Chapter 9

"Human souls can be anything, for example, your mother's soul is ice, a very powerful elemental soul. Your father's soul, on the other hand, is a book. Although it doesn't have much power, it gives your father a memory far superior to that of ordinary people. You will also have your own soul. When our souls awaken at the ceremony at the age of six, if a soul power appears, we can enhance ourselves by cultivating soul power, thus becoming a soul master. If you really have soul power, I'll tell you more about soul masters in the future. Now, my son, are you ready?"

Lan Xiao smiled at Lan Xuan Yu in front of him, extending his right hand.

Yes, Lan Xuan Yu is six years old. Both Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng dote on this son. It's because the child is so well-behaved.

Apart from the initial cries when he was pursuing the eggshell, the child has never cried since then, always smiling. The only drawback might be that his speech is a bit unclear. Most children can speak relatively clearly by the age of two, but Lan Xuan Yu only managed to speak clearly recently. However, his voice has a special baby tone that sounds particularly pleasant. As a result, Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng don't want to correct his pronunciation, thinking that such a childlike voice is also very pleasant to hear.

At six years old, Lan Xuan Yu is a well-groomed child. Since the entire ancient soul beast research institute moved to the second administrative planet, Tianluo, discovered by the Douluo Federation three years ago, he has been attending the kindergarten affiliated with the institute.

When parents usually pick up their children, they often say that the prettiest child is theirs. But since Lan Xuan Yu went to kindergarten, this sentence has changed to: "That must be Lan Xuan Yu, no wonder he's the kindergarten's number one little handsome boy!"

Lan Xuan Yu has very good skin, which is undeniable. Whether it's Nan Cheng, Lan Xiao, the kindergarten teachers, or even the other children, they can't help but touch his dimples and kiss his cheeks when they are with him.

He is very well-behaved and always very quiet, smiling in a way that makes people love him. It seems that for him, the world is only full of happiness, and he has never experienced pain.

"Dad, I'm going in." Lan Xuan Yu smiled and waved at Lan Xiao.

"Xuan Yu." Lan Xiao suddenly called him.

Lan Xuan Yu turned around, his big eyes looking at his father, and asked cutely, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Lan Xiao felt inexplicably nervous, recalling the egg with the gold and silver patterns in his mind. He felt a sense of oppression in his heart. He was somewhat looking forward to Lan Xuan Yu's unique awakening, but he found that he was more worried now. He really didn't want his son to become an experimental subject in the laboratory.

Six years have passed, and the child has almost won the love of everyone around him.

"Go on, I'll wait for you at the entrance." Taking a deep breath, his nose felt a bit sore, but he still waved at Lan Xuan Yu.

"Okay." Lan Xuan Yu smiled and waved again before walking into the metal door ahead.

Lan Xiao pressed the soul conductor communicator on his wrist, and almost immediately, the other side connected.

"How is it? What did it awaken to?" Nan Cheng's impatient voice came through, and even through the communicator, her tension was clearly audible.

"Xuan Yu just went in, we don't know what it awakened to yet." Lan Xiao quickly said.

Nan Cheng immediately sounded a bit resentful, "Then why did you call? This just made me nervous for nothing. I'll have to go through it again later."

Lan Xiao smiled bitterly, "It's good that you didn't come. I'm also very nervous. Nan Cheng, I want to tell you that no matter what Xuan Yu's soul is, let's just forget about the credit. I'll share my merits with Chen Wei, Li Tingyin, and others, and I won't seek promotion. Let's all forget about the egg."

Nan Cheng fell silent on the other side. Lan Xiao has been the director of the ancient soul beast research institute for many years. Although the institute's level has been upgraded since moving to Tianluo, Lan Xiao is now a lieutenant colonel. However, he seems to have hit a bottleneck. With his knowledge, he should have gone further, but he might be lacking a key opportunity.

So Nan Cheng understood very well what kind of sacrifice Lan Xiao was making when he said these words. Lan Xiao has a smart mind, but his soul is very difficult to cultivate and improve, stuck at the fourth ring level. Only exceptional scientific achievements could possibly help him advance. In this aspect, Nan Cheng has a significant advantage; her soul is excellent, and she is already a sixth ring soul emperor. Her rank is also a lieutenant colonel, on par with him. If not for accompanying him, Nan Cheng could have been assigned to a more promising place.

"Have you thought it through?" Nan Cheng took a deep breath and asked.

If Lan Xuan Yu really has something special, especially the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast energy that once appeared, it could bring a great opportunity to Lan Xiao.

"I've thought it through. Actually, since we decided not to have more children three years ago when we moved, we both already made up our minds, didn't we? We are willing to love this child wholeheartedly." Lan Xiao said without hesitation.

"Ha ha!" Nan Cheng suddenly laughed on the other side, "Shouldn't I say you're silly now? Just like what you said to me back then, I'm giving it back to you. I like your silly look. Our current life is pretty good! The ancient soul beast research institute is great. I'll give my merits to them in the future. Let's stay here and accompany our child's growth. What do you think?"

"Okay." Lan Xiao smiled, and at that moment, they both thought of only one word: home.

"Beep, beep, beep!" But at that moment, the alarm suddenly sounded from the direction of the awakening room.

Lan Xiao's expression changed abruptly, and he looked in shock towards the awakening room.

Inside the awakening room.

Little Lan Xuan Yu stood in the hexagonal room, his big eyes full of curiosity. An uncle had just told him to stand in the middle and not move.

The next moment, lights began to appear around him, and strange light enveloped his body, making him feel warm. More strangely, in this warm feeling, he felt a bit itchy.

At first, it was just a little, but soon, the itchy feeling began to intensify.

Lan Xuan Yu didn't know if this was normal, and his little face started to turn pale. But the itchy feeling became increasingly intense, a sensation even more terrifying than pain.

Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, and he let out a loud cry, unable to resist scratching his body and writhing.

The awakening room is inside the ancient soul beast research institute. In fact, such awakening rooms exist in many federal agencies, specifically for children of the right age.

The staff responsible for the awakening room had never encountered such a situation. Usually, no matter what soul awakens, it should appear smoothly.

When Lan Xuan Yu cried out, they thought his soul was about to awaken, but the next moment, Lan Xuan Yu was already rolling on the ground, scratching his body vigorously.

Without hesitation, the staff pressed the alarm and quickly ran out, ready to grab Lan Xuan Yu's body.

But for some reason, a sudden sense of inexplicable fear arose in his heart. Although it was just a moment, he clearly felt a deep tremor from his soul, which made him suddenly stop, staring in horror at the child.

On Lan Xuan Yu's skin, many patterns appeared, gold and silver intertwined, with hints of color faintly visible.

"Bang!" The door was kicked open from the outside, and Lan Xiao almost flew in.

"Ah—" At that moment, Lan Xuan Yu let out a loud cry, and his small body bounced off the ground. In that instant, all the light patterns on his body disappeared, and a cluster of blue light emerged from his palms, rising up to over a meter, swaying and fluttering in the air.