Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

A warm, gentle sensation spread from my dantian, flowing smoothly through my meridians. Every bone in my body felt as if it had been ironed, so comfortable that I wanted to sigh.

Zhu Zhuqing stared at the light and shadows within the array and asked softly, "Sister Jingjing, is there anything unusual?"

Qiao Jingjing closed her eyes and felt it for a moment, then shook her head and laughed, "I felt warm all over, like I was soaking in a hot spring... like I swallowed a crystal core."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a strange change occurred—

The golden light suddenly seemed to come alive, all turning around and flowing towards Qiao Jingjing's eyes like rivers flowing into the sea!

Lin Quan and Zhu Zhuqing, who had initially thought she was born without a martial spirit, suddenly held their breath and stared intently at her face.

Lin Quan's eyes flickered, his gaze immediately locking onto Zhu Zhuqing, and he blurted out, "This...could this be a sign of the awakening of my Martial Soul?!"

"I...I don't know either..."

"Judging from Sister Jingjing's condition alone, her martial spirit is most likely breaking free from its cocoon!"

Swah——

Before Zhu Zhuqing could even sort out her thoughts, a sudden change occurred before her eyes!

Qiao Jingjing's eyes suddenly lit up, and a sharp golden light flashed like lightning!

Almost simultaneously, the golden radiance emanating from the surface of the Soul Stone, like fireflies scattered by a raging wind, instantly disintegrated and vanished...

"Jingjing, are you alright?"

"Jingjing, how are you feeling?"

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Quan and Zhu Zhuqing both looked at her, their voices filled with barely suppressed anxiety and concern.

As the dazzling golden light slowly faded, Qiao Jingjing raised her eyes to meet their gazes, her voice clear and resolute: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"I have indeed awakened my martial spirit—right here in these eyes."

Swah——

As soon as she finished speaking, golden light shone in her eyes again, even brighter than before!

Immediately afterwards, a faint golden pattern quietly crept up the corner of her eye, like an ancient talisman first drawn, or a natural mark.

Looking at her now, her features revealed a captivating and eerie beauty!

After a brief moment of adjustment, Qiao Jingjing's mind stirred slightly, the golden light faded, and her eyes returned to their clear state.

She hesitated for a moment, then spoke again: "Strictly speaking, these eyes are extremely unusual..."

"It was forged from the power of the Soul Stone, wrapped with a wisp of my spiritual will."

Indeed—these two martial souls are the product of the fusion and condensation of the energy contained within the soul stone and Qiao Jingjing's own spiritual power.

"His martial soul is actually his eyes?"

Zhu Zhuqing stood there, speechless for a moment.

She had lived for over a decade and had never seen such a true martial soul!

In this era of chaotic understanding of martial spirits, the body-type martial spirits have no reputation whatsoever. People regard them as ordinary and useless martial spirits like Blue Silver Grass—no one cares about them, and no one has any expectations for them.

Although she hadn't heard of it, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly said, "Sister Jingjing, should we test your soul power first?"

"Yes! I'm also curious about what level your innate soul power reached after you awakened!"

Swah——

Qiao Jingjing reached out and pressed the crystal ball that Zhu Zhuqing handed her.

In an instant, a powerful suction force burst forth from the sphere!

Warm currents surged from her limbs and bones, like rivers flowing into the sea, and all disappeared into the sphere.

Inside the crystal ball, light and shadow flowed, and layers of halos overlapped, eventually illuminating about one-third of the sphere's surface with a gentle yet understated glow.

"What level of soul power does this count as?"

Qiao Jingjing turned her gaze and looked directly at Zhu Zhuqing.

"This crystal's maximum level is 30, and its current brightness corresponds to innate level 10 soul power."

Before Zhu Zhuqing could finish speaking, a flickering flame ignited in Qiao Jingjing's eyes: "Level ten? Does that mean I can immediately hunt for a soul ring?!"

Seeing her eager expression, Lin Quan couldn't help but press down on her shoulder: "What's the rush for spirit rings?"

"Even if we were to hunt for it, now would be the wrong time!"

"Tell me first—what exactly can your eye spirits do?"

Qiao Jingjing smiled frankly and explained the characteristics of her martial soul without reservation.

But the more they talked, the heavier the atmosphere became.

She has indeed awakened, but this martial spirit is hardly practical.

To put it bluntly, it's almost like a double-edged sword—

It is generated by mental power, and the abilities it possesses can be accomplished by mental power itself, but with greater precision and depth;

And it is equally helpless when mental power cannot do something.

Even that little bit of ability was like a knife with its edge dulled and useless.

It's truly like this: tasteless to chew, yet unwilling to throw away...

After hearing these words, Lin Quan's throat moved slightly, but he ultimately did not utter a single word.

Before awakening, one is filled with fervent hope;

He truly awakened, but all that remained was a soft sigh.

"Though not sharp, it is not necessarily useless."

"Don't forget—in this world, besides martial spirits, there are also spirit beasts and spirit rings."

That's right, Qiao Jingjing's eyes seem quite ordinary at the moment.

But who dares to say that it won't quietly turn the tables at some point?

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Jingjing nodded slightly: "That's true, we'll try and revise as we go..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she changed the subject, and her gaze, along with Zhu Zhuqing's, turned to Lin Quan.

"Brother Quan, it's your turn—it's time to awaken your martial spirit."

"OK."

Lin Quan readily agreed and stepped into the center of the magic array.

Swah——

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes narrowed slightly, her fingertips paused, and then she raised her hand without hesitation.

The six soul stones lit up instantly, and the soul power surging from her palm, like silver thread threading through beads, instantly penetrated into the stones.

A golden light suddenly appeared, like the first dissipation of morning mist, fine yet dazzling, and in the blink of an eye it had woven into a translucent cocoon of light, completely enveloping Lin Quan.

A warmth spread, like spring water seeping into the bones, slowly flowing through every limb and body...

"They're here! They're really here!"

"What could it be? Thunder? Fire? Or something else?"

Sizzle—sizzle—

Within moments, arcs of electricity began to dance around his body, alternating between purple and white, crackling and popping.

"Just as I thought."

Qiao Jingjing smiled slightly, her expression showing no surprise whatsoever.

She just tried it herself—she doesn't have a martial spirit, and neither does Lin Quan.

Both of them were awakened beings from another world: she awakened her spiritual power, and he invoked the source of thunder.

This time, Lin Quan used the Soul Stone as a guide and fused the lightning energy within his body as the core, forcibly condensing the purest elemental martial soul—lightning—under the laws of this world!

As the golden light dissipated and the cocoon of light vanished, two pairs of eyes immediately fixed on him.

"Brother Quan, how are you feeling?"

"It's thunder... My martial soul is thunder itself."

Shila-

Before he finished speaking, he flipped his right palm, and a leaping purple lightning bolt suddenly rose up, rough, violent, and with a primal sense of tearing.

It was his newly formed martial spirit—Thunder!

In this Martial Soul Continent, it would be called a Thunder Element Martial Soul!

Just as Qiao Jingjing had predicted: it was tasteless to eat, but unwilling to throw it away.

She frowned, but Lin Quan remained calm.

It may seem ordinary now, but there's still a long way to go; even without any surprises, it's still worthwhile.

"Come on, Quan-ge, let's test your soul power level—try this."

Zhu Zhuqing handed over a deep blue crystal ball, and Lin Quan reached out and pressed it without hesitation.

Swah——

The blue light flashed and stopped steadily on the tenth mark.

Just like Qiao Jingjing, she was born with full soul power.

"I thought the martial spirits in this world would offer something new..."

"And the result? It's strange as it may be, but in the end, it's just a 'skinning' of our existing capabilities."