In the following days, Wang Feng tried to train again. However, since his body had already grown so strong, breaking through his limits had become increasingly difficult. And so, eight peaceful days passed.
On the Awakening Day, Wang Feng, accompanied by his grandmother, went to the City Lord's Mansion to awaken his martial soul, along with another six-year-old child of the same age.
"Grandma, take a guess. What kind of martial soul do you think I will awaken?" Wang Feng chatted with his grandmother along the way.
His grandmother smiled gently. "I don't know either. It will most likely be the martial soul of either your father or your mother. It all depends on luck."
She sighed inwardly. The Awakening Day was actually a day of separation, a day that divided lives.
Whether one possessed soul power or not would undoubtedly determine the direction of their life.
His grandmother gently touched his head and smiled. "Whether you have soul power or not, Grandma will always love you. Don't worry."
Upon arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Wang Feng saw parents leaving with their children. Most of them looked sad or sighed deeply. Some parents even scolded their children, complaining about why they couldn't strive harder to awaken their soul power and bring honor to the family.
Occasionally, there were a few people celebrating joyfully. Without a doubt, these were children who had successfully awakened a soul power companion with their martial soul. Their success immediately drew the attention of those around them, with envious and jealous gazes following them.
As time passed, the sunlight grew stronger, making Wang Feng feel drained. He thought to himself, "It would be better to awaken at home. How many people are even here? Are there really that many children in this small city?"
"Alright, the next twenty children, come in," a man stepped out from the City Lord's Mansion, holding a registration form in his hand.
"I should be among those twenty, right?" Wang Feng looked ahead. He was clearly much taller than his peers.
Although children in the Douluo Continent generally grew faster due to their martial souls, Wang Feng was still significantly larger than the average child of his age.
His grandmother was also excited. She smiled at Wang Feng warmly, then quickly took his small hand and walked forward.
"Follow me." Perhaps because he had dealt with so many children during the Awakening Day, the man's tone seemed indifferent. He turned around and walked ahead.
The twenty children, along with their parents, hurriedly followed without hesitation.
As they walked along a small pathway inside the City Lord's Mansion, the other children curiously looked around. Everything was new and exciting to them.
The City Lord's Mansion was a magnificent estate. Its interior architecture was simple, with white roofs and red walls. The entire mansion was kept impeccably clean. Compared to the noise and commotion outside, the mansion was incredibly serene. Even the excited children seemed to calm down in this tranquil environment.
The man led Wang Feng and the others to a circular building and addressed the parents, "Please wait here for a while. Only the children and the soul master may enter this place."
All the parents nodded and looked at their children, saying, "Just follow the soul master's instructions. Go on, we will be waiting here for you."
The children eagerly nodded, "Mother, Father, I will definitely awaken my soul power companion!"
As they watched their children follow the man into the building, a trace of sadness and nostalgia flashed in the parents' eyes.
This building had stood in the City Lord's Mansion for a long time. It was also known as the Awakening Room, a place specifically used to help six-year-old children awaken their martial souls.
Every year, when Awakening Day arrived, an official soul master affiliated with the empire would conduct the awakening ceremony.
Decades ago, wasn't I also entering the Awakening Room, filled with the same hopes and dreams as these children?
The place for spirit awakening was not limited to just one Awakening Room; there were actually three floors, and each floor had its own Awakening Room. Wang Feng was taken to the Awakening Room on the third floor.
As soon as they entered the Awakening Room, there was another strong man inside. Under his guidance, Wang Feng and the children were divided into two teams, with five people in each team.
After the assignment was completed, the strong man instructed the little ghosts to line up and signaled to the person leading the ceremony that they could begin.
"Children, my name is Lin Fan. I am a level 34 Battle Soul Master and an awakening master sent by the empire. Today, I will be the one to awaken your martial spirits," the host stood before the crowd and spoke to the children.
"You, step forward first."
Lin Fan randomly pointed to the first child in line, took six awakening stones from the table, arranged them in a formation on the stage, and gestured for the child to stand inside it.
At Lin Fan's signal, the child walked to the center of the magic circle. Seeing that the child was ready, Lin Fan shouted, "Martial Spirit, awaken!"
Suddenly, a long staff appeared in Lin Fan's hand, and a burst of energy surged from his body. As the fluctuations of soul power gradually intensified, a halo of light slowly appeared, and three soul rings—white, yellow, and purple—began moving around him, though their ratio was not the optimal configuration for soul rings.
All the children, including Wang Feng, widened their eyes and stared at the long staff in Lin Fan's hand and the soul rings appearing behind him.
Lin Fan injected his soul power into the formation. Golden specks of light floated out from the black stones on the ground and entered the boy's body.
The boy's body began to tremble slightly, and he wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound.
"Extend your right hand," Lin Fan instructed the boy.
The boy unconsciously extended his right hand, and suddenly, all the golden specks of light gathered. In an instant, a small knife appeared in his palm.
Lin Fan nodded and said, "That is a weapon spirit. It's a sword spirit, which is quite good."
The golden light gradually faded, and the boy stared in amazement at the small knife in his hand, feeling a bit confused.
Lin Fan said, "Your martial spirit is a sword, meaning it is a weapon spirit. Now, let me check if you have soul power. If you do, you can enter a Junior Soul Master Academy to study martial spirit knowledge and train your martial spirit."
"Soul Master, what should I do?" the boy asked timidly.
Lin Fan calmly explained, "Use your mind to retract your martial spirit. In the future, when you want to use it again, you must also use your mind to summon it."
The boy tried for quite a while before finally managing to put the knife away. Lin Fan then handed him a blue crystal ball and gestured for him to place his right hand on it.
After a few moments, the blue crystal ball lit up.
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Soul power level 4. You can become a Soul Master. Step aside for now. Come back when I call you."