"Little Purple, I'm actually pregnant! We're having a child! But does this also mean there's danger ahead?"
"A spacetime storm! A spacetime storm!"
"I'll send this child down to the lower realm along with mine."
The tearing agony all around him was steadily wearing away the divine radiance on his body.
Beside him was a swaddled infant clearly more robust than he was. Xu Jingyao instinctively reached out and grabbed him.
As he turned, an enormous white rift in spacetime suddenly appeared beside him!
The two children instantly vanished from the predetermined course of history!
Six years later, at the Crown Prince's Residence in the Sun Moon Empire.
Xu Jingyao sat in his room, holding a book for Level 1 Soul Engineers.
Ah, I never expected to end up in the era of Peerless Tang Sect!
I thought I'd travel to the era of The Legend of the Dragon King with Tang Wulin, just like in the original story.
After all, according to those muddled memories, I should have been born in the Divine Realm. And I should have come into being in response to destiny, which means I'll naturally become a god once my cultivation reaches a certain level.
Most importantly, I have the life divine core and destruction core inside me!
As for worries about my martial soul?
There's absolutely no problem there. Although I don't know what martial soul I'll awaken, with divine cores inside me, how could I awaken anything bad?
Still, it was quite a coincidence. Tang Wulin and I landed in this world and were picked up by Xu Tianran, who was already using a wheelchair then. I thought there was no escaping disaster.
Who would have thought that just as Xu Tianran was about to strangle me, his hand would stop, as though he'd discovered something wonderful? Then he carried me straight back to the Crown Prince's Residence.
He even publicly declared that I was of imperial blood, out seeking the Way, and applied for a Commandery Prince title for me.
And the emperor actually agreed.
As for Tang Wulin, all I can say is that it's quite a coincidence that he still has the same name.
But he's been raised beside me all this time, becoming something like my study companion, though his standing in the Crown Prince's Residence isn't great.
I have no idea what it is about me that attracted a profit-driven fellow like Xu Tianran.
Ah, what an enormous debt of gratitude!
You could call it the gift of a second life. Under normal circumstances, I probably would have died there.
After all, when we passed through the spacetime storm, Tang San didn't put a divine power shield around me! As a result, I was covered in injuries when I landed. More importantly, my innate divine power was completely exhausted!
Tang San probably never intended to let me live in the first place!
But that's fine. Since I've returned to the Douluo II era, I absolutely, absolutely have to kill Tang San!
As for me, I'm not really of imperial blood anyway, so I'm destined to have no chance of competing for the throne.
Then I might as well see whether there's a chance to cure Xu Tianran. Repay kindness with kindness, and vengeance with vengeance!
As for Xu Tianran's personality?
Honestly, I really don't think there's anything wrong with it. The victor becomes king, and the loser becomes a bandit, that's all!
Besides, as the son of the God of Life and the God of Destruction, I believe that as long as I'm given enough time to grow...
Actually, from an observer's perspective, there was nothing wrong with Xu Tianran's plan. He simply lacked strength and had bad luck, running into Huo Yuhao!
"Your Highness, today is your Martial Soul Awakening day. His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince are both waiting for you." A eunuch's shrill voice came from the doorway.
Hearing him, Xu Jingyao checked his clothes. Once he was sure nothing was amiss, he walked to the doorway, where the door opened automatically.
He also saw the man outside: a eunuch holding a horsetail whisk, with a somewhat fawning expression on his face.
"Sorry for the trouble, Eunuch. Please lead the way." There was no obvious contempt on Xu Jingyao's face; instead, he looked rather approachable.
"Your Highness, from what this humble servant knows, His Highness the Crown Prince takes your Martial Soul Awakening very seriously," the eunuch said with an ingratiating smile.
Xu Jingyao nodded with a smile.
That much is true!
If I didn't know I was the son of God Kings, the way Xu Tianran treats me so gently would almost make me suspect I was his only son!
The two soon arrived at the awakening chamber.
Perhaps because he had arrived late, there were only three people present: the emperor, Xu Tianran, and the awakening master.
Xu Jingyao grew a little nervous now, mainly about what martial soul he would awaken. After all, his parents were not gods born on the Douluo Continent.
Instead, they were innate gods, so all he knew was that his talent could not possibly be poor. As for what his martial soul would be, he had no idea.
After taking a deep breath, Xu Jingyao slowly took his place in the center, looking around a little nervously.
The awakening master thrust out both hands, sending six faint streams of golden light slowly into the six pitch-black, diamond-shaped stones laid out on the floor.
At once, a layer of golden radiance surged from the six stones, forming a barrier of light that enveloped Xu Jingyao completely.
Pale golden energy slowly flowed into his body. Xu Jingyao felt heat in his chest, as though something had been ignited.
Immediately afterward, an indescribable power erupted from his dantian, sweeping through his limbs and every part of his body in an instant. He instinctively clenched his fists, and fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead.
The air in the awakening chamber suddenly grew heavy.
The six diamond-shaped stones began to tremble violently, the golden radiance on their surfaces flickering as though they could barely withstand the pressure.
The awakening master's expression changed, and he instinctively took half a step back.
Suddenly, two divine silhouettes flashed behind Xu Jingyao, but unfortunately, they vanished before anyone could get a clear look.
The only thing anyone could be certain of was that one silhouette was green and the other purple.
"Wh-what's happening?"
The emperor and Xu Tianran also sensed that something was wrong.
Xu Tianran rolled his wheelchair a little closer, narrowing his eyes as he stared at the boy inside the barrier of light.
Just then, a dazzling white light abruptly blazed behind Xu Jingyao.
The white light shot skyward, passing straight through the roof, yet strangely, it did not break a single brick or tile, as though it had pierced space itself.
Within the white light, an ancient, unadorned longsword slowly materialized.
The sword had neither a sharp point nor cutting edges. Its entire body was translucent as crystal, yet it radiated a heart-stopping pressure.
Around the blade, seven streams of differently colored light coiled and circled.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple: they were the powers of the seven great elements.
Beyond the seven-colored streams of light, two even more profound powers intertwined among them. One was pure white as the first snow, carrying a sense of order that created all things; the other was chaotic as the primordial void, like the first wisp of will before heaven and earth had parted.
"Is this... a sword martial soul?" the awakening master murmured, his voice trembling. "The aura of this martial soul... Heaven blesses our Sun Moon Empire! This martial soul, this aura!"
Before he could finish, another change occurred behind Xu Jingyao.
The divine sword's phantom abruptly shuddered. Then an even more enormous divine aspect rose behind Xu Jingyao.
The divine aspect was indistinct, with only a faintly discernible humanoid outline, yet it was so enormous that it nearly filled the entire awakening chamber.
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