Martial Soul Second Awakening: Destruction Fire Qilin (Part 1)

"Want to shock me? I refuse to play along!"

Bibi Dong had already decided that if Du Bai really underwent a Martial Soul Second Awakening, she would definitely remain cold and make him face a closed door.

"Go on."

Bibi Dong said indifferently, asking nothing about Du Bai's destination as though she had no interest in it.

To Du Bai, Bibi Dong's reaction seemed perfectly reasonable.

He left.

After saying goodbye, Du Bai headed off directly.

But where should he undergo his Martial Soul Second Awakening?

After giving it some thought, Du Bai chose his former residence as his destination.

Only at his own home would he avoid drawing attention.

He had to keep a low profile.

Only by keeping a low profile could he get rich quietly.

Watching Du Bai's departing figure, Bibi Dong recalled his calm expression while speaking and the lively thoughts in his heart.

She could not help sighing inwardly:

Du Bai was really good at pretending. He could put on more than my Soul Tool, the Universe Storage Ring.

After Du Bai left, Bibi Dong quietly followed behind him.

A Martial Soul Second Awakening was no easy matter, yet Du Bai seemed able to awaken whenever he wanted. Wasn't that far too casual?

It simply defied common sense.

The appearance of his inner thoughts and Du Bai's mysterious nature drove Bibi Dong to investigate.

Perhaps it was because he was on his own turf, or perhaps Du Bai had yet to fully master the strength of a Soul Douluo.

Du Bai returned to his residence without noticing the lovely figure closely following behind him.

Back at his residence.

Bang—

Du Bai swung the door shut.

The moment he entered his home, Du Bai found a suitable spot and eagerly took out the Martial Soul Awakening Card.

The card emitted waves of purple radiance, giving off a mysterious feeling.

Holding it in his hand, Du Bai felt the Martial Souls within his body stir with wild excitement, as though they had encountered something immensely attractive.

"System, how do I use this Martial Soul Awakening Card?"

Du Bai asked excitedly.

"Ding! Master only needs to release your Martial Souls. This system will use it for you and conduct the Martial Soul Second Awakening."

The system prompted.

"System, what should I do if I can't release my two Martial Souls at the same time?"

"Ding! Under certain conditions, two Martial Souls can be released simultaneously. With this system keeping things under control, please rest assured, Master."

"Alright, System. Earlier, you said it wouldn't cause too much commotion. Can you guarantee that?"

"Ding! Please rest assured, Master. This system will help you shield all such disturbances."

"Alright, then let's begin."

As Du Bai spoke, the Martial Soul in his right hand began to emerge.

A long baguette glowing with golden light instantly appeared in Du Bai's right hand, shining brilliantly.

Eight Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—rhythmically pulsed around the Martial Soul in his right hand.

Just as Du Bai was wondering how to release the Martial Soul in his left hand at the same time—

His left hand unexpectedly opened on its own, releasing his other Martial Soul as well.

There was not a single Soul Ring around the Martial Soul in Du Bai's left hand.

Du Bai's two Martial Souls looked almost identical. Both were shaped like long baguettes, only thicker and sturdier.

If not for his Twin Martial Souls, innate full Soul Power, and the fact that both Martial Souls functioned like Weapon Martial Souls such as staffs, clubs, and spears—

Du Bai truly would have thought they were two food-type bread Martial Souls.

As the two Martial Souls appeared simultaneously, Du Bai's hands erupted with dazzling golden light at the same time.

Meanwhile, the Martial Soul Awakening Card, covered in flowing purple radiance, transformed into two purple pillars of light that shot toward Du Bai's two Martial Souls and fused with them.

The Awakening Card began to activate!

Boom—

Du Bai felt both Martial Souls rumble. With the system's help—

The Martial Souls began their Second Awakening!

Like the handiwork of gods and ghosts, the purple radiance reshaped and fused Du Bai's two golden Martial Souls.

Clang clang clang—boom boom boom—

Thunderous sounds rang through Du Bai's mind. Amid the intertwining purple and golden lights, terrifying bolts of lightning formed and struck the Baguette Martial Souls one after another.

"Holy shit! Lightning's striking my hands!"

Du Bai jumped in fright, lingering fear filling his heart.

Real lightning was striking his body. As someone from Earth, Du Bai had not yet adapted to such a thing.

Then—

Something miraculous happened. As each bolt of lightning struck, the Baguette Martial Souls began to change shape.

Once. Twice. Three times.

The battered bread, scarred beyond recognition with ravine-like marks, suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, brighter and more blinding than Di Jun standing together with his ten sun sons.

Du Bai's Martial Souls were being forged in the direction of divine weapons.

"This golden lump is going to blind me."

Even as Du Bai grumbled—

The blazing heat within his body burned his clothes into nothing but ash, black fragments clinging to his sweat-soaked body.

In an instant—

Du Bai was completely naked, like a newborn baby, with no privacy whatsoever.

Yet the commotion in the room remained as faint as ever.

The system had not deceived him. It had indeed shielded all the disturbances.

Of course—

Du Bai was not the only one whose body was burning hot. Bibi Dong, the peerless goddess peeping outside the door, was as well.

How could this young lady ever have seen such a naked man before? A shy flush spread from her neck to the tips of her ears, stirring endless imagination.

Every forging and transformation of the Martial Souls sent out ripples of purple or gold, leaving Du Bai dazzled.

What happened next left Du Bai completely dumbfounded.

"System, seriously? Why did that first four-hundred-year yellow Soul Ring I obtained fall off by itself?"

Du Bai discovered in astonishment that the first Soul Ring around his right-hand Martial Soul had actually been stripped away by the purple and golden radiance.

The yellow century-old Soul Ring pulsed in midair, seeming somewhat reluctant. After a brief moment of confusion—

Whoosh—

That yellow century-old Soul Ring shot into Du Bai's body, transforming into Soul Power that strengthened him.

Du Bai felt his Soul Power grow more vigorous, as though it were faintly about to break through its limits and advance.

"Ding! Soul Rings below fifty thousand years are unworthy of Master's Martial Souls, so they will all detach on their own!"

"I see."

Sure enough, the Soul Rings around Du Bai's right-hand Martial Soul, from yellow to purple to black, began falling away and transforming into Soul Power that nourished his body.

As time passed, Du Bai discovered in amazement that the two Martial Souls in his hands were evolving toward the form of guns.

Not cold-weapon spears, but guns capable of loading bullets!

"The Martial Soul gun in my right hand looks like an assault rifle, while the one in my left hand looks like a sniper rifle."

Du Bai was utterly stunned.

If they really were guns, they would be absolutely unprecedented across the entire Douluo Continent.

While watching the awakening of his Martial Souls, Du Bai also kept an eye on the disturbances it caused.

Du Bai discovered that the system had shielded the commotion, leaving him as the only one able to sense it.

Du Bai was very satisfied with that.

The tallest tree in the forest catches the wind first. Keep a low profile. I need to keep a low profile.

But Du Bai did not know that someone was watching every move he made.

Outside the house.

Bibi Dong, who had been peering in, was so shocked by the sight before her that she stood dumbfounded.

"Impossible, this is impossible. Du Bai really is undergoing a Martial Soul Second Awakening!"

Bibi Dong's lovely face became exceedingly animated.

"I never expected Du Bai to truly be undergoing a Martial Soul Second Awakening. What kind of monstrous talent must one have to awaken a Martial Soul whenever one wishes?"

"And this Martial Soul, which has not even fully evolved yet, is already giving me a sense of dread. If it completely awakens and evolves, how terrifying would it be?"

Having witnessed this historic scene, it was impossible for Bibi Dong not to be shocked.

At the same time—

Within Spirit Hall, two figures were striding aggressively toward Du Bai's location.

"I asked around. Du Bai returned to his residence early this morning. Come on, let's go challenge him to a fight."

"Alright, let's go beat him up and make him crawl around looking for his teeth."

"And make him unable to get out of bed for three months!"

Like two fierce tigers, Yi and Xie Mo glared viciously as they prepared to challenge Du Bai and vent the pain of their broken hearts.

Before long, Yi and Xie Mo arrived at Du Bai's residence.

"Huh? Who's that? Isn't that Dong'er?"

"Yes! It really is Dong'er!"

From afar, Xie Mo and Yi spotted a tall, graceful figure outside Du Bai's residence.

Bibi Dong naturally noticed Xie Mo and Yi approaching aggressively, looking as though they had come to demand an explanation.

Du Bai was at a critical point in his Martial Soul Second Awakening. He could not be disturbed.

Instinctively, Bibi Dong blocked Xie Mo and Yi, who had come to challenge him, shielding Du Bai behind her.

"What are you two doing here?"

Bibi Dong said coldly, her ice-cold face sending a chill through their hearts.

"This..."

Xie Mo and Yi's momentum faltered, and their previously overbearing arrogance was instantly cut in half.

Before the goddess they loved, Xie Mo and Yi did not dare act too brazenly.