Martial Soul Awakening, Gold Element!

"I came through the window. Why would I knock?" Xiao Wujiu leaned close to Ya Fei, looking at her with a smile. "Besides, I have some matters to discuss with Sister Ya Fei that aren't convenient for others to know~"

"Y-You... what are you doing? Speak properly."

Seeing Xiao Wujiu so close before her, Ya Fei shyly reached out and pushed him away.

As the chief auctioneer of Wutan City's Mittal Auction House, she had met all sorts of people, yet she alone could not treat the person before her with her usual composure.

Xiao Wujiu did not get angry after being gently pushed away. He merely smiled faintly.

"Let's not talk about that for now. You're finally back. I found what you wanted."

To ease the awkwardness, Ya Fei took the initiative to change the subject. Then she took out a Magic Core and placed it on the table.

"After returning to the family, I explained the matter to Patriarch Teng Shan. Once he saw the pills you refined, he agreed to take out this sixth-tier Magic Core from the family's collection."

"Patriarch Teng Shan said that he hoped to befriend you, so he was willing to give you this Magic Core. He only hoped that, when you had time, you would visit the Mite'er Family in the Imperial Capital."

Hearing Ya Fei's words, Xiao Wujiu could not help admiring Teng Shan's discernment and willingness to place a bet. As expected of someone trained by Hai Bodong—he gave away a sixth-tier Magic Core just like that.

He picked up the Magic Core and examined it. The energy within was abundant, roughly equivalent to that of a three-star Dou Emperor. It seemed the Magic Core's owner had at least been a peak early-stage sixth-tier magical beast.

Together with the External Soul Bone he had yet to absorb and the Immortal Herbs he had brought back, these resources were enough to send his strength soaring once again!

"There are no clear records of which magical beast this Magic Core came from. We only know that it was obtained by the former grand elder, the Ice Emperor, one of the Jia Ma Empire's ten greatest experts. It was then placed in the family treasury."

"That's enough. Thank you, Sister Ya Fei. I'll make a trip to the Imperial Capital, but..."

Looking at the Magic Core, Xiao Wujiu knew that she had put considerable effort into this. Thus, he made his decision: Ya Fei would be the first person he would try to awaken a Martial Soul for!

He leaned close to Ya Fei again, his tone unusually serious as he asked, "Sister Ya Fei, do you want to improve your cultivation aptitude? Or rather, do you want to take control of your own destiny?"

He slowly explained why he had come to see her: he wanted to see whether he could awaken a Martial Soul for Ya Fei. Although he got along fairly well with most people in the Xiao Clan, that was all it was. The only person he had a deeper connection with was Xiao Yan.

That was why he had sought out Ya Fei—someone who yearned to change her fate, who was unwilling to resign herself to it, yet lacked some talent for cultivation.

"What did you say?"

The calm expression Ya Fei had just regained instantly turned to disbelief. She questioned him reflexively, but the faint hope in her voice was impossible to miss.

He said nothing. He simply took the Martial Soul Awakening Stone from his Storage Ring, waved it before Ya Fei, and said, "I discovered this kind of Awakening Stone in some ruins. It can awaken a person's innate artifact and, to a certain extent, improve their cultivation aptitude."

Some things could be said, while others could not. So he only briefly explained the Awakening Stone's most important function, then summoned his own Martial Soul, the Creation Cauldron, for Ya Fei to see.

Ya Fei's eyes lit up at the sight, and excitement surged through her. She immediately grabbed Xiao Wujiu's hand, her eyes shining.

"Little Wujiu, I want it!"

"Oh? What does Sister want?"

"Mm, of course I want... Fine, you actually dare tease me now?" Ya Fei said irritably as she looked at Xiao Wujiu.

She felt that, compared to before, he had become even more confident and spirited, brimming with vitality and hope. He was becoming more and more attractive to her...

Xiao Wujiu smiled without denying it. He simply led Ya Fei to one side, set up an Awakening Array around her, and arranged the Awakening Stones one by one.

"Sister Ya Fei, stand still. I'll awaken you now. The artifact that emerges from this awakening is called a Martial Soul."

As he spoke, he began injecting Battle Qi into the Awakening Stones. Because the rules of this world were different, the energy used to activate the Awakening Stones had become Battle Qi.

At the same time, he manipulated the Gate of Transmigration, drawing upon the energy it had accumulated since returning to Battle Through the Heavens. He poured the World Origin Power within into the stones, opening the door to Ya Fei's Martial Soul.

As the Awakening Stones began releasing golden light, Ya Fei, standing uneasily in the center, only felt a warm sensation enveloping her.

Then, as though some kind of shackle had shattered, she raised both hands. Countless gold coins appeared around her, illuminating her body until she gleamed with golden radiance, as if she too had been plated in gold!

"This is... the Gold Element?"

Seeing the dense awakening light and sensing that fluctuation, Xiao Wujiu was certain that Ya Fei's awakened Martial Soul was far more than mere gold coins. That was why he judged it to be the Gold Element!

As for Innate Soul Power, there was no such concept here. Due to the transfer of the Martial Soul system, Ya Fei's Martial Soul talent would be converted into talent for cultivating Battle Qi. In other words, it would stack with the cultivation talent that had originally belonged to Soul Power. This was why Xiao Wujiu could guarantee that he could improve her cultivation aptitude.

"A Gold Element Martial Soul. It suits her quite well."

As the awakening slowly came to an end, Ya Fei opened her eyes, which now flickered with golden light. Paired with the golden radiance around her, she truly seemed to possess the bearing of a future Empress of Gold.

"Sister Ya Fei, how is it? Have you sensed what your Martial Soul is?"

"My Martial Soul..." Ya Fei, having just recovered from the warm current, came back to her senses. Yet there was no artifact in her hands—only countless gold coins surrounding her.

"My Martial Soul is gold coins?"

Ya Fei looked at the coins on the ground and spoke uncertainly.

Yet she felt that was not quite right. She had no idea what kind of Martial Soul it actually was, because today was her first encounter with the very concept of Martial Souls.

"No, your Martial Soul is not as simple as gold coins. It is the Gold Element."

After organizing his words, Xiao Wujiu began explaining the concept of Martial Souls and the Gold Element to Ya Fei. At the same time, he had her try forming objects of other shapes. Soon afterward, all sorts of items appeared throughout the room.

Bells, golden branches, even clothes woven from golden threads... During this process, Ya Fei also confirmed that her talent had improved enormously!

Xiao Wujiu also sensed an indistinct feeling from the Crossing Gate, connected to Ya Fei's body. It was a protective link that represented permission for the power of another world to exist. In other words, whether Ya Fei's Martial Soul could exist depended on him!

While this made him marvel at how dependable the Crossing Gate was, it also made it easier for him to make bold plans in the future.

However, before he could think further, he saw Ya Fei's gaze toward him growing increasingly sultry as she pushed him down onto the nearby bed.

"Wujiu..."

"Mmph, Sister Ya Fei, what are you doing?"

"Doing you..."