Second Martial Soul - Ancestral Dragon

"You brat, you make such a huge commotion every time you cultivate, yet how is your level increasing so slowly?"

"If it weren't for Brother here boosting you a few levels during the sacrifice, you probably wouldn't have become a genius with innate full soul power and twin martial souls."

Tian Meng stood with hands on hips, feeling incredibly smug.

This whole situation was all thanks to him!

Huo Yuhao's first soul ring was over twenty thousand years old, which had caused his level to leap directly to fifteen.

Given his talent, it shouldn't have been difficult to increase by five levels within a year.

Yet, as Tian Meng had said, his body absorbed massive amounts of vital energy every time; if it were an ordinary soul master, they would have leveled up several times from a single session of cultivation.

But Huo Yuhao? It had been nearly a year, and he had only just reached level twenty.

"Yuhao's soul power is being absorbed by his second martial soul."

If there was anyone who understood Huo Yuhao's second martial soul the best, it certainly wasn't Sky Dream Iceworm, who had only provided the blank martial soul slot, but rather Electrolux.

Throughout this year, he had been observing that drop of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood and the changes in the second martial soul.

This was far more interesting than chatting with that big worm, Tian Meng.

Tian Meng rolled over in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea like a salted fish.

"It's been almost a year, why hasn't the second martial soul taken shape yet?"

According to his previous thoughts, whatever the first soul ring Huo Yuhao absorbed for his second martial soul was, that would determine the martial soul itself.

Choosing the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion as the primary option wasn't just because of his own little ulterior motives—it was also because this martial soul was genuinely powerful.

It was the optimal solution he could think of, and one he was highly confident he could secure for Huo Yuhao.

But now, the second martial soul had skipped the step of absorbing a soul ring to solidify its form, and its developmental trajectory had long since exceeded Tian Meng's expectations.

He was just a tool-worm that provided a blank martial soul slot; what could he possibly know?

"Actually, it could have become a complete martial soul already, but isn't the day of the martial soul awakening coming up soon?"

Huo Yuhao scratched his cheek, offering a shy smile.

The awakening of the Ancestral Dragon martial soul certainly wouldn't go unnoticed, so naturally, he wanted to maximize its impact.

Huh? Showing off in front of others?

Cough, he really wasn't the type of person who liked to show off!

On the Douluo Continent, every village had a Spirit Hall.

Usually, this Spirit Hall was just for show; only on the day of the annual martial soul awakening would a Spirit Hall soul master arrive to conduct the ceremony for the children of age.

Although the vast majority of children in the village awakened trash martial souls, the Spirit Hall soul masters still arrived as promised every year.

Early that morning, Huo Yuhao was brought to the Spirit Hall by the village chief.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, a man of about thirty years old with an ordinary appearance but sharp eyes arrived.

The village chief stepped forward and said something to the man, who nodded after listening and opened the Spirit Hall to walk inside first.

"Hurry up and go in." The village chief urged the seven nervous children.

Standing inside the simple Spirit Hall, the man's expression softened considerably as his gaze swept over the little sprouts, including Huo Yuhao.

"I am Zhao Chuan, a level forty-three soul ancestor, and I am the soul master responsible for presiding over this awakening ceremony."

"Line up from right to left, one by one, and stand in the center."

Huo Yuhao, who was standing on the far right: "???"

He had intended to make a grand finale entrance, but he hadn't expected this soul master to play by his own rules and pick him, the big surprise, first.

Zhao Chuan had already placed six black stones on the ground. Having already undergone a martial soul awakening once before, Huo Yuhao walked calmly to the center and stood still.

Soul rings rose beneath Zhao Chuan's feet—one white, two yellow, and one purple ring swirled around him.

He activated the black stones, and golden light flew out from them, forming a golden barrier that enveloped Huo Yuhao.

When another beam of golden light entered his body, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, shimmering with a faint fluorescence.

Zhao Chuan looked puzzled.

"Your martial soul is... eyes? This is my first time seeing a part of the body act as a martial soul. Let's test it..."

Before Zhao Chuan could finish, Huo Yuhao suddenly closed his eyes.

He used the golden light that had just entered his body to fully activate his second martial soul.

"ROAR--!!"

A dragon's roar that seemed to originate from ancient times suddenly erupted, leaving Zhao Chuan's mind blank.

The surrounding heaven and earth vital energy gathered around Huo Yuhao like a vortex, continuously pouring into his seemingly thin and small body.

As the vital energy entered his body, a portion of the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood and a portion of his own blood essence condensed together in his lower abdomen.

It was unknown how much time had passed before a dragon pearl the size of a pigeon egg took shape in his dantian.

The moment the Dragon Pearl took form, a black phantom that blotted out the sky slowly rose from behind Huo Yuhao.

The phantom opened its eyes, and a terrifying pressure, arrogant and supreme, swept across the area.

At the same time, deep at the bottom of the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest, the silver giant dragon that had been slumbering to heal its wounds suddenly snapped its eyes open.

"This is! The Dragon God?! No, it isn't; this aura is not the Dragon God." Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King and sovereign of all soul beasts, lifted her head. "Di Tian, come see me."

Before long, a handsome man dressed in black, radiating majesty, appeared before Gu Yuena.

Di Tian knelt on one knee and called out respectfully, "My Lord."

"Did you sense that aura just now?" Gu Yuena's expression was grave. "It is not the aura of the Dragon God, yet its powerful bloodline is likely not inferior to my own."

"Do your best to find him and bring him before me."

Huo Yuhao, unaware that he was being targeted, opened his eyes and looked at the majestic black dragon.

Is this... the Ancestral Dragon, the ancestor of all dragons?

The black dragon let out another roar, and the hundred-foot phantom gradually shrank, finally transforming into a streak of dark golden light that submerged into his body.

Even after the Ancestral Dragon's phantom vanished, the entire Spirit Hall remained deathly silent.

Many of the children who had never seen the world had already wet their pants in fright, yet they were too terrified to even make a sound.

Zhao Chuan's mouth hung agape, and it was a long time before he finally regained his senses.

"Twin martial souls! And the second martial soul is actually such a powerful beast martial soul!"

"Quick, test what your innate soul power is!"

Zhao Chuan's hands trembled as he took out the crystal ball and had Huo Yuhao place his hand on it for the test.

Report it! I must report this as soon as possible!

A genius like this must not be snatched away by other sects!

The crystal ball emitted a brilliant radiance in Huo Yuhao's hand, making Zhao Chuan even more excited.

"Innate full soul power!" He had actually unearthed a genius with innate full soul power and twin martial souls!

Zhao Chuan asked in as steady a tone as he could manage, "Child, are you interested in joining Spirit Hall? With your aptitude and talent, you will receive the full support of Spirit Hall!"

"Our Spirit Hall..."

"Uncle, if I go to Spirit Hall, can I bring my mother with me?"

Zhao Chuan dared not make any promises, but he knew one thing: "Child, in this world, geniuses always have many privileges."