Martial Soul Awakening

"I'm not dead? Where is this?"

As he spoke, Yu Xiaofeng used his blurry eyes to survey his surroundings, then slowly sat up from the bed with one hand on his head.

"This is Spirit Hall. Your injuries should be nothing serious. I am Bibi Dong."

Bibi Dong slowly walked toward Yu Xiaofeng, then said to the purple-haired girl behind her, "This is my student, Hu Liena. She was the one who found you first, and that was why I brought you back and saved you."

Yu Xiaofeng sat there as if struck by lightning, his mind completely blank. After a moment, he trembled as he said, "Dou... Douluo Continent? Spirit Hall? You're Bi... Bibi Dong?" "She... she's Hu Liena?"

Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow. "What's so surprising about that? I am Bibi Dong."

Yu Xiaofeng stared at the stunning, golden-haired Bibi Dong in disbelief. "You really are Bibi Dong?"

Bibi Dong nodded without saying anything further.

Hu Liena looked at Yu Xiaofeng disdainfully. "If you didn't have such beautiful eyes, Teacher would never have saved you. You haven't even said thank you. What an ungrateful brat."

Yu Xiaofeng rose to his feet and respectfully bowed to Bibi Dong. "Thank you."

Bibi Dong said, "Get up. You're still injured, so stay here and recover for now."

Bibi Dong smiled. "You don't need to be nervous. I was only asking casually. By the way, what is your name?"

"My name is Yu Xiaofeng."

Looking at the breathtaking woman before him, Yu Xiaofeng felt that none of this was real. It was as if he were dreaming.

"You're also surnamed Yu?"

Bibi Dong's words sounded like a question, but there was more to them than that—an emotion unintentionally revealed in her tone.

After glancing at Yu Xiaofeng, Bibi Dong said, "Tomorrow, Spirit Hall will be holding a martial soul test. I'll have Hu Liena take you there. You look to be about six years old."

Yu Xiaofeng said, "Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope."

After Bibi Dong and Hu Liena left, Yu Xiaofeng fell asleep again.

His arrival stirred up Spirit Hall. Qian Daoliu, who had always kept himself apart from such matters, suddenly sent someone to investigate Yu Xiaofeng's identity.

Qian Daoliu sat in his chair and asked, "What did you find?"

A man in black below him replied, "Reporting to His Holiness the Pope, that boy is named Yu Xiaofeng. He is six years old. He was injured on the outskirts of Star Dou Forest and happened to be rescued by His Holiness the Pope Bibi Dong while she was returning. There is nothing unusual about him."

"Oh, and Hu Liena said the boy has very beautiful eyes."

"He will be attending tomorrow's martial soul test."

Qian Daoliu pondered. "Eyes?"

"Why would Bibi Dong casually bring someone back to Spirit Hall? There must be something suspicious about him."

After a moment of silence, Qian Daoliu said, "Pass the word on. I will attend tomorrow's martial soul test."

Upon hearing this, the man in black nearly cried out in surprise. He nodded, took two steps back, then turned and left.

Early the next morning, Hu Liena woke Yu Xiaofeng and led him to the entrance of the Testing Hall.

Hu Liena said, "Yu Xiaofeng, watch what you say later. I heard that old man Qian Daoliu will be here today too."

Yu Xiaofeng nodded and followed her with a stiff expression. Did my appearance really alert Qian Daoliu? No way.

The moment he entered the Testing Hall, Yu Xiaofeng felt uncomfortable all over. Bibi Dong sat in the seat of honor on the right, while an old man sat on the left. There was no need to guess—someone who could sit on equal footing with Bibi Dong had to be Qian Daoliu.

Bibi Dong spoke first. "Everyone is here. Let's begin."

Only then did Yu Xiaofeng realize that there were only two people taking the martial soul test, including himself.

The old man presiding over the test said, "Chen Hao, you go first."

Chen Hao walked up to the old man, who said, "Extend your right hand and use your will to release your martial soul."

Chen Hao did as instructed. Soon, golden light appeared over his right hand, and a golden longsword floated above his palm.

The longsword radiated golden light. Its blade was three chi and two cun long, covered in countless unknown patterns, and roughly six cun wide. Streams of golden light continuously flowed along the edges of the blade. One look was enough to tell that Chen Hao's Weapon Spirit was extraordinary.

The old man nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. It's a Weapon Spirit."

"Use your will to put away your martial soul. Next, we will test your Soul Power."

The moment Chen Hao placed his hand on the crystal ball, dazzling light burst from it. Yet the glow faded almost immediately.

Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu exchanged a glance without speaking, then looked toward the old man. The old man nodded. "Chen Hao, although you do not possess innate full Soul Power, you will have more than enough potential to cultivate to Soul Douluo. You may leave."

Chen Hao returned to his original position unwillingly. He glanced at Yu Xiaofeng beside him, his fists clenched tightly.

This martial soul test offered a great chance to become the disciple of either Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu. Originally, he had been the only candidate, but Yu Xiaofeng's appearance greatly reduced his chances.

As he stared at Yu Xiaofeng's back, Chen Hao felt increasingly unwilling. Hatred and killing intent gradually surfaced in his eyes before vanishing in an instant.

Yu Xiaofeng extended his right hand and used his will to control his martial soul. At the very moment Chen Hao cursed him, a pair of soul-stirring eyes appeared behind Yu Xiaofeng.

The instant those eyes appeared, they drew the attention of Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong.

As the two rose to their feet, the eyes suddenly changed. Their pale golden pupils and deep, starry-blue irises transformed the Testing Hall into a beautiful expanse of stars.

That was not all. As the light grew brighter and brighter, a vast meteor shower appeared in the starry sky. After the meteors fell, they became ornaments around the eyes, making everyone feel as if they had been placed within the stars.

The way Qian Daoliu looked at Yu Xiaofeng was now clearly different from his previous calm composure. It was the gaze of someone delighted to find rare prey, the gaze of someone who had waited for this moment for a long time.

Bibi Dong remained silent when Qian Daoliu suddenly said, "A Body Spirit? A Body Spirit?"

Yu Xiaofeng stared blankly at the sight before him. "This is the Rebirth Eye?"

"The Rebirth Eye? Yu Xiaofeng, did you just say that this martial soul is called the Rebirth Eye?" Bibi Dong asked.

Yu Xiaofeng nodded instinctively. The amount of information was too shocking, leaving him stunned for a while. Lowering his head, he fell silent for a moment before saying, "I only know that it is called the Rebirth Eye. As for whether it is a martial soul, I only learned that just now."

Qian Daoliu laughed amid his shock. "Hahaha, Rebirth Eye. What a Rebirth Eye! If your Soul Power can reach level nine, then cultivating to Titled Douluo will be more than easy."

"It seems Spirit Hall is about to produce a genius."

"Are you willing to become my student?"