In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Late summer.

The temperature continued to rise, and even the cool breeze felt stifling. This was especially true in the blacksmith's shop in Nottingham.

"Bang bang..."

"Ding ding..."

"Clang clang..."

In the early morning, the blacksmiths worked tirelessly, their sweat pouring out, the clanging of metal echoing incessantly.

A middle-aged man with muscles like granite, shirtless, with bronze skin, and long black hair, was giving earnest instructions to each blacksmith as his piercing eyes swept over them.

"To become a good blacksmith, you must first master your three hearts. So where are these hearts? Let me tell you, firstly, the heart in your chest is the foundation of a person, needless to say. The muscles in your two calves are the second and third hearts. If a person wants to unleash their full strength, then it must be the result of all three hearts working simultaneously. Therefore, when exerting force, it is not the waist that starts. The three hearts are the starting point."

Standing at the entrance of the blacksmith's shop, the middle-aged man held a teapot in one hand, yawned with the other, and began to speak eloquently. Then he shouted, "Did everyone understand?"

"Understood!" a group of blacksmiths replied loudly and energetically.

This is the largest blacksmith shop in Nottingham, and business is pretty good. The blacksmiths all come from poor backgrounds, and their families depend on this job to support them, so they work hard.

"Understood!" A childish voice, clearly distracted and a beat behind, rang out.

This is a very small child, only five or six years old, wielding a small iron hammer and imitating the movements of blacksmiths, hammering a small piece of red-hot iron. Under his hammering, the iron piece is constantly growing longer and eventually taking shape, becoming a rough-looking short knife, which is then placed in water to cool down.

"Finally finished." The little guy raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

A group of burly blacksmiths burst into laughter upon seeing this comical scene.

The little one is very fair-skinned and beautiful, with big, dark eyes that dart around, and short, black hair. Because of her young age, she is very petite and adorable.

Compared to the exquisite iron tools crafted by the blacksmiths, his work seemed more like child's play.

"Haha...Good lad, you truly are a descendant of a Soul Master." The middle-aged man walked over with a hearty laugh, his calloused hands gently patting the child's shoulder as he chuckled, "Alright, Ah Si, that's enough for today. Leave the rest to me. Running around like crazy so early in the morning without even eating breakfast, be careful you don't stunt your growth."

"I understand, Uncle Otto." The child smiled innocently.

"Sigh..." Seeing the child's smile, the middle-aged man named Otto sighed softly, feeling quite uncomfortable.

The child's name was Lan Si, and he was the son of his friend Lan Zong.

Both men hailed from Beidi Soul Village in Notting City and awakened their martial souls at the same time—both wielding hammers. Fortunately, Lan Zong awakened soul power, becoming the only soul master in the village and marrying a female soul master. With Lan Zong's financial support, he opened this blacksmith shop in Notting City.

However, this good fortune did not last long. A few years ago, Lan Zong broke through to level 40.

This should have been a happy occasion. The couple went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring, and before leaving, they entrusted their young child to him for care.

But they never returned after that. Later, it was learned that they had encountered a high-level soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Lan Zong couple had both perished.

From then on, Lan Si was adopted by him.

Lan Si was very obedient, neither crying nor making a fuss, and knew how to take care of himself. But the more he was like this, the more Otto felt sorry for him; the child was too lonely. Only in this blacksmith shop could he open up his heart and show a knowing smile. Because his father, Lan Zong, had also been a blacksmith for a time.

"Ah Si, take this money and go to the street to buy some good food. You'll be six years old in two months, and you won't be able to awaken your martial soul without a good body." Otto squatted down, gently stroked Lan Si's fair face, and handed her a money bag containing a dozen or so copper soul coins.

"Thank you, Uncle Otto. I'll be going now." Lan Si smiled happily, took the money bag, waved her little hand in greeting, and then ran happily out of the blacksmith shop.

Watching Lan Si skip and jump around happily, Otto smiled with satisfaction, hoping that the child would have a bright future.

As Lan Si walked out of the blacksmith's shop and passed the entrance of an empty alley, he suddenly stopped. His head was throbbing, and he clutched his head with both hands as a flood of strange yet familiar memories rushed into his mind.

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After a long while, he finally came to his senses. He got up, looked around, and then looked at his small, childlike hands. He subconsciously murmured in Chinese, "Strange...wasn't I already dead? And what's going on here? Why is my body smaller?...Wait, I've actually been reborn and transmigrated to the Douluo Continent."

As she murmured to herself, memories of Lan Si's past life kept flooding into her mind.

Wearing the clothes of the Bad Guys world.

Learn the Supreme Qiankun Skill and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique to break through to the Great Heavenly Position.

He was targeted by the notorious villain and died...

"Sigh, I don't have a powerful background in this life, so I'd better keep a low profile. Otherwise, I'll repeat the mistakes of the last life. As for the revenge for my parents in this life, as long as it's not human persecution, but rather humans hunting soul beasts and the soul beasts killing humans in return, I can't kill all the soul beasts to avenge them. I can only wait and see if I encounter the soul beasts that killed them in the future. But before that, I still need to cultivate the Supreme Qiankun Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique, so that I won't awaken my martial soul without any soul power. As for firearms, in my previous life in the Bad Guys world, the forging technology of that world was simply not enough to make them. Here, I can have the blacksmiths make the parts in batches, and then assemble them myself. But I have to make the bullets myself. I can have them process the cartridge cases and bullets, and I can make the gunpowder myself."

Having made up her mind, Lan had a simple breakfast on the street before returning to her residence.

...Two months later, in a dimly lit room that wasn't very large.

Lan Si sat cross-legged on the bed, surrounded by a hazy white light, with occasional flashes of blue electricity.

As the first faint rays of morning sunlight shone through the window, Lan Si slowly opened her eyes.

"Hoo..." Lan Si exhaled a heavy breath, thinking to himself, "The most difficult thing in Qi cultivation is to go from nothing to something. Two months is too short. Even with my experience from my previous life, I cannot raise the Supreme Qiankun Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique to the first level in such a short time, let alone combine them into one like in my previous life."

Just then, heavy footsteps sounded outside the room.

"Ah Si, are you up?" There was a knock on the door, and Otto's gentle voice came from outside.

Lan Si smiled gently, got up and tidied the slightly messy bed, and replied, "Come in, Uncle Otto, I'm already up."

Crunch!

The door opened with a click, and Otto's familiar figure walked in. He patted Lan Si's head and said with a smile, "Let's go, it's time to awaken our martial souls."

"Hmm." Lan Si's face showed excitement. He was still very much looking forward to seeing what kind of martial soul he would awaken.

Needless to say, one will have some innate soul power after cultivating the two major techniques, the Holy Qiankun Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique. However, the nature of martial soul is somewhat uncertain.

According to Uncle Otto, his father's martial soul was a hammer, a power attack type, and his mother's martial soul was a flower, a support type. Both of them were extraordinary beings, but their cultivation speed was extremely slow. It was already very difficult for them to cultivate to the Soul Master level before the age of thirty.

Speaking of Soul Masters, Lan Si immediately recalled the absurd theory of Master Yu Xiaogang from the original Douluo Continent novel—that if you can't break through level 30 before the age of 20, you'll never be able to advance to Soul Master in this lifetime. It was utterly ignorant, self-comforting, and an excuse for not being able to break through level 30—completely utter nonsense. His father, in his memory, had advanced to Soul Master at the age of 24.

There's another saying: There are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters.

If that's the case, then aren't you just a piece of trash? You're so old, yet you still can't break through to the Soul Master level.

Or, why don't you accept disciples with ordinary talent, and only dare to show off and boast about how awesome your theories are after meeting Tang San, who has twin martial souls?

With twin martial souls and the added advantage of being a transmigrator, even a pig could be taught a lesson!

Chapter Two: Martial Soul Awakening

Led by Otto, Lan Si walked through several pedestrian streets and arrived at the Spirit Hall.

The Spirit Hall in Notting City is a massive domed building. It is over 100 meters wide and 20 meters high, with three floors.

The building is predominantly brown, with only a longsword as a symbol on the main entrance. This indicates that the Spirit Hall in Notting City is the lowest-ranking Spirit Hall.

"Hey, isn't this Otto? You've brought your nephew to awaken his martial soul, right? Master Su Yuntao just returned and is inside right now. Let the little guy in quickly." As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Notting City Martial Soul Hall, the guard recognized Otto.

The guards were all commoners. Otto was quite well-known among the commoners of Notting City. Even some Soul Masters at level 10 or 12 would chat and laugh with him when they saw him.

"Hehe, thanks." Otto smiled faintly, clearly having a good relationship with this Spirit Hall guard. He then patted Lan Si's head: "A Si, go in quickly. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the Spirit Hall. I'll wait for you here."

"Hmm." Lan Si revealed the innocent smile that should be present at her age and stepped into the Spirit Hall.

Inside the Spirit Hall.

An elderly man with white hair sat behind a desk, flipping through documents.

A young man was standing next to him.

This man appeared to be in his early twenties, with striking eyebrows and bright eyes, and a very handsome appearance. He wore a white, close-fitting outfit with a black cloak on his back, and a fist-sized "Soul" character was displayed in the center of his chest. This was the standard attire for personnel directly under the Spirit Hall.

The young man respectfully handed over a stack of documents: "Master Matthew, this is the situation of martial spirit awakening this year."

"Hehe, Yuntao, tell me, have you found any promising talents?" Matthew took the documents, flipping through them as he asked with a kind smile.

"Sigh, don't even mention it, old man. It's not easy for commoners to become Soul Masters. We finally found a promising talent with innate full Soul Power in Holy Soul Village, but his Martial Soul is the most useless Blue Silver Grass. What use is Blue Silver Grass?" Su Yuntao, clearly on good terms with the old Soul Master, immediately began to complain. He thought to himself, "That's innate full Soul Power! If I had it, I'd be a Soul Master, even a Soul King, maybe even a Soul Emperor, and then marry Sisi..."

Listening to Su Yuntao's complaints, Matthew couldn't help but chuckle as he lamented the loss of such a promising young man with innate full soul power. This young man was still as reckless as ever.

Just then, a child's voice rang out from outside the door: "Excuse me, are Master Matthew and Master Su Yuntao here? I'm here to awaken my martial spirit."

"Oh. You're here to awaken your martial soul? Come in quickly," Matthew replied.

"Creak." The door opened in response, and a fair-skinned and handsome little boy walked in; it was Lan Si.

"Greetings, masters." Lan Si's eyes swept over the two of them. This young Soul Master, I think I heard the old Soul Master call him Yun Tao just now outside the door. If I'm not mistaken, it must be Su Yun Tao. I really didn't expect that he would be the host of my Martial Soul Awakening.

"Hehe, you must be that kid from Otto's blacksmith shop. I never imagined time would fly by so fast. Before I knew it, you'd reached the age to awaken your martial soul. Back then, your father, Lan Zong, broke through to level forty in his early thirties... Sigh, I hope you can awaken your soul power." Masno stroked his white beard and said regretfully.

"Thank you for your kind words." Lan Si said with a calm smile, his expression unchanged.

Matthew turned his gaze to Su Yuntao: "Yuntao, thank you for your hard work."

"I understand." Su Yuntao was somewhat dejected. After reporting on the awakening of his martial soul, he had originally planned to go find Sisi.

"My name is Su Yuntao, a level 26 Great Soul Master, and I'll be your guide. Follow me; I will now perform your Martial Soul Awakening. Remember, no matter what happens later, don't be afraid." Hearing that Lan Si was a descendant of a Soul Master, Su Yuntao felt much of the gloom dissipate.

As he spoke, Su Yuntao led Lan Si into a small room next door.

Open the package in the room's counter and take out six Awakening Stones and a sparkling blue crystal ball.

Arrange the Awakening Stones in a hexagonal array on the ground, and Su Yuntao pointed to the center of the array, saying, "Stand in the middle. I don't have much time, let's get started quickly."

"Yes, Master Su Yuntao." Lan Si replied and walked in without hesitation. He was also very curious to see what a single dog martial soul would be like.

"Lone Wolf Possession." Su Yuntao uttered a low shout, his eyes instantly lighting up. A faint green light emanated from between his brows, and in the next moment, he transformed into a werewolf.

At the same time, two halos, one white and one yellow, rose from beneath Su Yuntao's feet, their dazzling light swirling around his body.

"Gray and white fur...emitting a faint green glow, and those wise eyes, the more I look at it, the more it looks like a human-shaped husky? And a husky with a green glow at that." Lan Si couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

Su Yuntao thought Lan Si was scared out of her wits, and couldn't help but feel a little smug. He quickly clapped his hands, injecting his soul power into the six awakening stones on the ground. Instantly, the awakening array released a layer of golden light, forming a light golden light shield that enveloped Lan Si.

Su Yuntao stared at Lan Si and said authoritatively, "This is my Martial Soul, Lone Wolf. Once you become a Soul Master, you will also have similar abilities to me. Now, extend your right hand."

Lan Si, immersed in the awakening formation, was enveloped in golden light.

Guided by the energy of the array, Lan Si seemed to enter a mysterious and warm world.

Click!

Lan Si clearly felt as if something within her body had shattered, and all the warm energy surged into her palms in an instant. It was as if something was about to break free from its seal.

Feeling the changes in his palms, Lan Si's heart trembled slightly. He knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he had awakened his twin martial souls.

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He immediately clenched his left fist and placed it behind his back, trying his best to suppress the martial spirit from being released.

As instructed by Su Yuntao, he extended his right hand, and a blue lotus flower appeared.