Martial Soul Awakening

Douluo Continent, Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City.

As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City was unquestionably the empire's largest city and its political, cultural, and economic center. It was known as the Imperial Capital That Never Fell.

The walls of Star Luo City stood a hundred meters tall and were a terrifying hundred meters thick, built entirely from hard stone. It covered more than a thousand square kilometers, stretching over a hundred li in both length and width. Its widest main roads could accommodate sixteen carriages traveling side by side in both directions at once. And that was only the outer city.

The heart of the entire city lay at the center of Star Luo City: the inner city. It was nine hundred and sixty meters long, seven hundred and fifty meters wide, with walls twenty meters high. It was a true city within a city. This imperial palace had already been built back when the White Tiger Duke's lineage was still the imperial family. After numerous renovations, it had grown ever larger, its architecture becoming ever more magnificent.

Star Luo City had a permanent population of over eight million. Including outsiders, it could hold as many as twenty million people.

Lively clamor rang endlessly through Star Luo City. On the red-paved streets, a purple dress swayed gracefully in the breeze.

A beautiful girl who appeared to be eight or nine years old, with purple hair and red eyes, wore a purple dress and black thigh-high stockings. She held the hand of a boy around six years old. His short white hair fluttered gently in the wind, and his sky-blue eyes were as ethereal as the heavens. Deep helplessness showed in those sapphire-like pupils.

"Sister Jiujiu, I can go by myself. It's not like I don't know where the imperial palace is."

"No. Today is the important day of your Martial Soul awakening. I'm taking you there myself."

"Fine," Ji Lin replied helplessly.

Ji Lin sighed softly. He had no real expectations for the coming Martial Soul awakening, because he already knew what Martial Soul he was about to awaken.

The boy was named Ji Lin, and he was a transmigrator. He had come to Douluo Continent about six years ago. In the second year after his arrival, his parents had died in an accident while hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. Both of them had been disciples of the Star Crown Sect. His mother's surname had been Xu, and she was from a collateral branch of the Star Crown Sect. By seniority, she had been of the same generation as the father of the current Star Luo Emperor, Xu Jiawei. However, she had not inherited the Star Crown Martial Soul and thus had not been valued. Otherwise, she would not have died in the Star Dou Great Forest. His father's surname had been Ji, and his Martial Soul had been the fire-attributed Tool Martial Soul, the Crimson Flame Sword. It was merely a high-grade Martial Soul, not a top-tier Tool Martial Soul.

After Ji Lin's parents died in the accident, the Star Crown Sect adopted the two-year-old Ji Lin and brought him from Star Meteor City, where he had originally lived, to Star Luo City. Xu Jiujiu was someone Ji Lin had met after arriving in Star Luo City. Her Highness the Princess greatly enjoyed having Ji Lin call her sister, finding a different sort of satisfaction in it. After all, she was His Majesty the Emperor's youngest sister. Among those of her generation, only Ji Lin was younger than her, and only he called her sister.

Xu Jiujiu led Ji Lin through Star Luo Plaza and into the Star Luo Imperial City, arriving at a palace where a Soul Saint-level soul master had long been waiting at the entrance.

This Soul Saint was named Zhang Wei. He was a level seventy-two Agility Attack System Battle Soul Saint, and his Beast Martial Soul was the Gale Eagle.

"Her Highness the Princess." Zhang Wei bowed slightly, showing his respect for Her Highness the Princess.

"You've worked hard. I've brought Little Lin over. We can begin the Martial Soul awakening ceremony." Xu Jiujiu nodded slightly.

Turning to Ji Lin, Xu Jiujiu said, "Little Lin, this is the place specially used by our Star Luo imperial family for Martial Soul awakenings."

"Let your sister see what kind of Martial Soul you can awaken." Xu Jiujiu's face was full of anticipation.

"Don't worry, Sister Jiujiu. I'm sure I won't disappoint you," Ji Lin said calmly.

Deep inside the main hall, Zhang Wei glanced at Ji Lin. Then, with a flash of light in his hand, he took out six black stones.

After arranging the six stones, Zhang Wei changed his hand seals. A golden Hexagram Array immediately appeared.

Mysterious patterns filled the array, as if they contained traces of wondrous power.

"Step into the formation."

Zhang Wei's voice rang out.

Ji Lin quickly did as instructed and stepped into the formation.

The next moment, an astonishing aura burst from Zhang Wei's body. Behind him, an eagle seemed to circle through the air, its sharp eyes carrying a soul-stirring force.

"Rise!"

With a low shout, the Hexagram Array shone brilliantly, transforming into a Golden Barrier that completely enveloped Ji Lin.

Specks of golden light entered Ji Lin's body, seemingly intending to awaken the power slumbering deep within him.

Soon, as the golden light sank into Ji Lin's body, something finally seemed to have been stirred.

A blazing red light radiated from Ji Lin's body, and the temperature in the air continuously rose. A crimson greatsword appeared in Ji Lin's right hand, while an aura that seemed capable of destroying and shattering everything spread outward.

The greatsword had a black hilt. Scarlet flames of destruction coiled around its crimson blade. It was handsome and magnificent, brimming with destructive power.

The instant it appeared, it shot into the sky with an aura that threatened to destroy everything.

Above Star Luo City, the clouds were blasted apart by the soaring aura, and blazing sunlight poured down upon the earth.

At the same time, Xu Jiawei, the Star Luo Emperor, and several consecrators from the Imperial Consecration Hall raced toward this palace without prior arrangement.

Looking at the greatsword in his hand, Ji Lin was thrilled. Although he had long known what Martial Soul he would awaken, when it truly awakened and he felt the power within the greatsword that could destroy everything, his heartbeat still quickened involuntarily. He could not suppress his excitement.

Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment, also known as the Seventh Divine Key, was a weapon from Ji Lin's previous life's Blue Star mobile game, "Honkai Impact 3rd," and its derivative works. It was a Divine Key made from the Herrscher Core of the Seventh Herrscher, the Herrscher of Flame, from the Previous Era. In its dual-pistol form, Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment commanded the power of "flame" and possessed the greatest destructive force.

The Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment in Ji Lin's hand was not in its dual-pistol form, but in the greatsword form created by combining the two guns. It was a super Tool Martial Soul innately possessing Ultimate Destruction and Ultimate Fire.

"What a powerful Martial Soul! What an astonishing aura!" Zhang Wei, who had awakened Ji Lin's Martial Soul, finally came back to his senses and spoke with a face full of shock.

"Is that... the Crimson Flame Sword? No, that's not right. This isn't your father's Crimson Flame Sword Martial Soul at all. Is this a Martial Soul mutation? It's so hot. The fire elements in the air are so active." Xu Jiujiu fanned herself with her delicate hand, staring in stunned disbelief. She looked utterly adorable.

"What happened here? What was that aura just now?" Xu Jiawei and the consecrators from the Imperial Consecration Hall, who had just arrived, looked at the three people in the hall and asked in confusion. Having sensed that powerful aura, they had thought an unknown powerhouse had invaded the imperial palace, so they had rushed over without stopping.

Yet all they saw were the stunned Zhang Wei and Xu Jiujiu, along with Ji Lin standing nearby with a greatsword in hand.

"This is the Awakening Hall. If I remember correctly, today is little Ji Lin's Martial Soul awakening day, isn't it? So what happened here? Who released that aura just now?" Xu Jiawei asked Zhang Wei, who was still in shock, his brows furrowed.

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