Is the Second Martial Soul an Angel Mutation?

Heaven Dou Empire, Red Leaf City, Clearwater Village.

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

The boy was young, around ten years old.

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

They 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 dust-covered lock, Lin Yan did not need to enter to know the answer.

"Ah, four years... 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?" Lin Yuhuan asked with a frown.

She had only one daughter still alive. Though Lin Yuhuan had fled from her arranged marriage and betrayed her family, she remained deeply concerned about her daughter.

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

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

It could be said that this was the only clue he knew about 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 the slightest 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 quite well.

Besides, she was a Titled Douluo. Perhaps she could spot some hint from his Martial Soul.

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

"Grandmother, it's not that there are no clues," Lin Yan said.

"What clue?" Lin Yuhuan immediately turned to look at him.

Lin Yan blinked. "Grandmother, don't get angry when I tell you."

Lin Yuhuan frowned, looking at Lin Yan strangely. "What could you possibly have done that would make me angry?"

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

"Another Martial Soul?"

Lin Yuhuan was briefly stunned. Once she understood, she stared at Lin Yan in shock. "You have Twin Martial Souls?"

In the world of 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 tell anyone that I had two Martial Souls, and not to use my Second Martial Soul. That's why I never told you!"

Lin Yan decisively shifted all the blame onto his mother.

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

Lin Yuhuan shot Lin Yan an unhappy glare, then immediately said, "Twin Martial Souls mean that you inherited both of your parents' Martial Souls. Your Black Demon Mace Martial Soul came from your mother. From your other Martial Soul, we may be able to determine your biological father's identity. What is your Second Martial Soul?"

Lin Yan shook his head. "I don't know what kind of Martial Soul it is either. Mother only said that my Second Martial Soul mutated from my father's Martial Soul."

Lin Yan actually had two theories about his Second Martial Soul.

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 so because when his Second Martial Soul awakened, the Buddhist Six-Syllable Mantra had sounded, and there was no Buddhism on Douluo Continent.

Judging from that, his Second Martial Soul was surely connected to the Buddha statue.

The other possibility was that his Martial Soul was not Tathagata Buddha at all, but one inherited 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 a Buddha Lord when it actually was not one, merely possessing Buddhist power.

He had considered both possibilities for a long time, but since he did not understand this Martial Soul, he still could not determine which was true.

"Summon your Second Martial Soul and let me see it," Lin Yuhuan said.

"Alright!"

Lin Yan agreed and immediately activated his Second Martial Soul.

Majestic and solemn Buddhist chanting rang out. A sheet of golden light emerged behind Lin Yan, followed by a golden figure seated upon a lotus platform.

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

I was about to ask you that!

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

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuhuan studied it carefully. After a moment, she said, "You can put it away now."

Lin Yan immediately retracted his Martial Soul and asked, "Grandmother, 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, "Grandmother, are you saying this Martial Soul of mine is a Body Martial Soul? That glowing golden figure is actually me?"

"It resembles one, but it probably isn't," Lin Yuhuan said. "I have met a Soul Master whose Body Martial Soul was himself. He was an extremely powerful expert, but your Martial Soul is different from his."

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

Lin Yuhuan pondered, then said, "Your Martial Soul possesses a sacred attribute similar to the Angel Martial Soul, and Angel Martial Souls are humanoid as well. Yours may very well be a mutated Angel Martial Soul."

"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 an Angel Martial Soul.

"Mm."

Lin Yuhuan nodded. "Angel Martial Souls are also an exceptionally powerful type of Martial Soul with a very long history."

"They existed from the moment Martial Souls first appeared among humanity and witnessed humanity's progress and growth. Ten thousand years ago, the Angel Clan was still tremendously powerful and could almost 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 been. Still, one occasionally sees inheritors of Angel Martial Souls on the continent."

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

Did that mean his Second Martial Soul had truly mutated from an Angel Martial Soul?

Lin Yan thought it over, but he did not entirely agree with Lin Yuhuan's conclusion.

What she described was only one possibility, not conclusive evidence.

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

Lin Yan paused, then asked, "Grandmother, 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 elusive. Whenever everyone believed that Angel Martial Souls had completely vanished, one or two inheritors with Angel Martial Souls would always appear to prove that they had not died out. But when someone truly tries to find them, there is no trace to be found!"

"Then what should we do?" 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 uncover more clues in the future."