Tang Yilin stared at the markings on the wall ahead, momentarily dazed.
She had served as an awakening master for two years, yet she had never encountered anyone with innate full soul power.
Although she did not know what Kong Xuan's Martial Soul was, since he had innate full soul power, it absolutely had to be a top-tier Martial Soul.
In an instant, Tang Yilin rushed to Kong Xuan's side. "Little brother, did your family come with you?"
Kong Xuan shook his head. "We're orphans. An uncle from the village came with us."
He was actually an orphan. Looking at Kong Xuan's patch-covered clothes, Tang Yilin could not help imagining his tragic background and experiences, and affection and pity immediately welled up in her heart.
"Little brother, you're a genius. You won't have to live like that anymore."
Tang Yilin rose and took Kong Xuan's little hand, making to head outside. "I'll take you to see the dean."
Feeling resistance through her hand, Tang Yilin looked back at Kong Xuan, who remained standing where he was, not understanding why he would not move.
Kong Xuan spoke up then. "My little sister hasn't awakened her Martial Soul yet!"
Tang Yilin remembered Kong Ling outside and silently chided herself for being far too hasty.
But then her eyes lit up again. Kong Xuan was a genius with innate full soul power, so what about his twin sister?
Given how Martial Souls were inherited, Kong Ling might very well be a genius too.
"Then wait outside for a little while, little brother. I'll awaken your sister's Martial Soul."
Kong Xuan left the awakening chamber and smiled at Kong Ling. "Go on."
Clutching the hem of her clothes, Kong Ling took small, somewhat nervous steps to the center of the awakening chamber and began the awakening ceremony.
Outside, Kong Xuan glanced at his left hand, picking up his previously interrupted train of thought.
Others might not recognize the Martial Soul he had awakened, but as someone who had "been there before," how could Kong Xuan not know?
Ten thousand years later, in the Legend of the Dragon King era, the Martial Soul of Yun Ming-the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, the strongest person in the world, Atlas Douluo-was precisely the Atlas Spear!
Recalling the appearance of his own Martial Soul, Kong Xuan could be certain that the Martial Soul he had awakened was identical to Yun Ming's ten thousand years later.
Could this Kong Xuan he had transmigrated into actually be the ancestor of Yun Ming ten thousand years later?!
Perhaps that was entirely possible!
As for why Yun Ming's surname was Yun while his was Kong...
Over ten thousand years, a change of surname was entirely possible. After all, Martial Souls were inherited from both parents.
And as for why the Divine Atlas Spear Martial Soul had never appeared in the original Peerless Tang Sect timeline, Kong Xuan quickly thought of an explanation.
Without his transmigration, the original Kong Xuan and Kong Ling might never have come to Shiquan City to awaken their Martial Souls, naturally fading into the crowd.
"Another one with innate full soul power!"
Tang Yilin's excited cry came from the awakening chamber again.
The corners of Kong Xuan's lips rose. It seemed his little sister was a genius too.
Before long, Tang Yilin emerged from the awakening chamber, holding Kong Ling's hand.
As she passed Kong Xuan, Tang Yilin stopped and took his little hand with her right hand.
"Come on. I'll take you to see the dean."
At that moment, Tang Yilin held her head high and her chest out. She had never felt so confident.
She had just personally awakened two children with innate full soul power!
If the dean did not give her a big red envelope later, there would be no justifying it.
Classes were currently in session, and the students were all in their classrooms, leaving the academy looking somewhat deserted.
Holding the siblings' hands, Tang Yilin led them all the way to the third floor of the teaching building and knocked on the dean's office door.
"Come in."
As a voice sounded from inside, Tang Yilin pushed open the office door.
The dean of Shiquan Junior Soul Engineer Academy was named Fang Sheng. He was sixty-five years old this year and a rank-fifty-three Soul King.
He was thin, dressed in white robes, with a wisp of goatee beneath his chin.
His eyes filled with puzzlement as he watched Tang Yilin enter with two plainly dressed children.
But Tang Yilin's next words made it utterly impossible for him to remain calm.
"Dean, these two just came for their Martial Soul Awakening. They both have innate full soul power!"
"What?!"
Fang Sheng sprang to his feet, his Soul King presence surging out.
Tang Yilin stepped forward, blocking the oncoming pressure and shielding Kong Xuan and Kong Ling behind her.
"What did you just say? Say that again?"
Although Fang Sheng was no longer young, his Soul King cultivation still gave him keen hearing and clear eyesight. Nevertheless, he wanted to confirm it once more.
Tang Yilin was very satisfied with the dean's reaction. This was exactly the result she had wanted.
"Dean, sir, they both have innate full soul power!"
After Tang Yilin delivered those words one at a time, Fang Sheng hurried out from behind his desk and scrutinized Kong Xuan and Kong Ling.
Kong Ling was clearly somewhat frightened. Her grip on her brother's hand tightened, and she kept trying to hide behind him.
Kong Xuan, however, was much steadier and dared to meet Fang Sheng's gaze directly.
"Children, could you release your Martial Souls for Grandpa to see?"
Fang Sheng softened his voice as much as possible, presenting himself as a kindly old grandfather.
Kong Xuan knew the moment to change his fate had arrived. He immediately raised his left hand, and a small spear appeared in it.
Fang Sheng's eyes lit up, and he could not resist commenting, "A complete form, an innate spirit and grace. Even without a Soul Ring attached, it possesses a keen edge. This is absolutely a top-tier tool Martial Soul!"
He then turned to look at Kong Ling beside him, only for his eyes to narrow slightly.
Kong Xuan caught Fang Sheng's expression and glanced at his little sister as well, his entire body going still.
Kong Xuan had originally thought that his twin sister, who also possessed innate full soul power, should have awakened the Divine Atlas Spear Martial Soul just like him.
But now he saw that what hovered above Kong Ling's left hand was not a spear at all, but an orange-yellow sphere radiating considerable heat.
Fang Sheng spoke slowly. "Children, what are your names?"
Kong Xuan answered, "My name is Kong Xuan. My little sister is Kong Ling."
Having received his answer, Fang Sheng narrowed his eyes and asked again, "Where are your parents?"
This time, before Kong Xuan could speak, Tang Yilin rushed to answer. "Dean, they're both orphans. They currently live in Rock Mountain Village..."
Along the way, Tang Yilin had already learned all about the siblings' circumstances, and now she spilled everything out as though scrambling to claim credit.
After hearing her out, Fang Sheng pondered for a moment, then looked at Kong Xuan and said, "Child, would you be willing to become students of Shiquan Junior Soul Engineer Academy?"
He could tell that the older brother made the decisions between the two siblings, so his question was mainly directed at Kong Xuan.
Without the slightest hesitation, Kong Xuan answered, "We would!"
Innate full soul power combined with top-tier Martial Souls undoubtedly made both siblings geniuses who appeared only once in ten thousand.
But at present, they had neither backing nor strength. Talent was all they possessed, and they did not yet have the right to choose.
"Hahaha!" Fang Sheng laughed heartily. "Good! Teacher Tang, take them to complete their enrollment procedures immediately. I'll teach these two personally!"
"Yes, Dean!"
Tang Yilin took the siblings' hands and carefully led them out of the dean's office.
"Hahahaha..."
Now alone in the room, Fang Sheng laughed even more freely.
He knew that their little academy could never hold on to geniuses like Kong Xuan and Kong Ling. Even if he, a Soul King, taught them personally, he feared it would still waste their talent.
But none of that mattered. Even just a dozen or so days of a teacher-student bond would be enough for him.
The Divine Realm.
Amid the clouds and mist stood a towering palace. At its very top, a figure stood before a window.
His long, aqua-blue hair fell all the way to his feet.
Ripples seemed to flow across his luxurious blue robes, leaving anyone dazzled and entranced at a single glance.
At that moment, the pure-as-ice-and-jade God King Tang wore a deep frown, his thoughts unknown.
"Third Brother."
As a voice sounded beside his ear, a figure suddenly appeared and naturally slipped her arm through Tang San's.
She wore a pale pink dress, her long hair woven into a scorpion braid, and a faint smile graced her peerless face.
The God King's wife, the Asura Sword Sheath Xiao Wu, rested her head against God King Tang's shoulder and asked softly, "Third Brother, what's troubling you now?"
"Ah!" God King Tang sighed. "The two God Kings, Kindness and Evil, are irresponsible, Life ignores worldly affairs, and Destruction thinks only of seizing power. If not for my bitter struggle to hold it together, this vast Divine Realm would probably have already fallen apart!"
Xiao Wu's heart ached for him. "You're just too responsible, Third Brother. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to be so troubled."
God King Tang continued, "And that's not all. Down in the lower realm, a new star was about to rise on the Douluo Continent, but now, for some reason, everything is shrouded in chaos. Even I can no longer see it clearly."
His expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he turned vicious. Hmph. If anyone dares ruin my ten-thousand-year plan, then they have already chosen the path to their own death!