"Ha, I don't know about his talent, but he sure puts on airs."

Long Tao shook his head repeatedly, casting a sidelong glance at Luo Fancheng within the formation, then looked at the village chief and villagers with a disdainful sneer.

"Let me tell you a harsh truth."

"Every child from a commoner family who hasn't awakened yet thinks they're special, harboring hope, not realizing that without strong ancestors, their bloodline is weak. No matter how hard they try, they can't awaken a powerful Martial Soul."

"As for the nobles of the empire and the disciples of great sects, even the most useless among them can awaken a third-grade or higher Martial Soul."

"If not for the mercy of the Temple's supreme Female Pope, you commoners wouldn't even have the chance to awaken a Martial Soul and would be enslaved for life."

The children and parents who failed to awaken felt as if their hearts were struck, weighed down to the point of suffocation, feeling a deep-seated inferiority and despair.

Long Tao became inexplicably agitated.

"Do I look down on you because you're not honest and sincere?"

He shouted loudly, "Wrong! It's because you're weak. The weak deserve to be insulted by me without daring to retort. This is the bloody reality."

The commoners' hearts were deeply pierced, clenching their fists but lowering their heads in inferiority.

At this moment, a young man's cold laughter echoed.

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Then may I ask, Temple Deacon, which great family are you from?"

Long Tao turned around, seeing Luo Fancheng open his eyes. The formation had been inactive for so long, and his gaze immediately turned contemptuous.

"Looks like you're another failure who can't awaken a Martial Soul. I even thought you were a descendant of a hidden master, ready to curry favor with you."

Long Tao admitted openly, "Yes, I am of commoner origin. Don't advise others to be kind if you don't know their struggles. You have no idea how much I've suffered because of my commoner status."

"If it weren't for my Lizard Dragon Martial Soul containing a trace of noble dragon bloodline, I would never have turned my life around."

He hated his past as a commoner and thus despised all commoners.

"The former commoner Long Tao is dead. Now, you all must respect me as Lord Long Tao." A strong sense of superiority and madness appeared on Long Tao's face.

"You say I can't awaken a Martial Soul?" Luo Fancheng's lips curled into a confident arc. "Then you'd better watch closely now."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if in response.

"Buzz!"

The entire Hexagram Awakening Formation emitted a humming sound.

The obsidian stones lit up one after another.

"Swish—"

One, two... six... all the obsidian stones were activated, with golden light flickering and surging on their surfaces.

"What is this?"

Long Tao's pupils contracted. Luo Fancheng had been standing there for so long without any movement, and he had already written him off as a failure, so he spoke without reservation.

But now, this awakening commotion...

The surrounding villagers held their breath. Even without much experience, they could sense the unusual aura. Previously, if two obsidian stones lit up with golden light during an awakening, it was considered impressive.

"Boom!"

Blinding golden light roared out from the obsidian surface, soaring upward.

The golden light reached one meters.

Three meters!

Five meters!!

In an instant, it reached six meters without any hindrance, and it continued to climb.

"My God, it's seven meters of golden light!" The villagers, who had been dejected and inferior, exclaimed in disbelief.

"No, it's not stopping there." Su Jiuer whispered confidently. The man chosen by the 9-Tailed Demon Emperor would not disappoint.

"Eight... eight meters." Long Tao was dumbfounded. He had exerted all his strength back then and only reached five meters of golden light, which was enough to completely turn his life around.

"This... this guy... what is he?"

He suspected he was dreaming, biting his tongue hard. In the moment of clarity, the awakening golden light around Luo Fancheng showed no sign of diminishing, shockingly reaching nine meters in height.

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!!"

Long Tao was shocked, his mind like thunder, exclaiming in disbelief.

"How can a mere villager reach nine meters in height? Even among the royal family and clan prodigies, reaching such a level is legendary."

All the villagers, seeing Long Tao's loss of composure, immediately realized that Luo Fancheng's Martial Soul was likely far more terrifying than they had imagined.

The previously beaten-down, inferior, and timid emotions began to dissipate, replaced by excitement.

The villagers pumped their fists, as if injected with a dose of adrenaline: "Who says we commoners are destined to be at the bottom? Our village has a genius too!"

"Fancheng, good boy, Grandpa Lu always knew you could do it." Village Chief Lu showed a grandfatherly, comforting, and loving smile.

Luo Fancheng bathed in the golden light, like a god descending to the mortal world, a celestial being appearing, his deep black eyes meeting the shocked Long Tao across the distance.

His face did not show the expected joy and ecstasy, but a solemn and dignified expression.

"Long Tao, how does my awakening compare to yours?"

"I... I..." Long Tao was speechless, not knowing how to respond.

This question left him truly at a loss. Compared to the other's talent, what was Long Tao worth?

Nine meters is the limit! This is the legendary potential of a deity!!

Who would have thought it would appear in such a humble village, like a true dragon emerging from the mire, who could have imagined?

"Speak, answer me." Luo Fancheng stared, speaking calmly.

Long Tao's mind was in chaos. The other clearly had no powerful Soul Power aura, yet why did he feel the oppressive presence of a subject facing a king?

"The golden light has already reached its limit, why hasn't your Martial Soul appeared? This defies all logic!"

The villagers were puzzled, even Su Jiuer was confused. Soul Beasts didn't need to awaken, but she knew that nine meters was already the pinnacle of human talent.

Everyone was curious about what kind of Martial Soul Luo Fancheng possessed.

"Limit?" Luo Fancheng shook his head, speaking lightly: "Who told you this is my limit?"

"What did you say?!!" Long Tao's heart surged with waves of shock.

"A mere nine meters, break it."

As Luo Fancheng's words fell, the golden light stalled at nine meters began to climb again.

"Nine meters one."

A special wave surged from Luo Fancheng's body, the Martial Soul appeared, Soul Power emerged, it was the wave of the Martial Soul, the wave of Soul Power.

"Nine meters five!"

A phantom silhouette gradually formed behind Luo Fancheng.

"Nine meters eight!!"

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, the silhouette grew larger and larger.

"It's still not stopping!"

"It's still not... stopping??"

Long Tao's eyes were about to pop out, staring intently at Luo Fancheng. The villagers were dumbfounded, even Su Jiuer gasped, wondering what kind of potential this little man possessed.

The awakening light continued to soar upward.

The human limit—nine rods, nine feet, and nine inches of golden light!!!

"Roar!"

A heaven-shaking dragon roar resounded, shaking the hearts of all. The phantom silhouette behind Luo Fancheng expanded to tens of meters, revealing a true dragon's shadow.

Others were merely shocked, but Long Tao's bloodline trembled, his Martial Soul Possession state collapsing under the dragon roar, the separated Lizard Dragon Martial Soul trembling uncontrollably with him.

"Dragon!"

"How can it be a dragon-type Martial Soul!"

Long Tao's scalp tingled, speaking incoherently:

"How high must this Martial Soul's rank be to make my Lizard Dragon Martial Soul so terrified?"

Su Jiuer's mind was shaken, her lips slightly parted. She had guessed her man wouldn't be weak, but she hadn't expected his Martial Soul to be so strong that even she, as the Empress, could feel a slight pressure, a suppression of bloodline.

Heavens, could this little man's Martial Soul naturally suppress Soul Beasts? Su Jiuer covered her red lips, her long eyelashes trembling.

Tiger whispered, "Could it be... it's not over yet?"

"You ignorant country bumpkin!" Long Tao, his mind swaying, cursed: "Even if the empire's ancestors were resurrected, even if the Temple's old Pope crawled out of the coffin, they couldn't surpass nine meters nine, it's im!pos!si!ble!!"

"Swish swish!"

The golden light surged continuously, still climbing upward. Yet, nine rods, nine feet, and nine inches seemed to be the absolute human limit, as if an invisible barrier hung heavily above.

"Boom boom boom!"

The golden light did not cease, continuously launching upward assaults. Long Tao's expression became incredibly colorful in an instant, while Su Jiuer and the villagers focused intently.

Would a miracle occur?

"Rumble!"

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, thunder rolled, and a mighty force of heaven and earth pressed down at this moment.

Su Jiuer's heart trembled.

"Heavenly Tribulation?"

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"Not good!!"

She immediately shouted towards the front: "Fancheng, stop quickly, this has touched the forbidden domain, a forbidden Martial Soul talent not tolerated by the heavens!!!"

Everyone found it difficult to breathe, filled with fear and unease. Long Tao's spine chilled, wondering what kind of terrifying Martial Soul talent this was, envied by the heavens, even the heavens couldn't bear it.

"Hiss!"

Luo Fancheng groaned in pain, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, staining his clothes red.

Two special forces within him were awakening, trying to manifest in the world, while the might of heaven and earth was blocking their appearance.

"Boy, give up quickly, a nine meters talent is already invincible, the might of heaven and earth is difficult to contend with, don't fight against the heavens!" Long Tao also became anxious, unwilling to see such a peerless genius die before his eyes: "Stop quickly, you'll die!"

Luo Fancheng looked up at the sky, his expression cold.

He might usually be playful with women and friends, but in the face of major events, he had his own principles to uphold.

Amidst the constant cries of warning, his pupils reflected the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation gathering, his lips curling into a wicked, wild smile, questioning:

"I just want to awaken my Martial Soul talent, why stop me?"

Luo Fancheng was from China, and with the guidance of his system, how could he fear the destiny of another world?

The ancestors in Chinese mythology were fundamentally different from Western deities, fighting against heaven and earth, never yielding to so-called fate.

"I am not a person who defies the heavens, nor do I dare provoke the heavens."

"But, if the heavens insist on cutting off my path of cultivation, what harm is there in defying the will of the heavens?"

In that instant, Long Tao and all the villagers felt their hair stand on end, their hearts trembling. Having been tamed by noble powerhouses to submit to fate, they had never heard such rebellious words.

Su Jiuer covered her open red lips, filled with shock, never expecting the man to utter such earth-shattering words.

Disrespecting heaven, not serving gods, what kind of courage is this? Her heart couldn't help but tremble.

If before, gratitude far outweighed admiration, now she truly felt a woman's special appreciation, favor, and affection for Luo Fancheng.

Su Jiuer began gathering all her strength, ready to act at any moment, her gaze firm. Since her little man had such courage, she would follow him even to death.

"Swish swish!!"

Dark clouds pressed down, thunder rumbled.

In the darkened village, only the dazzling golden light continued to push the limits, the dragon shadow behind Luo Fancheng emitting an unyielding, angry dragon roar.

"Crack... crack..."

Cracks like spider webs appeared on the surface of the obsidian stones, trembling.

"Boom boom!"

The sky turned white, several bolts of lightning struck down, blasting the ground around Luo Fancheng, leaving it charred, scaring everyone into retreating, except for a graceful figure moving forward.

"Spurt!"

Luo Fancheng spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes showing a stubborn, resolute cold light, exerting all his strength.

Behind him, phenomena abounded.

"When you reach the end of the water, sit and watch the clouds rise, break for me!!"

"Crash—"

In an instant, all the obsidian stones shattered into powder, and the golden light, which had reached the limit of nine meters nine, suddenly leaped upward.

The carp leaps over the dragon gate, the sea is vast and the sky is high, ten meters of golden light, unprecedented.

Luo Fancheng looked down at Long Tao, his gaze deep, speaking calmly:

"Humans are not born to be resigned to fate."

"Understand?"

Suddenly, the true dragon shadow behind him fully materialized, grand and majestic, dragon energy rolling, roaring at the sky.

"Plop!"

The Lizard Dragon Martial Soul behind Long Tao knelt first, and the next second, he, its master, knelt as well.

Among Soul Beasts and even beast-type Martial Souls, bloodline rank is paramount.

A Lizard Dragon with a trace of dragon blood couldn't withstand the pressure of a true dragon Martial Soul.

"Crack—"

The heavens were enraged, a water-barrel-thick bolt of destructive heavenly punishment descended from the nine heavens, everyone in the village prostrated on the ground, the blinding lightning rendering everyone instantly blind.

In the moment of peril, a gentle, tender voice sounded.

"Little man, don't be afraid, I'm here!"

Su Jiuer's every cell was frantically warning her, the terrifying power contained in the Heavenly Tribulation was something even she couldn't block, but her slender figure still defied her body's instincts, leaping out, flying over Luo Fancheng to intercept.

She, in her heart, had already resolved to die.

The grace of that day, the fruit of today.

A life for a life.

Yet...

The vast heavenly lightning directly ignored all of Su Jiuer's methods, as if passing through an illusion, piercing through all obstacles, forcefully striking into Luo Fancheng's body.