Chapter 1 The Birth of the Azure Phoenix Shakes the Nine Heavens.
In the capital city of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City, Wu Qi stopped before the Martial Soul Temple.
As a marginalized member of the Wu family in Heaven Dou City, and orphaned at a young age, Wu Qi was completely unwelcome within the family.
At his age, he should have awakened his Martial Soul a month ago, yet no one in the family had offered any help.
As a transmigrator, he had read many novels about transmigrating to the Douluo Continent in his previous life.
He knew a fundamental truth: the earlier one awakens their Martial Soul, the sooner they can begin cultivation, greatly benefiting their future growth.
Seeing that no one in his family cared about him, and still fantasizing about elders helping him awaken his Martial Soul, was nothing but wishful thinking.
Left with no other choice, he came to the Martial Soul Temple alone.
"If I can awaken a decent Martial Soul today, I will rely on myself!"
He clenched his fist, stood up, and stepped into the Martial Soul Temple's grounds.
Normally, not just anyone could enter the Martial Soul Temple, but seeing that he was a child, the guards didn't stop him, but patiently approached and advised him.
"Little friend, where are your parents? If you're lost, do you know where your home is? Uncle can take you back."
Currently, Bibi Dong's power within the Spirit Hall is limited, and the entire Spirit Hall hasn't been corrupted by her influence.
It's important to understand that the Spirit Hall's deep impression on the people isn't without reason.
Besides helping civilians awaken their spirits free of charge, the Spirit Hall also shoulders a great deal of social responsibility.
Unfortunately, under Bibi Dong's leadership, everything changed.
Wu Qi is just a child now, and naturally wouldn't presume to change the Spirit Hall.
Today, the most important task is awakening his spirit.
"Uncle, I'm here to awaken my spirit. Can you let me in?"
Wu Qi blinked.
The guard was taken aback at first, then asked, "Didn't your parents come?"
Wu Qi shook his head, "No one's home. I had to come by myself."
For him, the Wu family in Heaven Dou City wasn't a home, but a cage.
It was best to leave while no one in the clan was paying attention to him.
Even if he didn't awaken a powerful martial soul after awakening it, with the certificate from the Spirit Hall, he could enroll in a junior soul master academy and be self-reliant.
Seeing his ragged clothes, the guard, unaware that he was lying, said with some sympathy, "Poor child, come in and state your purpose. Someone will help you awaken your martial soul."
After thanking him, Wu Qi stepped into the temple.
The temple was the highest-ranking branch temple below the Papal Palace. There weren't many staff members, but they were all very busy.
After stating his purpose, a kind middle-aged woman led him into the awakening room.
The woman arranged the awakening stones in a special formation, and Wu Qi stood in the middle.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, "Wang Fang, what's going on?" The person who came was none other than Bishop Salas of the temple.
"Your Excellency, this child has no family and is already six years old. I'm awakening his martial soul for him."
"Oh?" Salas became interested and looked Wu Qi up and down.
Within Heaven Dou City, there are numerous powerful families and nobles, whose children awaken their martial souls on their own.
Very few voluntarily come to the Holy Temple to awaken their martial souls. Salas, for some reason, became interested in Wu Qi, this "rare guest," and decided to observe the martial soul awakening process.
"Child, close your eyes and concentrate. Try to communicate with your martial soul in your consciousness," Wang Fang explained gently and patiently.
Wu Qi slowly closed his eyes, and in his consciousness, a gentle azure light shone continuously.
Suddenly, a melodious long cry emanated from his body, and an azure figure appeared immediately afterward.
"The Wenyao Night Touch, wings like a blue phoenix. This is a top-tier martial soul."
Salas, worthy of being a Platinum Bishop, possessed extraordinary knowledge.
He had once served in the Papal Palace and had the privilege of witnessing the Azure Phoenix Douluo in action.
That stunning appearance had left a lasting impression on him. Now, he actually saw a few traces of the Azure Phoenix's essence in a child.
Could it be that the other party is the illegitimate son of the Azure Phoenix, who was stranded on the mainland?
Salas's expression was uncertain, while Wang Fang was stunned by the scene.
"My martial soul is actually the Azure Phoenix." Wu Qi sighed.
It's actually quite easy to understand. The Wu family is an imperial noble family, and their ancestor once married an imperial princess.
The royal Swan Martial Soul, combined with the Wu family's White Crane Martial Soul, does indeed have a chance of mutating into the Azure Phoenix Martial Soul.
He paused, then reminded him, "Your Excellency, Sister Wang, you haven't tested my soul power yet?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Wang Fang hurriedly took out a soul power crystal ball from her soul tool and handed it to Wu Qi.
The moment her palm touched the crystal ball, the awakening room shone with dazzling brilliance.
Salas seemed unsurprised, "The birth of a top-tier Martial Soul is often accompanied by extremely high innate soul power."
The door to the awakening room wasn't closed, quickly attracting the attention of the staff inside.
"With this kind of luster, the innate soul power can't be lower than level nine, right?"
"I'm ignorant, this is full innate soul power!"
"I heard that child is an orphan; Wang Fang has really struck gold."
Some were envious, others were annoyed.
Today, the Martial Soul Temple is sure to be anything but peaceful.
Salas coughed lightly, "Child, would you like to join the Spirit Hall?"
"Is it possible?" Wu Qi countered.
A family like the Wu family wasn't worth his loyalty.
He had already considered leaving the family to fend for himself.
Joining the Spirit Hall might be a good option.
Because of his spirit, he was confident he wouldn't be recruited by Bibi Dong.
After the initial surprise, Wang Fang quickly spoke up, "Your Excellency, shouldn't we report this to His Holiness the Pope immediately?"
Geniuses with innate full spirit power are rare indeed, and this was of great importance; it had to be reported.
The Spirit Hall had different training methods for geniuses with different innate spirit powers, and Wu Qi's talent was sufficient for top-tier training.
Salas, however, had a hidden agenda.
Handing Wu Qi over to Pope Bibi Dong would certainly bring him rewards.
But Bibi Dong wasn't generous, and he wasn't entirely satisfied with the benefits.
If he handed him over to Qingluan Douluo, the situation would be different.
Although the Hall of Offerings didn't participate in the Spirit Hall's affairs, its influence was considerable. This favor done to Qingluan Douluo would bring him even greater rewards in the future.
Furthermore, he would also receive a reward for discovering talent for the Spirit Hall; why couldn't he take two rewards?
"Wang Fang, find him a place to stay in the city. You'll stay with him for the next few days. I'll report this first. As for where he'll be sent, that's up to your superiors."
This arrangement was reasonable, and Wang Fang naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Your Excellency, I have an empty house. How about we arrange for my little brother there?"
Salas didn't care about the details; he only wanted the result.
"By the way, what's your name?" Salas bowed, his attitude amiable.
Wu Qi bowed, appearing calm and composed. "Your Excellency, my name is Wu Qi, the 'Qi' of 'rising up'."
Afterwards, Salas issued a gag order to ensure that today's events wouldn't spread.
Leaving the temple, Wang Fang led him to a house in the south of the city.
During this time, Wang Fang smiled and said, "Little brother, you don't have a home, do you? How about we give you this house?"
Giving away the house was naturally to befriend this future powerhouse.
According to the Spirit Hall's training plan, Wu Qi's future meteoric rise is assured.
It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow.
Giving away the mansion now, for Wu Qi, means he's found a home; this is a tremendous favor.
"Thank you, Sister Wang. However, all of this still depends on the Bishop's arrangements."
Wu Qi didn't accept, passing the problem to Salas.
(End of Chapter)