area51novel Chapter 41 Xiao Yan
Chapter 41 Xiao Yan
Long You had no way of discerning what the call was specifically calling for.
However, Long You's already fading consciousness instinctively followed the ethereal call and came to the depths of his sea of consciousness; instinctively, according to the behavioral memories formed over the past six years, he sketched out the appearance of the Book of Witness and the Insight Glasses.
The next moment, the illusory scene that had been merely imagined in Long You's sea of consciousness inexplicably solidified. The sphere of light representing the existence of the Martial Soul, which had always been encased within the Pearl of Imagination, broke through the Pearl of Imagination and appeared in Long You's sea of consciousness.
A book with a pair of brass glasses rested on its cover, radiating a light that was difficult to describe in words. This light gently enveloped Long You's consciousness, which had become indistinctly human-shaped.
At this moment, Long You's scattered and blurry consciousness began to become clear, and the various discomforts that had been inflicted on him began to subside.
"brother"
Although he still didn't hear any specific voice, Long You was certain that the name had inexplicably popped into his mind, and he knew clearly that it was being called. Beyond that, he felt a strong sense of dependence and trust.
"Who are you?" Long You asked instinctively.
"Witnessing, Insight"
The person called Brother Longyou doesn't seem to be able to express his meaning accurately and completely.
However, that's not important. Long You realized that the being who called him "brother" was the consciousness of his own martial soul.
"Thank you for saving me. From now on, you'll be called Xiao Yan. We'll work together for the rest of our lives. Please take good care of me."
"elder brother."
It was still a simple address, but Long You clearly felt a joyful emotion. The next moment, Long You's consciousness, which had returned to a complete human form, left the sea of consciousness. Outside, Long You, who had floated back onto the surface of Sea God Lake at some unknown time, opened his eyes.
The feeling of being caught off guard and choking on water was still there, but fortunately, the flow of his soul power was no longer affected. Long You quickly took out the jar containing the life-giving water droplets from his storage soul tool and took a few big gulps through the straw.
Firstly, to suppress the cough, and secondly, to use the healing effects of the life-giving water droplets to check if the body has suffered any damage.
As the drop of water was swallowed, a refreshing sensation gradually spread throughout Long You's body. With the cooling effect, the burning sensation in his trachea and lungs from choking on the water gradually subsided.
As for other parts of his body, Long You did not feel any sensation of his wounds being healed, which likely means that he did not actually suffer any damage during the awakening of his martial soul consciousness.
"breathe--"
After his cough subsided completely, Long You looked up at Fan Yu, who had somehow ended up standing on the bamboo raft.
"Thank you for your help, teacher."
"Nothing much, it was a very smooth and quite amazing process."
The bamboo raft didn't go too far into the lake, so I saw the whole process clearly. Just as you were about to faint from choking on water and the pressure, a hazy light first emanated from your body, then your glasses-wearing martial spirit automatically appeared on your face, and finally a giant book, about the same size as you, appeared and enveloped you completely.
At this point, even across the waters of the Sea God Lake, I could feel a fairly obvious fluctuation of soul power.
Although you didn't know what kind of performance marked success before, based on my experience, once you reach that level, the probability of success is already over 80%, so I let the bamboo raft float back to the surface.
Sure enough, in just a dozen or so breaths, your two martial spirits, which had manifested to protect you, disappeared, and then you woke up.
"It went smoothly, but I still have to thank the teacher for controlling the pace so well. Even though I was prepared, I still experienced a very real life-or-death crisis. If it weren't for that, Xiao Yan's awakening wouldn't have been so smooth."
"Xiao Yan?"
"Ah, this is the will that my martial soul awakened during its second awakening. It's not very intelligent, but I can feel its dependence on and trust in me."
"A martial spirit has its own consciousness? Quickly summon your martial spirit and let's see."
Upon hearing Fan Yu mention it, Long You also became curious about the current state of his martial soul. Without further ado, in the blink of an eye, the Book of Witness, now considerably thicker, and the Insight Glasses, still in their original form, appeared in the outside world.
There were no surprises in these two cases. The thickening of the Book of Witness was not a change brought about by the second awakening of the Martial Soul, but a natural change that occurred as Long You recorded more and more things in the Book of Witness.
The real surprise was that a tiny figure, though illusory, slowly appeared on the closed Book of Witness Martial Soul, but upon closer inspection, one could discern the likeness of Long You.
"brother"
It was the same call, appearing directly in Long You's sea of consciousness.
Subconsciously closing his eyes, Long You began to sense the changes in his martial soul after its second awakening. It must be said that although Xiao Yan had difficulty expressing himself fully, having Xiao Yan made it much easier for Long You to grasp the changes in his martial soul.
A moment later, Long You opened his eyes, his gaze, which held a hint of satisfaction, first swept over the illusory figure still resting on the cover of the Book of Witness's Martial Soul, before turning to Fan Yu and saying:
"Teacher, after my martial soul awakened for the second time, there were few changes in other aspects, except that the soul power consumption when using it was reduced by half."
Whether it's the use of soul skills or the ingenious applications of weapon spirits themselves.
"Just a reduction in soul power consumption?"
"Does the teacher know that I am from the Xingluolong family?"
"All-powerful yet omnipotent! Yes, for your Long family's martial spirit, halving the consumption of soul power is the greatest help."
“That’s right, and after I awakened Xiao Yan,” Long You said, gesturing to the illusory little figure that was amusing itself spinning on the cover of the Book of Witness, “when using soul skills in the future, I won’t have to turn to the corresponding page in the Book of Witness myself. I can just tell Xiao Yan in my mind.”
"The Tang Clan's lineage is truly extraordinary! Alright, it's getting late, let's go back and rest."
"Yes."
After thanking her teacher again for taking the time out of the night to protect and help her, Long You returned to her dormitory with light steps.
Long You's relaxed and happy expression couldn't be hidden from Bei Bei, who was still struggling to hone her first stage of awakening her martial soul consciousness. A little commotion was inevitable, but it was just a little bit.
Beibei understands the principle that it's better to weave a net than to stand by the water and envy the fish.
After washing up, Long You lay down on the bed and began to practice the advanced version of the Xuan Tian Gong (hereafter called Xuan Tian Gong) for the first time.