Martial Soul Awakening: Solar Star God Apollo, Void Mysterious Ice, Super Cheat—Twin Martial Souls

Six years later.

Far North, Ice Crystal Palace.

"Hehe, Lieyang, your Whale Glue All-in-One Tonic Soup is here..."

A cheerful voice came from outside the palace gates. Immediately afterward, a petite figure with emerald-green twin ponytails skipped inside.

Ice Emperor set the bowl of crystal-clear soup on the table, then turned and happily pounced toward a corner of the hall.

Six-year-old Beiming Lieyang was practicing with an ice sword in the hall.

Though his sword forms were still immature, they already had a proper structure.

The moment he finished, Ice Emperor scooped him into her arms.

She was completely incomparable to Mother Xue.

But he could not say that, or he would get beaten up.

"Xiaoyang smells better and better. Auntie Bing wants a bite!"

Ice Emperor's golden eyes gleamed brightly, and moisture glistened at the corner of her lips.

Over the past six years, Ice Emperor had constantly been drawn to the pure icy aura surrounding him.

The more she smelled it, the hungrier she became.

A few years ago, he had said he dreamed of the sun, and a voice told him that Whale Glue could strengthen the body and increase the age limit of Spirit Rings one could absorb.

At first, she and Snow Emperor had been deeply shocked. But upon further thought, this child carried that blue pearl containing terrifying dark power, and he could even suppress that darkness... so perhaps there was nothing strange about it after all.

They had privately speculated countless times.

Could this child be a god's son?

That guess had lingered in their hearts ever since.

From that time onward, Ice Emperor had begun traveling back and forth to the human world, gathering Whale Glue and brewing it with spiritual herbs from the Far North into an all-in-one tonic soup.

After all, he was a human child. In their eyes, human children were far weaker than Soul Beast cubs. How could they not nourish him properly?

How could they let him fail to grow up properly?

"It smells so good. I'm digging in."

As Ice Emperor spoke, she took another bite of his cheek.

"Auntie Bing, I'm not food..."

Beiming Lieyang sighed helplessly.

Over the past six years, Ice Emperor had drooled while staring at him from time to time. For a while, he had thought she saw him as emergency rations, fattening him up until she could eat him in one bite.

Later, he discovered that it was simply because some aura on his body held a fatal attraction for her.

Could it be the Star of the Galaxy?

After all, the Star of the Galaxy contained the ultimate powers of both light and darkness. The power of darkness could bewitch others, but Auntie Bing did not look bewitched...

"Can't Auntie Bing just take one bite? You're really making Auntie Bing sad!"

Ice Emperor immediately puffed out her little cheeks and pinched Beiming Lieyang's soft face.

"You ungrateful little brat. Auntie Bing has been running around finding good food for you all these years. What's wrong with taking two bites?"

"I was wrong, Auntie Bing!"

Beiming Lieyang promptly surrendered.

He was not her match yet. A gentleman took revenge ten years later. Once he grew a little... strength would bring change.

He had not forgotten that wicked little aunt of his who had deliberately poked his little Kun Kun back then.

It was not just that first time they met. After realizing teasing him was fun, she had done it several more times!

She was simply awful!

"Hmph, hmph."

After displaying her little-aunt authority, Ice Emperor hummed smugly and pushed the bowl of Whale Glue All-in-One Tonic Soup before him. "Hurry up and drink your tonic soup."

"Uh... all right."

Beiming Lieyang helplessly picked up the bowl and gulped it down.

He had been drinking this stuff for years and was nearly sick of it.

Whale Glue could increase the age limit of Spirit Rings one could absorb, but no one could endure eating it every day like a meal.

He had somehow received treatment just like Wang Dong'er.

Eating until he wanted to throw up.

Fortunately, it had been brewed together with spiritual herbs from the Far North, making it much tastier than plain Whale Glue soup. He treated it as dessert.

Over the years, he had subtly extracted the timeline from Mother Xue.

Ten thousand years ago, the Sea God had ascended through faith. Now Spirit Hall ruled the day.

A few years ago, Tang Hao had gravely injured the Pope, leaving him beyond recovery. The new Pope, Bibi Dong, had taken office.

That meant Tang San was still chopping wood, cooking, and taking care of that useless father of his.

Speaking of Tang Hao...

Beiming Lieyang rolled his eyes inwardly.

Tang Hao constantly claimed to love Ah Yin, yet when she was about to give birth, he brought her around in front of Spirit Hall.

As if he were afraid they would not realize she was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in human form.

Tang San had been fed scalding rice broth not long after he was born. Was that something a human would do?

Tang San had to cook porridge, chop wood, and take care of his daily needs from childhood. Aside from drinking, blacksmithing, and staring into space, Tang Hao had barely done a single thing a father should do.

There was not much rice at home, and the thin porridge Tang San cooked—

No, rice broth. Tang Hao would scoop out every grain of rice each time, leaving Tang San only the rice water.

If Tang San had not possessed Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and the foundation of the Xuantian Skill, it would have been a miracle if he had not starved to death, let alone merely become malnourished.

When he awakened Blue Silver Grass, Tang Hao showed no reaction at all. The moment he saw the Clear Sky Hammer, it became, "Son, you are my son."

"You must use the hammer to protect the grass."

Yet he kept his own Blue Silver Grass wife in a cave, dim and deprived of sunlight.

Beiming Lieyang wanted Tang San to curse him:

Biological father, giving birth to me doesn't make you my dad!

"You're done drinking! It's time to awaken your Martial Soul."

Ice Emperor's voice pulled him back from his thoughts.

Beiming Lieyang put down the empty bowl, and a trace of curiosity suddenly rose in his heart.

What kind of Martial Soul would he awaken?

Over the past six years, he had never felt cold in the Far North. Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor often said he was like a little sun, warm whenever they held him.

Moreover, the freezing environment of the Far North made him feel exceptionally comfortable.

But Snow Emperor had once said that a special power of ice also existed within him. Otherwise, she would not have dared nurse him so casually back then.

Well, he had certainly eaten well these past few years.

Ice and fire coexisting... what kind of Martial Soul would that be?

"What is it? Worried you'll awaken a useless Martial Soul?"

"Don't be afraid."

Snow Emperor walked closer, her blue eyes gentle. "No matter what you awaken, you are my child."

Ice Emperor was unusually serious. "Exactly, exactly. So what if it's a useless Martial Soul? With Xuer and me here, you can strut sideways through the Far North. Who would dare say a word?"

Beiming Lieyang felt warmth in his heart. "No, I'm just curious. Let's begin."

Following the human method of awakening Martial Souls, Ice Emperor arranged the prepared awakening materials into a formation.

Though these materials were not expensive, some small sects and clans would buy a set to awaken the Martial Souls of their younger members.

Snow Emperor watched quietly from the side, a faint look of anticipation in her eyes.

"Stand in the center."

Beiming Lieyang stepped into the formation.

Ice Emperor injected her soul power.

Golden light rose and enveloped him.

Boom.

A tremor surged from the depths of his soul.

It was like a sleeping sun awakening within a dark abyss.

An imposing, domineering aura swept outward.

Even the auras of the Ice and Snow Emperors trembled.

They exchanged glances—this child's Martial Soul contained an unimaginably terrifying power.

Beiming Lieyang abruptly opened his eyes.

A blazing red light burst forth.

The air scorched and warped.

Cracking sounds came from the walls of the Ice Crystal Palace.

A towering phantom condensed behind him.

It was a majestic figure interwoven with deep crimson and silver-white.

Its armor was sharply angular and flowed with a warm golden sheen. A golden eye-core rested on its forehead.

The round core in its chest was like a miniature sun, breathing out light and flame.

A crimson arc-shaped halo on its back erupted with dazzling golden radiance. It spread like unfurled wings, carrying a scorching divine might capable of burning all things to ash.

The several-dozen-meter-tall phantom hovered in the air, like a war god who had emerged from the heart of the sun.

Ice Emperor widened her eyes. "Xiaoyang, your hair and eyes..."

Beiming Lieyang looked toward his reflection in the ice wall.

His originally black hair and black eyes had turned brilliant gold and blazing crimson, like burning flames.

"What Martial Soul is this? What is it called?" Ice Emperor pressed.

Beiming Lieyang stared at the towering phantom that resembled the sun itself, his heart pounding wildly.

Solar Star God Apollo.

He lowered his head and looked at the blue pearl hanging from his chest.

Star of the Galaxy.

Could Apollo have come here with you?

"Xiaoyang?"

Beiming Lieyang came back to himself. "Solar Star God Apollo."

The Ice and Snow Emperors looked at each other.

Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, they had never heard of such a Martial Soul.

Yet judging solely from the heat that made even Ice Emperor's Ultimate Ice feel scorching, its quality spoke for itself.

However...

The tremor had not yet faded.

Boom.

An extreme chill spread out once more.

The air instantly froze, ice crystals spreading in every direction as bone-piercing cold filled the hall.

Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor exchanged uncertain looks.

Then, an ice-blue crystal slowly condensed before him.

It was sharply angular, its entire surface flowing with a deep-blue luster and radiating a chilling aura that made one's heart tremble.

Beiming Lieyang felt information flood into his mind, and his eyes flickered.

"This is... Void Mysterious Ice."

It had formed from power leaking from the Star of the Galaxy, combined with Salong's dark power and Mysterious Ice.

Fusion could increase combat power threefold.

But it would erode the mind, causing one to fall into violence and rage, even become a puppet.

It could also create the Mysterious Ice Illusion.

It could duplicate puppets with strength completely identical to those trapped within.

Infinite energy, infinite recovery.

Even Solar Star God Apollo had fallen within this Mysterious Ice Illusion.

Back then, he had transmigrated into this world because he complained that "the sponsor forced Apollo into a plot-induced death just to sell toys."

He had then been treasured by the two kings of the Far North as a human child.

And now, the Void Mysterious Ice radiated the aura of Ultimate Ice.

He looked at the Star of the Galaxy on his chest. As expected, it was because of you.

"This is..." Something was wrong with Ice Emperor's voice.

He looked up and found Ice Emperor staring fixedly at the ice-blue crystal, drool nearly spilling from her mouth.

"I really want to eat it—"

"Binger!" Snow Emperor grabbed her.

Held down by Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor sprawled against her while continuing to stare intensely at the Void Mysterious Ice, as though looking at the ultimate delicacy.

"Twin Martial Souls?" Snow Emperor looked at Beiming Lieyang with some concern.

"Twin Martial Souls!"

Ice Emperor suddenly came to her senses, her expression changing drastically.

"Oh no! According to human records, Soul Masters with Twin Martial Souls will explode and die when they absorb Spirit Rings!"

"Xuer! Xiaoyang can't absorb Spirit Rings at all!"

At this time, no one outside Spirit Hall's upper ranks knew of Bibi Dong's Twin Martial Souls.

He only revealed the Death Spider Emperor to the outside world.

All recorded cases of Twin Martial Souls on Douluo Continent had ended with their owners exploding to death when absorbing conflicting Spirit Rings.

Snow Emperor frowned as well, her face filled with concern.

Seeing how nervous they were, Beiming Lieyang could not help but reassure them.

"Mother Xue, Auntie, don't worry. This is a top-tier talent!"

Although ice and fire were conflicting Martial Souls, one of them was the Solar Star God Apollo, and with the Star of the Galaxy as well, he did not think the conflict between them would be too severe.

Moreover, the true advantage of Twin Martial Souls was to first cultivate the primary Martial Soul to the Title Douluo level.

Raise the body's physical strength to its limit, then add Spirit Rings far beyond their usual age limit to the second Martial Soul.

Ultimate Ice, Void Mysterious Ice.

The Far North possessed uniquely favorable conditions, with Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor nurturing him.

Reaching the Title Douluo level was practically guaranteed.

By then, he could give the Solar Star God Apollo, with its Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light—

Nothing but Spirit Rings over fifty thousand years old, perhaps even hundred-thousand-year red Spirit Rings.

Just imagining that scene was enough to make his blood boil.

When the time came, a single Light Energy Convergence—

Coronal Light.

Would directly cut down the entirety of Douluo Continent!