An Unexpected Surprise

The next day, before dawn had fully broken, Ye Han was already training intensively on the training grounds.

It was not that Ye Han had suddenly become diligent. Todo was simply too persistent, giving him no chance to slack off. Besides, they still had to bring the remaining people to undergo Martial Soul Awakening today.

After a brief Morning Practice, Ye Han led the rest straight to Vice Dean Hua Weicheng's office.

Just like last time, they found the Vice Dean already prepared when they entered. Ye Han said respectfully, "Sorry to trouble you."

Hua Weicheng replied with a smile, "It is my duty. One at a time! These children all seem quite gifted, just like Todo before them."

"Of course! They are the finest talents from different worlds!" When it came to talent, Ye Han was only worried about Feng Aotian Honjou Kaede. The others would be no problem at all.

Since it was their first time witnessing a so-called Martial Soul Awakening, Esdeath and the others were curious despite keeping their emotions hidden.

Esdeath was the first to step forward. As Hua Weicheng released his Martial Soul, the pressure it brought made her slightly excited.

"Your Martial Soul is the Ice Element, with Innate Full Soul Power. It is an excellent Control Type Martial Soul. And little girl, stop hiding it. You have another Martial Soul too, don't you? Let this old man see it." Hua Weicheng smiled at Esdeath.

Ye Han watched Esdeath curiously. He was not surprised by the Ice Element at all; in the original story, it had been Esdeath's greatest ability.

Esdeath had originally intended to keep it as a trump card, but she no longer concealed it. She took out a Golden Cup covered in strange patterns.

The instant the cup appeared, Yoruichi looked at Esdeath warily. "There is a very Evil Soul on that thing, comparable to a Hollow King. It is best not to use it too often, lest it control you."

Lia and the others could sense something to some extent as well. Only Ye Han and Honjou Kaede felt nothing—one lacked that sort of ability, while the other knew exactly what it was.

Hearing Yoruichi's words, Esdeath revealed a bewitching smile and said confidently, "It is merely a Teigu. I tamed it back then, and I can still tame it now! I am only starting over. It is just that Demon God Manifestation: Essence of the Devil has no blood in it this time!"

The others could all vaguely tell that the thing was dangerous, but since Esdeath had experience with it, they naturally said nothing further.

"Since there are no issues, let us continue! This old man is becoming more and more eager to see the Martial Souls of you little monsters!" Though Hua Weicheng had been summoned by the system, his common knowledge came from Douluo Continent.

"Then I shall go next." Artoria slowly stepped forward and spoke seriously.

Hua Weicheng nodded and once more activated his Soul Power. Before long, Lia's test was complete. "Martial Soul: sword. Innate Full Soul Power. You can serve as a Power Attack Type!"

Yet at that moment, Lia looked at the sword before her and slowly reached out. The instant she gripped it, an indescribable kingly aura spread in all directions.

Lia sighed emotionally. "I never expected Sword of Promised Victory and Avalon to be reunited in another world."

Seeing Lia's excitement, Yoruichi impatiently said, "My turn, right? Looking at all of you reminiscing, it seems your Martial Souls have a great deal to do with your previous worlds!"

That immediately piqued Hua Weicheng's interest. "So you already know what Martial Soul you will awaken?"

"Tsk, tsk, hard to say. Let us awaken it first!" Yoruichi thought about it, but she had no idea what would appear, so she simply gave up pondering it.

"Martial Soul: blade? Innate Full Soul Power. There seems to be something wrong with that blade of yours!" Hua Weicheng could feel the threat that blade posed to him. If Sword of Promised Victory had given him an irresistible sense of majesty, then this blade made his soul tremble.

Yoruichi stared at the short blade before her in a daze and said with some melancholy, "I did not expect it to be a Zanpakuto either. After all, my Zanpakuto was shattered together with its spirit a long time ago."

When Ye Han saw the Zanpakuto, he was still somewhat confused. After all, Yoruichi had never drawn one in the original story. So it had been damaged long ago.

"Ara, ara, is it my turn? Though I think I have already guessed what my Martial Soul will be!" As Hua Weicheng's gaze swept toward her, Kurumi said with a smile.

"Martial Soul: clock. Innate Full Soul Power. This golden clock makes people very uncomfortable!" Hua Weicheng instinctively moved a little farther from the golden clock.

Kurumi revealed an unhealthy smile. "As expected, it is still you this time, Zafkiel. Let us create miracles in another world once again!"

Hua Weicheng felt that these little monsters were all extraordinarily talented and possessed powerful Martial Souls, but none of them seemed easy to get along with. Today's blows had left him wanting to finish quickly and flee.

"There is only one last shy little girl. Come on!"

After seeing that everyone else had finished, Honjou Kaede silently stepped forward as well.

Ye Han watched Honjou Kaede nervously. This was a risky move, but if it succeeded, the rewards would naturally be immense.

"Martial Soul: shield. Innate Full Soul Power. There is also an unknown Martial Soul. Your thing is quite strange too!" Hua Weicheng had not expected two people among them to possess Twin Martial Souls.

As far as Douluo Continent was concerned, there were only three measures of talent: the quality of one's Martial Soul, one's level of Innate Soul Power, and Twin Martial Souls.

Honjou Kaede had been happy to see a reflection of Dark Night from her old game, but upon hearing that she had another Martial Soul, she instinctively raised her left hand.

A strand of green code coiled around her hand before suddenly drilling into Honjou Kaede's body. In the next moment, a familiar scene appeared before her: the game she had once played.

She opened the attributes page and saw that all her points had been cleared, though the distributable points had been returned. Opening the skills page, she found that everything was indeed gone. At the bottom was displayed: Online players available (1/7).

Honjou Kaede raised her head and saw a plus sign above each of their heads. She tapped the plus sign above Ye Han's head, and a notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Player Maple invites you to join the NWO game. Accept?"

Ye Han's pupils contracted. Having learned about Honjou Kaede's background, he naturally knew what this was. He said excitedly, "Accept!"

In the next moment, a virtual panel appeared before Ye Han, displaying his health bar, mana bar, experience bar, skills, and more.

On the other side, Maple saw the number of online players become (2/7), and Ye Han had opened his attributes panel as well.

Ye Han was so excited that he grabbed Honjou Kaede, spun her around once, and said joyfully, "Just as expected of you! Feng Aotian, that is truly godlike!"

Honjou Kaede had been happy too, since games were her domain, but when Ye Han suddenly hugged her, her face immediately turned bright red.

The others were equally puzzled. Ye Han's actions had been extremely abrupt, and they seemed connected to the timid Honjou Kaede from earlier.

Todo said with a regretful expression, "Best Friend, when did your tastes change? Are you going to leave me?"

"Go, go, get lost! Honjou Kaede, do you still have invitation slots? If you do, bring everyone here into it!" Ye Han said excitedly.

"Mhm, mhm! I can still invite five people!" As she spoke, she awkwardly looked at Ye Han. Including Hua Weicheng, there were still six people here.

Hua Weicheng was quite self-aware. Smiling, he said, "I do not understand you young people's things. There is no need to include this old man."

Hearing that, Honjou Kaede no longer hesitated and directly invited the others. None of the remaining people's worlds had anything like virtual games, so they immediately seemed rather flustered.

Fortunately, none of them were foolish. Even Todo was rough yet meticulous, and under Honjou Kaede's guidance, they quickly learned how to use it.

Everyone eventually snapped out of the wondrous game system, planning to return and study it further. But for Ye Han, this was already an unexpected delight.

Originally, Ye Han had thought that it would already be incredibly overpowered if Honjou Kaede awakened the Shield Maiden attributes from her old game.

Watching them stop chatting, Hua Weicheng said, "Though I hate to dampen your spirits, if you form a team, there will be a serious imbalance. After all, you have three Power Attack Types, one Control Type, one Ranged Attack Type, one Defense Type, and one I am not quite sure about. You will suffer in future Soul Fighting."

To Hua Weicheng, who did not understand them, this assessment was based entirely on their Martial Souls. But Ye Han had planned things out long ago.

"Hehe, Vice Dean, do not worry. I have already thought it through. Our team composition is excellent!" Ye Han said with a smile.

"Oh? I would like to hear the details!" Hua Weicheng's interest was immediately piqued.

Since the Vice Dean had said so, Ye Han directly replied, "Since we are discussing it, I will explain the team composition. If anyone has objections or thinks something is unsuitable, tell me."

As soon as Ye Han finished speaking, Esdeath said, "I do not think it is necessary at all. I alone am enough."

Ye Han was speechless as he looked at this troublesome child, but he still rejected the suggestion. "It is a very good proposal, but no. You will probably understand after you catch up on this world's basic knowledge."

Hearing that, Esdeath sensibly nodded to show that she understood.

After looking around and finding that no one else had raised an objection, Ye Han spoke again. "For the Defense Type Soul Master role, Xiao Feng, no problem?"

Seeing everyone look at her, Honjou Kaede panicked inwardly. Then she said firmly, "Please trust me with your backs. As long as I am not dead, I will never let any of you get hurt!"

Even Esdeath developed a trace of fondness for the little girl after hearing Honjou Kaede's words.

"Very good. Then for the Agility Attack Type Soul Master, as the Flash Goddess Yoruichi of Soul Society, are you not the obvious choice?" Ye Han turned his gaze to Yoruichi, who smiled and said, "Naturally. Since I earned that title, no one has ever been able to take it from me!"

After receiving confirmation, Ye Han turned to Esdeath. "Your Majesty, you possess the Ice Element. How about serving as the Control Type and commanding the entire field? The Control Type is the core of a team! When necessary, you can also become a Power Attack Type."

Originally, Ye Han had been choosing between Lia and Esdeath. After all, one had once been a king and the other a general; both had experience leading armies into battle.

However, after considering Lia's personality, Ye Han ultimately chose Esdeath.

"Even if you flatter me, I will not give up challenging the strong." Since Esdeath said that, she was essentially accepting Ye Han's arrangement.

Esdeath's lack of objection made Ye Han breathe a sigh of relief. He continued, "Todo and Lia will naturally serve as our Power Attack Types."

Lia had no objections to this either. In her view, a knight existed to protect everyone.

"Lastly, Kurumi, you will be the Support Department!" Ye Han said with a smile.

Kurumi asked somewhat surprisingly, "My abilities as the Support Department? It is not impossible, but do not be surprised when the time comes!"

Ye Han naturally understood what Kurumi meant. He had struggled greatly when choosing the Support Department, because there were very few who were personally powerful while also fitting the team. Thus, Ye Han had taken another approach.

Kurumi's Dalet was terrifying when used to shoot people, but it was undeniably time reversal as well.

"As for me, I will serve as the Ranged Attack Type, disrupting enemies. When necessary, I can fight at close range too." Ye Han was very clear about his own role.

Though Hua Weicheng did not quite understand Ye Han's arrangement, none of the little monsters objected, so he naturally said no more. He merely remarked that he was old and left directly.

Ye Han and the others also left and began testing their own abilities.