Mu En's Arrangements

Aside from Mu En, only Xuan Zi knew the little guy's background.

After confirming that Ye Chen was not a soul beast who had rebuilt himself, they had once speculated whether he might be a child of a deity who had ended up on the continent.

Now that Mu En had personally presided over and witnessed Ye Chen's Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, he became even more convinced of his earlier conjecture.

"Xiao Chen, can you tell us what exactly your two Martial Souls are?" Mu En asked curiously.

The others wanted to ask the same thing. Though they could be certain that both Martial Souls were top-tier existences, none of them had ever seen them before.

They had not even heard of them.

Under everyone's curious gazes, Ye Chen scratched his head and slowly said, "I don't know where they came from either. I only know that the sapling is called the Fusang Divine Tree, and my Second Martial Soul is called Taiyin Youying."

That was all Ye Chen could say.

Everyone nodded after hearing this. Even they had never encountered them, let alone a tiny child like him.

Mu En fell into thought and asked no further questions. Instead, he intended to check Ye Chen's soul power.

"Xiao Chen, test your Soul Power Level."

Ye Chen nodded. At Xuan Zi's prompting, he gently placed his small hand on the crystal ball.

"Innate Full Soul Power."

As the crystal ball emitted a dazzling radiance, everyone in the room spoke in voices that were surprisingly calm.

After the Martial Soul Awakening just now, they were practically numb to Ye Chen possessing Innate Full Soul Power.

It was as though this were the most ordinary thing in the world. It would have been strange if he did not possess Innate Full Soul Power.

"Lin'er, take Xiao Chen back first. Everyone else, stay behind. I have something to discuss." Mu En's voice returned to its usual gentleness. Some matters were not suitable to discuss in front of Ye Chen.

Because they concerned the continent's most evil organization—the Evil Soul Masters.

Although Mu En knew that Ye Chen's background was extraordinary, he could never have imagined that the soul of a modern person from the twenty-first century lived inside Ye Chen's mind.

He did not think Ye Chen was hiding anything from them. If a child this young possessed such scheming, that would truly be bizarre.

Understanding his meaning, Xian Lin'er stepped forward, took Ye Chen's little hand, and led him out of the room.

Ye Chen skipped along the road hand in hand with Xian Lin'er, the excitement in his heart still impossible to quell.

It was not that he did not know; he simply did not know how to explain it.

Even if he had explained, no one present would have heard of them anyway, and they would still have been utterly confused.

Both of these were things that had existed in the myths and legends of his previous life.

In truth, Ye Chen also had a trace of doubt. Based on the memories of his previous life, Taiyin Youying was a divine beast from ancient mythology, depicted as an enormous hollow ring—in other words, the moon.

Due to their ignorance, ancient people regarded the sun and moon as the two divine beasts born at the beginning of heaven and earth. One was called Taiyin Youying, while the other was called Taiyang Zhuzhao.

They respectively represented the sun and the moon.

Yet according to that voice, his Second Martial Soul was named Taiyin Youying.

Judging from its appearance alone, it did indeed possess two pairs of butterfly-like wings.

But Ye Chen could not determine what exactly was going on. The information he knew now was simply far too limited.

There was another point that did not match his memories: the Ultimate Darkness Attribute within his Second Martial Soul.

And why was his first Martial Soul not Taiyang Zhuzhao, but the Fusang Divine Tree instead?

Since he could not figure it out, Ye Chen did not bother dwelling on it. As long as he knew that his Second Martial Soul was one of the most powerful Martial Souls in the world, that was enough. He did not care about anything else.

Inside the Sea God's Pavilion council hall, aside from Xian Lin'er, who had taken Ye Chen home, every remaining elder was present, seated neatly around the oval table.

"I'm sure you all saw it. Xiao Chen possesses talent beyond imagination. Within his two Martial Souls, I sensed four ultimate auras!" Mu En's voice was filled with amazement as he spoke.

The four ultimate auras he had sensed were light, darkness, ice, and fire.

Ultimate attributes that might not appear even once in several centuries had simultaneously appeared in a child who had only just awakened his Martial Souls.

Everyone fell silent after hearing this.

They all knew what this meant for the academy and the continent.

After the generation led by ancestor Tang San ten thousand years ago, a new great era was about to arrive!

"According to my observations, the four ultimate attributes within Xiao Chen have reached a delicate balance. If there had only been two, then perhaps during his Martial Soul Awakening, Xiao Chen would have been unable to control the two conflicting energies and would have exploded to death."

Mu En paused before speaking again.

"Therefore, from now until school begins, he will study under me. I will personally guide his cultivation. And we must keep a close watch on the movements of the Evil Soul Masters at all times."

"Xiao Chen's Light Attribute is the natural nemesis of all Evil Soul Masters. Moreover, if he is captured by them and they make use of his Darkness Attribute, it will surely become a disaster for the entire continent in the future!"

For once, Mu En did not first allow the others to speak. He laid out everything in one breath.

Everyone's expressions were grave. They all understood the consequences of this matter.

Qian Duoduo could not help worrying inwardly.

Although Ye Chen had been adopted by him and Xian Lin'er, they had treated him as their own son all these years. It would be a lie to say he was not worried.

"Overall, though, as long as we protect him well and allow him to grow up healthily, he will absolutely be a blessing to both our academy and the continent!" Elder Song, seated at the head of the table, said with a sigh.

"Why is everyone being so serious? It's a good thing that Xiao Chen has such talent. From now on, this old man will protect him, so none of you better try to fight me for him!" Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall had grown somewhat oppressive, Xuan Zi lightened the mood at the right moment.

Hearing this, everyone relaxed considerably.

That evening, in a small house in the Inner Court, Ye Chen's family of three sat around a small table. To celebrate Ye Chen's Martial Soul Awakening, Xian Lin'er had prepared a lavish dinner.

"Xiao Chen, tell Dad—which Martial Soul do you want to focus on in your future cultivation?" At the table, Qian Duoduo put some meat into Ye Chen's bowl and asked.

"Dad, can't I cultivate both Martial Souls at the same time?" Ye Chen's large eyes were filled with confusion.

As a Douluo fan, he knew about the so-called primary and secondary Martial Soul theory, but he still put on a confused expression.

After all, he was only six years old. He had not begun studying those theories yet, so if he suddenly showed that he understood them, people might notice something was off.

"You'll learn about all that later." Qian Duoduo did not explain in detail. Once Ye Chen officially enrolled, his teachers would teach him these things.

Even if he knew now, he probably would not understand.

In Qian Duoduo's mind, Ye Chen had always been just a six-year-old child.

Ye Chen nodded obediently and said in a childish voice, "Then I'll make the Fusang Divine Tree my first Martial Soul."

After saying that, Ye Chen picked some food for Xian Lin'er and even made a face at Qian Duoduo.

"You little rascal, you only know to give food to your mom. Did your dad spoil you for nothing?" Qian Duoduo affectionately rubbed Ye Chen's little head and pretended to be jealous.

Ye Chen shook his head in dissatisfaction, picked up his little stool, and ran to Qian Duoduo's other side. How dare he mess up my hairstyle!

In his eyes, his hairstyle was more important than anything.

If his handsome, dashing hair were rubbed away, how would he pursue all those beautiful senior sisters at the academy?

The moment Ye Chen moved away, Qian Duoduo froze on the spot in shock.

Xian Lin'er watched the father and son with helpless amusement, undisguised tenderness in her eyes.

Yet none of the three noticed the faint glint that flashed through Ye Chen's eyes.

Dear readers, Taiyang Zhuzhao will appear later. There is a small setting behind this, so please forgive me for not spoiling it...

And once again, let me clarify: Ye Chen's Second Martial Soul really is not a butterfly. Around Xiao Chen's second year, it will undergo a tremendous change.