Martial Soul Awakening, Donghuang Taiyi?

Douluo Continent, Spirit City, Elder Palace.

On this seemingly ordinary day, the nine great elders of Spirit Hall, led by Qian Daoliu, had all gathered within the Elder Palace.

Aside from the nine of them, there were two others present. One was a golden-haired girl radiating a sacred aura; this was Qian Renxue, who had already begun her infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire. The other was the protagonist of this story: Taiyi.

"Little Yi, you are six years old today. It is time for your spirit awakening. Today, we old fellows will help you awaken your spirit."

Qian Daoliu spoke to Taiyi, who stood before him.

Hearing this, Taiyi replied:

"Grandfather, hurry up! I can't wait anymore. Once I awaken my spirit, I can finally defeat Xue'er."

No sooner had Taiyi finished speaking than a fist landed on his head, hitting him quite hard.

"I've told you how many times? You must call me Big Sister."

Qian Renxue said after striking Taiyi.

Hearing this, Taiyi retorted:

"No way, I'm not calling you Big Sister. Grandfather said you're going to be my wife in the future."

At Taiyi's words, Qian Renxue blushed, then looked up to glare at her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

Seeing this, Qian Daoliu turned his head away, pretending not to notice.

The other elders present laughed out loud at the scene.

At this moment, the Second Elder of the Elder Palace, Golden Crocodile Douluo, stepped forward and said:

"Come, Little Yi. Your Second Grandfather will awaken your spirit for you."

Hearing this, Taiyi stopped bickering with Qian Renxue and walked over to Golden Crocodile, saying:

"Second Grandfather, let's begin. I'm ready."

Golden Crocodile then produced the awakening stones and channeled his spirit power into them, forming an awakening array that enveloped Taiyi to begin the process.

As Taiyi's spirit awakening commenced, the others present stared intently at him.

Everyone wanted to see what Taiyi's spirit would be. After all, six years ago, when Qian Daoliu found him, the infant Taiyi had already been radiating an extremely pure and intense solar energy.

This had made Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue, both possessors of the Six-Winged Angel spirit, feel a profound sense of affinity toward him.

That was why Qian Daoliu had chosen to adopt him. Because of this, Taiyi and Qian Renxue had grown up together, fostering a close bond, which was why Qian Daoliu had made those remarks about Taiyi marrying Qian Renxue.

As Golden Crocodile increased his output of spirit power, Taiyi felt something within his body stirring to emerge.

In the next second, Taiyi saw a primitive little bell appear in his hand, and a Three-Legged Golden Crow manifested behind him.

The onlookers were stunned. Qian Daoliu spoke up:

"It's actually a twin spirit! The beast spirit is the Sun God Bird, the Golden Crow. No wonder Taiyi has radiated solar energy since childhood. Even more incredible is that Little Yi can use both spirits simultaneously; it's completely different from that woman's twin spirits."

Hearing this, the others nodded in agreement:

"Indeed. The Golden Crow is a top-tier spirit beast, and any spirit capable of coexisting with it shouldn't be weak either. Using both spirits together isn't just one plus one equals two; it's one plus one greater than two."

"You're right, Big Brother. You've brought back a super genius."

The elders in the hall chatted away like ordinary old men for a moment.

Taiyi smiled inwardly, knowing that his spirit was no ordinary Golden Crow—it was the legendary Three-Legged Golden Crow. Furthermore, the little bell in his hand was not just any bell, but the legendary Donghuang Bell, also known as the Chaos Bell.

Taiyi could feel that although he had only absorbed one ten-thousandth of Donghuang Taiyi's essence, in this "sewer" of a fantasy world that was the Douluo Continent, he was already an invincible existence.

Taiyi thought to himself that once he cultivated both spirits to level one hundred, he would essentially be a miniature Donghuang Taiyi. Even if he only possessed one ten-thousandth of the original Donghuang Taiyi's power, he would be satisfied. After all, this was the Demon Emperor who had once ruled over billions of demon clans in the Primordial Era.

Qian Daoliu then said:

"Alright, now that we've seen Little Yi's twin spirits, let's test his innate spirit power."

Hearing this, Golden Crocodile spoke to Taiyi while producing a crystal ball for testing spirit power:

"Little Yi, try to channel your spirit power to retract your spirits, then come test your innate power."

Taiyi attempted to focus his spirit power, and with a mere thought, he withdrew both spirits into his body.

He walked up to Golden Crocodile and placed his hand on the crystal ball. The next second, the ball erupted with a brilliant light. As the light flickered, the expression on Qian Daoliu's face shifted from the joy of discovering a twin spirit to sheer shock.

Everyone present saw that Taiyi's innate spirit power was level twenty, just like Qian Renxue's.

Qian Daoliu knew very well that while the Six-Winged Angel spirit was powerful, even those with exceptional talent—like himself—only possessed innate full spirit power at birth. The reason his granddaughter, Qian Renxue, had reached level twenty was that she was the most likely candidate to inherit the Angel God's position; thus, through the Angel's Blessing, her spirit power had been boosted by ten levels to reach level twenty.

Seeing that Taiyi also had level twenty innate spirit power, Qian Daoliu hurriedly asked:

"Taiyi, have you been favored by a god?"

Qian Daoliu desperately wanted to know if Taiyi had been chosen by a deity. If it were true, their Spirit Hall would produce two gods in this generation. He could not help but be excited.

Taiyi wanted to say: I wasn't chosen by a god and given a ten-level divine blessing like Xue'er. It's just that the one ten-thousandth of Donghuang Taiyi's essence I possess is powerful enough to break the rules of the Douluo Continent, resulting in innate level twenty power.

So, Taiyi said:

"Grandfather, I didn't..."

He stopped mid-sentence as two voices echoed in his mind.

"Congratulations, little one. You have gained This Seat's favor and become the inheritor of my divine position. I now initiate the Nine Trials of Destruction for you. The divine trials will begin once you reach level seventy."

"Congratulations, little one. Because of your spirit, you are highly compatible with the inheritance of my divine position. I now initiate the Nine Trials of Life for you. The divine trials will begin once you reach level seventy."

The two voices rang out—one solemn and majestic, the other gentle and kind.

Adding their words together, Taiyi realized he had suddenly gained the favor of two gods, and not just any gods, but two of the five Great Law Gods of the God Realm: the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.