A Martial Soul with Maxed-Out Special Effects!

Ever since that day, Qian Renxue had become a frequent visitor to Yun Chuan. Whenever Bibi Dong went off to handle government affairs, she would sneak in to play with him. Sometimes, she would even tell him what was on her mind and pour out her troubles to him.

Yun Chuan faithfully maintained his baby persona, wearing a confused expression whenever she talked to herself. Yet inwardly, he committed every word she said firmly to memory, hoping to analyze her personality and emotional journey so he could determine what attitude and methods he should use to win her over.

Whenever Qian Renxue sneaked in to play with him, she would sometimes lose track of time while playing. Then Bibi Dong would happen to return and catch her.

After one icy look—

Little Qian Renxue would lower her head like a child who had done something wrong and slink out of the room.

Still, most of the time, Qian Renxue managed to leave before Bibi Dong returned. Yun Chuan dared to say that Bibi Dong definitely knew Qian Renxue came to secretly play with him every day. For some reason, though, she pretended not to know.

In the end, she still held some motherly love for her in her heart. If she did not see it, then she would simply act as though it had never happened.

Time passed quietly just like that.

In the blink of an eye, Yun Chuan turned six.

Over those six years, he had worked hard to play the part of a child. He never behaved too abnormally—he played when he should play and made trouble when he should make trouble. He practically treated Spirit Hall as his own home. With the Female Pope backing him up, Yun Chuan could mess around however he wanted without consequence.

His status within Spirit Hall was neither that of the Holy Son nor that of an ordinary Spirit Hall disciple. He was the Female Pope's adopted son. Bibi Dong was his mother in name.

And today, he was six years old.

The moment that would determine his fate had arrived!

Martial soul awakening!

Douluo Continent was a world that placed extreme importance on bloodlines and talent. As long as you possessed a good martial soul, then so long as you did not die young, you would surely stand at the pinnacle in the future. Conversely, if you were trash, you could only struggle to survive while being trampled in the mud for the rest of your life! The most typical example was Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

Thus, martial soul awakening truly could be called the moment that determined one's fate for the people of Douluo Continent!

Whether he would become a dragon or a worm depended on today!

Awakening Hall!

It was a solemn and magnificent hall.

It was a place within Spirit Hall specifically used for the children of high-ranking members to awaken their martial souls. Aside from an Awakening Array in the very center, there was no other clutter inside. The surrounding walls, however, were covered in murals and sculptures depicting angels battling all manner of evil monsters, scattering light as they saved humanity. Overall, it felt highly ceremonial.

Yun Chuan's little hand was held by Bibi Dong's slender, jade-like hand as they slowly entered the hall. Today, he was the only one awakening his martial soul in the Awakening Hall. It was not some special privilege; there simply happened to be no other children his age today.

Six was the best age to awaken a martial soul. Neither older nor younger would do.

Several attendants had already been waiting inside the hall. When they saw Bibi Dong enter while holding the hand of a six-year-old child, they hurriedly bowed.

"Greetings, Your Holiness!"

Bibi Dong's expression was dignified, and she said nothing more. She merely released Yun Chuan's hand and motioned for him to enter the Awakening Array at the center. At last, a faint smile appeared on her noble face, as though encouraging him not to be afraid.

At only six years old, Yun Chuan had long hair as black as jade, skin so fair and tender that it seemed to glow, and a face so exquisitely crafted that it looked like heaven's most perfect masterpiece. Perhaps because the moment that would determine his fate was about to arrive, he appeared somewhat uneasy. But under his mother's encouragement—

The panic in those clear black-and-white eyes finally faded, replaced by determination!

Step by step, his small body finally entered the Awakening Array.

"Good child."

A loving smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face, as though she were proud of her son's bravery. No matter how one looked at it, she gave off the impression of a foolish mother who doted on her child excessively.

Over these six years, Yun Chuan had pulled out all the stops and finally maxed out this woman's favorability toward him!

Next—

The martial soul awakening officially began!

The person presiding over the awakening ceremony was, without question, the Female Pope. Although the strength of the person hosting the awakening did not make the awakened martial soul any better—

Still, as before, it was all about the sense of ceremony!

Otherwise, there would have been no need to come specifically to the Awakening Hall. As long as there was an Awakening Array, a martial soul could be awakened anywhere. Spirit Hall would not have needed to deliberately build an Awakening Hall just for this.

"Chuan Er, relax. Don't be afraid," Bibi Dong said gently. Then, with a wave of her hand, the Awakening Array at the center began to shine! Even the various sculptures and murals around the hall began to glow, clearly proving that they were more than mere decorations.

Yun Chuan's name in this life was naturally still Yun Chuan. Perhaps it was because of his cheat-like status panel, but for some reason, when Bibi Dong decided on his name, she gave him the same name he had in his previous life.

Within the Awakening Array, Yun Chuan slowly closed his eyes. He only felt warmth spreading through his entire body, as though he had returned to his mother's womb. Truly—having been a transmigrator who possessed consciousness even in the womb, he guaranteed that this feeling was exactly the same as being inside one!

Bang!

It felt as though some barrier inside his body had shattered.

Yun Chuan, his eyes still tightly shut, instinctively stretched out his right hand. A hammer slowly materialized, but the moment he truly grasped it, his hand sank. He simply could not hold the thing in his hand, and it slipped free, slowly falling toward the ground.

BOOM!!!

The entire hall shook!

It was not just the hall—even all of Spirit City was shaken, as though an earthquake had occurred!

And the culprit behind all of this was merely the small hammer that had slipped from his hand and fallen to the ground.

Yun Chuan slowly opened his eyes and instinctively looked downward. A hammer with its visual effects practically maxed out came into view!

It was a hammer with a cylindrical head, golden all over, as though forged from the purest gold. It was covered in exquisite patterns, with all kinds of multicolored gemstone crystals serving as decorative embellishments!

But the most eye-catching thing was undoubtedly the blazing white radiance constantly emanating from the Golden Hammer, the occasional flickers of blue lightning, and the crimson flames covering its entire body!

Leaving aside the Golden Hammer's incomparably domineering and luxurious design, the mere sight of its flashing light, burning flames, and crackling lightning effects made it obvious at a glance that it was no ordinary object!

"This is my Martial Soul..."

Yun Chuan looked at the Golden Hammer lying on the floor, having smashed countless cracks into the hard flooring, and instinctively bent down to reach for its handle!

The moment he gripped the handle, a feeling of complete connection welled up within him, as though the hammer were a part of his own body. As long as he wanted to, he should have been able to pick it up at any time.

As for the blazing flames and crackling arcs of lightning on the hammer, they could not harm him at all. This was his Martial Soul, equivalent to a part of himself. How could he possibly hurt himself?

After gripping the Golden Hammer's handle tightly, Yun Chuan pulled upward with all his strength!

The hammer did not budge.

It felt as though he were gripping a mountain.

Heavy—extremely heavy.

Clearly, this thing was a part of himself, yet he could not control it as easily as an arm. It seemed he could not even lift it? Yun Chuan refused to believe it. He grabbed the handle with his other hand as well, then pulled upward with both hands, trying his hardest to lift the hammer.

Yet this hammer, with its effects dialed to the maximum, remained completely motionless no matter how hard he tried. It was as though the hammerhead had taken root in the ground and fused with the earth itself!

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