Martial Soul Awakening, Blood Sea Surging, Soul Beast Extinction

Douluo Continent.

Douluo Federation.

Proud Arrival City.

This small city located on the coast of the East Sea is half fishing village, half tourist hub.

As a city driven by tourism, Proud Arrival City is usually quite bustling, but today it is exceptionally lively because it is the day of the annual Martial Soul awakening at Red Mountain Academy.

The awakening of Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent has gone through three distinct stages:

One was twenty thousand years ago, when the Martial Soul Hall provided free awakenings for everyone on the continent;

One was ten thousand years ago, an era when people had to pay out of their own pockets to awaken their Martial Souls;

And the current era, led by the Douluo Federation and centered around academies, where all six-year-old children receive free Martial Soul awakenings.

Lin Tian is currently squeezed into the crowd, waiting for true love to descend—bah, for his Martial Soul awakening.

He has been transmigrated into this world for six years now, and he possesses the standard template of a protagonist:

Both parents are dead, yet he has no golden finger.

For six years, he has called out for a system every single morning, but alas, there is none.

However, Lin Tian is not discouraged; after all, he has transmigrated into the era of the third installment of the series, Legend of the Dragon King.

This is the worst of times, but also the best of times; God King Tang is no longer in the heavens manipulating everything. Although his influence still lingers across the continent, it is at least not as exaggerated as it was during the Peerless Tang Sect era, so a transmigrator still has a path to survival.

His parents' Martial Souls were both merely common starfish, so there is a high probability that his is also a starfish.

With no golden finger, no system, and no powerful Martial Soul, Lin Tian planned his future long ago:

As long as he has Innate Soul Power, he will become a Spirit Master and choose from a variety of professions.

With his clever mind, could he really fail to make a living in this world?

Still, today's Martial Soul awakening ceremony truly represents his future destiny, so he cannot afford to be careless.

Proud Arrival City is small, but it is quite crowded.

Furthermore, because Proud Arrival City is merely a small town, there are few soul masters and many ordinary people, and they certainly give birth to many children.

Every year, the number of children who come to awaken their martial souls is truly significant.

Suddenly, Lin Tian was shoved to the front and was about to fall to the ground.

At that moment, a boy of similar age to him reached out and grabbed him.

After regaining his composure, Lin Tian immediately expressed his gratitude to this black-haired boy:

"Many thanks, many thanks."

"You're welcome, my name is Tang Wulin."

Lin Tian: ???

No, I just said thanks; I didn't say we needed to introduce ourselves.

Feeling the enthusiasm of the boy before him, Lin Tian scratched his head awkwardly, then slowly spoke:

"My name is Lin Tian, Lin as in Lin, Tian as in Tian."

"Haha, this child really has personality."

Tang Ziran patted Tang Wulin's head, then patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, "Stand steady, young man; it's always like this when it's crowded. Didn't your parents come with you?"

"Well, I'd have to have some for that to happen, mister."

"Ah, this..."

As soon as Lin Tian said this, the atmosphere instantly turned cold.

Lang Yue and Tang Ziran looked at Lin Tian with faces full of guilt, and Lang Yue even pinched Tang Ziran:

"Look at your mouth."

"I'm sorry, little one; your uncle and aunt didn't mean it."

"It doesn't matter. I don't care about what you just said, but I am a bit bothered by your apology now, as if orphans must be treated with some kind of special pity."

"Little one,"

"You've misunderstood."

"It's fine, I already said I don't care. It's my turn."

After Lin Tian finished speaking, he walked forward. He had deliberately avoided Tang Wulin and his family, not wanting to get involved with Tang Wulin or Tang San in any way, yet he had run into them regardless; Proud Arrival City was indeed too small.

"Little one, are you here for your Martial Soul awakening?"

"Yes, here is my information."

Lin Tian spoke respectfully, then handed his documents to the Red Mountain Academy teacher with both hands. Martial Soul awakening was open to everyone since it was free, and they would awaken anyone who came, but one's identity could not be ambiguous; at the very least, one had to be a Federation citizen.

"Lin Tian."

After the teacher took the papers and glanced over them, he noticed the orphan background and a trace of pity appeared on his face. He immediately guided Lin Tian to the center of the Martial Soul awakening array. "A Martial Soul is innate to everyone; all can summon it! Calm your mind, sense your Martial Soul, and then summon it forth."

Lin Tian followed the instructions one by one. Soon, white specks of light surged from the array, and Lin Tian's body began to resonate, emitting a dazzling white light from within while a powerful aura radiated from his body.

This aura caused everyone to look his way. Although Red Mountain Academy was only a primary academy in a small place and the teachers' levels were generally not high, they could still tell the difference.

An awakening that erupted with such an aura meant the quality could definitely not be low. Could it be...

At this moment, the instructor responsible for awakening Lin Tian's Martial Soul had eyes that turned burning hot. Their Red Mountain Academy was part of the Federation's establishment; if he could unearth talent for the Federation, he would be able to get a promotion and a raise in the future.

But just as this teacher was filled with anticipation, In Lin Tian's hand, a starfish the size of a palm suddenly condensed. It was the most common variety, emitting only a faint aura of soul power.

"An ordinary starfish Martial Soul." The smile on the teacher's face vanished completely. He remembered that some trash-tier Martial Souls would erupt with a false momentum during awakening, and he had clearly encountered one of those fakes.

"Little guy, test your soul power." The instructor had lost all enthusiasm for Lin Tian, pulling out the crystal ball with a cold expression to test his soul power.

But who could have known that the moment Lin Tian's fingertips were about to touch the crystal ball, a sudden change occurred. A blood-colored radiance, so dense it was almost viscous, shot up from Lin Tian's hand. Immediately, the heavens and earth changed color; the clouds above the entire Red Mountain Academy turned into blood-red clouds, and the world was shrouded in a crimson hue.

A feeling of oppression and palpitations surged into everyone's hearts. This blood light carried a strong aura of life while simultaneously containing a terrifying pressure that made everyone tremble uncontrollably.

"Th-this, what is this?" The soul master responsible for Lin Tian's awakening stumbled back two steps, nearly dropping the crystal ball from his hand.

"Tw-Twin Martial Souls?" At the center of the blood light, another Martial Soul emerged in the palm of Lin Tian's right hand: a mass of flowing blood-red liquid that rolled in his palm as if it were alive.

The phenomenon of a Twin Martial Souls awakening was too shocking. All the teachers stared fixedly at the Martial Soul in his palm, their eyes filled with awe.

Yet, Lin Tian felt not a shred of joy at this moment. The instant his second Martial Soul awakened, he felt as if his soul were being torn apart. The pain caused him to rapidly lose consciousness, his vision went black, and he collapsed straight to the ground.

And at the very moment he fell into a coma, starting from the East Sea not far away, a disturbance swept across the entire sea area, reaching even the deepest parts of the abyss. The entire ocean seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, affecting those creatures dwelling in the deep-sea trenches and coral reefs.

In the vast ocean, the sea soul beasts, From shrimp soul beasts the size of a fingertip, To deep-sea giant whales comparable to islands, Regardless of strength, Regardless of species, Were all drawn by an irresistible gravitational force.

These were the seeds of faith that Tang San had secretly sheltered, Protected with great care.

Without warning, these sea soul beasts traversed endless distances, Transforming into streaks of light, Emerging from the void, And pouring entirely into the arm of the unconscious Lin Tian, Merging into that Blood Sea Martial Soul.

Except for Lan Fozi and the Demon Emperor on the shore, Every sea soul beast living in the ocean of the entire Douluo Planet, Was pulled into Lin Tian's arm, Into that Blood Sea Martial Soul.