Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 7: Twin Martial Souls Appear, Ultimate Water Appears, Civilians Need to Pay to Awaken Martial Souls (Please Collect and Recommend)

Xuanming Sect covers a vast area, with well-arranged buildings, green tiles, white walls, flying eaves and brackets, revealing a strong ancient atmosphere.

Led by Xu Sanshi, Xu Tianxi and his three companions made many twists and turns, passed through more than ten gates and corridors, and entered a huge courtyard.

The courtyard leads to the outside of the sect. Xu Tianxi caught a glimpse of many people in plain clothes queuing outside the courtyard. They were all adults holding children, with nervous expressions on their faces and some expectation in their eyes.

Seeing that Xu Tianxi seemed interested in the line of civilians outside, Xu Sanshi introduced them with a smile:

"Third brother, our Xuanming Sect holds a large-scale martial soul awakening ceremony every three months. This is an important opportunity for civilians outside. You only need to pay ten gold soul coins to awaken your martial soul using our formation. It is fair and open, and no one is cheated."

Hearing this, Xu Tianxi casually said:
"I read in a book that ten thousand years ago, the Spirit Hall would proactively send people to every corner of the continent to awaken the spirits of civilians, and it was free of charge?"

Xu Sanshi's eyelids jumped, and he quickly reached out to cover Xu Tianxi's mouth, and whispered in Xu Tianxi's ear:

"Third brother, you can just say this to me at home, but don't tell anyone outside, or something bad will happen."

Xu Tianxi didn't expect Xu Sanshi to react so strongly: "Could it be that what the book says is false?"

"Really! What the book says is true! But even if it's true, you can't say it out loud, Third Brother!"

Xu Sanshi responded hurriedly, then rolled his eyes and carefully observed the surroundings. After confirming that there was no one else here, he continued cautiously:

"Brother, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Ever since the Spirit Hall was destroyed, the responsibility of awakening the spirits of the civilians on the mainland naturally fell on the two empires and later the three major empires.

But you also know that the rule of the empire depends on the nobles to maintain it. In those fiefdoms, the nobles are the local tyrants, and they can decide the life and death of the civilians in the territory at will.

The nobles were so used to their daily lives of luxury that they were unwilling to undertake such a labor-intensive and resource-intensive task as sending people across mountains and rivers to awaken martial spirits for the commoners for free. The empire wouldn't reimburse them, either.

Therefore, charging money to awaken the martial soul happened naturally.

Actually, the price we charge is very reasonable. An ordinary family can save up enough for a few months by living frugally. Besides, our Xuanming Sect has no such obligation. Doing this is somewhat like charity."

Xu Tianxi's pupils dilated with surprise. He asked in astonishment, "We charge money for our services, and those civilians are supposed to thank us?"

Xu Sanshi nodded as a matter of course and responded to Xu Tianxi:

"Of course not. Before our Xuanming Sect came out to do this, the price of the City Lord's Mansion was one hundred gold soul coins, and the number of places was limited. Aren't we just doing charity?"

"There are no great nobles in Xuanming City, the highest of which is only an earl. With the Xuanming Sect at our side, we need a stable environment to do business, and they dare not go too far."

"In the fiefdoms of dukes and marquises, it's not uncommon to charge thousands of gold soul coins, or even raise the price at the last minute. After all, no one can control or investigate them, and low-level soul masters can't resist them, so they can only take whatever they want."

"Even worse, there might be other demands, like a body contract...

I won't tell you anything more filthy than that. This is all what I heard from my classmates. Most of them are from prominent families, and some of them were already quite extravagant before they even entered school, and they were even more careless when bragging about it in private.

"In short, almost all the nobles in the Three Kingdoms make a profit from this. If you mention the Spirit Hall's free spirit awakening in public, you are violating the imperial law.

It is legal to arrest you, or even beat you to death on the spot, because this matter is not recognized by the three great empires."

Xu Sanshi's description was so vivid that Xu Tianxi's face turned pale. He thought to himself that he had underestimated the nobles of the Three Kingdoms.

These guys firmly control the upward channels of civilians from the source, greatly reducing the possibility of civilians' counterattack, and thus consolidating their own rule.

Under this system, civilian geniuses can either become one of them, or... become one of the evil soul masters!
At this moment, Yue Lao suddenly interrupted, "My two lords, I remember that in the Sun-Moon Empire, there seems to be no such provision in the national law. They also organize people to awaken martial spirits for civilians, sometimes for free."

"What's so strange about that? The Sun-Moon Empire has never seen the Spirit Hall, so of course it doesn't have this." Xu Sanshi said indifferently.

As they were talking, they had already walked into the courtyard. The person in charge of awakening the martial spirit was shocked when he saw Xu Sanshi and Xu Tianxi coming in arm in arm.

Xu Sanshi raised his hand to signal him not to make a sound, and led Xu Tianxi away quietly. They walked into a three-story pavilion where they could see far into the distance, and the figures of Xu Fu and Xu Xiaoyun came into view.

The four of them bowed together. Xu Fu pointed to the stone magic circle on the ground and said with a smile, "Come in quickly."

Xu Tianxi responded and walked briskly into the awakening circle that could determine most of his future destiny.

"Shh-"

Xu Fu shot down a beam of soul power, and an awakening magic circle composed of six black stones rose slowly, surrounding Xu Tianxi.

"Close your eyes and feel it."

Xu Fu said in a deep voice, and then his body trembled, and burst out with a strong momentum. A black tortoise shell shield with a diameter of three meters appeared in front of him, and two yellow, two purple, four black and one red soul rings appeared to ensure that the awakening process was foolproof.

In the corner, Xu Sanshi stared at Xu Fu's 100,000-year-old ninth ring, thinking that his father's soul ring configuration was really tempting. When he awakened his martial soul three years ago, he didn't even have the ninth ring.

"If you like red spirit rings, then practice hard. When you become a Titled Douluo, Xuanzu will take you to the sea to find a suitable one."

Xu Xiaoyun's cheerful voice suddenly sounded, and Xu Sanshi smiled at Xu Xiaoyun, swallowed his saliva and said repeatedly "Xuanzu is wise", which made Xu Xiaoyun smile.

The advantage of having elders is reflected here. They can even help kill a hundred thousand year old soul beast.

Xu Sanshi thought happily, "I'm afraid that bitch Beibei might not be able to match me in this regard?" Haha... At the same time, Xu Tianxi, who closed his eyes and sensed the inside of his body, seemed to hear the "crackling" sound of shackles breaking. A mysterious and magical power surged from deep within his body, quickly filling his limbs and bones.

"Is this soul power? It feels pretty good."

Sensing the wisps of mysterious gas as thin as gossamer being guided out along the tendons and veins, Xu Tianxi nodded secretly. He now felt strong all over, his mind was clear, and his six senses were fully aware. He could even hear the chirping of cicadas from far away.

After a few seconds, these soul powers suddenly split up, one part flowed to the right hand, and the other part flowed to the brain and eyes in front of the forehead. Xu Tianxi couldn't help but spread out his right hand, and his eyes opened involuntarily, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"What's going on? Is this a twin martial soul?" This thought occurred to Xu Tianxi, Xu Fu, and Xu Xiaoyun at the same time.

The next moment, Xu Tianxi subconsciously raised his right palm, and a thick dark light surged out, instantly covering his whole body like a tide and spreading to the surroundings.

A black shield with a diameter of one meter revealed its true appearance in the dark light and hovered in front of Xu Tianxi. It was a standard Xuanming tortoise shell shield in excellent condition.

For some reason, Xu Fu's body trembled as if he had been electrocuted when the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield appeared, and his pupils shook violently.

Suppression from a water-attributed superior? How is that even possible?! He was a Titled Douluo, with the Black Tortoise bloodline in his spirit!
At the same time, an imperceptible warm glow flowed in Xu Tianxi's opened eyes. In the depths of his pupils, there seemed to be two lonely moons as cold as frost floating. A very faint waning moon mark also appeared between his eyebrows.

Behind his head, there seemed to be some threads of mental power interweaving, seemingly real and illusory, and it was almost impossible for the strong ones below the Titled Douluo to detect it.

Xu Sanshi's eyes lit up, he stood up with a grunt, and clapped his hands:
"It's indeed the Mysterious Nether Turtle. I told you, Third Brother will definitely awaken our Xu family's heirloom martial spirit.

Judging from this, his innate soul power is estimated to be at least level nine. From now on, our Xu family will be a pair of twin stars."

"Eh? Xuanzu, why do you look so solemn? Aren't you happy that Tianxi successfully awakened his martial spirit?"

Xu Sanshi caught a glimpse of Xu Xiaoyun's expression from the corner of his eye and saw that his eyebrows had become extremely solemn. His eyebrows were deeply sunken, revealing a set of old wrinkles.

Xu Xiaoyun glanced at Xu Sanshi sideways, then tilted his head and revealed a mischievous smile like an old naughty boy:

"This Xuanming Water is extraordinary. Why don't you go up and feel it?"

"Huh? Oh, okay."

Xu Sanshi was stunned for a moment, and summoned his martial soul without knowing why, so he could compare them to see if there was any difference.

However, before he could reach Xu Tianxi, his Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield began to tremble inexplicably, and the rich water element that permeated the shield surface seemed to have encountered the most terrifying thing in the world, and it dissipated in fear.

"Roar--"

The next moment, Xu Tianxi's Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield was like a ferocious beast whose territory was invaded by its own kind. A purple light pattern flashed on the shield surface, and a dull beast roar sounded in the air, and it struck out with an invisible air wave.

"No, what is going on?"

Amid the beast's roar, Xu Sanshi was pushed away by several invisible air waves. He stepped back several steps and finally sat down on the ground with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Xu Tianxi wasn't even a soul master, so it was impossible for him to use his cultivation to force him to retreat. He could only think of one explanation for the current situation -

His martial soul was suppressed in quality, and it was suppressed very badly!

However, this is impossible!

Beibei's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex can only be on par with him, or even slightly inferior to him. In the entire Shrek Outer Court, his martial spirit is the strongest.

Xu Tianxi's Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield looks exactly the same as his, how could he do this?
The next second, Xu Xiaoyun flashed in front of Xu Tianxi, and his palm fell on the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield, feeling it carefully, and he cried out in shock, letting him know the answer.

"It is indeed the ultimate water, this is the ultimate martial spirit!"

An unprecedented gleam of light shone in Xu Xiaoyun's eyes. He witnessed Xu Sanshi's martial soul being suppressed, and personally felt the difference in attributes. He was completely certain that Xu Tianxi's Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield possessed a power that surpassed all water-attributed martial souls in the world!

The ultimate attribute of water is the ultimate water!

Apart from the ultimate water, nothing else could cause the water element of Xu Sanshi's martial soul, who possessed the Black Tortoise bloodline, to dissipate in an instant. Even the ultimate fire was impossible!

It was even more impossible that a level 98 Super Douluo like him could feel a subtle but real gap in the water attribute level!
That tiny gap is an insurmountable chasm!

"God bless Xuanming, God bless Xuanming! Hahahaha, God has been kind to my Xu family, hahahaha..."

Xu Xiaoyun's loud laughter spread out. Suddenly, he noticed that there was another person nearby. He gave Xu Fu, who was also laughing triumphantly, a fierce look:

This is a serious matter, and no information can be leaked!
Xu Fu understood and looked at the three people present, his eyes slowly locked on his eldest son Xu Sanshi.

Neither Chen Wu nor Yue Lao can leave Xuanming Sect, only Xu Sanshi can.

For the future of Xuanming Sect, we have no choice but to... let him close his eyes and rest for a while.

　The spirit awakens and the journey begins (dog head)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)