The Hour of Inverted Chaos

Fire burns, blood flows, and the people weep.

This small town on the northern frontier of the Federation is under attack by an Evil Soul Master, and death is everywhere.

Yun Qianzhao hides in the shadows, his expression grave.

He was originally of the Sun Moon Imperial Clan, a lineage hidden from the world for ten thousand years, but because he could not awaken a Martial Soul, he was cast out by his family and later adopted by a couple during an attack by an Evil Soul Master.

Later, his adoptive parents died during the Abyss invasion, and because they did not participate in the final Abyss war, they could not be resurrected! He was left alone to witness the Son of God being placed on a pedestal, and humanity bowing its head to the soul beasts!

The ten-thousand-year plan was nothing more than a scheme by a god to ensure his own son's survival! For six thousand years, countless people threw themselves into the fray, their piled-up bones merely paving the path to eternal life for the Son of God!

Yun Qianzhao had thought he would never be able to avenge his adoptive parents in this lifetime, but he never expected that upon opening his eyes again, he had returned to the very day of the Evil Soul Master attack!

Whether it was the heavens opening their eyes or a fleeting dream, Yun Qianzhao did not know; his immediate priority was to survive! Only by living could he have a chance! Aided by the memories of his previous life, he had already fled to the edge of the town and would soon be able to escape.

It was just a pity that in this life, he would likely never meet his adoptive parents again!

Just as Yun Qianzhao was fleeing the town, the previously clear sky suddenly became overcast. A wind picked up, and a circular shadow appeared at the edge of the sun, quickly obscuring it entirely.

The earth plunged into instant darkness!

It was a solar eclipse!

The sudden darkness disrupted Yun Qianzhao's escape. In this moment of inverted yin and yang, Yun Qianzhao felt as if something within his body was about to burst forth!

His entire body felt as if it were being scorched by raging fire, burning intensely!

"Damn it, what is happening?"

Yun Qianzhao frowned and gritted his teeth. The burning sensation made it impossible for him to move, and gradually, his body began to emit a golden fluorescence.

The anomaly of the golden light was particularly eye-catching in the darkness, drawing the attention of the Evil Soul Master!

"There's a brat here?"

"Glowing? Looks like a good sacrifice! He's mine!"

"Get lost, he's mine!"

Watching the group of Evil Soul Master lunging toward him with savage grins, Yun Qianzhao clenched his fists, his eyes filled with unwillingness. Was he reborn only to die once again?

He refused to accept this!

Extreme unwillingness broke through the dam, and the bloodline shackles within his body shattered instantly. The golden light on Yun Qianzhao's body condensed into substance, and a vast Golden Sun rose behind him, piercing through the darkness!

In the shadows, a pair of fair, delicate hands reached out, covering Yun Qianzhao's eyes and mouth from behind, dragging him into the darkness.

The golden sun behind him dissipated along with him.

"Where is he?"

"Damn it! Is he a soul master? Such a young soul master?"

The Evil Soul Master lunged at empty air and looked at each other in confusion. No matter how they searched, they could not find a trace of Yun Qianzhao; he seemed to have truly vanished into thin air!

The solar eclipse ended quickly. The group of Evil Soul Master did not linger long and retreated from the town before the Federation army arrived.

Only after the Evil Soul Master had withdrawn did Yun Qianzhao emerge from the shadows. He did not rush to leave, but instead turned to look at the corner of the shadows and demanded, "Who—are you?"

As Yun Qianzhao's question fell, the shadows rippled, and a silver-haired girl, almost identical to Yun Qianzhao, stepped out. Her silver pupils reflected Yun Qianzhao's figure.

Yun Qianzhao felt a moment of dizziness, but immediately after, he raised his hands to hold his head in shock. The silver-haired girl mirrored his movements exactly.

"Are you—me?"

The two voices spoke in unison, filled with astonishment.

Yun Qianzhao discovered that besides the silver-haired girl, he could also see himself! This half of his vision was not his own, but that of the silver-haired girl before him!

Seeing himself from this perspective felt incredibly strange.

"It's just like looking in a mirror..."

The two raised their hands simultaneously, tentatively pressing their palms together and gripping each other's hands tightly. The warmth of the touch had never felt so clear.

"Are we—?"

"Shared thoughts! Connected senses!"

The silver-haired girl's face wore the exact same expression of shock. She did not speak, yet her voice appeared in Yun Qianzhao's mind.

But why did it turn out like this?

Yun Qianzhao looked up at the sun in the sky and guessed, "Could it be because of the solar eclipse?"

During a solar eclipse, the sun and moon are both high in the heavens; the light of the sky casts the moon's shadow, and the yin and yang are inverted.

Yun Qianzhao's family had passed down the Sun-Moon Martial Soul for generations. If he had undergone a mutation due to the phenomenon of the sun and moon in the same sky, it would make sense.

And that golden sun from just a moment ago—could that be his Martial Soul?

Thinking of this, Yun Qianzhao turned to look at the silver-haired girl. Their minds were linked, and they raised their hands at the same time, their movements identical. Behind each of them, a radiance rose.

Behind Yun Qianzhao was a vast Golden Sun, scorching and brilliant; behind the silver-haired girl was a silver crescent moon, radiating a bone-chilling cold.

"Sun-Moon Twin Birth!"

Yun Qianzhao and the silver-haired girl spoke the four words in unison. Indeed, because of the solar eclipse, light and shadow were able to exist simultaneously!

Who was the true self and who was the shadow no longer mattered at this moment.

"Qianyue... Yun Qianyue!"

"From now on, I am Yun Qianzhao, and I am also Yun Qianyue!"

Their voices were perfectly synchronized, and as they gazed at the martial souls behind each other, an inexplicable tremor stirred within them.

The Sun-Moon Martial Soul trembled gently; the Golden Sun behind Yun Qianzhao began to be stained with silver moonlight from one corner, which then rapidly expanded, transforming the Golden Sun into a Silver Moon just like a solar eclipse.

The Silver Moon behind Yun Qianyue likewise shifted into a Golden Sun! Both their eye colors and hair colors changed completely.

Seeing this, the two were stunned—could they actually use each other's martial souls?

No, strictly speaking, they were the same person; such a change in their martial souls was not entirely unacceptable.

Just as the two were preparing to leave the small town and find a quiet place to verify the specific connection between their two martial souls, the Federation army arrived and sealed off the entire town.

According to the Federation army's count, there were fewer than ten survivors left in the town!

Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were also taken by the Federation army to a temporary shelter. There, they saw their foster parents from their previous life; the foster father was a Federation soldier, and the foster mother was a nurse in the military.

Due to their work, the couple had no children of their own, and upon seeing the orphaned Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue, they immediately felt the urge to adopt them.

However, this time, Yun Qianzhao refused.

What he intended to do was subvert the Douluo Continent's faith in the Sea God; this path was treacherous, and he did not want his foster parents to be dragged into it!

Though the rejected foster parents felt a sense of loss, they remained as attentive and caring toward the two as ever.

The pair stayed in the temporary shelter for half a month, during which they constantly pondered their future. In this era, relying solely on personal cultivation to become stronger was absolutely insufficient; they had to join an organization!

But what organization could they join?

The Federation was an option, but Yun Qianzhao's trust in the Federation was limited.

Or rather, from his perspective, major powers like the Federation and the Spirit Pagoda were all untrustworthy.