Half a day later, Xuan Yuan Qingli and Feng Fei arrived at a small town called Maple Leaf City.
It was about thirty or forty miles from Heaven Dou City, and a small town off the main road, so the Heaven Dou Empire's pursuers couldn't find it quickly.
After eating, Xuan Yuan Qingli and Feng Fei easily found the location of a branch of the Martial Soul Hall by asking around.
He handed a gold soul coin to the two guards at the gate and smiled, "Brothers, I'd like to ask the steward to awaken my Martial Soul.
Please inform him."
The guards, who were about to reprimand them for their rustic appearance, were suddenly dazzled by the gold coin.
One of them quickly put the coin in his pocket with a smile, saying, "No problem, wait a moment."
He then hurried inside and came back out about two minutes later, saying, "The steward is free today, so please go in.
However, the free Martial Soul awakening period has ended.
If you want to awaken your Martial Soul, you'll have to pay."
"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle!"
Xuan Yuan Qingli smiled slightly and led Feng Fei into the main hall.
A young man in his twenties approached them.
Upon seeing Xuan Yuan Qingli, his eyes lit up, and he asked kindly, "Are you here to awaken your martial soul?"
Xuan Yuan Qingli smiled innocently, "Uncle, I was sick when I was supposed to awaken it for free, so I missed it.
Now that I'm better, can I continue?"
The young man asked, "How old are you?"
Xuan Yuan Qingli replied, "Six years old, seven after the New Year."
The young man nodded, "Yes, you can awaken up to eight years old, but six is the best time, as it's easier to awaken a higher level of innate soul power."
He paused, looking at their shabby clothes, and hesitated, "However, the free awakening period has passed.
If you want to awaken it yourself, it will cost twenty gold soul coins.
Do you have the money?"You'll never believe why I moved to
Xuan Yuan Qingli nodded quickly, "Uncle, my family has sold off our possessions and raised twenty gold soul coins. Please take a look."
She then took out the money she had prepared beforehand and handed it over.
The young man's face lit up with joy.
These twenty gold soul coins were extra income; he could keep two-thirds, and the remaining one-third would go to the public account.
Even if he only received thirteen gold soul coins, it was still a large sum of money, more than his monthly soul master allowance.
The young man counted the money; there was no problem. He smiled and said, "Child, come with me!"
Xuan Yuan Qingli and Feng Fei followed the young man to an empty house.
The young man took out six black, round stones and arranged them in a hexagon on the ground, saying, "Stand in the middle!"
Xuan Yuan Qingli stood in the center of the hexagon. The young man said, "Don't be afraid. Close your eyes and feel carefully."
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted, "Fire Ox, Possess!"
His body rapidly expanded, becoming exceptionally muscular, almost tearing his clothes.
His exposed skin was covered with a layer of fine red cow hair, and a pair of curved horns appeared on his head, emanating a scorching aura.
At his feet, two yellow spirit rings lit up, constantly moving from his feet to the top of his head.
Xuan Yuan Qingli nodded secretly. After all, this was near Tian Dou City; this steward's strength was greater than Su Yuntao's.
He remembered that Su Yuntao had two spirit rings, one of which was a white ten-year spirit ring, making him much weaker than this person.
Seeing that Xuan Yuan Qing Li was not frightened by his sudden transformation, the young man nodded slightly and sent out six streams of light into the six black stones.
Instantly, a layer of golden light emanated from the six stones, forming a pale golden shield that enveloped Xuan Yuan Qingli.
Xuan Yuan Qingli felt a warmth, as if he were wrapped in a cozy world, an indescribable comfort.
Drawn by that warm energy, he felt his blood begin to burn again, the exact same sensation he experienced when he awakened his divine blood in his previous life.
Only this time, the divine blood didn't burn his body; instead, it condensed within him, surging towards his right hand.
At the same time, something within him seemed to shatter; he knew that was his martial soul awakening.
The countless fiery energies of the burning divine blood were absorbed by his martial soul the instant it awakened, then surged towards the top of his head.
Boom!
A ball of dark red flame ignited on Xuan Yuan Qingli's body, instantly plunging the entire room from cold to scorching heat.
His entire being underwent a dramatic transformation; a pair of magnificent black wings, shimmering with countless golden patterns, unfurled from his back, burning with dark red flames.
A golden flame-like divine mark appeared on his forehead, resembling a burning golden flame.
His jet-black hair also radiated golden light, forming a sun-like halo above his head.
From within the halo, a three-legged divine bird emerged bathing in the sun.
"This..."
Feng Fei and the young man both widened their eyes, their faces showing shock.
Even someone with no experience could see that this martial soul was absolutely powerful, let alone the fact that the young man's Fire Ox martial soul trembled, a sign of fear from being completely suppressed by a superior martial soul.
Xuan Yuan Qingli calmly withdrew the strange object born from the divine blood flowing towards his right hand, sensed his own martial soul, and a sudden realization dawned on him.
If he wasn't mistaken, this martial soul was the legendary Great Sun Golden Crow, a peerless divine bird on par with the Ancestral Phoenix, a spirit of fire, a symbol of the sun, and the embodiment of the Great Sun.
As for why he had awakened the Great Sun Golden Crow martial soul, it wasn't hard to guess.
Although he was a direct descendant of the Yellow Emperor, his ancestor had intermarried with a descendant of the Yan Emperor during the Yanhuang Alliance's campaign against Chiyou, giving his lineage the pure Yanhuang bloodline.
The Yan Emperor, while the Human Emperor and Southern Heavenly Emperor, was also the Sun God, and his divine blood contained the Yan Emperor's bloodline, manifested as the Sun Bird as his martial soul.
As for the swan martial soul in this life's bloodline, it was incomparable to the Yanhuang bloodline, naturally suppressed or even purified.
It could be said that the bloodline of his past life had replaced his current one; he and the Heavenly Dou royal family had severed even their last bloodline, leaving only a nominal relationship.
Xuanyuan Qingli retrieved her martial soul according to the young man's instructions.
The intense heat in the room disappeared, and the young man wiped the sweat from his brow, overjoyed.
Awakening a genius was a perfect achievement for them, a promotion and a raise guaranteed.
"Child, child, let me test your innate soul power,"
the young man said in a trembling voice, his hand holding the blue crystal ball shaking slightly.
Xuan Yuan Qingli placed his palm on the blue crystal ball, and his body trembled violently.
The seemingly beautiful blue crystal ball possessed a tremendous suction force, and his soul power surged out as if it had found an outlet.
(End of Chapter)