Twin Suns and Moons

Sun Moon Empire, Ming Capital.

For the Imperial Family, today was a rather special day.

The Fourth Prince, Xu Tianming, had just turned six. Following a series of ancestral blessing rituals, the Chief Imperial Preceptor, Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming, personally oversaw his Martial Soul awakening.

Before the awakening officially began, a luxuriously dressed young man stepped forward to offer reassurance:

"Fourth Brother, keep a calm mind. The grade of your Martial Soul doesn't matter to us. As long as you successfully awaken one, our Imperial Family can pile enough resources on you to reach the Title Douluo level even if we have to force it!"

The speaker was Xu Tianming's second brother, Xu Tianran.

However, unlike the Xu Tianran in his memories, this version had no crippled legs. His entire appearance was bright and cheerful, a stark contrast to the calculating Sun Moon Crown Prince he remembered.

So, I've transmigrated to the timeline before Xu Tianran's assassination... I suppose at this very moment, the Son of Destiny of this era, Huo Yuhao, is still in the White Tiger Duke Mansion, living a miserable life of mutual dependence with his mother, Huo Yun'er...

I didn't expect that even after six years of being here, I would only just now break through the veil of my prenatal memories.

Xu Tianming sighed inwardly, then smiled at Xu Tianran as if nothing were amiss:

"Don't worry, Second Brother, I've been ready for a long time!"

He said it with his mouth, but deep down, Xu Tianming felt a lingering sense of unease.

He wondered what kind of Martial Soul he would actually awaken.

Would it be the Sun or Silver Moon Martial Soul inherited by the Sun Moon Empire?

Or perhaps the mutated Purple Radiance Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon, just like Xu Tianran's?

Although the strength of a Martial Soul wasn't strictly vital in the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianming naturally hoped his would be as powerful as possible.

"Tianming, reach out your hand and place it on this light orb. Focus and feel it."

Hearing Kong Deming's words, Xu Tianming nodded and stepped forward to comply.

In truth, a Soul Saint around level 30 could easily handle a Martial Soul awakening.

The reason Kong Deming, the Chief Imperial Preceptor, was personally presiding over it ultimately came down to status.

The Xu Tianming who had transmigrated here was not only Xu Tianran's fourth brother but also the biological nephew of this Silver Moon Douluo, Kong Deming.

The only Level 10 Soul Engineer in the future Douluo Continent was his own uncle!

With such a background, Xu Tianming's status was already maxed out; now, it all depended on his Martial Soul!

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and followed Kong Deming's guidance to focus.

A moment later, as a searing heat spread throughout his body, a tiny yet dazzling sun appeared on Xu Tianming's left hand.

"It's the Imperial Family's inherited Sun Martial Soul!"

Xu Tianran, watching from the side, was the first to speak, feeling a secret sense of relief.

As long as it isn't the Purple Radiance Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon like mine...

"Don't be hasty, it's not over yet."

As Kong Deming's voice fell, tinged with excitement, Xu Tianming's other hand—which had been resting on the light orb—subconsciously flipped upward. A moon, equally tiny but filled with a mysterious aura, emerged from his palm.

Before Xu Tianran could even react, the sharp-eyed ministers invited to observe the ceremony were already the first to chime in with praise:

"A Silver Moon Martial Soul! It's the Silver Moon Martial Soul! His Highness the Fourth Prince has a twin Martial Soul! Such a prodigy—truly, the heavens bless our Sun Moon Empire!"

Led by this minister, a wave of congratulations soon echoed throughout the great hall.

Even the usually cold and indifferent Kong Deming couldn't help but let a faint smile grace his lips.

Clearly, he was extremely satisfied with his nephew's exceptional talent.

However, as the center of all this praise, Xu Tianming felt no emotion at all.

This was because the moment the Silver Moon Martial Soul appeared, two voices—which seemed audible only to him—resounded in his mind:

"Xilonen! My car... eh? Where is this place?"

"Traveler? Where are we?"

The first female voice was full of spirit and vitality, while the second sounded relatively softer.

Such familiar voices!

The moment this thought crossed his mind, two female figures manifested within his spiritual sea.

One was dressed in a red and white gown with dazzling fiery-red hair reaching her waist. Just standing there, she exuded the aura of a heroic and spirited older sister.

The other wore a moon-white short skirt, her eyes closed and covered by a hollow-carved blindfold. Though she stood just as casually, her temperament was that of a frail and delicate girl.

Sinking his consciousness into his spiritual sea and seeing their faces clearly, Xu Tianming rubbed his eyes, feeling as if he were dreaming.

Otherwise, how could he be seeing Mavuika and Columbina in his own mind?

Noticing his gaze, Mavuika and Columbina looked toward him with a shared intuition.

After the three of them stared at each other for a moment, Mavuika was the first to speak, her voice filled with confusion:

"Although your appearance has changed, the intuition from the days we fought side-by-side tells me that you are still the Traveler I know—the Dumanie who saved Natlan!"

Hearing this, Columbina nodded from the side and said softly:

"The Kuuvaki tells me that the traveler before me is indeed the one I know... but where is this? Why has my control over the Kuuvaki weakened so much?"

Hearing the two women's voices once more, Xu Tianming refused to believe his senses. He stepped forward, bolstered his courage internally, and reached out to take their hands.

Even though they were within his spiritual sea, the incredibly realistic sensation could not be faked.

Suddenly subjected to such an intimate gesture, Columbina's pretty face flushed crimson instantly. She struggled instinctively, but when she couldn't shake him off, she simply let it be.

Mavuika, meanwhile, glanced at her held hand in surprise, a mysterious smile then curling at the corners of her lips.

Confirmed. Both women were real.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Tianming forced his chaotic thoughts to settle before briefly explaining their current situation to the two women.

After listening, Mavuika nodded thoughtfully:

"So, you mean we have traveled together to this world called the Douluo Continent? But why is it that only you, Traveler, have a physical form, while Columbina and I can only exist by tethering ourselves to your... Martial Soul? Is this the work of Phanes?"

Phanes, the supreme ruler of the Teyvat Continent, also known as the Heavenly Principles. Given such a bizarre situation, that was the only explanation Mavuika could think of at the moment.

However, Columbina, standing to the side, held a different view:

"No, although the Heavenly Principles are powerful, they are not capable of such a feat. Having inherited the power of my sisters, I also inherited a portion of their memories. Back then, although the Dragon King Nibelung was defeated by the Heavenly Principles, the gap in their strength was not that vast. If even the Dragon King Nibelung could not achieve this, then the Heavenly Principles certainly cannot."