Rich Second-Gen, Day Thirty-Seven

"I want to awaken, Aunt, Uncle, Eldest Uncle, Little Aunt." Tang San heard himself say it.

"Mom needs me, and I need Mom too. Besides, after awakening, I can become stronger."

"I can bear these risks. I'm mentally prepared for them too."

As one of Shrek's Seven Devils and a candidate to inherit the Asura God's legacy, he had that confidence.

"Every benefit comes with a price. If I don't even dare to try and just fantasize about pie falling from the sky, what right do I have to become strong?"

The confidence and courage of youth were always the most precious and captivating things.

Now that the decision had been made, none of them were the hesitant sort. Tang Xiao and Ming Zhen immediately took Tang San to the place prepared for the awakening, deep in the mountains. The Tang Yunhua sisters went to Tang Hao's room in the Clear Sky Sect to retrieve the origin Ah Yin had left behind. It had been carefully stored inside the Soul Locking Jade, ensuring that the origin could remain preserved even after its owner's death.

When they arrived with the origin, Tang San was regulating his breath, preparing for the coming awakening.

This was a small valley amid the mountains. Clear Sky Sect disciples often came here to cultivate, and the surrounding cliff faces still bore marks left by the collisions and scraping of Clear Sky Hammers.

Sensing Tang Yunhua and Tang Yuehua's arrival, Tang San opened his eyes and stopped circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

"Xiao San, Second Awakening basically means that your mother's origin will draw out the power buried deep within your bloodline, transforming your body and martial soul to achieve evolution. It's hard to say what will happen during the process, but there's one thing you must remember. You must remember your original intention. No matter how much it hurts, you have to endure it."

Tang Yunhua spoke solemnly.

"Let's begin, Xiao San. Your aunt, eldest uncle, and I will all be here with you."

Ming Zhen separated from the others and sat down nearby. Tang San sat at the center of the four of them.

Tang Yunhua took out the Soul Locking Jade and poured Soul Power into it. Blue-gold motes of light slowly seeped out, gathering into a blue-gold beam.

The beam seemed to be identifying its direction. It soon locked onto Tang San's position, then shot into his body with a whoosh, vanishing within.

"Xiao San, circulate your Soul Power!" Ming Zhen shouted.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill began to circulate. The blue-gold beam flowed through his body along with it. Tang San felt no discomfort; instead, he felt a sense of warmth.

At the same time, a graceful figure slowly appeared in Tang San's Sea of Consciousness.

She was tall and slender, dressed in a blue-gold gown. Her long hair fell smoothly behind her back, tied with a blue-gold ribbon. Her features... well, he did not resemble her much.

This was his mother. Tang San had no doubt about it, yet he hesitated for a moment.

His mother opened her eyes, but showed no reaction to him at all. Tang San could not tell whether he felt relieved or disappointed. This was his mother's origin; when she had left it behind, he had not even existed yet.

"Are you my blood descendant?"

Tang San had not expected her to be able to speak. He froze, then nodded once he recovered.

Ah Yin sensed the state of Tang San's body through the origin and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, little one. Your body has reached such a level of strength at such a young age."

Then she sensed Tang San's martial soul and frowned. "What have you done to Blue Silver Grass?" Her face was full of disdain.

Only after sensing everything did Ah Yin look at him with reluctant acceptance. "Fine. You're the best of a bad bunch. Remember this: no matter what happens later, you must endure it. The longer you persist, the greater the benefit."

Her meaning could not have been clearer. Tang San nodded gravely.

Ah Yin lingered no longer. Her body dissolved once again into blue-gold motes of light and disappeared from the Sea of Consciousness.

In an unnoticed corner of the Sea of Consciousness, a point of dark red light flickered to life, then quickly went out. Even Tang San himself did not notice it.

Tang San had no attention to spare for anything else. The blue-gold light had seeped into every part of his body—everywhere!

The motes felt comfortable after entering him, warm as though he were soaking in a hot spring. It felt as if every pore on his body had opened.

The four people watching Tang San outside saw his relaxed expression and all breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed this origin still cared deeply for her son.

Yet after the Asura God, who had been tipped off, sensed Tang San's state, he found it somewhat amusing.

In truth, the first time he had seen Tang San, he had thought the boy was promising.

At such a young age, he had absorbed a soul ring beyond his level and endured the Spiritual Power impact of a soul beast. More importantly, he possessed a ruthless streak. That suited the Asura God's requirements very well.

So he had casually left a mark on him, in his Sea of Consciousness.

At the time, he had not expected to meet Tang San again so soon, and at the Goddess of Life's place no less.

Whether it was Tang San's fortune that allowed them to meet again in such a short time, or Tang San had created an opportunity for him to spend more time with the Goddess of Life, the Asura God felt that this kid was rather interesting. Moreover, after interacting with him, he quite liked his personality.

At his level, he no longer truly believed in coincidence. Everything they encountered had already been marked out by the laws, including this boy.

He could not help paying even more attention to him.

What surprised him even more was that Tang San had an opportunity for Second Awakening. The Asura God began to scheme. A few days ago, he had sensed something of his on this boy and had used it as an excuse to come to Douluo Continent.

Why not make use of it?

Tang San was still immersed in his mother's warmth. The blue-gold motes slowly yet visibly transformed his body and martial soul.

His meridians grew broader, his muscles stronger, and his bones became both hard and resilient, taking on a jade-like texture. Even his face came to resemble his parents more closely.

His martial soul underwent even greater changes. Previously, after absorbing the soul rings of the Mandala Snake and the Bloodthirsty Demonic Flame Spider, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul had actually become somewhat ugly. It was blue-black, with fire immunity and a hint of red, exuding the poisonous sweet fragrance of the Mandala Snake.

But during the bloodline awakening process, his martial soul began to be purified bit by bit. It turned transparent blue, speckled with tiny points of golden light. Its leaves became more slender, yet did not seem any weaker.

In short, it had become a very fine and beautiful martial soul. Ming Sui, who cared so much about appearances, would probably like it.

Just as everything was proceeding smoothly, a sudden change occurred.

Tang San's Storage Spirit Tool, Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, was suddenly forced open by an unknown power. A bloodstained broken sword was pulled out from within.

The four of them were shocked. They had clearly sealed off this small valley with Yuehua's domain and the Soul Power of three people. Where had this power come from?

Three Titled Douluo acted at the same time, trying to retrieve the broken sword. Yet the sword seemed to possess a will of its own. With a slight twist, it broke free from the control of the three Titled Douluo.

Before the four present could make any other move, the broken sword was enveloped in red light. Its missing section regrew, while the bloodstains and rust faded away, restoring it to its original form.

"What exactly is this thing? Why does it look somewhat like our great-grandfather's sword?" Tang Xiao muttered.

No one else noticed what Tang Xiao had said. Everyone stared intently at the sword, their Soul Power poised to strike, ready to restrain this troublesome thing.

The two sides faced off for a while. Then the sword suddenly flew in the direction opposite Tang San, drawing the Soul Power of the four of them that way. It swiftly changed direction and shot toward Tang San. Like Ah Yin's origin before it, it instantly entered Tang San's body and vanished without a trace.

Tang Yuehua hurriedly shrank her domain and concentrated it on Tang San. The purifying power of the domain surged into his body as if it were free.

"Yuehua, withdraw it first. Let Ah Zhen take over. You need to conserve your strength." Tang Yunhua stopped her younger sister.

Ming Zhen's holy light replaced Tang Yuehua's domain. It was absorbed, but brought no positive change. The blue-gold radiance transforming Tang San's body was gradually replaced by dark red light. Before long, even Ming Zhen's Soul Power could no longer enter.

Tang San's entire body was enveloped by that dark red light.

The moment the sword entered Tang San's body, an uninvited guest arrived in his Sea of Consciousness.

Tang San pressed his lips together. "Your Excellency, why have you come?" He did not want to see the Asura God at a time like this. It reminded him of the pain he had endured when absorbing the soul bone last time.

Unfortunately, this time would only be worse.

"What, I'm not welcome? I came to give you a gift." The Asura God conjured a grand chair in Tang San's Sea of Consciousness and sprawled over it without the slightest decorum.

Tang San could not help frowning at his posture.

"This is something no one else has. You're lucky to have found the Sword Embryo of the Asura God Sword." The Asura God spoke lazily. He had spent quite a while playing with the Goddess of Life near the Clear Sky Sect yesterday and was exhausted. The Goddess of Life had already returned to rest in her inheritor's Sea of Consciousness, while he still had work to do.

Tang San's mind raced. When had he ever found the Sword Embryo of the Asura God Sword?

"It was the broken sword, the bloodstained one."

He remembered. During the holiday after returning from the Heaven Dou Great Forest, Sui Sui and he had discovered it in a general store in Calais City. When he had held it, it had even caused his soul bone to react.

"Looks like you remember. Good. Absorb it, then slowly refine it. Your sect is skilled at forging, so slowly forge an Asura God Sword that belongs to you." After saying that, the Asura God kicked Tang San out of the Sea of Consciousness. He wanted to sleep there too!

The last thing Tang San heard was the Asura God telling him, "I'll watch over your Sea of Consciousness. Just hold on." Then pain erupted with a bang.

The four people guarding him outside saw Tang San suddenly cough up a mouthful of blood. Tang Yunhua could no longer hold herself together, but she could not break through the red light surrounding Tang San and could only worry helplessly.

A whole night had passed. The eastern sky had turned pale, and the sun was about to rise.

Tang San would not be able to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye today. He was still resisting pain beyond what he could bear.

The Sword Embryo seemed dissatisfied with this environment and also disdained the overly gentle transformation brought by the Blue Silver Emperor origin. It began renovating Tang San's body with sweeping, heavy-handed force.

The familiar icy divine power and doubled pain made Tang San put on a mask of agony. Especially compared to the Blue Silver Emperor origin just now—was this what a mother's warmth felt like?