Martial Soul Awakening

On the Douluo Continent, in the southwest of the Heaven Dou Empire, lies the Fasinuo Province.

Zonghun Village.

It got its name to commemorate a powerful Soul Ancestor from the village. Today, that person has become the headmaster of Nuoding Academy, which is the pride of the entire village.

Just as the sky grew faintly bright, all the villagers gathered in the plaza at the center of the village.

Today is the day of the Martial Soul Awakening.

"My little Shitou will definitely become a Soul Master!"

"My little Yanzi has been smart since he was little, he'll definitely have Innate Soul Power!"

The crowd discussed animatedly.

If a budding Soul Master appeared in someone's family, it was not only a great joy for their own kin, but every villager felt it brought glory to their faces.

Inside a spacious wooden house.

The face of every child carried excitement and anticipation.

This also included a tall, handsome boy with black hair and black eyes.

His name is Yu Chen.

A transmigrator, and a secondary transmigrator at that!

In his first life, Yu Chen lived on Earth and was an ordinary office worker. While working overtime late at night, a Great Universal truck that descended from the heavens sent him to the Pokémon world.

Yu Chen worked odd jobs in the other world for over a decade, finally saving up enough money to buy his first Pokémon Egg.

Just as he was full of hope and preparing to set out on a Pokémon Journeys with the partner about to be born, he unexpectedly ran into a battle between Groudon and Kyogre and got swept into a spatial turbulence.

Yu Chen originally thought he would fade into nothingness, but he never expected to live out a third life!

If I had known I was going to transmigrate to the Douluo Continent, I would have read the original novel a hundred times!

Yu Chen inwardly sighed to himself.

His understanding of the Douluo Continent mainly came from anime and some short videos. Moreover, he only paid attention to the soul master tournaments and all the big beauties.

As for cultivation methods and combat techniques...

He worked at Professor Oak's Laboratory for over a decade, so he actually knew the training of Pokémon like the back of his hand.

"Let's check what my Martial Soul is first, and see if I have any Innate Soul Power."

Yu Chen collected his thoughts, bringing his attention back to reality.

The Martial Souls of the Douluo Continent were all sorts of strange, from the trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass to the advanced Martial Soul Clear Sky Hammer and the divine Martial Soul Six-Winged Angel...

But what was even more important was still the Innate Soul Power!

If his aptitude was poor, even as a descendant of the Upper Three Sects or an inheritor of the number one beast martial soul under heaven, there was still a possibility of being unable to break through level thirty for life.

Creeak--

The wooden door was pushed open, and Village Chief Old Tom led a young man inside.

The young man was tall, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He wore a set of white combat attire, with the character "Soul" embroidered on his chest in gold thread.

This was the standard attire of direct personnel from the Spirit Hall.

"Children, this is a Battle Soul Master of the Spirit Hall, you must listen to his arrangements next. Grandpa Village Chief hopes that there will be those among you who become Soul Masters."

Old Tom spoke with a smile.

The young man curled his lip disdainfully: "Old Tom, you said the exact same line last year. Becoming a Soul Master is no such easy task. I've walked through eight villages, and only a single child in Holy Soul Village awakened soul power, and it was still the trash martial soul Blue Silver Grass."

"Yes, yes, yes, Grandmaster Su, I won't disturb you then."

Old Tom chuckled as he backed out of the room.

The young man turned to look at the children, speaking gently: "Children, let me introduce myself. My name is Su Yuntao, a level-twenty-six Soul Grandmaster, and I am your guide."

Yu Chen curiously looked over Su Yuntao, as the saying goes: flowing transmigrators, iron-willed Blind Douluo!

If he could get a blessing of "Trash Martial Soul" from Su Yuntao, his chances of becoming a god would increase by a good thirty percent.

Metaphysics!

Even transmigration had happened, so what else was impossible?

At this moment, Su Yuntao took six black stones out from his pack, arranging them on the ground into a hexagonal formation.

"Lone Wolf, possess!"

He shouted out loud, his muscles expanding all over his body and stretching his clothes tight.

His teeth grew sharp, his eyes turned green, and his skin was covered with some gray fur, his entire person transforming into a werewolf.

"First child, step forward!"

The boy at the very front tremblingly walked into the array, and a pale golden energy converged onto his right hand, turning into an implement.

"Scythe Martial Soul, barely has a shred of offensive power. Come, let's test your Innate Soul Power!"

Su Yuntao spoke as he took out a blue crystal ball.

Before long, he was disappointed.

"The crystal ball didn't react at all, which means you have no Innate Soul Power. Step aside for now."

The remaining children stepped forward one after another.

"Scissors, no soul power."

"Stone, no soul power."

"Cloth..."

The few children finished their awakenings in succession, mostly with low-level martial souls. Not a single person possessed Innate Soul Power.

"The last one."

Having used his soul power continuously, Su Yuntao's tone carried a hint of fatigue.

He no longer held any expectations for this awakening; after all, it was truly too difficult for commoners to become soul masters.

"Grandmaster Su, please!"

Yu Chen stepped forward in a stride, his face brimming with enthusiasm.

"Not bad, very energetic!"

Su Yuntao nodded, and soul power surged into the formation.

The six black stones emitted a layer of hazy golden radiance, forming a pale golden light barrier that enveloped Yu Chen inside.

"Such a rich energy fluctuation, it's almost the same as that child in Holy Soul Village!"

Su Yuntao's eyes lit up.

This meant that Yu Chen very likely possessed Innate Soul Power as well.

"As long as it's not Blue Silver Grass!"

Su Yuntao prayed inwardly.

But soon, he was disappointed again.

"How is it an egg?"

Su Yuntao scratched his head in bewilderment.

At this moment, Yu Chen was holding a basketball-sized egg in his arms. Its species was unrecognizable, and there were some strange hexagonal patterns on the eggshell.

"Little friend, can your egg be eaten?"

Su Yuntao asked out of curiosity.

"Eaten?"

Yu Chen quickly shook his head.

"My martial soul is certainly not meant for eating."

He touched the familiar patterns on the eggshell, the joy in his eyes impossible to suppress.

"I never expected that the unhatched Pokémon from my past life would cross over with me too!"

Yu Chen's eye sockets grew somewhat warm.

This was the first Pokémon egg he had managed to buy after working for more than a decade.

A certain Dragon-type Pokémon.

Yu Chen did not have enough money and could not afford an exclusive Pokémon egg. He could only pick the largest, healthiest one with the best-looking patterns, waiting to play blind box.

He had originally planned for a trip that started on a whim.

As a result...

If not for the inappropriate occasion, Yu Chen truly wanted to laugh out loud!

It was back!

Everything was back!

"Can't be eaten?"

The light in Su Yuntao's eyes dimmed as he said in frustration:

"Then what use is your martial soul?"

"It has neither attack power nor defense power, and it's not a Food-type Martial Soul either. I suppose it's just another Trash Martial Soul!"

Before Yu Chen could reply, the egg in his arms reacted first.

Bang-

The Pokémon egg directly smashed toward Su Yuntao.

Caught off guard, Su Yuntao was struck on the bridge of his nose and tumbled backward onto the ground.

"Grandmaster Su, are you all right!"

Yu Chen hurriedly stepped forward and helped Su Yuntao up.

Bang, bang, bang!

The Pokémon Egg rampaged wildly across the room, overturning several tables and chairs and scaring the children into fleeing in panic.

Yu Chen quickly used his mind to communicate with his Martial Soul, pulling it back into his body.

"I... I'm fine."

Su Yuntao covered his face, nosebleeds streaming down uncontrollably.

"Little fellow, your Martial Soul actually managed to injure me!"

Su Yuntao spoke in an excited tone, showing no trace of blame.

His Martial Soul belonged to the agility-attack system, which excelled most in speed.

Yet that attack just now was so fast that he completely lacked time to react. Furthermore, the force behind it was immense, in no way inferior to a full-strength blow from an adult man.

The corners of Yu Chen's mouth curved upward, revealing a brilliant smile:

"Master Su Yuntao, my Martial Soul hasn't hatched yet, so I don't know what it specifically is either. But I believe she will definitely be my most important companion."

"It can even hatch? No wonder it has independent consciousness-this is truly too miraculous!"

Su Yuntao exclaimed in astonishment.

This egg must have heard him say "trash Martial Soul" and gotten angry, which was why it launched the attack.

"Come, let's test your Innate Soul Power!"

Su Yuntao took out a blue crystal ball and placed it in front of Yu Chen.

Yu Chen pressed his hand against it.

The next moment.

The blue crystal ball burst forth with a dazzling blue light, illuminating the entire room brilliantly.

The Star Dou Great Forest.

The Lake of Life, an alternate dimension at the bottom of the lake.

A slumbering silver giant dragon abruptly raised its head, its purple eyes gazing into the void.

"What is this place?!"

"Didn't I already escape to the Douroland to recuperate from my injuries!"