Dark Night Demonic Lute

Chapter 1: Dark Night Demonic Lute

Douluo Continent.

Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City, Ye Manor.

Today is the day for children of appropriate age to awaken their martial souls.

Long Chen had been looking forward to this day for six years.

Six years ago, he was reborn into an ordinary family in this world.

His mother died of illness not long after giving birth to him, and when he was one year old, his father died tragically during a wolf bandit attack on the village.

Fortunately, he was rescued by soul masters who arrived in time, buried in the ruins.

Ye Tianming and Ye Susu, a couple, took pity on him and brought him home to be a companion for their daughter, Ye Lingling.

Long Chen and Ye Lingling grew up together, Childhood Sweethearts, and are now both six years old.

Ye Tianming, Ye Lingling, and Long Chen stood in the room.

Six black, round stones were arranged in a hexagon on the ground, and a shining blue Crystal Ball sat on a table nearby.

Ye Lingling was a little excited about awakening her martial soul.

"Dad, where's Mom? Didn't she promise to witness me and Long Chen Bro awaken our martial souls together?"

"Your mother had something urgent to attend to and went to Grandma's house. She'll be back later."

"Oh, okay."

Ye Tianming stroked Ye Lingling's head, a hint of imperceptible sadness in his eyes.

On the Douluo Continent, awakening one's martial soul was a major event in life. Soul masters with soul power were destined to be superior to ordinary people.

But for the Nine Heart Begonia soul master lineage, special days marked the end of their fate.

The Nine Heart Begonia martial soul was the rarest martial soul on the Douluo Continent, a Single Transmission, with only two Nine Heart Begonia soul masters able to exist simultaneously.

Only when one died was it possible for another to appear in the next generation.

Therefore, Ye Lingling awakening the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul meant her grandmother had already departed.

Every Nine Heart Begonia soul master seemed to have to endure such pain.

So, on this special day, Ye Susu stayed by her mother's side to accompany her on her final journey.

At this moment, the expectant Ye Lingling was completely unaware that tragedy was about to strike.

As a Reborn One familiar with the plot of Douluo Continent, Long Chen naturally knew all of this.

He knew that Ye Lingling would awaken the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.

However, he was powerless to change this outcome now.

Having been reborn into this world for six years, Long Chen had not obtained a cheat-like system like other Reborn Ones or Transmigrators, nor did he seem to have any golden finger. He was no different from the ordinary people of this world.

Fortunately, Ye Tianming and his wife saved his life and treated him as their own, allowing him to live a life of comfort and security in the Ye Manor in Heaven Dou City.

Nine Heart Begonia soul masters were extremely rare. Due to their powerful healing abilities, they were protected by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and had resided in Heaven Dou City for generations.

Because of this connection, even if Long Chen could not awaken a useful martial soul today, he did not have to worry about his future livelihood.

But he didn't want to be just an ordinary person, living a comfortable life.

He also wanted to be a soul master.

If he could awaken a martial soul with soul power, or even a more powerful one, he would have a chance to avenge his father and kill the Wolf Bandits.

He would also have a chance to change the fate of Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia soul master clan, which seemed like a curse.

Ye Tianming calmed his emotions, looked at the two children before him, and smiled:

"Who wants to go first?"

"Uncle Ye, I'll go first."

"Good. Xiao Chen, come here."

Long Chen walked into the hexagonal Black Stone Array.

"Xiao Chen, don't be afraid. Close your eyes and feel carefully."

"Okay, I'm not afraid."

Ye Tianming nodded slightly, then released his martial soul, the Golden Sculpture.

Six beams of Golden Light were swung from his hand, injected into the six black stones on the ground.

Instantly, a layer of Golden Light was released from the six stones, forming a light shield that enveloped Long Chen.

Golden Light Spots floated out from the black stones and entered Long Chen's body.

Long Chen's body suddenly trembled uncontrollably, as if a mighty force was trying to break free from his body's restraints.

"Xiao Chen, extend your right hand."

Long Chen extended his right hand, and countless light spots surged out from his body.

In an instant, a black guqin appeared in his palm.

The guqin emitted a heart-palpitating black radiance.

Clearly, Long Chen possessed Innate Soul Power, and it wasn't low.

Seeing this, Ye Tianming's expression changed drastically.

"It's a Tool Martial Soul. The Dark Night Demonic Lute?"

Ye Tianming, fifty years old this year, was a Level 75 Assault System Battle Soul Saint. Upon seeing Long Chen's martial soul, he couldn't help but be startled.

This was because it was a mutated guqin martial soul, rarely seen, possessing a powerful Evil attribute.

Soul Masters with an Evil attribute, if unable to overcome their Heart Demon, would slaughter indiscriminately and be suppressed or even executed by the Martial Soul Hall.

"Uncle Ye, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Use your will to retract your martial soul and come over to test your soul power."

"Okay."

With a thought, Long Chen effortlessly retracted his martial soul.

Then, he placed his right hand on the blue Crystal Ball together with Ye Tianming.

Sensing the soul power fluctuations within Long Chen, Ye Tianming was once again shocked.

"This?! It's actually Innate Level 10 Full Soul Power!"

[Note: This book is fast-paced, the protagonist does not form a team, does not suppress his level, and does not suffer unfair treatment.]