Chapter 4: Awakening of Martial Soul
Old Jack pushed open the door, and suddenly a dark shadow darted behind him. When he realized what was happening, he found himself already tied up with rope.
Old Jack turned his head and said angrily, "Xiaoyu, what are you doing?"
"Grandpa Jack, you can stay home for a while. I'm going to attend the awakening ceremony and will be back soon."
Old Jack's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly advised, "Don't go! You little brat, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Ye Yu turned and left, ignoring whatever old Jack said about dying.
Watching Ye Yu disappear into the distance, Old Jack sighed helplessly, "Alas, in the end, I couldn't stop him."
Old Jack looked remorseful: "You told me back then not to let him awaken his martial spirit and to live a normal life. Now, I couldn't stop him. I'm so sorry. Sigh..."
Old Jack was extremely helpless. As for whether Ye Yu would possess soul power, Old Jack felt he definitely would, after all, his mother...
Soon, Ye Yu arrived at the Spirit Hall in the center of the village.
It sounds like a hall, but it's actually just a large wooden house. This Spirit Hall is just a branch; Spirit Halls like this are scattered all over the continent.
At this time, eight children, a young man, and a middle-aged man had gathered here.
The middle-aged man was the village's deputy chief, and Old Jack had asked him to entertain the Soul Masters here.
The young man was about twenty years old, with striking eyebrows and bright eyes, and was handsome. He wore a white brocade robe with a black cloak behind him, and a fist-sized character for "soul" was displayed in the center of his chest.
This kind of attire is standard for personnel directly under the Spirit Hall.
When the deputy village chief saw Ye Yu arrive, he asked, "Where is the village chief?"
"Grandpa just tripped and fell, and he can't walk right now, so you have to decide," Ye Yu casually made up a pretext.
The deputy village chief nodded, walked up to the young man, and bowed respectfully.
"Respected Master of Battle Souls, let's begin now. Thank you for your trouble."
The young man stood with his hands behind his back, a hint of pride in his eyes, and nodded slightly in response.
The deputy village chief excitedly introduced, "Children, this is the Battle Soul Master from Notting City! A level 26 Great Soul Master!"
As soon as the deputy village chief finished speaking, the children's eyes lit up with admiration. The young man's face immediately lit up even more.
Tang San already knew the realms of Soul Masters: Soul Warrior, Soul Master, Great Soul Master, Soul Venerable, Soul Sect Master, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, and Titled Douluo.
Each title has ten levels. Beginners are Soul Warriors, and when their Soul Power reaches level eleven, they will advance to the next title, Soul Master.
Old Jack had told him that reaching the Great Soul Master realm meant one was already considered a very powerful Soul Master. Therefore, Tang San's gaze towards the young man revealed a hint of curiosity. Only Ye Yu remained unfazed.
The young man naturally noticed that all the other children either looked at him with admiration or curiosity, but this child remained unmoved.
The deputy village chief naturally noticed this as well, and coughed lightly, saying, "Xiao Yu, this is a respected Great Soul Master with extremely strong abilities. Aren't you excited after hearing this?"
Ye Yu shook his head, which made the deputy village chief somewhat embarrassed, and he looked at the young man nervously.
The young man smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing. Such things happen occasionally. Sometimes you'll encounter ignorant children in small towns who don't understand what a Great Soul Master is, so they won't get so agitated."
The deputy village chief chuckled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
However, Ye Yu was not short-sighted; he was genuinely unexcited.
Ye Yu mentally scoffed, "You're over twenty and only a Great Soul Master? What's there to be proud of? Others are already gods in their twenties."
Ye Yu had read the entire Douluo series. Tang San became a god in his twenties, and the idea of someone becoming a Great Soul Master in their twenties didn't really excite him.
The young man wanted to end things quickly. He had already participated in the awakening ceremonies in six villages, and not a single person there possessed soul power. Such a place was almost impossible to find again, so he wanted to finish as soon as possible and leave.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to become Soul Masters; only the inheritors of major sects can easily become Soul Masters.
The children lined up, starting from left to right.
The young man introduced himself: "My name is Su Yuntao. I will now begin the martial spirit awakening process for you. No matter what happens later, don't be afraid."
Su Yuntao took out the prepared awakening items: six round, black stones and a blue crystal ball. He arranged the six stones in a hexagon on the ground and then gestured for the first child to stand inside.
After the child stood inside, Su Yuntao said, "Just close your eyes and feel it carefully."
"drink!"
With a low shout, two spirit rings rose around Su Yuntao, one white and one yellow.
"Lone Wolf, possess me!"
Su Yuntao's originally black hair turned gray, gray hair grew on his hands, and his body swelled up, making him look much stronger and more muscular.
Looking at Su Yuntao's martial spirit, Ye Yu thought to himself, "A single dog is a single dog, but why call him a lone wolf..."
The other children were startled when they saw this and took a few steps back, but their eyes soon lit up with admiration and longing.
"Is this a martial soul? A beast martial soul?"
Why are there suddenly two halos around him?
"You're really short on brains! Those aren't halos, they're spirit rings! They're ten-year spirit rings and a hundred-year spirit rings!"
Wow, that's amazing.
The children admired him even more.
However, Ye Yu remained unfazed.
The first spirit ring is white, that's really bad.
Ye Yu sighed inwardly, "A Great Soul Master in his twenties with a white first Soul Ring, he's hopeless."
Su Yuntao swiftly clapped his hands, sending six faint green lights into the six round stones. Then, golden light emanated from the stones, forming a pale golden light shield that enveloped the boy.
Golden light continuously floated out of the round stone and entered the boy's body.
Su Yuntao's tone left no room for doubt: "Extend your right hand."
The boy instinctively stretched out his right hand, opened it, and a sickle appeared in his palm.
Even a scythe, as long as it possesses soul power, can be used for soul master cultivation. However, when the boy placed his right hand on the crystal ball, it showed no spiritual power.
Su Yuntao wasn't surprised; it was all too common. He said calmly, "Next."
The awakening of martial spirits is proceeding in succession.
The next six children all had useless spirits. One girl had a Blue Silver Grass spirit, which was a useless spirit with no attack, defense, or support capabilities.
None of the seven children possessed soul power.
Then it was Tang San's turn.
Ye Yu naturally knew everything: Tang San's martial soul had awakened—Blue Silver Grass.
Su Yuntao sighed helplessly, "Another useless martial soul, the last one."
Tang San reminded him, "Uncle, I haven't taken the soul power test yet."
Su Yuntao shook his head: "No need to try, it's just a waste of time. I've never seen a person with the useless martial soul Blue Silver Grass develop soul power."
Tang San insisted, "Let me give it a try."
Su Yuntao's duty was to do his best and not be negligent in any way. Seeing Tang San's insistence, he had no choice but to nod: "Alright, let's begin."
Tang San nodded and quickly placed his hand on the blue crystal ball.
The next second, something astonished everyone except Ye Yu happened. The entire blue crystal ball burst into a dazzling blue light!
Su Yuntao's eyes widened in disbelief: "It's actually... innate full soul power!?"
End of this chapter...