Martial Soul Awakening, Unexpected Situation

The morning sunlight filtered through the window, casting a glow upon the floor.

Having finished his morning run, Yu Hengqing stepped into the living room, grabbed a towel from the rack to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and sat down beside Yu Yuanzhen.

Yu Yuanzhen was frowning as he dealt with sect affairs.

Hearing the movement, he looked up, and seeing it was Yu Hengqing, he set aside the documents in his hand.

"Finished your workout? Drink your medicine; it's time for us to go awaken your martial soul."

Yu Yuanzhen pushed the prepared medicine toward Yu Hengqing.

The slender Yu Hengqing picked up the bowl and downed the medicine in one gulp.

"Father, I've finished. Let's go awaken my martial soul!"

Seeing Yu Hengqing set the bowl down, Yu Yuanzhen nodded slightly, stood up, and led him toward the sect's main hall.

On the way to the hall, the laborers who saw Yu Hengqing—who hadn't appeared in over two years—wore expressions of utter disbelief.

Once Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Hengqing had walked far enough away, the two laborers huddled together and whispered.

"Could the child behind the Sect Master be the Third Young Master?!"

"Judging by his appearance, it must be him. I wonder if the Third Young Master's dementia has improved."

"Hard to say. They hired so many healing-type soul masters back then, even a Titled Douluo from the Nine Heart Begonia family, but they still couldn't cure him."

"Sigh, the Sect Master really has bad luck. His eldest son is a waste, his second son's talent is unremarkable, and his youngest son has dementia."

"Sect Master, you've finally arrived."

Seeing Yu Yuanzhen approach, Yu Luomian immediately stood up to greet him.

It was only when Yu Luomian walked up to Yu Yuanzhen that he noticed Yu Hengqing, who had been obscured by his brother.

"Little Qing, how is your health lately? Have you been taking your medicine properly?"

Looking at the clear-eyed Yu Hengqing, Yu Luomian felt a sense of relief for his brother.

Ever since discovering Yu Hengqing's condition, Yu Yuanzhen had poured a massive amount of energy into him, staying by his side and caring for him meticulously whenever he had a spare moment.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle. My health has improved quite a bit."

Facing Yu Luomian's inquiry, Yu Hengqing knew exactly what he was really asking.

A year ago, when Yu Luomian had seen him, Yu Hengqing had only just regained his senses and was still learning the language of the Douluo Continent.

Consequently, his answers to Yu Luomian's questions back then had been somewhat stumbling, leading Yu Luomian to believe his dementia had not yet healed.

Hearing Yu Hengqing answer his question fluently, Yu Luomian looked gratified.

Big Brother, all that effort wasn't in vain! I hope this child won't end up like Yu Xiaogang and disappoint Big Brother's sacrifices.

"Good, then go sit over there for a while."

As he spoke, Yu Luomian pointed toward a group of children sitting not far away.

Following the direction of Yu Luomian's finger, Yu Hengqing saw a cluster of children around his own age.

However, the moment those children caught sight of Yu Hengqing, they immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Let them whisper.

Yu Hengqing was already used to it. In a family like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, having been "demented" for nearly five years and not being abandoned was already a miracle.

Seeing Yu Hengqing approach, the children who had been gossiping instantly fell silent.

Because Yu Hengqing and his father had arrived late, the preparations for the martial soul awakening were already finished; Yu Luomian and the others had simply been waiting for the Sect Master to arrive before starting.

"Next, when your name is called, step into the awakening array."

"Yu Hengqing!"

The moment the person on the platform called his name, everyone present immediately perked up.

Everyone wanted to see what kind of martial soul this "demented" Third Young Master would awaken, and whether he would awaken a joke just like his eldest brother.

Yu Hengqing took a deep breath, stood up, and walked into the awakening array.

The person responsible for the awakening didn't waste any words. Seeing Yu Hengqing arrive, he immediately manifested his own martial soul and injected six strands of soul power into the array.

In an instant, a pale golden light enveloped Yu Hengqing.

Yu Hengqing, whose body had been slightly tense, suddenly felt a warm current emerge within him.

That warm sensation was like being in a hot spring during the dead of winter, and his body relaxed involuntarily.

The warm energy entered his body, circulating through his meridians.

Guided by this warm current, the soul power contained within Yu Hengqing's body gradually gathered toward his palms.

The crowd stared at the golden light spots emerging around Yu Hengqing inside the light barrier.

Generally speaking, these light spots were linked to the quality of the martial soul; the more light spots, the higher the quality of the martial soul.

This experience had almost never failed, but after seeing Yu Xiaogang's awakening, no one dared to speak in absolutes anymore.

Under the gaze of the crowd, in just a single breath, the number of golden light spots around Yu Hengqing far exceeded that of everyone before him.

Yu Yuanzhen's breathing grew somewhat rapid; he gripped the armrests tightly, staring fixedly at Yu Hengqing.

Within the awakening array, Yu Hengqing followed the flow of soul power and raised his right hand, causing the surrounding light spots to gather toward his palm.

Just as everyone thought Yu Hengqing's martial soul was about to appear, a mass of golden lightning suddenly manifested in his palm.

In the blink of an eye, the golden lightning broke free from Yu Hengqing's palm and spread wildly in all directions.

The scattering golden lightning shattered the floor, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen could no longer sit still and instantly appeared before Yu Hengqing.

Upon sensing Yu Yuanzhen's arrival, the golden lightning seemed to be provoked; its aura surged sharply, slamming into Yu Yuanzhen's dragon-transformed arm.

"Bang!"

The two energies collided, and the escaping aura caused Yu Luomian and the others, who had been sitting steadily in the stands, to rise one after another, staring at the dust on the stage with grave expressions.

Inside the dust.

In a daze, Yu Hengqing saw a golden figure covered in lightning with spiky hair appear within the golden lightning, a figure he inexplicably found familiar.

But before Yu Hengqing could look closely, a wave of intense dizziness suddenly struck, and he collapsed straight forward.

Yu Yuanzhen reached out to catch Yu Hengqing's shoulder, letting him lean against him, while channeling soul power into his left arm to disperse the golden lightning with a single strike.

As Yu Hengqing lost consciousness, the golden lightning lost its source of soul power and turned into tiny light spots, vanishing from Yu Yuanzhen's sight.

Looking at the unconscious Yu Hengqing leaning against him and the ruined martial soul awakening site, Yu Yuanzhen's face was terrifyingly grim.

He did not understand why a perfectly normal martial soul awakening always had to have problems.

His eldest son had awakened a beast martial soul capable of leaving his body, and his third son's martial soul had inexplicably manifested a mass of golden lightning.

Moreover, that mass of golden lightning was truly strange; it was actually able to suppress the lightning power of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

If it weren't for Yu Hengqing's low soul power level, he feared he wouldn't have been able to repel it in a single strike.

"Change locations and complete the awakening for the remaining disciples!"

After issuing the order, Yu Yuanzhen carried Yu Hengqing and left the hall, rushing toward the sect's resident healing-type soul master.

Seeing his elder brother depart, Yu Luomian, as the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, immediately stood up to organize the personnel and clean up the aftermath.

In his unconscious state, Yu Hengqing discovered he had appeared in a peculiar space.

This space was silver-white all around, and Yu Hengqing stood in the center.

Just as Yu Hengqing was about to explore the space before him, a voice appeared behind him.

"Excuse me, do you know which planet and which galaxy this is? My name is Leiyi, I come from the Helka Galaxy, and I am a member of the God of War Alliance!"

Hearing the words "Leiyi" and "God of War Alliance," Yu Hengqing turned around with an expression of disbelief.

"Leiyi?!"