Crimson Gold

Though Lin Xingyu did not show much excitement at that moment, the anticipation in his eyes could not be hidden no matter what. Lin Cheng could feel how seriously he took this Martial Soul Awakening.

After all, on the Douluo Continent, martial souls reigned supreme.

For Lin Xingyu, no matter what martial soul he awakened, he was confident he could reach the peak. But if he had a high-level martial soul, would the road ahead not be even broader?

On the Douluo Continent today, the Spirit Pagoda had replaced the former Spirit Hall in the task of awakening martial souls for children. In this era, everyone could awaken their martial soul.

But among Soul Master families with even a little heritage, they often had methods for Martial Soul Awakening, and could awaken martial souls for their descendants themselves.

After all, the Spirit Pagoda awakened martial souls for people on a special awakening day. Children could not all be born on that day—some would be older, some younger.

Awakening martial souls for their own descendants, however, could be done on the day of their sixth birthday, allowing it to be carried out in the best state. It also saved time and gave their own children a slight head start.

Lin Cheng led Lin Xingyu to a small room. When they stepped inside, they saw that the floor, walls, and even the ceiling were all engraved with densely packed patterns.

The moment Lin Xingyu stepped into the room, a wonderful feeling quickly spread through his heart. It was as if some hidden power were surging deep within his body, as though something was urgently calling to him, making his heartbeat quicken without him realizing it.

Lin Cheng walked to the very center of the room and stood still, releasing his soul power.

"Xingyu, get ready. I'm starting!"

As soon as Lin Cheng finished speaking, a dark gold light that radiated a heavy aura rose from his entire body. Then it turned into a suit of black armor that covered him from head to toe—helmet, mask, breastplate, pauldrons, gauntlets, greaves, battle boots... everything was complete.

Behind him appeared a full-body suit of battle armor three meters tall, its dark gold light revealing a heavy yet sharp aura.

Five Soul Rings appeared around him in total: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black.

Mysterious Gold Armor, a high-level Weapon Martial Soul, possessing the Gold Attribute and Strength Attribute, only a hair's breadth away from being a top-tier Weapon Martial Soul.

Lin Xingyu looked at this scene and let out a sound of admiration in his heart. He actually rather hoped his own martial soul would be the Mysterious Gold Armor. After all, never mind how strong this martial soul was—at the very least, it was cool! Strength was only a matter of the moment, but looking cool was for a lifetime!

Awakening martial souls for children of the proper age did not have a high threshold. With a Soul Master like Lin Cheng presiding over it, basically nothing would go wrong, so everyone was very much at ease.

With Lin Cheng injecting his soul power, one brilliant pattern after another lit up in the room. From the ceiling to the walls, then to the floor, they extended all the way beneath Lin Xingyu's feet as if they possessed life. In the end, all the light gathered at a single point beneath Lin Xingyu's feet.

"Carefully sense the changes inside your body. Once you feel something unusual, don't resist it. Follow it, guide it, call to it. That is yourself."

Lin Xingyu closed his eyes and sensed the changes in his body.

At that moment, white light gathered over from every direction, enveloping Lin Xingyu's entire body.

A tingling power flowed into his body from all over, bringing all kinds of strange sensations.

Before Lin Xingyu could carefully feel it, his five senses had already been completely stripped away. His consciousness became a blur, as if he were within an illusory space, and also as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.

He seemed to see ancient battlefields one after another. By his ears came the sound of war drums, sounds of slaughter, the clash of weapons...

War, killing, burning, destruction, courage, glory... all kinds of emotions filled Lin Xingyu's heart, as if calling him to throw himself into one battle after another.

Countless lights and shadows swept past his eyes, but when he listened and looked carefully, he could neither hear nor see anything. Everything was like fleeting reflections, impossible to discern.

At this moment, the white light on the surface of Lin Xingyu's body in reality suddenly turned red. Within the red light, there was both a heavy and sharp aura, and also a blazing fire rushing straight toward them!

Lin Cheng felt a powerful aura rush over him, and it actually made his own martial soul tremble! Lin Cheng was startled, then immediately delighted!

Martial soul suppression! The suppression of a lower-ranked martial soul by a superior martial soul! A top-tier martial soul—this was absolutely a top-tier martial soul!

At that moment, Lin Xingyu felt a heavy yet sharp aura merge into his body. Then another scorching aura fused into him. After that, the two auras combined into one, filling his entire being with courage—even if a Titled Douluo stood before him, he would dare to punch them!

As for the consequences, that was another matter.

It was also at this moment that Lin Xingyu's consciousness returned to the real world. Across from him, Lin Cheng's face was filled with joy.

"Twin Martial Souls?"

Lin Xingyu sensed the two auras that had appeared earlier and murmured uncertainly in his heart.

"No! It should be a mutated martial soul that evolved after two martial souls fused!"

"Just like Wu Sidao's martial soul should have been the Hell White Tiger, but ended up becoming the White Tiger and the Hell Spirit Cat. My martial soul is the opposite—it should be a martial soul born from the fusion of Mysterious Gold Armor and Departing Fire!"

After confirming that he had only one martial soul, but that it had mutated and evolved, Lin Xingyu's heart stirred. He felt as if everything before him was a beautiful scene!

At this moment, the red light enveloping Lin Xingyu's body gradually receded. A person wearing a full suit of crimson gold armor appeared there.

Lin Xingyu looked at his own hands. Both were covered in crimson gold armor, making him feel full of power. The armor was covered with dense patterns, and faint red flames flickered across it.

After that, he looked at the other parts of his body, and all of them were enveloped in crimson gold armor.

A top-tier martial soul! That was right—Lin Xingyu could be certain that his martial soul had mutated, and his Innate Soul Power was definitely not low!

The moment Lin Cheng saw the red light when Lin Xingyu's martial soul awakened, he had breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Xingyu should have Innate Soul Power, and not a low amount either! He could cultivate!

After all, on the Douluo Continent, when all was said and done, Soul Masters ultimately reigned supreme. Soul Masters and non-Soul Masters could be considered two entirely different kinds of beings!

Although Soul Tool Technology on the Douluo Continent had developed extremely rapidly today, and the most advanced Soul Tools could even kill any Titled Douluo, and even those who were not Soul Masters could grasp powerful strength through Mecha, that was ultimately not their own power and could never possibly reach the level of a top-tier Soul Master. Moreover, ordinary people could use it, but once Soul Masters mastered it, they could unleash even greater power!

Battle Armor Masters were exactly like that!

On the Douluo Continent, the inheritance method of martial souls decided that no matter how time flowed or how eras changed, those who grasped the most powerful strength would always be that small handful of people standing at the peak. Relying on talent and inheritance, they stood at the top of the world, looking down upon all living beings, controlling the continent's structure and destiny. They were the eternal rulers of this land.

On the Douluo Continent, having soul power or not meant two completely different lives.

After seeing Lin Xingyu's current appearance clearly, his gaze grew even brighter!

Atop Lin Xingyu's head was an oval helmet that perfectly fit his head. His face was covered by a mask, and at the eyes were what looked like two red gemstones. The armor on his body was complete in every respect, with numerous red gemstones adorning the key areas. His entire body shone with crimson gold light, and the armor was covered in dense patterns.

At a glance, it was clearly what had appeared after inheriting his and Lin Xingyu's mother's martial souls and undergoing mutation.

Judging by this imposing presence, the martial soul's quality was definitely not bad!

"Not bad, Xingyu. Test your soul power first. Judging by how you look, your soul power shouldn't be poor!"