socalfunplaces Chapter 1 Awakening! Egg?
Chapter 1 Awakening! Egg?
Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou Empire, Fanos Province.
Hundreds of miles away from Nottingham, on a hilltop, lies a dilapidated village called Bluestone Village.
There are few young people in the village; they all go down the mountain to Notting City or even more prosperous areas to make a living. The village is mostly populated by the elderly and children who have not yet awakened their martial spirit.
At the highest point of Qing Shi Village, a small, thin boy sat cross-legged on a rock in the stream, enduring the impact of the water flowing from above.
The stream flowing down the rocks is only 40cm wide, but the current is quite rapid, which is just right for the boy's current situation.
"One, two..."
In less than ten breaths, his frail body was swept into the pool by the current. Xiao Yan struggled to climb ashore and spat out a mouthful of water.
When he first transmigrated, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the village chief holding onto his parents, trying to stop them from leaving, but they still resolutely abandoned Xiao Yan.
All that was left for him was a dilapidated little hut. Although he could sleep there, during heavy rains, it was just a matter of rain pouring down outside and drizzling inside.
He thought it was a disastrous transmigration, but unexpectedly, this is the Douluo Continent, a world filled with soul power, soul masters, and soul beasts. So he has a chance to defy fate, as long as he waits until he awakens his martial soul at the age of six.
That is today.
Therefore, as a transmigrator who was well-versed in Douluo Continent, he began to train his physical strength every day from the moment he gained the ability to act independently.
Over the years since he came to Douluo Continent, he had considered finding Tang San. Based on his deduction, Tang San was the same age as him, and since they were all around Notting City, he rejected the idea of finding Tang San first.
Putting aside any motives, how could a child under six years old easily believe Tang San's words when the other party was also an adult transmigrator?
If he were to reveal all of Tang San's secrets, Tang Dachui might think he was a transformed soul beast and try to do something to him.
Therefore, Xiao Yan planned to intercept Yu Xiaogang in Notting City. He intended to use his theoretical knowledge to appear as a mentor and friend to Tang San, but in reality, he wanted to secretly steal all of Tang San's luck. Although he was not too disgusted with Tang San in the early stages, Tang San's actions in the later stages were too outrageous, and he did not intend to give Tang San a chance to shine.
Of course, these are things for later.
This is why Xiao Yan has been comforting himself and persevering in training his physical strength all these years. In his view, a Soul Master's talent depends not only on the inheritance he was born with, but also, and more importantly, on his own hard work. He intends to get ahead of others when he acquires his first Soul Ring.
Unfortunately, over the years, he still couldn't hold out for long against the rushing stream. Although he wasn't starving every day, he was still too malnourished in this small mountain village, which caused him to faint whenever he increased the intensity of his training.
Climbing to the rocks on the shore, Xiao Yan quickly put on his clothes and picked up the wood he had scattered in the bushes. From a distance, he spotted an old man walking towards him with a hunched back.
"Grandpa George".
"Xiao Yan, you really are here."
The person who came was Grandpa George, the village chief of Qingshi Village. Although he had no parents to take care of him these years, he had been able to get enough nutrition from him. Every few days, Grandpa George would bring Xiao Yan some cooked meat soup, saying that he was too old to eat it.
The old man had clearly exerted himself to walk up this mountain path. He sat down on a rock, panting, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I've told you before, you're at the age where you're growing, and look at you, going up the mountain to collect firewood again."
The old man simply thought the child was too mature, always going up the mountain to collect firewood. Although he often saw Xiao Yan soaking in the stream, he assumed it was just a child playing in the water and never considered the possibility of body tempering.
"Grandpa George, is there something you need from me?"
"Something's happened, really something big. After much pleading, the Soul Master from the Spirit Hall finally agreed to come to our village this year. Usually, we have to travel dozens of miles to awaken our spirits with the kids from other villages. Today is the day you awaken your spirit, Xiao Yan, you haven't forgotten, have you?"
"How could that be, Grandpa George? I was just about to put this firewood at home before I went to awaken my martial spirit."
"Hey, you go ahead, don't keep the Soul Master waiting too long. Give me the firewood."
As George spoke, he reached out to take the firewood from Xiao Yan's back, but Xiao Yan shook his head to indicate that he could do it, and then bid farewell to the village chief and hurried down the mountain.
The site for the awakening was set up in the tile-roofed house in the very center of the village, which was usually where the villagers prayed. Xiao Yan did not walk very fast, but when he arrived at the door of the tile-roofed house, he looked up and saw that the village chief was still halfway up the mountain.
Xiao Yan pushed open the door and entered. The five children and the young man immediately turned their gazes to him. The room was very quiet. Apart from a boy with a smile on his face, the other four all had mournful expressions.
"Are you the last child in this village to awaken?"
The young man who spoke didn't look very old, and he looked at him with friendly eyes, clearly in a good mood.
"Yes, esteemed War Soul Master."
As Xiao Yan spoke, he bowed deeply.
This action actually made the young people feel more favorably toward Xiao Yan. Indeed, in this dilapidated village, it would be understandable if the adults were polite to him, but the children's eyes were filled with curiosity. And this child actually bowed to him and naturally addressed him as a Battle Soul Master.
"No need to be so polite. My name is Su Yuntao, a level 26 Great Soul Master, and I'm your mentor. If you possess soul power and successfully awaken your martial soul, then we'll be on the same path from now on. They've all awakened their martial souls already; now it's just you who's left."
"Grandpa George should be here soon."
"It's alright, let's begin."
As Su Yuntao spoke, his eyes lit up, and a low growl came from his throat.
"Lone Wolf, possess me."
His entire body was covered in dark green fur. Although the children present had seen this scene before, they still gasped in surprise when they saw it again.
In contrast, Xiao Yan seemed unfazed. The opponent's martial spirit form was almost identical to the martial spirit in the fan comics he had been reading, so he was somewhat mentally prepared.
Although Su Yuntao's beast transformation was not obvious, with only slight changes in his eyes and appearance, this was likely due to the opponent's soul power.
"Stand there." Su Yuntao pointed to the six-pointed star formation made of six black pebbles on the ground, indicating that Xiao Yan should stand in the center. The five children next to him also pointed in the same direction for Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan stood in the circle, and at this moment he was also very curious about what kind of martial soul he could awaken.
A faint golden light emanated from the surroundings and then flowed into Xiao Yan's body. He felt a warm sensation that made him close his eyes.
"Feel the throbbing of your martial spirit, follow my guidance, and summon it into your palm."
As Xiao Yan slowly opened his right hand, dazzling golden light filled the entire room. The children watching chattered noisily. Su Yuntao looked at the magnificent golden light with anticipation.
If awakening a martial soul causes such a commotion, then just how extraordinary is this child's martial soul?
But when the golden light dissipated, not only Su Yuntao, but even Xiao Yan, who had opened his eyes, was stunned.
Because at this moment, in the palm of his hand was an orange egg, more than two or three times larger than his hand, covered with blue stripes.
A thumping heartbeat filled his entire body; he couldn't tell if it was his own heartbeat or the egg in front of him.