2. The Past, Present and Future

Su Mo went straight back to his yard after leaving the martial practice field.

Sitting on a stone bench, he brooded over what happened at the awakening ceremony.

He had mixed feelings in his heart.

"It's been 14 years! The life has begun now." Su Mo murmured distractedly.

He was not born in this world and came from the Earth.

A Warrior's Promise. He was now Su Mo from Warrior's Promise.

That story promised a lot of potential. The protag had an awesome cheat-like Martial Soul, a beautiful plot and most importantly, spectacularly described females.

He only remembered a few key points from the story. The Martial Soul, Female Lead was from a slaughtered village and her being taken away by the top-grade Young Master from the Central Region. Rest could be summed up with beautiful females and arrogant Young Masters.

He had been lucky in his transmigration. The protag was supposed to be a reborn King of Mercenary, a legendary hero in the field. Su Mo had taken his memories during take-over, much like Duan Ling Tian for War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens.

He knew that life in this magical world called Firmament had a vast and immeasurable landscape.

This world highly revered martial arts and believed in survival of the fittest. The strong were worshipped like kings while crushed the weak, like ants.

Suppose a person could achieve grand completion in cultivation and become an influential martial artist. In that case, he could access unlimited power, status, money and women.

To become a powerful martial artist, one needed to first awaken his Martial Soul. It helped to absorb Spiritual Qi from heaven and earth. One would fortify his body and refine his Genuine Qi with it.

There were countless types of Martial Souls with varying levels of strength.

They were divided into three classes: heaven, earth, and human class, each of which was classified into nine ranks.

The higher a martial artist's Martial Soul level, the stronger his power and potential were, and the faster his ability to cultivate was.

After coming to this world, Su Mo had worked very hard. He had to assimilate his knowledge of Earth and King of Mercenaries into his body because this was a dog-eat-dog world.

The strongest fist was the truth of this world.

His past existed only in his memories.

His present was dangerous.

Hence, he needed to be prepared for the exciting roller-coaster future ahead.

Today's Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony was just the beginning of a face-slapping journey.

Suddenly, a deep voice sounded at the door and brought him back to his senses.

"Mo'er."

The voice belonged to a tall and solemn middle-aged man. He was Su Hong, the Master of the Su Clan.

Upon seeing Su Mo, Su Hong tried to comfort him, saying, "Stop thinking about your Martial Soul. You may have a weaker one, but you'll still become powerful one day if you try your hardest. Didn't you already predict it?"

Su Mo gave him a smile. He got up and said, "My Martial Soul isn't weak, Father. You will see it soon. Have you brought all the materials?"

"Good, all the things you requested are in this chest. Don't worry, I will always be there for you." Su Hong nodded.

He placed the chest down. He then pulled out a jade bottle from his sleeves and handed it to Su Mo.

"This is a Qi Condensation Elixir that'll help you break through your cultivation and enter the Qi Cultivation Realm."

"Father, Just wait for a few hours. Your son is not a waste."

Su Mo felt a heartache. After he awakened a Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul, he was considered a total failure in cultivation.

Qi Condensation Elixir was priceless to the Su Clan. It could not buy it for him, so Su Hong must have purchased it with his own money.

Su Mo accepted the elixir, and the two chatted for a while before Su Hong left.

"Did you gain any new abilities or cheats, My Black Hole Martial Soul? "

Su Mo was not in haste to take the elixir after his father left. He laid out all the materials from the chest.

It had a few spirit stones, a few scrolls of cultivation skills and soul crystals containing Beast Souls. After affirming the contents of the chest, he closed it and placed it aside.

Su Mo sat cross-legged in his room and released his Martial Soul.

A dark vortex surrounded by a shining yellow halo suspended quietly above him.

"I'd better cultivate for a while before testing it."

Su Mo calmed his heart, used his mind to connect with the Martial Soul, and sensed the Spiritual Qi from the Heavens and Earth.

The black vortex began to slowly rotate, and the core of the vortex emitted a strong suction force.

Wisps of Spiritual Qi converged toward Su Mo and entered his body.

He was soon immersed in cultivating and drove his Martial Soul to continuously absorb the Spiritual Qi.

After a long time, Su Mo stopped.

He opened his eyes with delight.

"It sure lives up to its name, Black Hole. Despite being Rank 1 Human Class, its efficiency in absorbing Qi could rival Rank 2 Human class. It's not much, but it's enough."

Su Mo knew his Martial Soul was one with the potential to become the strongest even by Heaven Class standard. It was the protag's martial soul, you know.

His Martial Soul was a vortex. It naturally had the property of suction. What could be better than it becoming a freaking Black Hole?

It was usual for his Martial Soul to absorb Spiritual Qi at an incredible speed rivalling higher levels.

He took out the Qi Condensation Elixir his father had given to him. He prepared to enter the Qi Cultivation Realm.

At the beginning of the martial arts journey, one must complete Lv 9 Body Tempering Realm. Then, one could awaken the Martial Soul to absorb Spiritual Qi, refine genuine Qi, and enter the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Only after entering the Qi Cultivation Realm would one be considered a true martial artist.

As soon as he swallowed the Qi Condensation Elixir, its effects immediately surged throughout his body.

Su Mo hurriedly ushered its powers into his elixir field and started to refine genuine Qi.

Time slowly passed. After four hours, Su Mo abruptly opened his eyes, and a sliver of light flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, a mass of vaporous genuine Qi had gathered in his elixir field.

The Qi Condensation Elixir was proven to be worthy and had helped him enter Lv 1 Qi Cultivation Realm.