The Dark Night Demonic Lute

The Dark Night Demonic Lute

Douluo Continent.

Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City, Ye Manor.

Today was the day children of the appropriate age awakened their Martial Souls.

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

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

Not long after his mother gave birth to him, she fell ill and died. When he was one, his father was killed in a Wolf Bandit attack on their village.

Fortunately, Soul Masters arrived in time to rescue him from beneath the rubble.

Seeing how pitiful he was, Ye Tianming and his wife, Ye Susu, took him home to keep their daughter, Ye Lingling, company.

Long Chen and Ye Lingling had grown up together. The two were childhood sweethearts, and both had now turned six.

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

Six pitch-black, round stones had been arranged on the floor in a hexagon. A glittering blue crystal ball sat on a nearby table.

Ye Lingling was excited that she was about to awaken her Martial Soul.

"Dad, where's Mom? Didn't she promise to be here when Long Chen Bro and I awakened our Martial Souls?"

"Your mother had something come up and went to your grandmother's home. She'll be back later."

"Oh, all right."

Ye Tianming patted Ye Lingling on the head, a trace of barely perceptible sorrow in his eyes.

On Douluo Continent, awakening one's Martial Soul was a major event in life. Soul Masters with Soul Power were destined to stand above ordinary people.

But for the Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master clan, this special day marked the end of their fate.

The Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul was the rarest on Douluo Continent. It was passed down through a single line, and only two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters could be alive at the same time.

Only when one died could another appear among their descendants.

So Ye Lingling's awakening of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul meant that her grandmother had passed away.

It seemed that every generation of Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters had to endure this pain.

That was why, on this special day, Ye Susu had stayed by her mother's side to accompany her through her final moments.

At that moment, Ye Lingling was full of anticipation, completely unaware that tragedy was about to unfold.

As a Reborn One who knew the story of Douluo Continent, Long Chen was, of course, aware of all this.

He knew Ye Lingling would awaken the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

But there was nothing he could do to change the outcome now.

In the six years since he had been reborn in this world, Long Chen hadn't gained a cheat-like system like other Reborn Ones or transmigrators. He didn't seem to have any golden finger, either. He was no different from an ordinary person in this world.

Fortunately, Ye Tianming and his wife had saved his life and treated him as their own. They had given him a comfortable life at Ye Manor in Heaven Dou City.

Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters were exceptionally rare. Their powerful healing abilities had earned them the protection of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and their clan had lived in Heaven Dou City for generations.

Because of this connection, even if Long Chen failed to awaken a useful Martial Soul today, he wouldn't have to worry about his future.

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

He wanted to become a Soul Master, too.

If he awakened Soul Power, or even a powerful Martial Soul, he would have a chance to avenge his father and slaughter the Wolf Bandits.

He might also have a chance to change the seemingly cursed fate of Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master clan.

Ye Tianming steadied his emotions, looked at the two children before him, and smiled.

"Which of you wants to go first?"

"Uncle Ye, I'll go first."

"All right. Xiao Chen, come over here."

Long Chen stepped into the hexagonal Black Stone Array.

"Xiao Chen, don't be afraid. Close your eyes and focus on what you feel."

"Mm. I'm not afraid."

Ye Tianming nodded slightly, then released his Golden Eagle Martial Soul.

Six golden beams of light shot from his hands and flowed into the six black stones on the floor.

At once, golden light poured from the stones, forming a barrier that enveloped Long Chen.

One golden speck after another drifted out of the black stones and sank into Long Chen's body.

Long Chen's body suddenly trembled uncontrollably, as if a vast power were trying to break free from within him.

"Xiao Chen, hold out your right hand."

Long Chen extended his right hand, and countless specks of light surged out of his body.

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

A heart-quaking black light radiated from the instrument.

It was clear that Long Chen had Innate Soul Power—and quite a lot of it.

Ye Tianming's expression changed dramatically at the sight.

"A Tool Martial Soul. The Dark Night Demonic Lute?"

Ye Tianming was fifty years old and a Level 75 Assault System Battle Soul Saint. Even he couldn't help being startled by Long Chen's Martial Soul.

It was a mutated Martial Soul derived from the Guqin. It appeared extremely rarely and possessed a powerful Evil Attribute.

If Soul Masters with an Evil Attribute couldn't overcome their Heart Demon, they would slaughter indiscriminately and be suppressed or even executed by Spirit Hall.

"Uncle Ye, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Use your mind to withdraw your Martial Soul, then come over and test your Soul Power."

"Okay."

Long Chen focused, and his Martial Soul disappeared without the slightest difficulty.

Then he and Ye Tianming placed their right hands on the blue crystal ball.

Feeling the fluctuations of Soul Power within Long Chen, Ye Tianming was shocked once again.

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

[Note: This book moves at a fast pace. The protagonist doesn't form a team, suppress his level, or suffer humiliation.]