The Dragon King Legend Era Awakens the Water Dragon Martial Soul? That's Awesome! (Seeking Godfather's Follow-up)

Shrek City, Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

In the vast living room, various exquisite decorations stood quietly in place.

In the very center of the room, a young man of about twenty years old stood calmly to the side.

Opposite him were six boys, all around six years old.

The boys stood there in silence.

The most handsome among them looked around, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"Young masters, today is the annual day of Martial Soul awakening. Please step forward to awaken your Martial Souls."

"First, Qiangu Tinglong." The man said, stepping back and making a slight gesture to clear the way.

As his voice fell, one of the boys stepped forward to begin the awakening process.

Watching the others undergo their awakenings one by one, the boy who had been standing at the very back, constantly looking around, raised an eyebrow and refocused his attention on the front.

As the awakening began, a powerful force surged from the first boy's body.

However, what appeared was not the Qiangu Clan's signature Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul, but a massive black ape.

Looking at this black ape, the man in black shook his head slightly, yet he still made a respectful gesture for the boy to step aside.

A trace of dejection flickered in the boy's eyes before he walked toward the back with a calm expression.

This was the awakening site for the collateral branch of the Qiangu Clan; any collateral descendant who could awaken the Coiling Dragon Staff would be eligible to join the main lineage of the Qiangu Clan directly.

Unfortunately, due to the dilution of their bloodline, very few collateral descendants of the Qiangu Clan were able to awaken the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul.

As the five boys stepped up one by one, none of them awakened the Coiling Dragon Staff.

The black-clad youth's gaze finally fell upon the last boy.

"Young Master Qiangu Qingzhou, it is your turn."

The youth's voice was gentle, and the boy named Qiangu Qingzhou responded, walking forward slowly.

Looking at the Awakening Stone before him, even Qiangu Qingzhou felt a rare sense of nervousness.

As a transmigrator, he had been lying low here for six whole years just for this day.

Martial Soul awakening was thirty percent mutation and seventy percent luck.

Since his bloodline was decent enough, Qiangu Qingzhou only hoped to awaken the Coiling Dragon Staff.

At the very least, with the Coiling Dragon Staff, he wouldn't be bullied in the future.

Of course, if things went even better, he hoped to be a Spirit Master with innate soul power.

Having witnessed the coldness of human relationships over these six years, he had no grand ambitions.

His only dream was to have a piece of land of his own and live there peacefully until he died.

Thinking of this, Qiangu Qingzhou stepped forward and placed his hand on the Awakening Stone.

As the black-clad youth injected his soul power into the stone's array, patterns slowly emerged on the surrounding walls before gradually solidifying.

Feeling this gentle force enter his body, Qiangu Qingzhou felt a warm current surge within him.

The boy stared at his hands, his eyes filled with anticipation, though nervousness outweighed it.

Unfortunately, the Coiling Dragon Staff he dreamed of did not appear in his hand; instead, it was a dragon-like creature covered in blue scales.

Sensing his Martial Soul, Qiangu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, his eyes a mix of joy and complexity.

The joy came from the fact that many dragon-type Martial Souls were born with innate full soul power.

As long as he could live steadily, he would at least be able to become a deacon of the Spirit Pagoda.

The despair lay in the fact that this was the era of the Dragon King Legend.

As the saying went, each generation of dragon-type versions was strong, except for this one, which was nerfed to the bottom.

This was the darkest age for the dragon-type version, and he hadn't expected to run into it.

My version is in a weak period. I even managed to catch this Douluo Online. If I had appeared ten thousand or twenty thousand years ago, I could have been the child of the version.

Looking at the Martial Soul in his hand, Chen Zhou muttered to himself.

Chen Zhou was a miserable college student, and he never expected that he would die suddenly while working overtime.

The most speechless part was that, as if dying wasn't enough, he had transmigrated into the Douluo World.

And to make matters worse, he had arrived during the period when dragon-type creatures were most suppressed, only to awaken a dragon-type Martial Soul.

But looking at the Water Dragon Martial Soul he had awakened, it was at least a True Dragon-level Martial Soul, so its strength wouldn't be too low.

Seeing the Martial Soul Chen Zhou had awakened, the black-clad youth felt both a sigh and a sense of joy; he sighed because it wasn't the Coiling Dragon Staff, meaning his performance quota for the year was gone.

But he was happy because this was a talent with innate full soul power.

One had to know that often, even the Coiling Dragon Staff couldn't achieve innate full soul power, and a dragon-type Martial Soul with innate full soul power was still highly sought after.

"Young Master Qiangu Qingzhou, please come with me. Although you cannot join the main family line, as a genius with innate full soul power..."

"Not only can you choose a Spirit, but you can also go to any of the eighteen Spirit Pagodas to study."

The young man in black spoke with a smile on his face.

This time, instead of pointing respectfully toward the back, he walked over himself and led Chen Zhou toward another door.

There were naturally more than six people from the collateral branches of the Qiangu Clan this year; this was just one of those branches.

As the young man in black led Chen Zhou inside, more than a dozen people of various ages stood within.

Aside from five young men in black, the majority were youths just like Chen Zhou.

These youths were either six years old and had awakened the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul, allowing them to join the main branch of the Spirit Pagoda, or they had awakened a Martial Soul with innate full soul power, which entitled them to certain benefits.

The men in black stood there in silence, each followed by one or two boys or girls, the groups clearly demarcated from one another.

Chen Zhou sat there with interest, watching the proceedings.

After waiting less than five minutes, an elderly man walked out.

His aura was formidable, but he merely swept a glance over the youths before beginning to assign them tasks.

Among the eight boys and girls this time, five had awakened the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul, and three had innate full soul power.

Those who awakened the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul could remain at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters to cultivate.

Those who awakened a Martial Soul with innate full soul power could choose a soul spirit and then head to any one of the eighteen Spirit Pagodas to study.

After the old man made the arrangements, another young man in black led Chen Zhou and two girls toward the upper levels of the Spirit Pagoda.

Chen Zhou's gaze swept over the Spirit Pagoda with interest.

Although he had lived for six years, this was his first time inside the Spirit Pagoda; he had previously done all his learning within the Qiangu Clan's compound.

As they reached a higher level, the young man in black walked to the door and, after swiping his card several times, finally led the three of them into the innermost area.

This was the core territory of the Qiangu Clan, and the soul spirits housed within were the top-tier ones currently under the clan's control.

"Please, young master and young ladies, make your selections. You may use your Martial Souls to sense them."

The young man in black said a few words before stepping respectfully to the side, and Chen Zhou, not standing on ceremony, walked straight forward.

He scanned the area, focusing primarily on water-attribute soul spirits, given that he had awakened the Water Dragon Martial Soul.

Following a brief examination of his Martial Soul, his gaze finally landed on a plump, water-balloon-like soul spirit.

But just as he was about to reach out and touch it, a calm voice echoed in his mind: "You might want to look at that little water snake; it should be more suitable for you."