Chapter 104: Myriad Treasure Dao Palace! Destiny Weapon!
Chapter 104: Myriad Treasure Dao Palace! Destiny Weapon!
In the dim and hazy depths of the soul.
As Wang Che’s Divine Sense swept over, the originally round, chaotic shadow gradually appeared.
With the gradual increase of Divine Sense, the shadow slowly became clear, and light began to gather!
But, as the form became clearer, Wang Che’s soul began to tremble.
It was a resonance of the soul.
Wang Che knew that the birth of a Martial Soul was related to ancestral heritage.
But there was no absolute connection.
It had a closer relationship with oneself.
If it could resonate with the soul, then this Martial Soul must have a strong connection to him!
Finally, the dark shadow gradually faded away.
What appeared in the depths of Wang Che’s soul was a majestic, grand, and magnificent celestial palace.
The celestial palace took on a conical shape, rising upward layer by layer. It had nine floors in total, each incredibly ornate, yet no material could be discerned—only countless carved murals and divine jade masonry, emitting an extraordinary and unique aura…
It seemed capable of suppressing heaven and earth, with an overwhelming presence that rushed toward him.
“This is… my destiny weapon!”
Wang Che’s soul trembled violently. “The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace… my Martial Soul is actually my destiny weapon!”
A destiny weapon.
Every Cultivator had one and only one.
It was closely linked to their life and would grow alongside their own cultivation.
In simple terms, no matter what level Wang Che reached, his destiny weapon would grow to that level.
It was the most important treasure for every Cultivator—without exception.
Wang Che naturally also had a destiny weapon.
The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace was the destiny weapon he began crafting in his previous life during the Nascent Soul stage.
Initially, it was just a small tower, but as Wang Che grew stronger and refined it over time, it underwent countless adventures.
Eventually, it grew into a supreme Dao artifact capable of shaking heaven and earth.
“I never expected…”
Wang Che was lost in thought for a long time.
No wonder his soul had resonated so strongly.
This treasure had already gained sentience in his previous life, becoming a supreme Dao artifact that accompanied him to the very end.
Unfortunately, under the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation, it endured for a long time but ultimately turned to dust.
“The Myriad Treasure Dao Palace has nine floors. Inside, it stored all my powerful treasures, the ultimate weapons, divine blades, elixirs, talismans, sword pills, hand-copied techniques and Dao spells… including the many treasures I obtained during my journeys across realms… everything was there…”
Wang Che murmured dazedly. “Most importantly, on each floor, I placed one of the divine beasts I raised back then… the Primordial Shattergod Dragon, the Starry Sky Cyan Luan, the Nine-ringed Void Ape, the Ancient Demon Kun… They rested and guarded within. Before the Heavenly Tribulation struck, I intended to release them, but none of them left… Later, during the Heavenly Tribulation, each one faced the tribulation head-on, wanting to shield me from it…”
Myriad signified boundlessness, and Treasure meant treasures.
When the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace was first crafted, it was just a small pavilion, used for storage.
Similar to a more advanced form of spatial storage.
Later, as Wang Che slowly refined it step by step, its power gradually increased.
After reaching the Immortal Ascension stage, he explored many ancient and perilous lands, acquiring countless rare treasures and refining them with great effort.
Besides storage, it could also be used for defense, offense, suppression, cultivation, and even slipping into the void. It also nurtured a spirit within the Dao Palace, to which he daily imparted various great Dao scriptures and taught the ways.
In the end, he refined it into a true supreme Dao artifact.
A destiny weapon was something one would spare no effort to craft.
This Myriad Treasure Dao Palace held far too many memories for Wang Che.
“I never imagined… in this life, it has become my Martial Soul…”
Wang Che closed his eyes and sensed the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
Unfortunately, a Martial Soul was merely an energy form.
It wasn’t real.
It only carried a powerful will.
“In my past life, you and I walked step by step—I achieved immortality, and you attained the Dao.”
Wang Che sighed with emotion. “I never thought that in this life, you would become my Martial Soul, accompanying me once again as I grow stronger… The causality of the universe is indeed this mysterious.”
In its Martial Soul form, Wang Che did not expect it to contain all those treasures.
Having the form of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace was already good enough.
“However, the Dao Palace’s gates are tightly shut… I can’t sense anything inside… Perhaps there is some mystery within.”
Wang Che pondered deeply.
Since it was a Martial Soul, it differed from the Cultivation system of his past life.
A Martial Soul needed to be cultivated.
No matter how powerful the Martial Soul, it required gradual cultivation to unlock its potential.
Wang Che was naturally extremely familiar with the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
As his own destiny weapon, he knew every detail of what was on each floor.
At the same time, he understood every function of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace perfectly.
“This Myriad Treasure Dao Palace, as a Martial Soul energy form, is indeed complete. Yet, it doesn’t possess even a hundred millionth of the true Myriad Treasure Dao Palace’s power… It’s still like a mirage, elusive and intangible.”
The first step in cultivating a Martial Soul was to gather Soul Power.
By injecting Soul Power into the Martial Soul, a solid form could be condensed.
This was a genuine Tool Martial Soul.
The cultivation methods for Tool Martial Souls and Spirit Martial Souls were different.
“I wonder what kind of power will emerge if I solidify the Martial Soul form of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace with Soul Power… Also, it seems the Dao Palace gates can be opened… If they can be opened, I wonder what will happen.”
Wang Che sank into deep thought.
After a long while, he had some ideas.
Just then, the call of the Green Caterpillar pulled Wang Che back.
As Wang Che’s Divine Sense was about to leave the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace Martial Soul deep within his soul.
He suddenly discovered that behind the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace, there was another hazy shadow!
“What is that…”
Stunned, Wang Che frowned slightly.
Could it be that there was another Martial Soul?
But at that moment, his Divine Sense couldn’t penetrate that hazy shadow in the slightest.
It meant he couldn’t even sense a corner of it.
To fully perceive it, it would probably take some time.
The Second Martial Soul?
Wang Che returned from his profound contemplation with a thoughtful expression.
“Whir-whirruh!” Green Caterpillar chirped at him.
It was reminding him that it was getting late; time to rest.
Wang Che gave a nod.
Suddenly, he remembered: when he’d sensed the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace earlier, the impression of its form had been utterly flawless.
Not a single detail missing—every carving, every corner of the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace had resonated clearly within his perception.
It should be the state of Martial Soul awakening.
Yet, Wang Che had been so immersed in the Dao Palace itself, he hadn’t noticed: what level was this Martial Soul?
And what about its aptitude?
“According to this world’s grading system for Martial Souls… depending on their strength, they briefly burst with intense energy pulses during awakening. Upon contacting the Soul Power in the air, they shimmer with different colored lights. What light did Myriad Treasure Dao Palace shimmer with?”
Wang Che looked toward Green Caterpillar and asked, “What did you see just now?”
Green Caterpillar thought for a moment, walked to one side, took out a piece of paper, clutched a pen in its mouth, and began scribbling and drawing.
On the paper, it drew a little figure resembling Wang Che. Above the figure’s head was a tiny building, shimmering with light.
The light resembled a shooting star soaring straight into the clouds.
Its color was… multicolored.
“The myth-grade flashes gold. Destiny Grade Martial Souls are crimson gold. That so-called Supreme grade… it only seems to exist in legends. The Federation has it as a classification to honor those ancestral Martial Souls lost in the Great Wars… Supposedly, Destiny Grade is the highest possible. And even that… I’ve never actually seen one.”
A quick online search revealed that Destiny Martial Souls were mostly hype. The entire Donghua War Zone seemed to have only a handful.
Exactly who possessed them remained unknown.
Likely only powerhouses at the level of Titled Heavenly Kings. Otherwise, information about them wouldn’t be this impossible to find.
“Multicolored… In my past life, when the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace manifested, it radiated a treasure-like rainbow sheen… This world has no such Martial Soul… In this entire world, I’m the only one who possesses it… A completely new Martial Soul. Trying to judge it by existing grades is pointless.”
Wang Che shook his head.
New Martial Souls popped up constantly each year across the Federation’s Seven Federal War Zones. Their associated colors could be wildly bizarre.
New Martial Souls required manual testing to establish a grade. The more powerful the Martial Soul, the harder grading became.
Except… apart from Wang Che himself, no one else in this world would recognize this Myriad Treasure Dao Palace.
Assigning it a grade, Wang Che felt, would almost be an insult.
What was a Beyond Mortal Realm Dao artifact?
To put it bluntly, if Wang Che unleashed the Myriad Treasure Dao Palace fully, even a relatively high-level world like this one…
Could collapse and crumble instantly, snuffing out billions of lives.
“As for the grade of a Martial Soul… at best, it gets you bonus points during tomorrow’s unified exam. Unimportant to me.”
“What matters is… I can cultivate now.”
Having fully sensed his Martial Soul’s form, Wang Che distinctly felt it: the Soul Power permeating the heavens and earth, once drawn into his body, no longer dissipated.
The Martial Soul acted like a magnet, attracting the ambient Soul Power and drawing it inward.
Then, it slowly guided that Soul Power throughout his body’s limbs and sinews, steadily strengthening his mortal vessel with a trickling current.
“Steady yourself first. Tomorrow is the unified exam. Plenty of time to cultivate afterward.”
Wang Che had already waited months for cultivation after his Martial Soul awakened.
One more day wouldn’t matter.
During those months, he’d also refined and perfected several cultivation techniques.
But cultivation through the Martial Soul was significant. Any modified technique had to revolve around the Martial Soul.
Therefore, before the Martial Soul awoke, any modified technique might be ineffective.
He needed to wait for his Martial Soul to fully manifest before tailoring a technique specifically around its nature.
Deep into the night, Father Wang and Mother Wang were long asleep.
They remained unaware of the recent events.
That fleeting burst of multicolored light had streaked across the sky like a meteor.
Though…
Quite a few other students were undergoing spontaneous Martial Soul Awakening at the same time.
In the common understanding, purple light signified a widely recognized and identifiable Inherited Martial Soul.
Enough to draw muted gasps of admiration.
As for the mythic golden light? Tianxin City, being a minor town, clearly didn’t boast anything like that.
The multicolored flash garnered some notice, but mostly caused confusion.
Most assumed it was merely a shooting star.
Wang Che pondered a while longer, calmed his mind, nestled his head against Green Caterpillar’s soft belly, and drifted into a deep slumber.
Early the next morning.
“Son, today’s the Graduation Unified Exam,” Father Wang spoke between mouthfuls of breakfast, his face full of concern. “Your basics, written subjects… I’m not worried there. It’s the Martial Soul part… Will you be able to awaken one at all…?”