Da Ming and Er Ming, This Joke Isn't Funny

Meanwhile, inside Clear Sky Castle.

Today was the annual day when Clear Sky Sect disciples awakened their martial souls.

Although the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion many years ago, as the saying went, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. There were still quite a few disciples within the sect.

Aside from the two sect masters, Da Ming and Er Ming, there were also several powerful Clear Sky Hammer soul masters.

Of course, none of that had anything to do with Bai Ran.

He had transmigrated to Douluo Continent six years ago and been adopted by an outer sect steward of the Clear Sky Sect.

Unfortunately, an outsider would always be an outsider.

Even if he wanted to awaken his martial soul, he had to watch other people's moods.

If this had been the first Douluo, Bai Ran definitely would not have tolerated such humiliation.

If they did not want him here, he could go elsewhere. At worst, he could join Spirit Hall.

But this was the second Douluo.

When he learned that the empire he was in was the Heavenly Soul Empire, Bai Ran understood that even if this was not yet the era of Unrivaled Tang Sect, it was still thousands of years after Spirit Hall's destruction.

Without Spirit Hall, commoners awakening martial souls had practically become an empty fantasy.

On Douluo Continent, a martial soul nearly determined a soul master's future.

Awakening a good martial soul could change one's fate against the heavens.

But if one awakened a useless martial soul, even a child of a great lineage would be reduced to an abandoned son.

Bai Ran might have been ostracized by the other Clear Sky Sect disciples his age.

But what if he awakened a Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, along with innate full soul power?

After all, Grandpa had found him near Clear Sky Castle. Could he possibly be the illegitimate child of some Clear Sky Sect higher-up?

Bai Ran: No need for that. Bai suits me just fine. If my surname were Tang, Tang Ran? That sounds like "sugar's gone"...

"Next, Bai Ran!"

Upon hearing his name.

Bai Ran hurried forward, terrified of displeasing the elder in charge of the awakening.

After all, Grandpa the steward had gone to great lengths to secure this opportunity for him to awaken his martial soul.

If he caused trouble, he would only be causing trouble for Grandpa.

As Bai Ran followed the awakening elder's instructions, closing his eyes and sensing the martial soul within his body.

He vaguely seemed to see the figure of a woman.

Bai Ran: ???

I'm a grown man. Awakening a female martial soul? What kind of joke is this?

Although there was no rule on Douluo Continent saying men could not awaken female martial souls.

The original work had clearly stated that martial souls such as the Goddess of Light Butterfly could only be awakened by women.

Could he have seen it wrong?

But as Bai Ran sensed further, the blurry figure suddenly became clear.

She had large pink-blue eyes, long curled eyelashes, a slender, delicate body, and long pink-blue hair cascading behind her.

Her immaculate white dress accentuated her flawless face, making her seem like a goddess descended to the mortal world. Her rosy lips were soft and vibrant.

Bai Ran: She looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen her. A female character from some gacha game? That can't be right. If she were popular, I'd recognize her at a glance. Maybe she's from some obscure game.

Tang Wutong: You're the obscure one! Your whole Household is obscure!

Although to Tang Wutong, it had merely felt like she had taken a nap, that nap had lasted a full six years.

Outside, golden light slowly emerged from Bai Ran's forehead. When it faded, the rune it revealed was unmistakably shaped like the legendary Sea God's Trident.

In the God Realm, at the very instant Bai Ran awakened his martial soul.

Tang San finally sensed the divine consciousness imprint he had left on his daughter.

A day in heaven was a year on earth.

Although several days had passed from the time Da Ming sent the message to the God Realm until Bai Ran awakened his martial soul, only a few minutes had passed for Tang San in the distant God Realm.

Thus, after sensing the divine consciousness on his daughter and confirming that she was currently within the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang San's previously furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

Tang San: Could Da Ming and Er Ming be so bored in the lower realm that they deliberately sent a message just to tease Xiao Wu?

The more Tang San thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He quickly told Xiao Wu about it and reassured her not to worry.

Da Ming and Er Ming had merely been joking with her.

"A joke? Hmph, Da Ming and Er Ming have gone too far!"

The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the angrier she became, so she composed a communication and sent it down to the lower realm.

Inside a secret chamber of the Clear Sky Sect.

When the decree from the God Realm finally arrived.

Er Ming hurriedly looked toward his big brother.

"Big Brother, what did Sister Xiao Wu say?"

"Uh..."

As Da Ming looked at the decree, he became increasingly confused.

To make sure his eyes were not playing tricks on him, Da Ming called Er Ming over to take a look as well.

"Big Brother, you could've just told me. Why make me look at it myself?"

As Er Ming spoke, he grabbed the decree from the God Realm.

But after seeing its contents clearly, his expression became almost identical to Da Ming's.

Because the decree read: Da Ming, Er Ming, don't joke with Sister Xiao Wu like this again. At the very least, don't joke about children. If there is a next time, Sister Xiao Wu will be angry.