Martial Soul: Dragon God, Starting with Max-Level Traits!

Douluo Continent, Aolai City.

This was a small coastal city near the East Sea. Though underdeveloped, it was also a warm and welcoming place.

Today was the annual Martial Soul Awakening Day.

Before the Spirit Pagoda, despite it only being morning, a vast crowd had already packed the area so tightly that not even water could pass through.

At this moment that would determine their fates, clearly no one wanted to fall behind the others.

"I wonder if I..."

"Will ever reach the other shore in this life?"

Outside the crowd, a six-year-old boy approached from afar. He casually tossed his hammer back into his soul tool and looked at the scene before him, unable to conceal the anticipation in his eyes.

He was remarkably handsome, his refined features seeming like nature's finest creation. His deep peach-blossom eyes, clearly more mature than those of children his age, held none of the childish innocence expected of his years.

His name was Jiang Yan, a transmigrator.

In his previous life, he had stayed up all night following A Bai's novel. In a daze, he saw a truck coming toward him. When he woke again, he had already transmigrated to Douluo Continent, becoming an infant swaddled in cloth.

That same day, he had been taken home by Jiang Luochuan, a branch tower master who had come to work in Aolai City. He usually followed Mang Tian to learn blacksmithing in the city, and in the blink of an eye, the day to awaken his Martial Soul had arrived.

The good news: he had transmigrated.

Although the restrictions in the era of Douluo Three were greater than in the previous two generations, there was at least no Tang Buddha who had become a god. That counted as good news, more or less.

The bad news: although there was no Tang Buddha, his shadow was everywhere. Internally, the Spirit Pagoda colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult; externally, the Tang Family father and son had their ten-thousand-year grand plan...

This was the best of times, and the worst of times.

In this unusual era, he only hoped he could survive well.

"On Douluo Continent, bloodlines reign supreme. Let's see what kind of Martial Soul an outsider like me can awaken."

There was a profound look in Jiang Yan's eyes as he thought to himself.

If his Martial Soul had high potential, then everything would be fine. Even if it did not, he could still rely on his foreknowledge to carve out a path for himself in this era.

When he arrived before the Spirit Pagoda, the Spirit Transmitter in charge of maintaining order had already noticed him. A friendly smile appeared on his face as he enthusiastically waved.

"Young Master Jiang, over here. The Tower Master has been waiting for quite some time."

"Sorry to trouble you, Brother Tao."

"Heh, Young Master, that's too formal. Just call me Xiao Su. This way, please..."

"..."

After entering the Spirit Pagoda and passing through the lavishly decorated hall, Jiang Yan arrived at a special room.

Inside, everything needed for the Martial Soul awakening ceremony had long been prepared. On a sofa nearby sat a tall, white-haired old man, looking bored.

"Grandpa."

Jiang Yan walked over in a few quick steps and smiled.

"Yan'er, you're finally here."

"Come here, then. You little rascal, at such an important moment as your Martial Soul awakening, you still went to learn forging from that Mang Tian. How could being a blacksmith have better prospects than cultivation?"

"You're a genius destined to become a Douluo powerhouse."

Jiang Luochuan smiled kindly, though a trace of helplessness flashed through his eyes as he could not help but scold him.

He had watched the little fellow grow up, so he naturally knew how hardworking he was. Not to mention his daily training, ever since he had visited Mang Tian's workshop a year ago, he had devoted himself to forging like this.

Other secondary professions would have been one thing, but forging was a profession that depended most heavily on accumulated experience. Was it really worth it?

"It never hurts to have more skills."

"Daily practice doesn't take much time. If I don't have much potential, I can still make a living with this."

Jiang Yan smiled and shook his head. Since this was the era of Legend of the Dragon King, how could he not make plans for himself in advance?

In Aolai City, there were not many original characters he knew. He had not yet had the chance to meet Tang Wulin, the future child of destiny.

The only high-level blacksmith was Mang Tian, a level-six forging master who could speak before Mu Chen, an eighth-level blacksmith.

Perhaps due to the physical constitution brought by transmigration, even though he had yet to awaken his Martial Soul, Jiang Yan had never found forging stressful. He even felt rather at ease with it.

Since that was the case, how could he not fiercely build goodwill with Mang Tian and seek an opportunity to establish a connection with Mu Chen through him?

The identity of a young genius who had trained diligently in forging since the age of five was still very useful in East Sea City, where talent was scarce.

"Silly child, why say something so discouraging?"

"Even if your talent isn't at the very top, Grandpa will still support you. Besides... you'll definitely make it."

Jiang Luochuan shook his head. Expectation filled his sturdy face as he spoke with a smile.

"Let Grandpa see..."

"What kind of Martial Soul you little fellow will awaken."

As he spoke, his aura suddenly surged.

A dragon's might erupted, and dragon scales covered his entire body. Behind him, an armored dragon of dark green gradually materialized, gleaming with a faint, eerie light.

This was his Martial Soul, the Ironclad Nether Dragon.

Eight soul rings of different colors lit up beneath his feet—purple, purple, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black—fully displaying his formidable cultivation.

An eighty-third-rank, eight-ring Soul Douluo!

The Aolai City branch tower was not one of the eighteen main towers, so ordinarily, such an expert would not be stationed here. But Jiang Luochuan was different.

Nearly a hundred years old, he had once risked his life for the Blood God Legion on behalf of the Spirit Pagoda. His cultivation had long surpassed that of a Soul Douluo. If not for the injuries within his body, he likely would never have stopped fighting in his life.

"So Grandpa, you're..."

"A Soul Douluo?"

Jiang Yan stared, entranced by the old man's overwhelming presence. This was the first time he had seen his grandfather release his Martial Soul.

He had known his grandfather was strong, but he had never expected him to be an eight-ring Soul Douluo. At the very least, that made him a two-word battle armor master, so wouldn't that mean...

Half a Titled Douluo?

Damn, the Aolai City branch tower was not even one of the eighteen main towers, yet it had such an expert?

"One of the weakest kind."

"So don't expect Grandpa to support you for the rest of your life. I'm still counting on you to see this old bag of bones through his final years."

Jiang Luochuan gave him a deep look and said with a smile.

"Stand on the awakening array and give me your hand."

"Alright."

Jiang Yan did as instructed and stepped onto the awakening array.

He held out his right hand. As it came into contact with the guidance of Jiang Luochuan's soul power, he gently closed his eyes and focused on sensing his own Martial Soul.

Slowly, his eyes lit up. A holy golden radiance completely filled his pupils, sending chills down one's spine.

At that moment, a pressure far surpassing Jiang Luochuan's burst forth from Jiang Yan's body and crashed down upon him. Jiang Luochuan instinctively released his hand, nearly unable to breathe beneath it.

"This pressure is... dragon might?"

"Such an extraordinarily high-grade dragon might!"

Jiang Luochuan hurriedly activated the soul power within him. Staring at Jiang Yan before him, his eyes widened.

Before he could react, crimson light suddenly filled the room. A wild fire-element aura rushed at him head-on.

This was ultimate fire!

"What powerful fire-element energy!"

"Yan'er's Martial Soul bloodline is at least at the true dragon level. A fire-element true dragon...?"

Jiang Luochuan's expression froze. Shock flashed through his aged eyes, followed by wild joy as he could not help but exclaim.

This was far more than top-tier talent.

Ultimate attributes were already peerless in the world, let alone a dragon bloodline, the ultimate answer of this era. Combined with the diligence Yan'er had shown since childhood, would he not be unmatched beneath the heavens in the future?

"The deputy tower master at headquarters is a fire-attribute soul master and has never taken a disciple in his life. Perhaps..."

Jiang Luochuan calmed himself and waited for Jiang Yan's awakening to finish, but his mind instinctively began considering the possibility.

Yet at that moment, blue light shining with holy radiance appeared around Jiang Yan once more. Completely different from the scorching fire element earlier, this time, it was piercing ice!

"How is this possible?! Ice and fire dual attributes, twin... twin Martial Souls?"

Jiang Luochuan's expression stiffened. For a moment, his entire mind went blank. Then his breathing quickened uncontrollably, his emotions impossible to contain.

Twin Martial Souls, ultimate ice and fire...

What did that mean? It meant absolute, supreme potential!

The last genius with twin elemental Martial Souls had been the Lightdark Douluo who emerged out of nowhere two hundred years ago. That person was already Shrek's second-strongest expert, and in the future...

Yan'er might well become the Spirit Pagoda's second-strongest expert!

"Yan'er..."

"Has the potential to reach the Limit!"

Jiang Luochuan suppressed the excitement in his heart and said fervently.

But in truth, he was clearly celebrating too soon.

Because in his increasingly bewildered eyes, after the blazing fire and frigid ice, lights representing entirely different energies began to appear one after another around Jiang Yan.

Yellow! Cyan! Gold! Black! Silver! Green! Purple! Dense earth, nimble wind, holy light, profound darkness, illusory space, pure life, and final destruction.

Together with the ice and fire from before, there were nine different energies—the nine strongest elemental attributes in the world!

When the final lights faded, the nine colors merged into one beneath Jiang Yan's skin. Behind him, a colossal dragon glittering with nine colors appeared out of thin air.

Before that overwhelming pressure, Jiang Luochuan felt as insignificant as an ant. At that moment, even his body could not stop trembling.

"Yan'er, your Martial Soul is simply a miracle..."

"How can there be a dragon of nine elements in this world?"

Complex emotions filled Jiang Luochuan's voice. Looking down at the adorable little fellow, he could not help but mutter.

Nine ultimate elements of the world! He recognized the first seven, but even he had no idea what the final two were.

He considered himself someone who had seen much of the world, but was Yan'er's Martial Soul truly something that should exist in it?

What level of existence was this?

Even a god-tier Martial Soul could be no more than this!

"Mm..."

Jiang Yan smiled but said nothing at that moment.

Though his expression appeared calm, the excitement in his heart was no less than Jiang Luochuan's.

It even surpassed it!

Because at the very moment his Martial Soul awakened, a sudden mechanical voice had already resounded in his mind.

[Six years have passed. System activated.]

[Congratulations, Host, on transmigrating to the world of Legend of the Dragon King. The Perfect Newcomer Growth System has been activated...]

[Congratulations on awakening the strongest Martial Soul in the world: Dragon God.]

[As a token of sincerity for your arrival, a Newcomer Gift Pack has been issued. Congratulations, you have obtained five max-level trait effects—]

[Peerless Immortal Beauty (Rainbow) Unbreakable Defense (Rainbow) Heaven-Defying Comprehension (Rainbow) Golden Branch and Jade Leaf (Rainbow) Unmatched Under Heaven (Rainbow)]

"I seem to..."

"Be invincible?"

Jiang Yan's feelings were complicated as he looked at the system panel only he could see.

Although he had no time to carefully examine the system's abilities yet, he understood all too clearly what Unmatched Under Heaven meant. Presumably, the Dragon God Martial Soul had come from it.

And traits like [Unmatched Under Heaven]...

He had four more of them?

"..."

P.S. A new book sets sail!

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