Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

When a celestial herb, symbolizing the path to the ascension of her ancestors to godhood, appeared, her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul was about to reappear. Ning Tian's excitement was no less than that of others, and perhaps even greater.

This is the end.

Ontology.

His own little courtyard.

Lu Cheng looked at the simulator panel.

Having used up a piece of Life Gold to fill the progress bar, he exhaled a deep breath.

Second simulation, start!

Chapter 143, Second Simulation: Birthplace, Sun Moon Empire. (Two chapters combined)

Because the flow of time in the simulator is completely different from that in the real world, decades in the simulator are at most equivalent to one night in reality. Therefore, Lu Cheng's promise to Tang Ya to visit her deceased parents' sect in Tiandou City "a few days" later is not considered a broken promise.

Inside the wooden house.

Lu Cheng sat cross-legged on the bed, with a screen of light in front of him.

The text above is scrolling.

[The second simulated charge has ended and will begin soon.]

[Please select talent points to allocate]

[Talent, family background, appearance, luck (25+).]

It's the same familiar panel.

Lu Cheng hesitated for a moment.

Talent goes without saying; a talent score of ten is a minimum. In any simulation, strength is an indispensable part, appearance accounts for seven parts, luck for seven parts, and family background for one part...

Last time was really unlucky, and it wasn't anything good.

Conversely, Lu's family background, which accounts for seven-tenths of his birth, is mediocre in the simulator. Not to mention that the Lu family, which was wiped out by the Holy Spirit Cult within a few years of its appearance, is as useless as an NPC. As long as he has enough talent and can awaken his martial soul, he is enough to be recruited by other forces. Shrek Academy is not out of the question either. Although he had a falling out with Yan Shaozhe and others in reality, it does not mean that their relationship will be strained in the simulator.

His ability to be flexible and adaptable is one of Lu Cheng's strengths.

Besides, at worst, one can simply join the Holy Spirit Cult and become a Holy Son; it doesn't matter where one becomes a Holy Son.

What does the trouble I caused in the simulator have to do with my real life?

Taking a deep breath and making his choice, he slowly closed his eyes.

The simulator, now powered up with enough energy, began to spin again.

……

[In a small town near Mingdu in the Sun and Moon Empire, you were born. Your parents were ordinary local residents, deeply in love, and they had high hopes for your birth.]

At six years old, you benefited from the Sun Moon Empire's system of awakening martial souls, successfully awakening twin martial souls, Blood Eye and Seraphim, becoming famous throughout the region. Your parents were overjoyed and loved you even more. You also successfully entered the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Master Academy, becoming a student.

Empire of the Sun and Moon?

Lu Cheng's heart stirred slightly. In the original work, the Sun Moon Empire had quite a few beauties, such as Ye Guyi, Meng Hongchen, and Ju Zi. Based on the experience of the last simulation, the system recognized that as long as you met, experienced, and became the other party's white moonlight, you didn't lock onto a specific target.

Therefore, one fish can be used in multiple ways.

After all, the "cost" of this simulation was quite extravagant. If he hadn't obtained some spiritual gold from the Star Luo Auction House, he probably wouldn't have been able to conduct the second simulation.

However, this Martial Soul, Seraphim... there's probably some story behind it.

Lu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and continued reading.

[Your outstanding performance at the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy not only showcased an exaggeratedly dominant talent in your martial soul among your peers, but you also excelled in soul tools. Your Blood Eye's expertise in the mental system made you seem blessed when inscribing soul arrays; even the Mingde Hall Master, Kong Deming, personally received you, smiling and patting your shoulder, promising that you could join the Mingde Hall at any time if you wished.]

"The head of Mingde Hall... Kong Deming?!"

A look of surprise flashed across Lu Cheng's eyes. Where the hell did this come from? The previous head of Mingde Hall was indeed Kong Deming, but this meant that the timeline was probably before the original story. However, he couldn't be sure how much the timeline was different. His eyes twitched, but he continued reading anyway.

You were flattered and chose to join Kong Deming's tutelage, becoming his last disciple. At the age of twelve, you advanced to the Soul Master level. Under Kong Deming's full tutelage, you became the fastest student in Mingde Hall's history to advance to the fifth-level Soul Master level. And here, you also met your senior brother... Jing Hongchen.

The scene changes.

Lu Cheng looked around blankly.

Metal walls, the air thick with the acrid smell of metal shavings, and the occasional harsh sound of grinding and cutting machines—it was a classic Sun and Moon Empire laboratory, the one he had experienced in the simulator before.

"Crack~"

A large hand patted Lu Cheng's shoulder, and a familiar yet irritating voice came from beside his ear: "Junior brother, there's a banquet at my residence tonight. Do you want to come? Senior brother will introduce you to a pretty girl."

Lu Cheng turned around, but saw no one.

Looking around, Lu Cheng saw a short, stout old man dressed in the standard red and black Mingde Hall researcher's uniform of the Sun Moon Empire. He was glaring at Lu Cheng, as if he was about to jump up and headbutt him.

"You little brat, looking for a beating again?"

Jing Hongchen said angrily.

"Senior brother, I'm sorry, I didn't see it just now..." Lu Cheng sincerely apologized.

Jing Hongchen: "..."

There was no need for this apology.

He looked up at his junior brother, who was already 1.75 meters tall at the age of twelve, with a straight and upright figure, and his face twitched.

He's handsome and exceptionally talented, no wonder his master favors him so much. However, he's over a hundred years old now, and his son is already married, so he's clearly past the age of comparing himself to others.

The status of teachers in the Sun Moon Empire is self-evident; they are the pillars of stability. Whether it is a prince or the emperor, they must bow and address him as "Master Kong" when they meet him. His status is so high that the number of people in the Sun Moon Empire who want to become his disciples could circle the capital twice.

However, the teacher always preferred tranquility, so apart from him and his junior brother, he only had two or three fellow disciples, who were either researchers in Mingde Hall or joined the army and became leaders of a soul guidance regiment.

Therefore, as the eldest disciple, he also showed great favoritism towards his junior disciple, just like his master.

If anyone else dared to do that, they would probably have been slapped into a bloody pulp long ago.

"What is Senior Brother planning to do with this banquet?"

Lu Cheng asked with great interest.

"Naturally, it's a 100-day celebration for my two grandsons. My Hongchen family has only had one son in the family for many years. Now that we have two outstanding sons, we should hold a grand celebration. This banquet... will gather almost half of the empire's elites. Even His Majesty has heard about it and plans to come and see for himself. It is said that all the families with eligible young ladies are asking about you."

A hundred-day celebration for laughing at the mortal world and dreaming of the mortal world?!

Lu Cheng's eye twitched. No wonder...

This is at least twelve or thirteen years ago on the timeline. Why did he come to this early period? Whose white moonlight was he going to become?

Could it be... a dream of the mortal world?

That's a bit too much, isn't it?

Moreover, in the original novel, He Caitou was the previous crown prince. According to his heartfelt description with Huo Gua, the palace coup only happened six years ago, which means... it was around the time when Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were about ten years old.

There are still ten years until the palace coup, and the emperor is that...

When the topic of grandchildren came up, Jing Hongchen's eyebrows lit up and her face was full of smiles. At the end, she nudged Lu Cheng with a wink and said, "Junior Brother, if you find someone you like, you should hurry up. Childhood sweethearts are a perfect match and would definitely be a beautiful story in the Empire."

"The smaller the better?" Lu Cheng was pulled out of his thoughts, and asked with a strange expression.

"Hehe, that's natural." Jing Hongchen said with a grin without even thinking, "You are the youngest disciple under our master, and the only one among us who is not married. Our eldest brother is worried about you."

Clearly, Jing Hongchen doesn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem.

She kept introducing Lu Cheng to the imperial court's leading ladies who were younger than him: one was beautiful, another was exceptionally talented, and yet another was a royal princess.

"Alright, senior brother, I'm still young..."

Lu Cheng said helplessly.

"Alright, remember to come to the banquet." Jing Hongchen smiled, patted her stomach, and turned to leave.

Lu Cheng was left standing there, his eyes deep in thought.

According to his memory, Jing Hongchen is now the deputy head of Mingde Hall. After some time, Kong Deming will most likely relinquish power and go into seclusion, handing over the responsibility of Mingde Hall to Jing Hongchen.

Neither his age nor his combat strength were up to the level of a hall master, so he had no desire to compete. Jing Hongchen was quite kind to those he considered his own, so there was no need for him to compete.

But the thought of seeing two tiny figures, Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, at this dinner party gave Lu Cheng a strange feeling.

Forget it.

He shook his head, clearing his mind of distracting thoughts.

Since that's the case, let's make the most of it. There are advantages to having an earlier timeline. Having a simulator doesn't mean he'll actually experience that much time.

He recalled the experiment he had just conducted... His gaze fell on the core array of a level six baby bottle in front of him. He had started experimenting with level six arrays at the age of twelve, which would be astonishing to outsiders, but for him, it was nothing new.

After returning to the dormitory of the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, washing up and changing clothes, they took a soul-guided vehicle to the residence of this senior brother.

Outside, the streets were bustling with traffic and guests were arriving in an endless stream.

A quick glance reveals several princes, and even a powerful border commander, indicating that Jing Hongchen is indeed doing quite well and is rising in status. He is considered a rising star in the Sun Moon Empire. Moreover, his ability to protect himself amidst the dark and treacherous royal infighting suggests that, besides having the powerful Kong Deming backing him up, he is also quite astute and resourceful.

Lu Cheng underestimated his current status in the Sun Moon Empire.

After he appeared, he was the subject of many gazes. Even Xu Jiangliu, the Royal Soul Master Corps Commander who held considerable power and prestige within the royal family, managed a forced smile when he saw Lu Cheng: "It's Xiao Cheng, your senior brother is looking for you..."

The young man beside him looked at Lu Cheng with a hint of envy in his eyes. After all, who in the entire empire did not know that this young man was the last disciple of Master Kong and the junior brother of the host of this banquet?

The young man did not disappoint Kong Deming. In recent years, he has broken almost all the records of the former Soul Masters, making him a once-in-a-millennium prodigy and the strongest Soul Master genius.

In other words, he is protected by two great Buddhas, and even the current emperor would give him some favors.

Lu Cheng was very courteous and greeted them. Then, Jing Hongchen hurriedly pulled him over and led him straight into the mansion, all the way to a small courtyard.

Lu Chengcai then saw the two twins being embraced by servants.

"Come...and see the unicorn of my Hongchen family."

Jing Hongchen smiled, stroked his beard, and couldn't hide his pride.

The boy had a rather heroic air about him, his eyes fixed on Lu Cheng, neither crying nor making a fuss.

The girl's eyes lit up the moment she saw Lu Cheng. She reached out and jumped from the servant's arms into Lu Cheng's, grabbing his arm and refusing to let go.

Lu Cheng's eyes twitched.

Goodness, this girl's infatuation... seems to be innate.

In this life, his blood-red eyes have awakened a second time, so his appearance has soared from seven points to nine points, barely reaching ten points, making him ridiculously handsome.