Douluo Continent: God Descends

Chapter 46 The Black Tower and Möbius

"Comparing yourself to others can be incredibly frustrating."

Lu Xingchen snapped out of her thoughts and turned her gaze to another child outside the awakening array. She waved to her and said, "Black Tower, it's your turn next."

"understood."

The response was as cold and clear as shattered ice, and a girl slowly took a step forward.

She had an extremely striking appearance—her hair was a warm tone between brown and gold, which made her purple pupils appear even colder, like fine amethyst sealed in ice.

Her exquisite features were like a work of art meticulously sculpted by a puppeteer. From her eyebrows to the corners of her lips, there was not a trace of emotional fluctuation, as if everything around her was irrelevant to her.

Black Tower, also one of the last remaining children in the orphanage, was previously corrupted by the cursed mist and was later saved by Lu Xingchen's blood.

However, although she was rescued, she lost most of her memories as a result.

Yes, according to the examination at Tianhai Hospital, it seems that during the period of the cursed fog's erosion, some of the cursed power circulated through her blood and invaded her brain, causing her memory damage.

Even though Lu Xingchen's blood successfully dispelled the remaining curse, those lost memories were like pebbles sunk into the deep sea, never to be retrieved again.

Meanwhile, due to the influence of Lu Xingchen's blood, during her recovery, her originally jet-black hair gradually lost its ink color and was tinged with a brownish-gold halo; her originally dark brown pupils also turned completely into a translucent purple when she woke up one morning.

The name "Black Tower" was chosen by Lu Xingchen.

When she woke up, she looked at everything around her, which was unfamiliar, with a blank expression in her eyes. She couldn't even remember her original name.

Cocolia felt heartbroken seeing her helpless expression, afraid that mentioning the past would trigger her terrible memories.

So after discussing it with Lu Xingchen for a long time, the two finally decided to give her a new name, hoping that the name could be like a solid tower, providing her with a safe haven and allowing her to completely say goodbye to the shadows of the past.

"Buzz—"

The moment the Black Tower stood in the center of the Awakening Array, a soft white light suddenly burst forth from the array's core.

The light swirled around her palm, gradually coalescing into a mirror the size of a palm—the mirror body was pale silver, with fine patterns engraved on the edges, and the surface was as smooth as ice, yet no reflection could be seen.

"Mirror?"

Lu Xingchen tilted his head in confusion, but still handed over the soul power testing device.

"Buzz—"

The grid on the tester started to rise rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it reached the tenth grid.

"Another one with innate full soul power!"

Cocolia, standing to the side, gasped in shock, instinctively covering her mouth with her hands, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She looked at the black tower, then at the twins who had awakened top-tier martial souls earlier, and her heart pounded uncontrollably.

Having innate full soul power is a talent that every soul master family dreams of. There hasn't been a single case in the entire Tianhai City for nearly ten years, but today, in this small Awakening Hall, a second one has appeared!

She murmured to herself, "Is this what the old folks mean when they say, 'Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune'?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slowly, but there was little surprise in his eyes. Just as he had thought, since three of the four people who had fused with his blood were born with full soul power, what about the last one?

Looking past the Awakening Array, Lu Xingchen's gaze fell upon another figure outside the arena.

It was a green-haired girl, resting her chin on her hand, idly looking around at the interior decoration—sometimes glancing at the old paintings hanging on the wall, sometimes staring at the chandelier on the ceiling, her expression so nonchalant that it seemed this awakening ceremony had nothing to do with her.

Lu Xingchen raised the testing device in his hand, his voice tinged with amusement: "Mei Wu, it's your turn. Come and test your innate soul power."

"ha?"

The green-haired figure froze the moment he heard the name.

She slowly turned her head, her dark green hair slipping down her shoulders to reveal a pair of equally green eyes—those eyes lacked the coldness of Black Tower, instead possessing a lazy sharpness, like a lurking venomous snake, sizing up the person in front of her out of the corner of its eye.

"How many times have I told you, don't call me by that name."

Her voice carried a hint of impatience, with a slight upward slant at the end, yet it exuded an undeniable insistence: "I have a new name now."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, Möbius." Lu Xingchen shrugged helplessly, his tone somewhat accommodating. "I promise I won't call you by the wrong name next time."

Mebius, formerly known as Meu, is the girl who awakened the Netherworld Serpent Martial Soul and was subsequently favored by the Grim Reaper.

When Lu Xingchen used the "Flesh Bomb" to kill the Grim Reaper, Mei Wu suffered a huge blow because the Grim Reaper was with him. He was blown to pieces and almost died.

It was Lu Xingchen's blood that gave her a second life.

As the warm blood flowed into her body, a miracle occurred again: the curse dissipated, the previously necrotic skin cells began to regenerate, and the broken bones slowly healed.

With the help of a healing-type Soul Master, her body recovered to almost full strength in just one month.

The attending physician who was in charge of her treatment was so amazed by her incredible speed of recovery that he exclaimed, "This is simply a medical miracle."

However, like the Black Tower, her appearance also underwent a dramatic change. She used to have black hair and black eyes;

After recovering, her hair turned a deep, dark green, and her eyes became emerald green. Her temperament also became more aloof and cold, with a hint of unapproachability.

What's even more surprising is that on the first day she regained consciousness, the first thing she said wasn't "thank you" or asking about her injuries, but rather, "I want to change my name. From now on, call me Mebius."

Lu Xingchen once asked her curiously why she wanted to change her name, but she just pursed her lips and said nothing. However, a complex and unreadable emotion flashed in her green eyes.

After that, Lu Xingchen never asked again.

Möbius glanced at the testing device in Lu Xingchen's hand, his tone somewhat nonchalant: "Testing soul power... Is that interesting?"

She had already tested this a month ago, hadn't she? Eighth-level innate soul power. Since then, she'd been lying in the hospital, with no time to cultivate.

Even so, she still took a step and walked towards the Awakening Array.

"This is?!"

However, when he saw the ten lit squares on the soul power testing device, Mebius couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

Seeing this, Lu Xingchen's eyes flashed with understanding. Sure enough, the four girls who had absorbed his blood had all undergone some changes.

(Image of the Black Tower.)

(PS: Originally, I wanted to write a longer version, such as the hospital scene. But everyone was urging the author to finish, so this is the only way to describe it.)