One Year Later
Early in the morning... It is still the same stone house. The first rays of sunlight seep through the windows. In one of the rooms, two six-year-old kids are sleeping on a large bed.
At this time, an average-looking middle-aged woman is leaning against the door frame. She is neither ugly nor beautiful. She is currently looking at the two children who are still sleeping. In her eyes, you can see the maternal love and obsession that could only be seen in a mother hen.
She woke up early to do her morning duties and cook for her children. After that, she came here again to watch the sleeping kids. This is her daily routine. She is Bai Wu, and those two children are Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
After watching her sleeping children until she was satisfied, she went near them and patted their backs. She called out softly, "Babies~ it's time to wake up."
Hearing her call, both of them slowly opened their eyes and looked at her. After a year, both Xie Yue and Nana still looked cute as ever. Xie Yue was nearly one meter tall, and Hu Liena had grown a bit taller than him. In early childhood, girls tend to grow faster than boys.
"Babies... Today both of you have turned six years old. Mom has already prepared everything for your awakening. I will personally awaken you two, so just get up from bed and wash up quickly."
She had once worked as a deacon in one of the Spirit Hall branches, so she knew how to awaken their martial soul.
"Brother~ yay!... We can finally awaken our martial souls today!" Hearing what Bai Wu said, Hu Liena started to cheer. Xie Yue also joined her in cheering.
"Yeah. So let's wash up first!"
"Yes, brother, let's go faster!" Both Hu Liena and Xie Yue ran toward the bathroom.
"Hey, slow down!" Watching them run, Bai Wu told them to be careful. 'These kids are so lively,' she thought to herself.
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After an hour, in the hall of their house, Xie Yue and Hu Liena stood in front of Bai Wu. She was now explaining the awakening process to them. Even though she had taught them many things about the world of soul masters over the past year, she still reminded them again of how awakening worked.
After explaining many things, she took out six black stones and a blue crystal ball from a box. She placed the six black stones on the floor, forming a hexagonal shape.
"Babies, I have already taught you that becoming a soul master is very hard. Even Mama is only at half a level of innate soul power, and my martial soul is also an auxiliary type. Not everyone can become a soul master; one in a thousand is already rare. You can see how hard it is... So even if you can't become soul masters, don't worry. Mommy will always be with you to take care of you," she explained.
But how can children understand this? If they couldn't awaken, they would surely be sad. It was okay for Xie Yue since he knew about his awakening. Even so, he was also eager to see his own martial soul. After all, watching anime and reading novels is not as good as experiencing it for oneself. This day would also mark the beginning of his journey toward eternal life.
But could Nana not be worried? After hearing Bai Wu's words, Nana hung her head low. However, there was still a glimmer of hope in her eyes. She also wanted to become a soul master and protect her brother. Protecting her brother was her utmost goal.
"I see," Nana said in a worried tone.
"Nana~ don't worry. I believe in you. You are my sister. You will definitely awaken a good martial soul and enough innate soul power to cultivate." Even though Xie Yue didn't care much about her concerns, he still said caring words to maintain his facade as a good brother.
"Ah, brother~ since you said so, I will definitely awaken a good martial soul and innate soul power and become a respectable soul master to protect you." She, who believed Xie Yue with all her heart, had already forgotten Bai Wu's words. To her, it didn't matter. She would believe everything her brother said. Determination shone in her eyes.
'Hehe, I definitely trained her quite well. She will become a good sword for me. It's a pity to kill her now. I shall change my plan a little bit,' Xie Yue thought to himself.
After six years of hard work, he had created a good "pet" for himself. It wasn't that hard to train her. After all, when she was just born, she was like a blank canvas. He could write anything he wanted. So he used this chance to create a good companion for himself, one who would believe him wholeheartedly and obey him in everything.
"Yes, Nana, what your brother said is true. Both of you will definitely have innate soul power!" Bai Wu cheered.
"Now, Nana, come and stand here." She pointed to the center of the awakening formation. Nana did as she was told.
After Nana stepped into the center of the formation, Bai Wu summoned her milk martial soul, and a white soul ring appeared under her feet. The two kids had seen her summon her martial soul many times, so they were not overly amazed by the sight. After summoning her martial soul, Bai Wu started to channel her soul power into the awakening stones. A pale golden light shone brightly and gathered around Nana's body.
After a moment, a beautiful pink fox appeared behind Nana.
"This, this... This is definitely a good martial soul!" Bai Wu stammered, feeling the pressure emanating from the fox martial soul. Bai Wu was sure that this was indeed a good martial soul. Now Nana was overjoyed. After awakening, she discovered her martial soul was a spirit fox.
"Nana, come here. Use your mind to take back your martial soul and put your hands on this crystal ball," Bai Wu urged.
After two tries, Nana successfully recalled her martial soul and came near Bai Wu, placing her right hand on the crystal ball.
After a while, a bright blue light shone brightly.
"Oh my goodness... This is innate soul power level 9!" Bai Wu exclaimed.
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AN: Since my readers are familiar with the Soul Land world, I won't go into unnecessary details or repeat everything stated in the original Douluo Dalu work. If I did, it might make this book very boring.