Jingliu nodded slightly, then conjured a long icy sword, slowly inserting it into the center of the star array. At the same time, pure ice-attributed soul power poured into the formation.
As the star array shone with dazzling white light, Lu Jingming instantly felt a warm power surge into his body.
At the same time, a stream of black-and-white light followed the warmth into his bloodline.
Lu Jingming could sense something deep inside him being devoured by the black-and-white light, then replaced.
He didn't panic—everything was as he expected. This black-and-white light was the essence of the Sixth Divine Key—Genesis Key: Black Abyss, White Flower—from the game Honkai Impact 3rd, manifested by his power of Truth.
According to Herta's research, in this world, every human's Martial Soul is hidden in their bloodline and passed down through generations.
With Herta's help, Lu Jingming implanted the Black Abyss, White Flower's core into his bloodline, so at the key moment of awakening, it would devour his original Martial Soul and become his unique new one.
He knew Martial Soul awakening was full of uncertainty. If he ended up with a useless soul, he'd be in trouble. He never trusted the saying "there are only useless soul masters, not useless Martial Souls"—after all, without great luck or help, most people never break through the Soul Elder stage.
In truth, Martial Soul quality and innate soul power have a huge effect on a soul master's future—hard work alone can seldom change that.
There are countless hard-working people, but only a few with great fortune ever truly succeed.
The Lu family's original Martial Soul was only a high-level one, and Lu Jingming was dissatisfied.
So, he replaced it entirely. With the immense power of Black Abyss, White Flower, he was certain to gain a divine-level Martial Soul.
Sure enough, as the black-and-white light coalesced in his hands, Lu Jingming felt an unprecedented comfort, as if basking in spring sunlight.
At the same time, a powerful soul power wave radiated from him, stirring the air.
Sensing this, both Jingliu and Changli smiled in satisfaction. With their strength, they didn't need any detection devices to know that Lu Jingming had awakened with innate full soul power.
Zhang Lexuan, on the side, also looked at Lu Jingming with delighted surprise. She never cared much about his talent, but it was still good news.
Soon, the array's white light faded and the significant awakening ceremony ended perfectly.
At this moment, Lu Jingming held a black spear and a white spear in his hands.
On his left: a pure white knight's spear, its body elegant and covered in a shining white metallic luster, emitting a holy, pure aura—this was the "White Flower," symbolizing life and creation.
On his right: an abyssal black spear, so dark it seemed to swallow all light, radiating a mysterious, destructive power—this was "Black Abyss," representing destruction and decomposition.
"This is… twin Martial Souls?" Zhang Lexuan blinked in surprise, her pink lips parted, her eyes full of awe.
"Yes, twin Martial Souls!" Lu Jingming gripped the two spears, barely able to hide his joy.
He'd only hoped to replace the Lu family's mediocre Martial Soul, never expecting the new soul would manifest as twin Martial Souls. Though not as rare as in ancient times, such an advantage was still formidable.
Just being able to absorb nine more soul rings than a normal soul master meant much more soul power and greatly reduced training time.
Especially after becoming a Title Douluo—by adding rings to the second Martial Soul, one could quickly advance to Super Douluo in a much shorter period.
"Congratulations, Xiao Ming! Twin Martial Souls and innate full soul power—you're much more talented than me!" Zhang Lexuan's cheeks flushed with excitement, eyes bright with happiness and pride.
Though she'd always accepted Lu Jingming, what girl doesn't want her future partner to be strong and gifted?
"What's wrong, teacher? Disappointed your disciple's Martial Soul isn't a sword?" Changli teased, holding the pink fox and walking lightly to Jingliu's side.
Jingliu shook her head gently and stroked the little fox's head with her long fingers.
Even someone as cold and proud as her couldn't resist the fox's cuteness.
"It doesn't matter. Swordsmanship isn't so limited by weapons." In Jingliu's mind, weapons were just tools. No matter what weapon Lu Jingming wielded, it wouldn't stop him from learning the sword.
…
"Oh, looks like the awakening was a success."
In a futuristic lab filled with strange, glowing devices, Herta stared intently at a floating soul crystal, not even blinking or turning around—she knew who had entered.
After all, at this time, only Lu Jingming had access to the lab.
"You never thought my Martial Soul awakening might fail?" Lu Jingming asked the elegant, brown-haired girl on the chair, full of curiosity.
"Don't be silly! With this genius personally involved, how could it fail?" Herta finally turned around.
She wore a delicate pointed witch's hat, its brim tilted perfectly to add a touch of mystery and playfulness.
Her features were like a work of art—exquisite and flawless, blending girlish sweetness with a scientist's cool rationality.
At the moment, her expression was calm, as if nothing in the world could disturb her.
Her tailored dress of purple and black highlighted her graceful figure.
The hem was adorned with twinkling star patterns, giving it both elegance and a touch of futuristic science fiction.
Paired with black stockings and leather boots, her long legs looked even more shapely—every gesture radiating elegance and beauty.