Righteous and Evil, Sacred and Demonic

Transcendent God-Tier Martial Souls? And two of them! This young master was about to soar!

Wang Tianyi was beyond excited. Rubbing his hands like a fly, he was already imagining himself kicking the Asura God and punching the Rakshasa God in the future. But as he read the descriptions following his two Martial Souls, his expression grew increasingly strange.

[Congratulations, Host, for awakening Innate Full Soul Power and the Twin Super-God-level Martial Souls, Heaven-Equaling and Six Ears!]

[Heaven-Equaling: An ultimate power-type assault Martial Soul! It originated from the mythology of the Host's previous life and, after being altered by the will of Douluo Continent, became the vessel of Sacred Virtue!]

[Innate Trait: Vajra Spirit Platform! Blades cannot cut it, spears cannot break it—it is the pinnacle of physical defense! Its spirit platform is impregnable and represents the ultimate in mental defense! It ignores differences in Soul Power Level, ignores power attributes, ignores true damage, and ignores the power of laws! Reduces mental damage by 40% and physical damage by 50%!]

[Six Ears: An ultimate spiritual-type Martial Soul, supplemented by the power type! It likewise originated from the mythology of the Host's previous life and, after being altered by the will of Douluo Continent, became the vessel of original sin!]

[Innate Trait: Myriad Listening! Above the heavens and beneath the earth, it knows all; no secret can escape its ears! The flow of Soul Power, shifts in emotion, imitation of soul skills—what cannot be taught to Six Ears, it creates for itself! It can imitate every soul skill it has seen, though with diminished power. No treasure in this world can escape its ears!]

[Note: A single Transcendent God-Tier Martial Soul is a path to heaven, but Twin Super-God-level Martial Souls bring both joy and worry. Though born within one body, they mutually generate and restrain one another. The proud Heaven-Equaling and the unruly Six Ears will not submit to each other. They cannot coexist, and thus battle within your mind! This is danger, but also an opportunity. Please explore its mysteries yourself after your Martial Soul awakens!]

Seeing how powerful his two Transcendent God-Tier Martial Souls were, Wang Tianyi was utterly thrilled. He even laughed foolishly out loud, completely ignoring Wang Chen calling to him from beside him.

It was getting late. Wang Chen sighed, tucked his foolish son under his arm, and headed for the Spirit Hall Branch in Notting City.

Before long, however, Wang Chen noticed that the laughter had stopped. Without slowing his pace, he cast a puzzled look at Wang Tianyi beneath his arm.

"Tianyi, Tianyi, what's wrong? You've been acting strangely since earlier. Don't tell me you're so excited about awakening your Martial Soul that you've gone silly?"

Wang Chen had spent half his life in Notting City and had never seen anyone make so many expressions in such a short time.

The wild joy on Wang Tianyi's face had faded considerably, leaving only confusion behind.

Something bad would happen because his two Martial Souls were too powerful? What the hell was that supposed to mean? It was all so baffling.

"Father, I'm fine. I just didn't sleep well last night!"

At this point, Wang Tianyi had no idea what fate his Martial Souls would bring him. Though full of doubts, he was not the sort to obsess over something endlessly. If he could not figure it out, he would put it aside for now. Everything could wait until after his Martial Soul awakened!

"Ha! That's more like it. It's fine—your old man went through the same thing back then! Your grandparents were ordinary people without any Soul Power, but who would have thought that I'd possess Innate Level Three Soul Power? Like father, like son, so there's no need to worry. You'll most likely have Soul Power too!"

"Mm!"

The father and son chatted as they went. Before they knew it, they had walked for quite a while in that odd position. Only when the Spirit Hall Branch of Notting City came into view did Wang Tianyi finally wriggle free from Wang Chen's arms.

Accompanied by Wang Chen, Wang Tianyi entered a Spirit Hall Branch of Douluo Continent for the first time. He looked around curiously. The branch was not large, nowhere near luxurious. More than a dozen children had gathered together, chattering away, with their families standing beside them. Every face was filled with tension.

After waiting for over ten minutes, several more children entered the Spirit Hall Branch. They were all six-year-olds from Notting City, accompanied by their parents to awaken their Martial Souls. Quite a few people recognized Wang Chen as the respected Three-Ring Soul Elder and politely came forward to greet him. Wang Chen put on no airs and warmly responded to them all.

That was when a handsome young man wearing the robes of a Spirit Hall deacon appeared.

Everyone instantly fell silent.

"My name is Su Yuntao, a two-ring battle Soul Grandmaster. Parents, please wait outside the hall!"

The moment he heard the name Su Yuntao, Wang Tianyi's heart stirred. Good, good, good. The most hardworking deacon in Douluo Continent's history—this really was something every transmigrator had to experience. As the saying went, a transmigrator who had not had his Martial Soul awakened by Su Yuntao was not a qualified transmigrator. This was in the bag.

But then Su Yuntao turned his gaze in Wang Tianyi's direction—or rather, toward Wang Chen beside him. The Soul Grandmaster quickly approached, without the slightest trace of fatigue from being dragged in to work overtime, and respectfully addressed him as "Senior." Wang Chen nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries, then left the hall with the other parents.

Wang Tianyi's eyes grew brighter and brighter. Only now did he truly understand the benefits brought by being a Soul Elder—or, more precisely, by strength.

The Martial Soul awakening began. More than twenty children lined up and stepped forward one by one.

The children of Notting City clearly possessed greater talent than the children from Holy Soul Village in the original story. One child after another stepped up to awaken their Martial Souls. Most had useless Martial Souls with no combat ability, but two children possessed Innate Soul Power—one at Level One and the other at Level Two. That was already quite good.

Soon, it was Wang Tianyi's turn.

"Senior Wang Chen's child?"

The smile on Su Yuntao's face became noticeably warmer. He guided Wang Tianyi into the awakening formation. The descendant of a Soul Elder should have decent talent, right? If the boy had Innate Level Four Soul Power and could be recruited into Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao would earn plenty of rewards as well.

Su Yuntao poured his Soul Power into the awakening formation. Empowered by Soul Power, specks of light appeared and flowed into Wang Tianyi's body like summer fireflies. In an instant, Wang Tianyi felt warmth spread through his entire body. At the same time, his expression changed slightly. The corners of his lips curled upward, revealing an instinctive trace of arrogance.

"Extend your right hand and connect with the shadow deep within your heart! Try summoning your Martial Soul!"

In truth, Su Yuntao no longer needed to explain anything. The two energies inside Wang Tianyi had long been unable to restrain themselves! In an instant, one golden beam and one purple beam shot into the sky, followed by overwhelming pressure. It was not Soul Power, but something more akin to pressure from a higher level of life itself!

Su Yuntao was struck as though by lightning and staggered back several steps. Despite being a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, he could feel the Lone Wolf Martial Soul within him whimpering, utterly crushed from every possible angle! The children below fared even worse. Some collapsed onto the floor and burst into tears. How could they ever have seen such a sight?

Before everyone's eyes, two divine ape phantoms suddenly appeared above Wang Tianyi's head! One of them was:

Crowned with phoenix-winged purple-gold, clad in Golden Chainmail Armor, and draped in a crimson battle robe embroidered with cloud patterns. A beast-patterned jade belt cinched his waist, lotus-silk cloud-walking boots adorned his feet, and a tiger battle skirt streaked with gold hung below! A pair of Fiery Golden Eyes flowed with crimson light, while a blood-red cloak snapped in the wind. He wielded the Ruyi Jingu Bang, with four Qitian Banners planted upon his shoulders! He was truly a divine monkey born of heaven and earth!

Then there was the figure confronting him:

He wore a black jade hair crown and golden-patterned black beast armor, his body wrapped in purple-black battle garb. A Qiongqi jade belt coiled around his waist, dark-patterned shadow-treading boots covered his feet, and a black cassock skirt hung below! A pair of long ears protruded outward, accompanied by two additional pairs of short ears. His black cloak was covered in savage totems, and he wielded the Heart-Satisfying Iron Rod, with black clouds of smoke Entangling his shoulders! He was clearly the Chaos Demon Monkey that had crawled out of Netherworld Purgatory!

Righteous and evil, sacred and demonic—two utterly different Martial Souls that nevertheless mutually generated and restrained one another! At the instant of awakening, both divine apes swung their staffs and charged at each other. From the look of it, they were determined to fight to the death.

Cold sweat immediately streamed down Wang Tianyi's face.

There was even more of it than on Su Yuntao's face.

It hurt! It hurt beyond belief!

It was as though the Great Sage and Six Ears had plunged their weapons into his brain and were wildly stirring them around! It was pain in his soul, pain in his mind, yet it remained at the threshold of what he could endure. If it intensified even slightly, Wang Tianyi feared he would collapse on the spot.

"Th-this... what Martial Souls are these?"

Su Yuntao had awakened not a thousand Martial Souls, then at least eight hundred, but he had never seen Martial Souls this extraordinary! Just one glance made him feel his own Martial Soul whimpering. Even using Soul Power to resist was useless. Under pressure from such an aura, his combat strength would likely be cut by thirty percent outright.

Wang Tianyi's face was somewhat pale, but he still picked up the crystal ball nearby. Sure enough, the instant his palm touched it, the abundant Soul Power inside his body surged forth. In an instant, the crystal ball became a tiny sun, radiating an incomparably dazzling brilliance.

"Twin Martial Souls?! Innate Full Soul Power?!"

Su Yuntao felt as though he could barely breathe. Just last month, he had awakened a genius with Innate Full Soul Power in Holy Soul Village, but unfortunately, that child's Martial Soul had been Blue Silver Grass. What achievements could Blue Silver Grass possibly bring? But this child was different! Though he did not recognize either Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power combined with Twin Martial Souls made him a top-tier genius worthy of focused cultivation by any faction!

"Child, are you willing to join Spirit Hall?"

Su Yuntao was beside himself with excitement. He dropped to one knee and grabbed Wang Tianyi's hands! If he could recruit such a genius into Spirit Hall... Heh heh, how could a true man remain beneath others forever? He could become the master of this Spirit Hall Branch!

Wang Tianyi was in too much pain to maintain his composure. He had no mind to answer Su Yuntao's question, but at that moment, the familiar electronic voice rang out.

[Ding! Su Yuntao's invitation has been detected. Choice triggered!]

[Choice One: Join Spirit Hall! Reward: one Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone! (How about becoming a disciple who turns against his master?)]

[Choice Two: Refuse to join Spirit Hall! Reward: one External Soul Bone! (To hell with love-brained fools—kill them, kill them all!)]

The two choices represented two paths, laid out before Wang Tianyi: one meant shelter beneath the great tree of Spirit Hall, and given his talent along with the system's hint, Bibi Dong would most likely take him as her disciple. Besides, saving Bibi Dong as her disciple sounded rather nice...

So!

"Sorry, I refuse!"

Wang Tianyi's answer was extremely decisive. Redemption? Redemption, my ass! Besides, he had no interest whatsoever in damaged goods who had fallen for Yu Xiaogang!

As for joining Spirit Hall, if the current pope were not Bibi Dong, then Spirit Hall would indeed be an excellent faction. But now, the pope was a lunatic. How good could Spirit Hall possibly be?

Besides, which was more valuable: a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone or an External Soul Bone? Even an idiot knew the answer!

"Huh?"

Su Yuntao was dumbfounded.