The Strange Golden Eyes?

Heaven Dou City, inside its most luxurious orphanage.

"Yun Chen, stop sleeping."

"The orphanage children have almost all gathered. You're the only one missing. Hurry up and get up."

The blanket over Yun Chen's head was yanked away, and glaring sunlight streamed in, falling across his eyelids and making him frown.

He slowly opened his eyes, yawned, and sat up groggily.

"Hm? What is it, Aunt Ming?"

"Oh, look at you, child. You slept yourself silly, didn't you? Today is the day your martial souls awaken. Hurry and get up."

Yun Chen nodded, rubbed his hair, which looked like a bird's nest, and grabbed the shirt beside him before pulling it on.

"All right, hurry up."

Seeing that Yun Chen was already out of bed, Aunt Ming said nothing more. After one final reminder, she closed the door and left.

In the bathroom, the sound of running water echoed.

Water droplets slid down Yun Chen's cheeks as he quietly stared at himself in the mirror, momentarily dazed.

The youth in the mirror had exceptionally fair skin, tinged with a healthy flush.

His hair was black and thick, gently swaying in the breeze coming through the window.

His nose was high and straight, adding definition to his face. Although his face was still somewhat round, one could already see the shadow of a future handsome man.

What was most astonishing was his pair of eyes. His irises were actually golden.

"Tch, why do I have a pair of golden eyes? Could they be Golden Eyes?"

"Something for nothing."

After delivering the line, Yun Chen received no response for a long time. In the end, he could only deflate, toss the towel back onto the sink, and sigh helplessly.

Yun Chen was not a native of Douluo Continent. More precisely, he had transmigrated here.

Yun Chen had also been an orphan in his previous life. After being sent here by fate, he had once again received the script where both parents were dead.

Strictly speaking, he did not even know whether his parents were actually dead.

The only problem was that there was no system, which left Yun Chen deeply helpless. How was he supposed to cheat without a system?

Fortunately, the place where he had been abandoned was Heaven Dou City, so he had been sent to this orphanage known as the most luxurious in the Heaven Dou Empire.

His childhood had been fairly good.

"Ah, Douluo Continent... I wonder what kind of martial soul I'll awaken."

Yun Chen felt rather speechless. Douluo Continent was, after all, a world that valued bloodlines. Good martial souls generally came from one's parents' inheritance, while mutated martial souls were unstable, making them difficult to judge.

And he had no idea what his bloodline was like in this life, or whether he could awaken a good martial soul.

"Aunt Ming, I'm here."

A small line had long formed at the orphanage entrance. Yun Chen strolled over leisurely and consciously took his place at the very back.

When Aunt Ming saw that Yun Chen had arrived, she nodded and signaled to the director that everyone was present.

"Children, I am your director, Zhou Mingpeng."

"Today is the day you will awaken your martial souls, and it is also one of the most important days of your lives."

"I need not say much about matters concerning martial souls and soul masters, since you have already studied them."

"I will only emphasize one point: when you meet the soul master who will awaken your martial souls, you must show respect."

"No matter what the final result is, you must remain calm."

Standing in the back of the line, Yun Chen yawned boredly while Director Zhou Mingpeng continued rambling on and on. The sight inevitably reminded Yun Chen of the school administrators from his previous life.

Whether there was something to discuss or not, they always lectured people first.

Still, no matter what, the orphanage Yun Chen was in was quite good. At the very least, it taught them about soul masters in advance.

At least they would not end up as clueless novices who knew nothing.

"All right, it's about time."

"Children, let's go!"

As Zhou Mingpeng's words fell, the orphanage children of the proper age headed grandly toward the Spirit Hall Branch in central Heaven Dou City under the arrangements of the staff and director.

Along the way, Yun Chen curiously observed his surroundings. Perhaps because of the world's setting, the buildings in Heaven Dou City did not resemble traditional Chinese architecture, instead leaning more toward Western medieval styles.

Churches, castles, and palaces all favored Western medieval architectural styles.

Yun Chen had barely left the orphanage during his first six years, so he was still extremely curious about everything in Heaven Dou City.

But his curiosity was useless for now. After all, he was still broke, without a single coin in his pocket.

Just then, a magnificent carriage sped past Yun Chen. Judging from the attire of the driver and the guards following alongside it, they seemed to be from the imperial palace.

Behind the curtain, Yun Chen caught sight of a partially concealed female face. Only her eyes were visible, but they were golden and beautiful.

Yun Chen did not think much of it, because they had already arrived at the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall Branch. The Spirit Hall Main Hall's decorations could only be described as luxurious.

The building was constructed much like an imperial palace. If he had to compare it to something, it was like one of those magnificent medieval European cathedrals.

"Children, follow me. Remain quiet throughout, do not make any noise, and proceed in line."

A young man in the blue attire of the Spirit Hall Main Hall walked out and smiled at the children before leading them inside.

The main hall of the Spirit Hall Main Hall was already filled with many parents waiting with their children, and long lines had formed.

Fortunately, there were many children from the orphanage, and they had always had a separate passage. Thus, they formed their own line and did not need to wait too long.

"All right, children."

"I am the guide for your martial soul awakening ceremony today. My name is Liu Bitao. In a moment, follow my guidance and stand inside the awakening formation to awaken your martial souls."

"Now, the first child may come over."

The first child was a chubby little boy who looked quite cute. Yun Chen had some impression of him; this child was rather shy.

He seemed nervous, his entire body trembling uncontrollably, but Liu Bitao, who was conducting the awakening ceremony, gently comforted him.

The martial soul awakening ceremony proceeded smoothly. Yun Chen watched with great interest, since the ceremony was also quite novel to him.

"Li Ming, martial soul: hoe. Innate Soul Power: Rank Two."

"Very good, child. You can become a soul master. As long as you cultivate diligently, you will certainly achieve something in the future."

This little fatty seemed quite lucky. His Innate Soul Power was Rank Two, higher than a certain master's. No matter what, he would be able to become a soul master in the future.

At this moment, inside a private room on the second floor of Spirit Hall, a panoramic one-way glass window had been installed. Only those inside the room could see outside, while those outside could not see in.

The entire martial soul awakening ceremony was visible from the private room.

"Platinum Bishop, so far, there do not seem to be any promising talents in this martial soul awakening."

A young man who appeared youthful but possessed handsome features and a noble, elegant bearing spoke calmly, with a trace of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"Hehe, why has His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly taken an interest in martial soul awakenings this year?"

Xue Qinghe—or rather, Qian Renxue—furrowed her brows and cast Salas an irritated glance. If not for the fact that the level of her infiltration was top secret and unknown to others...

Otherwise, would a mere Platinum Bishop dare speak to her like this?

"I merely came to take a look. After all, these are all the young talents of my Heaven Dou Empire. As crown prince, if there are any good prospects, I should persuade them to serve the empire."