Chapter 73: The World Loses Its Color
The spiritual soul awakening ceremony continued.
“Number 2, Ye Liuyun.”
“Present!”
“Step forward for your awakening.”
“Yes, sir!”
Number 2, Ye Liuyun, shared a name reminiscent of brothers with Ye Liufeng, but they were merely distant relatives with little familiarity between them.
A beam of silvery-white moonlight illuminated.
“Ye Liuyun, Moonlit Grade Spiritual Soul, Extreme Cold Ice Qi.”
The contrast was striking: after a Mythical Rank, now a Moonlit Grade. The entire plaza fell silent.
Ye Liuyun glanced at Ye Liufeng; both part of the Ye Family’s ‘Liu’ generation, yet destined for different paths.
With Ye Liufeng’s exceptional display, Ye Liuyun drew no attention.
What followed was unremarkable. Of the 321 Ye Family members who awakened, there were 51 Bronze, 33 Silver, 111 Gold, 73 Starlit, 38 Moonlit, and 12 Sunlight Grade souls.
The highest rank achieved was Mythical, with exactly three, including Ye Liufeng.
The spiritual souls manifested as a Wind Soaring God Soul, a Watersoothing Pearl Artifact God Soul, and a Judgmental Lei Yan Qi God Soul.
It could only be described as a stable performance.
Ye Ruobing’s face remained expressionless. She turned to Qin Qing and said, “Qing’er, it’s your Qin Family’s turn now.”
“Right!” Qin Qing nodded with a smile, then looked at Qin Shu and the others.
The first to step forward was Qin Zheng.
As he touched the awakening light orb, a golden radiance lit up.
Roar!
A golden tiger roared as it merged into Qin Zheng’s forehead, signifying a Gold Grade spiritual soul - a Gold Tiger.
As Qin Zheng watched the awakened spiritual souls of the Ye family—Starlit, Moonlit, Sunlit, and even Mythical Rank—he felt a twinge of disappointment.
He didn’t dare dream of Mythical Rank, but surely a Starlit should be granted to him, at least?
The divide between gold and starlit marked the difference between the divine and the mortal.
Qin Zheng was displeased, but his grandfather, Qin Wushang, remained cheerful. In his generation, most of the Qins had failed to awaken at all. Those who did typically awakened with bronze spiritual souls, only to perish in the Abyss.
In the old man’s view, a gold-rank spiritual soul was nothing short of remarkable.
“An awakening starting with a gold-rank spiritual soul is actually quite good,” echoed Ye Ruobing.
She understood the origins of the Qin family; none of the older generation were awakened beings. The emergence of a gold-rank soul now was indeed promising.
After all, Qin Zheng was merely Qin Qing’s distant cousin.
Her attention, however, remained fixed on Qin Gui—the younger brother of Qin Qing. Surely, his awakened soul would be exceptional as well.
“Number 323, Qin Su, step forward for your awakening.”
The process continued.
Qin Su, Qin Shu—the names were phonetically similar.
In a hunch, Qin Shu felt a sense of surprise coming from his distant cousin.
Sure enough, the next moment saw a burst of multicolored light.
“What?” Ye Ruobing was taken aback before quickly composing herself. Four awakenings, one gold-rank and now a multicolored mythical rank. Is the Qin family poised to rise? We must act swiftly—marriage alliances are key.
She recalled Qin Shu’s three elder sisters; weren’t they still unmarried?
Unaware of Ye Ruobing’s thoughts, Qin Shu and Qin Qing turned their attention to Qin Su.
ROAR!
Another tiger materialized—a spiritual myth soul, a Netherworld Demon Tiger. jet-black like Qiongqi, with wings on its back and blood-red eyes. After a mighty roar, it plunged into Qin Su’s body.
Qin Su felt an overwhelming surge of euphoria. A five-colored mythical rank! He had awakened a five-colored mythical rank spiritual soul. It was akin to Fan Jin’s elation upon passing the imperial examination.
Witnessing this scene, Qin Zheng’s sense of disillusionment intensified.
In contrast, the Qin family members seated in the viewing stand were overjoyed. Another mythical rank, and not from Qin Wei’s lineage this time. What did it signify? The rise of the Qin family was at hand.
Were it not for Old Man Qin Wushang taking the Age-Prolonging Pill, allowing him to match the vitality of young men, the sheer magnitude of this joy would have likely overwhelmed him. As it stood, he was barely functional, his face beaming with delight, unable to articulate a coherent word.
Qin Qing observed the black aura emanating from Qin Su and remarked to Qin Shu, “Fourth Brother, the spiritual soul Xiao-Su awakened seems somewhat malevolent.”
Qin Shu shared her sentiment. Spiritual souls indeed varied in temperament—some were righteous, others gentle, and a few violent. These qualities could influence the awakened being’s disposition.
Consequently, in the God Soul Continent, individuals who awakened violent ones were subject to certain restrictions.
However, every cloud has a silver lining. These Mythical Rank awakening beings generally possess greater combat prowess than their peers.
Numerous methods can suppress their spiritual souls’ ferocity:
- Cultivation techniques like the Ice Heart Art, Pure Heart Incantation, and Mind Awakening Technique.
- Magical artifacts such as the Pure Heart Pearl, Ice Soul, and Bodhi Seed.
- Medicinal pills including the Pure Spirit Pill, Bodhi Pill, and Pure Fiend Pill.
With all three approaches, a fierce Mythical Rank awakening being can function just like any other awakened being.
Ye Ruobing smiled and said, “I must congratulate you both. The Qin family has welcomed another Mythical Rank awakened being.”
“Many thanks to you, esteemed senior,” Qin Shu and Qin Qing responded politely.
Below the stage, Ye family members who hadn’t yet awakened their Mythical Rank spiritual souls gazed at Qin Su with envy, some even tinged with jealousy.
Qin Su took a long moment to compose himself, and the host patiently waited. It wasn’t unheard of for participants to be momentarily stunned by such overwhelming surprise. He would return to normal soon enough.
However, due to time constraints, the host noticed Qin Su’s prolonged daze and reluctantly cast a Pure Heart Incantation on him, “Snap out of it, it’s your turn.”
Qin Su jolted back to reality, suddenly aware of his disheveled state. Embarrassed, he hastily bowed to the host before rushing forward.
How utterly embarrassing for the Qin family, he thought.
Still, no one would blame him; after all, the Ye family member who awakened the Bead of Calm had experienced something similar.
“Contestant 324, Qin Xue, please step forward.”
As Qin Xue and Qin Su crossed paths, Qin Su whispered, “Good luck, little sister.”
Nodding nervously, Qin Xue acknowledged the uncertainty inherent in soul awakening. She couldn’t help but feel anxious.
Placing her hand on the Awakening Light Orb, silvery moonlight illuminated, revealing the Moonlit Divine Soul and the Ancient Tree of Life.
It was a colossal, sky-reaching tree, emanating an aura of boundless vitality.
After receiving the legacy of the Ancient Tree of Life, Qin Xue’s expression seemed somewhat conflicted.
Was she disappointed? A Moonlit-level soul was respectable enough. Yet, could she be pleased? Compared to Qin Su’s achievement, what was there to truly celebrate?
She walked back slowly.
Qin Gui stepped forward, looking up at Qin Shu and Qin Qing.
Qin Shu and Qin Qing nodded at him, giving an encouraging smile.
“Whew!”
Slowly exhaling, Qin Gui placed his hand on the awakening light orb.
Hmm!
Nothing happened.
Could the awakening have failed?
Everyone was shocked.
Ye Ruobing stared intently at the awakening light orb, feeling that it couldn’t possibly be true.
Qin Shu also felt that it couldn’t possibly be true.
Time seemed to have passed for a very long time, yet also just an instant.
Just as Qin Gui’s heart turned to ashes and he was about to remove his hand, the awakening light orb started to move.
Two beams of light, black and white, intertwined. They collided in the air, merged, separated, then continued to collide again.
In the blink of an eye, the black and white light rapidly spread, coloring the world around them black and white.
Everything around them turned into either black or white.
What… what’s this?
Qin Shu was also surprised. Neither he nor Qin Qing had experienced such a dramatic awakening!
Could it be that I’m doing the awakening wrong? Is the claim of Daoseed rank false?
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