Companion Martial Soul: Ice and Fire Twin Fish

Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou Empire, Balak Kingdom, Fish Village by the Bala River. Inside the local Spirit Hall Awakening Branch, the annual Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony was underway.

"Martial Soul: Green Fish. No Soul Power."

At the pronouncement, the little boy standing before the six awakening stones immediately wilted, sorrow wrapping around him.

Because Fish Village had produced Soul Masters in recent years, its children understood better than children elsewhere the enormous difference between Soul Masters and ordinary people.

Leaving other sources of income aside, simply becoming a Soul Master and receiving one Gold Soul Coin from Spirit Hall every month was enough to make countless people envious.

Yu Yan, who was shielding a group of children in front of him, glanced at the glowing awakening stones, his eyes filled with anticipation. The chance to change his fate was right before him.

Yu Yan was a transmigrator sent to Douluo Continent by the transmigration artifact, Great Luck.

As a former die-hard Douluo fan and an absolute Douluo hater after that trash Valley of Asking Love plot in Douluo II, Yu Yan did not know what to say after finding himself in the fantasy bottom-tier world of Douluo Continent. Transmigration was something mysterious and beyond his control.

In this life, both his parents had been ordinary people. Their Martial Souls had been the Great Green Fish inherited by Fish Village. Years ago, they had suffered an accident while fishing on the Bala River and died in its surging waters.

Yu Yan was still somewhat confident that he possessed Soul Power and could become a Soul Master.

That confidence was not blind. The powerful soul brought by his transmigration had allowed Yu Yan to clearly sense energy flowing through his body two and a half years ago.

If energy flowed through the body of a child whose Martial Soul had yet to awaken, then if it was not Soul Power, what else could it be?

After discovering that he had Soul Power, Yu Yan began thinking of ways to strengthen it.

During that time, Yu Yan tried many methods commonly used by protagonists in Douluo fanfiction, such as exercise and dietary supplements. Naturally, none of them worked.

No, that was not quite right.

It could not be said that they had been completely useless. Yu Yan's physique was far sturdier than that of the other children in the village, the result of long-term exercise.

It made sense. Whether someone possessed Soul Power depended entirely on their parents and luck. If those methods had even the slightest effect, would Yu Xiaogang, who came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, have only half a level of Soul Power?

While Yu Yan was lost in thought, the children he had been shielding completed the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony.

As expected, not a single one of them had Soul Power. None could become Soul Masters.

After the Spirit Hall Soul Master, who had never told Yu Yan and the others his name, expressionlessly called out, "Next," Yu Yan quickly walked to the center of the six black stones and stood still.

Going through the motions, the Spirit Hall Soul Master injected Soul Power into the six black stones. The stones released a faint golden glow that enveloped Yu Yan in the middle.

Warmth. That was Yu Yan's first sensation beneath the pale golden light. It was like returning to his mother's embrace, like lying in a warm bathtub after a busy day, like drifting to sleep to the patter of rain outside the window.

After the pleasant sensation passed, Yu Yan felt Soul Power flowing toward his right hand. Something seemed to be breaking free from its shell.

Knowing what he needed to do next, Yu Yan spread open his right hand. Two enormous fish, each as long as an arm, leaped from his palm one after the other and swam around him.

One fish was red, flames burning across its body.

The other was blue, emanating a chilling frost aura.

"Tw... Twin Martial Souls!!!"

The previously expressionless Spirit Hall Soul Master screamed the instant he saw the two great fish circling Yu Yan.

As a Spirit Hall Soul Master, with Bibi Dong serving as Pope, he naturally knew what Twin Martial Souls meant.

After his shock passed, a delighted expression immediately appeared on the Spirit Hall Soul Master's face.

For deacons like them, who handled Martial Soul awakenings for ordinary people, awakening a child with extraordinary potential and recruiting them into Spirit Hall would bring considerable rewards.

This child had Twin Martial Souls just like the Pope. He had already begun imagining what rewards he would receive.

That was precisely why he appeared so happy.

Yu Yan focused on the two fish swimming around him. After sensing them slightly, he understood that what he had awakened was not Twin Martial Souls.

What he had awakened should have been the Companion Martial Soul that had appeared in Douluo Continent III: Legend of the Dragon King.

A Companion Martial Soul was one soul born in two forms. It was stronger than a single Martial Soul but weaker than Twin Martial Souls.

Most importantly, due to the one-soul-two-forms nature of Companion Martial Souls, their owners possessed extremely high Martial Soul compatibility and could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill by themselves.

And it was one Martial Soul Fusion Skill per soul ring. Xie Xie, one of the Shrek Seven Devils in Douluo III and a Companion Martial Soul owner, had been like that.

"Uncle, does Twin Martial Souls mean having two Martial Souls?" After asking, Yu Yan continued before the Spirit Hall Soul Master could answer. "But I can feel that I only have one Martial Soul. These two Ice and Fire Fish are one whole."

"Hmm?"

The overjoyed Spirit Hall Soul Master clearly froze for a moment as he tried to understand what the child before him meant.

"You mean these two fish are one Martial Soul?"

"You don't have Twin Martial Souls?"

Facing the Spirit Hall Soul Master's question, Yu Yan nodded. He truly did not have Twin Martial Souls.

"I see. Put your Martial Soul away first, then come test your Soul Power."

Knowing that Yu Yan did not have Twin Martial Souls, the Spirit Hall Soul Master was clearly not as happy as before. He held the blue crystal used to test Soul Power out to Yu Yan.

Knowing why the other man was unhappy, Yu Yan willed it, and his Martial Soul returned to his body.

He placed his hand on the blue crystal. A powerful suction force erupted, and all the Soul Power within his body immediately surged toward it beyond his control.

As Yu Yan's Soul Power flowed into it, the blue crystal began to shine with dazzling light.

"Innate Soul Power, level seven and a half!!!"

Watching the light flash within the blue crystal, the Spirit Hall Soul Master experienced more emotional changes in one day than he normally did in an entire year.

Innate Soul Power at level seven and a half—such Innate Soul Power could absolutely be called genius-level.

Among all the Soul Masters this Spirit Hall Soul Master had encountered, the child before him possessed the highest Innate Soul Power.

Innate Soul Power at level seven and a half, combined with the ahead-of-its-time Companion Martial Soul, Ice and Fire Twin Fish—his future achievements would not be low.

As expected of me!

Yu Yan silently gave himself a thumbs-up.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Gong Fenghua, a Spirit Hall deacon and a level twenty-three Soul Grandmaster. Little friend, what is your name?"

The Spirit Hall Soul Master, who had not introduced himself since appearing, smiled after confirming Yu Yan's talent. Having introduced himself, he gently asked Yu Yan's name.

"Uncle, my name is Yu Yan."

Facing the Spirit Hall Soul Master who had helped awaken his Martial Soul, the grateful Yu Yan naturally answered every question.

Gong Fenghua had only come here because of his job, but for Yu Yan, he had truly changed his fate.

Do not think this was a small matter. Ten thousand years later, during the era of Douluo II, no one would have helped a commoner like him awaken a Martial Soul for free.

"Yu Yan, a good name." After casually praising him, Gong Fenghua immediately extended an invitation. "Child, are you willing to join Spirit Hall?"

"Uncle, can I go back and discuss it with the adults in my family before deciding?"

Yu Yan laughed awkwardly and brushed off Gong Fenghua's invitation.

His parents had died years ago. It was merely an excuse.

Over the years since transmigrating to Douluo Continent, Yu Yan had gathered information about the major powers and roughly determined the point in time he was in.

The year he was born, the previous Pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, had been killed by Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong had ascended as the new Pope.

From that, it could be concluded that Yu Yan was the same age as Tang San.

After that trash Valley of Asking Love plot in Douluo II, Yu Yan had come to deeply dislike Third Young Master and Tang San.

Yet as a former die-hard Douluo fan, Yu Yan had no choice but to admit that Tang San was formidable. Even more formidable were the biological father behind Tang San and his two unofficial godfathers from the God Realm.

Yu Yan could not be sure what the future would bring. He wanted to develop for a while before making a decision.

"I see. If you are willing to join Spirit Hall, make sure to come find me at the Spirit Hall branch in Balaque City. I can help you secure more benefits."

Gong Fenghua did not continue pestering Yu Yan to join Spirit Hall. He merely told Yu Yan that if he chose to join Spirit Hall, he had to come find him.

For such a reasonable request, Yu Yan patted his chest and promised that he would.

"Good child, this is your Martial Soul Awakening Certificate. Remember to keep it safe. You cannot attend school without it."

"And this is a Meditation Method for cultivation, along with some of my personal insights on it. I hope they can help you."

Gong Fenghua handed Yu Yan the Martial Soul Awakening Certificate, then took two small booklets from the backpack behind him and passed them over.

Whether Yu Yan joined Spirit Hall or not, it was always good to form a friendly connection with a talented child.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Yu Yan truly needed these things, so he did not stand on ceremony and reached out to accept what Gong Fenghua offered him.

Seeing him accept the items, Gong Fenghua smiled and rubbed Yu Yan's head before leading the children outside together.