Both Mutate (Please Keep Reading)

Even with Martial Soul Possession enhancing his strength, Lin Yan still found it somewhat difficult to lift it with both hands. Using it as a weapon in battle would clearly be rather troublesome.

Lin Yan immediately looked at his mother with a gloomy expression, only to see Lin Yueyao staring unblinkingly at the Spiked Club in his hand, her expression seeming to carry a hint of surprise.

"Mother, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with my Martial Soul?" Lin Yan asked doubtfully.

Lin Yueyao did not answer immediately. Instead, she first released her own Martial Soul.

A black Spiked Club appeared in Lin Yueyao's hand.

Her Spiked Club was thicker and larger than Lin Yan's, measuring one point two meters long, with its thickest part as wide as an adult's thigh.

Such a ferocious Spiked Club looked rather out of place in the hands of the gentle and tranquil Lin Yueyao. It was like an ancient fairy holding an AK47—no matter how one looked at it, it felt strange.

Lin Yan asked subconsciously, "Mother, why is your Spiked Club so big?"

Lin Yueyao shook her head. "That isn't a problem. As one's cultivation improves, the size of a tool Martial Soul will also undergo slight changes, becoming a size suitable for its user."

Lin Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yueyao continued, "Look again. Isn't there something different about our Spiked Clubs?"

"Something different?"

Lin Yan was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this. After carefully examining and comparing the two for a while, he indeed noticed something was off.

His Spiked Club had an extra layer of purple lightning crackling over its surface compared to Lin Yueyao's.

"Mother, do you mean this lightning?" Lin Yan asked.

"Mhm." Lin Yueyao nodded. "Your Martial Soul must have mutated, which is why it has this lightning."

Hearing the word mutation, Lin Yan could not help growing nervous. Mutations could be good or bad. If it was a malignant mutation, he would be finished.

"Mother, is this mutation of mine good or bad?"

"You needn't worry. This is a beneficial mutation. Our Martial Soul is called the Black Demon Mace. Like the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one tool Martial Soul on the continent, it is a power-type assault tool Martial Soul. I see that your Martial Soul's power attribute has not changed, but it has gained lightning-attribute attacks as well. That is equivalent to strengthening its attack power. It is a good thing, so don't worry."

Lin Yueyao's words put Lin Yan at ease, but he then said, "But Mother, this Spiked Club is too heavy. I can't even lift it. How am I supposed to use it as a weapon in battle?"

Lin Yueyao comforted him, "That is no problem. Everyone's strength can be improved, as long as they find the right method."

"Our Black Demon Mace is a power-type assault tool Martial Soul. In its initial state, it weighs one hundred jin in the hands of a Soul Master, but when facing an enemy, it can strike with the weight of four hundred jin."

"In this regard, it is slightly inferior to the Clear Sky Hammer of the Clear Sky Sect. A Clear Sky Hammer without Spirit Rings weighs fifty jin in its Soul Master's hands, yet it can strike an enemy with the weight of five hundred jin. Therefore, our Black Demon Mace Martial Soul has higher requirements of its user than the Clear Sky Hammer. You must not neglect physical training in the future. Only with a powerful body can you bring out the Black Demon Mace's might, understand?"

"Mhm, Mother, I'll remember that." Lin Yan nodded repeatedly.

Under Lin Yueyao's guidance, Lin Yan quickly grasped how to summon and retract his Martial Soul, putting away the Black Demon Mace.

"Come, let's test your Innate Soul Power!" Lin Yueyao said.

"Mhm!" Lin Yan was about to step forward when his expression suddenly changed.

"What is it?" Lin Yueyao asked curiously.

Lin Yan said uncertainly, "Mother, there's a strange feeling inside my body. It seems... it seems I have another Martial Soul, but it's stuck and can't come out!"

"What? Another Martial Soul?"

"Stuck?"

Lin Yueyao looked at Lin Yan strangely. "A Martial Soul can get stuck? This is the first time I've heard of that!"

Lin Yan said uncertainly, "It really seems to be stuck."

Lin Yueyao thought for a moment. "If that is true, perhaps your other Martial Soul is too powerful. It may need more external Soul Power guidance during awakening before it can be activated."

"But the strength of Twin Martial Souls should be comparable. The Black Demon Mace has already appeared, so the other one shouldn't be stuck because there isn't enough external Soul Power!"

"I don't know!" Lin Yan shook his head.

He was not pretending to be foolish. Although he was a transmigrator, he truly had no idea what was happening to him!

Lin Yueyao said, "Stand inside again. Let's awaken you one more time and see!"

"Alright!" Lin Yan stepped back into the Awakening Array.

Lin Yueyao thrust her palm forward, and surging, powerful Soul Power once again poured into the Spirit Stones. Having received more and stronger Soul Power, the light emitted by the Spirit Stones became even more brilliant and blazing, like tiny suns.

"Xiao Yan, how do you feel?" Lin Yueyao asked.

"Mother, keep going! It feels like it's about to come out!" Lin Yan hurriedly said as he sensed the changes within his body.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yueyao continued maintaining her output of Soul Power.

After absorbing one-third of the Soul Power of Lin Yueyao, a Soul Emperor, a blinding golden light suddenly blossomed behind Lin Yan.

The light was so intense that even Lin Yueyao could not help narrowing her eyes.

Om, ma, ni, ba, mi, hum!

A grand chant of scriptures suddenly sounded beside Lin Yan's ears.

"What the hell? Who's chanting scriptures?"

Lin Yan looked around in bewilderment. There shouldn't be Buddhism on Douluo Continent, so where had this chanting come from?

Then he saw his mother staring at him with a shocked expression—or rather, at what was behind him.

Lin Yan turned around and immediately saw a figure radiating golden light seated cross-legged atop a lotus platform.

Lin Yan was instantly dumbfounded.

What was this?

Looking closely, its overall shape somewhat resembled the golden Buddha statue he had been wearing when he suddenly died in his previous life.

What was this supposed to be?

A Tathagata Buddha Martial Soul?

That was far too absurd, wasn't it?

While the two stood there stunned, the suspected Tathagata Buddha Martial Soul actually vanished on its own, even though Lin Yan had not retracted his Martial Soul.

As the golden light before them faded, Lin Yan and his mother gradually came back to their senses.

They looked at each other in silence.

Lin Yan appeared calm on the surface, but inside, he was extremely nervous.

Could this suspected Tathagata Buddha Martial Soul have formed because of that consecrated golden Buddha pendant?

But Martial Souls on Douluo Continent were inherited through bloodlines. It was impossible for an unrelated, unfamiliar Martial Soul to appear. How was he supposed to explain suddenly producing a Tathagata Martial Soul?

His mind raced, and Lin Yan decisively chose to play dumb.

"Mother, what Martial Soul is this? Is it Father's Martial Soul?" Lin Yan asked with an innocent expression and a puzzled look.

Lin Yueyao had also been deep in thought. Only after hearing Lin Yan's question did she come back to herself. She nodded. "Mm... it probably is. It somewhat resembles what your father's Martial Soul would look like after mutating!"

Another mutation?

And what kind of Martial Soul mutation could mutate into something that looked exactly like Tathagata Buddha?

Lin Yan pressed, "Mother, what was Father's Martial Soul? How could it mutate into this?"

Lin Yueyao fell silent for a moment before saying, "I will tell you when I have the chance in the future. This Martial Soul is not simple. In my opinion, it is exceptionally powerful. With Twin Martial Souls, you can cultivate one first. From now on, you should cultivate primarily with the Black Demon Mace as your main Martial Soul. Unless it is absolutely necessary, you must not use the power of your Second Martial Soul, nor can you tell anyone about its existence. Do you understand?"

Seeing Lin Yueyao's grave and serious expression, Lin Yan nodded. "I understand. Mother, I have a question. Why can't you tell me about Father?"

Lin Yueyao was silent for a while, then said, "When the time comes, I will naturally tell you. But now is not the time!"

"Alright, then!"

Lin Yan nodded. Since Lin Yueyao would not tell him, there was nothing he could do to force her.

Lin Yueyao said, "Alright, let's test your Innate Soul Power now!"