Martial Soul Mutation

If he won the gamble, not only would his Martial Soul become even stronger, but his innate talent would also break through the limits of his family's inherited Martial Soul, reaching a higher realm. It would be an enormous windfall.

But if he lost, he would end up like Yu Xiaogang of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, originally ranked the number one beast Martial Soul in the world, would turn directly into some useless thing that resembled neither a dog nor a pig. It would be a hellish start.

When Shui Yunxi saw the faint golden glow on Yun Duo's body beginning to fade, she understood what was happening. Once that golden light completely disappeared, Yun Duo's Martial Soul awakening would likely have failed.

At that thought, she let out a soft breath, then narrowed her eyes. A water-attributed avian Martial Soul appeared behind her, along with her eight Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and four black.

The oppressive aura of a Soul Douluo appeared in the room for the first time.

Then she continued pouring more Soul Power toward Yun Duo.

"Mom actually activated her Condensed Water Flying Luan Martial Soul, and even used her Soul Rings. Did something really go wrong with Brother Yun Duo's Martial Soul awakening?"

"I don't know. Let's watch and see. Until the very end, no one knows what the outcome will be."

Seeing their mother activate both her Martial Soul and Soul Rings, the sisters Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er did not dare make a sound to disturb her. The two communicated only through their eyes.

As time slowly passed, Shui Yunxi and her two daughters never took their eyes off Yun Duo.

At the same time, the Soul Power Shui Yunxi poured into him gradually increased with the passing time.

From Soul Elder at the start, it rose to Soul Ancestor, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Sage, and finally Soul Douluo. Shui Yunxi did not dare slack off in the slightest. Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down her forehead as she maintained the output of her Soul Power with all her strength, solely to ensure Yun Duo's Martial Soul awakening would not be interrupted.

Rumble—

Yet at that moment, the clear blue sky and white clouds suddenly gave way to rolling dark clouds and raging lightning, as though day and night had been reversed. Darkness slowly enveloped the entirety of Skywater City.

Before Shui Yunxi could react, a pillar of white and gold light that seemed capable of piercing heaven and earth burst from Yun Duo's body, blocking her Soul Power outside it.

Yun Duo, who had been standing in the hall, was now enveloped by that pillar of light. Then he slowly rose from the ground and floated into the air.

"Little Yun Duo, Little Yun Duo... It's only a Martial Soul awakening, yet it has caused such a heavenly phenomenon. Just how great a surprise will your Martial Soul and talent bring Auntie..."

When Shui Yunxi saw Yun Duo floating in midair, affected by the pillar of light before her—

—and saw the formerly bright and sunny sky suddenly darken, huge waves surged through her heart.

"Yue'er, Bing'er, take these three identity tokens and these three signal flares. Go out together and calm the soldiers and servants outside."

"Make sure no one approaches this room and interrupts Yun Duo's Martial Soul awakening. Also, have everyone prepare for battle."

"Then prohibit anyone from any faction from approaching the Prince's Residence. If anyone truly refuses to heed the warning, use the identity tokens to order the commanders and soldiers of the Prince's Residence to kill without mercy."

"If you encounter an irresistible factor midway, release these three signal flares immediately. Then find somewhere safe to hide."

After considering the impact that the heavenly phenomenon accompanying Yun Duo's Martial Soul awakening would have on Skywater City, Shui Yunxi swiftly made her arrangements.

Taking advantage of the little Soul Power she had left, she activated the Storage Soul Tool on her ring and took all those items out.

After all, although Skywater City was nominally just a city, its actual scale was anything but small.

If all the barren lands near the Far North and the small villages near the coast were included, it could fully be considered a province. Its size was no less than Fasinuo Province of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Moreover, although Skywater City was the fief of the Yun Duo Family, members of other factions and the industries of sects and clans also existed there.

Not to mention those clan factions with Soul Emperors, Soul Kings, or lower.

The most typical example was the Martial Soul Main Hall, one rank below the Spirit Temple. Its hall master was a high-level Soul Sage above rank seventy.

Of course, besides the Martial Soul Main Hall, there was also the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Chamber of Commerce, renowned for its immense wealth. Its president was likewise a high-level Soul Sage above rank seventy.

"Th-These are the Yun Family Prince's Token, the Skywater City Lord's Token, and the identity token of our Shui Family's patriarch, aren't they? And these three signal flares... aren't they the Sky-Piercing Arrows used to activate the highest level of battle readiness?"

Seeing what their mother had taken from the Storage Soul Tool on her ring, Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er stared in shock, their small mouths slightly open as they blankly looked at those items.

They had clearly been stunned by their mother's actions and by the consequences of using those things.

This would mobilize all the commanders and troops of Skywater City, every member of their Tianshui Shui Family, and all the teachers and students of Tianshui Advanced Soul Master Academy.

If all these items were truly used, this force could wipe out every faction in Skywater City in blood, unless a Titled Douluo appeared—or an army of hundreds of thousands of well-equipped soldiers.

"Why are you two still standing there? Take everything and hurry out to do what you need to do!"

"And remember what I said. If anyone from any faction tries to approach the Prince's Residence, do not hesitate. Use these three signal flares immediately."

"Then use these three identity tokens to directly order all commanders and soldiers, all instructors of Skywater Academy, and everyone in our Shui Family to act. Kill without mercy."

Seeing her two biological daughters still standing there in a daze, Shui Yunxi could not help raising her voice.

If she had not exhausted all her Soul Power earlier while helping Yun Duo awaken his Martial Soul, she would have wanted to go outside and deal with the disturbance herself.

But unfortunately, having spent all her Soul Power at once, Shui Yunxi's face was now pale, and her entire body was weak. Her legs in particular had gone soft, and she needed time even to recover enough strength to walk.

If she were not the only elder among the four present, Shui Yunxi would already have collapsed onto the floor to rest for a while.

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