Dajin Country, a land where martial arts thrived, with countless sects scattered throughout its territory. In a remote area to the south, there was a sect in the middle of a great lake, with innumerable islands scattered like stars across a vast sea, named Galaxy Sect.
In the dead of night, within an ancient courtyard on a small island of Galaxy Sect, Zhao Letian, clad in a white robe and writhing in agony, trembled as he opened his eyes.
"Dajin Country? Martial Arts World? Galaxy Sect?" As he awoke, a flood of information rushed into his mind. Zhao Letian's gaze flickered, his youthful eyes filled with shock.
He quickly understood—he had been reincarnated. In his past life, he was from Huaxia, a descendant of the dragon, tragically fallen in an accident. Now, his soul had taken over the body of a young disciple from Galaxy Sect, about to relive a life anew.
"This kid actually shares my name, Zhao Letian, which saves me a lot of trouble." A smile played on Zhao Letian's lips as he endured the pain throughout his body and struggled to sit up. Though this experience was bizarre and uncanny, reliving life was a blessing, and so he was in high spirits.
What's more, this world was the very martial arts world of his dreams, like something out of mythology. Here, as long as one worked hard to cultivate and grow stronger, anything was possible.
"Liu Fei? Shentu Yu? Don't worry, kid, I'll avenge this grudge for you." Recalling the young disciple's memories, a sharpness flashed across Zhao Letian's handsome face.
After inheriting the young disciple's memories, Zhao Letian and the boy had become indistinguishable, as if they were one person. He learned that he was originally the top genius disciple of Galaxy Sect's outer sect, possessed a powerful Sword Martial Soul, and was exceptionally gifted. Not yet sixteen, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Primordial Martial Realm, shining brightly with limitless prospects. However, it all came crashing down because of a woman—Liu Fei.
Liu Fei was a fellow outer sect disciple of the Galaxy Sect, Zhao Letian's childhood sweetheart, and even intended to become martial companions in the future. Unexpectedly, Zhao Letian stumbled upon Liu Fei and Shentu Yu, one of the top ten talented disciples of Galaxy Sect's inner sect, in a compromising situation. In a fit of youthful rage, Zhao Letian confronted Shentu Yu, only to be utterly defeated due to the vast difference in their cultivation, and was knocked out on the spot. Though he was later brought back, he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
"Although the lad was a bit too impulsive, the hatred for the murder of a father and the theft of a wife are enmities that cannot coexist under the heavens. If it were me, I probably would have fought Shentu Yu on the spot too. Sadly, this is a world where the strong are revered, where everything is decided by strength. Without sufficient power, one can only be oppressed and at the mercy of others. If I want to seek revenge, I must quickly restore my cultivation to its peak, or even become stronger!" Zhao Letian's eyes gleamed with determination, pondering in his heart.
After waking up, Zhao Letian realized that though he was reborn in this young man's body, the body's current cultivation was only at the meagre Primordial Martial First Realm, which was merely the entry-level stage of martial arts. In contrast, the inner sect top ten talent Shentu Yu was already at the higher True Martial Realm. To seek revenge, Zhao Letian had a long road ahead.
"Fortunately, my Sword Martial Soul is quite an exceptional Martial Soul. I estimate that it should not take long for my cultivation to return to its peak." Thinking of his Martial Soul, Zhao Letian smiled with satisfaction. Then, with a thought, a half-foot-long white light sword suddenly flew out from between his eyebrows, hovering in the air before him, a truly wondrous sight.
Looking at the white light sword, confidence shone in Zhao Letian's eyes. It was this Sword Martial Soul that made him the top genius of Galaxy Sect's outer sect.
In this world, every martial artist is born with a Martial Soul inside their body, each varied and many, ranging from birds and beasts to weapons like knives, spears, swords, and halberds. Accompanying the martial artist's lifelong cultivation, the quality of the Martial Soul determines the martial artist's talent, speed of cultivation, and even their strength.
Zhao Letian's Sword Martial Soul belongs to the category of Artifact Martial Souls. It is quite rare and stronger than many other Martial Souls. It allows the cultivation of sword techniques and to become a powerful Sword Cultivator, often overpowering fellow martial artists of the same level.
"Eh? Why is there another Martial Soul?" As he was observing the white light sword, Zhao Letian suddenly sensed something else within his Soul Space. With a thought, a strange little snake with black scales and a bulging lump on its head suddenly wriggled out from his forehead, floating alongside the white light sword in front of his eyes.
"Twin Martial Souls! These are Twin Martial Souls! I never expected that a blessing would come after a misfortune, granting me a second Martial Soul!" Examining the two different Martial Souls, Zhao Letian's mouth split into an excited grin.
The so-called Twin Martial Souls refer to a person having two different Martial Souls simultaneously within their body. Such a scenario is extremely rare. Those blessed with Twin Martial Souls can utilize both Martial Souls for cultivation, naturally progressing much faster than those with a single Martial Soul. Zhao Letian, now with Twin Martial Souls, could not only recover his cultivation swiftly but also greatly accelerate his future cultivation speed.
"But what exactly is this black little snake Martial Soul called?" Zhao Letian pondered curiously as he looked at the new and inexplicable little snake Martial Soul, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Boom!" At that moment, a vast amount of information surged from the black little snake into Zhao Letian's mind, instantaneously making him aware of many things.
"Hui Snake? Heritage memories?" A look of shock appeared in Zhao Letian's eyes. His second Martial Soul was actually the legendary Hui Snake, which was rumored to turn into a beautiful serpent after five hundred years and a True Dragon after another five hundred years! Moreover, this Viper Martial Soul carried the heritage memories of a True Dragon, filled with many powerful and heaven-defying Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills!
"Shentu Yu? A top-ten talent of the Inner Sect? Hehe, perhaps it won't be long before I can avenge this grudge!" Zhao Letian curled his lips, revealing a strong confidence, clenching his fists tightly.
Originally, even being the top talent of the outer sect, he was acutely aware that to seek revenge on Shentu Yu—a top-ten talent of the Inner Sect—he still had a long way to go; he needed to strive for a significant time. However, the advent of the Twin Martial Soul has already shortened this duration considerably, and the Dragon Clan's heritage memories made him confident that defeating Shentu Yu was not far off.
"The Yellow-Level High Stage Mixed Element Skill? It's no longer suitable for me. Any random one from the heritage memories would probably be stronger than it!" Zhao Letian grinned, immediately immersing himself in the heritage memories in search of Cultivation Techniques suitable for his practice.
In this world, the likes of Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, and Divine Skills all have their levels categorized from high to low as Heavenly, Earthly, Dark, and Yellow, each divided into lower, middle, and high stages. The rank of a Cultivation Technique determines the speed of a martial artist's cultivation and the depth of their Inner Strength.
At Galaxy Sect, outer sect disciples could only access Yellow-Level Cultivation Techniques. Even Zhao Letian, the top talent of the outer sect, was only practicing a Yellow-Level High Stage Skill. On the other hand, Shentu Yu, a top-ten talent of the Inner Sect, was cultivating a higher-ranked Dark-Level Cultivation Technique, which put the former Zhao Letian at a disadvantage. Now equipped with the Dragon Clan's heritage memories, he naturally wanted to make up for the gap in the level of cultivation techniques.
However, after searching through the heritage memories for a while, Zhao Letian frowned, looking quite disappointed as if what he found in the heritage memories was not to his great satisfaction.