Martial Soul Awakening

"Click." The front door was pushed open.

Lin Xingyu walked back into the house. An old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a black robe, with a ruddy complexion, came toward him. The old man looked about seventy.

"Young master, dinner is ready. Tonight's meal was specially prepared. The master had someone buy the meat of a thousand-year earth dragon-type soul beast, a Blazing Flame Dragon."

"The Medicinal Bath is ready as well. After you finish eating, go soak in it. Rest early tonight. Tomorrow is your sixth birthday, and the master will take you to awaken your martial soul."

As the old man spoke in a deep voice, he arranged the dishes in their proper places.

"All right, Grandpa Chen. They all say Martial Soul Awakening is related to a person's innate constitution. If I use all sorts of methods to nurture my body every day, do you think I can awaken a good martial soul?"

Lin Xingyu grumbled as he ate.

"You certainly can," the old man said solemnly.

"Your parents' martial souls are Mysterious Gold Armor and Departing Fire."

"Both are high-grade martial souls, and on top of that, your body is in such good condition, young master."

"Mysterious Gold Armor and Departing Fire are not far apart in quality, and there is no conflict between them. They meet the awakening requirements for Twin Martial Souls; therefore, young master, you might even possibly have Twin Martial Souls!"

Twin Martial Souls?

"That's true. Unless my martial soul mutates, with my parents' situation, Twin Martial Souls really would be the best outcome."

On Douluo Continent, martial souls reigned supreme.

The people of this world all possessed a special existence called a martial soul. A martial soul could be part of their body, or it could be an animal, a plant, an object, or even certain substances of heaven and earth.

Whatever a person's martial soul was, they could gain a certain enhancement in that area.

More importantly, people hoped even more for the appearance of soul power. Soul power was a transcendent energy. It could allow a person to become a Soul Master, could grant them powerful strength, and could even allow them to obtain a longer life. Soul power was the foundation of all this.

And martial souls were divided into high and low grades. In the vast majority of cases, the quality of a martial soul determined whether a person possessed Innate Soul Power.

Martial souls were passed down through bloodlines. Like waves washing away sand, after tens of thousands of years of inheritance, the quality of martial souls on Douluo Continent had greatly improved compared with tens of thousands of years ago, yet Soul Masters were still few. If commoners wanted to awaken Innate Soul Power, their martial soul had to undergo a mutation.

But martial soul mutations were one in ten thousand, let alone beneficial mutations. Therefore, for tens of thousands of years, most martial souls had been passed down in the form of one family after another. Even in the current era of the Sun Moon Federation, power was still firmly held in the hands of those great families and Major Powers.

But the overall situation was already far better than ten thousand years ago. At the very least, there would not be a situation where someone could not awaken a martial soul.

Thinking of this, Lin Xingyu's heart could not help but skip a beat. Thankfully, his birth in this life was not bad. If he had been born into a commoner family in this life and had failed to awaken Innate Soul Power, then even if he knew the plot and had the small cheat that was Martial Arts, who knew how long it would take before he could rise up!

Douluo Continent! This was a world where bloodline decided the future. This was a world where nobles, generals, and ministers truly were born that way!

He was grateful that his father in this life was still very good to him, using all kinds of spirit medicines to cultivate his body.

In this life, when Lin Xingyu was three years old, his mother encountered an accident at sea while heading out to Star Luo Continent. From then on, there was no news of her again. When he was four, his father quickly had a new family.

Originally, Lin Cheng had intended to bring him to his side to raise him, but asking Lin Xingyu to call a stranger with no blood relationship "mother" was simply too humiliating. So, at Lin Xingyu's strong insistence, he came to this small villa. Lin Cheng felt that living separately was fine, but letting Lin Xingyu run off to live alone at four years old was a little absurd, even if people on Douluo Continent generally matured early.

So he had his old butler hire two maids to look after Lin Xingyu, and Lin Cheng would often come back to visit as well.

The inheritance of martial souls brought the inheritance of power. Although the Lin Family was only a small family, it had already taken root in Eastsea City for over a thousand years. The old butler was someone whose ancestors had served the Lin Family generation after generation.

Lin Cheng was still somewhat confident in whether the old butler could take good care of Lin Xingyu. This was also why Lin Cheng felt at ease letting Lin Xingyu live alone.

On Douluo Continent, one could not determine for certain the martial soul and soul power that would be inherited.

But it could be confirmed that having a good body increased the probability of a person developing soul power, made it easier to awaken, and made it easier to awaken a good martial soul.

Therefore, any family with some inheritance would do everything possible to give their children Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that nurtured the body before the age of six, hoping that when their martial soul awakened, they would have a good martial soul.

"It smells amazing!"

Lin Xingyu looked at the clearly layered thousand-year earth dragon meat on the plate and praised it.

He used the fork in his right hand to hold it in place, and the knife in his left to cut the thousand-year earth dragon meat into small pieces. He put it into his mouth and chewed. At once, rich juices moistened his mouth, along with a firm, elastic texture.

After eating this meal to his satisfaction, he went to his room for the Medicinal Bath. An hour later.

Lin Xingyu looked at the handsome figure in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction. Then he returned to the bedroom on the second floor to cultivate.

Early morning.

Eastsea City was like a slumbering giant beast slowly waking. Sunlight passed through the thin clouds and spilled onto the orderly buildings, outlining their silhouettes more clearly. Ancient brick-and-tile houses and modern high-rises reflected each other, telling the story of this city's blend of history and modernity.

On both sides of the street, cherry blossoms were waiting to bloom. Now and then, a few that could not bear the loneliness had already quietly opened, their pink petals swaying gently in the breeze.

Drip, drip~ Dew fell from the green leaves, silently nourishing the earth, as though awakening something.

On the second floor, by the window of a bedroom, a boy leaned quietly against the window, quietly admiring the scenery outside, as if something out there was slowly waking up.

The boy, like a porcelain doll, wore his long black hair loose and yawned lazily. A moment later, footsteps came from beyond the door, drawing nearer.

"Knock, knock. Young master, it's time to get up. The master has already arrived!"

After speaking, the old butler gently walked in.

"Young master, I'll tidy your attire." Along with that aged yet steady and powerful voice.

The slightly ruddy-faced old butler took a full set of white formalwear and dressed the boy neatly.

"Today is the day of your Martial Soul Awakening. On Douluo Continent, this is the most important day of a person's life. You must be fully prepared."

"Mm, Grandpa Chen. Let's go."

Together with the old butler, he made his way to the living room. When Lin Xingyu entered, he straightened the clothes on his body once more before finally walking into the living room.

In the living room stood a middle-aged man, his entire body exuding an air of authority. When he looked at Lin Xingyu, his gaze carried gentleness.

"Xingyu, today, Dad will personally awaken your martial soul for you."

"Follow me."

After Lin Xingyu listened, he nodded lightly. There was none of the excitement and ignorance common to ordinary children in his expression. His whole body radiated a steadiness beyond his years, making others unable to help but take a second look.