In six years, he had only one cultivation technique. He once thought that was his golden finger.
But he never expected that an even greater surprise was still waiting for him. After his martial soul awakened, a system actually appeared.
At this moment, a system interface appeared in his mind.
Host: Jiang Chen
Douluo Rank: 10
Zombie Rank: 1/12
Soul Ring: None
Items: None
System pop-up message: [Would you like to open the Newbie Gift Package?]
"Yes." Jiang Chen didn't hesitate at all.
[Newbie Gift Package opened, obtained the following items:]
[God-bestowed Soul Ring ×1: Generates the most suitable soul ring according to the host's attributes. The years of the soul ring depend on the host's physical strength and willpower. The longer the host persists during absorption, the higher the years of the soul ring.]
[Soul Ring Upgrade Coupon ×1: After use, you can choose to upgrade the years of one soul ring. The upgraded soul ring years will be the maximum the host can withstand at the time of use (limited to use between levels 11~20).]
[Dark Blessing Potion ×1: After consumption, it can heal all current injuries of the host and restore him to peak condition.]
Looking at these newbie items in the system inventory, Jiang Chen grinned in satisfaction. It really was like someone sending a pillow just when he was dozing off.
He had just awakened his martial soul and had innate full soul power. As long as he absorbed one soul ring, he could break through to the Soul Master realm and continue cultivating.
He originally thought he would have to wait until he reached Notting Academy to obtain his first soul ring. He never expected the surprise to come so quickly.
The temptation of becoming a Soul Master was something Jiang Chen could not resist. The thought of soon possessing miraculous skills made him impatient.
He immediately jumped down, went to Old Jack's room to take a look, Old Jack had drunk himself into a stupor last night and still hadn't woken up.
Jiang Chen rushed back to his own room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and prepared to absorb his first soul ring to break through to the Soul Master realm.
He returned to the system interface, focused his mind on the God-bestowed Soul Ring, and chose to use it, only for a reminder to pop up.
[After absorbing the soul ring, the host must face the first Heavenly Tribulation within three days. It is recommended that the host persist until the very end when absorbing the soul ring to increase the chances of surviving the tribulation. Confirm whether to absorb?]
Jiang Chen had been extremely eager, but after seeing this reminder, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
Heavenly Tribulation? Was this a joke?
His mind couldn't help but recall the scene of that zombie being completely obliterated by the heavenly tribulation. It was truly terrifying!
And the five-colored divine lightning that appeared when he awakened his martial soul yesterday was probably the Heavenly Tribulation the system was talking about.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen's chrysanthemum tightened, his tiger body shook, and his heart felt ice-cold.
He recalled the zombie's life; when its strength was still low, it didn't seem to encounter any tribulation. Only after reaching later realms did the tribulations appear.
"System, why do I have to face a tribulation when I'm so weak?" Jiang Chen roared in his heart.
Unfortunately, the system could not answer him; it seemed to have only reminder functions.
His small face was completely wrinkled, his mood in chaos. The joy he had just felt from obtaining the system was instantly washed away.
Although he had the zombie's tribulation memories, those belonged to someone else after all; he himself had zero experience.
"Why is my life so hard? I'm only a six-year-old child!" He truly felt like crying, but had no tears.
No wonder his eyelid kept twitching after awakening his martial soul. He had just guessed randomly, but he actually guessed correctly; he really was going to be struck by lightning.
It took him a full half day to finally accept this reality. Then he looked again at the few newbie items.
"The God-bestowed Soul Ring: the longer I persist, the stronger the soul ring I get. After absorbing it, my strength will be greater, and my chances of surviving the tribulation should be higher."
"This Dark Blessing Potion should be used to save my life during the tribulation. Using it at a critical moment is like having an extra life."
"As for the Soul Ring Upgrade Coupon, using it right after breaking through probably won't have much effect. It's best to save it until level 20 to maximize its value. But if I really can't withstand the tribulation, even wasting it would be fine. Any increase is better than nothing."
After calming down, Jiang Chen already decided in his heart. The tribulation had to be faced; otherwise, would he just never cultivate for the rest of his life?
But how exactly to face it, he still needed to plan carefully.
In the end, he decided that since there were still three months until Notting Academy started, he would first cultivate for three months before absorbing the soul ring.
Perhaps by then, after absorbing the soul ring, his soul power would skyrocket several levels, and his chances of surviving the tribulation would be much greater.
After all, it was a Heavenly Tribulation; who wouldn't be afraid?
He was originally just an ordinary person. After coming to this world, he was just a child who had cultivated for three years. In his heart, he really had no confidence.
Steady development was the true way to survive.
Thinking of this, he could only forcefully suppress the urge to absorb the soul ring immediately.
Jumping off the bed, Jiang Chen felt somewhat depressed. The so-called newbie gift package, yet now he couldn't use any of it and had to wait three more months. It really was too much of a scam.
That oppressive feeling of facing the tribulation hung over his head like a sword, making it impossible for him to relax at any moment.
"No, I need to train my body." Jiang Chen decided.
In these past few years, he had only purely cultivated the Heavenly Corpse Transformation and hadn't done any physical training. Now that he realized absorbing the soul ring required a strong physique, he immediately felt the urgency.
Because of the existence of the ten-thousand-year corpse core in his body, the soul power he cultivated over the past three years had been refined by the corpse core and become extremely poisonous.
At the same time, due to the characteristics of a zombie, his strength and physical toughness were freakishly strong. Even so, he still felt it wasn't enough.
Thinking of this, he dashed out in a flash.
The sun had just risen; it was the early morning, the best time for training.
The crisis of the tribulation was like a sharp sword hanging above his head. With his life on the line, Jiang Chen didn't dare relax anymore.
After running for a few minutes, Jiang Chen felt something was wrong. With his current strength, ordinary running was far too easy and couldn't provide any training effect at all.
To increase his physical strength, he needed high-intensity training.
When he reached the village entrance, his eyes suddenly lit up when he saw an object that was very suitable for training.
The women and men of the village who saw Jiang Chen running over all screamed and ran home, locking their doors tightly.
Jiang Chen curled his lips, not caring. He had already moved back to live with Old Jack. He believed it wouldn't be long before these people understood that he was different now.
In front of him was a huge stone roller, the one used by Saint Spirit Village to mill grain.
Jiang Chen excitedly ran over and directly lifted the stone roller that was several times larger than his own body.
He weighed it in his hands; it should be about seven or eight hundred jin. A little heavy, but manageable.
"Haha, perfect. From now on, you'll be my training tool."
Carrying the stone roller, Jiang Chen laughed heartily as he quickly ran off.
Tang Hao's house was right at the village entrance. At this moment, Tang San had gone up the mountain to train, and Tang Hao had unusually woken up early.
He was sitting at his doorway, holding a bowl of congee that Tang San had prepared. He had just taken a sip when he saw the little kid carrying a gigantic stone roller dashing away at high speed.
"Pfft!" His eyes bulged wide, and he sprayed the mouthful of congee directly out.