Orphanage Start, Awakening Twin Martial Souls (Seeking Collection, Seeking Recommendation)

Star Luo City.

In an orphanage on the outskirts of the city, a boy dressed in black cloth lay on the roof, gazing at the vast sea of stars in the sky.

He had neat, short black hair and large, dark eyes, giving him a very handsome and refined appearance. However, there was a touch of melancholy between his brows that did not belong to a child.

"Sigh, when will this miserable life ever end?"

Liu Lin looked at the starry sky and could not help but sigh.

Six years ago, he had been struck by a car that ran a red light and accidentally transmigrated into the world of the Douluo Continent.

In this life, his parents were officers in the Star Luo Empire, and he had finally started with a life where both parents were alive.

But the accident happened when he was three; his parents sacrificed themselves for the country during a border conflict with the Sun Moon Empire.

The property, house, and death benefits left behind by his parents were carved up by relatives. Perhaps out of a lingering sense of guilt, the relatives took turns caring for him for a year before finally sending Liu Lin to the orphanage.

After being sent to the orphanage, Liu Lin felt out of place with the other children because he possessed the memories of an adult from his previous life.

As time passed, his greatest joy in the orphanage became coming to the roof every night to look at the stars in the sky.

Thinking of this, Liu Lin's heart was filled with melancholy. He could only pin his hopes on tomorrow's martial soul awakening ceremony; as long as he could test for soul power, he would accept it even if his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass. After all, that would give him a way to find the murderer who killed his parents.

"Little Lin, why did you climb onto the roof again? It's so dangerous up there, come down quickly." A voice filled with reproach and concern rang out, pulling the boy back to reality.

Hearing the voice, Liu Lin stood up from the roof and nimbly climbed down the ladder by the wall.

"Sorry, Dean Zhang, I've caused you trouble." As soon as Liu Lin climbed down from the roof and saw Dean Zhang nearby, he said with some apology.

Dean Zhang did not speak, but walked straight to Liu Lin's side and patted the dust off his clothes.

"You child, what am I supposed to say to you? It's windy on the roof; what would you have done if you had fallen?"

Hearing Dean Zhang's words, Liu Lin did not know what to say and could only lower his head.

Seeing Liu Lin like this, Dean Zhang sighed.

"Forget it, go back and rest early. You still have to attend the martial soul awakening ceremony tomorrow."

"Let's go, Little Lin, come back to your room with me."

After saying this, Dean Zhang walked toward the interior of the orphanage first. Liu Lin nodded obediently and followed Dean Zhang toward his room.

The two walked along the dim corridor and arrived outside Liu Lin's door.

After Dean Zhang sent Liu Lin to his room, she bid him farewell and left.

After saying goodbye to the Dean, Liu Lin walked into his room.

The room was very small, only large enough to hold a desk and a bed.

After entering the room, Liu Lin took off his shoes, changed his clothes, and got into bed in one fluid motion.

Lying in bed, he thought about the martial soul awakening tomorrow, and thinking about it, he drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, the warm morning light shone through the window into Liu Lin's room.

Feeling the warmth brought by the sunlight outside the window, Liu Lin opened his eyes.

He glanced at the sun outside, sat up from his small wooden bed, changed his clothes, and went out to wash up.

In the orphanage, after washing up, Liu Lin stood in the courtyard, squinting his eyes comfortably as he felt the morning breeze and sunlight.

About twenty minutes later, he opened his eyes and walked toward the orphanage's cafeteria.

When he arrived at the cafeteria, the children's breakfast—a bowl of porridge and a small dish of pickles—was already laid out on the tables.

After collecting his breakfast, Liu Lin carried his tray to a secluded corner of the cafeteria and began to slowly savor his meal.

By the time he finished eating, the other children had arrived at the cafeteria one after another.

Liu Lin placed his tray in the collection area, walked out of the cafeteria, and headed toward his room.

Once back in his cramped room, Liu Lin sat at his small wooden desk, reached into the small drawer below, and took out the history book of the Star Luo Empire he had borrowed from the Dean two days ago, reading it with great interest.

Through reading this history book and asking the Dean, Liu Lin learned that the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire was Xu Jiawei, who had ascended the throne only a few years ago.

Liu Lin realized that he must be in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect, a time when Huo Yuhao had not yet made a name for himself.

Knock, knock, knock—

A series of knocks sounded at the door, followed by Dean Zhang's voice.

"Little Lin, the soul master for the martial soul awakening has arrived. Come with me quickly."

Hearing the voice, Liu Lin put down the book in his hand, stood up, walked to the door, and raised his hand to open it.

"Grandma Zhang, I'm coming."

Seeing Liu Lin open the door, Dean Zhang took his right hand and led him toward a room outside the orphanage used for awakening martial souls.

When Dean Zhang and Liu Lin arrived at the room, the children of the same age as Liu Lin were already lined up, waiting obediently for their awakening.

Upon entering the room, Dean Zhang pointed to the spot where the group of children were standing and told Liu Lin to go join the line.

Hearing Dean Zhang's words, Liu Lin nodded and walked to the end of the line.

Seeing Liu Lin walk over, Dean Zhang trotted to the side of a middle-aged man and said with some trepidation, "Lord Wang Wei, these are the children in our academy who meet the criteria. Would you please take a look and see if we can begin?"

The soul master known as Wang Wei nodded slightly, glanced at the line of children, and turned to walk toward the awakening array.

Six awakening stones had already been arranged into an awakening array, and Wang Wei took a crystal ball from his person and placed it on the table. He then pointed to the child at the front of the line.

"Stand inside."

"Don't be nervous; keep a calm mind. No matter what you see, do not be afraid. Just extend your right hand."

The child at the front of the line nodded upon hearing Wang Wei's words and walked to the center of the awakening array.

Seeing the child reach the center of the array, Wang Wei let out a low shout, and two yellow and two purple soul rings appeared beneath his feet.

Following this, a long white blade appeared in Wang Wei's right hand.

Several of the children revealed expressions of longing as they gazed at the long blade in Wang Wei's hand.

After releasing his martial soul, Wang Wei injected his soul power into the six awakening stones.

As the awakening array erupted with a burst of white light, a green bamboo appeared in the right hand of the child within the array.

"Martial soul Lone Bamboo, plant-type martial soul. A pity, no soul power. Next."

"Martial soul Sickle, tool-type martial soul. Innate soul power level one. Next."

Looking at the final little boy, Wang Wei could not help but sigh. So many martial souls had been awakened today, yet only the boy with the sickle martial soul possessed soul power.

When Liu Lin heard his name called, he lifted his feet and walked into the center of the awakening array.

Seeing that the boy had entered the center of the array, Wang Wei once again injected his soul power into the awakening array.

As soul power was injected into the awakening array once more, a humming sound rang out, and a faint white light enveloped Liu Lin's body.

Suddenly, Liu Lin could feel two completely distinct energies emerging within his body. His eyes underwent a mutation; his right pupil turned a dazzling crimson gold, while his left eye turned an icy blue.

Immediately following this, two distinct dragon roars echoed out, and two massive dragon shadows appeared behind Liu Lin.