Today was the day he would awaken his martial soul.
Luo Qing looked at the long line before him, feeling somewhat uneasy.
He was a transmigrator from twenty-first-century Blue Star.
The reason for his transmigration was the cliché of saving someone—he had been sent flying several meters by a red Dayun truck.
When he woke up, he had arrived on this familiar yet unfamiliar continent.
Here, he was an orphan. Fortunately, he had been adopted by a kind old woman and given the name Luo Qing.
Today was his sixth birthday, and also the day that would change his destiny.
In this world, where the rich relied on inheritance and the poor relied on mutation, today might be the moment that determined his future fate.
"Is little Luo Qing here?"
Luo Qing hurriedly stood up and trotted forward on his short little legs.
Under the teacher's guidance, Luo Qing entered the awakening room.
The room was covered in intricate patterns. A table stood in the center, beside which stood a middle-aged man dressed in a Spirit Pagoda master's robes.
"You're here? I'll be awakening your martial soul today, little one."
Luo Qing hurriedly bowed. Although he had no idea what martial soul he would awaken, there was no harm in being polite.
"All right, all right, no need to be so formal—I enjoy seeing young sprouts like you burst forth with new hope."
"Though I have plenty I'd like to chat about with you children, there are people waiting behind you, so we need to be quick."
Luo Qing nodded in understanding. At the same time, the middle-aged man extended his hand, white light beginning to shine from his palm.
This light seemed to signal a beginning. The intricate patterns on the walls, floor, and ceiling began to emit faint glimmers, which gathered together and enveloped Luo Qing.
"This feels so strange... It's kind of tingly."
"That's how awakening feels, little one. Your martial soul will appear shortly!"
The light in the middle-aged man's hand flared again, completely enveloping Luo Qing.
Something within Luo Qing seemed ready to break free from its cocoon, and new radiance burst from his hand.
His martial soul had awakened. Luo Qing was absolutely certain of it, and the light in his hand left the middle-aged man staring in stunned disbelief.
"This is—a dragon!"
The middle-aged man could hardly believe it. In a place where awakening even a martial soul with soul power was exceedingly rare, a dragon-type martial soul had appeared!
And judging by its appearance, its rank seemed far from low.
That noble figure emerged in Luo Qing's hand, its silver-white body and melodious dragon roar echoing throughout the awakening room.
Light shone from within and without, its silvery brilliance like moonlight from the high heavens, yet beneath that calmness surged a destructive fury.
The martial soul began to fuse with him. Silver-white scales formed across his body, his eyes turned azure, and a pair of dragon wings like silver moons spread behind him.
"Quick—quickly test your soul power."
The middle-aged man was already breathing rapidly. How many years had it been? How many years since he had seen such an outstanding seedling?
A martial soul like this could not possibly lack soul power.
If his soul power was above Rank 6, then this child's future would be boundlessly bright.
Soon, Luo Qing placed his hand on the crystal ball used to test soul power, and it began to shine with an even more dazzling light.
"Rank 10? Innate full soul power?"
"I witnessed history today, didn't I? If a child like this doesn't meet with some accident, he'll absolutely be able to reach the throne of a Super Douluo!"
The middle-aged man's face was flushed with excitement, without a trace of the composure expected of a Spirit Pagoda master.
He suddenly rushed before Luo Qing, crouching halfway down with a serious yet excited expression. "Little one, where are your guardians?"
"Grandma Mary is outside. Is something wrong?"
Luo Qing was bewildered as well. How could he not know what he had just awakened?
Blue-Eyes White Dragon?
Wasn't that from the Yu-Gi-Oh! set next door?
How had it suddenly become his martial soul? He hadn't even played Master Duel before transmigrating!
The middle-aged man immediately brought Luo Qing to his guardian.
Mrs. Mary was the author of bestselling books. Though she had not awakened a useful martial soul and seemed to have had no children due to experiences in her early years.
Still, through a twist of fate, Mrs. Mary had adopted Luo Qing.
She treated Luo Qing as if he were her own child, practically afraid he would melt if she held him in her mouth.
Seeing her precious grandson emerge together with the Spirit Pagoda master, Mrs. Mary thought something had gone wrong and hurried forward to ask anxiously, "Sir Spirit Pagoda master, is there something wrong with my grandson?"
The middle-aged man was so excited that he had completely lost his composure. "Madam, your grandson is a genius!
A dragon-type martial soul, and a powerful true dragon at that, with innate full soul power as well!
Even at Shrek Academy, someone meeting these standards would absolutely be accepted as a genius!
This child's future limit will definitely surpass a Titled Douluo. He may even have what it takes to contend for the rank of Limit Douluo."
Hearing such lofty praise from the Spirit Pagoda master, Mrs. Mary was stunned as well.
Before coming here, she had told her beloved grandson that even if he failed to awaken a useful martial soul, she would still let him live a happy life.
But the surprise had come so suddenly. The grandson she had adopted by chance possessed such astonishing potential—how could that not make her, as his elder, happy?
"I understand, Sir Spirit Pagoda master. You brought him here in such a hurry. Is there something you need?"
"I would like to recommend that your child study at the Spirit Pagoda. We value talent like this very highly.
He will absolutely receive the finest and most precise training there. A genius like him is worth investing resources into at any cost."
Though the Spirit Pagoda master's cultivation was not high, his breadth of knowledge was immense.
He did not recognize the giant dragon's form, but that terrifying majesty and ultimate radiance were certainly no ordinary qualities, to say nothing of the talent of innate full soul power.
Mrs. Mary suddenly fell silent. Of course, she knew that someone with her grandson's talent being sought after was perfectly normal, but she still decided to respect her grandson's wishes.
Watching the two converse, Luo Qing began making plans as well.
For the time being, he did not want to join the Spirit Pagoda. He still did not understand his own abilities. Joining such a faction might earn him plenty of resources at first, but he knew a little about the Spirit Pagoda's internal situation as well.
As an old reader of the Douluo Continent: Legend of the Dragon King series who had transmigrated here, how could he not know about all the Spirit Pagoda's dirty business?
If I join now, then when the protagonist comes to settle accounts later, won't I get elbowed into the sky if I haven't developed enough?
"Little Luo, what do you think?" Mrs. Mary crouched down and looked seriously at her grandson.
"I still want to attend school normally. For now, I don't want to join any organization."
Luo Qing's words surprised the Spirit Pagoda master, but he merely assumed that the two had some family inheritance. After all, such a noble martial soul did not seem like something an ordinary commoner could awaken.
As for refusing to join an organization, he could not afford to make an enemy of him. Even if he could not recruit the boy, doing him a favor and leaving it for the future might prove immensely useful.
With that thought, the Spirit Pagoda master did not press the issue.
He took out a business card from his robes. Written clearly on it were the words, "Spirit Pagoda Master—He Ran."
He Ran handed the card to Luo Qing and said kindly, "It's all right, little one. Even if you don't join us, you can call the number on it if you run into any cultivation problems or difficulties in the future.
I'll be waiting anytime. Remember to come find us if you need help!"
He Ran returned to the awakening room to continue awakening martial souls, while Luo Qing rubbed his left hand and prepared to head home with Mrs. Mary.
As they were walking out, a young couple arrived with a delicate little girl.
"Wu Lin, do your best!"
"Mm, I'll definitely awaken a powerful martial soul."
Hearing that name, Luo Qing abruptly spun around, only to find that the group had already disappeared into the crowd.
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