Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 148 The New Era, The First Free Awakening

"Dear friends who have come from afar, I would like to thank you for your trust," Qian Renxue said firmly as the crowd quieted down again.

"Today marks the official birth of our Sun Temple. First, please allow me to introduce myself on behalf of the Sun Temple."

With a wave of her hand, a group of figures dressed in white robes appeared and set up thirty awakening arrays in the courtyard. Next to each array, a figure in white robes stayed behind, took out a soul power testing device, bowed to Qian Renxue, and stood respectfully.

"I am the young master of the Sun Temple, and my name is Xue," Qian Renxue said slowly. "The Sun Temple is a reclusive force. If we were to trace its origins back to ten thousand years ago, it would have chosen to go into seclusion for some reason."

"Originally, the position of Palace Master should have been held by my elder, but she is currently striving to reach a higher level and has no time to manage this force. Therefore, I can only represent you all for now."

"Hiss—" Everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Those present were not only those who came to awaken their martial souls, but also many who came to watch the spectacle, and even many from other forces who came to fish in troubled waters and gather intelligence. Among these people were not only people from the Sun Moon Empire.

There will always be a few people from the eastern part of the mainland who are part of the power structure.

Hearing this, they couldn't help but look at the Sun Temple with renewed respect. The concept of "breaking through to a higher level" was, to put it mildly, a breakthrough to Super Douluo, but at this moment, the auras of the two enshrined figures who were like gatekeepers were already almost on par with Super Douluo.

In other words, it is at least striving to become a Limit Douluo!

Ye Xishui, standing in the building across the street, looked at him with a strange expression. It seemed that Qian Renxue's words made sense; she was telling the truth.

After all, she herself had said that she and Long Xiaoyao would hold positions in this force, so it was all reasonable for her to be currently attempting to reach the god level.

"To be honest, she was actually here today, though you may not have noticed. And she doesn't like these kinds of occasions, so she couldn't meet you all. Please forgive her." Qian Renxue bowed slightly. "However, I believe that one day, she will shock the entire continent."

A smile flickered across Ye Xishui's lips as she shook her head.

"May I ask, young master, what do you mean by that? Are you threatening us?" someone in the crowd asked.

Qian Renxue glanced at him and saw a small mark on his right hand, which meant that this person was a spy planted in advance.

"Of course not! I'm just stating a fact: our Sun Temple is very powerful, so we wouldn't risk our reputation." Qian Renxue smiled and said amiably, "I think there's no publicly known power that wouldn't care about its reputation, is there?"

The crowd began to whisper among themselves.

"Since the young master dares to openly say that there is an old man who is trying to reach a higher level, then it must be true."

"Otherwise, if we get exposed later, how will we maintain our standing?"

"Moreover, she said that to prevent some unscrupulous forces from causing trouble."

Qian Renxue clapped her hands: "Alright, everyone. We have quite a few friends and children here today, let's begin the awakening ceremony immediately!"

"I'm sure you all understand what Martial Souls mean to the Douluo Continent, so I won't elaborate further. I wish you all successful Martial Soul awakenings and that you all gain Soul Power, becoming glorious Soul Masters!"

"Herein, the Temple of the Sun promises—"

"Anyone who awakens a martial soul with soul power will receive a reward! The reward is a universally applicable cultivation technique that can aid in future training!"

This technique is a weakened version of the Angelic Divine Art in Qian Renxue's mind. Long, long ago, when the Spirit Hall was established, the then-Angelic Successor, the Pope, passed on a simpler, more universal technique.

The purpose was to enable ordinary Soul Masters to cultivate this technique. This universal cultivation method gradually became the cultivation method for Soul Masters across the continent. In order to make this technique more accessible to more people, the angelic successor at the time did not say that it was a low-end version of the Angelic Divine Technique, but gave it a different name.

However, people gradually forgot about this matter and only knew that the cultivation techniques on the mainland were once passed down from the Spirit Hall.

Later, after the Spirit Hall was destroyed, the number of Spirit Masters decreased significantly, and the inheritance of cultivation techniques became difficult. Most of the techniques were taught by sects, families, and academies.

The cultivation techniques of the Sun Moon Empire have all sorts of flaws.

Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in cheers.

The elders in the audience instantly became excited. This person had awakened soul power and was even given a cultivation technique that could be used for training! In some ways, this was more valuable than gold soul coins or herbs!

"Please follow the instructions of the Temple members, maintain order, and enter the Awakening Array in the order of your queue to awaken your Martial Soul!"

Qian Renxue waved her hand, and immediately, the crowd below began to move.

The children who came were not all six years old; some were over six but had not yet awakened their martial spirits for various reasons.

After all, the Sun Moon Empire's Martial Soul Awakening is only a voluntary exchange of one Gold Soul Coin for the qualification to awaken; not everyone is willing to spend that one Gold Soul Coin.

Jingyang City is one of the largest cities in the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire, with a population of nearly four million. In addition, it is backed by the Jingyang Mountains, so there are many merchants and other transient people.

After the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony begins, many people who have heard about it come to watch. After discovering that there really is such a good thing as a free awakening, they all join in.

Qian Renxue stood inside the courtyard, at the main gate of the mansion, watching everything with a smile.

She sighed inwardly; what she was doing was simply repeating what her ancestors had done.

Those in power at the time probably just felt they had done what they were supposed to do.

However, judging from the reactions of these children and elders who have awakened their martial spirits and soul power, the contributions that the Angel Clan and the Spirit Hall made to the continent were simply unimaginable blessings to the world!

At a time far too early, I was given love beyond comprehension.

It wasn't until the world collapsed that we realized how precious the blessings we had received were.

Seeing the elders moved to tears by their children's awakening of one or two levels of soul power and the acquisition of cultivation techniques, Qian Renxue's heart was also stirred.

In her view, whether it is the Three Kingdoms of the East or the Sun Moon Empire, they are now all part of the Douluo Continent. Since they have merged, they are all citizens of the Douluo Plane.

And she, as the goddess of angels, despite her past fall, and despite the many enemies she will kill in the future to seek revenge—

But when facing these ordinary people, she still showed a bit of love for "humanity"—just like the first generation of angels.

Regarding the question of awakening martial souls and soul power, there was actually a set of data from ten thousand years ago. The Blue Silver Grass, which was considered a useless martial soul, actually had a 3% probability of possessing soul power.

Therefore, the probability of awakening a martial soul with soul power should be roughly the same, since most ordinary people don't have any high-level martial souls unless they've mutated. The limited number of soul masters is likely because these martial souls need to reach the first ring after awakening to be called soul masters; many people may have soul power but may not be able to reach the first ring.

Ten thousand years ago, things were like this; now, the situation is even more dire. Because not everyone can awaken a Martial Soul, the inheritance of cultivation techniques also faces problems. If a family fails to awaken a Martial Soul for three or four generations, the cultivation techniques passed down from their ancestors will likely be gradually forgotten. After all, this is ten thousand years in the future.

(End of this chapter)