NOVEL WEB Chapter 29: Luan Feng
Liuying preferred staying in places with a cold climate, and in a city like Dragon City, which was close to the far north, there were no cockroaches or spiders.
Liuxing took Liuying's hand and said softly, "Let's go back to the room first. I remember there's a cooling soul guide in the room, so these insects won't dare to follow us inside."
Liuying bit her lip in annoyance, nodded, and obediently let Liuxing pull her back to the room.
After sending Liuying back, Liuxing returned to his own room. Leaning against the wall, he murmured softly, "Liuying, I'll definitely find a way to make you like a normal person—able to sleep and dream."
In the adjacent room, Liuying sat on the bed with her hands on her knees, resting her chin atop them. She leaned against the wall and whispered, "Idiot."
Yet, a soft smile appeared on her face. In the corner of the room, a soul guide continuously released cold air, gradually lowering the temperature.
Due to her special physique, Liuying was unaffected by the cold—otherwise, an ordinary person would have frozen in such low temperatures.
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The night passed without incident.
The next morning, after enjoying the luxurious breakfast prepared by the servants, Luan Yu took Liuxing and Liuying out to purchase supplies and explore Mingdu.
Time flowed like water. A year had passed since they arrived in Mingdu, and now Liuxing and Liuying were six years old. Today was the day of their martial soul awakening.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Liuxing opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of white air, ending his meditation session.
He had been practicing the meditation technique provided by Luan Yu.
Although he had yet to awaken his martial soul and couldn't control the soul power within him, cultivating the meditation technique not only had the potential to enhance his innate soul power but also strengthened his spiritual power.
Still, what Liuxing enjoyed the most was the feeling of meditation itself.
After all, in his previous life, he had lived in a world without supernatural abilities.
Now that he could experience and cultivate such powers, he was completely fascinated by them.
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"What? Nervous?"
Luan Yu looked at Liuxing and Liuying with a smile on his face.
For the past year, in order to take care of the two little ones, Luan Yu had stayed in Mingdu and had not left.
Over this time, the bond between the three of them had grown even closer.
Liuxing nodded and admitted, "A little."
Although he was confident that both he and Liuying would awaken powerful martial souls, there was no absolute certainty in anything.
What if the Goddess of Life turned out to be unreliable? What if they couldn't awaken a martial soul at all? Or worse, what if they awakened trash martial souls? Wouldn't that mean the beginning of a waste wood cultivation path?
Liuxing didn't want to start as deadweight!
The waste wood trope was no longer popular.
He refused to endure thirty years of humiliation before turning the tables—he wanted to be strong from the start!
Liuying, on the other hand, wasn't thinking as much as Liuxing.
Unlike him, she didn't have an intense fascination with supernatural powers.
However, she understood why Liuxing felt this way, after all, he had been just an ordinary person in his previous life.
Now that he had the chance to experience extraordinary abilities, it was only natural for him to be both eager and nervous.
Sensing his unease, Liuying took the initiative to hold Liuxing's hand, a soft smile gracing her lips.
The moment she did, the tension in Liuxing's heart melted away. He looked at Liuying and thought, She's still my Liuying. His heart warmed.
Luan Yu's eye twitched at the scene. Was this something a single dog like her was supposed to witness? Were children these days really this precocious? They were only six years old!
Of course, children on the Douluo Continent tended to mature a little earlier than normal, but even so, six years old still felt too soon!
That said, Liuxing and Liuying weren't truly just six years old—only their bodies were.
Today, Liuying's outfit had an academic aesthetic.
She wore a black shoulder jacket, with two ribbon-like tails flowing behind it, resembling small Firefly wings.
An orange scarf was tied neatly around her chest, and the white-and-green gradient shirt she wore had wing-shaped corners.
A delicate bellflower was pinned behind her ear. The further down her skirt, the lighter its color became, giving off a soft, glowing effect like scattered stars and drifting fireflies—an ethereal, life aura.
Not only that, but Liuying also wore gradient dark green stockings, with a pattern extending upwards on one side.
She had on leggings, and the boots on her feet matched the lace design of her skirt—one side facing downward, the other upward, forming a striking contrast.
Her entire appearance resembled a glowing Liuying, perfectly matching her name. Her silver hair was neatly tied with a black headband, with a bow adorning the left side, making her look absolutely adorable.
Liuying's outfit was designed by Liuxing after a long discussion with a costume master.
If it weren't for Luan Yu being a ninth-level soul master, no costume artist would have taken the trouble to design a custom outfit specifically for Liuying—it was simply too much effort.
In contrast, Liuxing's attire was much simpler. He wore a black shirt, a black jacket, dark black trousers, and a pair of black boots. The overall look was clean and sharp.
At that moment, a soul guide vehicle approached them. The door opened, and a middle-aged woman stepped out.
She bore a striking resemblance to Luan Yu but appeared slightly older. She wore fiery red light armor, a red cloak embroidered with a fire phoenix, and exuded a powerful presence.
"Aunt Feng."
"Sister, why are you here?"
Liuxing, Liuying, and Luan Yu spoke in turn.
Luan Feng smiled gently. "How could I not come? Today is the day Little Liuxing and Little Liuying awaken their martial souls. Of course, I had to be here."
She first looked at Liuxing and Liuying warmly, affectionately ruffling their silver hair. Then, she turned to Luan Yu and shot her a glare.
Luan Yu instinctively shrank back. She had been on the receiving end of her sister's discipline more times than she could count.
Even now, despite being a Titled Douluo and a ninth-level soul master, she still felt an instinctive fear in front of her sister.
After all, Luan Feng had raised her since childhood—the eldest sister is like a mother—and no matter how strong she became, she couldn't shake off the pressure of familial authority.
That's right—the woman standing before them was Luan Feng, Luan Yu's older sister.
She was one of the Sun and Moon Empire's protectors, the head of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion, a ninth-level soul engineer, and a Titled Douluo at the ninety-fourth rank. Her title was Fire Phoenix Douluo, and her martial soul was the Fire Phoenix Sword.
Despite her high status, Luan Feng—like her sister Luan Yu—had never married, nor did she intend to pass down her martial soul to establish a family.
Instead, she had taken a deep liking to Liuxing and Liuying, the two children her sister had brought home.
Given her age, she had originally wanted to pamper Liuxing and Liuying like grandchildren.
However, thanks to her unreliable younger sister, she had to settle for being called Aunt Feng instead.
Today was a crucial day—the moment when Liuxing and Liuying would awaken their martial souls. For every child on the Douluo Continent who reached the age of six, this was a defining event that would determine their future.