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--- Chapter 476 ---
Han Yuan let out a low, satisfied sigh. The sensation of newly awakened power coursing violently through his fresh meridians was an experience both old and new to him.
While he possessed memories of Alpha and Beta using their respective forces, they paled in comparison to the raw, physical sensation within his own vessel.
Ignoring the deep, questioning gaze of Guo Zhenfeng, he stood still, fully savoring the baseline resonance for a minute.
"K-Kid... What exactly are your martial souls?!"
Guo Zhenfeng slowly walked over, his heavy hands gripping Han Yuan's shoulder. He asked him as if trying to find an answer to his existential crisis, "What are they?!"
Han Yuan opened his eyes, allowing his shifting, silver-yellowish irises to meet Guo Zhenfeng's frantic gaze. "Uncle... Calm down."
The Title Douluo quickly caught himself, taking a sharp breath to calm his racing heart as he realized he was shouting at a mere child.
"Please... tell me, kid," Guo Zhenfeng asked calmly, his tone dropping into something that sounded close to pleading.
Han Yuan offered him a small, perfectly innocent, and joyous smile. "Well, Uncle, I have awakened two spirits."
"The first one is... the Underworld Anchor of Heaven."
"The second one is... the Star Liberation Crown."
He tilted his chin slightly, mimicking the reluctance of a newly awakened six-year-old. "I don't really know how powerful they are, but I can feel that the Underworld Anchor of Heaven is incredibly heavy."
"It gives off a calm, comfortable coldness."
As for the Star Liberation Crown, I didn't feel much at first... Well, except for one thing."
He pointed a small finger toward the morning sky. "I can feel the stars calling me."
"Hiss..." Guo Zhenfeng drew in a sharp, cold breath.
Even though he couldn't fundamentally grasp the true, conceptual nature of Han Yuan's spirits, the description alone was terrifying.
The first martial soul, that bizarre anchor, undoubtedly owned an innate gravity-related skill, or perhaps even a dormant domain, considering that he experienced the crushing atmospheric pressure that had physically locked his limbs during the awakening.
As for the second spirit...
Honestly, a wild theory sparked in the man's mind. He suspected the boy might have some hidden, ancient lineage connection to the infamous Star Crown Sect, a faction that had migrated thousands of years ago from the Douluo Continent to the distant Star Luo Continent.
Yet, for a six-year-old child to actively hear the literal call of the celestial stars was entirely absurd.
Guo Zhenfeng wasn't an expert on star-attributed cultivation, but he knew with absolute certainty that any Spirit Master capable of harmonizing with stellar energy was an abnormality.
And this kid had both.
Most importantly, Guo Zhenfeng was convinced these weren't standard top-tier spirits. They were highly likely Ultimate Martial Souls, or perhaps even legendary, God-level Martial Souls!
The military man's breath hitched. He had just helped a child awaken a God-level twin martial soul.
According to the protocols, he should report someone of this magnitude to the higher-ups of the Northern Army Corps immediately.
Yet, just as his fingers hovered over the interface of his communication watch, his hand froze.
He recalled Han Yuan's background, his recent torment at the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the vulnerability of an unprotected genius. Looking down, he noticed his high-grade watch was currently glitched and malfunctioning from the residual spatial storm, a perfect excuse to paint whatever narrative he desired.
He gazed down at Han Yuan, his face hardening into an expression of solemnity. "Kid... Listen to me very carefully. Do not tell anyone about your martial souls except your closest family members."
"If anyone else asks, you tell them you only awakened a single martial soul. Understand?"
"Anyway, you can only focus on cultivating one at a time."
"But why?" Han Yuan tilted his head, playing the role of a naive, confused child flawlessly.
"Because... there are incredibly bad people out there," Guo Zhenfeng said slowly, his voice dripping with a grim, defensive edge. "Once the wrong people learn what you are capable of, they will do anything to harm you, just like those Evil Spirit Masters did."
"We cannot give them that chance."
"I understand!" Han Yuan nodded firmly, causing the tense Title Douluo to finally heave a sigh of relief.
Guo Zhenfeng didn't fully understand why he felt such a very aggressive, instinctual need to protect Han Yuan. He was a hardened military man who found children to be loud and thoroughly annoying.
Yet, there was an invisible, magnetic gravity to Han Yuan that left him completely sympathetic.
What the Title Douluo failed to realize was that the enormous, hidden wheels of fate and fortune were already grinding into motion for him.
Han Yuan was his ultimate key to his future prominence. He simply hadn't realized it yet.
Meanwhile, entirely feigned to the soldier's internal moral dilemma, Han Yuan was calmly reading through a glowing, translucent system layout flashing within his mind.
[STATUS PANEL]
[Name: Han Yuan (Gamma)
Race: Human, Primordial White Whale, Star-Gazed Elf
Age: 6
Talent: Eyes of Truth, Phantasmal Eye, Devouring All Things (Innate), Absolute Gravity/Suppression (Innate), Star-Gazed Prince (Innate)
Blessing: World-Devouring Kunpeng's Origin, Thousand Celestial Stars, Underworld's Presence, Phantasmal Beast's Dream
Martial Soul: Underworld Anchor of Heaven, Star Liberation Crown, Epoch-Devouring Kun-Whale (Kun Form - Half-Awakened)
Physique: Plane Wanderer Body, Myriad Miracle Star Body, Devouring God Whale Body
Profound Veins: Rootless Dream Source Veins
Physical Strength: Level 50 Spirit King
Mental Force: 4,269 / Spirit Sea Realm (Suppressed)
Cultivation: Level 20
Bound Artifact: Sky Poison Pearl (Evolved)
Cultivation Technique: None
Description: A terrifying entity who has forcibly entered the Douluo Plane and possessed a dying boy, becoming an era-defying monster who can both destroy and free the world]
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[Race: Primordial White Whale.
Originally a crude bloodline infusion of the 1,000,000-Year-Old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but underwent an ancestral reversion upon receiving the baptism of the void. It has evolved into a Primordial White Whale, a lineage known for its catastrophic body weight, sheer cosmic body size, and the ability to devour vast expanses of ocean clouds in a single breath.]
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[Race: Star-Gazed Elf.
Originally a bloodline infusion of the Royal Elven's blood, it underwent a mutation upon receiving the baptism of the void. It has transformed into an Elven variant known for an extreme affinity with the cosmos, possessing the innate ability to hear, call, and harness celestial star powers at will.]
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[Talent: Devouring All Things.
The core, predatory talent of the World-Devouring Kunpeng. It is capable of devouring absolutely anything—be it physical matter, raw energy, or concepts.]
Note: Digestion and assimilation periods scale based on the danger level of the consumed target. Be careful of what you eat.
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[Talent: Absolute Gravity/Suppression.
An innate talent born directly from the underworld—the conceptual realm residing beneath the mortal plane. Anything that breathes or processes life energy within your presence will be subjected to suppression and a crushing weight of gravity.]
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[Talent: Star-Gazed Prince.
The royal of the Star Elves. Grants a flawless presence and appearance that naturally enhances the affinity of living beings toward you. It leaves the user highly attuned to rivers of galaxies, allowing them to summon faraway stellar phenomena and cosmic beasts to aid their endeavors.]
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[Blessing: World-Devouring Kunpeng's Origin.
The concentrated spark of the last World-Devouring Kunpeng, entrusted to you for gradual revival. Beyond granting the Plane Wanderer Body, this origin acts as a conceptual shield, rendering the user completely immune to any hostile Fate Guidance or destiny tracking.]
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[Blessing: Thousand Celestial Stars.
The blessing of a literal thousand cosmic, divine stars. It accelerates the user's learning of stellar laws. Any star-attributed skills, techniques, or martial applications receive a massive, permanent boost to their evolution and improvement rate.]
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[Blessing: Underworld's Presence.
Your soul's frequency brings an absolute, soothing calmness to the concept of death. Any residual spirits, ghosts, or entities harboring extreme resentment will treat you with natural kindness and submission. Passively protects the host from soul-based or mental harm, scaling in defensive power based on the number of spirits aligned with you.]