The Eve of Parting

At home, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were both startled when they saw Mu Tianchen return from outside with a despondent expression.

Lang Yue walked up to Mu Tianchen and asked worriedly, "Tianchen, what's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?"

Seeing Mu Tianchen in this state, Tang Ziran also walked over. Compared to Lang Yue, he noticed more.

After thinking for a moment, he still asked, "Tianchen, are you upset because you didn't awaken a good Martial Soul?"

He began comforting him. "It's all right, Tianchen. It doesn't matter even if you didn't awaken a powerful Martial Soul."

"Look, Mechas are so advanced nowadays. Even if you can't become a powerful Soul Master, you can still become a powerful Mecha pilot in the future. Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, and Mecha pilots hold a high status too."

"Big brother, big brother, what's wrong with you?"

At that moment, seemingly sensing Mu Tianchen's unhappiness, three-year-old Tang Wulin, who had been playing nearby, came running over.

The three-year-old Tang Wulin stared with his bright, wide eyes and stumbled into Mu Tianchen's arms. Raising his head, he fixed his large eyes tightly on Mu Tianchen.

"Big brother, this is for you."

"Don't be unhappy anymore, okay?"

As Tang Wulin spoke in his childish voice, he handed Mu Tianchen a huge stuffed toy. It was a Titan Giant Ape doll, Tang Wulin's favorite among all his toys.

This Titan Giant Ape doll had not been bought by his parents. It had been given to him by a very tall uncle during an outing years ago. Normally, even Tang Wulin himself could barely bear to play with it.

Even Mu Tianchen had not expected his younger brother Tang Wulin to give him what had once been his most treasured toy.

Seeing this, Mu Tianchen felt somewhat moved.

Looking at his happy, harmonious family, a smile finally appeared on Mu Tianchen's face.

He smiled at the three of them. "Dad, Mom, don't worry. It's not that I failed to awaken a powerful Martial Soul. On the contrary, I awakened an extremely powerful one!"

"I'll show you now. Dad, Mom, take Wulin farther away."

As he spoke, he took a step back. An incomparably powerful surge of Soul Power abruptly erupted from his body, and even the windows in the room began to shake violently.

Roar—

A dragon's cry resounded through the sky as a gigantic platinum dragon carrying a sacred aura burst from his body. Its clear dragon roar contained the determination to shatter all filth and injustice in the world.

This platinum dragon possessed immense Divine Might, as unfathomable and oppressive as an abyss or prison, bringing overwhelming pressure to those around it.

Tang Wulin stumbled and was so frightened by the suddenly appearing platinum dragon that he fell straight to the ground. Fortunately, the fall was not serious, and he was not badly hurt.

Even so, the platinum dragon that had suddenly erupted from Mu Tianchen's body gave him quite a fright.

"Big brother, is this your Martial Soul?"

Having recovered from his shock, Tang Wulin widened his eyes and stared fixedly at the platinum dragon circling in midair, radiating a formidable aura.

That terrifying dragon was Big Brother's Martial Soul?

At some unknown point, a stream of golden energy began circulating within Tang Wulin's body, and a powerful aura rose along with it.

However, before Tang Wulin could react, the golden energy quietly retreated into his bones and vanished.

Tang Ziran and Lang Yue were also startled when they saw the platinum dragon above Mu Tianchen's head, its Divine Might beyond compare.

In all their lives, they had never seen such a sacred dragon with such overwhelming Divine Might.

The strongest Martial Soul they had ever seen was merely a Blazing Lion King. How could it possibly stand alongside this sacred dragon?

"Tianchen, this is your Martial Soul?"

"This aura is far too powerful!"

Tang Ziran and Lang Yue stared at the sacred dragon, whose Divine Might was as oppressive as a prison, so shocked that they did not know what to say. Powerful! Too powerful!

Mu Tianchen took a deep breath and withdrew the Holy Dragon of Light back into his body.

After helping Tang Wulin up from the ground, he looked at Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, nodded, and said with a smile, "Yes, Dad, Mom. This is my Martial Soul. It is called the Holy Dragon of Light."

"The Holy Dragon of Light is an extremely powerful Dragon Clan Martial Soul. It is a True Dragon Martial Soul. True Dragon Martial Souls are the strongest among Dragon Clan Martial Souls. Below them are Sub-Dragon Martial Souls and Earth Dragon Martial Souls."

Tang Ziran did not know what a True Dragon Martial Soul was, nor did he know what kind of Martial Soul the Holy Dragon of Light was. But he could feel that the Martial Soul awakened by his eldest son was anything but ordinary.

What ordinary Martial Soul could possess such terrifying momentum?

It had nearly torn their house apart.

For a moment, he could not help but feel sincerely happy for his son.

In truth, Tianchen's biological parents had died six years ago.

Back then, they had encountered Tianchen's parents in a dense forest. They had been severely injured and on the verge of death. In order for Tianchen to survive, his parents had entrusted him to them.

They had told them that, as Tianchen's biological parents, they had been unfit parents. From that day onward, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue would be Tianchen's true parents, and Tianchen could take their surname as well.

Their only request was that the child could grow up safe and healthy.

Their injuries had been too severe, so severe that not even the world's strongest healing-type Title Douluo could treat them. They had died.

He and his wife Lang Yue had buried them in Aolai City, and every year, they brought offerings to pay their respects.

Although they had adopted Tianchen, they had not made him take their surname. Instead, they had allowed him to continue using his original surname, Mu.

Now, six years had passed, and Tianchen had finally awakened his Martial Soul and officially become a Soul Master!

At the mention of Soul Masters, Tang Ziran suddenly looked at Mu Tianchen and asked curiously, "By the way, Tianchen, since you've awakened your Martial Soul, do you know what level your Innate Soul Power is?"

Though he was not a Soul Master, he knew quite a lot about them.

Generally speaking, the stronger one's Innate Soul Power, the greater one's talent and comprehension, and the more likely one was to become a powerful expert!

Mu Tianchen smiled. "Dad, don't worry. My Innate Soul Power is very high. I have Innate Full Soul Power. I'm already level ten now. As long as I obtain a Soul Ring, I can officially become a Soul Master!"

"Really?"

"You can officially become a Soul Master just by adding a Soul Ring?"

"That's wonderful!"

"I..."

Upon hearing Mu Tianchen's words, Tang Ziran was instantly overwhelmed with excitement and nearly hugged Mu Tianchen outright.

However, after his excitement, for some unknown reason, it abruptly came to a halt. The smile on his face froze, and a trace of melancholy settled over his features.

If one looked closely, one would find a faint, almost imperceptible loneliness on his face as well.

Of course, Mu Tianchen knew why. He took a deep breath.

Tears of emotion welled up in his eyes. Then, he said sincerely, "Dad, Mom, you don't need to worry about me."

"These years, you've worked hard enough taking care of my little brother and me. I can handle my own affairs now."

"Dad, Mom, I need to tell you something. When I awakened my Martial Soul, a high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda thought my Martial Soul was very powerful and accepted me as her disciple."

"This high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda is from Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and is a Title Douluo-level expert."

"She gave me three days to say goodbye to you. After that, I'll be heading to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters to cultivate."

"I may not be able to return for a very long time. I..."

Mu Tianchen's words once again shocked Tang Ziran and Lang Yue.

"Tianchen, are you saying that a high-ranking member of Spirit Pagoda Headquarters took a liking to you, accepted you as a disciple, and you'll be going to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters to cultivate in three days?"

Tang Ziran asked in astonishment.

"Tianchen, is that true?"

Lang Yue also looked at Mu Tianchen in surprise.

Mu Tianchen nodded very seriously. "Yes, that's right. In three days, I'll head to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and cultivate under that high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda."

Originally, after learning that Mu Tianchen had been accepted as a disciple by a high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda, the atmosphere should have been joyful.

But after Mu Tianchen finished speaking, the atmosphere became somewhat sorrowful.

Especially Lang Yue. At this moment, tears had already appeared in her eyes.

Tang Wulin noticed that something was wrong. With his big eyes wide open, he looked at them and asked, "Dad, Mom, what's wrong? Why are you all crying?"

Lang Yue wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and pulled Tang Wulin into her arms. Forcing a smile, she said, "Wulin, be good. Your father and I are fine. We're crying because we're happy for your big brother."

"Before long, your big brother will become a powerful Soul Master."

Tang Wulin seemed not to understand. Staring at Lang Yue with his big eyes, he asked, "Dad, Mom, what is a powerful Soul Master? Wulin wants to become a powerful Soul Master in the future too. Is that okay?"

Smiles appeared on both Tang Ziran and Lang Yue's faces. "Of course. Our Wulin will definitely become a powerful Soul Master like his big brother in the future, one of the strongest Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent!"

At that moment, Tang Ziran looked at his eldest son beside him and said, "Tianchen, does that mean you still have three days?"

Mu Tianchen said, "Yes."

A smile appeared on Tang Ziran's face. "Then our family of four still has three days to be happy together."

"How about this, Tianchen? Don't think about cultivation for these three days. The four of us will spend three happy days together."

Mu Tianchen felt a lump in his throat, then smiled and said, "All right!"

At this moment, whether it was Tang Ziran, Lang Yue, or Mu Tianchen, they all knew.

This might be the last time, for a very long while to come, that they could gather together and play happily.

Among the four of them, only Tang Wulin did not understand what parting meant. He was still laughing happily, filled with joy.

It seemed that he was happy because Tang Ziran had just said he would take him to the amusement park.