Martial Soul Awakening: Two Cats

Douluo Continent, Nuoding City, Cat King Village. Lan Hong was a typical transmigrator—his parents had died, he was all alone, and he had grown up eating whatever the villagers gave him. This year, he had just turned six.

Ah! Douluo Continent, such a twisted world. I'm a dignified transmigrator, yet I nearly starved to death!

Old Cat Grandpa, the village chief, had told him that tomorrow would be the day of Martial Soul awakening. On Douluo Continent, Martial Souls were passed down through bloodlines.

Simply put, dragons gave birth to dragons, phoenixes gave birth to phoenixes, and rats' sons knew how to dig holes.

His parents in this life, like the other villagers, had possessed Cat Martial Souls. Though they were Beast Spirits, they had no Soul Power.

The village was called Cat King Village because a Spirit King with a Cat Martial Soul had once emerged from here. Villages across Douluo Continent seemed to enjoy naming themselves that way.

He could only pray that he would awaken Innate Soul Power. Even Rank One would do—at least then he could become a Soul Master.

It would be even better if he could get a system. As a transmigrator, how could he not have dreamed of gathering all the beautiful women of Douluo into his harem?

Lan Hong chewed on a Blue Silver Grass leaf, his vacant eyes fixed on the sky. Dreams were dreams, but reality was reality. He needed to get past the Martial Soul awakening first!

"Hey! Little Hong, what are you lying there for?"

"Old Cat Grandpa, how many times have I told you? Don't call me Little Hong. Call me by my proper name!"

"You brat!"

Old Cat Grandpa was not actually that old, only in his fifties, though he looked somewhat aged. He was decently dressed as well; after all, he was the village chief, so food and clothing were no concern for him.

"I came to remind you that tomorrow is the day when Lord Soul Master comes to awaken the Martial Souls of the six-year-old children in our village. Don't be late!"

"Don't worry! I can forget other things, but I'll never forget this! I'm counting on Martial Soul awakening to change my fate!"

"Hehe! It's good that you have such ambition, but you should also prepare for the worst. In a little village like ours, there are far too few people who awaken Innate Soul Power!"

"Old Cat Grandpa, just wait! I'll create a great world where everyone can cultivate and everyone can become like a dragon!"

"You brat, boasting again! Fine, it's enough that you have the ambition. Remember to come early tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Lan Hong was the first to arrive before the village's Spirit Hall. His breakfast was a coarse grain pancake sent over by Old Cat Grandpa.

"You brat, you're actually this early today!"

"Of course! This is my only chance, so naturally I had to come early!"

"You're the smartest child in the village. I hope you can awaken Innate Soul Power!"

A few more six-year-old children gradually arrived, chattering among themselves about the upcoming Martial Soul awakening.

At around ten in the morning, a female Soul Master wearing the Spirit Hall emblem on her chest arrived. Old Cat Grandpa hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.

"Lord Soul Master, welcome!"

"Alright! Let's begin quickly. I still have other villages to visit today!"

"Yes!"

Old Cat Grandpa led the children into the village's Spirit Hall, which was really just a larger, cleaner wooden house.

After Old Cat Grandpa left, the female Soul Master introduced herself.

"My name is Sisi. I am a Rank 24 Soul Grandmaster, and my Martial Soul is Ribbon. I will guide you."

As she spoke, she took out the Awakening Stones and arranged them, then brought out the Crystal Ball used to test Innate Soul Power.

Lan Hong knew who Sisi was. She was the girlfriend of Su Yuntao, the man mockingly called the Blind Douluo.

"Martial Soul Summoning!"

Sisi summoned her Ribbon Martial Soul. Her soft ribbons were far better than Su Yuntao's frightening Lone Wolf Martial Soul. At least none of the children were scared; their eyes were instead full of curiosity.

"Alright! Who's first?"

"Me!"

Lan Hong was the first to step forward. Martial Soul awakening would not change because of the order.

As the saying went, whether he stuck his head out or pulled it back, the blade would still fall. He might as well go first.

"What a bold child. What is your name?"

"My name is Lan Hong!"

"Lan Hong, what a nice name! Come stand here!"

Lan Hong obediently stood in the center of the awakening formation. As Sisi poured in her Soul Power, the Awakening Stones began to shine.

Lan Hong also felt his body grow very warm. He opened his right hand, and an orange-red cat dressed in a white martial outfit appeared in his palm.

"A Cat Martial Soul? But what kind of cat is this? I've never seen one before."

Sisi did not recognize it, but Lan Hong did! This was the leader of the Seven Swords, the master of the Changhong Sword—Young Hero Hong Mao!

There was one more thing Lan Hong had not mentioned. It seemed that there was also something in his left hand. In other words, he had Twin Martial Souls.

He could not reveal that carelessly. Although Spirit Hall might recruit him, Spirit Hall was not exactly peaceful right now. A wielder of Twin Martial Souls would surely be fought over by multiple factions. If things went wrong, he might be killed.

After all, plenty of sects and factions held the attitude that if they could not have someone, no one else could either.

"Alright! Put away your Martial Soul first, then come test your Innate Soul Power!"

"Alright!"

Lan Hong had thought that since he possessed Twin Martial Souls, he would definitely have Innate Full Soul Power. However, he had been overthinking it. He only had Rank Four Innate Soul Power.

That was already quite good in a small place like this, but compared to true geniuses, it was nowhere close.

"Rank Four Soul Power, Orange Cat Martial Soul! After I finish awakening the others, I'll issue you a Martial Soul certificate! Oh, and little one, would you like to join Spirit Hall?"

"Not for now. I want to go to school."

"I see! Very well, then. When you truly become a Soul Master, Spirit Hall will welcome you!"

As a female Soul Master, Sisi was quite approachable. Afterward, she helped the other children awaken their Martial Souls while Lan Hong stood to the side with his eyes closed, resting.

In truth, he was communicating with his Martial Souls. One of his two Martial Souls was Young Hero Hong Mao, master of the Changhong Sword. The other was also a cat—the captain of the Dragon Rider Legion, the Sixth Dragon Rider, Blue Cat, Brother Cat!

They were not merely Martial Souls; they also possessed independent consciousness. After communicating within their minds, Hong Mao and Blue Cat understood the current situation.

"Lan Hong, you're saying that on this Douluo Continent, one must kill soul beasts and obtain Spirit Rings in order to increase one's strength?"

"Yes! Young Hero Hong Mao, I understand what you're thinking. I also think this Spirit Ring system is complete bullshit, but there's no other way! We can't change it unless we become gods, break the order of the current God Realm, and rebuild the rules of Douluo Continent!"

"Then let us work toward that goal! I, Blue Cat, will do everything in my power to help you!"

"Thank you, Brother Cat!"

"I will help you as well! From now on, I will train you. Do not slack off!"

"I won't!"

Lan Hong gave his solemn promise. What transmigrator did not have a bit of pride? Now that he had a chance to reach the pinnacle, how could he possibly fail to seize it?

After Sisi finished awakening the final child's Martial Soul, she shook her head in disappointment. This year, only Lan Hong in Cat King Village had awakened Innate Soul Power, though that was already quite good.

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