Chapter 9

"Human soul beasts can be anything. For example, your mother's soul beast is ice, a very powerful elemental soul beast. Your father's soul beast is a book, which, although not very powerful, gives him a memory far superior to that of ordinary people. You will also have your own soul beast. When our soul beasts 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, your father will tell you more about the knowledge of soul masters in the future. Now, my son, are you ready?"

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

Yes, Lan Xuanwu is six years old. For this son, both Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng are somewhat indulgent. It's because this child is so well-behaved.

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

At six years old, Lan Xuanwu is as fair and delicate as jade. Since the entire ancient soul beast research institute moved to the second administrative planet, Ti Luo, discovered by the Douluo Federation three years ago, he has been attending the kindergarten affiliated with the institute.

Parents usually say things like, "The prettiest child is mine" when picking up their children. But since Lan Xuanwu went to kindergarten, the phrase has become: "That must be Lan Xuanwu, no wonder he is the kindergarten's top little handsome boy!"

Lan Xuanwu has very good skin, which is beyond doubt. 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 there has never been any pain.

"Dad, I'm going in now." Lan Xuanwu smiled and waved at Lan Xiao.

"Xuanwu." Lan Xiao suddenly called him.

Lan Xuanwu 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. For some reason, he felt a sense of oppression. He was somewhat looking forward to Lan Xuanwu's unique awakening, but he found that he was more worried. He really didn't want his son to become an experimental subject in the laboratory.

For six years, this 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 Xuanwu.

"Okay." Lan Xuanwu 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 was connected.

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

"Xuanwu just went in, we don't know what he has awakened yet." Lan Xiao quickly said.

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

Lan Xiao smiled bitterly, "You're right not to come. I'm also very nervous. Nan Cheng, I want to tell you, no matter what soul beast our child has, let's just forget about the credit. I'll share my merits with Chen Wei and Li Tingyin in the future, 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 Ti Luo, Lan Xiao is now a lieutenant colonel. However, he seems to have hit a bottleneck. With his knowledge, he should have gone further, but what he lacks is likely a chance.

So Nan Cheng understands very well what kind of sacrifice Lan Xiao is making by saying these words. Lan Xiao has a smart mind, but his soul beast is difficult to cultivate and improve, stuck at the fourth ring level. Only particularly outstanding scientific achievements could possibly lead to his promotion. In this aspect, Nan Cheng has a significant advantage; her soul beast 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 already be assigned to a more promising place.

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

If Lan Xuanwu really has something special, especially the energy intensity of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast 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, we have already thought it through, haven't we? We are both 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 share my merits with them in the future. Let's stay here and accompany our child's growth. What do you think?"

"Okay." Lan Xiao smiled, and in 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 Xuanwu 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, points of light 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 Xuanwu didn't know if this was normal, and his little face started to turn pale. But the itchy feeling became increasingly intense, a sensation more terrifying than pain.

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

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 appropriate age.

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

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

Without hesitation, the staff pressed the alarm and quickly ran out, intending to grab Lan Xuanwu'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, looking in horror at the child.

On Lan Xuanwu's skin, many patterns appeared, gold and silver intertwined, and faintly, there were hints of color.

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

"Ah—" At that moment, Lan Xuanwu 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 the palms of his hands, rising up to over a meter, swaying and fluttering in the air.