Soul Martial Awakening, Mahoraga

Douluo Continent, Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch.

Today was once again the annual Martial Soul awakening day.

Lin Li stood in line among the crowd, filled with anticipation for the Martial Soul awakening that was about to take place.

This was his sixth year since transmigrating. Lin Li's transmigration had been utterly classic: he was an orphan with neither father nor mother. Sadly, unlike the other people who transmigrated into Douluo Continent, he had not been picked up and raised by the Spirit Hall or Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, both of which were fond of taking in babies. Instead, he had grown up in an orphanage.

Fortunately, people in Douluo Continent matured quickly. Once Lin Li was capable of living normally, he went to a tavern in Nuoding City and began telling stories about popular figures from his previous life, such as Xiao Huohuo. Relying on his identity as a storyteller, he soon established a normal life in Nuoding City and avoided starving from malnutrition.

At the same time, he discovered that the Douluo Continent he had transmigrated into was neither the novel version nor the Manga Version, but the Anime Version.

At first, Lin Li had thought he had transmigrated into the novel version. Later, he discovered that after those Beast Martial Soul spirit masters used Martial Soul Possession, they did not transform into beastmen as they had in the novel. Instead, something resembling a Dharma image appeared behind them.

Moreover, he had never seen Soul Seals, Soul Avatar Armor, or a series of other unique settings from the Manga Version of Douluo Continent. Thus, he basically confirmed that he had transmigrated into the Anime Version.

The matter that completely confirmed this had happened about a year ago.

At that time, Lin Li had been telling stories at the tavern as usual. When he finished and was preparing to eat, he spotted an adorable little beggar.

Lin Li had immediately felt puzzled. That character design clearly wasn't ordinary, yet he had no impression of her. Just as he was trying to remember, he saw an unexpected person—Dugu Bo!

It couldn't even be said to resemble his appearance in the anime. It was exactly the same!

But why had he appeared in a place like Nuoding City?

After briefly recalling the plot, Lin Li remembered. In the Anime Version, there was an independent setting: Sword Douluo Chen Xin of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had inherited the Asura God's legacy!

Remembering that the battle in this plot would erupt after Nuoding City, Lin Li had initially wanted to run away. After all, he had not even awakened his Martial Soul yet. One careless moment, and he could have been killed by the shockwaves.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Hall members searching for Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong had sealed off the city, so Lin Li had been unable to leave.

Fortunately, he had not overestimated himself and gone up to befriend Dugu Bo or Chen Xin. A battle at that level was terrifying just to imagine.

After confirming that this was the Anime Version, Lin Li had also considered how things would develop from there. After all, this was different from the Douluo original novel, where everyone wanted to beat the protagonists to death. Most people in the Anime Version were merely somewhat abstract, rather than truly evil.

For example, there was Ning Fengzhi, who said, "He who obtains Grandmaster obtains the world," as well as that ten-year Lone Bamboo Yu Xiaogang...

"Next!"

The sudden voice jolted Lin Li out of his memories. He immediately stopped thinking, turned around, and ran to the center of the Awakening Array.

The person awakening Martial Souls was not Su Yuntao, but a Martial Soul Hall Deacon who had appeared in none of the versions. Lin Li did not even know his name.

"Don't be afraid. I'll guide you through your Martial Soul awakening."

The Deacon assumed Lin Li's silence was caused by fear, so he comforted him before beginning the awakening process.

It had to be said that the lower levels of the Spirit Hall organization were quite good. Perhaps because they had all come from humble beginnings, they took care of people like Lin Li.

Lin Li felt a strange yet warm power coursing through his body. He guessed that it was probably Soul Power.

It seemed that he had Soul Power, at the very least. He had crossed the threshold.

Then, he felt that something in his right hand wanted to emerge.

Just as Lin Li was about to open his palm, a cry of surprise interrupted him.

"Th-this... what kind of Martial Soul is this?"

Lin Li was confused. He clearly had not displayed his Martial Soul yet... Could he have Twin Martial Souls?

Having thought of this possibility, Lin Li followed the Deacon's gaze toward his back. Then, his entire body froze in place.

That was...

Standing behind Lin Li at that moment was a strange, tall, and powerfully built creature.

It was more than three meters tall, with muscles bulging all over its body. It had no eyes, yet four wings unfolded from where its eyes should have been, stretching backward over its head.

Even more strikingly, a dark golden Dharma Wheel surrounded its head!

"Th-this... this is..." Lin Li stared blankly at his Martial Soul. Its name escaped his lips. "Mahoraga!"

Mahoraga was the strongest Shikigami in the iivv manga Jujutsu Kaisen, with its full name being Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga!

This thing...

If it really was what he imagined, Lin Li felt that he was invincible.

Even if a God King stood before him, given enough time, he could kill him in reverse!

Mahoraga's "adaptation" was practically a bug-like ability.

In theory, as long as his opponent was willing to keep feeding it attacks, Mahoraga could grow endlessly stronger... But Lin Li did not know that after Mahoraga became his Martial Soul, whether its adaptations would remain after being determined or whether it would have to adapt all over again after being summoned anew.

"Mahoraga? What a strange name..."

After hearing Lin Li speak, the Spirit Hall Deacon wrote the three characters for Mahoraga on the Martial Soul level chart. He knew that some strange Martial Souls would tell their awakened owners their own names.

Lin Li had no time to continue observing. He looked at the Soul Power Testing Crystal Ball the Deacon handed over, then reached out and placed his hand on it.

The next moment, dazzling light burst forth, shocking the Spirit Hall Deacon.

He had expected the Soul Power brought by such a powerful-looking Martial Soul to be high, but he had not expected it to be Innate Full Soul Power!

"Innate Full Soul Power... child..."

Seeing the fervent look in the Deacon's eyes, Lin Li knew what he was about to say.

"Child, are you willing to join the Spirit Hall? As long as you agree, you'll definitely be able to enter Spirit City to study. You might even have a Titled Douluo elder as your teacher!"

"Thank you, Uncle, but I want to study at an academy."

As if. As long as I'm given time to grow, I'll be invincible. Why would I wade into that mess?

As for resources, what resource could be better than a Yuan Yang Pot?

Once the time was right, he would eat the Immortal Herbs, and everything would be settled.

As for whether the Spirit Hall would send people after seeing the information about his Martial Soul, Lin Li felt that they would not be able to see it at all.

Under normal circumstances, the Spirit Hall would compile all the awakening records and send them to Spirit City. Whether they concerned trash Martial Souls or powerful ones, the records would all be submitted. However, powerful Martial Souls would not be sent over in bulk; instead, designated personnel would present them directly to the Pope.

According to the original story, the fact that Tang San had not attracted any attention was inherently unreasonable. There had never been many people with Innate Full Soul Power across the entire continent. How could the Spirit Hall possibly fail to report him simply because he had a trash Martial Soul?

If a Martial Soul awakening was not reported to the central institution, then there would be no need to keep records of the awakening in the first place.

Therefore, there were only two possibilities.

Either Tang Hao killed the person who submitted the report or destroyed the information.

Or Bibi Dong, as the first person to see the record, noticed that someone had obtained Innate Full Soul Power despite possessing a trash Martial Soul and deliberately left him for her old lover, Yu Xiaogang.

But the key point was that another person with Innate Full Soul Power had appeared during the same period—Xiao Wu.

The fact that she had been able to obtain an admission certificate proved that she had participated in the awakening and had a record.

Considering everything together, Lin Li leaned more toward the first possibility.

Then he did not need to worry about his talent attracting the Spirit Hall's attention and someone coming to forcibly take him away.

The Deacon was clearly somewhat stunned after receiving Lin Li's refusal, but he patiently continued trying to persuade him. He assumed that Lin Li did not understand how powerful the Spirit Hall was.

"Thank you, but really, there's no need."

Lin Li politely refused once again. He also said that if he wanted to join an organization after growing up, he would seriously consider it. Then he left the Spirit Hall.

Now, he could hardly wait to see his Martial Soul!

And his second Martial Soul...

After seeing that Mahoraga had empty hands just now, Lin Li had more or less guessed what his second Martial Soul was.

After returning to the small courtyard he had rented with his own money, he eagerly stretched out his hand and summoned his Martial Soul.

As a flash of light passed, Lin Li finally saw the Martial Soul in his hand clearly.

A milky-white blade, with simple and heavy lines... Sure enough, it was the Sword of Exorcism!

The Sword of Exorcism had originally been a weapon growing from Mahoraga's hand. Yet now it had developed a hilt and appeared as Lin Li's Second Martial Soul. Lin Li could also keenly sense that a certain profound connection existed between his two Martial Souls.

Naturally, this was even better, because it allowed Lin Li to enjoy the benefits of his Second Martial Soul. It was also the definitive answer in Douluo Continent: after becoming a Titled Douluo, he could absorb the nine Soul Rings of his Second Martial Soul and rapidly raise his level!