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Spirit Pagoda, East Sea City.
Today was the annual Awakening Day.
Inside the tower, Su Qiu stood by the window of a private room reserved just for him, looking down from above. Outside, the area surrounding the Spirit Pagoda was packed with parents and children, a sea of people stretching in every direction.
"Awakening a martial soul…" Su Qiu murmured, a trace of anticipation flashing in his eyes.
After transmigrating into this world six years ago, the day had finally come for him to awaken his martial soul. What his future would look like depended entirely on whether this awakening granted him a powerful one.
In the Douluo Continent, every human could awaken a martial soul at the age of six through the Awakening Ceremony.
A martial soul could take any form, animal, plant, weapon, artifact, or even a part of one's own body. And today was the day that power would be revealed.
"Xiao Qiu."
A tall, broad-shouldered man walked in. With short black hair and a firm, resolute face, he carried an upright and imposing aura.
His name was Su Wuyan, the branch master of the East Sea City Spirit Pagoda, Level 95 Super Douluo and a Three-Word Battle Armor Master. He was also Su Qiu's uncle.
"Well? Your martial soul awakening is about to begin. Excited?"
Looking at the adorable blond-haired boy before him, Su Wuyan spoke while instinctively reaching out to ruffle his hair.
"Not bad," Su Qiu replied casually.
Though he had imagined this day countless times over the past six years, now that it had truly arrived, he found himself surprisingly calm.
"Let's skip the warm-up and go straight to the awakening."
"And hey, old man, take your stinky hand off my head. Did you give birth to me or something? Why are you touching it?"
"Hah! You brat, I'm your uncle! What's wrong with patting your head?"
Instead of getting angry at the disrespect, Su Wuyan simply increased the force and vigorously rubbed Su Qiu's head.
"Tch. Go ahead and rub it. When you're old, karma will come for you."
"What karma? If anything, you're probably planning to bully me once I'm old and powerless."
"Heh, you guessed it. When that day comes, you'd better sleep with one eye open, I might just pull out your oxygen tube!"
"Hahaha!"
Laughing and trading insults, the pair soon arrived at an independent Awakening Chamber within the Spirit Pagoda.
Unlike the other children waiting downstairs, Su Qiu did not need to awaken alongside the crowd. As the branch master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, arranging a private awakening room for his nephew was effortless for Su Wuyan.
The chamber was exquisitely decorated. Even the chandelier was powered by the latest soul-tool technology. The entire room looked freshly cleaned and newly renovated.
After all, this was a request from the tower master himself. Even without explicit instructions, the staff would make every possible preparation, some even going as far as refurbishing the room entirely just to be safe.
"Old man, what martial soul do you think I'll awaken?" Su Qiu asked curiously.
"Most likely the Sacred Angel martial soul, or the Light Holy Dragon," Su Wuyan replied after a moment's recollection, a faint trace of melancholy flashing through his eyes. "After all, those were your parents' martial souls."
"Of course, you might also awaken the same martial soul as mine, the Light Dragon Sparrow," he added, forcing a smile. "We're related, after all. Haha."
At the mention of his late parents, Su Qiu felt both sadness and helplessness.
His father possessed the Light Holy Dragon martial soul, while his mother wielded the Sacred Angel martial soul. Both had been incredibly talented, not far from reaching the rank of Titled Douluo despite their young age, and even possessed a powerful martial soul fusion technique, individuals with the potential to become Limit Douluo.
Naturally, as their child, Su Qiu's martial soul was expected to be extraordinary as well. The three of them had once been destined for a bright future together.
But when Su Qiu was four years old, both of them were killed by evil soul masters.
If Su Wuyan had not arrived in time, Su Qiu would not have survived either.
Because of that incident, Su Wuyan had developed a lingering knot in his heart. He blamed himself for possessing the power of a Super Douluo yet failing to protect his younger brother and sister-in-law. He often wondered whether arriving just a little earlier might have saved them.
That guilt eventually transferred itself onto Su Qiu.
It was also the reason Su Qiu often spoke rudely to him without restraint, he believed that acting this way might ease the burden in his uncle's heart. Being obedient and well-behaved would only make the man feel worse.
"The Light Holy Dragon… Honestly, it'd be better if I awaken the Sacred Angel martial soul," Su Qiu muttered.
The Light Holy Dragon was indeed powerful, but as a transmigrator, Su Qiu clearly knew that in the era of Legend of the Dragon King, dragon-type martial souls were something of a trap.
In front of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, ordinary dragon martial souls were nothing more than roadside strays.
"The Sacred Angel martial soul would be good. If you awaken it, I'll take you to visit the Sacred Angel clan," Su Wuyan said with a grin. "Those old fellows have quite a few treasures."
The Sacred Angel clan was the maternal family of Su Qiu's mother, Yuezheng Huairou.
"Light Dragon Sparrow wouldn't be bad either. When the time comes, the two of us can join forces and wipe out evil soul masters across the world," Su Wuyan said, already drifting into fantasy.
"Let's begin."
Standing at the center of the Awakening Chamber, Su Qiu took a steady breath.
With a casual wave of his hand, Su Wuyan released a burst of soul power. A white sphere of light exploded outward, brilliant colors illuminating the entire room as the intricate patterns carved into the floor and walls lit up simultaneously.
"Please let it be the Sacred Angel… definitely not the Light Holy Dragon… Light Dragon Sparrow won't do either," Su Qiu prayed silently.
Light flowed along the engraved lines toward him. A warm current filled his entire body, gradually stirring the deepest source of power within him.
Something was about to emerge. Su Qiu couldn't help but shiver slightly.
A pillar of golden light suddenly shot skyward, piercing through the Awakening Chamber, through the Spirit Pagoda itself, and straight into the endless heavens!
Outside, the massive crowd waiting in line instinctively looked up in shock toward the upper levels of the tower, only to shield their eyes moments later.
The pillar was dazzling beyond compare. Even under the blazing midday sun, its brilliance could not be concealed.
Inside the chamber, Su Wuyan stood within the radiant glow. As a Super Douluo, his reactions were lightning-fast, he had already put on a pair of tinted glasses, his gaze locked firmly on Su Qiu at the center of the light.
Excitement surged through him uncontrollably.
He had never heard of a martial soul awakening producing such an overwhelming phenomenon!
It's stable, completely stable!
Watching the unprecedented spectacle, Su Wuyan felt certain that Su Qiu possessed the potential to ascend to godhood. He was already imagining the boy's future, standing invincible above all, ruling the world.
Gradually, the pillar of light faded.
Floating before Su Qiu was a sword.
Its blade carried elegant lines and a graceful design, its entire surface wrapped in a layer of radiant brilliance.
As he reached out and grasped it, a stream of information instantly flashed through his mind.
"This is… the Sword of Promised Victory!"
Joy spread across Su Qiu's face.
This was the Holy Sword of the Planet from the Fate universe, a planetary-class weapon. Even with the Thirteen Restraints sealing its power, it remained an extraordinarily formidable armament. When fully released, its might was said to be capable of cleaving stars themselves.
Of course, the weapon before him was not yet that powerful. After all, it was not the real artifact, only his martial soul. To unleash its true potential, he would need to cultivate it step by step.
"My future path is already secure."
Su Qiu knew that as long as he cultivated steadily, this Holy Sword martial soul alone would be enough to resolve most of the crises that Douluo Continent would face in the future.
After all, the Holy Sword possessed overwhelming effectiveness against evil.
Whether it was the invasion of the Abyssal Plane or the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult,
Should they dare to invade, he would ensure their complete defeat!
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