The Evil Eyes Saint King Martial Soul

"Roar!!"

"..."

As the Star Luo Emperor Dai Heng recalled an ancient legend once passed down only within the imperial family, a strange phenomenon erupted in the awakening chamber!

A tiger's roar, majestic and sacred, seemed to descend from the nine heavens and pierce the barriers of time and space before exploding out of the void!

The awakening chamber, which should have been as impregnable as a fortress—no, the entire Star Luo Imperial Palace—trembled.

How is this possible?! Disbelief filled Dai Heng's eyes.

What Martial Soul had his youngest son awakened?

This was only an awakening, yet the commotion it caused was already so immense.

It was definitely not the White Tiger Martial Soul passed down through the Star Luo Dai Family.

Could it be... could the legend be true? A possibility suddenly struck Dai Heng, one he had never dared to imagine before.

The way he looked at his youngest son grew ever more fervent, as though he were gazing at the future of the Star Luo Empire.

A terrifying aura woven from sacred and evil power surged out of Dai Xuanyu, who stood at the center of the six-pointed star formation.

At the same time, the phantom of his Martial Soul finally emerged behind him.

It was a White Tiger Saint King with holy white wings that could blot out the sky and black markings across its body!

A golden sacred mark on its brow blazed like the brand of destiny. Its double-pupiled evil eyes, blue on the left and red on the right, gazed upon the three realms at once, and all creation fell silent beneath their stare.

"Th-this is..." The imperial family members present were dumbfounded.

They did not know what Martial Soul the Fourth Prince had awakened, but judging by the commotion, it undoubtedly surpassed the White Tiger Martial Soul inherited by the imperial family.

Some grew excited, convinced they had made the right choice in coming today.

Backing the Fourth Prince would be an investment beyond compare!

"Your Highness, the Fourth Prince..."

Just as someone was about to ask a question, an indescribable pressure swept over them like a tangible tidal wave.

"What's going on?!"

"What Martial Soul did His Highness the Fourth Prince awaken?"

"Why is my White Tiger Martial Soul trembling, afraid, even submitting?!"

"..."

One after another, the imperial family members dropped to their knees against their will.

Only a few could resist with their own Soul Power cultivation, such as the Star Luo Emperor Dai Heng, the elder overseeing the Martial Soul Awakening, and...

But the suppression that came from their Martial Souls and bloodlines could not be changed. Even these powerful figures were shaken.

And as they looked at Dai Xuanyu and the Martial Soul phantom behind him, they could not help feeling an urge to prostrate themselves in worship.

It was as if they had beheld their creator, their god!!

I never expected my Martial Soul to be the legendary Evil Eyes Saint King.

But my Evil Eyes Saint King Martial Soul wasn't bestowed on me. I was born with it.

Sensing the sacred power interwoven with evil within his body, Dai Xuanyu understood.

The origins of his Evil Eyes Saint King Martial Soul were anything but ordinary.

It was not like the comic version of Douluo Continent, where the Evil Eyes Saint King truly existed.

Instead, the founding emperor of the Star Luo Empire had invented the legend to lend himself an aura of divine authority.

That legend had combined with millennia of the Star Luo Empire's national fortune; the long-cherished wish of generations of rulers to unite the entire continent;

and, most crucially, the power fed back from Dai Xuanyu's Second Martial Soul. From all this, the Martial Soul had naturally come into being.

The right time, the right place, and the right person—all three had converged.

An intangible legend had become a real Martial Soul, gained true authority, and emerged all the more flawless, without a single defect.

I am the Star Luo Empire! Dai Xuanyu had never experienced such a marvelous beginning.

Then, remembering where he was, he drew in his Martial Soul's aura.

"Huff... huff..."

As the terrifying pressure faded, those kneeling on the floor gasped for air as though they had survived a calamity.

The elder in charge of the awakening ceremony asked with extreme deference and caution, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, what is your Martial Soul?"

The question stood out in the awakening chamber, where only ragged breathing could be heard.

At that moment, everyone in the chamber turned to Dai Xuanyu and waited for his answer.

"The Saint King. The Evil Eyes Saint King!"

"My Martial Soul is the legendary Evil Eyes Saint King!"

At the same time, the Evil Eyes Saint King's aura released itself, as though responding to Dai Xuanyu's words.

The legend is real?! Stormy waves surged through the Star Luo Emperor Dai Heng's heart.

He had never expected a legend the imperial family had all but forgotten to appear before his eyes.

And the one who possessed this Martial Soul was none other than his son!

Dai Heng made his decision on the spot and issued an order. "Seal off the awakening chamber. No one is to leave!"

This matter was momentous. It might even determine whether the Star Luo Empire could unite Douluo Continent.

Thus, the news that Dai Xuanyu had awakened the Evil Eyes Saint King Martial Soul had to be sealed away. Not a word could leak out.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The imperial deathsworn hidden in the shadows revealed themselves and took control of everyone present.

Yet the imperial family members temporarily detained showed no panic. Instead, delight appeared on every face.

In truth, the moment they had seen Dai Xuanyu's Martial Soul, they had decided to pledge themselves wholly to the Fourth Prince.

And now the Star Luo Emperor's actions only confirmed they had chosen correctly.

The more importance he placed on the Martial Soul, the more significant the Fourth Prince's Martial Soul had to be.

Which meant the Fourth Prince Dai Xuanyu's standing had become all the more important as well.

His chances of inheriting the throne had risen dramatically.

For these branch-family members, who had already intended to draw close to the Fourth Prince, this was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.

Many even wanted to stake everything on him, so Dai Xuanyu would see the sincerity of their branch.

But where some rejoiced, others grieved.

Those who grieved were, of course, the attendants in the awakening chamber.

To prevent any leaks, their fate would likely be to disappear completely.

"Take them away for now." Dai Heng motioned for the deathsworn to clear the room, leaving only a few key figures.

Just then, a commander of the deathsworn came to Dai Heng's side and whispered a report in his ear:

"Your Majesty, that heaven-shaking tiger's roar did not sound only in the awakening chamber. It rang throughout Star Luo City."

"And every Soul Master in the city with a tiger- or cat-type Martial Soul felt their Martial Soul tremble and submit..."

Good, good, good! Joy surged through Dai Heng.

The greater the commotion caused by the Evil Eyes Saint King Martial Soul, the stronger it proved to be.

This was the legendary Evil Eyes Saint King!

But what gave Dai Heng a headache next was how to explain it plausibly without letting the outside world suspect anything.