Heaven Dou City, an orphanage funded by the imperial family.
Early in the morning, the weather was gloomy, the sky covered by a layer of dark clouds, and a fine drizzle fell from the air, making the atmosphere cooler.
Noisy and hurried sounds echoed outside, as a well-dressed old man called out in a rush, seemingly in high spirits today.
Inside a room.
A black-haired, handsome boy, who looked to be only five or six years old, quickly got out of bed upon hearing the sounds.
His face showed some apprehension, but more so, anticipation.
Because today was the orphanage's annual Spirit Awakening Day.
This was a life-determining opportunity; if one could awaken a powerful spirit, they could become a powerhouse in this world and live a life of comfort and abundance.
However, if he couldn't awaken a good spirit this time, his entire life would be mediocre, and his best future might only be to become an imperial employee at the orphanage.
But as a transmigrator, he was unwilling to live such a life. After all, in this world where the strong determine everything, he could be caught in a battle and die at any moment.
If he encountered a conscientious Spirit Master, he might be compensated with a few gold spirit coins, but if he met an unscrupulous one, it would be a path to death.
Pei Qing didn't know what spirits his parents had. He only prayed that he could awaken spirit power, even if it was only rank one, it would be better than nothing.
Taking a deep breath, he folded his quilt and walked out of the room with determined steps.
If he went out too late, he might be nagged by Grandpa Dean, so it was best to avoid it if possible.
"Xiao Qing, you're awake! Come quickly and line up. Today is our most important day of the year; you can't miss it."
As soon as he stepped out of the room, the well-dressed old dean immediately came over, grabbed Pei Qing's hand, and directly led him towards the orphanage's main hall.
"Grandpa Dean, have the Spirit Masters sent by the Empire come to awaken our spirits?"
Pei Qing, holding hands, curiously looked up at Grandpa Dean, who was leading him, and asked.
He had only recently awakened his past life memories and realized he had come to this familiar Douluo Continent.
He had some understanding of Spirit Awakening. In his memory, this orphanage he was in was supported by the Empire, so the Spirit Awakening would definitely not be conducted by the Spirit Hall.
What a pity, without the blessing of the Blind God King, how was he supposed to become a god?
"Of course, the imperial adults have come specifically to awaken our spirits."
"Xiao Qing, you must work hard. Only by awakening a good spirit will a good family be willing to adopt you, and then you can live a good life."
Pei Qing smiled faintly and didn't respond to Grandpa Dean's words. He had no interest in the thankless task of becoming someone else's son.
Even if he couldn't awaken a good spirit, Pei Qing would find a way to stay at the orphanage and strive to become an imperial employee.
Grandpa Dean seemed to have no children, and he was willing to help him in his old age.
Led by the dean, he arrived at the Spirit Awakening Hall, where seven or eight children his age were already present.
Their faces showed both anticipation and nervousness.
On the Douluo Continent, one's fate could truly be said to be predetermined from birth.
Children of nobles remained nobles, and children of commoners remained commoners.
Because the Douluo Continent was entirely a world where bloodline reigned supreme, commoners who wanted to become Spirit Masters could only rely on spirit mutation.
But spirit mutation was not so easy to come by. At least in the era of Douluo 1, the only representatives of spirit mutation were Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiaogang.
One was a chicken turning into a phoenix, the other a true dragon turning into a pig. Spirit mutation wasn't 100% guaranteed; there was also the possibility of a super spirit mutating into a third-rate spirit.
The person sent by the Empire to awaken spirits was a young man of twenty-six or seven, with an ordinary appearance and nothing remarkable about him.
"Master Wu Haitao, you've finally arrived. We'll have to trouble you again this year."
The young man nodded, giving a faint glance at the old dean who was trying to curry favor with him.
"Old Lin, your orphanage has quite a few children awakening spirits today, but it's the same every year. Let's start quickly, I still have to rush to the next orphanage."
The old dean quickly pulled out two gold spirit coins from his Pregnant and handed them over.
"No need for this. You all don't have it easy. It's better to buy more food for these children than to give it to me."
Wu Haitao shook his head, didn't accept it, and directly took out the items for spirit awakening.
Behind him, a battle tiger appeared, roaring towards the sky, looking very fierce.
White, yellow, and purple spirit rings floated behind him; this was actually a Spirit Elder.
Pei Qing was secretly astonished. A Spirit Elder, in some small places, could already become the lord of a city.
For example, a place like Notting City.
But in a place like Heaven Dou City, where every inch of land was precious, a Spirit Elder's job seemed to be just helping with spirit awakening.
Soon, the children in front, under Wu Haitao's guidance, orderly awakened their spirits.
But unfortunately, without exception, none of the people before him had spirit power, and they could only become ordinary people in the end.
Their spirits were also very common: bamboo poles, Blue Silver Grass, stones, sickles, and so on…
Wu Haitao seemed unsurprised by this result; he had long grown accustomed to it.
Becoming a Spirit Master was not that easy. After all, there were only about a hundred thousand Spirit Masters in the entire Douluo Continent.
For commoners, possessing even one rank of spirit power was enough to be a pleasant surprise, and could even be considered an act of bringing glory to one's ancestors.
The spirit awakening reached Pei Qing. He stepped forward, nervously awaiting his spirit awakening.
"Xiao Qing, you must do your best!"
The old dean tightly clasped his hands, nervously watching Pei Qing, who was about to awaken his spirit.
The old dean had high hopes for Pei Qing, because he had found this child in a valley outside Heaven Dou City.
When he found the child, he saw a faint golden light, which was extraordinary, so he believed that Pei Qing would definitely awaken a good spirit.
This secret had been hidden in his heart for six years, and finally, the result was about to be seen.
"Are you ready? I'm about to begin."
Wu Haitao said, looking at Pei Qing, who was standing in the awakening formation.
After speaking, he directly unleashed a surge of spirit power, and instantly a golden light shone. Pei Qing closed his eyes, and a large number of golden light spots immediately appeared around his body.
The light spots grew more and more, eventually enveloping Pei Qing and transforming into a human-shaped golden light.
Seeing this scene, Wu Haitao's eyes lit up, because the light spots represented spirit power, and the stronger the spirit awakening, the more light spots there would be.
And at this moment, this scene made Wu Haitao's heart very excited. With such dense spirit power within his body, how powerful must this spirit be?
Rank seven!
No, could it be rank eight?
Wu Haitao's heart was filled with pleasant surprise; he felt that his luck had turned.
With such a genius awakening in his hands, the rewards he would receive would be immense.
Under his anticipation, Pei Qing, enveloped in golden light, also sensed a wondrous feeling.
The next moment, under a golden glow!
The entire hall began to heat up rapidly!
With a hum, the sky brightened, the dark clouds were dispelled, and pure sunlight fell upon Pei Qing.
A golden flame pattern appeared on Pei Qing's forehead.
Strands of golden light emanated from Pei Qing's body, directly converging behind him into a scorching, colossal sun.
Within the sun, a black divine bird, glowing with golden light, was born.
Top-tier spirit… Golden Crow