The mecha unit ultimately just stayed there on guard, waiting for the energy shield to automatically repair and heal, not daring to enter the forest to investigate.
The soul beasts within the forest were even quieter than they had imagined, not a single one attempting to rush out. The energy shield's repair went very smoothly, and it was completely restored a day later. A large number of medical personnel rushed to the embankment to treat the soul masters who had been burned. The falling fireball caused immense losses to the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, not to mention the large number of soul masters who were burned. Just the ten melted black mechas were enough to make their hearts ache. A few days later, the Spirit Transfer Pagoda sent people into the embankment to search for the fireball's landing point, wanting to figure out what it was. The result was a complete annihilation; the twenty-person team, including three Titled Douluo, perished without a single survivor, all buried in the forest. The Spirit Transfer Pagoda was enraged and ordered the forest to be bombed, demanding that the soul beasts pay a heavy price. The bombing, which lasted for over three hours, caused nearly thirty percent of the Star Dou Great Forest's already sparse trees to disappear. A large fire ignited in the forest, and if Di Tian and others hadn't intervened in time, the fire would likely have consumed the entire forest. The soul beasts did not retaliate, and this matter faded away due to the soul beasts' silence. The Spirit Transfer Pagoda did not send anyone into the forest again, and the soul beasts also stayed obediently in the forest, neither making noise nor causing trouble, like tamed lions. Was it true that the soul beasts had lost their wildness and been tamed? Naturally not. The reason they didn't confront the Spirit Transfer Pagoda to the end was that they didn't want to completely escalate the conflict between the two sides at this time. Killing some of their people and provoking their bombardment had already achieved the goal; there was no need to continue. As for why they wanted to provoke the other side's bombardment, it was mainly to cover up the disappearance of the Life Gold and the sharp decrease in the forest's vitality.
Next, they could prepare to leave. Seven years later, in Star Moon City, in the western part of the continent. Star Moon City is only about five hundred miles away from Mingdu, where the Federation Government is located. It has obvious geographical advantages and has developed rapidly, making it one of the five major super cities in the west. The city is full of tall buildings, with dozens of stories high-rises visible everywhere, full of modern atmosphere. In front of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in the center of Star Moon City, a boy stood, looking at the thirteen-story high Spirit Transfer Pagoda before him. The boy was about six years old, with a moderate build, delicate features, fair skin, and a pair of large, bright red eyes like agate. There was also a fiery red mark between his eyebrows, a phoenix pattern, which was like the finishing touch, making his face look so perfect that no flaws could be found. The boy wore a red ancient-style long robe, simple and well-fitting, without any excess, and his shoulder-length red hair was neatly draped behind his shoulders. Whether it was his bright red hair like fire or his retro long robe, he wore them very well and they suited him perfectly. It gave people the feeling that he should dress like this and have this red long hair; if he wore modern clothes and had short hair, it would feel very out of place.
The boy's appearance was already extremely outstanding, but his temperament was even rarer; that innate nobility made people feel inferior. This boy was none other than Yun Ze, who had fallen to the Douluo Continent seven years ago. After only a brief pause in front of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, Yun Ze walked into the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
The space inside the Spirit Transfer Pagoda was very spacious, with marble floors. As soon as Yun Ze walked through the main entrance, the soul master sitting behind the counter near the door stood up.
"Little friend, this is the Spirit Transfer Pagoda. Non-soul masters are not allowed to enter. Please leave quickly," the soul master said sternly.
Yun Ze smiled faintly and said, "I'm here to awaken my Martial Soul."
Saying that, he didn't know where he took out a thousand Federal Currency and placed it on the counter.
The Spirit Transfer Pagoda would help people awaken their Martial Soul for free, but that was only during specific time periods. He had missed that time now and could only awaken it at his own expense.
The higher the level of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, the more expensive it was to help people awaken their Martial Soul. The cost of awakening in this thirteen-story Spirit Transfer Pagoda was a thousand Federal Currency.
The middle-aged soul master looked at Yun Ze in surprise and said, "Little friend, didn't your family come with you?"
"Uncle, you should just take me to awaken my Martial Soul," Yun Ze avoided the topic.
Seeing that Yun Ze was unwilling to talk, the middle-aged soul master stopped asking and took out a form for Yun Ze to fill out.
"Little friend, your handwriting is quite good," the middle-aged soul master praised. It was hard to imagine that this was the handwriting of a child.
Yun Ze just smiled calmly at the praise.
"Take the form to that room over there and give it to that uncle," the middle-aged soul master pointed to a room in the hall.
Yun Ze did as he was told, went to the room inside the hall, and handed the form to another gray-clothed soul master.
"Come with me," the gray-clothed soul master led Yun Ze into this spacious room.
On the floor, walls, and even the ceiling of this room were strange and magnificent patterns, emitting a peculiar fluctuation.
Yun Ze could tell at a glance that these were simple arrays, and their main purpose was self-evident: to guide the Martial Soul and help it awaken.
Following the guidance of the gray-clothed soul master, Yun Ze stood in the center of the awakening room, and then the gray-clothed soul master began to activate the awakening array.
As the awakening array was activated, Yun Ze felt a disturbance within his body, as if something was about to break out.
He slowly opened his left hand, and a red light lit up in his palm. A wisp of flame rose, and then the temperature in the room began to rise.
"Hmm?" The gray-clothed soul master's face showed surprise as he felt the scorching heatwave.
"Chirp!" A sharp phoenix cry sounded, and the flame in Yun Ze's hand transformed into the shape of a phoenix, its body growing larger, spreading its wings and crying out.
A visible scorching heatwave spread, and the high temperature warped the air slightly, forcing the gray-clothed soul master to retreat.
"Fire Phoenix!" The gray-clothed soul master released his Martial Soul to resist the high temperature, his eyes widening when he saw the flaming phoenix.
The phoenix was surrounded by red flames, circling around Yun Ze, showing a very human-like joy and affection.
Yun Ze also felt a great sense of closeness to the phoenix. This phoenix was actually him, a manifestation of his bloodline.
Besieged by several top Immortal Emperors, although he survived by relying on his innate talent of Nirvana, he paid a heavy price for it.
His cultivation of countless epochs was completely lost. After nirvana, even his bloodline was nearly depleted, essentially reducing him to an ordinary person. Everything had to start from scratch.
Having come to this world, limited by its rules, he could only cultivate according to this world's cultivation system.
That is, awakening a Martial Soul and then cultivating Soul Power. And his Martial Soul was himself, the Phoenix.
There was also an unusual fluctuation in his left hand. He knew this was another Martial Soul. He had a guess as to why, but he wasn't in a hurry to verify it.
"Little friend, put away your Martial Soul first. Do as uncle says..." The gray-clothed Soul Master's attitude improved significantly.
Just as he was about to teach Yun Ze how to put away his Martial Soul, he saw Yun Ze had already put it away, and the action was incredibly practiced.
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