Chapter 1: Martial Soul Awakening

In Nuoding City, Tiandou Diguo.

The Sub-branch of the Spirit Hall was now immersed in a solemn atmosphere as a martial soul awakening ceremony concerning the future was underway.

Zhou Yu had just completed his martial soul awakening; his Beast Spirit—the Chameleon—had now quietly returned to his body.

He adjusted himself slightly, then steadily walked toward the official in charge of the awakening ceremony.

He raised his right hand again and gently placed it on the blue crystal ball held by the other person.

As long as his soul power reached level one or above, he would be able to join the ranks of Soul Scholars.

The instant his palm touched the blue crystal ball, his body trembled violently.

Immediately after, the crystal ball released a shocking suction force, drawing out some energy deeply hidden within his body and pouring it into the sphere like a raging flood.

With the injection of this energy, the crystal ball instantly burst forth with dazzling blue radiance, brilliant and breathtaking.

"Heavens!"

The Spirit Master responsible for this martial soul awakening ceremony was a woman, tall and full-figured, with a moderately good appearance. Looking at the scene before her, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and exclaim in disbelief: "It... it is... innate full soul power!"

In Douluo Dalu, when everyone awakens their martial soul, besides the form of the martial soul determining its strength, the level of soul power is also crucial.

The higher the innate soul power, the faster the speed of cultivation in later life.

"I never expected that a small Nuoding City would produce two people with innate full soul power at the same time!"

When this female Spirit Master awakened her martial soul, her soul power was merely level two; truly, comparing people can make one angry.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but pause, pondering silently: "Two? Could it be... him?"

To verify his guess, he blinked his pair of large, black eyes and respectfully asked: "May I ask, Official, is there anyone else in this year's awakening ceremony who has innate full soul power like me?"

The female Spirit Master was stunned, chuckled, and replied: "I have never encountered a person with innate full soul power before; you are the first!"

Afterwards, she sighed lightly and added: "However, not long ago, in a place called Sheng Hun Cun, a child with innate full soul power also appeared. Unfortunately... he awakened Blue Silver Grass, which belongs to the category of useless martial souls."

Sheng Hun Cun, innate full soul power, martial soul Blue Silver Grass.

Through the above information, Zhou Yu could already confirm that the person spoken of by the other party was none other than the protagonist of the original novel—Tang San.

"I never expected that he and I would transmigrate to this world in the same era..."

Zhou Yu felt somewhat stunned; both of them had carried the memories of their past lives and soul-transmigrated to this world.

The difference was that Tang San's father was the youngest Title Douluo on the continent, and his mother was a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor.

In comparison, Zhou Yu's father was merely an ordinary gatekeeper at the Junior Spirit Master Academy in Nuoding City, and as for his mother, she had fallen ill due to a difficult birth when giving birth to him, leaving her with a chronic condition and poor health ever since.

The livelihood of the entire family relied almost entirely on his father's meager income.

Now, Zhou Yu had completed his martial soul awakening and obtained the opportunity to go to the Junior Spirit Master Academy of the Spirit Hall to study.

He couldn't wait to run home and share this joy with his parents.

Regarding Tang San, Zhou Yu felt not a shred of goodwill; he only wanted to keep his distance from him and avoid any interaction.

He silently made a resolve and muttered to himself: "Tang San, you walk your sunny path, and I cross my single-log bridge; let our well water not interfere with our river water, and we shall live in peace."

Zhou Yu's home was not far from the Sub-branch of the Spirit Hall; it took only a short twenty minutes to walk.

However, as he gradually approached his own door, he was surprised to find that the place was already crowded with people.

The onlookers were all familiar neighbors. Zhou Yu approached with a puzzled expression and asked: "Uncle, Auntie, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a young woman in her twenties, with tear-filled eyes, opened her arms and tightly embraced Zhou Yu, saying with a trembling voice: "L-Little Yu, no matter what you see next, you... you must hold on!"

Although Zhou Yu's appearance was merely that of a six-year-old child, his inner soul was already that of an adult in his twenties.

"..."

The young woman's words entered his ears, and an ominous feeling instantly enveloped his heart.

He hurriedly broke free from the other's embrace, carrying an indescribable unease, and quickly squeezed into the noisy crowd. Sure enough, the scene that came into view left him stunned; the two people closest to him in this life were now lying quietly on the ground, like sculptures, having lost all signs of life.

Zhou Yu's voice trembled and was hoarse as he called out in a low voice: "Father... Mother..."

Today was an important day for his martial soul awakening; his father was on duty, and his mother, due to poor health, could not accompany him.

He never expected that this parting...

would result in a separation between heaven and earth, with no day of meeting again.

"How could this be...?"

Zhou Yu sat on the ground, soul lost and spirit broken, utterly unable to accept that his parents, who had doted on him since childhood, had left him forever like this.

At this moment, a young man in uniform walked forward, spoke softly to comfort him, and recounted everything that had happened today.

From the other person's mouth, he learned that before his father was killed, he had had a fierce argument with an old man and a young boy.

"An old man, a young boy..."

Zhou Yu knew they were the village elder, Lao Jieke, and the double-standard king, Tang San.

In the original plot, an argument did indeed occur, but the ending should not have been like this.

Although unwilling to believe it, the fact was right there before his eyes.

His father was killed by a Hidden Weapon, and his mother, unwilling to continue burdening Zhou Yu, resolutely chose to commit suicide.

Seeing a short arrow stuck in his father's throat, Zhou Yu knew deeply that the murderer who killed his parents was Tang San.

However, the investigation results of Nuoding Academy excluded the elderly village head Jieke and the young Tang San, deeming it impossible for them to be the murderers.

Finally, with the help of enthusiastic neighbors, Zhou Yu buried his parents.

"Tang San, is this your so-called 'path of death'?"

"I will definitely use your own methods against you!"

Zhou Yu knelt before the tombstone and made a vow.

He raised his right hand and released his martial soul; it was a 【King Chameleon】.

The Chameleon belongs to the Beast Spirit; although its attack power is not strong, it is proficient in the way of disguise.

Then, Zhou Yu slowly raised his left hand, and a black mist swirled in his palm.

Within the black mist, a long metallic object faintly appeared—it was his second martial soul.

"I never expected my second martial soul to be such a terrifying thing!"

Seeing the other martial soul he had awakened, Zhou Yu himself found it hard to believe.

Unfortunately, with his current physique, he was utterly unable to wield a weapon that should not exist in this world.

"Before I have sufficient self-defense capabilities, I must absolutely keep this secret from everyone!"

Zhou Yu retracted his Tool martial soul and decided to temporarily present himself in the form of a Beast Spirit.

To avenge his grievances, the most urgent task is to quickly strengthen his own power.

He possesses innate full soul power; as long as he can acquire a Spirit Ring, he can formally step into the world of Spirit Masters.

Located four hundred li northeast of Nuoding City stands Liehun Senlin, where the empire raises Spirit Beasts.

However, relying solely on his own strength, hunting a Spirit Beast is nearly impossible, let alone obtaining the legendary Spirit Ring.

"I must find an assistant..."

After much thought, Zhou Yu finally thought of a suitable candidate and hurriedly ran toward the Spirit Hall.

(End of this chapter)