Twin Martial Souls

In less than ten seconds, the boy on the far left, Wu Qiming, began to change. A faint brownish-green glow lit up in his right hand, quickly condensing into a long blade shrouded in thick, damp vapor.

It looked no different from an ordinary crescent-shaped machete, but a brownish-green pattern ran along its blade, like a python coiled around it.

"Python Blade, intermediate Weapon Martial Soul, Innate Soul Power level five." Wu Jingru immediately announced it as he withdrew the Awakening Light from the boy.

The boy regained his senses and hurriedly looked at the Martial Soul clenched in his right hand. Disappointment was plainly visible on his face.

The Wu Family members watching all frowned slightly, but the mention of Innate Soul Power level five eased some of their regret.

"Roar!"

Almost seamlessly, the other boy, Wu Chengyu, let out a low roar as the Awakening Light stimulated him. His face flushed red, Soul Power coursing continuously through his body in a striking crimson hue, like boiling flames.

"Roar."

Another low roar rang out. The next moment, a massive tiger-shaped phantom appeared behind him.

Its head was enormous, and the character for "king" on its forehead had been replaced by a fiery pattern. Its limbs were powerful, while the claws hidden within its paws were curved like blades. Its fur swayed like blazing fire, crimson-red in color, as rolling heat swept outward and made everything within several meters scorching hot.

Wu Jingru praised, "Crimson Fire Tiger, advanced Beast Martial Soul, Innate Soul Power level seven."

Hearing the Family Head's words, Wu Chengyu clenched his fists excitedly. He understood all too well what this meant.

The lingering disappointment on the faces of the Wu Family members immediately vanished. Several older elders in the crowd nodded repeatedly.

An advanced Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power level seven—if properly nurtured, he would at least reach the Soul Saint realm.

In this day and age, most resources were controlled by Soul Master families. The foundation for a family to remain strong was having powerful experts above and outstanding new generations below. If either end went wrong, no matter how vast the family's legacy was, someone would sooner or later set their sights on it.

After the two boys returned to the crowd, one resentful and the other exhilarated, everyone's gaze fell upon the girl.

Every one of them wore intense anticipation on their faces.

Wu Jingru looked calm, but he was actually a little nervous inside.

As the person involved, Wu Sidu was under no small amount of pressure as well. The position of young mistress of the Wu Family belonged to the capable. Her father had overpowered his uncles' generation, and she had no desire to fall behind.

Platinum-white Awakening Light enveloped Wu Sidu. Her delicate young body trembled faintly as her consciousness gradually grew hazy, as though she had entered another world.

The world around her was dark, covered by endless thick fog.

Just then, she sensed something in the darkness. She abruptly raised her head and looked ahead, her gorgeous heterochromatic eyes suddenly contracting.

A massive phantom dispersed the fog and slowly walked toward her.

The phantom solidified into a giant tiger. Its fur was snow-white all over, though deep black markings were faintly hidden beneath it. The "king" pattern on its forehead seemed alive, radiating a terrifying pressure. Like her, it possessed platinum and dark-purple heterochromatic eyes that glimmered with an eerie light.

"White..." Wu Sidu cried out in delight, but her beautiful eyes froze the next second.

Beside the White Tiger, a faint, indistinct glow emerged. It was an exceptionally slender figure with the vertical pupils of a feline beast. Its fur swayed like tassels in the night, and when its tail moved, faint afterimages streaked past.

"Hell Spirit Cat." Wu Sidu was stunned. She actually had two Martial Souls?

Before she could react, the robust and slender beast phantoms crashed fiercely into her and merged into her body.

Wu Sidu instinctively opened her eyes. Everywhere she looked, the elders were staring at her in shock.

"Father." She turned her head and saw the undisguised joy in her father's eyes.

"Good, good, good!" Wu Jingru exclaimed repeatedly in excitement.

It was not just him. Looking across the entire hall, every member of the Wu Family had fallen into ecstatic joy.

Wu Sidu's mother stepped forward and pulled her into a hug. It was no exaggeration to say that tears gleamed in her eyes.

Twin Martial Souls directly meant Innate Full Soul Power. Combined with her outstanding family background, as long as she did not perish midway through her growth, it meant there was an enormous chance that the Wu Family would produce a Super Douluo above level ninety-five several decades from now. That would be enough to ensure the family's stability for two or even three hundred years, perhaps even allow her to push the family to greater heights through her own strength.

From this moment onward, Wu Sidu represented the future of the Wu Family.

Nan Liujing quietly watched the scene, a faint smile in his eyes. He had not expected that the first character he encountered from the original timeline would be Youming Wu Sidu.

"Nervous?" Sun Kong asked with a smile, his arms folded across his chest as he looked down at Nan Liujing.

Nan Liujing looked up at him, then shook his head confidently. "I believe in my father and mother's talent. I definitely won't be bad."

Sun Kong laughed and reached out to ruffle Nan Liujing's hair. "You brat, how are you like a six-year-old?"

Nan Liujing chuckled.

Sun Kong did not think much of it and began chatting with his three good brothers.

"Tsk, that old brat really hit the jackpot."

"I never expected Sido to be so talented too. She's on par with the girl from Old Ye's family now. You'll have a hard time bragging about that in the future."

"It doesn't matter. Old Sun is dead set on staying single, so he doesn't count. I can still brag in front of you two."

"???"

"What do you mean?"

"The girl from the Ye Family?"

Nan Liujing's heart stirred. He secretly glanced over and saw the handsome middle-aged man with a sharp, sword-like aura—the one Sun Kong had told him to call Uncle Ye—smiling as he teased his brothers.

The Wu Family's joy continued for more than ten minutes, and everyone was glowing with delight.

Since there would be a banquet that evening, the brothers of his generation went off to make preparations. However, given the circumstances, the scale of the banquet would likely have to be expanded.

The older generation of the Wu Family greeted Sun Kong and the others one after another before striding away with the vigor of dragons and tigers. It was clear that, because of Wu Sidu, they all felt much younger at heart.

Before long, only Nan Liujing and the others remained in the vast hall.

Wu Jingru brought his wife and daughter before his four old brothers and said smugly, "Look at my Sido. She just happened to awaken Twin Martial Souls. Ah, honestly..."

Seeing how pleased he looked with himself, the corners of Sun Kong, Ye Changming, and the others' mouths twitched slightly.

Wu Sidu held her mother's hand and helplessly shook her head at her father's behavior. Yet the smile on her face did not fade in the slightest, because she knew better than anyone how powerful her talent was.

"Oh, right, Old Sun. Isn't Liujing here to awaken his Martial Soul? Come on, then." After showing off, Wu Jingru did not forget the main matter.

Everyone's attention immediately shifted to Nan Liujing.

Only then did Wu Sidu notice the boy standing beside her godfather. Her gorgeous heterochromatic eyes blinked lightly, filling with curiosity.

As if sensing her gaze, Nan Liujing happened to look at her. Their eyes met in an instant.

Nan Liujing smiled in greeting. Wu Sidu's gaze flickered away slightly as her father and godfather's earlier conversation surfaced in her mind. The tips of her fair ears reddened faintly, but she still nodded in return.