Inside the spacious wooden structure, dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the blue crystal ball, illuminating the entire Martial Soul Hall. Su Yuntao, who had been filled with disappointment moments before, was now utterly shocked.
"How is this possible? Innate full soul power with the Blue Silver Grass, a useless Martial Soul?"
In the Douluo Continent, the number of people who could awaken a Martial Soul and possess spirit power was already quite small. And innate full soul power was even rarer, usually only seen in those with powerful Martial Souls.
But the Blue Silver Grass? It was a well-known useless Martial Soul. Among ten thousand Blue Silver Grass Spirit Masters, not even one might possess spirit power.
How could such a useless Martial Soul exhibit innate full soul power?
What was unfolding before Su Yuntao's eyes was completely overturning his understanding of Martial Souls!
"Uncle, what is innate full soul power?" Tang San asked curiously upon hearing Su Yuntao's outburst.
"Innate full soul power is the highest level of spirit power one can have when their Martial Soul awakens. Generally, the higher the innate spirit power, the faster one's cultivation speed will be in the future," Su Yuntao explained.
"But although you have innate full soul power, your Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Grass. Its potential is so low, its growth abilities are pitiful. If you had any other Martial Soul—even something as simple as a wooden stick or a sickle—then at least I could... sigh..."
Su Yuntao let out a sigh filled with regret, his thoughts trailing off.
As a Rank 26 Grand Spirit Master, Su Yuntao's strength wasn't remarkable when compared to the entire continent. However, in Notting City, his Rank 26 status made him one of the strongest around.
With his strength, Su Yuntao didn't need to trouble himself with the thankless task of overseeing Martial Soul awakenings. Yet, he had volunteered to conduct these awakenings in the nearby villages of Notting City for a reason.
If a child awakened a powerful Martial Soul with great potential and was brought into the Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao would receive corresponding rewards based on the quality of the Martial Soul and the child's innate spirit power.
Tang San's innate spirit power was full soul power. If only his Martial Soul wasn't the Blue Silver Grass—if it were anything else, even a stick or a sickle—Su Yuntao would still have received a generous reward from the Spirit Hall.
But the fact that Tang San's Martial Soul was the infamous Blue Silver Grass left Su Yuntao feeling nothing but deep regret.
"Uncle…" Tang San wanted to ask more questions, but Su Yuntao was no longer in the mood to answer. With a wave of his hand, he said, "Step aside, there's still another child left to awaken their Martial Soul."
Hearing this, Tang San kept quiet, stepping out of the awakening formation and moving to the side.
"Your turn, child."
With Tang San leaving the formation, Su Yuntao turned his attention to Lin Ye, his eyes showing a hint of expectation.
This child, Lin Ye, had also passed Su Yuntao's earlier test, just like Tang San. Su Yuntao wondered if Lin Ye's potential would be as promising.
The last child had awakened with innate full soul power. Even if Lin Ye wasn't at the same level, surely he would have innate spirit power at Rank 7 or 8, right?
As long as his Martial Soul wasn't Blue Silver Grass, even something like a sickle or a hoe would do. If his innate spirit power was high enough, and he could be recruited into the Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao would still be rewarded handsomely.
With hopeful eyes, Su Yuntao watched as Lin Ye calmly stepped into the Martial Soul awakening formation.
Once Lin Ye was in position, Su Yuntao moved his hands rapidly, sending out six green beams of light that shot into the six black stones around the formation.
Instantly, countless golden light particles began to pour out of the stones, flowing continuously into Lin Ye's body.
"This feels warm… and comfortable!"
Standing within the formation, as the golden light particles flowed into him, Lin Ye felt a strange warmth circulating through his body. It was as though he had been immersed in a hot spring, and his entire body began to relax. He couldn't help but close his eyes, sensing that something deep within him was about to emerge.
"This child seems promising too..."
Noticing that the golden light particles continued to enter Lin Ye's body without stopping, even after several minutes, Su Yuntao's hopes began to rise again. Lin Ye seemed to be absorbing even more golden particles than Tang San had.
Could this child also have high innate spirit power?
The last child had the Blue Silver Grass—surely this one wouldn't be that unlucky as well, right? Su Yuntao mused to himself.
"Summon your Martial Soul!"
After nearly ten minutes, the golden light particles finally began to wane. Su Yuntao, unable to contain his anticipation, called out with a shout imbued with spirit power, instantly awakening Lin Ye from his trance.
However, upon hearing Su Yuntao's voice, Lin Ye opened his eyes but frowned slightly, as though lost in thought.
After a brief moment, Lin Ye finally extended his left hand. A flash of light appeared, and a delicate, white begonia flower materialized in his palm.
"A… a flower? A begonia flower?" Su Yuntao was momentarily stunned.
It wasn't Blue Silver Grass, but still—a flower? What use was a flower? Could it only serve as decoration in a noble's home?
Well, another useless Martial Soul…
Su Yuntao had already made up his mind. He was disappointed once again. He had never heard of any powerful Spirit Master having a flower as their Martial Soul.
Having judged Lin Ye's Martial Soul as worthless, Su Yuntao assumed that the boy likely wouldn't have any spirit power. Perhaps his earlier success in the test was simply due to his good physical condition.
Still, if Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could awaken with spirit power—and with innate full soul power, no less—there might be a chance for Lin Ye as well. There was no harm in testing.
With a sigh, Su Yuntao handed the crystal ball to Lin Ye, who appeared deep in thought.
"Let's see if you have any spirit power."
Lin Ye nodded calmly and took the crystal ball, placing his right hand on it.
The moment Lin Ye's hand touched the crystal ball, a powerful force suddenly pulled at his Nine Yang True Qi, drawing it into the crystal ball. In an instant, the crystal ball erupted with brilliant light.
Whoosh!
The dazzling light filled the entire Martial Soul Hall, leaving Su Yuntao utterly stunned.
Just moments ago, the Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power had already left Su Yuntao in a state of shock.
But now, another child—this time with a flower Martial Soul—had also awakened with innate full soul power.
For a brief moment, Su Yuntao didn't know whether he should feel incredibly fortunate or extraordinarily unlucky.
Two children in a row, both with innate full soul power, yet both had awakened useless Martial Souls. Was everything the Spirit Hall believed about Martial Souls wrong all along?
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"Another one with innate full soul power..." Su Yuntao muttered to himself in disbelief.
"But unfortunately, it's another useless Martial Soul..."
With a sigh, Su Yuntao couldn't help but feel regretful as he thought about everything that had transpired. Today had been filled with surprises, so dramatic that it completely overturned his understanding of Martial Souls. He knew he would never forget what happened today.
As he lamented internally, Su Yuntao pulled out two specially-made parchment papers from his bag. He began to register Lin Ye and Tang San's information, including their names, Martial Souls, and innate soul power.
For Lin Ye, Su Yuntao recorded "Begonia Flower" as his Martial Soul, and for Tang San, he noted "Blue Silver Grass."
"These are your Martial Soul certificates. Both of you possess innate full soul power, which is incredibly rare on the Douluo Continent. However, your Martial Souls are unfortunately useless for combat."
"If they weren't useless Martial Souls, even if they were something as simple as a sickle or a hoe, your innate full soul power would have made you formidable warriors."
As Su Yuntao handed over the certificates to Lin Ye and Tang San, his emotions were complicated.
After they received their certificates, Su Yuntao turned to pack his things. He gathered the six black stones and the blue crystal ball back into his bag, preparing to leave.
"By the way, it's best to let your village elder keep these certificates. If you want to attend a Spirit Master Academy in the future, you'll likely need the village elder's assistance."
With those words, Su Yuntao turned and left the Martial Soul Hall.
As soon as Su Yuntao stepped outside, Elder Jack hurried over, his face filled with eagerness. "Honorable Spirit Master, does anyone in our village have the potential to become a Spirit Master this year?"
"There are two, actually, and both possess innate full soul power..." Su Yuntao sighed deeply, his expression conflicted.
"Two... and both with innate full soul power?" Elder Jack felt his head spin with excitement at Su Yuntao's words.
"Yes, but unfortunately, both have useless Martial Souls. One has the Blue Silver Grass, and the other has the Begonia Flower. You should understand, Elder Jack—these two Martial Souls have almost no combat potential," Su Yuntao shook his head regretfully.
"Useless Martial Souls, huh? I see... But still, even with useless Martial Souls, innate full soul power should be enough to become a Spirit Master, right?" Elder Jack sighed with mixed emotions.
"Yes, they can still become Spirit Masters." Su Yuntao nodded. "Anyway, I have other villages to visit for Martial Soul awakenings, so I must take my leave now."
With that, Su Yuntao leapt into the air, bounding over the rooftops of the village buildings, disappearing into the distance within moments.
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After Su Yuntao left, Lin Ye and Tang San finally emerged from the Martial Soul Hall.
"Xiao Ye, Xiao San, how did it go? What Martial Souls did you awaken?" Elder Jack asked as he approached, gently stroking his long beard and leaning on his cane.
"I awakened the Begonia Flower," Lin Ye replied softly, his gaze thoughtful.
"Elder Jack, even if our Martial Souls are considered useless, we should still be able to become Spirit Masters with innate full soul power, right?" Tang San furrowed his brow and asked.
"Of course! As long as you possess soul power, you have the potential to become a Spirit Master in the future. The higher the innate soul power, the faster you'll progress. With innate full soul power, you could become a Spirit Master right away, but you'll need to absorb something called a Spirit Ring to advance. I don't know much about Spirit Rings myself, but I've heard they have something to do with Spirit Beasts," Elder Jack explained patiently, shaking his head as he spoke about the Spirit Rings.
"Xiao San, the Spirit Master mentioned that our village produced two children with innate full soul power—one with the Begonia Flower and the other with Blue Silver Grass. Since Xiao Ye's Martial Soul is the Begonia Flower, does that mean your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass?" Elder Jack asked, suddenly realizing the situation with a look of astonishment.
"Innate full soul power, but with Blue Silver Grass? Xiao San, you have such incredible talent. It's a shame that Tang Hao didn't pass down a better Martial Soul to you. What a pity!" Elder Jack shook his head, feeling regret for Tang San's unfortunate luck.
"But don't worry. With innate full soul power, both of you will certainly become Spirit Masters in the future. I will make sure you both go to a proper Spirit Master Academy to learn how to cultivate your Martial Souls and acquire knowledge about Spirit Masters."
"Elder, I thought our village only had one work-study slot available?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled.
Because of his curiosity about Martial Souls, Lin Ye had always asked Elder Jack various questions about them, and he had a solid understanding of Spirit Masters and the village's resources, including the work-study program.
The work-study program was a special system in Spirit Master academies. Since the tuition fees at these academies were expensive, and ordinary people couldn't afford the enrollment fees or daily living costs, the work-study system was created.
Work-study students could attend the academy for free and earn money by helping the school with chores, such as cleaning. Though the earnings were modest, they were enough to cover daily meals, making this a rare opportunity for commoners. However, such slots were usually shared among several villages.
The Holy Spirit Village, due to its past production of a Spirit Saint, was lucky enough to be granted one slot each year. But with only one available, how could both Lin Ye and Tang San attend the Spirit Master Academy?
"Ha ha, don't worry. Although our Holy Spirit Village only has one work-study slot, it's extremely rare for villages like ours to produce anyone with awakened Martial Souls, let alone Spirit Masters."
"Our village hasn't produced a Spirit Master in over a decade, and it's the same for other villages. I'll be able to borrow a work-study slot from another village for you two. Don't worry about it," Elder Jack reassured them with a hearty laugh.
"So that's how it works."
Lin Ye nodded, finally understanding.
"Xiao San, Xiao Ye is definitely going to want to attend the Spirit Master Academy—he's been fascinated by Martial Souls and Spirit Masters since he was young. But what about you? Do you want to go to the Spirit Master Academy? If you do, I'll go to the other villages and secure a slot for you as well. Don't worry, it won't be a problem," Elder Jack asked, looking at Tang San seriously.
"Well... Elder Jack, I'll have to ask my father first," Tang San hesitated, but he answered truthfully.
"Ah, yes. For something this important, it's understandable that you would want to consult your father." Elder Jack smiled wryly and nodded. Even though Tang San was mature for his age, he was still a child, after all. For such a major decision, it was only right to ask for an adult's guidance.
"Come on then, I'll walk you home so you can ask your father."
"Elder, may I go ahead? I want to test my Martial Soul," Lin Ye asked.
"Of course, go on ahead," Elder Jack readily agreed, knowing how curious Lin Ye had always been about Martial Souls. It made sense that Lin Ye would want to test out his newly awakened Martial Soul.
After receiving Elder Jack's permission, Lin Ye turned and left. However, instead of heading home, he walked quickly toward the back mountain, away from the village.
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