, Grandpa Jack!" he sat up in bed and asked, yawning with a confused expression, "What's wrong, Grandpa Jack? This is the first time I've seen you come to my house so early in the morning!"
"Oh, well, did you forget?"
Old Jack's question confused Lin Fan again.
He got out of bed and went to open the door. He asked in confusion, "I forgot! Did I forget something?"
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Old Jack standing in his doorway, looking at him as if he were a problem child.
Old Jack raised his walking stick and tapped Lin Fan gently on the head.
Then Old Jack began to complain to him, "How many times did I tell you the other day afternoon to go to bed early at night? Didn't I tell you that today is the day to awaken your martial spirit?"
"Martial Spirit? Oh, I remember now... Haha, sorry, sorry, I'm bad." Lin Fan finally remembered what made today so special.
"Grandpa Jack, you go call the others. I'm going to wash my eyes and face and go to the Spirit Hall!"
Seeing Lin Fan hurrying into the room, Old Jack shook his head with a gentle smile on his old face.
....
Standing in front of the mirror, Lin Fan looked at his face and took a deep breath, "Finally, after twelve years of waiting, today is the day."
He is not actually a native of this world.
He is a traveler. Twelve years ago, he died in his previous life in an accident on his way home from college.
When he was three years old, he regained memories of his previous life and learned that he had traveled to the Douluo World.
Later, as he did a deep research on himself, he learned that he is actually an orphan in this life.
He has never seen his mother.
His father was a businessman. His father came to Holy Spirit Village with him a few years ago because it was close to Nuoding City. Well, from Old Jack's words, he learned that his father was very stingy.
And when he was two years old (his memory of his previous life had not yet awakened at the time), his father mysteriously disappeared.
Old Jack took care of Lin Fan from then on. And when Lin Fan was eight years old, he handed over the property left by Lin Fan's father to him.
Old Jack's character is truly unmatched.
If it were anyone else in Old Jack's place, he might not have been able to handle the huge fortune left by Lin Fan's father.
"It's been twelve years, and I'm even about to awaken my martial spirit today, so why the hell hasn't my cheat code come online yet!"
Lin Fan's face lit up with regret.
Why does he know this is a parallel world, not the original world? Isn't this proof enough that in this world, one awakens their martial spirit when they are twelve years old?
He then shook his head, quietly cleaned his face, and walked towards the center of the village.
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The spirit hall branch is located in the center of the village.
As Lin Fan arrived, he saw that there were seven or eight other young people of his age, and also their parents.
"Is everyone here?" He looked around, "Or maybe not..."
Tang San and Old Jack haven't arrived yet, and also Su Yuntao, the famous Blind Douluo.
"So Grandpa Jack went to call Tang San after calling me. He is probably still watching the family drama there..." He twisted his lips.
When the others saw Lin Feng, they greeted him.
Among them, a young man with whom Lin Fan had a good friendship asked, "Hey, Lin Fan, did you forget what day it is today?"
"Village Chief Jack is very angry that he was scolding you when he didn't see you here." Even though that young man was smiling, the worry was clearly visible in his eyes.
Lin Fan is not like Tang San.
He is like other young people. He has played with others since he was little, gone fishing with others in the lake behind the village, and made friends with everyone his age.
On the other hand, Tang San, although everyone in the village knows him, is labeled as a 'strange kid' because he doesn't talk to anyone except Old Jack and Lin Fan.
"Oh, haha~!" Lin Fan laughed out of embarrassment, "Actually, I slept late last night thinking about today..."
"Tap~!"
Just as Lin Fan and the others were chatting, someone jumped out of nowhere and landed slightly in front of them.
Lin Fan rolled his eyes and looked ahead. He saw a handsome man standing in front of them with a bag on his shoulder.
"He is Su Yuntao!" At one glance, he recognized the person as none other than Su Yuntao, the Blind Douluo.
Before anyone could say anything, Su Yuntao asked, "Have all those who will awaken the spirit today arrived?"
"No, there's still one left!" Lin Fan pointed out.
Su Yuntao looked at Lin Fan and nodded, "Hmm, good, it's better if he comes before I finish awakening your spirits..."
Then Su Yuntao didn't give them time to say anything and opened the door to the Spirit Hall.
Lin Fan and the others then entered the spirit hall.
After entering, Su Yuntao first took out pebbles from his bag and arranged them, then took out a crystal ball.
He then looked at everyone and said. "Now, I'm going to summon my martial spirit... so don't be afraid."
'That very same iconic dialogue...' Lin Fan twisted his lips, 'Whether it's a parallel or original, our Blind Douluo will never change!'
Su Yuntao roared, completing his spirit possession.
As Su Yuntao summoned his martial spirit Lone Wolf, two soul rings, one white and one yellow, emerged from under his feet.
Su Yuntao introduced himself to them, "My name is Su Yuntao, I am a level 26 Spirit Grandmaster. My martial spirit is called Lone Wolf."
Lin Fan didn't see the same plot where everyone would be scared of his spirit. This is a parallel timeline, and so everyone is twelve years old.
"Okay, everyone, line up."
Su Yuntao then asked everyone to line up.
Lin Fan stood behind everyone. He wanted to awaken his spirit after Tang San, but since he hadn't arrived yet, he waited for him.
There was no particular reason.
He had seen in many fanfics that if a person awakens their spirit after Tang San, their system wakes up, so he also tried his luck.
It wasn't that it would cost him money to wait, so he waited.
Su Yuntao then quickly began to awaken everyone's spirits.
"Blue Silver Grass, Tool Spirit, no spirit power, next."
"Scythe, also Tool Spirit, no spirit power, next."
By this time, Tang San had also arrived. He greeted Lin Fan with a slight nod and turned his attention to Su Yuntao.
Lin Fan senses something wrong with Tang San's expression, but can't exactly pinpoint where it's wrong.
....
Soon, only Lin Fan and Tang San remained among the nine children.
In order, the next person to awaken their Lin Fan.
Lin Fan looked at Tang San and made up a false excuse, "Tang San, you go first, I'm not confident yet..."
Tang San furrowed his brows, which made Lin Fan feel uncomfortable, as if Tang San was looking into his very soul.
He looked at Lin Fan carefully and nodded but muttered lightly, 'Is he a variable?'
Su Yuntao may not have heard it because he was far away, but Lin Fan heard it clearly. His eyes just trembled.
He asked himself, "This Tang San... there's something wrong with his expression today. Why did he say the words 'Is he a variable?'?"
Suddenly, an imaginary ideal triggered in his brain.
"He... does this Tang San retain the memory of God King Tang San? Did something trigger because of me, and Tang San got his God King Era's memory in this Era?"
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