Douluo Continent: Apollo, the Sun God King!

Six years later.

The core area of ​​the far north, near the Snow Palace.

A six-year-old boy, dressed only in thin clothes, is holding a small wooden sword and repeatedly practicing the most basic sword moves in the snow.

Thrust, chop, flick, slash.

Although the movements were still immature, they already showed some skill.

Not far away, Xue Di sat sideways on an ice rock, her legs crossed, the hem of her white dress hanging down, revealing a pair of exquisite and alluring jade feet. Her bare feet were suspended on the ice and snow, yet she did not feel the cold at all.

She watched the boy practicing swordsmanship, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"It seems like it's about time for this little guy to awaken his martial soul," she murmured to herself, her gaze gentle. "I wonder how Bing'er's preparations are going."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

A petite figure in emerald green streaked across the sky from afar.

"Xue'er! Where's Xiaoyang?" The Ice Emperor's voice preceded her arrival. "I've already obtained the materials for awakening human martial souls!"

Xue Di raised her chin: "Look, they're playing over there."

Hyotei turned her head and saw Lin Yaoyang, her eyes immediately lighting up. In a flash, she scooped the little boy into her arms.

"Hey, Yaoyang, have you missed me?"

Lin Yaoyang was embraced tightly, the unique cool fragrance of Hyotei lingering around his nose.

It's soft and fragrant, but it's a bit flat.

But he would never dare to say those words out loud.

"Of course I wanted to!" He raised his face, smiling brightly. "Sister Bing'er, what have you been up to these past few days?"

"Of course, it's to prepare you for awakening your martial soul!" Hyotei pinched his little cheek. "You're six years old now, it's time to awaken it."

Lin Yaoyang was slightly taken aback.

Awakening Martial Soul?

That's right. According to the rules of Douluo Continent, six years old is the age to awaken a martial soul.

He has been in this world for six years.

Out of curiosity, he poked the bulging power bank, and with a "bang," he became the human cub he is now, held in the palms of the two lords of the far north.

Fortunately, his name is Yaoyang.

I wonder what kind of martial spirit this outsider can awaken.

However, he had a vague premonition that his martial soul was most likely related to fire.

Because in this frigid far north, he never felt cold. The Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor often said that he was like a little sun, warm and comforting to hold.

"Xiao Yang? What's wrong?" Bing Di noticed he was lost in thought and assumed he was worried. "Are you worried about awakening a useless martial soul?"

Xue Di also came over, reached out and ruffled his hair, her voice so gentle it could melt ice and snow: "Don't worry, Xiao Yang."

Six years of companionship.

They watched him grow from a tiny little boy into the robust and chubby boy he is today.

This human cub brought so much color to their otherwise monotonous animal lives, and their bond had long since deepened to an unbreakable level.

Even if he awakens a useless martial soul, they can still protect him for life and let him live a carefree life.

Lin Yaoyang snapped out of his daze and laughed, "No, I was just curious! Let's go back and awaken!"

Hyotei pinched his cheek and said indulgently, "Okay!"

The two beasts, one on each side, led him into the air and flew towards the Snow Palace.

……

Inside the Snow Palace.

Following the method she'd obtained from humans, Hyotei arranged the awakening materials into a hexagonal magic circle. As she did so, she muttered to herself, "Human things are such a hassle; even awakening a martial soul requires so much complicated procedures..."

Xue Di stood to the side, her gaze fixed on Lin Yaoyang, her eyes filled with a hint of anticipation.

"Xiao Yang, stand in the center of the magic circle." Ice Emperor waved his hand.

Lin Yaoyang followed the instructions and entered the center of the formation, closing his eyes.

In an instant, a strange energy rose from the magic circle beneath his feet, enveloping his entire body like a warm tide. This energy did not make him feel uncomfortable; instead, it felt like countless gentle hands slowly moving through his body, as if to awaken something that was dormant.

"Relax, Yaoyang," came the Snow Empress's voice, carrying a soothing power. "Feel the changes within your body."

Lin Yaoyang took a deep breath and focused intently on sensing the sensation.

Then, he felt a throbbing sensation rising from the deepest part of his body.

It wasn't just a normal flutter of the heart; it was as if a sleeping sun was slowly awakening in the darkness.

The tremor grew stronger and stronger, carrying an indescribable majesty and domineering aura, even causing the auras emanating from the Snow Empress and Ice Empress around them to fluctuate slightly.

"Hmm?" Xue Di and Bing Di exchanged a glance, surprise flashing in their eyes.

They could sense that the martial spirit that was about to awaken within Lin Yaoyang's body seemed to contain some kind of extremely powerful force.

Just then, Lin Yaoyang suddenly opened his eyes!

A blazing red light, as intense as the sun, exploded from his body, scorching and distorting the surrounding air!

The light was so dazzling that both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress subconsciously squinted.

The light lasted for several breaths before gradually fading away.

Just as Xue Di and Bing Di were about to breathe a sigh of relief, they were both stunned.

Because they saw that Lin Yaoyang's originally jet-black short hair had now turned into a dazzling orange-red.

It wasn't the flamboyant red of flames, but a warm and bright orange-red, like the rising sun.

"Xiaoyang, why...your hair has changed color?" Hyotei asked, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Lin Yaoyang paused for a moment, then looked down at the ground. The floor of the Snow Palace was paved with black ice, smooth as a mirror, clearly reflecting his image.

In the reflection, the eyebrows and eyes are still the same, but the short hair has changed from black to a dazzling orange-red.

"It's probably because of the awakening of my martial soul." He reached out and touched his hair. The texture was the same, only the color had changed.

Immediately afterwards, he felt that the throbbing sensation had not completely dissipated.

A huge phantom slowly solidified from the void.

It was a majestic figure with a deep red and silver-white body, its armor sharp and angular, with a cold, hard metallic texture, yet it shimmered with a warm golden luster.

A circular, golden eye core is embedded in the top of his head and between his forehead. On his chest is a perfectly round golden core, like a miniature sun, slowly emitting blazing white flames.

What is most striking are the two pairs of wings of light that stretch out behind him. The surface of the wings is a translucent golden yellow, with orange-red flames flowing around the edges. Each flap brings a scorching temperature.

He hovered quietly behind Lin Yaoyang, like a war god emerging from the sun, carrying a scorching pressure that could burn everything.

Hyotei's eyes widened: "What... what kind of martial soul is this?"

The Snow Empress felt the intense heat rushing towards her, her pupils contracting slightly: "This temperature... could it be the ultimate fire?"

Lin Yaoyang stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar mecha phantom before him.

Apollo?!

"Xiao Yang! What's the name of your martial spirit?" Ice Emperor asked eagerly.

Lin Yaoyang came to his senses and whispered, "Apollo."

"Apollo?" Xue Di and Bing Di exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

They had lived for so many years and seen countless martial souls—beast martial souls, weapon martial souls, body martial souls, mutated martial souls… but they had never heard of the name “Apollo”.

But it's okay.

Based solely on that aura just now, and the scorching temperature that even the Ice Emperor, an ultimate ice soul beast, felt, the grade of this martial soul is self-evident.

Xue Di stepped forward, reached out and patted Lin Yaoyang's head, smiling as she said, "Little Yang, although we've never heard of this name before, judging from its aura alone, it must be a super martial soul. You will definitely become an unparalleled powerhouse in the future."

Lin Yaoyang withdrew his martial soul, and the image of the Sun God of War slowly dissipated. He raised his small face, a glint in his eyes that seemed beyond his years: "Yes! Of course! I will definitely become the strongest soul master!"

"However..." he scratched his head, "I still don't know how much innate soul power I have."

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm all ready!" Hyotei pulled out a blue crystal ball from somewhere and handed it to him. "Here, put your hand on it."

Lin Yaoyang placed his hand on the crystal ball.

The next second, a dazzling blue light exploded from the center of the sphere, instantly spreading to the entire sphere!

The light was as dazzling as the purest sapphire, bathing the entire Snow Palace in a deep blue hue.

Hyotei's mouth formed an "O" shape.

A look of surprise flashed in Xue Di's eyes.

"Innate full soul power!" she chuckled softly, her tone full of pride. "It seems my little Yang really is a peerless genius."

Lin Yaoyang stood with his hands on his hips, his small chest puffed out, and said smugly, "That's right!"

Hyotei couldn't help but pinch his cheek again: "Look how smug you are!"

As Xue Di watched this scene, the smile on her lips deepened.

Six years ago, when she found this baby in the snow, she never imagined things would turn out this way.

But at this moment, looking at this proud little guy, she suddenly felt that these six years of companionship were the warmest time in her hundreds of thousands of years of life.

"Let's go," she said, reaching out to pick up Lin Yaoyang. "Today is your big day of awakening. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

"Roasted rabbit!" Lin Yaoyang's eyes lit up.

Several snow rabbits outside the Snow Palace suddenly shivered.