hotmtlnovel Chapter 1 Martial Soul Awakening
Chapter 1 Martial Soul Awakening
Douluo Continent, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Lin Family Ancestral Hall.
As dawn broke through the carved window frames, a few rays of sunlight slanted into the depths of the ancestral hall.
A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties, with striking eyebrows and bright eyes, and a very handsome appearance, stood at the very head of the ancestral hall.
Before him stood eighteen children who looked to be around six years old, with their parents standing in two rows on either side of the ancestral hall.
Today is an important day for the Lin family. All the children who have turned six years old will awaken their martial spirit today.
An elderly man from the Lin family stepped forward and walked to the middle-aged man's side.
"Lord Soul Emperor, we're troubling you again this time!"
The young man was not a member of the Lin family; his surname was Ning, and he was a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
He was dressed in a black outfit with a black cloak on his back, and a striking seven-tiered pagoda in the center of his chest.
This is the standard attire for direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The middle-aged man nodded and smiled, "My name is Ning Ronggang, a level 65 Soul Emperor, and I am your guide. Now, I will perform Martial Soul Awakening for each of you."
As he spoke, six spirit rings appeared beneath the middle-aged man's feet. They were two yellow, two purple, and two black.
A seven-story transparent pagoda appeared out of thin air in his palm.
"This is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one support-type martial soul in the world of soul masters. If any of you are lucky enough to awaken a martial soul like mine, then you can at least become a purple seed of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Martial spirit and bloodline are closely linked.
The type of bloodline one possesses determines the type of martial spirit one can awaken.
Strictly speaking, a child's martial spirit is inherited from one of their parents.
Everything is subject to change, and occasionally someone will awaken a martial soul from a previous generation.
It's not that the probability is nonexistent, but rather that it's extremely rare.
The Ning family has a long history and often intermarries with affiliated families.
In the history of affiliated families, there have been precedents of children being fortunate enough to experience a generational reversion, awakening the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
Therefore, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has its direct descendants responsible for awakening martial souls for the descendants of the eight affiliated families.
While it's said to be for the sake of care, it also has the suspicion of being a form of control.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School does this to prevent its affiliated families from concealing the specific information of the new generation of Soul Masters.
Its behavior is understandable.
In the history of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, there was a time when outer disciples and affiliated families colluded to rebel.
The successive sect leaders learned from past mistakes and started training from a young age. They claimed to value the cultivation of the new generation of each family and were responsible for the awakening of the martial spirits of the new generation of affiliated families. In reality, they were also worried about the possibility of a rebellion by the "hidden soldiers" of affiliated families.
The young man touched the ring on his left hand with his right hand, and six black jade stones flew out from his storage soul tool.
The soul power was injected into the stone, and the jade turned golden, swirling into a circle and hovering in mid-air.
"The first one is Lin Dong!"
The boy whose name was called by the Lin family elder walked to the bottom of the formation.
Golden specks of light floated out of the stone and seeped into the boy's body.
The boy instinctively reached out his right hand.
Instantly, all the points of light surged out, and in a flash, a vine covered in thorns and emitting a faint red flame appeared in his hand.
"Martial Soul: Crimson Flame Blood Vine. Innate Soul Power: Level 3. Talent Sequence: Yellow Seed."
Crimson Blood Vine, the Lin family's inherited martial spirit.
Disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School enjoy vastly different resources depending on their talent level.
Those with first-level soul power or below are entitled to the cultivation of white seeds.
Those with soul power between level two and level four enjoy the resources of yellow seeds.
Levels 5 to 7 are purple seeds.
Level 8 and 9 seeds are black.
If your innate soul power reaches level ten, then congratulations, you will become a red seed that the entire sect will unconditionally tilt towards you.
Under the guidance of the elders of the Lin family, the children awakened their martial spirits in an orderly manner.
"Martial Soul: War Tiger. Innate Soul Power: Level 2. Talent Sequence: Yellow Seed."
"Martial Soul: Lone Wolf. Innate Soul Power: Level 5. Talent Sequence: Purple Seed."
"Your martial soul is a scythe. Your innate soul power is level zero. You cannot become a Soul Master."
Soul Masters constitute a very small minority in the Douluo Continent.
For ordinary people, becoming a Soul Master is equivalent to turning their lives around.
Heaven is fair.
Even among disciples of Soul Master families, there are always a few unlucky ones who don't have innate Soul Power after awakening their Martial Soul.
The fact that the disciples of the family do not have innate soul power means that these children will not be able to inherit their parents' status in the family in the future.
"Next up, Lin Hao!"
While waiting, it was finally the turn of a boy whose skin had a healthy wheat color compared to the other children.
The boy stepped forward and obediently walked to the jade formation, praying in his heart, "I hope it's the Crimson Blood Vine."
A child's martial spirit is most likely inherited from one of their parents.
The boy's father was named Lin Xiao, the son of a deceased elder of the Lin family. In his lifetime, he served as a protector of the Lin family, and his martial soul was the Crimson Flame Blood Vine.
The boy's mother is named Yang Qianqian. She is not a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but is rumored to have some connection with the Broken Clan.
The boy's mother's martial spirit was not the Soul-Breaking Spear, but the Blue Silver Grass.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the boy will either awaken his father's martial soul, the Crimson Flame Blood Vine, or his mother's martial soul, the Blue Silver Grass.
Or perhaps, both.
As for mutated martial souls, the probability of awakening them is extremely low, one in ten thousand.
Without the middle-aged man saying anything, Lin Hao had already stepped forward and entered the formation of the six jade stones.
As the middle-aged man infused his six soul powers into the jade stones, they spun faster, generating a strong attraction that caused Lin Hao's feet to leave the ground.
Warmth was Lin Hao's first feeling.
My whole body was enveloped in golden light, as if I had stepped into a warm and cozy world. I felt a comfortable and relaxing sensation, like soaking in a hot spring.
Golden light continuously permeated Lin Hao's body, and Lin Hao felt something awakening in his meridians.
At a certain moment, with a pop, something inside the body, like shackles, was broken.
Then, all the warmth gathered in his right palm.
"This child seems a little different!"
Based on his years of experience awakening martial spirits, the middle-aged man looked at Lin Hao and sensed that Lin Hao was somewhat different from the previous children.
For some reason, Lin Hao, despite being a six-year-old child, gave middle-aged people a sense of maturity in his eyes.
It was as if a mature heart resided beneath that childlike face.
But, in a moment, the middle-aged man was disappointed.
As Lin Hao extended his right hand, a pale blue blade of grass appeared in his palm, swaying gently.
"Blue Silver Grass, a useless martial soul!"