Chapter 17: Chapter 13 A Stunning Awakening, The Empress is Excited, Truly Worthy of Being My Man!_1
"Crack!"
In the square, golden light burst forth, becoming increasingly resplendent.
An unusual aura swept through heaven and earth, catching everyone's attention.
From the Offering Elder at the top to the Saint Servant at the bottom, hundreds of gazes simultaneously turned, noticing that handsome young man and beautiful young woman.
"Is that... the goddess? Who is she conducting the Awakening Ceremony for?"
"Who is that boy, why have I never seen him before?"
Although the Awakening Ceremony had just begun, the elders were already sensing something extraordinary.
Unlike her usual casual attitude towards others, the moment Bi Bidong on the throne saw Luo Yu, she quickly put her crossed legs down and sat up straight, her phoenix eyes shining with curiosity.
Nobody noticed that the ice-cold and proud Empress, who was usually as still as water, now had her lips curved in a breathtaking and tempting arc, her eyes full of expectation.
The man she fancied, what Martial Soul would he awaken?
Under the scrutiny of the crowd, Hulena was a mix of emotions, her expression extremely bizarre.
When she opened the Formation and saw the golden light surging up from the man, she was stunned on the spot.
Because this meant that the man had not lied before, he really had not awakened his Martial Soul.
Hulena felt incredibly wronged, a huge blow to her.
How is that possible?
Let's be reasonable, who would only think about awakening their Martial Soul at twelve or thirteen years old?
What made Hulena most incredulous was that, if this guy didn't have a Martial Soul, then had he been contending with her Soul Ancestor's pressure just with his physical body before?
"Hiss!"
Coming to this conclusion, Hulena was mentally shaken, her eyes filled with shock, and she couldn't help but gasp in cold air.
No way, that would be too fake.
This guy... just what is his background?
However...
Now he's planning to awaken his Martial Soul, isn't it a bit late? Even great talent could go to waste, right?
Of course, there was another matter troubling Hulena, making it hard for her to face.
That was the solemn vow she'd made to bet with the other party.
What to do now?
Could it be... she really has to call him 'daddy'...
How can she... say that out loud!
So embarrassing~
Hulena's heart pounded wildly, her expression tense and bashful, her pearly teeth half biting her moist, light pink lips.
"Boom!"
In the center of the Six-pointed Star Awakening Formation, Luo Yu, with his eyes solemnly closed, suddenly erupted with powerful airflow, knocking the stupefied Hulena back.
"Shuffle shuffle shuffle!"
Hulena took three steps back in succession, her beautiful eyes wide with surprise. What's going on?
No one had ever heard of a Martial Soul Awakening having lethal force.
Not only was she shocked, the high-ranking members of the Martial Soul Hall were also confused and perplexed.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan couldn't help expressing his surprise, looking around.
"What's happening?"
"Have any of you ever seen a Martial Soul Awakening with this kind of phenomenon?"
"Unheard of." Ghostly Douluo shook his head repeatedly.
"Look!" someone exclaimed.
In the Formation, the wind raged, and Luo Yu's long, straight black hair danced wildly. His already ethereal aura, under the reflection of the golden light, seemed like a deity descending to earth.
The golden light representing talent in the Formation also expanded rapidly.
Others' awakenings would grow inch by inch.
Luo Yu's golden light soared dramatically, instantly going from nothing to surpassing Wang Teng's twenty zhang.
This caused everyone present to exclaim in surprise.
"How is this possible!"
"Whose child is this? Such monstrous talent."
"Twenty zhang of golden light, that's at least the standard of innate level eight."
"No! With this explosive speed, there's definitely a chance for innate level nine!!"
The elders, who were disappointed with the awakening ceremony, became excited.
Hidden gazes from dark corners of the square also started to shine brightly, restless with anticipation.
"Boom!"
Luo Yu was surrounded by thirty zhang of golden light!
Before the spectators could exclaim, another thunderous sound boomed.
The golden light expanded to a radius of forty zhang!
Wang Teng, who just a moment ago was proud and arrogant, was dumbfounded.
So fast, this is... twice mine?
He swallowed hard.
Hulena opened her mouth, wondering what Martial Soul this guy was going to awaken. As the leader of the Golden Generation of the Martial Soul Hall, her awakening back then wasn't nearly as outrageous, was it?
However, in a corner of the square, the golden light that represented the talent of Martial Soul was still growing, shining brightly and rapidly like a dazzling little sun.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's voice trembled, "This... wasn't the Empress like this when she first awakened her Martial Soul?"
The elders got even more excited and animated.
The hidden gazes watching Luo Yu had already turned extremely fervent.
"Golden light...fifty Zhang!!"
"What Martial Soul is this boy going to awaken??"
The Ghostly Douluo and others clenched their fists, as if they were about to witness the emergence of a true prodigy.
"Crack, crack!"
Suddenly, something unexpected occurred.
The six Awakening Stones that formed the Formation actually showed spiderweb-like dense and fine cracks.
"???"
"The Awakening Stones are going to shatter!!"
"Impossible, how did this happen!"
"What exactly is this boy's Martial Soul?"
Everyone watched the scene before them in disbelief, rubbing their eyes and wondering if they were dreaming; not even the top Martial Soul with Innate full soul power could blow up the Awakening Stones, could they?
"Boom!"
"It blew up, did it really blow up?"
The deacon Elders looked at each other in dismay, with expressions as if they'd seen a ghost.
All six Awakening Stones shattered at the same time, scattering countless fragments in every direction.
"Not good!"
Someone exclaimed in alarm, as they realized that after the fragmentation of the Awakening Stones, the golden light of the Formation was rapidly fading away, while the youth's Martial Soul was yet to be drawn out.
Hulena's expression changed, and she erupted with soul power, attempting to replace the shattered Awakening Stones for Luo Yu.
She was fast, but a graceful figure was quicker and more urgent than her!
The imperial throne shattered, and the Empress burst forth, with all nine Soul Rings shining brightly, her immense soul power sweeping up all the Awakening Stones in the plaza, instantly forming a Six-pointed Star Formation that covered the entire plaza.
It was at this moment, as if fully tempted.
All of the Awakening Stones in the plaza burst forth with intense light, the blinding golden light like an overturned gold bowl, covering the entire plaza.
The reach of the golden light was far beyond a hundred Zhang at this point.
Some Elders stared hard, expending all their strength to utter the astounding truth.
"Golden light——"
"A thousand Zhang!!!"
Before the words fell, as if in response,
"Roar!"
A heaven-shaking dragon roar echoed in all directions.
Suddenly, Luo Yu's body surged with an unstoppable momentum, as a nine-colored pillar of light shot up towards the sky, overturning the golden light, and reaching straight for the heavens, forming a pillar of nine-colored light connecting heaven and earth.
"What???"
The entire place stood up, and the Elders all looked up.
Hulena covered her mouth, shock that couldn't be concealed overshadowing her features.
Wang Teng's body trembled, and with a thump, he uncontrollably knelt on the ground.
Behind him, the gigantic Crocodile Dragon Martial Soul appeared on its own, howling towards the sky, declaring submission.
It wasn't just him; everyone present with a Dragon-class Martial Soul, those with lower cultivation levels knelt down immediately, those with higher cultivation levels had their soul power become chaotic, only the top elites managed to remain calm, yet their hearts were filled with inexplicable shock.
A Soul Sage from Martial Soul Hall, with the trembling phantom of a Thorn Dragon behind him, said,
"What is inside that nine-colored pillar of light? Why is my Martial Soul out of control?"
"Roar!"
Another, even more resounding dragon roar, and the hundreds of Awakening Stones across the venue shattered simultaneously.
It was at this moment,
When the nine-colored light pillar dissipated, revealing the true form of the Martial Soul within.
A colossal Giant Dragon, thousands of Zhang tall, imbued with an exceedingly divine and massive aura, with each irregular rhomboid scale shimmering with nine-colored divine light. Elements converged, blood and qi dominated, stunning everyone present.
Luo Yu slowly opened his eyes, revealing a radiance akin to that of nine-colored diamonds.
At this moment, he seemed like a true Banished Immortal. As his beautiful eyes opened and closed, the nine-colored divine light they emitted was so intense even Titled Douluo couldn't look directly at them.
Bi Bidong's enticing eyes flickered with admiration, looking around, lofty and supremely confident.
As if unable to contain herself, she seemed to declare, "See? This is the talent of my man."
Hulena's beautiful eyes sparkled, her heart churning with waves of emotion, the matter of changing her speech suppressed by the current astonishment.
Compared to the two of them, a slender figure in the shadows quivered non-stop, her purple eyes filled with mist, a single teardrop falling and landing on her jade feet.
The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, who had never shed tears before,
Today,
Wept!
Because the Dragon God had returned.
Importantly, the one with the Dragon God Martial Soul was none other than Luo Yu!
As long as it was him, that was enough.
Although Gu Yuena didn't understand what was happening, she knew that there was a future for soul beasts.
There was a future for her and him as well.
Just give this man enough time, and everything will improve; there is nothing to fear from the Divine Realm.
With the energy support from thousands of Awakening Stones gone, the Nine-colored Dragon God Phantom swiftly shrank, becoming only nine Zhang tall, and positioned itself behind the man.
The Elders stared intently at the Martial Soul behind Luo Yu.
Children who awakened their Martial Soul and their parents were full of envy.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"
Several guest elders, who had been hiding in the shadows, could no longer contain themselves, completely disregarding their dignity, and shot through the air towards Luo Yu.
These pinnacle existences of Martial Soul Hall looked at Luo Yu as if he were an unparalleled treasure, their wrinkled skin beaming with joy, while their faces also showed ingratiating smiles...