Chapter 1: Golden Crow
Heaven Dou City is an orphanage specially funded by the royal family.
In the early morning, the weather was gloomy. The gray sky was covered by a layer of dark clouds, and wisps of drizzle fell from the sky, making the air cooler.
A noisy and impatient voice sounded outside the house, and an old man dressed neatly and decently called out hurriedly. He seemed to be in a particularly good mood today.
In a room.
A boy with black hair, a handsome appearance, and who looked only five or six years old, heard the voice at this time and quickly got up from the bed.
There was some trepidation on his face, but more of it was expectation.
Today is the orphanage's annual martial soul awakening day.
This was a life-determining opportunity; if he could awaken a powerful martial soul, he could become a powerhouse in this world and live a life of comfort and abundance.
But if he can't awaken a better martial soul this time, then his life will become mediocre. The best future may be to become an imperial employee in the orphanage.
However, as a transmigrator, he is not willing to live like this. After all, in this world where the strong decide everything, he could be caught in a battle and die at any moment.
If he meets a conscientious soul master, he will be compensated with a few gold soul coins. If he meets an unscrupulous soul master, that could be deadly.
Pei Qing doesn't know what martial soul his parents have. He only prays that he can awaken innate soul power. Even if it is level one, it is better than no innate soul power.
Taking a deep breath, he folds the quilt and walks out of the room with firm steps.
If he goes out too late, he might be nagged by the dean, so it is best to avoid that directly.
"Xiaoqing, you are awake. Come and line up. Today is our most important day of the year; you can't miss it."
As soon as he walked out of the room, the old dean, who was dressed neatly and decently, hurried over, grabbed Pei Qing, and took him directly to the orphanage's lobby.
"Dean, is it the soul master sent by the empire to awaken our martial souls?"
Pei Qing raised his hand curiously and looked at the dean who was holding him, asking.
He had just awakened the memory of his previous life and knew that he had come to this familiar Douluo Continent.
He has a certain understanding of martial soul awakening. In his memory, the orphanage where he lives was established with the support of the empire, so the awakening of martial souls is not carried out by the Spirit Hall.
It's a pity that without the blessing of the Blind Douluo Su Yuntao, how can he become a god?
"Of course, the empire's adults are here to awaken martial souls for us."
"Xiaoqing, you have to work hard. Only when you awaken a better martial soul will a good family be willing to adopt you, and then you can live a good life."
Pei Qing smiled and did not respond to the dean's words. He had no desire to become someone else's son; that seemed a thankless task.
Even if he cannot awaken a good martial soul, Pei Qing would find a way to stay in the orphanage and strive to become an employee of the empire.
Grandpa Dean seemed to have no children, and he was willing to help him in his old age.
He was led by the dean to the hall of martial soul awakening. At this time, there were already seven or eight children of the same age as himself in front of him.
Their faces showed expectation and nervousness.
On the Douluo Continent, it can be said that a person's fate is determined from birth.
The children of nobles are nobles, and the children of commoners are commoners.
Because the Douluo Continent is a world where the bloodline is supreme, commoners who want to become soul masters are destined to rely on martial soul mutation.
But martial soul mutation is not so easy to occur. In the era of Douluo Dalu I, the representatives of martial soul mutation were only Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiaogang.
One is a chicken turning into a phoenix, and the other is a real dragon turning into a pig. Martial soul mutation is not guaranteed, and there is also the possibility of mutation from a super martial soul to a third-rate martial soul.
The person sent by the empire to awaken the martial soul is a young man in his twenties, with an ordinary appearance and nothing particularly remarkable.
"Master Wu Haitao, you are finally here. I will trouble you again this year."
The young man nodded and glanced at the old dean who approached him.
"Old Lin, quite a few children are awakening in your orphanage today, but it's the same every year. Let's get started quickly. I need to rush to the next orphanage."
The old dean quickly took out two gold soul coins from his arms and handed them over.
"No need for that. You are not having an easy life either. You might as well buy more food for these children instead of giving me money." Wu Haitao shook his head and took out the awakening tools without accepting them.
Behind him, a battle tiger appeared, roaring towards the sky, looking very fierce.
White, yellow, and purple soul rings floated behind him; he was a Soul Elder.
Pei Qing was secretly surprised. You should know that in some small places, a soul elder can completely dominate a city.
For example, a place like Nuoding City.
But in a place like Heaven Dou City, where every inch of land is valuable, the only thing a soul elder can do seems to be to help awaken martial souls.
Soon, the children in front, under Wu Haitao's guidance, orderly awakened their martial souls.
But unfortunately, without exception, none of the people before him had soul power, and they could only become ordinary people in the end.
Their martial souls were also very ordinary—bamboo poles, blue silver grass, stones, sickles, etc.
For this outcome, Wu Haitao did not seem surprised; he had long been accustomed to it.
It is not so easy to become a soul master. You must know that there are only tens of thousands of soul masters across the entire Douluo Continent.
For civilians, having level one soul power is enough to impress. It is considered a matter of honor.
The martial soul awakening came to Pei Qing. He stepped forward, waiting anxiously for his martial soul to awaken.
"Xiao Qing, do your best."
The old dean clenched his hands tightly and looked nervously at Pei Qing, who was about to awaken his martial soul.
He held high hopes for Pei Qing because he found this child in a valley outside Heaven Dou City.
When he discovered the child, he saw a light golden glow, which was extraordinary. He believed Pei Qing would awaken a good martial soul.
This secret had been kept in his heart for six years, and he was finally going to see the result.
"Are you ready? I'm about to start," Wu Haitao said.
After speaking, he shot out a surge of soul power, and suddenly, a golden light illuminated the hall. Pei Qing closed his eyes, and a large number of golden light spots appeared around him.
These light spots increased in number, eventually wrapping Pei Qing in a human-shaped golden light.
Wu Haitao's eyes lit up because the light spots represented soul power—the more powerful the martial soul, the more light spots there were.
This scene made Wu Haitao very excited. With such strong soul power, how powerful could this martial soul be?
Level 7!
No, level 8?
Wu Haitao was pleasantly surprised. He felt his luck had arrived.
Such a genius awakening in his hands would bring him great rewards.
Just as he anticipated, Pei Qing, wrapped in golden light, also felt an extraordinary induction.
In the next moment, under a golden light, the hall suddenly heated up rapidly!
With a hum, the sky brightened, the dark clouds were dispelled, and pure sunlight fell upon Pei Qing.
A golden flame pattern appeared between his eyebrows.
Strands of golden light radiated from Pei Qing's body and gathered behind him into a blazing sun.
Within the sun, a black divine bird with golden light was born.
Top martial soul… Golden Crow.
(End of this chapter)