Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 774: Awakening

Chapter 774: Awakening

Three days later, Battle Soul City, Battle Soul Plaza.

"Xiao Huohuo, Battle Power - Three Segments, Battle Soul - Mother's Love Grass! Unqualified!"

The young man standing before the awakening crystal stone wore an expression of deep embarrassment, his eyes holding a trace of disbelief.

"How can this be? I've been incredibly strong since childhood, able to eat eight bowls of rice in one meal. How could I awaken a garbage Battle Soul like Mother's Love Grass?"

The boy's self-doubting voice echoed across the cold, desolate plaza, unusually clear.

But none of the young men and women gathered around let out a single mocking laugh.

Because they knew—aside from those nobles born directly into families, most of them were just like this young man, highly likely to end up with a useless Battle Soul.

If their Battle Soul had even a little connection to combat, they could consider their ancestors' graves smoking with good fortune.

"Liu Ruyan, Battle Power - Two Segments, Cooking Spatula Battle Soul, next, next!"

A group of anxious young men and women, like ducks being herded to market, hurried past the awakening stone.

From carrying hope to walking toward despair, accepting their ordinary futures.

This scene had become all too common during the Battle Soul Awakening Ceremony held every three months.

Within the crowd, there were also some people whose faces held strong confidence, whose clothing was more luxurious than those young men and women, and who carried an air of nobility about them.

These were the scions of noble families within Battle Soul City.

But they weren't from the major noble families, just some smaller clans.

Medium and large families had their own awakening stones; they had absolutely no need to come to the plaza and squeeze in with a bunch of commoners.

Even so, when facing these commoners, they still held a full sense of superiority.

"Young Master Lei, look, that seems to be the legitimate daughter who was kicked out of the Flame Boar Family!"

The follower beside Lei Bo pointed toward a graceful young woman standing at the back of the crowd.

The girl wore a plain white dress. Though she stood quietly within the commoners' line, her pure and ethereal temperament immediately drew everyone's gaze. No matter who looked in that direction, they would involuntarily focus on her and marvel.

The young men and women of poor backgrounds around her didn't even dare stand close to Li Qingran, as if getting near would only highlight their own ordinariness and awkwardness.

Thus, a vacuum zone with a diameter of one or two meters naturally formed around Li Qingran.

"It really is her." Lei Bo narrowed his eyes. "But she can't be considered a member of the Flame Boar Family anymore, so naturally, we can't refer to her as the Flame Boar Family's legitimate daughter.

I just don't know, since she's a Battle Power Zero Segment waste, why is she still coming to awaken a Battle Soul?

Still unwilling to give up?"

The young men present for the Battle Soul Awakening had already undergone the first round of screening.

And those who were screened out were naturally the ones without any Battle Power.

The experience summarized by countless Soul Masters across the Canglan Continent was this—without Battle Power, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you cannot awaken a Battle Soul. Even if you successfully awaken one, without exception, they are all useless Battle Souls. Therefore, without Battle Power, there's no need to waste ten silver coins.

It's better to keep that money to buy yourself a couple of decent outfits, so when looking for work, people might look at you a bit more favorably.

After returning from the Flame Boar Family, Lei Bo had been deeply immersed in the fear brought by Li Rong's mountain-of-flesh body, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

He had gone to beg his father to cancel the engagement.

But his father's response was a slap across his face.

The rules set by their ancestors were for the continuation of the Thunder Leopard Family; how could they be casually altered?

His father didn't believe Li Rong was really that fat and personally went to the Flame Boar Family. When he returned, his expression wasn't good.

The look in his eyes when he looked at Lei Bo even held a bit of pity and guilt.

Lei Bo thought his father had changed his mind and would give him some other arrangement.

But in the end, his father only said one sentence to him: "Lei Bo, you are going to become Li Rong's husband in the future! As a husband, you must display a husband's authority. Indeed, Li Rong's physique is a bit... a bit unsatisfactory! But as her fiancé and future husband, you should restrain and advise her, shouldn't you? You can help her lose weight, right?"

Lei Bo's expression at that moment was one of shock.

What use would losing weight be for that monster over two meters tall?

Moreover, have him help Li Rong lose weight?

Even without activating her World Ring, Li Rong could seriously injure him just by sitting on him.

If she activated her World Ring...

He had specifically looked into it; Li Rong's combat ability really wasn't bad...

If he didn't fight desperately, he might not even be a match for Li Rong.

Li Rong's Battle Soul didn't seem that simple. It looked like an ordinary Flame Boar, alright, but it was several times larger than the Flame Boars of other bloodline members of the Flame Boar Family.

The more Lei Bo thought about it, the colder his heart grew.

Now, as his gaze shifted to Li Qingran, he couldn't help but think how good it would be if Li Qingran also had the Flame Boar Family's Battle Soul.

Then he wouldn't have to marry that damned fat pig.

"Pathetic, Battle Power Zero actually still coming to awaken a Battle Soul? Wishing upon a star~"

A sharp, acrid voice sounded beside his ear. Lei Bo didn't need to look up to know it was Rong Wuhua of the Flame Boar Family speaking.

"Young Master Lei, don't you agree?" Rong Wuhua pulled her massive daughter, pushing through the crowd to squeeze next to Lei Bo, her face all smiles. "Some people are born lowly and can never rise up in their entire lives, unlike my good daughter, who grew up with a golden spoon in her mouth."

Rong Wuhua's voice wasn't too loud or too soft, but it was enough for the commoner youths near the awakening stone to hear.

They clenched their fists, angry but not daring to speak out.

In a sense, what Rong Wuhua said wasn't wrong.

Compared to nobles with bloodlines, they commoners were too insignificant.

Because bloodlines were only passed down among nobles and their descendants, they had almost no possibility of crossing social classes. They could only leave everything to fate.

If they could obtain a good Battle Soul, if they could luckily survive, perhaps a hundred years later, there might be one more noble family.

Lei Bo didn't respond to Rong Wuhua's words, nor did he dare face the fiery gaze of the mountain of flesh, Li Rong.

This mountain of flesh seemed to have taken a liking to him earlier, sending him a pot of roasted chicken legs every day. Just the sight made him nauseous.

Now, he actually felt a bit of anticipation for Li Qingran to awaken a Battle Soul. As long as it was a Flame Boar Battle Soul, it would be fine, even without Battle Power...

"Next, Li Qingran!"

The Soul Master beside the awakening stone called out the name and subconsciously glanced ahead, immediately freezing for a moment.

What a beautiful girl...

How come he'd never heard of such a beautiful girl in Battle Soul City before?

But then he also noticed Li Qingran standing in the commoners' line and couldn't help but secretly feel it was a pity.

If such a beautiful girl were in a noble family, suitors would probably wear out the doorstep.

But if she were just a commoner, then she most likely wouldn't awaken any powerful Battle Soul. That pretty face might not bring any good results for her future.

He was already married and established, so he had no designs on Li Qingran, but he still felt a bit regretful.

"Place your hand on the awakening stone," he said calmly, his tone involuntarily softening a bit. "The awakening stone will guide you to awaken your Battle Soul. You don't need to think about anything, nor resist the power awakening your bloodline."