Six thousand years ago, the Douluo Continent, having lost the protection of the God Realm, encountered an unprecedented calamity: the invasion of the powerful Abyss Plane.
Abyss creatures were beings from the Abyss Plane; ordinary Abyss creatures possessed no consciousness or intelligence.
They were fearless of death, driven by a single will: to devour all life they could see and bring it back to the Abyss Plane to nourish it.
Back then, under the suppression of the Douluo Plane's will and the desperate struggle of several major forces, the Abyss creatures were completely driven back into the Abyss Passage and subjected to countless seals.
Time has passed, and the Douluo Continent and the Abyss Plane have fought for over six thousand years. This long period has been intertwined with blood and tears, with countless soldiers filling the void with their lives.
Now, the sudden appearance of the Abyss Tide has stirred a unease in Dong Zian's powerful heart. After all, he knew very well what it meant.
A new struggle was about to begin.
"Commander, fortunately, the abyssal creatures in this abyssal tide are the Ant King Clan, ranked seventy-sixth. Thanks to our timely rescue, these creatures haven't spread further."
Li Jie, looking at the rescue information transmitted through his soul tool, reported with a hint of relief in his eyes.
The Abyssal Plane has one hundred and eight layers. The higher the ranking of a race, the stronger it is. The Ant King Clan is of above-average strength, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities.
Their Western Legion, stationed in the western border, is the Blood God Legion's strongest backer. Snow City is within their legion's rescue range, so when the abyssal tide appeared in Snow City, they immediately set off, arriving at the first opportunity to encircle and annihilate the abyssal creatures.
"But so many Federation citizens in Snow City are already dead. It's too late."
Dong Zi'an first expressed regret, then his eyes flashed with a fierce light as he said ruthlessly.
"These damned bastards! When my lifespan is about to end, I will definitely enter the Abyss Passage and slaughter them to my heart's content!"
He had already been there when he was besieging the Abyss creatures; a mere Ant King was no match for him, a Limit Douluo.
But these Abyss creatures did not dissipate after death; instead, they would return to the Abyss Plane in a unique way, carrying with them the life force they had plundered, and then be reborn.
This was the fundamental reason why the Abyss Plane could continuously attack the Douluo Continent.
He had previously followed the dead Abyss creatures to see where they returned to the Abyss Plane, and to investigate whether a new Abyss Passage had appeared.
But unfortunately, he returned empty-handed. Those dead Abyss creatures drifted through the air for a distance before disappearing into thin air, and even with his Limit Douluo strength, he couldn't track them down.
"Commander..."
Li Jie was about to say something when Dong Zi'an waved his hand to interrupt him.
"After I left, did you discover any new clues or anything unusual?"
Dong Zian asked meaningfully. He believed that the Abyss Tide's appearance above Snow City must have something unique about it.
"No, not really..."
Li Jie shook his head thoughtfully, but then seemed to remember something. He quickly flipped through the communication soul tool in his hand, and the moment his fingers paused, he suddenly blurted out,
"Today is the day Snow City is giving all six-year-old children the opportunity to awaken their Martial Souls!"
"Martial Soul Awakening?"
Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Dong Zian's eyes. Looking at everything orderly in Snow City, he pondered for a moment and then ordered,
"Take me to see the surviving children." "
Yes, sir! However, Commander, because today is the day of Martial Soul Awakening, the number of child casualties is very high... and many are still unconscious."
Li Jie hesitated for a moment before reporting.
Now that the Federation is unified, every city has established an institution for free Martial Soul Awakening, providing free Martial Soul Awakening services for children.
On this day of awakening, facing the sudden abyssal tide, even though Snow City activated its defensive soul tools and deployed its garrison in time, the casualties were still heavy.
Abyssal creatures are not afraid of death, but soul masters are not, because soul masters are independent individuals with their own thoughts and emotions.
"Let's go check on those who have awakened."
Dong Zian closed his eyes, his pain unbearable. Today was supposed to be the day those children would embark on their journey into the world of soul masters, but instead, they all faced death.
...
"You're not injured, but little brother, you need to rest more. Don't run around during this time. If anything happens, just call your sister." At
the soul tool emergency center, the healing soul master examined Jiang Xiu again and gently reminded him.
"Okay, thank you, sister."
Jiang Xiu lay on the bed and thanked her. He knew she meant well, but what he wanted more now was to awaken his martial soul.
Having faced death, he craved power even more!
"Tap tap tap!"
Steady footsteps sounded, followed by the opening of the soul-guiding gate. Jiang Xiu's eyes flickered, and in his line of sight, two soldiers in military uniforms walked in. Judging from the insignia on their shoulders, their ranks were quite high.
"Are these military personnel here for post-war visits? Oh well, I'm just a kid now, I probably won't get any help."
Jiang Xiu didn't think much of it. He obviously couldn't go out now, so he might as well take a short rest. He turned over.
But the next moment, two dark figures appeared in front of Jiang Xiu, their tall figures blocking out the light.
Jiang Xiu opened his eyes and saw two large faces.
"Little friend, don't be nervous. The uncles are both military personnel, they're all good people. We just wanted to ask if anything unusual happened when you awakened your martial soul?"
Li Jie asked Jiang Xiu patiently. He had already asked several children, but still hadn't gotten any answers. After all, what could children understand? And they were just trying their luck while making visits.
Behind Li Jie, Dong Zi'an narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing Jiang Xiu's strange purple eyes. But when he saw Jiang Xiu's side under the light, his thick eyebrows twitched sharply, though he said nothing, only circulating his soul power.
"No, I hadn't awakened my martial soul yet when I fainted,"
Jiang Xiu shook his head slightly, answering truthfully. Due to certain reasons, he had considerable knowledge of the Federation's military, and lying would bring him no benefit.
Besides, he had indeed simply blacked out and fallen asleep.
"Haven't awakened your martial soul yet? Well, thank you, young friend."
Sensing that Jiang Xiu wasn't lying, Li Jie thanked him and turned to leave. As a general and the third-in-command of the Western Legion, he possessed the cultivation of a Super Douluo, making it easy for him to discern truth from falsehood.
"Wait, since the little one hasn't awakened his martial soul yet, Li Jie, why don't you awaken it for him too?"
Dong Zi'an reached out and pulled Li Jie, instructing him. Then he smiled slightly at Jiang Xiu, but the smile, paired with Dong Zi'an's fierce face, was clearly more like a grimace.
"Awaken my martial soul?"
Jiang Xiu's heart stirred slightly, a hint of anticipation creeping in. His parents in this life were both Soul Masters, and not weak ones at that, both members of the Blood God Legion.
But four years ago, after their last departure, all they returned with were two small medals…
From then on, he was taken to a residence arranged by the Snow City Federation branch.
That's why he so desperately wanted to awaken his martial soul. Born in a chaotic world, only by having his own strength could he avoid being slaughtered!
Moreover, if he had enough power, he also wanted to try to avenge his parents in this life.
"Little friend, do you want Uncle to help you..."
"Yes!"
Jiang Xiu nodded before Li Jie could finish speaking. After all, even if he left here, he would still need the Federation's help to awaken his martial soul. With the convenience, it was naturally better to awaken it first.
"Alright, let's begin then."
Seeing this, Li Jie didn't waste any more words. Six awakening stones suddenly flew out of his hand and landed on the ground in a strange arrangement.
"Buzz!"
With a soft sound, Li Jie's eyes suddenly turned into yellowish-brown dragon pupils. His martial soul was obviously a powerful dragon-type martial soul. Immediately afterwards, a stream of soul power was injected into the awakening stones, and a six-pointed star array appeared. The awakening ceremony began.
"Don't be nervous. Even if your martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, you will still have a future."
Dong Zian looked at Jiang Xiu, who was stepping into the awakening stone, and gave him a rare word of encouragement. But this made Jiang Xiu pause, and his lips twitched. This guy really didn't know how to talk.
As Jiang Xiu entered, countless golden rays appeared within the six-pointed star array, surging wildly into his body as if finding their home.
Jiang Xiu felt as if he were enveloped in warm sunlight, his entire body feeling comfortably warm. The next moment, a booming sound emanated from within him, as if something shattered under the pull of the golden light.
"Roar!"
A resounding dragon's roar echoed, and suddenly a gigantic dragon phantom, its body covered in dark purple scales and burning with raging purple flames, flashed past behind Jiang Xiu.
Its dragon eyes were crimson gold, like burning flames, revealing boundless majesty and savagery. Every dragon scale radiated a terrifying aura of destruction.
The next moment, illusory dark purple dragon scales also appeared on Jiang Xiu's body, his purple eyes abruptly transforming into dragon pupils, gleaming crimson gold, and two surging flames of destruction rose from either side of Jiang Xiu's shoulders.
"This...this is?"
Li Jie's pupils dilated, and he exclaimed in disbelief. He actually felt a suppression from Jiang Xiu, a suppression unrelated to cultivation level, but rather a suppression of his martial soul bloodline!
His martial soul was at the True Dragon level!
"It's the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon! The Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon with extreme destructive attributes."
Sensing that extreme destructive aura, Dong Zi'an narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, enunciating each word clearly.
"The Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, didn't it disappear during the dynastic change of the Sun and Moon royal family ten thousand years ago..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jie's pupils dilated, and he immediately remembered, but hesitated to speak.
"Alright, Li Jie, you can go out now."
Dong Zi'an waved his hand to interrupt Li Jie, his deep gaze gesturing for him to leave. Li Jie nodded heavily, walked out of the Soul Guidance Emergency Center, and stood guard outside.
At this moment, Jiang Xiu suppressed the surging excitement in his heart. While sensing the powerful destructive attributes of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, his left hand clenched tightly, and an extreme darkness flickered quietly.
"Little friend, don't be so nervous. You should still have a martial spirit, right?"
Dong Zian once again revealed that smile that was more like a grimace, and coaxed him gently."!"
(End of this chapter)