Heaven Dou City, inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
At the center of the academy, a group of people had gathered at this moment, numbering around forty-five.
"Big brother, is there any need to make such a big deal out of it? It's just awakening a martial soul, you could just do it at home by yourself."
Qin Qi followed beside Qin Ming, looking at the teachers and children around them, feeling somewhat speechless.
"Anyone here who is a Soul Master can perform a martial soul awakening, but the academy's annual ceremony cannot be omitted."
"What matters isn't the martial soul awakening itself, but the awakening ceremony itself."
Qin Ming spoke with a serious expression.
"Yeah, yeah, formalism, I get it."
Qin Qi perfunctorily brushed it off with a couple of words, then let out a sigh, lamenting inwardly that formalism was never lacking in any world.
That's right, Qin Qi was not from Douluo Continent; he was a transmigrator from the modern era.
"Ahem, today is the annual big day."
"It is time for the martial soul awakening. Originally, His Majesty the Emperor was prepared to come to our academy in person."
"However, with his busy official duties, we can only do it in his stead."
The three instructors of Heaven Dou Royal Academy stepped forward. From left to right, these three were Bai Baoshan, Zhi Lin, and Meng Shenji.
All three of these instructors were Soul Douluos above level eighty, but none of them were young anymore, and their beards were somewhat white.
In the time that followed, the three instructors praised the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, and then began personally helping the children awaken their martial souls.
"Nobles, nobles, with backgrounds, the children of teachers."
Qin Qi watched the people walking forward, clearly able to recognize their identities; they were either nobles or the children of Heaven Dou Royal Academy teachers.
"Qin Qi."
Meng Shenji spoke.
"Coming."
Qin Qi stepped forward, walking up to Meng Shenji. "Greetings, Instructor Meng Shenji."
"You child, your older brother is my student, you can just call me grandpa directly; there's no need to be so restrained."
Meng Shenji looked at Qin Qi, his gaze filled with warmth. He thought very highly of Qin Ming, and that was not only an appreciation of his talent, but also of Qin Ming's character.
"Isn't this a formal occasion right now? If I called you too casually, it would be a bit impolite."
"In private, of course I call you Grandpa Meng Shenji."
Qin Qi smiled and spoke in a low voice.
"Good child."
Seeing Qin Qi be so sensible, Meng Shenji nodded. "Alright, let's begin the martial soul awakening."
Accompanied by Meng Shenji's surging soul power, the martial soul within Qin Qi's body began to emerge.
It was a bug that looked somewhat like a green caterpillar, about the size of a fist, with a spiritual light gleaming in its eyes.
The bug dropped down from the air, and Qin Qi reached out to catch it, then cradled it in the palm of his hand.
The little bug affectionately rubbed against Qin Qi's palm.
How does this bug look a bit familiar?
Qin Qi looked at the bug and felt it looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
"This... This is a detached beast martial soul!"
Meng Shenji widened his eyes. He had once studied the theories of the Grandmaster, and also had some research into detached beast martial souls.
However, limited by too little information, until now they still lacked a clear understanding of detached beast martial souls.
"A mutated beast martial soul, huh."
Qin Ming watched from the side. He reached out to push up his glasses, not too surprised by this result.
Although martial soul awakening had no predetermined outcome, bloodline had a huge impact on martial souls.
He himself possessed the mutated Blazing Gray Wolf martial soul, so as his younger brother, the probability of Qin Qi having a mutated beast martial soul was also very high.
"Come, little Qin Qi, test your soul power."
Meng Shenji looked at Qin Qi, a hint of worry in his gaze. The previous example of a mutated beast martial soul had an innate soul power of half a level.
To this day, that person was still a joke in the Soul Master world, and he felt somewhat worried about Qin Qi's situation.
"Mn."
Qin Qi wanted to reach out, but that little bug had already crawled up onto his shoulder.
"Pretty smart."
Qin Qi smiled, then placed his hand upon the crystal ball, feeling somewhat worried about his own situation in his heart.
Accompanied by the emission of light, Qin Qi's soul power was measured.
"Innate Full Soul Power!"
Meng Shenji widened his eyes, but then he glanced at Qin Ming, his emotions slowly calming down.
Phew, although the first detached beast martial soul was rank half a level, that doesn't mean the soul power rank of all detached beast martial souls is low.
Qin Ming himself is a genius. As his younger brother, flowing with the same bloodline, innate full soul power is normal.
Moreover, this also shows that little Qin Qi's martial soul is definitely not simple.
Meng Shenji was not only formidable in strength, but at the same time possessed a deep understanding of martial soul knowledge.
In the realm of Soul Master theory, he was a true, undisputed master, unlike that clown Yu Xiaogang.
"Good child, your martial soul is very different. You must carefully study it and train it."
Meng Shenji patted Qin Qi's shoulder, his gaze growing even more affectionate as he turned to look at Qin Ming.
"Qin Ming, in a couple of days you will take little Qin Qi to hunt soul beasts. I will grant you a vacation."
Meng Shenji spoke.
"Thank you, Instructor."
Qin Ming stepped forward and spoke with utmost sincerity to express his gratitude.
"Alright, next."
Meng Shenji smiled. He felt that in the future, Qin Ming would surely be able to succeed his position and become a new generation of instructor.
Whether in talent, strength, or temperament, Qin Ming entirely suited Meng Shenji's wishes.
The martial soul awakening was complete, and Qin Qi and Qin Ming went to the academy cafeteria to eat.
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy cafeteria was completely free, and whatever one wanted to eat was available. Qin Ming piled quite a bit of food onto Qin Qi's plate.
"Big brother, I can't eat this much."
Qin Qi looked at the food piled up like a small mountain in his plate, feeling Qin Ming's care for him within it.
"Eat a bit more, do some more training. Increasing your physical fitness will be beneficial for your subsequent cultivation."
"Also, obtaining a soul ring will have to wait a few days. I must first observe the condition of your martial soul."
"Then I will judge what kind of soul beast is suitable for your martial soul."
Qin Ming pushed up his glasses, maintaining that serious look as before, but the chopsticks in his hand continuously kept adding food to Qin Qi's bowl.
"Okay."
Qin Qi smiled and nodded, and at that moment, the little bug crawled from his shoulder onto the table.
Its upper body reared up, swaying back and forth as if it were saying something.
"Do you want to eat? Want some meat?"
"I'll give you a small piece of pork chop."
Qin Qi picked up a piece of pork chop and waved it in front of the little bug; the little bug's body swayed along with it.
"Pretty cute."
Qin Qi felt this little fellow was quite cute, and after teasing it for a little while, he fed the meat to the little bug.
The little bug ate very quickly, finishing it in no time at all. After finishing, it crawled back onto Qin Qi's shoulder and curled up.
The next second, Qin Qi felt a warm current surge into his body, and he felt as if he were filled with strength.
It was done by this little fellow. Eating food can feed back into myself—with this ability, plus the appearance...
Could this possibly be from the Gu world, the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu!
Qin Qi remembered where he had seen it; he had seen it on an AI-generated image for a novel he was reading before bed!
He remembered that this Gu insect's ability was that as long as it ate food, it could grow stronger!
I searched all around and couldn't find the appearance description of the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu, so I had no choice but to design it as a chubby, cute green caterpillar.
The image is Qin Ming from the manhua version.
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