Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 1 Beginning
The intricate rain curtain opened the chapter of autumn. The weather gradually became gloomy and cold, and the houses and pavilions seemed particularly damp. The falling water droplets collided with the ground, making a tinkling sound, which was then drowned out by a burst of hurried footsteps.

The autumn in the northern part of the Douling Empire is not as warm as that in Xingluo, located in the southern end of the continent. The autumn here is like the mood of the people living there. Under the endless cold rain curtain, it gradually becomes dead and cold, losing some of its vitality and energy.

In a luxurious manor covering an area of ​​more than a thousand acres, a lazy-looking young man stood at the window, staring at the rain outside in a trance, until a clear sound came from behind him, which suddenly woke him up.

Harumi City is close to the northernmost part of the continent. Once autumn comes, rainfall becomes very frequent and the temperature drops significantly. The wind blowing in your face already carries a distinct chill.

The interior, with its exquisite layout, is equipped with a special constant temperature soul guide, which controls the overall temperature of the room within a range that is comfortable for the human body. The inside and outside seem like two different worlds separated by a wall.

"Young Master, Madam asked you to come over early after breakfast. The Patriarch will also arrive in Qinghai City today. He will personally awaken your martial spirit for you."

The young woman in maid's attire spoke respectfully, gently pulling out a chair for the young man.

The young man glanced back at the maid, then said lazily:

"I see, you go down."

The maid didn't say anything more after hearing this. She bowed slightly and then quietly left the room.

Shu Yan continued to stand in front of the window, staring at the continuous rain outside in a daze. After a while, he walked to the dining table and sat down leisurely, eating breakfast slowly.

Because of its proximity to the sea, Qinghai City has extremely rich marine resources, and the food culture here is mostly related to the ocean. However, Shu Yan has no special requirements for three meals a day, as long as the food suits his appetite, he will accept it.

Of course, most of his three meals a day are prepared by a dedicated food-related soul master, and in his spare time, there are also various cakes and drinks. These foods made with exquisite ingredients and delicate appearance not only meet his nutritional needs at his age, but are also an indispensable enjoyment for him. No one can resist the temptation of delicious food.

After finishing his breakfast, Shu Yan took out a pill from his soul storage device and swallowed it. He then sat cross-legged on the soft couch beside him and began to refine the medicinal power.

This pill is condensed from a plant-type soul beast that has cultivated for more than ten thousand years. During the refining process, special means are used to refine the essence from the body of the plant-type soul beast, and it is supplemented with dozens of natural treasures, and finally their medicinal effects are perfectly integrated to make the pill.

But despite spending so much money and resources, the probability of success in refining is shockingly low. On a lucky day, you can successfully refine four or five, but if your luck is bad, you will end up losing everything.

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As the pill entered his body, Shu Yan felt a warm current surging in his dantian.

This warm current started from Dantian and flowed through his limbs and bones. The mild medicinal power made it easy for him to absorb it. The rich vitality continued to temper his meridians and bones. After all the medicinal power was absorbed, Shu Yan was already sweating all over. His black medium-length hair was also wet with sweat, and some of it stuck to his skin.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Shu Yan glanced at the time, took a comfortable hot bath, changed into a brand new soft white robe, and then left the room.

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Walking out of the room, the air was slightly cool, and the strands of hair on his forehead were blown by the breeze. Shu Yan listened to the sound of the rain and felt very good.

He walked quickly and soon arrived at an antique hall.

There were only two figures in the hall, a man and a woman. The man looked to be in his thirties or forties, with a gentle temperament, regular features, and an elegant and handsome appearance. He looked like someone who was very easy to get along with.

The woman, on the other hand, looked younger, with long, slightly curly golden hair that was bold and bright. She was already extremely beautiful, and having held a high position for a long time, she carried an air of nobility and a sense of superiority, which made her look even more cold and stunning.

"Dad, Mom..."

Shu Yan still had that lazy look, his tone was casual, and there was a hint of smile on the corner of his mouth. The middle-aged man put down the teacup in his hand, smiled and nodded at Shu Yan, and obviously didn't care much about Shu Yan's "lateness", or rather, it seemed more like he was used to it.

In contrast to Shu Junyou's calmness, Yu Bingyan raised her eyes and glared at Shu Yan fiercely, then said with some dissatisfaction:

"Stinky boy, when will you change your lazy temper? I..."

Seeing that Yu Bingyan was about to start chattering again, Shu Yan decisively interrupted her spell:

"Mom, I will definitely change next time."

Well, I'm used to using the same words. Next time I will definitely...

Yu Bingyan opened her mouth, but looking at Shu Yan's serious little face, she finally said nothing.

Shu Junyou watched the mother and son's daily battle, just smiled lightly, then looked at Shu Yan and said:

"Today is your sixth birthday. Your grandfather originally planned to come here in person to awaken your martial spirit, but he was temporarily delayed by military matters. You know his character, he is always too strict about this kind of thing..."

Shu Yan nodded. He was well aware of his family's special status in the Douling Empire, and even more so of his grandfather's character, so he didn't say anything.

Thousands of years ago, the Tiandou Empire split into the current Tianhun and Douling countries due to civil strife.

At that time, the Tiandou royal family was also split into two parts. Finally, the civil strife ended. The ancestors of the current Douling royal family were defeated in the civil strife and fled to the east, and finally established the Douling Empire.

The original surname of the Shu family's ancestor was not Shu, but Ge, the Ge of the Ge family, which was once the first military family of the Tiandou Empire.

During that civil strife, great divisions arose within the Ge family. Some members supported the ancestors of today's Tianhun Royal Family, while others chose the ancestors of today's Douling Royal Family.

The differences within the clan could not be reconciled, and the army led by the Ge family fell into internal strife and chaos. In order to avoid death after the defeat, the ancestors of Shu Yan's lineage fled the family and followed the royal family members who fled east to the present-day Douling Empire.

Perhaps it was the humiliation of being a loser, or perhaps it was the sudden realization after the brutal chaos of close relatives killing each other and brothers fighting each other, the last head of the Douling Ge family asked all the separated descendants of the family to change their surname from Ge to Shu, like the family mistress of that generation. This was not only a complete demarcation line with the Tianhun Ge family, but also an expectation and blessing for the family descendants.

Now, thousands of years have passed, and peace has been approaching between the two countries of Tianhun and Douling. The Tianhun Ge family is still one of the largest families in the Tianhun military. However, it has gradually weakened because most of the younger generations in the family are mediocre and even greedy for pleasure. In addition, after several major reshuffles of power in the Tianhun military in the past, the Ge family has long lost its dominant position as the number one family in the military.

The Shu family's situation is similar to that of the Tianhun Ge family, but it is much better than theirs.

Since there were no particularly powerful soul master sects or even family forces in the Douling Empire, the development of the Shu family did not encounter too many obstacles and setbacks. In fact, over the long years, the Shu family had married more than one Douling princess, and the most recent one was decades ago.

Now, after thousands of years of development, the Shu family has become one of the largest soul master families in the Douling Empire. Coupled with the many benign mutations of the inherited martial spirit and the hard work of countless ancestors in various fields of Douling, the Shu family's influence has long been spread throughout the country of Douling. The title of the head of the four major soul master families in Douling also comes from this.

ps1: The internal investment period has passed, so invest with confidence!

ps2: This book has many female protagonists, not just one

ps3: New author and new book, please be gentle...

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