Sun Moon Federation.
Donghai City, Blacksmiths Association.
Inside the private area belonging exclusively to Association President Mu Chen.
A blonde Damselette cautiously opened a door and slipped inside.
Looking at the sleeping youth on the bed, she approached with a mischievous smile.
“Little lazybones, time to get up!”
But before she could play her prank…
The youth suddenly opened his eyes.
With panic and reluctance in his gaze, he abruptly sat up in bed.
“Don’t…”
Bang!
“Ouch!” The Damselette cried out in pain, falling onto the bed!
“Hss!” The youth likewise clutched his forehead and gasped, collapsing back down.
For a moment, the room was filled with cries of pain and sharp gasps of cold air.
“A-Yue, why are you awake?!” The Damselette rubbed her slightly red forehead and complained softly, “You didn’t even give a warning.”
“Sister Muxi, why did you sneak into my room again?”
Xu Yue’s forehead hurt just as much, but he was left somewhat speechless by her words.
“Besides, I was sleeping.
How was I supposed to warn you in advance?”
“Ehehe!”
Mu Xi released her fair, tender small hand from her forehead and scratched her blonde hair, trying to gloss it over.
Besides, as a two-ring Spirit Grandmaster and a Rank 1 Blacksmith, her physical condition was naturally superior to Xu Yue’s.
The one feeling more pain should actually be him instead.
Thinking of this, Mu Xi felt a sudden jolt in her heart.
Hurriedly wanting to ask Xu Yue if he felt unwell anywhere, she looked up only to catch a fading trace of dejection in his eyes, causing her tone to soften slightly.
“A-Yue, were you thinking about your parents again?
Didn’t the Blood God Legion say they were only missing?
Maybe…”
Hearing Mu Xi’s cautious comfort, Xu Yue couldn’t help but chuckle heartily and reassure her in return, “Don’t worry, Sister Muxi, I’m fine.
I just dreamed about them.”
“As for my parents, I actually understand the reality in my heart.
You don’t need to comfort me like this.”
He was a child, but not truly a child.
He knew all too well what kind of place the Blood God Legion was.
As the front line of the war against the Abyss, being missing was no different from being dead.
What’s more, according to the messenger, wreckage of mecha and battle armor was found at the scene, which further supported his speculation.
The so-called “missing” was merely words of consolation.
Seeing Xu Yue like this, Mu Xi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
But soon, she puffed out her fair cheeks in dissatisfaction, reached out both jade-like hands, and pinched his cheeks.
“I don’t like you acting like a little adult.
You’re much cuter normally.”
“Hurry up and get out of bed.
Today is your Spirit Awakening.”
Hearing this, Xu Yue’s eyes lit up.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Although this era was a story centered around two Dragon Kings as the main characters, his Bloodline was by no means weak.
His surname was Xu, the Xu of the Riyue Xu Family.
It wasn’t the branch of Xu Yunhan that usurped the nest, but the orthodox royal family.
Although not from the main line, his father’s Spirit was the standard Sun Martial Soul of the Xu Family.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would be as well.
And even if he didn’t awaken the Sun Martial Soul, it didn’t matter.
Within the Xu Family’s Bloodline, there was also the Legacy of the Silver Moon and the Purple Imperial Extinction Dragon, both of which were top-tier Spirits.
However, just as he was about to get up, his gaze landed on the blonde Damselette beside him once more, his face covered in dark lines.
“Sister Muxi, I’m getting up.”
Mu Xi blinked her golden eyes, nodded naturally, and said clearly, “I know.”
Hearing this, Xu Yue took a deep breath, looking at her completely oblivious expression with a hint of helplessness.
Although he had lodged with the Mu Family since he was three and grew up with Mu Xi, things were different now after all.
“Then Sister Muxi, shouldn’t you give me some privacy?”
“Hmph!
You get less cute as you grow older.” Mu Xi pouted and glanced at Xu Yue.
“As if there’s any part of you I haven’t seen.”
Nevertheless, she obeyed Xu Yue’s words, stepped outside, and gently closed the door behind her.
Looking at Mu Xi’s departing back, Xu Yue felt rather helpless.
He quickly changed his clothes and opened the door, only to find that Mu Xi hadn’t left but had been waiting at the doorway all along.
“Sister Muxi, let’s go quickly.
Don’t keep Uncle Mu and Aunt Bao waiting long.”
Mu Xi turned around and looked at Xu Yue in his fresh clothes, her beautiful eyes lighting up.
With medium-length black hair, he looked spirited and handsome.
His eyes were not a dazzling golden-red like his father’s, but a clear amber.
Though he was only six years old, one could already tell how excellent his parents’ genetic foundation was.
Still, some time had indeed been delayed.
Without another word, Mu Xi grabbed Xu Yue’s hand and jogged toward the dining room.
“Sister Muxi, slow down, don’t use spirit power.”
With a helpless look, Xu Yue felt like he was being dragged along by a stubborn bull.
Before long, beside the dining table.
Yuan Baoer looked at the sprinting Mu Xi and Xu Yue, her delicate brows furrowing slightly with a helpless expression.
“Xiao Xi, you’re bullying your little brother again.”
“Am not!” Mu Xi defended sweetly, nudging Xu Yue.
“A-Yue, tell my mom, did I bully you?”
Xu Yue rolled his eyes at her.
“Aunt Bao, Sister Muxi treats me very well.”
“That’s more like it.” Mu Xi laughed and pulled Xu Yue down to sit.
Mu Chen, who had been watching their interaction all along, smiled.
“Alright, stop fooling around and sit down to eat.”
“Got it, Dad!” “Got it, Uncle Mu!”
Both immediately responded and sat down quietly.
Because Xu Yue was going to undergo Spirit Awakening today, this breakfast was eaten a bit faster than usual.
In the living room.
Xu Yue looked at Mu Chen and asked in confusion:
“Uncle Mu, are we going to the Awakening Chamber?”
But just as he finished speaking, Mu Xi lightly flicked his forehead.
“A-Yue, are you silly?”
“When our family awakens a Spirit, why would we go to a public Awakening?”
Hearing this, Xu Yue finally realized.
Influenced by Remembrance, he had fallen into habitual thinking.
Mu Chen was an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman and the President of the Donghai City Blacksmiths Association, considered a top powerhouse on the Douluo Continent.
For a family like this to awaken a Spirit, how could they possibly need to go to a public Awakening Chamber?
Mu Chen and Yuan Baoer watched Mu Xi and Xu Yue fooling around with smiles on their faces.
They were long-time friends with Xu Yue’s parents; otherwise, when the couple went to the Blood God Legion, they wouldn’t have fostered Xu Yue with them.
They were quite happy to see the two youngsters being so close.
By this time, Mu Chen had already placed the pre-prepared awakening formation in the living room and called out to Xu Yue.
“Xiao Yue, come over, it’s time to awaken!”
Hearing this, Xu Yue stopped fooling around with Mu Xi and walked onto the awakening formation engraved on rare metals.
He stood quietly, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Meeting Xu Yue’s gaze, Mu Chen raised his hand and tapped into midair.
A surge of spirit power instantly burst forth, activating the awakening formation.
In an instant, the array patterns lit up with a white glow, gradually extending inward to Xu Yue’s feet.
Xu Yue only felt a warm current surging from his feet throughout his entire body.
An inexplicable power awakened within him, and his right hand raised involuntarily.
A scorching golden-red fireball gradually emerged.
“This is…
the Sun!”
Seeing Xu Yue’s Spirit, smiles appeared on the faces of all three from the Mu Family.
A Sun Martial Soul, as expected.
But just then, Mu Chen, as the strongest person present, suddenly felt something abnormal.
His face shifted slightly, and he exclaimed:
“No!
This is bad!!”
As soon as his voice fell, the entire Blacksmiths Association building strangely began to tremble.