Ultimate Twin Martial Souls!
At his words, Ye Chen looked at Xian Lin'er beside him, then turned to Qian Duoduo on the other side.
The couple nodded at him, their eyes filled with encouragement.
Ye Chen took a deep breath, released Xian Lin'er's hand, and walked up to Xuan Zi.
"Let's begin, Drunkard Grandpa!" Ye Chen said firmly.
Calling him Grandpa Xuan would make it seem like they were from different generations, so Ye Chen had always called Xuan Zi "Drunkard Grandpa" since childhood. It also suited Xuan Zi's image quite well.
I can definitely become a Soul Master! I want to rise above the rest! I can't spend my life wasting away like this! Ye Chen kept encouraging himself inwardly.
He was still somewhat nervous, unsure what kind of Martial Soul he would possess.
He was certainly looking forward to it, but he also feared awakening some useless Martial Soul that could not cultivate. Not only would his dream be shattered, but wouldn't his journey here after transmigrating have been for nothing?
Xuan Zi said nothing. A gentle white light lit up in his hand, and under everyone's watchful gaze, he pointed into the void. That wisp of soft light filled the entire room before finally converging upon Ye Chen.
Ye Chen felt warm all over. After the white energy entered his body, a tingling numbness spread through him.
After the brief numb sensation passed, Ye Chen felt an overwhelming drowsiness wash over him. Everything before his eyes blurred, and the whole world turned into a golden sea.
As far as his eyes could see, everything shone gold. There was no sign of life, yet he could feel vigorous vitality all around him.
Then the scene suddenly changed. Ye Chen felt as though he had fallen into endless darkness, able to feel only bone-piercing cold and boundless emptiness.
If an outsider entered the room at that moment, their jaw would surely drop in shock.
Were these really the renowned elders of Sea God's Pavilion, whose strength stood above the world?
No one on the entire continent had ever seen them looking so tense.
As they watched Ye Chen's Soul Power awaken, they were even more nervous than when they had awakened their own Martial Souls. Every one of them stared fixedly at the small figure in the room.
Only Mu En was an exception. He lay in his reclining chair with his eyes closed, resting quietly, but everything happening in the room was clearly within his grasp.
Suddenly, an ultimate radiance burst from Ye Chen's body. In an instant, it turned the room into a sea of light, just like that day six years ago, when ten suns had appeared in the sky.
Once everyone recovered, they discovered in shock that the temperature in the room had risen drastically. Even the walls formed from the branches of the Golden Sacred Tree had been scorched with specks of light.
The blazing light lasted only an instant before it all rushed into Ye Chen's body. In front of him, a tiny sapling appeared.
The sapling was no thicker than a pen shaft and no taller than an infant's arm. Its only four leaves were covered in golden veins, emitting a sacred aura of light.
"What... what kind of sapling is this? It can emit such an ultimate aura of light even in Martial Soul form alone!"
As everyone looked at the tiny sapling before Ye Chen, stormy waves rose in their hearts.
Even Mu En, who had always been calm and steady, opened his eyes from his feigned rest.
He had known Ye Chen was extraordinary, but he had never expected him to be extraordinary to such a degree.
Wasn't this ultimate aura of light exactly what he had personally felt that night six years ago?
Even though this was the second time he had felt it, he still had the urge to kneel and worship.
His Light Holy Dragon Martial Soul possessed an exceptionally pure Light Attribute, yet he could still feel intense suppression from the attribute.
And this was merely Ye Chen's Martial Soul, only a sapling at that. If it were a real living being, what kind of aura would it emit?
In Mu En's understanding, even the legendary Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul could not compare to this sapling in the purity of its Light Attribute.
Xuan Zi, standing before Ye Chen, felt it even more intensely than the others.
His body trembled slightly, as though his soul itself were shuddering.
The pressure of that Martial Soul had transcended attributes and truly descended upon him.
Just as everyone was marveling at Ye Chen's Martial Soul, another transformation occurred.
Unlike before, the room instantly turned into endless darkness. Even the light of the Golden Sacred Tree was completely suppressed.
Though everyone was clearly standing close by, they could no longer sense anyone else's existence apart from their own.
Bone-piercing cold filled the small room. Even with their cultivation, they could feel that chill seeping into their bones.
The darkness likewise lasted only a brief instant before vanishing once more.
At the same time, two pairs of enormous wings unfurled behind Ye Chen.
At first glance, the four wings somewhat resembled butterfly wings. In the center of each wing was a crescent moon, constantly exuding an extreme, chilling cold.
Other than that, they were entirely black—an endless black without the slightest impurity, blackness purified to the utmost extreme.
The room fell into brief silence, as though time itself had completely stopped.
Ye Chen slowly woke up, and his two Martial Souls entered his body and vanished.
"Drunkard Grandpa, Grandpa Mu, uncles, what's wrong with all of you?"
Although Ye Chen was incomparably excited inside, he still pretended to ask in confusion.
At the instant his Martial Souls awakened, a voice had sounded in his mind, informing him what his two Martial Souls were.
How could he not know why everyone was staring blankly? Amused, he could not help wanting to tease them.
These were the continent's foremost figures, after all. Only Ye Chen would dare make fun of them.
At that thought, a smug smile appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's lips.
"Xiao Chen, they were frightened by your Martial Souls." Mu En, the strongest among them, was the first to recover.
Mu En wore a kindly smile as he mercilessly joined Ye Chen in teasing the others.
Because he knew Ye Chen's origins, he had long suspected that Ye Chen's Martial Souls would be something extraordinary.
The truth had proven his thoughts correct.
Ye Chen grinned and gave Mu En a knowing look, making Mu En shake his head helplessly at the sight.
At the same time, after personally witnessing Ye Chen's Martial Soul Awakening, Mu En silently thought, As expected.
Everyone in the room who could stand here naturally possessed exceptional mental fortitude. After their brief shock, they began marveling at Ye Chen's talent.
Although they did not know what kind of existences these two Martial Souls were, either one alone could stand at the pinnacle of all Martial Souls.
Not to mention that he possessed Twin Martial Souls!
Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er looked at Ye Chen with eyes full of gratification as well.
Though they both hoped Ye Chen could live an ordinary, peaceful life, they were still happy that their son possessed such talent.
At the same time, everyone present could not help but feel a trace of doubt.
Had Mu En truly picked Ye Chen up at the gates of Shrek City?
Mu En had hurriedly left back then, only to return with this infant. What had made him so anxious?
Though they harbored doubts, no one asked. They knew that if Mu En had not told them, he surely had his reasons.
But one thing was certain: Ye Chen was absolutely connected to the anomaly from six years ago in countless ways.
They had not felt those two ultimate auras for the first time.
I thought about this story for a long time before finally deciding to write it. This is both an expression of my love for the world of Douluo Continent and for my own dream of writing.
(A lot of readers have mentioned this, so let me clarify: the protagonist's first Martial Soul is a growth-type Martial Soul that will evolve every time he obtains a Soul Ring. The Second Martial Soul is not truly a butterfly either; it will change later on. This was part of the outline when I first began writing, but since so many readers brought it up, I decided to explain it.)
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