Awakening Martial Soul, System Activated

Bang! Bang-bang!

Bang! Bang-bang!

In the spacious courtyard, a handsome youth with his upper body bare was relentlessly striking the wooden post before him with his fists.

The youth was not old, but one could tell from his practiced punching technique and the well-proportioned, powerful muscles on his body that this was not his first time repeating such training.

Crack!

Accompanied by a powerful Russian hook from the youth, the wooden post finally could no longer withstand the continuous barrage; the supporting pole at the base snapped, and it collapsed to the ground.

"Sigh... broke another one."

The youth took a deep breath, looking at the fallen wooden post with a hint of disappointment on his face.

He raised his hand to unwrap the bandages from his palms, walked over to a nearby stone table to sit down, and picked up a towel. As he wiped the sweat from his body, he called out in his mind.

"System."

A pale blue screen unfolded before him.

Looking at the gray, unusable buttons displayed on it, the youth let out a soft sigh.

"Why can't I use you..."

His name is Yu Tianchen, and he is a transmigrator.

In his previous life, he had run into a fortune teller online who told him he would "hit a big fortune" if he went out.

He believed it at the time, immediately got dressed, and headed out, ready to seek his grand opportunity.

As a result, he was struck by a mud truck while crossing the street—a literal "hit" of fortune.

That old man was truly wicked; his prediction was damn accurate.

When he regained consciousness, he found that he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent and had become the son of the third son of Yu Yuanzhen, the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Furthermore, he had awakened the golden finger before him, known as the Sacrificial Offering System.

However, for some reason, ever since he bound this system, he could do nothing other than summon the interface.

Even the icons inside were black, with the contents impossible to see.

Thus, until now, other than knowing its name, Yu Tianchen could do nothing with his golden finger.

Fortunately, he had read Douluo Continent and enjoyed watching the anime in his spare time, so he still understood some things about this world.

His father in this life, Yu Xiaotian, possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

His mother, Ning Xin, was from a branch of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and possessed a mutated auxiliary martial soul, the Calm Heart Drum.

In terms of martial soul quality, his mother's Calm Heart Drum could not compare to his father's top-tier beast martial soul.

Therefore, barring any accidents, his own martial soul would undoubtedly be the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

As for whether a mutation would occur, that was not something he could know.

Regardless, training his body was certainly the right path to take.

From a young age, Yu Tianchen began tempering his physique while simultaneously absorbing more knowledge about the world through the books in his family's collection.

And so, time passed until today.

Today was the day of his martial soul awakening.

"Useless system, if you're still unusable after I awaken my martial soul, you might as well just unbind."

Seeing that the system remained a "look but don't touch" affair, Yu Tianchen could only offer his daily threat before waving his hand to close the screen.

Just then, a voice called out from outside the courtyard gate:

"Xiaochen."

The gate opened, and a gentle-looking woman walked in.

Seeing the fallen wooden post in the yard and Yu Tianchen, who was bare-chested and clearly just finished with his training, Ning Xin couldn't help but chide him:

"Today is the day of your martial soul awakening; why are you still training?"

"It's fine, Mom, just warming up."

Yu Tianchen smiled and stood up:

"Did Dad and Grandpa say when the awakening will begin?"

"It's about to start, I just came to call you."

Ning Xin walked up and smoothed out Yu Tianchen's hair, a gentle smile on her face:

"Go wash up quickly, then we have to head to the plaza."

"After today, our little Chen will also be a Spirit Master."

"Alright."

Yu Tianchen nodded, returned inside to quickly rinse off, changed into clean clothes, and stepped out to walk with Ning Xin toward Thunder Plaza.

Thunder Plaza.

At this moment, many people were standing in the plaza, the noise constant and the atmosphere bustling.

Today was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's annual Spirit Awakening Ceremony.

All children of the appropriate age in the sect would awaken their spirits today; it could be said that this was the most important day of the year for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Whether they were sect elders or family disciples, as long as they had no pressing matters, they basically all came here to observe the ceremony.

"Xin-mei, Tianchen, over here!"

When Ning Xin and Yu Tianchen arrived at the plaza together, they saw a robust, middle-aged man waving at them from a spot not far from the center of the plaza.

This shout immediately drew the attention of others.

In an instant, many people cast their gazes upon Yu Tianchen.

"Is that Yu Tianchen?"

"It's him. It's said that he was the one who proposed the Whale Rubber body-tempering method to the sect, allowing many of our disciples to withstand higher-aged spirit rings for their first three rings."

"A young talent indeed. I wonder what his Innate Soul Power will be after he awakens."

"Hmph, I'm just afraid he'll end up like that trash who was expelled from the sect..."

"Watch your tongue! Don't talk nonsense in public!"

"..."

Listening to the rising and falling discussions around him, a look of helplessness appeared on Yu Tianchen's face.

Honestly, he didn't really like this feeling of being watched by everyone.

But there was no helping it.

Two years ago, four-year-old Yu Tianchen felt that his physique had reached a decent level under the influence of family herbs and basic training.

To achieve better improvement, he set his sights on Whale Rubber.

However, at that time, Whale Rubber was merely a plaything used by nobles for amusement. If Yu Tianchen had tried to buy this stuff himself, he likely would have received a "mixed doubles" beating from his mom and dad.

So, to safely obtain the Whale Rubber, Yu Tianchen decided to use a move that had never failed him since he transmigrated.

Grandpa-Escape: Cute Grandson Act!

As Yu Yuanzhen's youngest grandson, Yu Tianchen knew very well how much his grandfather doted on him.

After all, for someone like Yu Yuanzhen—who was both a sect master and of the older generation—a grandson who was good-looking, diligent, and eager to learn from a young age was simply the dream grandson.

Thus, using his habit of reading as an excuse, he posed questions about Whale Rubber to Yu Yuanzhen and begged him to accompany him in testing it out.

After a series of experiments, under the witness of Yu Yuanzhen, he successfully proved his theory.

Whale Rubber could strengthen the physique and, even more, allow a Spirit Master to withstand higher-aged spirit rings!

Even now, Yu Tianchen could still remember the look in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes at that time.

The look one gives a rare treasure.

From then on, Yu Tianchen gained Yu Yuanzhen's focused attention and also obtained the right to use Whale Rubber.

But at the same time, he also rose to fame within the sect.

And the price of becoming famous at a young age was exactly like today.

Yu Tianchen understood that he was the main event for this spirit awakening.

After all, among his peers, he was considered the most famous.

Once his spirit awakened normally and his Innate Soul Power was high enough, he would be the undisputed genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's younger generation.

In terms of fame, he could even directly surpass his cousin, Yu Tianheng, who was two years his senior.

But if an accident like the one with Gangzi occurred during the awakening...

Those who know, know.

Facing the curious, probing gazes and the continuous stream of discussion around him, Ning Xin led Yu Tianchen to her father, Yu Xiaotian.

"How is it, son? Are you nervous?"

Yu Xiaotian patted Yu Tianchen on the shoulder and asked with a smile.

"So you know your son would be nervous?"

Ning Xin raised her hand to swat Yu Xiaotian's hand away, knitting her brows as she said with a hint of irritation:

"Xiaochen is already famous within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; with that shout of yours, you'd make him nervous even if he wasn't."

"Uh... I just saw so many people and was worried you wouldn't see me..."

Yu Xiaotian scratched his head in embarrassment.

Seeing that Ning Xin's anger had not yet subsided, Yu Tianchen quickly spoke up from the side:

"Alright Mom, there are so many people here, give Dad some face."

Although the fact that his old man was henpecked was already common knowledge within the clan.

It was still better to leave his father some dignity in public.

Reminded by Yu Tianchen, Ning Xin immediately realized she had lost her composure and let out a soft huff:

"For our son's sake, I'll let you off for now."

"Hehe, many thanks for the mercy, Xinmei."

Seeing that Ning Xin seemed to have calmed down, Yu Xiaotian chuckled and secretly gave Yu Tianchen a thumbs-up.

Good son, all that pampering wasn't in vain!

Yu Tianchen smiled helplessly.

The wait in the plaza did not last long.

Before long, Yu Yuanzhen and the other clan elders arrived at the center of the plaza.

After a roll call.

Yu Tianchen and a dozen other children of the same age stood in the very center of the plaza.

Yu Yuanzhen stepped forward, looking at the young, immature faces before him, and finally let his gaze rest on Yu Tianchen, his eyes filled with a hint of expectation.

However, he did not say much, merely offering a few words of encouragement to the boys and girls present before turning to the elder in charge of the spirit awakening beside him and saying:

"Begin."

The elder nodded upon hearing this, walked to the platform already prepared in the center of the plaza, and waved his hand. Several pitch-black, round stones flew out, arranging themselves into a hexagonal formation on the platform.

"Line up and awaken your spirits in the order of the roll call."

As the elder spoke, he took out a list and began calling names.

"First, Yu Qingqing."

The little girl whose name was called couldn't wait to step onto the platform and prepare for her spirit awakening.

The children who hadn't been called yet followed the order of the roll call and lined up in an orderly fashion.

Whether it was intentional or not, Yu Tianchen was the last one.

Just like a grand finale.

But even as the last one, Yu Tianchen didn't have to wait long.

Just like in the original work, the younger generation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was indeed suffering from a lack of talent.

After a dozen children had gone, most had an Innate Soul Power of only level 4-6, and not a single one reached level 7.

There were even a few with only level 1 Innate Soul Power.

It nearly made Yu Yuanzhen faint from lack of oxygen.

"As expected, it all comes down to Xiaochen in the end."

Yu Yuanzhen fixed his gaze on the yet-to-be-awakened Yu Tianchen.

It wasn't just Yu Yuanzhen; after witnessing over a dozen children fail to awaken excellent Innate Soul Power, the second-in-command Yu Luomian, the other elders, and even the onlookers all focused their attention on Yu Tianchen.

"Next, Yu Tianchen."

Soon, after the child before him finished their spirit awakening, the elder called his name.

Yu Tianchen took a deep breath and, under the expectant and nervous gazes of the crowd, stepped onto the platform.

"Relax, Xiaochen."

"Carefully feel the fluctuations of your soul power."

The elder awakening his spirit was also somewhat nervous, fearing that Yu Tianchen might experience unnecessary complications during the awakening due to tension.

"Don't worry, Fourth Grandfather."

Yu Tianchen said with a smile: "Just start."

The elder nodded, his hands striking out rapidly as six strands of electric soul power were injected into the six black stones on the ground.

Instantly, a layer of golden radiance was released from the six stones, forming a pale golden light barrier that enveloped Yu Tianchen within it.

A warm aura continuously seeped into Yu Tianchen's body, the cozy sensation causing him to close his eyes in comfort as he felt an incomparable sense of ease throughout his entire being.

Before long, he felt as if something within his body had shattered.

Countless warm currents began to converge toward the position of his right hand.

Yu Tianchen slowly opened his eyes.

He saw five strange little drums floating quietly above his palm, flickering with pale blue lightning.

Holy crap!

The Martial Soul mutated?!

Yu Tianchen's face was filled with shock.

Before he could even recover from his astonishment.

A mechanical voice abruptly rang out in his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host has officially awakened the Martial Soul: Five Thunder Shock Drums]

[Sacrificial Offering System officially activated!]