Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 24 Confirms the Timeline

Inside the office of Tianhai Orphanage, sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the wooden desk, giving the documents on the surface a soft sheen.

"You silly child, why didn't you tell me before you went to choose a spirit? That way I could at least give you some advice and help you make a selection."

Cocolia stood in front of Lu Xingchen, her gaze falling on the first spirit ring shimmering with yellow light at his feet. The satisfaction in her eyes was hard to hide, but her tone carried a hint of reproach.

She reached out and gently pressed her hand on Lu Xingchen's head, rubbing it with just the right amount of force, making his originally neat hair a little messy.

Although she was already used to Lu Xingchen's assertiveness and composure, which far exceeded those of his peers, she still couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear when she learned that he had gone to the Spirit Pagoda alone to obtain the first soul spirit.

The first spirit is of paramount importance to a spirit master. It not only determines the attributes and effects of the first spirit skill, but also subtly influences the compatibility of subsequent spirit rings.

If you accidentally choose a soul spirit of poor quality or insufficient compatibility with your own martial soul, you will waste the crucial first soul ring position and may even hinder your future cultivation path.

However, this lingering fear was quickly replaced by understanding. Cocolia was aware of the orphanage's financial situation, and Lu Xingchen's actions were likely to avoid placing an additional burden on the orphanage.

After all, purchasing a suitable Soul Spirit requires a considerable amount of Federal Coins, and she knew even better that Lu Xingchen had acquired a hundred-year-old Soul Spirit, which was already among the best of Soul Masters of the same age.

In this way, she stopped being too harsh and only gave a symbolic lecture before withdrawing her hand from rubbing his hair.

"Now that you've become a formal Soul Master, I'll go to the Federal Soul Master Management Office to apply for a Soul Master subsidy for you."

Cocolia leaned down and gently pinched Lu Xingchen's cheeks, which were slightly red from being rubbed, with her fingertips, her tone becoming gentle again.

"Although the subsidy isn't much, it's still a stable source of income."

After speaking, she turned around, walked behind her desk, sat down, and took out a pre-prepared application document from the drawer.

According to federal regulations, officially registered Soul Masters can receive a subsidy of one thousand federal coins per month from the federal government.

For Soul Masters who require a lot of resources to support their cultivation, this thousand Federal Coins is just a drop in the bucket. It's not even enough to buy the lowest-level medicine, but it's more than enough to meet their daily needs for food, clothing, and other necessities.

……

Phew, I finally managed to fool them.

In the orphanage's lounge, Lu Xingchen plopped down on his bed and let out a long sigh of relief.

Although he was prepared for Cocolia's question, it still took him some time to explain. Fortunately, he managed to get through it in the end. However, his cheeks were still slightly warm from being repeatedly rubbed by her.

He raised his hand to rub his flushed cheeks, glanced under the bed, and then bent down to drag out the somewhat old-looking trash can.

Without the slightest hesitation, he flipped over and crawled inside. The ability to improve aptitude (0-03) was far too important for a useless person like him.

Since awakening his martial soul, whenever he has free time, Lu Xingchen would crawl into this trash can to hone his aptitude and improve the purity of his soul power with the help of the power of "3-001".

The Rosalia sisters seemed to realize that he was doing something extremely important, and in the past few months, they rarely took him out to play as often as before.

Only when it's mealtime will the two little ones run to the door of the rest room with their short legs and call him to eat in their soft, sweet voices. Otherwise, they never disturb him unnecessarily.

"I can still slack off a bit now, but in six months I'll have to go to the Soul Master Academy."

Lu Xingchen leaned against the inner wall of "3-001" and Cocolia's previous instructions involuntarily floated into his mind, a helpless smile appearing on his face.

Becoming a formal Soul Master, stepping into the world of Soul Masters, and entering the academy system for study are the necessary steps. This is the growth trajectory of all Soul Masters on the continent.

Generally speaking, children who have soul power at the age of six should go to primary school to learn basic soul master knowledge.

If a student can successfully break through to the first ring of a Soul Master at the age of nine, they can apply to the intermediate Soul Master Academy.

At the age of fifteen, once one's cultivation reaches the level of a two-ring Great Soul Master, one can enter an advanced Soul Master academy for further study.

If one can reach the third-ring Soul Master realm at the age of twenty, one can graduate smoothly or choose to stay in the academy to continue studying more advanced knowledge.

Apart from Shrek Academy, a special academy that breaks with convention and only recruits monstrous geniuses, the vast majority of soul master academies on the Douluo Continent follow this structure.

After all, geniuses are few and far between. In this world, most people are ordinary soul masters with average talent who need to grow step by step.

With Lu Xingchen's current level twelve soul power, even though he is not yet six years old, he has already met the application standards for intermediate soul master academies.

But Cocolia was still worried – the students at the intermediate soul master academy were generally around nine years old, and she was afraid that Lu Xingchen would be bullied because he was too young, and even more afraid that he would have difficulty adapting to the unfamiliar environment.

Therefore, Cocolia finally decided to let him start by studying at the Soul Master Elementary School, so that he could lay a good foundation and enjoy a few more years of relatively peaceful time.

"It's perfect timing for the orphanage's Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony next year. If any child successfully awakens their soul power, you'll have a companion in elementary school."

When Cocolia said this, her eyes were full of care for him, and Lu Xingchen naturally couldn't refuse her kindness.

As my thoughts wandered, a figure who determined the course of an entire era suddenly entered my mind.

"I wonder if the Silver Dragon King has been born yet?" Lu Xingchen frowned slightly, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the inner wall of the space.

As the other half of the Dragon God, the Silver Dragon King, rumored to possess "world-shaking wisdom," is undoubtedly a key figure in this era that cannot be ignored. Her appearance is destined to stir up the winds and clouds of the entire Douluo Continent.

The most direct clue to understanding the Silver Dragon King's movements is the young man who possesses the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King—Tang Wulin.

"0-01, check the intelligence on the mainland for me, specifically regarding Tang Wulin's situation in Aolai City."

Without hesitation, Lu Xingchen took out the '0-01' from his pocket. As one of the five pathways of 'omniscience and omnipotence', this pen not only has the ability to rewrite reality, but also the ability to collect intelligence.

As long as it is within the range of its ability, no intelligence can escape its detection.

Lu Xingchen had inquired about the exact extent of the coverage area and received the answer: the entire Douluo Star.

That's right, it's not Douluo Continent, it's Douluo Star!

When Lu Xingchen first received this answer, he was shocked for a long time, but after he came to his senses, he realized that '0-01' was different from the one in the Lord of Mysteries world.

Since '0-01' is composed of the characteristics of 'writer' and 'uniqueness' of Sequence One, its status is close to that of a true god to some extent, and it seems reasonable that it can cover a planet.

However, even Lu Xingchen at his current level can only barely use a fraction of this power.