Martial Soul Awakening

"Pfft." Lin Yu spat out the dogtail grass he had been chewing.

"Six years have passed without me even noticing since I came to this world." Lin Yu lay on the grass, gazing up at the boundless sky with a sigh.

By now, Lin Yu had fully integrated into the Douluo World, waiting only to awaken his Martial Soul and become a Soul Master.

"Xiao Yu, I'm here." Just as Lin Yu was wallowing in sentimentality, Tang San's voice rang out from the foot of the mountain.

The place Lin Yu was at was the same spot where Tang San always practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and Lin Yu was deliberately waiting there for Tang San's arrival.

Ever since Lin Yu had introduced Tang San to spicy rabbit head at the age of three, Tang San had become hopelessly addicted. Even if Lin Yu didn't catch rabbits, Tang San would catch them himself to eat.

Over these past few years, the rabbits on the back mountain of Holy Soul Village had nearly been wiped clean by Tang San.

However, after catching the rabbits, Tang San had no idea how to prepare them, nor could he replicate the flavor of the spicy rabbit head that Old Jack made.

So whenever Tang San brought back a rabbit, he would always take it to Old Jack's house for him to handle. As a result, all the spicy rabbit heads Lin Yu had eaten over the years were caught by Tang San.

Naturally, through years of interaction, the two had grown familiar. But in Lin Yu's heart, he never truly regarded Tang San as a friend—everything was just an act.

"Xiao Yu, look what I brought." Tang San cheerfully lifted the rabbit in his hand, showing it off to Lin Yu.

"Xiao San, nice one—you caught another rabbit." Faced with Tang San's love for rabbit, Lin Yu naturally put on a smile.

"You're really something, Tang San. These past few years, you've almost caught every rabbit on Holy Soul Village's back mountain. Even I couldn't catch one, but you managed it." Lin Yu flattered Tang San with a grin.

Hearing Lin Yu's praise, Tang San smiled naturally.

"Xiao Yu, take this rabbit back and have Grandpa Jack prepare it. I'll come over later." Tang San tossed the rabbit into Lin Yu's arms, staring at him steadily.

Lin Yu understood that Tang San's words were a hint for him to leave. Without any hesitation, he took the rabbit and headed home.

This had been the pattern for years. Even if Lin Yu arrived at the small hill before Tang San, Tang San never practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill in front of him.

After a few times, Tang San would always catch a rabbit and hand it to Lin Yu, telling him to take it home for Old Jack to prepare.

Only after Lin Yu left would Tang San begin his training.

Lin Yu knew this, but he didn't feel disappointed. After all, without expectations, how could there be disappointment?

And Lin Yu's habit of arriving at the hill earlier than Tang San wasn't to get Tang San to teach him—it was to push Tang San into catching rabbits. That was Lin Yu's real plan.

After all, Lin Yu was genuinely curious to see what would happen when Tang San, after eating so many rabbits, finally met Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Yu, you're back." By the time Lin Yu returned, Old Jack was already waiting at the door. Ever since Tang San had started eating rabbit, Lin Yu had been bringing one back at this time every day for the past three years.

"Yeah, I brought another rabbit today." Lin Yu held up the rabbit to Old Jack.

Thanks to eating meat every day for three years, Old Jack was in good spirits.

"Alright, you wait here for Xiao San to come. I'll go prepare this rabbit." Old Jack took the rabbit and headed inside.

"No matter how many times I eat it, Grandpa Jack's spicy rabbit head is still this delicious." Tang San praised, eyeing the plate of spicy rabbit heads.

"If it's good, eat more." Old Jack smiled at Tang San's compliment.

"By the way, Xiao San, the day after tomorrow is the Martial Soul awakening. Make sure to come early." As they ate, Old Jack seemed to remember something and looked at the two boys before him.

"Martial Soul awakening?" Tang San looked at Old Jack with confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Old Jack's expression turned serious. "Each of us has our own Martial Soul. When we turn six, we can awaken it. Once awakened, if you have Soul Power, you can become a great Soul Master..."

Hearing Old Jack's explanation, Tang San's eyes gradually lit up.

"Soul Master? Soul Power? Is Soul Power similar to my internal energy?" Tang San fell into thought.

"Dad, Grandpa Jack said the day after tomorrow is the Martial Soul awakening. Can I go?" Though Tang San was excited about the awakening, he still decided to ask Tang Hao for his opinion.

If Tang Hao disagreed, Tang San wouldn't participate. In his mind, even without awakening a Martial Soul, he could still become a strong person using the Mysterious Heaven Skill and give his father a good life.

"Martial Soul awakening? Do you want to go?" Tang Hao didn't answer directly. After a moment of silence, he stared at Tang San and asked for his thoughts.

"Dad, I want to go." Tang San nodded.

"Then go." Seeing Tang San nod, Tang Hao agreed. But after giving his consent, he silently walked back to his room.

Tang San watched his father's retreating back without a word. For some reason, he felt that his father's silhouette seemed a little desolate.

"Xiao Yu, how do you feel? Confident about the Martial Soul awakening the day after tomorrow?" After Tang San left, Old Jack looked at Lin Yu and asked.

"Of course. I'm going to become a Titled Douluo and turn Holy Soul Village into Douluo Village." Lin Yu spoke with inexplicable confidence.

"Haha, good, good." Hearing Lin Yu's words, Old Jack didn't think he was bragging—he was genuinely happy.

Old Jack had always believed in Lin Yu, because Lin Yu had shown himself to be different since childhood.

In an ordinary world, a child not speaking by age two might be considered slow, but in a fantasy world, it could be seen as a sign of innate greatness. That was how Old Jack saw it.

"But don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if you can't become a Soul Master, you can still take over as the village chief of Holy Soul Village after me." Though Old Jack was confident in Lin Yu, he didn't want him to feel too much mental strain.

After all, Martial Soul awakenings could have surprises. Not everyone awakened a powerful Martial Soul.

Even the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan's patriarch had awakened a Martial Soul with only 0.5 levels of Soul Power, and it was completely different from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—he had awakened a pig.

"Don't worry, Grandpa. Don't you trust me?" Lin Yu remained calm in the face of Old Jack's concern. This was the confidence of a transmigrator.

Still, Lin Yu had some worries. After all, he had come to this world with his original body. Whether he could awaken a Martial Soul at all was uncertain. But to keep Old Jack from worrying, he put on a confident front.