Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon

As for an even more rebellious scheme, Fire Phoenix Douluo did not believe the other party would be so foolish. Although that prince commanded heavy troops, the Sun Moon Empire's true main forces were the Five Great Guardian Hands, Mingde Hall, and the Royal Family Consecration Hall.

Though the Five Great Guardian Hands were powerful, the strongest, the Royal Spirit Tool Master Legion, was absolutely loyal to the emperor. The other four Guardian Hands would not easily side with a prince and betray the emperor either. As for Mingde Hall and the Royal Family Consecration Hall, they were even less likely to get involved. The Royal Family Consecration Hall had always stayed out of matters concerning succession to the throne; they would only ensure the Sun Moon Empire's continued existence. Mingde Hall likewise would not easily pick a side and would most likely remain uninvolved, just like the Royal Family Consecration Hall.

Without their support, that prince could never bypass the Royal Spirit Tool Master Legion's protection and make a move against the current emperor.

As for inviting foreign enemies in, leaving aside whether that prince was foolish enough to do so, once the forces of the other Three Great Empires had a chance to interfere, the situation would no longer be something he could clean up. Fire Phoenix Douluo believed he was not that foolish.

Not long afterward, Xu Tianran emerged from the Awakening Hall with Xu Tianzhen. Seeing the curve of Xu Tianran's lips and Xu Tianzhen's excited yet disappointed expression, it was not hard to guess that Xu Tianzhen's awakening had gone smoothly.

After all, Xu Tianzhen was no commoner. She had been raised in luxury since childhood and had consumed no shortage of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to strengthen her foundations. Unless she had the misfortune of encountering a Martial Soul mutation, there was a high chance that she would inherit the Sun Moon Empire imperial family's Martial Soul.

As for her disappointment, perhaps she had failed to awaken the Martial Soul she wanted. As Liu Xing knew, the Sun Moon Empire imperial family possessed three inherited Martial Souls: the Sun Spirit Soul and Silver Moon Spirit Soul, which represented the Sun Moon Empire, and lastly the rarest and strongest of all, the Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon Spirit Soul. A rare Spirit Soul with the Destruction Attribute, it was a powerful bloodline that appeared only occasionally even within the Sun Moon Empire imperial family.

The "Imperial Dragon" in the Imperial Dragon Spirit Tool Master Legion, one of the Five Great Guardian Hands, came from the Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon. As for the other Guardian Hands, aside from the Royal Spirit Tool Master Legion, the Fire Phoenix Spirit Tool Master Legion took its name from the legendary Divine Beast, the Fire Phoenix; the Terror Claw Spirit Tool Master Legion took its name from the continent-renowned super Spirit Beast, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear; and the Evil Monarch Spirit Tool Master Legion took its name from the Sun Moon Empire's strongest Spirit Beast, the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord—the strongest being of the Demon Forest, the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the continent's Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

This alone showed just how powerful the Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon Spirit Soul was. After all, being comparable to those super Spirit Beasts was exceedingly rare on Douluo Continent.

It was said that the Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon's ancestor had once been born alongside the Dragon God and was known as the Ancestor of Dragonkin. Later, because it was too destructive, it was personally erased by the Dragon God.

Now, only the Sun Moon Empire imperial family still carried the bloodline of the Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon. As for living Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragons, there was not a single one.

Judging by Xu Tianzhen's expression, she clearly had not awakened the powerful Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon Spirit Soul. It was probably the Sun Spirit Soul or Silver Moon Spirit Soul. Even so, Xu Tianzhen's future was bright. Those two Spirit Souls were also top-tier, and her Innate Soul Power was certainly not low.

What had Xu Tianran said to her? The trace of disappointment on Xu Tianzhen's face had already vanished. She had only wanted to awaken the same Spirit Soul as her brother; it was not as though she had any particular obsession with the Purple Emperor Heaven Destroying Dragon.

Xu Tianzhen skipped over to Liu Xing and Firefly, clasped her hands behind her back, and said with a beaming smile, "Liu Xing, Firefly, I awakened the Sun Spirit Soul! I have Innate Full Soul Power too! You two need to do your best!"

Xu Tianran helplessly glanced at Xu Tianzhen, then smiled at Liu Xing and Firefly. "Don't put too much pressure on yourselves. As long as you have soul power, you can still become strong."

Although it was merely a casual remark, as far as he knew, there were still some strong individuals whose Innate Soul Power had not been high but who had risen through hard work. Though the limit for such people was Soul Douluo, and they had no hope of ever becoming Titled Douluo, one had to know that on Douluo Continent, a Soul Saint was already high-level combat power. Even in the Four Great Empires, if a Soul Saint was willing to join them, they would not begrudge them a noble title.

Of course, it was not as if there had never been people with low Innate Soul Power who rose against all odds. But such people were far too rare—perhaps only one among hundreds of millions. There was nothing to learn from them.

Neither Liu Xing nor Firefly cared. Liu Xing did not particularly like beginnings where the protagonist was a useless weakling, but if he truly was unlucky, he would not mind staging a "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river" comeback.

There was even less need to mention Firefly. She was a powerhouse rebuilding herself. Even if the rules of this universe were different, the strong were still strong. In Liu Xing's eyes, Firefly was strong.

Xu Tianzhen also realized that she had said the wrong thing. She stuck out her tongue. While waiting in line, she had seen many young acquaintances leave with their heads hanging low. Even at her young age, she understood that in the future, those people would no longer belong to the same world as her.

Even if they had once been playmates because of their families' connections, once they failed to awaken soul power, they were destined to part ways with her. They would become people from two different worlds. She did not want Liu Xing and Firefly to become such people either. Although she was only helping her brother, she truly did want to make some friends.

Though she was of noble birth, it was precisely because of that that everyone who spent time with her always unconsciously yielded to her. Her older brothers and sisters spoiled her, while her playmates followed her lead in everything, leaving her with no sense of accomplishment at all.

But Liu Xing and Firefly felt different to her. Though they appeared very respectful, Xu Tianzhen could sense that they were unlike the others. They did not make her feel as though they were deliberately giving in to her.

That was why Xu Tianzhen genuinely hoped to become friends with them. Otherwise, the moment she came out, she would not have instinctively sought them out to show off.

Only before true friends would she act like this. With anyone else, she would not have been so eager to share her joy.

Liu Xing and Firefly did not mind at all. It was only a child's vanity. Xu Tianzhen's straightforward display actually made them like her more.

Xu Tianran had no intention of lingering. After exchanging a greeting, he left with Xu Tianzhen. He had only brought his younger sister to attend the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony. If he stayed to chat, it would seem far too deliberate.

With a Titled Douluo's powerful soul power, conducting an awakening ceremony was very fast. Unlike those low-level soul masters, who needed to rest after performing it a few times, they did not have to wait in line for long before their names were called.

Fire Phoenix Douluo and Luan Yu led the two of them toward the Awakening Hall. The Awakening Master was a Soul Saint. Those who could serve as Awakening Masters in this central Awakening Hall generally had some backing, and naturally, he recognized the Sun Moon Empire's few Rank 9 Spirit Tool Masters. Upon seeing Fire Phoenix Douluo and Luan Yu, he hurriedly bowed and respectfully said, "Fire Phoenix Douluo, Ice Phoenix Douluo."