Chapter 2

Chapter 2: System, You Are Very Nice

Ignoring the mess on the ground, Ah Yin now just wants to tie Tang Hao up and slap him dozens of times, asking, "Are you worthy of being a husband? Are you worthy of being a father?"

She even feels an urge to kill Tang Hao. A man who doesn't care for his son, she thinks, is hardly worthy of being human.

However, she quickly calms herself. With her current strength, defeating Tang Hao—who gained fame before the age of 30—is impossible.

The more important point is that she hasn't yet met Tang Hao, and the events in the "Diary Copy" have yet to happen.

So, she can still choose to avoid meeting, knowing, and falling in love with him. Since the child in the diary endured hardship and Tang Hao barely fulfilled his duties as a father, she decided to let that child never be born.

At that same moment, a man about 1.8 meters tall, with a strong physique and handsome face, stands under a large tree at the village entrance, muttering to himself.

"System, has the diary uploaded successfully? Where's my reward?"

An illusory screen appears before him, filled with dense text.

[The diary has been uploaded successfully and rated A level. Please choose your reward type: A. Increase the quality of your martial soul; B. Enhance all soul rings by 1,000 years; C. Strengthen a specific part of the body; D. Acquire a random soul guide (hidden weapon) from the Douluo plane's past or future.]

Looking at the third option, the young man grins with a dragon-king-like crooked smile and asks tentatively, "System... For the third option, strengthening a certain body part... Can I choose…?"

He hesitates, his unspoken wish clear from his expression.

Three red exclamation marks flash on the screen, accompanied by red text.

[Warning! Warning! The host's thoughts were detected as inappropriate. Continued misconduct may result in forfeiture of rewards...]

"Tsk... If you're going to offer it, then don't get stingy with the reward!" he mutters, feigning indifference. "What use do I have for improving my martial soul quality, adding to my soul ring years, or obtaining a soul guide? Maybe I'd have cared if I'd just arrived on Douluo Continent and received this system, but it's been more than ten years. I'm now a level 92 Titled Douluo. There's nowhere I can't go, so long as I don't self-destruct."

Zhao Ling curls his lip, appearing unconcerned with the system's warning, though he's only pretending.

In truth, he would welcome improvements to his martial soul or soul ring ages—and wouldn't mind possessing a world-destroying soul guide. But compared to these, Zhao Ling still prefers to enhance a specific part of his body. Despite living in Douluo World for over a decade, his physical capabilities have grown, yet he feels they're insufficient. Surrounded by so many beautiful women in Douluo World, he feels a man can never be too strong. After all, he's young at heart.

The system crashes for two minutes before displaying a message.

[This system is a serious diary system. Please correct your attitude, Host. Due to inappropriate thoughts, future rewards will be issued randomly...]

[Reward issued: All soul rings enhanced by +500 years, 10% overall physical enhancement. Keep up the good work.]

As the reward is granted, Zhao Ling feels a slight improvement in his physical fitness. Though the 10% boost is modest, it affects every aspect, including the area he wanted most, which satisfies him. The unexpected bonus of adding 500 years to all his soul rings brings an extra thrill.

With a mischievous smile, Zhao Ling glances at the system panel. "System, you're quite nice."

The system ignores him, evidently exasperated by his thoughts.

Seeing this, Zhao Ling shrugs and, unfazed, summons his attribute panel mentally.

[Name: Zhao Ling

Age: 31

Appearance: 86 (out of 100)

Charm: ??? (No title yet)

Strength: Level 92 Titled Douluo (Strong Attack Type)

Martial Soul: Netherworld Demon Suppression Tower

Soul Ring Configuration: Purple, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Red, Red, Red

Soul Bones: Iron Arm Demon Ape Left Arm Bone, Thousand-Tier Ant King Right Arm Bone, Plate Rhino Trunk Bone, Powerful Orangutan Right Leg Bone, Thousand-Tier Ant King Left Leg Bone (Head and External Soul Bones missing)

Soul Skills: Iron Tower Copper Wall, Hardened Defense, Power to Suppress Thousands, Trapped Beast Fight, Mountain and River Suppression Pagoda, Xingtian Subdues Demons, Demon Suppression Tower True Body, Pagoda Protection True Body, Netherworld Suppresses Gods and Demons]

Thanks to the 500-year bonus, even his lowest-level soul ring from the 500-year Iron Arm Demon Ape has now reached purple-level status.

As he examines his three purple, three black, and three red spirit rings, he feels reinvigorated, recalling the journey that brought him here.

More than a decade ago, he accidentally traveled to the Douluo world, awakening a unique tower-type martial soul—Nether Demon Suppression Tower—unseen on the Douluo Continent before. Unlike the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, Zhao Ling's tower isn't limited to support abilities or capped at level 79. Instead, it can freely alter its size, and with a single strike, few at his level could withstand it.

Even more impressive, the Nether Demon Suppression Tower boasts formidable defensive capabilities. He once used the tower as a shield and allowed others to attack him, and no one of comparable level could penetrate its defense.

Knowing the perils of Douluo Continent, he had no illusions of safety. For over ten years, he lived in deep forests, training himself relentlessly, incorporating survival tactics from his previous life, pushing himself to insane extremes. This intense regimen accelerated his progress, enabling him to reach his current level.

When he needed to upgrade his soul rings, he would venture into the Sunset Forest or Star Dou Great Forest, seeking soul beasts. Each ring he acquired was highly compatible with his Nether Demon Suppression Tower, whether it was the 500-year Iron Arm Demon Ape ring or the rare 100,000-year Thousand Ant Emperor ring.

His three 100,000-year soul rings were born from absorbing the 90,000-year rings of the Thousand Ant Emperor's brothers. He is quick to clarify, however, that he's not the sort of shameless person who would steal others' chances...

Boom!!!

A thunderclap snaps him back to reality. He looks up, startled, then quickly moves away from the tree.

"Fine, I won't make oaths. I'll just be shameless," he mutters.

[T/N: I used AI for proofreading so if you find any mistakes let me know about them]

(End of this chapter)