Body Martial Soul! Starting Reward: Du Busi!

Dawn was just breaking.

Notting Junior Soul Master Academy's Awakening Hall.

"The last one. It's your turn!"

An old man looked helplessly at the girl who had awakened a "trash Martial Soul."

He was the Dean of Notting, and the children before him were all orphans adopted by Notting Academy.

Just like in previous years, not a single Soul Master had emerged among these children.

Beside the old man stood a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. His expression was calm, but his eyes were filled with disdain.

"Dean, I doubt any Soul Masters will emerge from this batch. I should return and continue refining my theory."

"Master—"

Before the old man could finish speaking, a powerful aura suddenly appeared in the hall.

In the center of the awakening array, dazzling golden light lit up around a black-haired boy.

"Close your eyes and feel it carefully."

The Dean of Notting's eyes were filled with delight. Such a terrifying aura could not possibly come from an ordinary Martial Soul!

A trace of joy flashed through the boy's eyes. His name was Lu Xiao, a transmigrator. Ever since he could remember, he had lived in the orphanage of Notting City.

Golden light immediately poured out from the six awakening stones, forming a pale golden barrier that enveloped Lu Xiao.

Golden specks drifted out from the black stones on the ground and entered Lu Xiao's body.

As the light gradually receded, the golden specks merged into every part of Lu Xiao's body. Then, a cold mechanical voice rang out in his mind:

[Host has awakened a Body Martial Soul! The Level Achievement System is beginning binding!]

[Detecting Innate Soul Power...]

[Innate Soul Power Level: 10!]

[Reward: "Soul Warrior" gift pack!]

[Rewarding host with second Martial Soul—"Golden Dragon" (unawakened), one piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue (unclaimed), and a 100-cubic-meter Storage Soul Guidance Device (unclaimed)!]

[Host detected to be frail. Issuing special reward!]

[Special reward—Rank 98 Super Douluo, Du Busi!]

Joy filled Lu Xiao's eyes. In the dark, he could sense that something seemed to have been added to his mind. With a single thought, the system's rewards would appear in his hand.

After his excitement faded, a trace of confusion appeared on his face. "What is this special reward, System?"

He was currently in the era of Spirit Hall. Du Busi was a figure from ten thousand years in the future!

Before he could think it over carefully, the Dean of Notting and the shabby-looking, sleazy middle-aged man had already rushed impatiently to Lu Xiao's side.

"Child! What Martial Soul did you awaken?"

The speaker was the Dean of Notting.

Lu Xiao looked at the two of them. Having lived here for six years, he naturally knew the Dean of Notting's identity. As for the unremarkable middle-aged man beside him, Lu Xiao had long heard of him—Yu Xiaogang, the "trash" Master who loafed around the academy all day!

After thinking for a moment, Lu Xiao said, "I awakened a Body Martial Soul!"

The moment he said this, the Dean of Notting's eyes filled with confusion, and he turned to look at Yu Xiaogang.

A flicker of bewilderment passed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes. Pretending to remain calm, he said, "Dean, we should first check the child's Innate Soul Power level!"

Naturally, he had never heard of a "Body Martial Soul" either. But as the "Master," could he possibly admit that he did not know?

Did he still want to keep his old face?

"Right, right!"

The Dean of Notting took out a blue crystal ball and placed it before Lu Xiao. Excitedly, he said, "Test your Soul Power!"

Lu Xiao shot Yu Xiaogang a glance and placed his hand on the crystal ball. Dazzling blue light flared up, instantly filling the entire crystal ball.

"Innate Full Soul Power!"

The Dean of Notting cried out in shock!

Yu Xiaogang looked at the crystal ball in Lu Xiao's hand, his gaze shifting as his thoughts quickly began to turn. It seemed this so-called Body Martial Soul had to be a top-tier Martial Soul. If he could take this child as his disciple, then...

With that thought, Yu Xiaogang put on a regretful expression and said, "What a pity!"

The Dean of Notting turned to look at Yu Xiaogang.

"What a pity that this child has a trash Martial Soul!"

The moment Yu Xiaogang said this, everyone present looked at Lu Xiao in shock.

Lu Xiao frowned slightly.

Before he could speak, Yu Xiaogang looked down at him and said, "Child! Do you want to become a powerful Soul Master?"

"I have never accepted disciples with mediocre talent. Although you have a trash Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power is truly rare. I can make an exception and accept you as my disciple, nurturing you with all my lifelong knowledge!"

When Lu Xiao heard Yu Xiaogang's words, his eyes filled with contempt. He immediately said coldly, "Master! I refuse! Save your theories for someone else!"

Yu Xiaogang was startled, then laughed soundlessly. "It seems you still refuse to believe the fact that you possess a trash Martial Soul!"

That was right. He had not noticed Lu Xiao's disdain at all. Instead, he thought this six-year-old child simply could not accept the "truth"!

Once that thought arose, Yu Xiaogang became even more confident.

Not only did he show no panic at being exposed, he even raised a hand slightly and adopted the posture of a teacher lecturing a student. "Child, my name is Yu Xiaogang. In matters of Martial Souls, I am invincible! Across all Douluo Continent, only I can make you a powerful Soul Master!"

"In my eyes, there are no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters!"

Looking at the shameless Yu Xiaogang, Lu Xiao cursed inwardly, Damn it! Don't mess with me! If I followed you, I'd probably only be able to absorb a ten-year Lone Bamboo soul ring...

At that moment, an overbearing aura swept in from outside. Then, a majestic voice echoed through the hall.

"You ignorant brat! How dare you slander my Body Martial Soul!"

The sound waves roared like thunder exploding within the small Awakening Hall.

The windows throughout the hall buzzed and shook, the bluestone patterns on the ground cracked slightly, and vast, terrifying Soul Power swept across the entire hall.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been full of arrogance moments ago, suddenly turned pale. The Soul Power throughout his body was instantly suppressed, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

The Dean of Notting's pupils contracted sharply. His aged body stiffened as stormy waves rose in his heart.

As a Soul Ancestor, he now felt like an ant facing Mount Tai, utterly incapable of resisting!

Boom—!

The hall's wooden doors shattered without any wind, sending splinters flying everywhere.

An old man slowly walked into the hall.

He had broad shoulders and a sturdy back, harsh facial features, waist-length dark green hair, and a black robe draped over his body. His entire being radiated the dangerous aura of a ferocious beast.

The newcomer was none other than Lu Xiao's special reward—the Body Sect's leader during the Peerless era, a Rank 98 assault-type Super Douluo!

The Dean of Notting glanced at the trembling Yu Xiaogang beside him, stepped forward, and cupped his hands. "This junior is the Dean of Notting Academy. Greetings, Senior! May I ask for your honorable title and the purpose of your visit to our humble academy?"

Du Busi glanced at the Dean of Notting, then turned his gaze toward Yu Xiaogang, who was trembling like a sieve behind him. He asked coldly, "Was it you who said that Body Martial Souls are trash Martial Souls?"