Bai Wanwan sat up in bed, rubbed her eyes, and began getting dressed.
Once she was fully dressed, Bai Wanwan climbed out of bed, opened the door, and walked straight out of the room.
Seeing Bai Wanwan emerge, Bi'er gestured for her to follow, then led the way toward the front courtyard.
They arrived in the front courtyard.
Seeing Azure Luan seated at the stone table, Bai Wanwan hurried over, bowed to him, and called sweetly, "Grandpa Azure Luan."
At the sound of Bai Wanwan's soft, sweet voice, Azure Luan's lips curled into a smile of their own accord, and he reached out to ruffle her ice-blue hair.
"Wanwan, there's no need to be so formal. Guangling and I have been like brothers for decades. You don't need to worry about these courtesies."
"Guangling went out on some business, and it'll probably be a while before he returns, so he asked me to perform your martial soul awakening ceremony."
Azure Luan took out six pitch-black stones and pointed at the open space before him. "Wanwan, just stand here and stay still. I'll perform your martial soul awakening ceremony."
"All right, Grandpa Azure Luan."
Bai Wanwan stood in place, her small, fair hands clenched into fists as she waited for the martial soul awakening ceremony to begin, nervous yet eager.
A faint blue-green glow appeared in Azure Luan's hands and flowed into the six pitch-black stones. Gradually, the stones lifted from his hands and began revolving around Bai Wanwan.
Golden radiance burst from the stones, enveloping Bai Wanwan's body. Warmth gathered within her and flowed through her limbs.
Hot!
Scorching heat erupted from within her body, as though some terrifying power were awakening.
Roar!
A mighty dragon roar rang out behind Bai Wanwan. An intensely frigid aura spread outward in all directions, with her body at its center.
"This is a dragon type spirit!"
"But what kind of dragon type spirit is it? Even I've never seen it before."
Azure Luan rose from his seat and carefully studied the martial soul that had appeared behind Bai Wanwan, a smile gradually entering his eyes.
On the continent, whether a martial soul or a spirit beast, anything connected to the Dragon Clan would be far stronger than its ordinary counterparts. Nearly every soul master on the continent agreed on that.
Of course, there was one exception: the half-mutated martial soul of a certain person who preferred to remain unnamed, which looked like something between a dog and a pig!
The martial soul behind Bai Wanwan was ice-blue all over, its body covered in scales that seemed to ripple with flowing water. As its draconic wings spread, rings of liquid water encircled it, while chunks of ice crystal floated around it.
From the sheer might the martial soul displayed, Azure Luan could tell that Bai Wanwan had awakened an exceptionally powerful martial soul-one that might even reach the level of a god-level spirit.
At least in terms of its aura alone, Bai Wanwan's martial soul was every bit as powerful as the Qian Family's god-level spirit, the Six-Winged Angel, if not more so.
"Wanwan, you can withdraw your martial soul now. Let's test your soul power."
Azure Luan took out an azure crystal ball and held it out before Bai Wanwan.
After withdrawing her martial soul into her body, Bai Wanwan placed her hand on the azure crystal ball, which began emitting a soft glow.
"Innate full soul power!"
"Wanwan, when Guangling returns and learns about your innate soul power, he'll be delighted."
Azure Luan reached out to ruffle Bai Wanwan's hair, a faint smile lingering on his lips.
Bai Wanwan was delighted too. Innate full soul power already marked her as an unquestionable genius. Apart from innate level 20 soul power, with its ten god-given levels, there was nothing higher in terms of talent alone.
Yet amid her joy, Bai Wanwan began considering another matter: her martial soul.
Her martial soul was the Water Dragon King, one of the Nine Dragon Kings, who could also be called the Ice Dragon King. Her grandfather Guangling's martial soul, however, was the Guangling Divine Bow. Their martial souls alone made it clear that she was not Guangling's biological granddaughter.
Moreover, she likely had deep ties to the Dragon Clan.
As the Water Dragon King, one of the Nine Dragon Kings, her bloodline was purer than that of anyone in the Dragon Clan except the fallen Dragon God. At most, others could only equal her.
While Bai Wanwan was pondering this, Azure Luan's voice sounded in front of her.
"Wanwan, your grandfather once told me that if your talent proved exceptional, I should bring you back to the Worship Hall to cultivate alongside the Young Master."
"Would you like to return to the Worship Hall with me now, or should I send someone to pick you up later?"
Azure Luan crouched in front of Bai Wanwan and asked gently.
"Grandpa Azure Luan, I'll go back to the Worship Hall with you now."
Bai Wanwan answered without hesitation.
"All right. I'll take you back to the Worship Hall now."
Azure Luan stood and waved toward Bi'er. "Bi'er, pack a few changes of clothes for Wanwan and send them to the Worship Hall later."
"Yes, High Priest."
Bi'er bowed slightly to Azure Luan, then headed to Bai Wanwan's bedroom.
Meanwhile, Azure Luan led Bai Wanwan straight out of the courtyard and onto the bustling, noisy street.
"Wanwan, your talent is exceptional. As long as you work hard at your cultivation, you'll surely become a pillar of our Spirit Hall, perhaps even the Young Master's right-hand woman."
"Your martial soul seems to possess both water and ice attributes. You can choose whichever is stronger as your main focus, or even specialize in just one. As for your development path, I personally think becoming a power attack soul master would suit you better."
As Azure Luan led Bai Wanwan toward the Papal Hall, he explained the basic knowledge every soul master needed.
"Grandpa Azure Luan, my martial soul has absolute control over the water attribute, while its ice attribute is ultimate ice. Which attribute do you think I should focus on?"
Bai Wanwan blinked a few times and looked earnestly at Azure Luan beside her.
Although she had already decided which attribute to focus on, Azure Luan was a level 97 Peak Douluo. He surely knew more than someone like her, who had only just begun learning about martial souls.
So there could be no harm in listening to a senior's advice.
"Absolute control over the water attribute and an ice attribute of ultimate ice... If both attributes are on the same level, you can focus on or specialize in either one."
"After all, attributes aren't inherently stronger or weaker than one another. What matters most is the person using them and the development path that best suits their martial soul."
Azure Luan quietly explained his views.
Bai Wanwan nodded earnestly, a thoughtful look entering her eyes, though she kept close pace with Azure Luan throughout.
Soon, the two entered the Papal Hall.
As she gazed at the magnificent yet somewhat deserted hall before her, a hint of confusion appeared in Bai Wanwan's eyes. This seemed rather different from the Papal Hall she had imagined.
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