Martial Soul Awakening (Part 1)

"Where on earth was I? Why did it feel like I was getting farther and farther from anywhere?"

Stelle casually swung the baseball bat in her hand.

She had just wanted to catch a couple of rabbits to eat, but it seemed she had gotten lost.

"Forget it. I'll go a little farther in. If it really doesn't work out, I'll just teleport back."

The moment Stelle thought about Wei Lin finding out she had gotten lost,

she knew she wouldn't escape a good round of teasing.

"I'll keep going for now."

Stelle rested the baseball bat on her shoulder and walked ahead.

What she didn't know was that she was already going in the opposite direction.

The village was already on the border between Heaven Dou and the Star Luo Empire, and by going this way, she was heading straight for the Star Luo border.

Of course, Wei Lin didn't think anyone could pose a threat to Stelle.

After all, that was Stelle, the Galactic Baseballer.

Meanwhile, Wei Lin had reached Suoya City. Farther south was Suotuo City, where that "monster" academy was located.

Of course, he wasn't interested in that place right now. After all, his little sister's affairs were more important.

"Brother, this is Suoya City? It doesn't feel as nice as Tianshu City."

Qingfeng and Qingyu looked at the city before them, then at the silver-white bracelets in their hands.

They had also just visited Tianshu City. Although they hadn't stayed long, it had still broadened the horizons of the two young girls.

Comparison could be a terrible thing.

One moment they had seen the splendor of Tianshu, and the next, Suoya City suddenly felt like the "countryside."

The two girls realized how their attitudes had changed and hurried to tell Wei Lin what was on their minds.

It could only be said that Wei Lin hadn't shown any other particular strengths, but he really did have a way with children.

Qingfeng and Qingyu knew they couldn't change their own attitudes, so they hurried to seek help from a "professional."

"Look at these two little sisters. Brother Lin really knows how to raise children."

"Whatever else you say, Lin is from that era."

Xiangling put down her spoon and watched Wei Lin give the two little ones a lesson on their attitudes.

"Mm, teaching takes a lot of effort. I'll give them extra chicken legs today. It's just a little unfortunate that Timmie isn't here. Otherwise, his pigeons would definitely be a great source of supplies, and the meat would be absolutely top-notch!"

Lan Yan stared at Xiangling in disbelief. Although Lin's favorite thing to do during content droughts had been killing Timmie's pigeons, now... he wasn't controlling them.

"But... I haven't gathered ingredients in a while. It seems... my hands really are itching a little."

The two women exchanged a glance and silently apologized. Habits really were a frightening thing.

(Timmie: Speak up for me! Speak up for me!! Speak up for me!!!)

After entering the city, Wei Lin led Qingfeng and Qingyu toward the Spirit Hall Branch.

It had to be said that in this era, Spirit Hall really was quite good. It awakened Martial Souls for ordinary people for free and even gave them subsidies.

And what happened? After Tang San became a god, the Douluo Continent was left in shambles.

Slaughter City was gone, the Angel Bloodline had come to an end, Evil Soul Masters had begun to run rampant, and for Soul Masters in Douluo II, even awakening a Martial Soul was an immensely difficult task.

Luckily, he had gotten into Douluo through the comic rather than the novel.

As soon as they entered Spirit Hall, someone approached Wei Lin.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

The Spirit Hall receptionist looked at the clothes worn by Wei Lin's group and became even more deferential.

"I've brought them here to awaken their Martial Souls."

As he spoke, he revealed Qingfeng and the other two girls.

Originally, he had planned to take the three of them to Tianshu City. After all, they could awaken their Martial Souls there too.

But Wei Xi had insisted on coming to Spirit Hall.

In her words, with a Martial Soul as awesome as hers, wouldn't it be a waste not to come here and show off?

Wei Lin didn't know who Xi had taken after. He wasn't that much of a show-off himself.

"Very well. I'll contact Master Ma Qike right away. Please wait a moment."

Without pausing for an instant, the receptionist hurried off at a jog.

"Brother, is it really all right for us to do this?"

Qingfeng still had some misgivings. She was always afraid of causing her brother trouble.

Even though this had been Wei Xi's idea.

"Don't worry. Tianshu fears no faction."

Wei Lin spoke calmly, as though it were simply the truth.

Their levels might not look all that high, but they didn't cultivate Soul Power. Any one of them could take on ten Poison Douluos.

The bad news: their strength had been suppressed.

The good news: they could unseal it whenever they wanted.

At level one hundred with a fully built set of top-tier artifacts, a single spin of Pyronado dealt over two hundred thousand damage. Could you withstand that?

Not to mention Wei Lin's Five Innate Five-Directional Flags and the Stellaron spirit.

Those two stood at the very pinnacle of the continent's strength.

Even without using any of them, his subordinates were enough. Did anyone really think the optimal Soul Ring configuration, as understood by the system, was a joke?

This wasn't Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King or Douluo IV. Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings hadn't been devalued yet.

Qingfeng and Qingyu nodded silently.

The former simply trusted her brother completely.

Qingyu was purely afraid the world wouldn't be thrown into chaos.

Wei Xi and Qingyu were the two great demon children, so what did that make Wei Lin, who could keep both of them in line?

"Are you the ones who want to awaken your Martial Souls? My name is Ma Qike, a level forty-two Power Attack System Soul Ancestor."

Master Ma Qike first glanced at Wei Lin and the other two, then at the three little girls behind them, and formed a few judgments.

They said clothes made the man, and that was no lie.

"Hello, Master Ma. These three are my younger sisters. Sorry for the trouble."

"It's no trouble. This is my duty."

Ma Qike stroked his beard. Polite young people like this were rare indeed.

People from great families looked down on commoners to some degree, but this young man didn't. It was as though, in his eyes, all people were equal.

"Children, come forward."

Qingfeng stepped into the awakening array, and Ma Qike released his own Martial Soul: one white, two yellow, and one purple.

Qingfeng gazed curiously at the four Soul Rings. Her eyes held only curiosity about them, with no other emotion whatsoever.

The sight made Ma Qike like the little ones even more.

"The people of your family really are well brought up."

Wei Lin merely smiled without speaking. Of course, anyone with eyes could see he was quite pleased.

After all, he had taught them the twenty-four-character maxim plenty of times.

As Soul Power flowed in, a golden light flashed through Qingfeng's eyes, and the image of a clock appeared in her pupils.

"Huh? Is this... her body?"

Ma Qike looked curiously at the eyes shimmering with golden light.

He only knew that it was possible for someone to awaken a body part as a Martial Soul, but he didn't know the details. Cases of Body Martial Souls were rare, but not unheard of.

Spirit Hall had helped many commoners awaken their Martial Souls. With such a large number, could anyone really claim there hadn't been a single case?

"Come, child, let's test your Soul Power."

Qingfeng nodded and placed her hand on the Soul Power sphere. The next moment, a dazzling light appeared.

"My heavens! Innate Full Soul Power!"