Chapter 3

Chapter 3 — Spirit Awakening

Ning Chen slowly woke up from his sleep, feeling something soft and heavy pressing down his broad chest.

Opening his eyes, Ning Chen was suddenly blinded by the brilliant light coming from the window. After his vision adjusted, he quickly saw a bundle of smooth pink hair on his chest.

It seems like a wild loli sneaked into his bed again when he was asleep.

Ning Chen sighed helplessly, he was already used to seeing Ning Rongrong beside him after waking up.

"My dear adorable sister, wake up now or else I will turn into a tickle monster!" He said with a teasing smile, his hand slowly nearing his sister's armpit.

"Noo!" Ning Rongrong abruptly woke up from her sleep and stared at Ning Chen in fear.

"Good morning," Ning Chen sai while laughing lightly.

Ning Rongrong was relieved, her brother didn't turn into a frightening tickle monster this time.

"Good morning, big bro!" She greeted back and then started to kiss Ning Chen on the cheeks for several times.

Ning Chen was used at her sister antics of always giving him good morning kisses and he didn't minded it. He just felt his sister was the best in terms of cuteness and sweetness.

Those kisses alone melted away all of his drowsiness, filling him with boundless energy.

"My sister is truly the best," Ning Chen said while patting the head of the loli softly.

He swore that if any men and women wanted to court his little sister, they would need to first pass through him. Although he didn't have any slightest thoughts of letting anyone pass through him.

The only thing waiting for his sister suitors was a bitter and cruel fate.

Ning Chen soon left his bedroom, leaving Ning Rongrong behind with a complete red face.

"Hehe, big bro said I'm the best..."

Oof.

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Ning Chen entered the bathroom and cleaned his body throughly without missing a single spot. He then wore a stylish white and pink clothing sewed specially by his mother.

Staring at himself in a full-body sized mirror, Ning Chen could only praise himself for being too handsome while wearing his new clothes.

After finally done at preparing himself, Ning Chen went to meet with his family excitedly.

His own Spirit Awakening Ceremony was gonna happen today after all!

"Son, are you ready for your ceremony?" Ning Xiao'er asked after she saw Ning Chen.

"Yes, Mother. I have already prepared both of my body and mind."

Ning Chen then looked toward Ning Rongrong Grandpa Bone and Grandpa Sword before taking a deep breath.

"I will now head to the Ceremony Room where father is located! I'll definitely bring you guys a very good news!" Ning Chen said toward them with a serious face.

"Good luck, big bro!" Rongrong said while feeling a little worried.

Ning Chen nodded with a smile. He then went to the ceremony room which was specially reserved for only him to use.

It was fairly close to their mansion so he arrived quickly.

Opening the large black wooden door, Ning Chen saw the room was dimly lit. There was a long red carpet on the ground, reaching toward the raised platform located at the very center of the room.

There were also several elders from the clan, standing beneath the raised platform. They quickly noticed someone had just entered the room.

Ning Chen seeing the elders, quickly cupped his hand and greeted them all politely.

The elders nodded hearing his greetings. All of them liked Ning Chen because of his personality and for being smart for his age. He also got a good charm that made almost of the clan members liking him.

"Little Chen, quickly stand at the middle of the platform so your awakening ceremony can begin!" An elder instructed loudly.

Ning Chen quickly walked toward the platform and stood on the middle of it. He saw a large formation carved on the platform with various black stones laid on the ground. There was also a large crystal ball at the center of the formation.

He also spotted his father, Ning Fengzhi standing infront of him with his usual calm expression.

"I will now start your ceremony! No matter what happen, don't be afraid, okay?" Ning Fengzhi reminded his son.

Ning Chen nodded seriously and waited for his awakening ceremony to start. His heart was beating rapidly, causing him to feel light-headed.

Ning Fengzhi began to silently mumble mnemonic chants that sounded strange to the ears for a few minutes. After that, he loudly clapped his palm together.

Swoosh!

The formation began to activate, causing a dense yellow light to escape from the various stones on the ground, charging toward Ning Chen.

Ning Chen was a bit startled, but Ning Fengzhi's words repeated in his mind, quickly calming him down.

He didn't tried to resist the yellow light, causing it to enter his body through his countless pores, circulating within him.

A wonderful sensation soon started to spread throughout his body. Ning Chen felt 'something' being release from his body's shackles.

A nine-colored light exploded out from his left hand, quickly gathering into his palm.

The large crystal ball infront of him also started to release it's own blinding light as it automatically absorbed his spirit power.

The nine-colored light soon started to condense into a solid shape on his left palm.

Under the various eyes filled with curiousity and anticipation, the nine-colored light finished taking it's own shape.

The crystal ball also reached it's peak state, releasing waves of warm and bright blue light.

"Heavens! That's a....!" All the elders who saw Ning Chen's spirit were shocked.

"...A sword?" Ning Chen muttered while looking at his left palm with a puzzled look.

He heard he was supposed to awaken a pagoda-like spirit, but on his left hand was a double-edged nine-colored crystal longsword with a dragon guard between the blade and hilt.

There was also a white and pink scabbard next to it with a nine-colored dragon symbol.

Ning Fengzhi was surprised while looking at Ning Chen's spirit.

"Did his spirit mutated due to his mother's sword spirit?" Ning Fengzhi pondered.

This was the first time he saw their prided Seven Treasure Pagoda mutating. He thought that Ning Chen's spirit mutation was probably linked to Ning Xiao'ers own sword spirit.

He looked at the crystal ball and after seeing the brightness it was releasing he was abit shocked.

"An innate rank 9 spirit power!" Ning Fengzhi said loudly.

The several elders inside the room thought that Ning Chen was a genius, but looking at his spirit, they all frowned.

"A mutation of the Seven Treasure Pagoda in the form of a sword? Our spirit is known for it's zero offensive capabilities, so that means this sword mutation made it worse! He can't become the true heir of the clan! If his sister was to awaken the true Seven Treasure Pagoda, she can become the true heiress!" An elder voiced out his opinion.

Ning Fengzhi frowned upon hearing that and quickly refuted, "That isn't necessarily correct. Due to this mutation, the sword's abilities are still unclear to all of us, so we can't jump into conclusion."

"There's a high chance that the supporting capabilities could became an offensive capabilities! Let's give Ning Chen some time to explore his spirit abilities before trying to removed him as the heir since his mutated spirit could still counts as part of the Seven Treasure Pagoda!"

Hearing those words from the clan leader himself, many thought it was very reasonable, but some weren't convinced enough.

While the others were arguing, one elders was examining Ning Chen's sword curiously. Then his eyes widened with shock after noticing a faint nine-color glow coming from the sword.

"Why does his sword have nine colors...?" He said confusedly, but this was heard by all of the confused elders.

Ning Fengzhi was shocked hearing that and quickly observed Ning Chen's sword more closely. True enough there was a faint nine-color within it.

"Could it be that his spirit didn't just mutated into a sword, but also became the legendary Nine Treasure Pagoda!?" Ning Fengzhi accidentally shouted aloud in disbelief.

After hearing those words, the various elders became quiet as they opened their eyes widely.

"This...! How's this possible!?"

They were in disbelief, but there was no doubt that it was emmiting a faint nine-colors after looking more closely.

"This is truly an unexpected situation! I was at first also thinking of not making Young Master Ning Chen as the true heir because of his mutated spirit, but seeing those nine-colors, exceptions can be made! He is our hope for solving the problem of us not being able to advance past rank 79!"

"If he managed to grow more in the future, Our biggest problem that plagued us for many decades might be finally solved!"

The elders began to have conversation with each other with their eyes having trace of hope.

This just showed how much they cared for the so-called nine-color and solving their problem.

The ceremony soon ended with Ning Chen receiving praises, but he didn't have any time of exchanging words with them because there was something that caused his head to feel like exploding....

( Was this Chapter confusing? I honestly didn't know what to write as their reaction after seeing this mutation. So I just wrote whatever BS came into mind. )

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