The Endless Sea of Consciousness; Humanoid Martial Soul

"What we need to do,"

"is just help him break through the seal."

When Mu En said this, let alone Yan Shaozhe, even Lu Heqiu's pupils widened. Although he hadn't been in this world for long, it was the first time anyone had actively said such a thing to him.

The seal within his body was blessed by the Heavenly Dao. To break through, it could only be from the inside out.

Breaking through from the outside...

Lu Heqiu might truly die!

Mu En! Don't joke with me like this!

People will die!

Lu Heqiu's body suddenly erupted with immense power. Mu En's body suddenly felt heavy. The aged eyes of Mu En suddenly opened, his power forcefully supporting Lu Heqiu, while the lounge chair beneath him instantly shattered.

Clearly, it couldn't withstand the confrontation of their terrifying powers.

Mu En gently patted Lu Heqiu's back, explaining in a comforting tone.

"It's not to break your nine seals, just to carve out a tiny crack in the first seal, allowing you to use the power within your body."

"Don't be nervous."

Hearing this, Lu Heqiu's entire body relaxed again, contemplating the feasibility of Mu En's words, but there was no longer any hostility in his eyes.

"He understood?"

Seeing Lu Heqiu's reaction, Ma Xiaotao's cheeks instantly flushed red. It wasn't that she was too sensitive; it was just that last night she had thought this little guy understood nothing. If this little guy could truly discern them...

Doesn't that mean he knew what she was watching last night too!?

Mu En reached out to support Lu Heqiu, standing up in a peculiar posture. His back remained hunched, a result of old injuries that made it difficult for him to maintain a normal stance.

The three of them weren't surprised, their gazes fixed on Mu En's movements.

Mu En placed Lu Heqiu on the table. Branches of the Golden Tree extended from all around, landing on Lu Heqiu. Lu Heqiu felt this power, devoid of any malice, and also retracted his own strength.

Mu En slowly closed his eyes, and an extremely terrifying power erupted from him.

He couldn't remember how many years it had been since he last made a move.

He just didn't expect.

That the first time he made a move after so many years.

It would be to help a child not even half a year old awaken his martial soul. Martial souls normally awakened at six years old, under the guidance of a soul master, and involved a complex ritual.

But Lu Heqiu's situation was truly special.

Mu En didn't even know if his martial soul could survive until then.

If he truly had a martial soul.

Now was the best time for awakening. His physical strength was even greater than that of an Assault-type Battle Soul Emperor. The suppressing power within his body could suppress all soul masters below the Soul Saint level. If even such a person couldn't awaken... he likely wouldn't have a martial soul.

As for people without martial souls.

Mu En had indeed never seen one before.

Golden light filled the entire Sea God Pavilion. The Golden Tree emanated boundless power. All the students in the inner courtyard stopped in their tracks, looking towards the direction of the Sea God Lake.

The entire Sea God Lake was illuminated by the Golden Tree's radiance.

Mu En's aura quietly permeated the area.

Xuan Zi also released his aura at this moment, not to help Lu Heqiu complete the awakening ritual, but to stand at the entrance, deterring any potential intruders.

Elder Lin, Elder Cai, Elder Qian, and many other elders of the Sea God Pavilion also flew towards the Sea God Pavilion.

However, they did not approach the Sea God Pavilion.

They didn't know what had happened.

But something that required Mu En to use the Golden Tree must not be simple. They tacitly surrounded the Sea God Lake, strictly forbidding any students from getting close, their gazes fixed on the Sea God Pavilion with some worry.

Was Mu En heavily injured? Or had something happened to someone?

Such a grand display?

This kind of full-force preparation had not occurred in the Sea God Pavilion for nearly a hundred years!

Mu En paid no attention to the outside situation. His spiritual power probed into Lu Heqiu's body. The Holy Light Dragon suddenly appeared, looking at Mu En as if he were an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.

The Golden Tree protected Lu Heqiu's body, and Mu En personally acted to help Lu Heqiu break the seal.

Lu Heqiu hesitated for a moment.

He did not use the power within his body.

Instead, he quietly waited for Mu En's spiritual power to infiltrate.

The nine seals had vastly different strengths, like chains locking Lu Heqiu's power completely, allowing him to only exert less than a tenth of his strength. If all nine seals were broken.

Lu Heqiu would be able to regain his divine official status and transcend this world without needing a divine position!

Mu En was very careful.

Spiritual power surged towards Lu Heqiu's sea of consciousness.

When he opened his eyes again, the scene before him stunned him completely.

He had never seen such a sea of consciousness!

An ordinary person's sea of consciousness could only be considered a small puddle, and even a Titled Douluo's sea of consciousness was mostly just a tiny lake or pond.

But this infant's sea of consciousness was entirely different.

It wasn't just a vast ocean, but an ocean so boundless he couldn't see the end!

The seawater was golden, more sacred than the power emanating from the Golden Tree, as if a true deity had descended and temporarily stored their power within the child.

The ocean was divided by nine lightning chains, partitioning the entire sea of consciousness into nine irregular regions.

The area where Mu En was located was merely before the first seal.

The golden seawater was gently stirred by the wind, lapping against a platinum beach. On the beach was a small pond, not under the jurisdiction of any of the nine seals.

It was as if the power within was too immense, and the nine seals couldn't fully contain it, allowing it to spill over with the sea breeze.

The nine seals periodically exerted pressure on the golden pond, attempting to force the power back into the ocean.

But they were always powerless to do so.

Mu En understood.

This small pond was the power Lu Heqiu could wield, and even this small amount was enough to surpass a Soul Emperor in strength!

The sealing power the nine seals directed towards the golden pond was Lu Heqiu's overflowing sealing power, and this overflow alone was enough to suppress the evil fire within the Soul Master, Ma Xiaotao.

Mu En followed the nine lightning chains, all of which pointed to a single location. This location was sealed by all nine chains, but it was no longer a golden ocean.

Instead...

It was a person!

That person sat cross-legged above the sea of consciousness.

As if their mere presence prevented any wind or waves from appearing on the entire ocean.

Mu En carefully observed the seated figure.

The figure was handsome, with an ethereal bearing. Mu En had never seen clothing like his, yet he felt an aura more sacred than light emanating from him. As Mu En observed him, the figure also looked towards Mu En.

He wore a smile as kind as Mu En's.

Mu En's heart trembled.

This is...

A Martial Soul?

A Humanoid Martial Soul?!