Is the Second Martial Soul an Angel Mutation?

Heaven Soul Empire, Red Leaf City, Clearwater Village.

A luxurious carriage stopped at the village entrance, and a boy and a woman entered through the gate.

The boy was young, about ten years old.

The woman appeared to be around thirty. Her exquisite features were cold yet captivating, delicate as a flower. Yet her dark eyes held a depth and weariness that did not match her apparent age.

The two were Lin Yan and his grandmother.

Ever since leaving the village for Nine Treasure City, Lin Yan had returned once every year to see whether his mother had come back.

Looking at the tightly shut courtyard gate and the dusty lock, Lin Yan did not need to enter to know the answer.

"Ah, four years already. My dear mother, where on earth did you run off to...?"

Lin Yan sighed.

"Lin Yan, did your mother never mention anything about your father to you?" Lin Yuhuan asked with a frown.

She only had one living daughter left. Although Lin Yuhuan had fled from an arranged marriage and betrayed her family, she still cared deeply for her and worried about her.

"No. Mother never spoke to me about Father." Lin Yan shook his head.

At the same time, he thought of his second Martial Soul.

It could be said to be the only clue he knew of concerning his father.

His mother had once said that his second Martial Soul, which seemed to be Tathagata Buddha, might have mutated from his father's Martial Soul.

What kind of Martial Soul could mutate into something like this?

"Not even a single clue?" Lin Yuhuan asked.

Lin Yan hesitated. His second Martial Soul was a clue, but should he tell Lin Yuhuan?

Over the past four years, this grandmother had treated him very well.

Moreover, she was a Titled Douluo. Perhaps she could discern some hint from his Martial Soul.

Out of concern for his mother's safety, Lin Yan hesitated briefly before finally making up his mind.

"Grandma, it's not as though there are no clues," Lin Yan said.

"What clue?" Lin Yuhuan immediately looked at him.

Lin Yan blinked and said, "Grandma, don't get angry when I tell you."

Lin Yuhuan frowned and looked at him strangely. "What could you possibly say that would make me angry?"

Lin Yan said, "Actually, Grandma, I have another Martial Soul."

"Another Martial Soul?"

Lin Yuhuan was slightly stunned. Once she realized what he meant, she stared at Lin Yan in shock. "You have Twin Martial Souls?"

Among Soul Masters, Twin Martial Souls were even rarer than Innate Full Soul Power. No wonder she was so shocked.

"Mm."

Lin Yan nodded, then said innocently, "When my Martial Soul awakened, Mother told me not to let anyone know I had two Martial Souls, and that I couldn't use my second Martial Soul. That's why I never told you!"

Without hesitation, Lin Yan shoved all the blame onto his mother.

"You little brat, it's right not to tell others about Twin Martial Souls, but I'm your grandmother, not an outsider. You hid it even from me?"

Lin Yuhuan shot Lin Yan a dissatisfied glare, then immediately said, "Twin Martial Souls mean you inherited both of your parents' Martial Souls. Your Black Demon Mace Martial Soul came from your mother. Perhaps we can use your other Martial Soul to determine your biological father's identity. What is your second Martial Soul?"

Lin Yan shook his head. "I don't know what Martial Soul it is either. Mother only once said that my second Martial Soul mutated from Father's Martial Soul."

As for his second Martial Soul, Lin Yan actually had two theories.

The first was that his second Martial Soul was Tathagata Buddha, transformed from the Buddha statue he had carried with him in his previous life, and had nothing to do with his father.

He thought this because, when his second Martial Soul awakened, the Six-Syllable Mantra had echoed in Buddhist chants—and there was no Buddhism on Douluo Continent.

Judging from that, his second Martial Soul definitely had something to do with the Buddha statue.

The other possibility was that his Martial Soul was not Tathagata Buddha, but an inheritance from his father.

Perhaps the power of the Buddha statue he had brought with him through transmigration had caused the second Martial Soul inherited from his father to mutate. That was why it looked so much like the Buddha, when in fact it was not. It merely possessed the power of Buddhism.

He had considered both possibilities for a long time, but because he knew too little about this Martial Soul, he still could not determine which one was true.

"Show me your second Martial Soul," Lin Yuhuan said.

"Alright!"

Lin Yan agreed and immediately activated his second Martial Soul.

Grand and solemn Buddhist chants rang out. Golden light emerged behind Lin Yan, and then a golden humanoid figure seated cross-legged upon a lotus platform appeared behind him.

Lin Yuhuan froze at the sight. "What kind of Martial Soul is that?"

I was about to ask you that!

Lin Yan complained inwardly, but he merely shook his head with a puzzled expression. "Grandma, I don't know either."

Hearing that, Lin Yuhuan immediately began to study it closely. After a moment, she said, "You can put it away now."

Lin Yan immediately withdrew his Martial Soul and asked, "Grandma, have you figured something out?"

A thoughtful look appeared on Lin Yuhuan's face. "For a humanoid Martial Soul, the first thing that comes to mind is a Body Martial Soul."

Lin Yan said in surprise, "Grandma, are you saying my Martial Soul is a Body Martial Soul? That this golden figure is actually me?"

Lin Yuhuan said, "It looks similar, but it probably isn't. I have seen a Soul Master whose Body Martial Soul was himself. He was an incredibly powerful expert, but your Martial Soul differs from his."

Lin Yan asked doubtfully, "If it isn't a Body Martial Soul, then what is it?"

Lin Yuhuan pondered. "Your Martial Soul possesses a sacred attribute similar to the Angel Martial Soul, and Angel Martial Souls are also humanoid. Your Martial Soul might very well have mutated from an Angel Martial Soul."

"An Angel Martial Soul?" Lin Yan was stunned.

He had suspected that his Martial Soul might have mutated from a Body Martial Soul, but he had never considered that it could have mutated from an Angel Martial Soul.

"Mm."

Lin Yuhuan nodded. "The Angel Martial Soul is also an extremely powerful Martial Soul with a very long history."

"It has existed since Martial Souls first appeared among humanity, witnessing humanity's progress and growth. Ten thousand years ago, the Angel Clan was still incredibly powerful and could practically be called the ruler of Douluo Continent. But it later perished for special reasons. From then on, Angel Martial Souls gradually declined, and their prestige was no longer what it had once been. Still, inheritors of Angel Martial Souls occasionally appear on the continent."

Lin Yan knew that the reason behind the destruction of the Angel inheritance Lin Yuhuan mentioned was likely Tang San's destruction of Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago.

So, was his second Martial Soul truly mutated from an Angel Martial Soul?

After thinking it over, Lin Yan did not entirely agree with Lin Yuhuan's conclusion.

What she had said was merely one possibility, not conclusive evidence.

As Lin Yan pondered this, Lin Yuhuan continued, "Could your father be an inheritor of the Angel Clan?"

Lin Yan paused, then asked, "Grandma, do you know anything about the Angel Clan?"

Lin Yuhuan shook her head. "Ever since Spirit Hall was destroyed ten thousand years ago, the Angel Clan's descendants have become mysterious and difficult to trace. Whenever everyone believes Angel Martial Souls have completely vanished, one or two inheritors with Angel Martial Souls always emerge to prove that they have not died out. But when people truly try to find them, they are impossible to track down!"

"What should we do, then?" Lin Yan asked.

Lin Yuhuan shook her head. "There's nothing I can do about that either. We can only take things one step at a time. Perhaps we'll discover more clues in the future."