Luo An'an Was About to Awaken Her Martial Soul

Luo Chen stayed home for five days. Life was simple, but it felt reassuring.

During the day, he took his little sister all over the city. Sometimes they rode the Blazing Wolf, sometimes the Ice Feather Eagle, and sometimes the Feather Eagle.

At night, he coaxed Luo An'an to sleep and listened as she told him about her little friends and how their hometown had changed over the past few years.

Meanwhile, Luo Dashan and his wife kept busy with their fish stew shop, and their days were just as full.

Early one morning, Luo Chen made breakfast and called Luo An'an and his parents to get up.

He had made sandwiches, a food that didn't exist in this world. They weren't filled with ordinary ham, but with Soul Beast meat.

Luo An'an was the first to run out. She thought the food her big brother made tasted even better than their mother's!

"Come here, little girl. Your big brother will braid your hair."

After a few days, Luo Chen had already learned how to braid her hair. Just then, Luo Dashan and his wife came into the dining room.

The family sat down to eat. Just as they were finishing, Lin Xiaomei said, "An'an's sixth birthday is next month. It's about time for her to awaken her Martial Soul!"

Luo Chen paused with his chopsticks.

Awakening a Martial Soul at six was a rite of passage for every child on Douluo Continent. He still remembered his own awakening: a drab gray ball had appeared in his palm, and his peers had laughed at him for ages.

Fortunately, he knew what his Martial Soul was. But as for Luo An'an...

Luo Chen fell into thought. His father's Martial Soul was an ordinary clay pot, and his mother's was cloth. By all rights, Luo An'an should randomly awaken either a clay pot or cloth. But the Evil Emperor had said the little one was quite talented. Could it be...?

Luo Chen had another theory, but he couldn't be sure yet. He would have to wait until her Martial Soul Awakening to find out.

"Dad, is the Martial Soul Awakening in our Hailun City still held at the Spirit Hall Branch in the north of the city?"

"No, it's changed. Your Uncle Fule spoke with the bishop at the Spirit Hall Branch and moved it next to the Junior Spirit Master Academy. Now the two of them hold the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony every year."

Luo Chen hadn't expected Uncle Fule to still be serving as the city lord of Hailun City.

Just then, Luo An'an said in her little voice, "Big brother, will my Martial Soul be a Gulu Ball too? I want to catch lots of pretty, cute Soul Beasts!"

Luo Chen paused. He knew he was surely an exception, but he didn't want to disappoint his adorable little sister.

So he ruffled Luo An'an's hair and said, "An'an will definitely awaken a beautiful Martial Soul!"

"But I want one just like yours, big brother! I want to catch Soul Beasts too!"

Luo Chen ruffled her hair again. "All right. Once you've awakened your Martial Soul, I'll take you out to catch some!"

"Yay! Big brother is the best!"

A month later, at the Spirit Hall Branch in Hailun City.

Luo Chen stood in line with Luo An'an's hand in his. Everyone kept looking at him, simply because he stood out so much.

A little chubby boy stood in front of Luo An'an. He was the son of Luo Chen's neighbor.

He looked at Luo An'an and asked, "Luo An'an, is this your big brother?"

"Yep! This is my big brother! He's super amazing!" Luo An'an said, bobbing her little head proudly.

There weren't many people here for Martial Soul Awakening today—only around ten.

Fule spotted Luo An'an at once, but she was being led by a young man he didn't recognize?

He walked up to her. "Little An'an, how have you been? Are you here to awaken your Martial Soul today?"

"Yep, Uncle Fule! An'an is six years old now!"

"And who is this? Where are your mom and dad?" Fule asked, eyeing the young man warily.

Luo Chen couldn't help laughing. Sure enough, he'd changed too much. "Hahahaha! Uncle Fule, you don't recognize me?"

Fule froze. Uncle Fule? That way of addressing him, and the fact that he was holding Luo An'an's hand...

"Are you Little Chen?!"

Ten years had passed!

"That's right. I'm back, Uncle Fule. I'm sorry for making you all worry."

Fule's eyes reddened. Ten years ago, Luo Chen had asked him to pass a message to Meng Shenji and Luo Dashan and his wife.

When they found out Luo Chen had gone missing, Meng Shenji had furiously reprimanded Fule and ordered him to stay in Hailun Town until Luo Chen returned.

Though Luo Dashan and his wife never blamed Fule to his face, there must have been a rift in their hearts.

"It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back!" Fule said.

Seeing that there were still people waiting to awaken their Martial Souls, Luo Chen said, "Uncle Fule, you go ahead and take care of things. Come over to my house tonight, and we'll have a drink. It's been ten years."

"Good, good. I'll come over tonight!" Fule said a couple of times before returning to the Awakening Formation.

Fule wasn't the one in charge of Luo An'an's awakening; that was the bishop. Luo Chen recognized him, too.

"Mr. Hasen, long time no see!"

Bishop Hasen looked at the silver-haired young man in front of him, but couldn't remember ever meeting him.

Seeing him rack his brains, Luo Chen took out a Gulu Ball and showed it to him.

The sight of that Martial Soul instantly unlocked Hasen's memory. Ten years ago, he hadn't yet been a bishop. He'd only been an executive at the Spirit Hall Branch, following the bishop at the time to oversee the children's Martial Soul Awakenings.

There had been a little boy who seemed far more mature than his peers. But he'd awakened a drab gray ball, and his Soul Power had only been half a level.

"Ah, it's you, kid from the Luo family! How did you end up looking like this?" Hasen broke into a delighted smile at the sight of a familiar face.

Then Hasen sensed something was off. How could this kid's Soul Power be so deep? Hadn't he only had half a level?

But Luo Chen changed the subject. "Mr. Hasen, what a coincidence. You awakened my Martial Soul ten years ago, and now you're awakening my little sister's."

"Haha, yes, what a coincidence," Hasen agreed. "Then let's begin the Martial Soul Awakening!"

Hasen had been one of Hailun City's Soul Ancestors, along with Fule. After Fule became a Soul King, Hasen also successfully broke through to become a Soul King a few years later.

"Little girl, put your hand on the stone platform and close your eyes. Don't think about anything," Hasen said with a genial smile.

Luo An'an did as he said.

Next, Hasen set up the Awakening Formation. It began to glow—first with a faint white light, which gradually brightened and turned yellow, then purple, followed by black and red.

Hasen's brows furrowed slightly.

The light lasted for about ten seconds, then suddenly vanished.

"It disappeared?" Hasen said, puzzled. "How could it disappear? From the light, it should have awakened a powerful Martial Soul..."

Luo Chen was stunned too. It seemed Luo An'an hadn't awakened a Martial Soul!

"Little girl, shall we try one more time?" Hasen asked with a gentle smile.

"All right..." Luo An'an said timidly, growing a little nervous.

Luo Chen comforted her from the side. "Don't be afraid, An'an. Big brother is right here."

At the same time, Luo Chen released his Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power to examine Luo An'an's body.

But as the Awakening Formation activated, Luo An'an's dantian began absorbing the Soul Power within the formation at a fierce rate. There seemed to be a ball-shaped object inside her dantian!

No way! Luo Chen jolted in shock!