Preparing for Awakening!

Night fell. A bright moon hung in the sky, stars dotted the heavens, and the evening breeze brushed against people's cheeks, bringing waves of coolness.

At this moment, the child from earlier was asleep in that special house. At the same time, within the child's Sea of Consciousness...

"Mm... everything is still alright. Perhaps all of this was the old man's fault back then."

The giant dragon named Old Long spoke.

All he hoped for now was that this child could settle down properly first. After all, he... had things he needed to do. Since he had come here, he had to be prepared.

"It was just too sudden back then. It would have been nice to have one more helper."

After all, there was nothing to be done about that incident. But logically speaking, it should not have happened. So what exactly was the reason? Was it because of himself, because of the child himself, or because something was driving him?

Still, things were actually fine for him right now. No one would know who he was, and likewise, few would know who Old Long truly was.

But just in case, he still had to make him do as they had discussed before.

"Still, he is different from before now. He is somewhat weak. Using even a little force... does not seem too good."

Old Long thought to himself in the Sea of Consciousness. If he judged by the time they had reunited back then, he would not need to worry about this child at all. At that time, his strength in every aspect had still been solid.

Suddenly, Old Long thought of Martial Souls.

"Martial Souls? This world really is interesting. What will it be this time?"

"I hope there will not be too many. Otherwise, it will still be troublesome in every regard."

In his memories, he had accompanied him for a very long time. It was fate, perhaps. Fate had drawn the two of them together.

"Hahaha! Come to think of it, I should have always been grateful to him!"

But then came another stretch of silence. After all, aside from the child having forgotten how he had become what he was now, and aside from everyone else not being here, only Old Long knew what had happened back then.

Before long, Old Long looked at the ball of golden light he had just taken out.

"This is that fellow's... There is not much challenge to it. It may be a good thing for him as well."

With that, Old Long began what he needed to do, and the ball of golden light was swallowed back into him. In his dream, the boy saw a person. That person was at least two meters tall, with blue-gold hair and a robust build. The boy felt that the other person was strangely familiar, while from that person's perspective, "he" also found the child familiar. At the same time, yes, it was as though one person and two thoughts found each other similar.

Then, both sides tried to touch one another. Their fingertips slowly drew closer.

Soon, their fingertips met, and ripples surged through the surrounding space. But in the next instant, space shattered, and darkness wrapped around both of them. There was no sense of danger at all. It felt as though they had returned to being one.

Returning to the origin...

The next morning, the sun shone brightly, and everything remained as usual. The only difference was that he would not be going to awaken his Martial Soul alone today. At this moment, the boy walked up to someone's door and knocked.

"Coming, wait a moment!" someone inside replied.

Then the door was pushed open, revealing a child about as tall as the boy outside. This child's face looked tender and soft. He was even somewhat cute. On the other hand, the boy outside was also rather cute, but he appeared more mature.

"Ah! Yang Jin, you're here."

"Yo, Wulin. Good morning."

"Ah, come in and sit for a while. Dad is getting ready. He'll be able to take us to awaken our Martial Souls soon!"

"Yeah, I'm excited too..."

"Ahhh! I'm so excited!"

That shout truly startled the boy named Yang Jin. He had expected Wulin to be excited, but he had not expected him to be this excited.

Well, it is understandable, even if his reaction is a bit intense, Yang Jin thought.

"Ah, sorry, sorry. I was just too excited."

"Alright, calm down. Keep a steady state of mind."

"Huh? Sometimes, Yang Jin, you give people the feeling of an old father."

"Huh?"

"Hahaha, then Little Yang should become a good father in the future, right?"

At this moment, a man emerged from inside the house. He was none other than Wulin's father.

"Hello, Uncle! But please don't joke like that. I'm still young, haha!"

"You will both become big kids sooner or later. When that time comes, not only Wulin, but perhaps we will need Little Yang's help too."

"You flatter me."

"Then let's get ourselves ready and set out. Once today is over, I'll treat you two to something delicious!"

"Something delicious!" At those words, the little boy named Wulin's eyes lit up as though he had eaten black garlic!

Before long, Wulin's father set out with Yang Jin and Wulin to awaken their Martial Souls. The scenery along the way was quite nice. The place where Wulin and Yang Jin lived was not very big, but the environment was excellent and the vegetation was lush. Soon, they arrived.

"Dad, do you think my Martial Soul will definitely be powerful? Maybe I'll even have Twin Martial Souls!"

"Mm, my little Wulin will definitely be fine."

"Yeah, Wulin, you'll definitely be fine. Just look at who you are."

"Mm? Who am I?"

"That's right, your surname is Tang."

"That is right, Little Yang is correct. But Wulin, remember this: no matter what your Martial Soul is like, how much Soul Power you have, or whatever else happens, your mother and I will love and take care of you. Of course, we will also do our part for Little Yang."

"Oh, thank you, Uncle." Yang Jin bowed.

"Alright, Dad, Yang Jin and I are going in first. Wait for us!"

"Mm, hurry along. There are a lot of people today."

Then, the two children quickly entered the place where Martial Souls were awakened. In truth, many people had already come before them. Quite a few people were also coming out, some jubilant and some dejected.

Those who were happy had naturally awakened decent Martial Souls. Some might even possess Innate Full Soul Power. Those who were disappointed had awakened poor Martial Souls or perhaps had no Soul Power at all, making it impossible for them to become Soul Masters. But for those with Soul Power and Martial Souls that were not too poor, their lives would begin changing from this moment onward.

Still, being a Soul Master was better. That title alone was different. Soul Masters received completely free tuition at their academies. Perhaps they could also obtain even better things. Moreover, if they advanced quickly or possessed high talent, there would be even more rewards.

That was precisely why, once someone possessed Soul Power and a good Martial Soul, it would not only change their own life, but even affect those around them.

Soon, time passed slowly, and a group of people entered.

There were quite a lot of children here today, but fortunately, Wulin and Yang Jin were in the same group.

"Wulin, there are really a lot of people today."

"Yeah, everyone seems very excited."

"Well, that is true. But there is bound to be anxiety and unease too."

After the group of children entered a room, some of the children ahead of Wulin and Yang Jin were joyful while others were sorrowful. The building they were in was not small either. It had seven floors, and every floor had a place for awakening Martial Souls.

Some children did not leave after awakening their Martial Souls, instead chatting with one another.

"Huh? What Martial Soul did you awaken?"

"Mine is amazing, Twin Martial Souls!"

"Twin Martial Souls!" Yang Jin's heart jolted when he heard that.

"That's right. My Twin Martial Souls are medicine and a cooking spatula."

"Uh, pfft! Hahaha!"

"Hey! What are you laughing at?"

"Then what are yours?"

"Me? Mine are a mirror and a swamp."

At this, Yang Jin was puzzled.

"Old Long."

"What is it?"

"Swamp... uh..."

"Stop. Even I do not know. This old man has lived so long, but I have never seen such bizarre Martial Souls."

Over with those two children...

"So I gave my Martial Souls a combined name: Jingze!"

At this moment, Yang Jin called out curiously, wanting to ask something.

"Um, excuse me, but did you give your Martial Souls a combined name?"

"Yeah, it's called Jingze!"

"Oh~ Then do you also... um... have the surname Wang?"

"Yeah. Huh? How did you know?"

"Oh, I just guessed. But I can give you a suggestion."

"What suggestion?"

"Call yourself Wang Jingze! It highlights both your Martial Souls and your surname. Isn't that great?"

"Oh! That really does sound good! Thanks, brother!"

With that, the two children walked out.

"Yang Jin, that name really is pretty good."

"Mm? Wulin, you think it is good?"

"Mm? Isn't it?"

At the same time, Old Long asked within the Sea of Consciousness.

"You, hahaha, how did you come up with that name? This old man is very curious."

"Oh, the thought just suddenly appeared in my head, as though it had always been there."

"Haha! Ha... As though it had always been there?"

Though it was only a simple sentence, it left Old Long with countless thoughts.