Na'er

With the two stacking together, heaven knew how ridiculously slow his cultivation speed in the Douluo I Era would become.

The fact that the three generation protagonists failed to awaken in the correct eras could be said to have brought Bai Chen quite a bit of trouble.

However, he did not have much time to ponder this question now; after completing the Martial Soul awakenings, the awakening masters from all three eras hurriedly tested his Innate Soul Power.

Unsurprisingly, all of them were Innate Full Soul Power.

Even the numbers measured by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Martial Soul were obviously somewhat abnormal, which inevitably caused a bold idea to sprout in Bai Chen's heart.

The Seraphic Angel Martial Soul, which also came with its own Divine Trial, possessed Innate Level-20 Soul Power; could it be that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger did as well?

The awakening masters did not know what was on his mind; upon confirming that he had Innate Full Soul Power, they successively gave different reactions.

"Child, do you have any interest in joining Spirit Hall?"

The Spirit Hall awakening master wore a smile and patiently coaxed Bai Chen:

"Spirit Hall is the strongest soul master organization on the mainland today. It can be said that the vast majority of soul masters belong to Spirit Hall. With your talent, if you join Spirit Hall, you will undoubtedly receive attention from the higher-ups, and you might even catch the eye of some big figure and become their disciple."

The reaction of the Nine-Treasure Glazed Sect elder was rather different; seeing the number "ten" displayed on the soul power ball, he turned serious in expression and patted Bai Chen's shoulder.

"Child, go back and rest first. The Sect Master will summon you tomorrow, and you must not be dilatory by then."

He had seen the pain Bai Chen experienced just now when awakening his Martial Soul, and as one of their own, he did not want to let Bai Chen continue to push himself.

The Spirit Pagoda Master from the Spirit Pagoda also opened his eyes wide in excitement and said:

"Little friend, congratulations. You have Innate Full Soul Power, and your cultivation talent is very good. Would you like to join the Spirit Pagoda? As long as you join the Spirit Pagoda, you will receive internal personnel discounts when acquiring soul spirits later."

Faced with the olive branches respectively extended by the Spirit Hall member and the Spirit Pagoda Master, Bai Chen, after a brief moment of thought, accepted the invitation from Spirit Hall and rejected the invitation from the Spirit Pagoda.

His reason for accepting the invitation from Spirit Hall was very simple: although Spirit Hall had all sorts of problems, it was undeniable that the strongest soul master faction in the Douluo I Era was indeed Spirit Hall.

In terms of martial might and resources, it was an overwhelmingly dominant existence.

Besides, given his identity as an orphan in Douluo I era, it probably wouldn't allow him to refuse anyway.

As for rejecting the Spirit Pagoda's invitation, it was because he had other plans.

At the same time, he was not very satisfied with the conditions offered by the Spirit Pagoda Master; among the three eras, only the one in this era was not short of money, so mere soul spirit discounts could not tempt him.

Douluo III era.

"Is that so..."

Seeing Bai Chen refuse him, the Spirit Pagoda Master felt slightly disappointed in his heart.

If he could smoothly recruit this genius with Innate Full Soul Power into the Spirit Pagoda, he would also gain appreciation from the higher-ups.

However, he was in the service industry after all; though disappointed inside, he did not show it on the surface, and smiled at Bai Chen:

"Then little friend, you have now reached the bottleneck of level ten and can absorb your first soul spirit. Should we directly notify your guardian and have him come help you purchase a soul spirit?"

"No need, I have urgent matters right now, we can talk another time when I'm free."

"Alright, alright."

Watching the serious look on the little kid's face in front of him, the Spirit Pagoda Master couldn't help but laugh, patted Bai Chen's head, and said:

"Then your Martial Soul awakening ceremony ends here. Go call the next little friend in."

Facing such a cute child, he truly couldn't generate any resentment.

Bai Chen walked out of the awakening room and said to the boy waiting in line behind him:

"It's your turn, go on in."

"Yeah!"

The boy's eyes shone brightly, and he walked into the room with excitement mixed with nervousness.

"Young master."

At this moment, Xue E, the bodyguard responsible for bringing him to awaken his Martial Soul this time, also hurried up to meet him.

He asked nervously:

"Young master, how did the awakening turn out?"

"Very well."

Bai Chen answered his question simply, then said urgently:

"Uncle Xue, take me to Aolai City. I have an urgent matter."

"Ah?"

Hearing this request, Xue E couldn't help being taken aback.

"Young master, what are you going there for?"

Unlike Skysea City, which was the largest city on the East Coast, Aolai City was just a very small city.

Bai Chen said earnestly:

"Please, Uncle Xue, I won't mess around!"

"Sigh..."

Xue E and Bai Chen exchanged a look for a while, and finally nodded.

Good, I know.

This was the first time that overly sensible young master made a request of his own.

Since that was the case, it was fine to accompany him in his little stunt a bit; the master would also be happy.

Xue E thought.

Chapter 3 Na'er

After getting into the car, Xue E drove Bai Chen at breakneck speed, hurtling toward Aolai City.

On the way, Bai Chen briefly explained the situation of his martial soul to Xue E.

Of course, he hid the matters related to the divine trial.

After listening to Bai Chen's words, Xue E drove while speaking thoughtfully:

Dark Demon Evil God Tiger... Young master, this is an evil martial soul of yours.

He had heard a thing or two about the habits of such legendary-tier soul beasts.

The ultimate evil soul beast, unable to increase cultivation through normal cultivation, could only cultivate through ceaseless slaughter—that was the legend of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Without a doubt, the bearer of this martial soul possessed the potential to degenerate into an evil soul master.

So, Uncle Xue, will you treat me as an evil soul master?

Of course not.

Xue E spoke without hesitation:

Young master, you are so kind, you certainly won't become an evil soul master. I'm just worried others will look at you with strange eyes.

It doesn't matter.

Bai Chen leaned back in his seat and smiled:

As long as Uncle Xue and old dad are willing to believe me, that's enough.

Bai Chen's mother in the Douluo III Era passed away shortly after giving birth to him, and his father was always busy with work and had no time to take care of him. Therefore, the person who spent the longest time with him was precisely this Xue E.

It was said that Xue E was a child adopted by Bai Chen's grandfather. Although he had no blood relation to Bai Chen's father, they could be called close as brothers. To Bai Chen, Xue E was the second father of this era of his.

Xue E asked:

Right, young master, we're almost at Aolai City now. Isn't it about time you explained why you wanted to come here?

In his view, there was not the slightest connection between Bai Chen and the city of Aolai City; he had absolutely no reason to make a special trip here.

I want to see someone.

Seeing that they were about to reach their destination, Bai Chen no longer concealed it and spoke honestly:

After the martial soul awakening, I had a vague premonition that coming here would allow me to meet someone very important to me.

There's such a thing?

Xue E was startled, casting a suspicious glance at Bai Chen through the rearview mirror.

Generally speaking, Xue E would not doubt Bai Chen's words. At least in his impression, his young master had never lied.

Yet what Bai Chen said was simply too abstruse. He had never heard of anyone awakening a martial soul and producing such a feeling.

Bai Chen said helplessly:

I know this is hard to believe, but Uncle Xue, by tomorrow at the latest, you will be able to see that person from my premonition.

...Fine, I know.

After a long silence, Xue E ultimately decided to believe Bai Chen's words for the time being.

To him, even if Bai Chen were lying, it wouldn't matter much; at worst, he would just have been played for a fool.

However, if what Bai Chen said was true, and he missed that person because of him, then he truly wouldn't be able to accept it.

Seeing Xue E accept his explanation, Bai Chen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He didn't want to lie to Xue E either, but could he possibly say that he was a transmigrator who knew an amnesiac Silver Dragon King could be picked up in Aolai City, so he needed to hurry and intercept her?

In fact, prior to today, Bai Chen had been hesitating all along over whether or not to intercept Na'er.

As the Silver Dragon King, forming a connection with Gu Yuena was a matter where fortune and misfortune depended upon each other. Handled properly, one would naturally gain tremendous assistance, but if handled improperly, the trouble would also be unimaginable.

This was a high-stakes gamble. Before his martial soul was awakened, Bai Chen dared not put himself on the gaming table.

Yet just after successfully awakening the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Martial Soul, he completely made up his mind:

He was going to intercept Na'er.

Just as Xue E said, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was an absolute evil martial soul. As a superior substitute to the scorpion tiger, it could be called the strongest tier among all evil martial souls.

And the stronger the evil martial soul, the easier it was to draw dread and persecution.

Although judging by the facts that Shrek Academy had Yuanen Yehui and the Spirit Pagoda had the Dark Phoenix, soul masters of the Douluo III Era had a much higher acceptance of evil martial souls compared to the Douluo II Era, Yue Zhengyu had still actively attacked Yuanen Yehui. Therefore, the prejudice of outsiders could not be ignored.

If he encountered an attack from a powerful angel soul master, he needed at least someone behind him capable of shielding him.

What he wanted at present was the Soul Beast faction behind Gu Yuena.

Don't look at how in the original Douluo III Era, the Ferocious Beasts always wanted Gu Yue to kill Tang Wulin quickly; that was actually because Tang Wulin had the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline on him, and devouring him could make someone become the new Dragon God.

Bai Chen wasn't Tang Wulin, and he didn't have the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline on him. Killing him would do the soul beasts not a whit of good. Rather, considering Na'er's factor, they would have to rack their brains to protect him.

And what Bai Chen had his eye on was precisely this point.

Simply speaking of high-level combat strength, the Star Dou faction was definitely the strongest organization in the world today.

Even without considering Gu Yuena, whose strength at the current stage was unknown, they also possessed at least four Limit Douluo, among which Di Tian was even a Quasi-God pinnacle powerhouse who could rival Yun Ming.

With them protecting him in secret, Bai Chen's safety factor would skyrocket.

But the premise is that I can successfully abducting Na'er over...

Seeing Aolai City right before his eyes, Bai Chen's heartbeat gradually sped up.

From the intelligence he had, how Na’er had come to Aolai City, why she had come, and her exact movements before meeting Tang Wulin were all unknown.

But what could be certain was that Na'er would definitely appear on the road Tang Wulin took home from school on the second day of the Awakening Day.

Therefore, this stretch of road was the place where Na'er was most likely to appear.

After entering Aolai City, Bai Chen first brought Xue E to the Red Mountain Academy where Tang Wulin was located, and asked about Tang Wulin's home address.

As a confidant of Bai Chen's father, Xue E possessed the cultivation of a Soul Emperor. Don't underestimate a Soul Emperor; one had to know that Aolai City's strongest person was pretty much just at this level. If he could advance to a Soul Saint in the future, his cultivation could even be on par with the chief executive of a second-tier city.

In front of such a powerhouse, a teacher with only Soul Grandmaster cultivation very simply blurted out Tang Wulin's home address.

There was no helping it even if she didn't say it. With Xue E's strength, even if she didn't say it, he could quickly find the information he wanted, at most just spending a bit more effort. Rather than doing such futile work, it was better to honestly spit it out and try to be on good terms with this powerhouse.

And what made Xue E feel somewhat surprised was that after learning Tang Wulin's home address, Bai Chen didn't head toward that place, but instead wandered around in that vicinity.

He had originally thought that what Bai Chen was looking for was that boy named Tang Wulin.

Until evening time, as Xue E looked at the slowly darkening sky and had already started thinking about how to persuade Bai Chen to go back and rest, Bai Chen's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his eyes unblinkingly and excitedly gazed ahead.

Xue E looked along his gaze and saw a petite, silver-haired girl crouching and sitting by the street, helplessly curling her body up.