Martial Soul Awakening (Seeking Investment! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

Martial Soul Awakening (Seeking Investment! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

Red Mountain Academy, the only school in Aolai City.

Jing Ziyuan brought Jing Shaoyu to Red Mountain Academy. Since today was the annual Awakening Day, the streets in front of the academy were crowded with people, nearly all of them parents bringing their children to awaken their Martial Souls.

Jing Ziyuan and her son followed the packed crowd into the academy, then moved with the flow of people to a spacious plaza. Quite a few teacher-like figures stood there with lists in hand, calling names one by one. The crowd was very quiet, waiting for the academy teachers to call them.

Jing Shaoyu looked around as though searching for someone.

If nothing unexpected happened, he should have been in the same year as Tang Wulin, so Tang Wulin ought to be in this plaza too. Would he have a chance to meet this protagonist early? Yet he was disappointed. There were too many people, and he was too short; he could not see beyond the second row of people around him at all. Of course, he could have chosen to let Jing Ziyuan carry him like some of the other children, but his intense sense of shame stirred within him, so he had no choice but to give up on looking for Tang Wulin.

"Jing Shaoyu!" As noon drew near, a teacher finally called Jing Shaoyu's name.

"Coming!" Jing Shaoyu perked up at once, grabbed Jing Ziyuan's hand, and ran over with a cheer. Jing Ziyuan also showed a relieved expression and followed him over.

"Come with me." The teacher gave Jing Shaoyu a somewhat surprised glance, muttered something, then spoke coldly.

Jing Shaoyu heard the teacher's mutter and could not help feeling a little smug. What had the teacher said?

The teacher had said that Jing Shaoyu was really pretty.

Following the teacher, Jing Shaoyu saw a circular building.

This building was called an Awakening Chamber. It was said that every elementary academy had one, specially built for six-year-old children to awaken their Martial Souls. Every year on Awakening Day, the academy invited Spirit Masters from the Spirit Pagoda to conduct awakening ceremonies and awaken the Martial Souls of children about to enroll.

The Awakening Day ceremony was completely free. As for why the Spirit Pagoda awakened the children's Martial Souls for free, Jing Shaoyu could roughly guess the reason. The most obvious purpose was probably to sell Soul Spirits.

After all, Soul Spirits were the Spirit Pagoda's primary business. The more Soul Masters there were, the more potential customers they would naturally have.

"Parents, please wait here." When they arrived before the circular building, the teacher said to Jing Ziyuan.

However, Jing Ziyuan had already stopped outside the boundary line of her own accord. After all, she was the director of an orphanage. Although the orphanage had not had any children for nearly ten years, she had brought children to awaken their Martial Souls before, so she understood the basic rules.

"A Yu, good luck. Mom believes in you!" Jing Ziyuan encouraged Jing Shaoyu.

"I'll awaken a powerful Martial Soul, Mom!" Jing Shaoyu shouted loudly, as though answering Jing Ziyuan and cheering himself on at the same time.

The Awakening Chamber had seven floors, and Jing Shaoyu was brought to an Awakening Chamber on the sixth floor.

The moment he entered, Jing Shaoyu was captivated by the magnificent and mysterious patterns within. They covered the entire Awakening Chamber, from the floor to the walls to the ceiling, densely packed everywhere. At first glance, they made one feel dizzy.

Inside the Awakening Chamber stood a young man wearing an ancient orange robe. His face was expressionless, and he had an air that warned strangers to stay away. Upon seeing Jing Shaoyu, he impatiently shouted before Jing Shaoyu could even greet him, "Come here. Don't waste time."

"Okay." Jing Shaoyu had an extremely poor impression of this Spirit Master's terrible attitude, but since he needed the man's help, he could only obediently walk over.

"Focus and calm your mind!" the Spirit Master said.

Jing Shaoyu immediately concentrated.

A soft white glow lit up in the Spirit Master's hand. With a movement of his hand, the white light shot into the air, then scattered like fireworks. Immediately afterward, the strange patterns on the walls of the Awakening Chamber lit up. Beginning from the ceiling, they seemed to come alive, spreading downward along all four walls until they reached Jing Shaoyu's feet.

All the light gathered there. Jing Shaoyu felt a warm, tingling energy rise from beneath his feet, traveling through the soles of his feet and into every limb and bone. His body began to tremble involuntarily, and his vision blurred.

Countless shifting lights and shadows seemed to flow before his eyes. He felt as though he had suddenly been placed within a lush, vibrant Primeval Forest. Around him and beneath his feet were flourishing plants—towering trees and delicate flowers and grasses. In the distance were the silhouettes of animals. They all seemed to be cheering, all seemed to be welcoming him.

"Ah..." Amid his daze, a distant and wistful sigh sounded beside his ear.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Master awakening Jing Shaoyu's Martial Soul had widened his eyes, his cold face filled with surprise and curiosity.

From his perspective, Jing Shaoyu was surrounded by the light of awakening. As the white light dissipated, Jing Shaoyu's appearance underwent an enormous change. His short black hair had become long emerald-green hair, and a jade-like ring appeared behind his head. His body had grown somewhat taller, his ears had become pointed and elongated, and he exuded an elegant, noble aura that made people want to draw close.

Most importantly, as Jing Shaoyu changed, the Spirit Master was astonished to find that the air in the Awakening Chamber had become much fresher, as though some special substance had been added. Even the fatigue caused by conducting awakening ceremonies for so long had lessened considerably! "What kind of Martial Soul is this? It looks like a Beast Martial Soul!" The Spirit Master was very curious, but also somewhat delighted. This Martial Soul clearly was not ordinary and surely possessed soul power. Great, he had finally not come up empty-handed this time! Jing Shaoyu was immersed in that ancient, distant forest and wanted to learn more, but the white light flashed, and everything vanished like an illusion.

Feeling somewhat helpless, he could only slowly open his eyes. The changes in his body gradually disappeared as well. He felt lighter than ever before, every part of his body sending out signals of joy. He knew this was the feedback his Martial Soul gave him.

"Child, what is your Martial Soul?" The Spirit Master's large face suddenly appeared before Jing Shaoyu's eyes, startling him so badly that he nearly slapped him. The Spirit Master's face was piled with smiles, completely different from his earlier cold attitude.

His change from arrogance to obsequiousness made Jing Shaoyu want to laugh a little.

"My Martial Soul is called the Origin Spirit," Jing Shaoyu said. "Sir Spirit Master, do you know this kind of Martial Soul?"

"Ah?" A trace of awkwardness flashed across the Spirit Master's face, but he quickly said excitedly, "Child, do you know? I tested your soul power. You have Innate Full Soul Power, one in ten thousand!"

"Really? That's great!" Upon hearing that he actually possessed Innate Full Soul Power, Jing Shaoyu immediately jumped up in excitement, his face full of exhilaration.

Innate Full Soul Power meant that he had gained the slightest possibility of changing his future.

"It seems you know what Innate Full Soul Power means. That's wonderful. Child, would you like to join our Spirit Pagoda?" The Spirit Master said with a beaming smile, almost seductively. "With your talent, you'll definitely receive focused training if you join the Spirit Pagoda. When the time comes, you'll certainly get your share of Soul Spirits and the Spirit Ascension Platform. You might even have the chance to study at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and be accepted as a disciple by one of the important figures there!"

"Ah, well, I'd like to discuss it with my mother first. Is that okay?" Upon hearing the Spirit Master invite him to join the Spirit Pagoda, Jing Shaoyu immediately put on the air of a child who needed to notify his parent.

The Spirit Pagoda... Jing Shaoyu did not deny that it was a powerful organization, but its upper ranks? Heh heh.

"Fine. If you decide to join our Spirit Pagoda, be sure to come find me there. My name is Su Haichao!" Spirit Master Su Haichao said eagerly.

"Okay, I will!" Upon hearing the Spirit Master's name, Jing Shaoyu nearly failed to keep a straight face and hurriedly left the Awakening Chamber.

Watching Jing Shaoyu's departing back, Su Haichao's face was full of envy. He immediately took out a communicator and directly dialed a number he had never called before.

"Hello, Tower Master? This is Su Haichao—Su Haichao from the Awakening Department. I awakened a child with Innate Full Soul Power!"

"He's at Red Mountain Academy. The child's name is Jing Shaoyu. According to his records, he comes from an ordinary family."

"Forgive this subordinate's limited knowledge, but I cannot identify his Martial Soul. However, it should be a Beast Martial Soul."

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