Twin Martial Souls Innate Full Soul Power

In the next instant, a deep, powerful throb came from the depths of Yan Hongchen's chest.

The sound was like the heartbeat of the earth awakening for the first time—heavy, blazing, and immense. Scarlet light burst from his heart and shone through his body, bathing his entire figure in red.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

The heartbeat rang out clearly, rising and falling without pause like ancient war drums. It sent faint ripples, visible to the naked eye, spreading through the air.

Within the red glow, some ancient and majestic presence seemed to be slowly stretching its body after a long slumber.

Both Yi Hongchen and Liu Yueming heard it. That heavy, powerful throb was clearly coming from deep within Yan Hongchen's chest.

Liu Yueming, standing nearby, saw it clearly and immediately understood the likely explanation. Her gaze locked onto Yan Hongchen's chest. "A body martial soul... a heart?"

Yi Hongchen did not doubt Liu Yueming when he heard that. Instead, he found it highly likely—and utterly unbelievable.

First, there was an unprecedented toad martial soul. Then came a body martial soul. A single term sprang into his mind.

Twin martial souls!

Even with Yi Hongchen's knowledge and composure, enormous waves surged through his heart. Yet the flow of soul power from his hands did not stop. What needed to continue still had to continue, and the awakening formation's light circulated steadily until the ceremony was fully complete.

Yan Hongchen slowly exhaled. The spirit toad turned into specks of blue light and entered his body, while the drumlike heartbeat in his chest gradually calmed. He stepped down from the formation and looked up at his parents, his voice still carrying a trace of uncertainty. "Dad, Mom, is... is it over?"

Yan Hongchen could indeed feel that his body had changed. He placed his left hand over his chest, and the beating of his heart told him this was not a dream. As he sensed his soul power, the spirit toad appeared again—this time perched on his shoulder.

Knowing Yan Hongchen would likely have questions, Liu Yueming took out a translucent crystal ball and said gently, "Mm, there's only one final step. Let's test your innate soul power. Since you awakened twin martial souls, your innate soul power certainly won't be low."

Yan Hongchen did as instructed, extending his right hand to touch the cool sphere and slowly pouring the warm, flowing power within him into it.

In an instant, the crystal ball lit up from a single point at its core. The radiance spread with the swiftness of a dawn tide, filling the entire sphere in the blink of an eye.

Buzz!

The crystal ball burst forth in brilliant splendor, overflowing with light and illuminating the three people gathered around it!

"Another... innate full soul power." Liu Yueming murmured. Her eyes turned joyous as she looked at Yan Hongchen, pride surging through her like a warm current—yet a deep worry also crept into her gaze.

The previous child with innate full soul power had been her daughter, Meng Hongchen. Her martial soul was the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad, inherited from Liu Yueming's original family bloodline, and she had not inherited Liu Yueming's mutated martial soul.

Although her eldest son, Xiao Hongchen, had only innate rank-nine soul power, his martial soul was the Three-Legged Golden Toad, which carried divine beast bloodline. He likewise had not inherited Yi Hongchen's mutated martial soul.

Though neither had inherited their parents' martial souls, their talents had shaken the Sun Moon Empire upon awakening and caused an enormous uproar. They had come to be known together as the Sun Moon Twin Prodigies.

Now, Yan Hongchen had likewise not inherited their martial souls, but in terms of talent, he surpassed both Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

Yi Hongchen stepped forward and gathered Yan Hongchen into his arms, gently stroking his back. "Good child, good child..."

Yi Hongchen had always doted on Yan Hongchen. Not only had they avoided that near-fatal accident and survived together—

Now that Yan Hongchen possessed twin martial souls and innate full soul power, how could Yi Hongchen, as his father, not be overwhelmed with emotion?

Seeing how excited Yi Hongchen was, Liu Yueming tugged his ear, her voice carrying a helpless smile. "All right, don't celebrate just yet. Let Little Yan explain properly—what exactly is special about these two martial souls? We can't make much sense of them ourselves."

The tug on his ear calmed Yi Hongchen down. His eyes gleamed brightly. "Right, right! Little Yan, quickly tell your father and mother in detail. What exactly do you sense from these martial souls?"

Yan Hongchen steadied himself, clearly sensing the two utterly different pulses within his body before speaking slowly.

"As for the toad martial soul, I can sense both a nourishing power that moistens all things and an ethereal spiritual fluctuation. It seems inclined toward constructing illusions and influencing emotions. Also, it seems to possess a spirituality of its own, faintly connected to my thoughts."

He paused, as if trying to catch that vague resonance, then continued. "I think I'll call it the 'Phantom Water Spirit Toad.'" The name slipped naturally from his lips and immediately felt incomparably fitting, as if the martial soul itself were responding to it.

Yan Hongchen actually felt something strange in his heart, because the source of his first martial soul was the object he had worn on his person for the longest time in his previous life on Blue Star. It had been something precious to him in his former life, yet he had never expected it to become his martial soul.

"Phantom Water Spirit Toad... a fine name." Yi Hongchen nodded, a sharp gleam flickering in his eyes. "Then what about the other martial soul? How does it feel?"

Yan Hongchen pressed a hand over his chest. His heart was beating very steadily now. "That heartbeat just now was very strong, and it's stable now too. I can feel that my body seems a little stronger, but I still don't know its specific abilities."

After speaking, Yan Hongchen thought to himself, After coming here, fate still favors me.

Top-tier talent, twin martial souls, and in this era, my martial souls possess both a spiritual attribute and a body martial soul. I have no need to worry about my future development.

Yi Hongchen and Liu Yueming exchanged a glance. Though Yan Hongchen had not inherited their martial souls, he had inherited some of their traits—and surpassed them both!

However, Liu Yueming stepped forward, her expression solemn as she warned him, "Little Yan, remember this: from today onward, you must protect the secret of your heart. You must never let outsiders know that it is your martial soul."

Liu Yueming then slowly explained some things about body martial souls. As someone from the Heaven Dou Empire, she knew a little about them. The strength of a body martial soul was closely related to the importance of the body part it represented.

The importance of the heart needed no explanation. Blood throughout the body circulated through the heart; if the heart stopped beating, a person died with it. Among vital body parts, it was unquestionably one of the most important.

Yan Hongchen listened attentively. Though he had the foundation of vague memories from his previous life, he knew that the rules of this world were subtle. He could not blindly trust what he already knew and needed to seek confirmation with an open mind.

Yi Hongchen took over, his tone heavy as iron. "What your father wants to tell you is this: be wary of the Body Sect. They act unpredictably and treacherously. I've heard of some of the Body Sect's... glorious deeds."

He continued, "The most famous incident was when the Body Sect infiltrated the Star Dou Great Forest and hunted down seven hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in succession. This provoked a beast tide in the Star Dou Great Forest. The soul beasts charged out of the forest in wave after wave, nearly causing a catastrophic loss of life. The Star Dou Great Forest's four great ferocious beasts joined forces and launched a powerful assault on Shrek City."

"As for body martial souls, the Body Sect once declared that every soul master who possessed one would automatically be considered a disciple of the Body Sect."

Yi Hongchen's gaze settled on Yan Hongchen. "I don't know what they would do if they learned of your existence, but I don't want you taking that risk. It's best to conceal your body martial soul for now. There's no need to rush the cultivation of your twin martial souls."

Yan Hongchen understood what Liu Yueming and Yi Hongchen meant. In terms of developmental potential, a heart body martial soul ranked among the very best. The Body Sect was protective of its own, but it was also true that they resorted to forceful seizure. Their reputation was truly a mixture of good and bad.