The Day of Awakening, Two Dragons Descend

Heavenly Dragon Gate's main peak, early morning.

Heavy clouds pressed down upon the mountaintop, while the ancient bronze bell echoed through the valleys, startling flocks of birds into flight.

Today was Heavenly Dragon Gate's annual martial soul awakening ceremony.

The vast white jade plaza had long been packed with people. As a reclusive sect with deep foundations, most Heavenly Dragon Gate disciples carried the bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. On this continent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had always been hailed as the number one beast martial soul in the world, and it was precisely this that allowed Heavenly Dragon Gate to stand proudly above the rest.

Dressed in white brocade robes, Yu Chen stood quietly at the very front of the line.

He had just turned six this year and was slightly taller than children his age. His childish face held none of the nervousness or excitement of the other children. Instead, it carried a calmness utterly unsuited to his age.

It's already been six years since I came here.

Yu Chen murmured silently to himself.

As a transmigrator, he knew all too well what kind of world this was.

This was the Douluo Continent during the era of the Peerless Tang Clan.

On the surface, everything was peaceful. Shrek Academy stood unrivaled, while the Tang Sect, though declining, still bore the halo of its former glory. Yet in the distant Divine Realm, a pair of eyes was staring intently at this continent.

Sea God Tang San.

The man who treated the entire Douluo Continent as his personal backyard. To consolidate his faith and satisfy his own selfish desires, he had not hesitated to tear apart his daughter's soul and cast it down into the mortal world. Nor had he hesitated to turn Huo Yuhao, originally the child of destiny of this plane, into an obedient dog.

Even the fate of the entire continent had to unfold according to the script he had written.

Disgusting.

Yu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of loathing flashing through his gaze.

Since he had come here, he would never become Tang San's pawn. Go to Shrek and be a dog? Sing Tang San's praises?

In your dreams!

He would walk a path that belonged to him alone—a path of invincibility that would crush all rules and tear apart all hypocrisy.

To overturn Tang San's chessboard, he had to possess the power to flip the table. And today was the crucial first step.

"Next, Yu Tiankuang."

On the high platform, the deacon overseeing the awakening ceremony called out loudly.

A burly boy swaggered forward. As the awakening formation lit up, the shadow of a blue lightning dragon emerged behind him and released a crisp dragon roar.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon! Innate soul power rank eight!"

The deacon's voice carried a hint of excitement.

A wave of praise immediately rose from the plaza.

Seated at the side of the viewing platform, Second Elder Yu Zhenting stroked his beard and laughed proudly. Yu Tiankuang was his own grandson. With such talent, he was more than qualified to look down upon the younger generation of the sect.

After laughing, Yu Zhenting's gaze drifted, intentionally or otherwise, toward Sect Master Yu Tianfeng, who sat at the center.

"Sect Master, Tianheng has done fairly well. I just wonder what kind of martial soul the young sect master will awaken today. Let's hope it isn't some pig or boar."

Yu Zhenting's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for the surrounding elders to hear.

His words were barbed, filled with provocation.

Heavenly Dragon Gate was far from peaceful internally. Although Yu Tianfeng was immensely powerful, the Second Elder's faction had expanded relentlessly in recent years and was faintly showing signs of forcing him from power. On an occasion like this, Yu Zhenting naturally would not pass up the chance to step on the sect master.

Yu Tianfeng's expression darkened, and his broad hand suddenly clenched the armrest of his chair.

"Second Elder worries too much. My, Yu Tianfeng's, son will naturally not be lacking."

Though he said that, Yu Tianfeng was not confident either. No one could predict martial soul awakening. If a mutation truly occurred, and it was a malignant one, then the status of his branch within the sect would truly be in jeopardy.

"Next, Yu Chen!"

The deacon's voice rang out once more.

Every gaze in the venue instantly focused on the youth in white.

Yu Chen's expression remained unchanged as he stepped forward, climbing the stairs to the high platform one step at a time. His pace was steady, without the slightest hint of panic.

Reaching the center of the six black awakening stones, Yu Chen took a deep breath.

"Young Sect Master, relax. Close your eyes and feel the power within your body," the deacon reminded him gently before injecting soul power into the awakening stones.

Pale golden light rose from the six stones, forming a dome of light that enveloped Yu Chen.

One second... two seconds... five seconds passed.

Yu Chen showed no reaction within the dome.

There was no lightning, no dragon roar, not even the slightest sign of soul power fluctuations.

Whispers gradually began to rise across the plaza.

"What's going on? Why is there no movement at all?"

"Could it be that he can't even awaken a martial soul?"

"If the sect master's son has a useless martial soul, he'll become the laughingstock of the entire continent."

On the viewing platform, the smile on Second Elder Yu Zhenting's face grew wider and wider. In the end, he could no longer hold it back and laughed aloud.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, it seems even Heaven won't help you! He can't even awaken a martial soul. How is such trash worthy of being the young sect master of Heavenly Dragon Gate?!"

Yu Zhenting rose to his feet and pointed at Yu Chen on the high platform. Carried by soul power, his voice spread throughout the entire plaza.

Yu Tianfeng abruptly stood up. His face was ashen, his eyes fixed fiercely upon his son on the platform, while his hands trembled slightly from the force of his grip.

"Impossible... How could Chen'er..."

Just as everyone believed Yu Chen's awakening had failed, and the Second Elder was preparing to press his attack further—

A sudden change erupted atop the platform!

Yu Chen's tightly closed eyes snapped open, and a terrifying aura that made hearts tremble suddenly burst from his small body!

Boom!

Cracks instantly spread across the surfaces of the six awakening stones surrounding him, as though they could not bear some overwhelmingly terrifying pressure.

"Shut up."

Yu Chen raised his head slightly, his cold gaze sweeping toward Yu Zhenting on the viewing platform.

His voice was not loud, yet it carried an unquestionable dominance.

The next moment, Yu Chen slowly raised both hands.

From his left palm, a blindingly pure white light shot into the sky! The light contained an extreme aura of radiance and destruction, as though it could purify everything in the world.

From his right palm, a mass of black flames as deep as an abyss suddenly erupted! The flames carried extreme darkness and violent savagery, as though they would devour every trace of light.

One light, one dark. One yin, one yang.

Two utterly opposing storms swept wildly in every direction with Yu Chen at their center!

The heavy clouds in the sky were forcibly torn apart by this power.

Immediately afterward, two terrifying dragon roars that shook the heavens exploded within everyone's souls!

Roar—!

Behind Yu Chen, space began to twist violently.

To his left, the phantom of a gigantic dragon, pure white all over as though carved from the purest crystal in the world, slowly condensed. It possessed a pair of cold, emotionless blue eyes and radiated a sacred majesty that stood above all things.

To his right, the phantom of a ferocious giant dragon covered in dark scales, its eyes burning with crimson flames, thrust out its head. Its violent aura of destruction made the surrounding air erupt with explosive cracks under unbearable pressure.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

Red-Eyes Black Dragon!

The instant these two transcendent dragons descended, the entire Heavenly Dragon Gate fell completely silent.