Chapter 6: Slept One Night and Somehow Drained His Own Soul Power
The next day, early morning.
Fan Chen woke up unusually early. For some reason, he felt this sleep had been exceptionally refreshing.
His entire body felt clear and light, and when he opened his eyes, the whole world appeared brighter and sharper than before.
"Don't tell me this bed has some special effect?"
His first suspicion went straight to the bed.
After all, from what he remembered, beds owned by major forces were often high-grade items that aided cultivation.
"Get up. Stop sleeping."
Fan Chen nudged the still-sleeping Xiao Bai. His expression was… complicated.
What did he awaken—a martial soul, or adopt a pet?
"Hmm? Is it time to eat?"
Xiao Bai slowly opened its eyes after being disturbed. Its two front paws pressed against the mattress as it stretched like a domesticated cat, then it shook its little head and looked at Fan Chen with innocent inquiry.
Fan Chen didn't know whether to laugh or sigh.
Wake up, and the first thing you think of is food? Didn't you eat enough yesterday? How are you hungry again?
But with Xiao Bai's reminder, Fan Chen suddenly realized—
He was hungry.
Guuuuu~
His stomach protested loudly. At that moment, he felt the soul power inside his body drain away in an instant.
The sudden emptiness made Fan Chen's head spin in dizziness.
"What's going on?"
Startled, he immediately fixed his gaze on the Xiao Bai.
After all, He was fine when he woke up.
But the moment this guy woke up, his body went wrong.
There was no way the two weren't connected.
"What did you do last night?!"
Fan Chen grabbed Xiao Bai and questioned him directly.
Xiao Bai looked utterly baffled, eyes full of question marks, not understanding what he was talking about.
"I slept. Xiao Bai was very well-behaved last night and didn't wander around."
Seeing the little creature looking so pitiful, Fan Chen knew he wouldn't get any answers.
Xiao Bai was connected to him mentally—
If it were lying, he would definitely feel it.
"Forget it. Let's go get something to eat. I feel like I'm starving to death…"
The hunger only grew stronger. Fan Chen felt that if he didn't eat something soon, he would collapse.
One human and one beast walked to the door. As soon as they pushed it open, the tall, burly figure of Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared.
"And where exactly are the two of you planning to go?"
Clearly, Golden Crocodile Douluo had just arrived—and immediately caught them trying to slip out in search of food.
"Master… I'm starving. Do you have anything to eat?"
The hunger surged again, and Fan Chen felt his legs turning weak.
Golden Crocodile Douluo saw this and instantly sensed something was wrong.
He quickly moved to support Fan Chen.
"Your soul power is completely depleted?
How is that possible?!"
Using his own soul power to probe Fan Chen's body, he discovered that Fan Chen didn't have a single trace of soul power left.
It was as if he had been sucked dry.
Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately pulled out a smooth, round medicinal pill from his robes and stuffed it into Fan Chen's mouth.
The pill melted instantly, spreading pure energy through Fan Chen's dried soul power pathways, replenishing his body.
The intense hunger finally began to fade.
As Fan Chen's body gradually recovered, Golden Crocodile Douluo also breathed a sigh of relief.
"What in the world happened to you? I left for one night, and you managed to mess yourself up like this? Did you not sleep at all?"
Fan Chen had no soul skills— For him to empty his soul power, there was only one explanation: He had used his martial soul repeatedly throughout the night.
Just summoning the martial soul consumed soul power, but the amount was tiny. Even if he summoned it several times, an entire night would never bring him to this state.
Golden Crocodile Douluo subconsciously assumed Fan Chen and Xiao Bai stayed up all night playing instead of resting.
"No, Master. Xiao Bai and I went to sleep early—right after you left."
After being dragged back from Qian Renxue's place by Golden Crocodile Douluo yesterday, Fan Chen hadn't done anything else. He'd simply slept straight through until morning.
Without a phone or anything else to pass the time, what could he do at night except sleep?
"No playing… then how did you drain all your soul power?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo clearly didn't believe him.
After all, He had done the same thing back in the day. On the night he awakened his martial soul, he'd been so excited that he never slept, summoning and dismissing his martial soul repeatedly like a child with a brand-new toy.
The next morning, his soul power had also been nearly empty— But even then, he wasn't as weak as Fan Chen was now.
At least he hadn't been wobbling like jelly.
"I really went to sleep early yesterday. When I woke up earlier, I was perfectly fine.
It was only after I woke up Xiao Bai that I became like this."
Fan Chen pointed at Xiao Bai, arguing for his innocence with all his might.
"That's right! Big Brother is telling the truth.
We went to bed super early, and we only just woke up to find breakfast."
With both little ones saying the same thing—and the fact that Golden Crocodile Douluo could sense they weren't lying—he grew even more confused.
Sleeping… could drain soul power? No. Definitely not right. Not right at all. Not even a little bit.
"Fine. I'll believe you for now. Let's go get breakfast first, then I'll take you around to meet some people."
This "greeting everyone" routine was necessary.
After all, just one day, and this little brat had already offended two different people.
If he delayed a few more days, he feared he would end up spending all his time cleaning up the mess caused.
Golden Crocodile Douluo took Fan Chen and Xiao Bai to the dining hall. There weren't many people there.
After all, anyone allowed to eat here was already among the backbone of Spirit Hall.
Whether they ate or not hardly mattered to them—many could go into seclusion for ten days or half a month without blinking.
"Old Jin? Who is this little guy next to you? Don't tell me he's your illegitimate kid from outside?"
The moment Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped in with Fan Chen, a deep, boisterous voice drifted over.
Fan Chen turned toward the sound and saw a man as burly as Golden Crocodile Douluo walking toward them.
"What illegitimate kid? This is the disciple I took in yesterday. His name is Fan Chen."
"Fan Chen, this is the Fourth Worship of the Douluo Hall—Xiong Kuohai. Just call him Grandpa Xiong."
Golden Crocodile Douluo rolled his eyes at Xiong Kuohai and made quick introductions.
"Hello, Grandpa Xiong."
"Hello, Grandpa Xiong."
Fan Chen and Xiao Bai spoke in perfect unison, leaving Xiong Kuohai stunned.
"Can this little thing talk? And it's even kinda cute. Where'd you pick it up? Give me one too!"
Xiong Kuohai bent down and reached toward Xiao Bai. His towering, bear-like physique scared Xiao Bai so badly that it dove behind Fan Chen for cover.
"Don't move! That's this kid's martial soul. A special-type external beast-type martial soul."
Golden Crocodile Douluo slapped Xiong Kuohai's hand away with a loud smack.
"External martial soul, isn't that the same type as that useless Yu something from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
Xiong Kuohai rubbed his stinging hand and frowned.
Clearly, he didn't think much of that kind of martial soul.
"Don't compare my disciple to that piece of trash. My disciple is a twin-martial-soul bearer with innate full soul power."
Golden Crocodile Douluo's tone carried a clear hint of showing off. After all, A man remains a boy for life, and showing off in front of his brothers was irresistible.
"Twin martial soul?! Are you telling me this brat has twin martial souls? What kind of dog-shit luck are you walking on?!"
Xiong Kuohai's shout immediately alarmed everyone present. Many turned their heads toward them.
Several figures even rushed over at high speed.
In moments, a crowd had already surrounded Fan Chen.
Everyone stared at him with wide eyes—
as if they were looking at some newly rediscovered legendary creature thought to be extinct.
Facing this scene, Fan Chen only wanted to say one thing:
"Can I at least eat first? I'm starving…"
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End of Chapter