Spirit Battle City, Xuanming Sect.
After being forced to sign a series of unequal treaties—including a five-year contract of servitude and a debt of at least twenty gold spirit coins—a grim-faced Lan Xuanyu finally reached his martial soul awakening ceremony.
Watching the six awakening stones arranged around him, Lan Xuanyu's heart couldn't help but tremble, even though he had experienced this once before.
While Lan Xuanyu didn't dare hope for a miracle, he still inwardly yearned for the Dragon God bloodline—so vital to him—to have followed him through rebirth.
As the soul master in charge of awakening at the Xuanming Sect released his soul power, the six stones emitted a faint blue light. They warmly enveloped Lan Xuanyu's body, ridding his martial soul of its slumber.
"Resurrect... (×) Awaken! My martial soul!"
A cluster of shimmering blue light drilled out from the palms of both his hands. It soared upward for over a meter, revealing its true form as it swayed and flickered in the air.
Without a doubt, it was the single-pass inheritance of the old Tang family, the symbol of their bloodline: Blue Silver Grass.
"!?"
Blue Silver Grass?! Why Blue Silver Grass!
Intense disappointment surged in Lan Xuanyu's heart. What damn use did he have for a Blue Silver Grass martial soul?!
He wanted the Dragon God bloodline, the Dragon God bloodline!
With a helpless sigh, what could he do? He had to face reality and temporarily use this martial soul for cultivation.
The awakening master looking at the crystal ball, which was now overflowing with blue light, gasped in surprise: "Hiss, this is... innate full soul power? A Blue Silver Grass martial soul can actually have innate full soul power?!"
Lan Xuanyu looked back with some surprise, but soon the corners of his mouth curled into a confident smile.
What was there to be shocked about? He, Lan Xuanyu, was the dignified reincarnation of the Dragon God. Even without the bloodline, his powerful talent could not be obscured by any adversity.
It was only then that Lan Xuanyu noticed his Blue Silver Grass was slightly different.
Upon closer inspection, one could see silver patterns along the stems of this so-called grass. Its life aura was rich and thick, countless times stronger than the common Blue Silver Grass found on the streets.
Lan Xuanyu was certain this was no ordinary grass.
In his previous life, his martial soul had been the twin souls [Gold-patterned Blue Silver Grass] and [Silver-patterned Blue Silver Grass]. Of course, those were just external manifestations of the Dragon God bloodline, but he was naturally quite familiar with them.
In Lan Xuanyu's view, because he lacked the bloodline, his martial soul was a pure plant type. The grade of this grass was not the [Blue Silver Emperor]—the ruler of grass possessed by his father, grandfather, and great-grandmother.
To be precise, it should be considered a [Blue Silver King], an existence second only to the [Blue Silver Emperor].
Even if it wasn't a super martial soul, it was definitely a top-tier one, no less inferior to the Xuanming Sect's ancestral martial soul, the [Xuanming Turtle].
The fact that a common servant could awaken with innate full soul power naturally drew the attention of the Xuanming Sect. Among commoners, having even one in twenty people awaken with innate soul power was a blessing; a genius with innate full soul power was simply unimaginable.
The news quickly alarmed the upper echelons of the sect.
"Is this child named Lan Xuanyu a newly joined servant? Truly rare... a Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power. Could it be..."
As if thinking of something, the Sect Master of the Xuanming Sect paused, suppressed his excitement, and whispered to the head steward: "Train him first, then focus on cultivating him."
In history, there was only one person with Blue Silver Grass and innate full soul power!
Perhaps...
...
Night.
Due to his talent, Lan Xuanyu received special care from the Xuanming Sect. His residence was upgraded from a thatched hut to a small private courtyard.
Lying on a comfortable large bed, Lan Xuanyu did not sleep. With his hands behind his head, he stared at the ceiling, his mind racing.
He had finally stabilized. Next, he needed to continuously cultivate, grow stronger, and find a way to join Shrek Academy.
As for the so-called "focused cultivation" from the Xuanming Sect? He took it with a grain of salt. Their only role was to awaken his martial soul. Now that the goal was achieved, they were useless to him. Did they really think he would stay in this place forever?
His goal was to become a god—and the Dragon God at that!
But... how exactly should he cultivate this Blue Silver King martial soul?
Lan Xuanyu tossed and turned irritably. In his past life, due to his unique bloodline, his soul rings were self-generated. Thus, he had no experience hunting for rings. He didn't visit the Spirit Transmission Pagoda to obtain a soul spirit, but rather to blow up their Spirit Ascension Platform plane to absorb immortal qi.
Thinking back, his past life was truly great! Unlike now, where he had to agonize over how to cultivate...
At this point in time, his uncle-in-law Dai Yuhao had not yet created the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, so he had no chance to get a soul spirit. But if he were to hunt soul beasts for rings, which ones should he target?
He hadn't forgotten his status as the Dragon God; he was the true sovereign of soul beasts. Even if he had to hunt them, he would only target dragon beasts that "already had a path to death," just as he did on Planet Draco.
Yes, even if his martial soul had changed, Lan Xuanyu intended to walk the path of the Dragon God.
The issue was... he excelled in the power of the Dragon God, which meant strength and elemental control. The life attribute of the Blue Silver King didn't relate to either.
What should he do?
After thinking for half the night, a sudden flash of inspiration reminded Lan Xuanyu of his grandfather Tang San, the God of Wisdom, and his journey of rebirth on Planet Falan.
His grandfather, the Sea God Tang San, had developed the ability to use the Mysterious Heaven Skill to devour the bloodlines of others. After committing suicide to follow Grandma Xiao Wu into reincarnation, he relied on this ability in the Falan Star System. Within ten years, he reached God-level by devouring high-level bloodlines and even evolved his [Blue Silver Emperor] into the [Chaotic Blue Silver Emperor], controlling the two supreme attributes of Yin and Yang. He surpassed his previous life, reaching the level of a Supreme God King and becoming an equal to the Dragon God.
In Lan Xuanyu's view, if his grandfather could do it, there was no reason why he—the strongest and most outstanding scion of the Tang family—couldn't.
He scrambled up from the bed and sat cross-legged, palms facing inward, silently circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body.
If his hypothesis worked, he might be able to touch the [Power of the Dragon God] ahead of schedule!
...
Outskirts of Star Net City, Huo Yuhao's villa.
In a master bedroom on the second floor, two magnificent goddess-like figures leaned against Baili Du. There was no need to ask what they had been doing earlier...
On Baili Du's left, a woman with long snow-white hair draped over them. Her face, cold and noble like a plum blossom in frost, was filled with satisfaction. Her azure eyes, clear as the sky, were full of languid charm. Her dual auras of a celestial fairy and a woman of desire fit together perfectly.
On the right, a woman with sea-blue wavy hair leaned in. Her large blue eyes were clear and pure. While her beauty was slightly less than the white-haired woman's, her princess-of-the-sea purity was equally captivating.
Her curvaceous figure was pressed tightly against Baili Du.
These two were the soul spirits Ice Heaven Snow Emperor (Xue Di) and the Mermaid Princess Liya. They were the most important "family" to Huo Yuhao, and during the Great God Circle era, they had become the... lovers of the Emotion God King, Huo Yuhao.