Awakening, Twin Martial Souls

Six years later.

On the mountainside of Six-Wing Mountain at the Pope's Palace, a Silver-Haired Red-Eyed Boy lay sprawled on his back in the sun, his eyes lightly closed as faint golden light flowed across his exposed skin.

"So warm..." Stretching lazily, the little boy slowly sat up, rubbed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

"Yu Xi, come down already!" A crisp, pleasant child's voice shattered the silence. A tiny golden meteor flew up from the foot of the mountain. As two yellow and one purple soul rings withdrew, the Golden-Haired Blue-Eyed Girl planted her hands on her hips and looked down at the Silver-Haired Red-Eyed Boy.

Little Yu Xi spoke first, smiling with a slightly meek tone. "Got it, Sister Xue."

As he spoke, he spread his short little arms toward Sister Xue, staring fixedly at her pair of pristine white wings.

Qian Renxue smiled indulgently at the sight. She picked up Little Yu Xi and gently placed him on her back. With a light flap of her wings, she dove down the mountainside.

"Little Yu Xi, today is your Martial Soul awakening day. How could you not take such an important day seriously?" Qian Renxue said sternly, patting Little Yu Xi on her back.

Little Yu Xi giggled and coquettishly said, "Because I knew Sister would come pick me up!"

"You..." Qian Renxue was helpless, though there was little reproach in her voice. This little fellow on her back had brought so much light and vitality to her childhood...

Her father, as the Pope, was busy with official duties. She could not see her grandfather every day either. And her mother...

Whenever he saw her alone, Little Yu Xi would always scamper over, calling her "Sister" again and again. He would play with her and even tell stories while imitating the manner of a little adult.

The days with him by her side were always warm...

"Mmm..."

A soft sensation came from her neck. Little Yu Xi had buried his head there, affectionately nuzzling against Angel Sister. His steady breaths brushed against her ear, warming Qian Renxue's heart as she reached up to stroke the little fellow's head.

Little Yu Xi, don't worry. Even if you awaken a useless Martial Soul, I'll roll around on the ground and beg Grandpa to let you stay with me. We may not be blood-related siblings, but we're closer than real siblings. For six years, you've been my only playmate...

Qian Renxue silently recited in her heart, determination flashing through her eyes.

In a rear courtyard of the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu and Radiant Feather Douluo had already been waiting.

"Grandpa, I brought Yu Xi."

"Hello, Grand Elder Grandpa!"

Qian Daoliu gave an indifferent hum, his gaze remaining fixed on Little Yu Xi.

He had his own plans. He did not intend to expose this child to the world. Based on his speculation from back then, Little Yu Xi's Martial Soul had to be a holy, light-type Martial Soul—and it was definitely no ordinary one!

"Eh, Father still isn't back?" Looking around, Qian Renxue was somewhat disappointed. Her father, Qian Xunji, had been away for a month and still had not returned.

Radiant Feather Douluo smiled gently. "Hehe... Young Master, there's no need to worry. The Pope went to find a treasure that can ease the tension in your family. He'll be back soon."

"A treasure?" Little Angel tilted her head, unable to understand what Grandpa Guangling was being so mysterious about.

The Blue Silver Emperor?

Qian Renxue was nine years old now. The only event that matched the timeline was this one.

Little Yu Xi guessed inwardly and made up his mind. Once that stubborn Pope returned, he had to remind him—and the two people around him—to keep their distance from that crazy woman at all times.

The Martial Soul awakening began.

Qian Daoliu gestured for Little Yu Xi to stand at the center of a formation. With a casual wave of his hand, six Awakening Stones formed a hexagram around him. Little Yu Xi's body slowly floated into the air as the Martial Souls within him gradually began to awaken.

Floating at the center of the Awakening Array, Little Yu Xi's eyes suddenly trembled. It was as though some kind of shackle inside him had broken. He unconsciously spread open his left palm toward the sky, and a dense aura of light erupted forth. The sky above Spirit City was instantly stained with a faint gold, while a golden pillar of light descended from the heavens and enveloped Little Yu Xi.

"Grandpa, what's happening to Yu Xi..." Qian Renxue asked worriedly. With such a huge display, would something bad happen?

Qian Daoliu smiled and shook his head. "Little Xue, don't worry. This child also possesses a holy-attribute Martial Soul. It seems Grandpa's speculation back then was still too conservative. With such a spectacle, it may not be inferior to our Qian family's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul!"

But suddenly, Qian Daoliu's pupils constricted as he sensed an extremely familiar aura emanating from Little Yu Xi.

As the pillar of light receded, a longbow radiating dazzling golden light condensed in Little Yu Xi's palm. Its appearance was somewhat similar to Radiant Feather Douluo's Martial Soul, yet it carried not a trace of ice-element aura. It was pure light—holy and sacred!

If this were ten thousand years later, people would call this type of Martial Soul: Ultimate Light!

At the same time, a Six-Winged Golden Silhouette descended into the sky above Spirit City. She spread her arms in the air as though embracing the sun.

Though the enormous golden pillar of light had vanished, the phantom that flashed across the skies over Spirit City was deeply etched into the hearts of every Spirit City resident who looked up.

Qian Daoliu could no longer suppress his expression. He could clearly sense that the grade of Little Yu Xi's bow Martial Soul was absolutely on par with the Six-Winged Angel—perhaps even above it!

Meanwhile, those within Spirit City who saw the Angel Phantom believed that the Angel God had manifested. The patrol squads and all the bishops fell to their knees. Bathed in the holy radiance, everyone's hearts became incomparably peaceful, and they could not help but kneel in worship.

"Greetings, Lord Angel God!!"

Within the Worship Hall, after carefully examining the Martial Soul in Little Yu Xi's hand, Radiant Feather Douluo cried out in astonishment. "Why does this bow look so much like this old man's Martial Soul? But in terms of quality, it leaves the Radiant Feather Longbow miles behind!"

It was not over yet.

Ding!

Purple-red light flickered in Little Yu Xi's eyes. He then raised his right hand toward the heavens, and bolts of Purple-Red Thunder struck down from the sky upon Spirit Hall—or, more precisely, into his palm. The holy aura around him receded by half as a dark purple glow spread through the void.

Arcs of lightning coiled around his palm. Within the dark radiance, a Dark Purple Halberd slowly condensed into form.

Qian Daoliu stood dumbfounded. Twin Martial Souls... this child was the third person in a hundred years to possess Twin Martial Souls!!

"Ha, hahaha... What kind of monster did this old man pick up back then?" Radiant Feather Douluo laughed excitedly.

His luck was even more incredible than finding a soul bone over fifty thousand years old in the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury!

Little Yu Xi grasped the halberd, and the expression on his face suddenly changed. Surging Annihilation Power spread from his arm throughout his body, and an inexplicable urge to destroy everything appeared in his mind.

Aurora Sacred Feather Bow... Annihilation Sky Halberd.

The names of his two great Martial Souls surfaced in Little Yu Xi's heart.

"Hm?" Qian Renxue froze, thinking she had misheard something. But hadn't Little Yu Xi said nothing?

(It was reasonably removed in Chapter 68.)

I'd like to ask everyone why you dislike inner thoughts? I kept this only to develop the emotional scenes and advance the plot reasonably. The story also mentions that this is a side effect of the God of Destruction using himself together with Angel Divine Power to fuse and reshape the protagonist's body; it did not appear for no reason.