First Source Awakening, Qing Chen, the True-Body Fate Soul

"Morning, Uncle Ling Four!"

"Oh! Yang Yu! Morning, morning!"

Unlike the other six-year-old children, Yang Yu possessed an indescribable steadiness and maturity.

Everyone in the village said that the boy had grown sensible early.

He had gotten up early, intending to ask the village chief about how to awaken a Fate Soul.

As the First Source, he could not afford to mess this up.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Grandpa, are you in there?"

The village chief got up, walked to the door, and pulled back the bolt.

"Xiaoyu? Why are you here?"

"Grandpa, I came to ask you about something."

"Oh? Come in, then!"

He entered the house and sat down.

"Go on, what did you come to ask Grandpa about?"

"Grandpa, I'll be direct!"

"I came to ask you about Soul Controllers and Fate Souls."

The village chief froze, shook his head, and rose to gaze out the door.

"Alas! In the end, you still cannot be an ordinary person?"

"Fine, fine!"

"Since you wish to know, I'll explain it to you."

Soul Control Continent:

Soul Controllers stood above all others.

At the age of ten, one could travel to an Awakening Altar and awaken their own Fate Soul.

Depending on one's aptitude, the Fate Soul each person awakened would differ, some strong and some weak. Besides the Fate Soul, there was also Fate Soul Value.

When a Fate Soul awakened, each person's Fate Soul Value would be tested. Only those with an innate Fate Soul Value above 5 could officially become Soul Controllers.

After becoming Soul Controllers, they needed to hunt soul beasts and devour Fate Souls to raise their Fate Soul levels.

Soul Controllers were divided into nine ranks, each rank further divided into nine stars.

Every Ninth Rank Soul Controller was a guardian of the continent, a terrestrial immortal who could Move Mountains and Fill Seas, crossing the void at will.

"Then Grandpa, where should I go to awaken my Fate Soul?"

"The nearest Awakening Altar is in Good Fortune Cloud Town, a hundred li from the village. Once you are old enough, Grandpa can take you there to awaken."

Yang Yu nodded.

After chatting idly with the village chief for a while, he bade him farewell and returned home.

"I'll see if I can condense qi and cultivate. Although this world's cultivation system is different, and spiritual energy is scarce."

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began sensing his sea of qi.

~

Several days passed without any results. In the end, he helplessly gave up on the idea.

In the blink of an eye, four years went by.

Although Yang Yu could not cultivate his Primordial Spirit, years of physical training had begun to show results. He was strong as an ox.

His skin was bronze, and his long red hair flowed freely. He was every bit the charming young handsome fellow.

"Hoo..."

"Other than becoming stronger, I still can't cultivate my Primordial Spirit. It must be because my Fate Soul has yet to awaken."

After thinking for a moment, Yang Yu got up and left the house.

The moment he reached the door, he ran into the village chief.

"Hey! I was just about to look for you! Is your father home?"

"My father went out early this morning and isn't home. My mother is home, though."

"That works too. Wait here first. I'll go speak with her."

Yang Yu nodded and decided to return to his room to wait.

~

The village chief arrived at the living room, then bowed deeply toward the room within.

"Greetings, Young Lady!"

"Mm."

"Elder Hai, Third Brother and I already know about this matter. It is fine. Let him have his way for now!"

"After the awakening, protect his path in secret. Just make sure you are not discovered."

"Yes."

The village chief then left the living room.

"Xiaoyu, let's go!"

"Alright, Grandpa!"

~

The blazing sun hung high overhead.

At the entrance to Subduing Dragon Village.

The village chief was leading more than a dozen children who had turned ten, preparing to head to Good Fortune Cloud Town to awaken their Fate Souls.

"Children, are you all ready?"

"Grandpa, we are ready."

The village chief nodded.

"Then, let's set off—"

The dozen or so ten-year-old children followed the village chief out of the village with eager anticipation, setting off for Good Fortune Cloud Town.

Subduing Dragon Village was a poor village, so the group had not prepared a carriage. They walked and rested along the way, taking several days to reach Good Fortune Cloud Town.

Good Fortune Cloud Town was far livelier than usual, filled with noise and bustle.

Parents had brought their children from several nearby villages to awaken their Fate Souls.

There was no helping it. Within a hundred li, this was the only Awakening Altar.

Before long, Elder Hai, the village chief, led Yang Yu and the others to the entrance of the altar.

A squad of guards was maintaining order at the altar entrance. A young Soul Controller sat beside the altar with his eyes tightly closed.

"Line up properly. One at a time. The awakening ceremony is about to begin."

Everyone orderly formed a long line.

Suddenly!

The young Soul Controller opened his eyes.

He then formed hand seals, and an illusory wolf-shaped Fate Soul emerged behind him.

Howl!

The children waiting in line ahead began trembling in fear.

"Children, don't be afraid! This is my Fate Soul, the Wolf Soul."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yun Jiutao, a two-star Second Rank Soul Controller. Today, I will assist everyone here in awakening your Fate Souls."

He formed another hand seal, and a divine beam of light shot out from the altar.

Moments later, the altar gradually stabilized, radiating waves of golden light.

"You, come up!"

Yun Jiutao pointed at the first child.

The child trembled as he stepped onto the altar. He glanced at Yun Jiutao's Fate Soul, and his legs immediately began shaking so badly that he could barely stand.

Yun Jiutao shook his head and pointed a finger.

The child slowly moved to the center of the altar, where golden light enveloped him.

One breath later,

A pig-shaped Fate Soul emerged behind the child.

Yun Jiutao nodded and took out a Fate Soul Crystal.

"You have a Pig Fate Soul. Hold this Fate Soul Crystal with both hands so we can test your Fate Soul Value."

The child took the Fate Soul Crystal and obediently placed both hands on it.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The Fate Soul Crystal showed no reaction whatsoever. Yun Jiutao shook his head.

"What a pity. You have no Fate Soul Value and cannot become a Soul Controller."

The child left the altar in disappointment.

"Next!"

"This is Fate Soul awakening? I wonder what my Fate Soul will be."

Yang Yu thought.

Soon, it was Yang Yu's group's turn to awaken.

Unfortunately, not a single person before Yang Yu had been able to become a Soul Controller.

The village chief sighed repeatedly at the side, while Yang Yu grew puzzled.

"That's not right! The people in the village are all extraordinary. As their descendants, how could they possibly lack Fate Soul Value?"

"How strange!"

~

"You cannot become a Soul Controller. Next!"

"Next!"

Seeing Yang Yu spacing out, the village chief gave him a push.

"Xiaoyu, what are you thinking about? Hurry up, it's your turn to awaken."

"Oh, right."

Yang Yu came back to his senses and hurriedly stepped onto the altar.

Yun Jiutao glanced at Yang Yu and shook his head.

"Most likely no hope for you either! Come on, go in!"

Yang Yu calmed his mind and stepped into the altar.

But!

Several breaths passed, yet there was not the slightest reaction behind him.

Yun Jiutao was astonished, and the crowd erupted into an uproar!

"My heavens, this kid is unbelievable! He doesn't even have a Fate Soul."

Whispers broke out below, growing increasingly noisy.

The village chief shook his head and sighed.

"Still no good? Damn Heavenly Dao."

"Alas..."

Yun Jiutao, standing beside the altar, let out a sigh and shook his head.

"Child! You have no Fate Soul and cannot become a Soul Controller. Go down."

Yang Yu nodded and stepped off the platform, but a faint smile curled at the corner of his lips.

Because just then—

Ding! Stronger System Assisted Creation Method activated!

It was not the Stronger System itself, only its Assisted Creation Method function.

But that was enough.

He decided to return to the village and study it carefully.

The village chief saw Yang Yu standing there in a daze and assumed he was feeling down, so he began comforting him from the side.

"Grandpa! I'm fine. Let's go back!"

Elder Hai nodded, then led the children who had failed to awaken back to the village.

"Forget it! Sometimes, being an ordinary person is pretty good too."

~

After returning to the village, Yang Yu immediately bade the village chief farewell and rushed home.

Entering his room, he shut the door tightly, sat cross-legged on the bed, and immersed his consciousness into the system.

He was incredibly excited. Even now, he did not understand how this First Source trial had brought the system along with him.

The Assisted Creation Method could comprehend everything, so awakening a mere Fate Soul would be effortless.

Now, he truly wanted to ask whether he would also receive the system's assistance during the remaining two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Source trials.

If that was really the case, things would be much easier.

Just then,

His cheap mother's shout from outside the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Yu'er, are you alright? The village chief already told me. So what if you didn't awaken? It's no big deal. Being ordinary is quite good too."

"Mother, I'm fine! Don't worry!"

After a long bout of persuasion, Yang Yu finally put Mother at ease before leaving her room.

Yang Yu shook his head with a smile, closed the door again, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

His mind sank back into the system.

"System! Activate Assisted Creation Method!"

Ding! Assisted Creation Method activated successfully!

After a night of contemplation!

Yang Yu finally succeeded in awakening his Fate Soul, but his Fate Soul was very different from everyone else's.

His Fate Soul was actually himself—more precisely, Chi Yu at the Great Dao Realm.

"Could this be a True-Body Fate Soul?"

In truth, the concept of a True-Body Fate Soul did not exist on the Soul Control Continent.

If Yang Yu claimed that his Fate Soul was a True-Body Fate Soul, he would definitely be ridiculed and treated like a freak.

When others summoned their Fate Souls, they manifested behind them. But when Yang Yu summoned his Fate Soul, there was nothing behind him.

All that could be seen was a cyan glow radiating from his entire body.

After sensing the power of his Primordial Spirit, Yang Yu grinned.

"Finally, I can cultivate!"

"What a pity I didn't bring over all the Stronger System's functions."

"Otherwise, wouldn't I have condensed this First Source in minutes?"

"Since I can't grow stronger when facing the strong, then I'll work even harder to make myself stronger."

"System, open my personal attributes panel!"

Stronger System Assisted Creation Method:

Master: Chi Yu

Host: Yang Yu (First Source)

Fate Soul: Qing Chen (True Body)

Soul Controller Rank: First-Rank Soul Controller (Temporarily displayed as a First-Rank Soul Controller due to not having absorbed a soul beast's Fate Soul. Absorbing soul beast Fate Souls can raise star rank.)

Fate Soul Value: 30

"Fate Soul Value: 30? An Innate Third-Rank Soul Controller?"

Yang Yu froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The sound came from his room.

It reached Yang San, who had just returned home, and he immediately asked what had happened.

"Ah... this child!"

"Even if he was born here, was it still impossible?"

Yang San muttered as he gazed at the sky outside the window.

"Go rest first. I'll go talk to him later."

"Mm!"

Night fell.

The moonlight was bright, and the sky was filled with stars.

After finishing his cultivation, Yang Yu climbed onto the roof and began admiring the moon.

"Son, what are you thinking about?"

Yang San's voice suddenly came from behind him!

Yang Yu turned back and smiled at Father, then pointed at the moon in the sky.

"Father! Look, the moon is so bright and round tonight."

"Uh..."

"Father! Don't overthink things like Mother. I've actually already awakened my Fate Soul."

"W-what?"

Yang San was shocked! He nearly lost his footing and fell off the roof.

"Father, don't make such a fuss. Be careful not to fall."

"I said I've already awakened my Fate Soul!"

"Huh?"

"Th-this..."

Yang San stepped forward and carefully examined him.

He was shocked once more!

This was clearly the Fate Soul aura only possessed by a Three-Star Soul Controller.

His eyes widened as he stared at his son.

"Well, Father? I do have one, right? It's just that my Fate Soul is different from everyone else's. It can't even really be called a Fate Soul."

After recovering, Yang San frowned slightly and looked at Yang Yu.

"Summon your Fate Soul and let Father have a look!"

Yang Yu nodded, then tensed his entire body.

"Ha!"

Yang San stared intently at Yang Yu's back, but there was nothing there.

"Father! You're looking in the wrong place. My Fate Soul isn't on my back—it's on my body. Take a closer look!"

Yang San froze, then examined Yang Yu's body.

"H-how could this be?"

Yang Yu's entire body was covered in a cyan glow, like a layer of armor wrapped tightly around him without leaving even the slightest gap.

Yang San was completely dumbfounded!

It was also his first time seeing such a phenomenon. How was he supposed to explain it?

Yang Yu merely shook his head and smiled.

"Alright, Father, don't worry about this. It's enough that you know I have a Fate Soul and can cultivate."

Yang San sighed and nodded.

"Son, have you thought this through? Are you really choosing to walk this path?"

Yang Yu nodded.

Under the moonlight, father and son talked for a long time, about many things...