Martial Soul Awakening

With Otto leading the way, Lan Si crossed several pedestrian streets and arrived at Spirit Hall.

The Spirit Hall in Nuoding City was a massive domed building. It stood twenty meters tall and was over a hundred meters wide, with three floors.

The entire building was brown, and above the main entrance was a single sword. It represented the fact that Nuoding City's Spirit Hall was the lowest-ranked Spirit Hall.

"Oh, isn't that Otto? You're bringing your nephew to awaken his Martial Soul, right? Grandmaster Su Yuntao just got back and is inside now. Go on, let the little guy in." The moment they arrived at the entrance to Spirit Hall in Nuoding City, the guard recognized Otto.

The guards were all commoners. Otto was fairly well-known among the common folk of Nuoding City, and even Soul Masters in their teens would chat and laugh with him when they saw him.

"Hehe, thanks." Otto gave a faint smile. It was clear he had a good relationship with the Spirit Hall guard. Then he patted Lan Si on the head. "A-Si, go on in. Ordinary people aren't allowed inside Spirit Hall. I'll wait here for you."

"Mm." Lan Si wore the innocent smile expected of a child his age and walked into Spirit Hall.

Inside Spirit Hall.

An elderly, white-haired man sat behind a desk, looking through some documents.

A young man stood beside him.

He looked to be in his twenties, with sharp brows, bright eyes, and a very handsome face. He wore a white martial outfit and a black cape, with a fist-sized character for "soul" in the center of his chest. It was the standard uniform of Spirit Hall personnel.

The young man respectfully handed over a stack of documents. "Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, these are this year's Martial Soul Awakening results."

"Hehe, Yuntao, tell me, did you find any promising young talents?" Ma Xiunuo took the documents and asked kindly as he flipped through them.

"Ah, don't even ask. How often do commoners become Soul Masters? I finally came across a promising child with Innate Full Soul Power in Holy Soul Village, only to find that his Martial Soul was the most useless Blue Silver Grass. What use could Blue Silver Grass possibly have?" Su Yuntao was clearly on good terms with the old Soul Master and immediately began to grumble. That child had Innate Full Soul Power! If I'd had that, I'd have been a Soul Ancestor, maybe even a Soul King by now. I might've even reached Soul Emperor... and married Sisi.

Hearing Su Yuntao complain, Ma Xiunuo felt sorry that such a promising child with Innate Full Soul Power had gone to waste. He couldn't help chuckling, though. The young man was still as impetuous as ever.

Just then, a child's voice sounded outside the door. "Excuse me, are Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo and Grandmaster Su Yuntao here? I'm here to awaken my Martial Soul."

"Oh, you're here to awaken your Martial Soul? Come on in," Ma Xiunuo replied.

"Creak." The door opened, and a pretty little boy with fair skin walked in. It was Lan Si.

"Greetings, Grandmasters." Lan Si's gaze swept over the two men. The young Soul Grandmaster was the one the old Soul Master had just called Yuntao. He must be Su Yuntao. I never thought this would be the person overseeing my Martial Soul Awakening.

"Hehe, you're the boy from Otto Blacksmith Shop, aren't you? I can't believe how quickly time has passed. Before we knew it, you've reached the age to awaken your Martial Soul. Your father, Lan Zong, broke through to level forty when he was just over thirty... Ah, I hope you awaken Soul Power." Ma Xiunuo stroked his gray-white beard and sighed.

"I appreciate the good wishes." Lan Si's expression didn't change as he replied with a faint smile.

Ma Xiunuo turned to Su Yuntao. "Yuntao, sorry to trouble you."

"I understand." Su Yuntao was a little dejected. He'd planned to go find Sisi after reporting on the Martial Soul Awakening results.

"My name is Su Yuntao. I'm a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster, and I'll be your guide. Come with me. I'll awaken your Martial Soul now. Remember, no matter what happens, don't be afraid." Hearing that Lan Si came from a Soul Master family eased some of the gloom in Su Yuntao's heart.

As he spoke, Su Yuntao led Lan Si into a small room next door.

He opened a package in the room's cabinet and took out six Awakening Stones and a shining blue crystal ball.

Su Yuntao arranged the Awakening Stones on the floor in a hexagonal formation, then pointed to the center. "Stand in the middle. I don't have much time, so let's get started."

"Yes, Grandmaster Su Yuntao." Lan Si answered and walked in without hesitation. He was also curious about what the single-dog Martial Soul would turn out to be.

"Lone Wolf, possess me!" Su Yuntao gave a low shout, and his eyes lit up. A faint green light burst from between his brows. In the next moment, he transformed into a werewolf.

At the same time, one white and one yellow ring rose from beneath Su Yuntao's feet, their dazzling light swirling around him.

Gray-and-white fur glowing faintly green, and those wise eyes... The more I look at him, the more he resembles a humanoid husky. And a green-glowing one, at that. Lan Si couldn't help marveling to himself.

Su Yuntao thought Lan Si was scared stiff and felt a little pleased with himself. He quickly thrust out both hands, injecting Soul Power into the six Awakening Stones on the floor. At once, the awakening formation released a layer of golden light, forming a pale-gold barrier around Lan Si.

Su Yuntao stared at Lan Si with a stern expression. "This is my Martial Soul, Lone Wolf. If you become a Soul Master, you'll have abilities similar to mine someday. Now, hold out your right hand."

Wrapped in golden light, Lan Si immersed himself in the awakening formation.

The formation's energy drew him in, and Lan Si felt as if he'd entered a warm, mysterious world.

Crack!

Lan Si clearly felt as if something inside him had shattered. All the warmth surged into his palms in an instant, as though something were about to break free.

Feeling the change in his palms, Lan Si's heart trembled. He knew that, if nothing went wrong, he was awakening Twin Martial Souls.

He immediately clenched his left hand and moved it behind his back, trying his best to keep that Martial Soul from being released.

Then, following Su Yuntao's instructions, he held out his right hand. A Cyan Fire Lotus emerged.

Eight translucent petals bloomed from it, pristine as if shaped by nature itself, while a pale-white flame rose from its surface.

"A lotus? And a white flame rising from it? Is it a Mutated Martial Soul?" After asking three questions in a row, Su Yuntao was taken aback. He then picked up the blue crystal ball and held it out to Lan Si. His attitude was much warmer than before as he smiled and said, "Little guy, use your mind to put your Martial Soul away, then place your hand on the crystal ball so we can test your Innate Soul Power."

"Oh." Following Su Yuntao's instructions, Lan Si willed the Cyan Fire Lotus in his hand back into his body. He realized that the pale-white flame didn't come from the Martial Soul but from the Supreme Universe Art. It seemed the Supreme Universe Art had already fused with the Cyan Lotus Martial Soul. If so, what about the other Martial Soul?

Could his Twin Martial Souls have been created from the two cultivation arts, the Supreme Universe Art and the Five Thunders Heart Art?

Thinking this, Lan Si raised his hand and placed it on the blue crystal ball.

In the next moment, a dazzling light flared from the crystal ball.