Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Six years old is a very important age in the Douluo Continent. Every child living on the Douluo Continent who reaches the age of six can awaken their own Martial Soul.

The civilization of Douluo Continent is built upon the prosperity of Martial Souls, and the importance of Martial Souls needs no further explanation. If we compare humanity to a carp swimming in the river of time, then the awakening of Martial Souls is the Dragon Gate.

If a carp awakens a martial soul with soul power during the martial soul awakening ceremony, it can be considered to have successfully crossed the Dragon Gate and can now walk among mortals as a soul master. Although not all of them, they still gain some control over their own destiny.

Before sunrise, as dawn broke, in a rather large but tastefully decorated manor in the western part of Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire, a blue-eyed boy with a brown buzz cut hurriedly dressed and began pacing around his yard.

The imperial palace of Xingluo City is located in the western part of the city. Although the inner city gate has separated the imperial palace area from the main city, those who can live in the western part of the main city must be people with connections to the palace.

The fact that this blue-eyed, brown-haired boy owns a low-key yet luxurious and sprawling estate in the area speaks volumes about his family's wealth.

So what could possibly make this young master so anxious that he got out of bed and paced around as soon as it was light?

There is only one answer: Martial Soul Awakening. Today is two weeks after Long You's sixth birthday, six years and two weeks since Long You came into this world, and also the annual Martial Soul Awakening Day arranged by the family.

"Phew, calm down. You've been in this world for six years and have witnessed four martial soul awakenings. Although not every child of the Long family has a book-based martial soul, there has never been a case of having no soul power; at most, their soul power level is just a little low."

In this era, the development of Soul Masters has been put on the right track. Even if one's innate Soul Power level is a little low, one can still become a Soul Master in the Sun Moon Empire.

Simply spinning around was clearly not enough to release Long You's inner tension, so he had no choice but to resort to talking to himself.

As mentioned before, those who reside in the Long family in Xingluo City are all connected to the Xingluo royal family. Based on what Long You revealed in his earlier monologue, we know that the Long family is actually a Soul Master family, and their inherited Martial Soul is a book.

In fact, the head of the Long family has been a scholar of books in the Star Luo Empire for generations. If we were to use the official titles from the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China, they would be something like the Secretary of the Imperial Library or the Secretary of the Eastern Observatory.

This official position isn't high-ranking; it's just a library director, roughly a sixth-rank official. But frankly, this position perfectly aligns with the Long family's inherited martial spirit of books.

Those members of the Long family who have awakened the martial spirit of books are invariably knowledgeable, eloquent, and skilled in writing. The books in the Royal Library are the most commonly used primers for the Long family.

Taking advantage of this position, the Long family members were all well-read, but unfortunately, their rank was not high, so they never got involved in things like palace secrets or imperial affairs.

Thanks to this inconspicuous official position, which no one ever bothered to provoke, the Long family has stood firm in Xingluo City for tens of thousands of years.

Over tens of thousands of years, even if the librarian was a low-ranking official, the Long family quietly developed into a large clan.

The Long family remains low-key, but their population has grown significantly, and their members are now scattered across the country, doing all sorts of things.

The eldest son of the main branch of the family, that is, the eldest son of each generation, will basically succeed to the position of family head and inherit the position of director of the royal library, as long as his martial soul is suitable and his talent is qualified.

As for the second son, he usually holds a sinecure in the Star Luo Empire. For example, Long You's father in this life, Long Lei, is the younger brother of the current head of the Long family and is currently serving as a scribe in the new army under the White Tiger Duke.

(The White Tiger Dai family was originally the Star Luo royal family. Within ten thousand years after Tang San ascended to the God Realm, they were unable to suppress the rebellion within the Star Luo Kingdom and were replaced by the Star Crown Xu family.)

However, because the Dai family abdicated voluntarily, their favored status within the Star Luo Empire remained undiminished, and they continued to oversee military affairs.

In short, the main branch of the Long family still focuses on being rooted in the official Star Luo Empire. After all, the Long family's martial spirit is not strong, and the number of titled Douluo produced by the Long family over the past tens of thousands of years can be counted on one hand. This approach is also to effectively continue the Long family's legacy.

Alright, that's enough about the Long family for now. Let's get back to Long You's story. Because his father is the patriarch's younger brother, Long You and his family of three have their own small courtyard within the Long family's large estate.

Since today is the day his son awakens his martial spirit, Long Lei, who spends at least 265 days a year in the military camp, specially asked for leave to go home last night.

However, perhaps because they hadn't seen Longyou's mother, Zeng Xianjun, for a long time, the house was quite lively last night. But this morning, Longyou has been wandering around the yard for ages, and the two of them haven't made a sound!

Well, of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Long You is too nervous to sleep. Actually, it's still early, so there's no need to rush to get up.

Wandering around aimlessly, rambling on and on, the sun was about to rise, but there was still no movement from inside the house. Long You had no choice but to pull her mind away from all the tension and go into the small kitchen to prepare breakfast.

In his previous life, Long You's family was well-off, but his parents were very busy, so he had to live with his grandfather, a blacksmith, in the county town for long periods of time. Therefore, Long You was actually quite capable of everything, from lighting a fire in a traditional earthen stove to simple cooking.

"Hey, this is so unreliable! I know you two are like newlyweds after a long separation, but on such a special day, you should at least get up a little earlier."

Douluo Continent! I never imagined that my sudden idea to forge the axe that my grandfather forged before his death would lead me directly to this wondrous world.

According to the usual plot, my time travel should be related to the crystal ball I knocked to the ground with my axe and shattered. But it's been over six years since I arrived here, and I still haven't seen that crystal ball!

Forget it, forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Heaven has been kind to me; my family is better off this time, and my parents love me very much. Although I still think about the past from time to time, I seem to be looking forward to the stories on this continent more and more now.

But it's not that I'm anxious; now that I've come to this world, how could I be satisfied without witnessing the power of Shrek Academy?

Porridge was simmering in the pot, and the leftover meat buns from last night were reheated, making for a simple breakfast. Enticed by the aroma, Longyou's parents finally got out of bed.

The two of them didn't feel embarrassed at all, since Long You usually prepared breakfast for Long Lei every time he came home from the military camp.

However, today was a bit special, and in the end, Father Long Lei slapped Long You on the shoulder and said, "Son, don't be nervous. Your old man and I are both Soul Masters, and our innate Soul Power levels are decent. Today will definitely have a good result."

Even if we assume you're not a Soul Master, our family can still support you, so don't feel guilty.

"Hehe, thank you so much, Dad. Your comforting words didn't really address the issue. Besides, aren't you and Mom working so hard day and night so that if your main account gets ruined, you can just start a new one?"

He forced a smile, but couldn't help but grumble inwardly. His current anxiety stemmed more from wanting to go to Shrek Academy than from his own survival.