Innate Full Soul Power

Lin Zhiruo's sudden action gave everyone a fright.

Shui Yue'er had not even finished registering her name. She stood there with a bewildered look, watching Xiao Han get beaten.

"Mom, let go of me! So many people are watching. Do I not get to save face?"

"Who's your mom? I don't have a son like you!"

"Come on, I was just trying to save time. Awakening my Martial Soul here is the same anyway."

"You still dare to talk back? All you ever do is fool around!"

"I've been waiting in line here for an hour already. It hurts—"

Xiao Han felt his ear hurting more and more. Lin Zhiruo was genuinely angry this time.

"Mom, you're about to tear my ear off!"

Xiao Han's wig suddenly fell off, revealing his shoulder-length silver-gray hair. Everyone burst into laughter.

"Zhiruo, enough. Xiao Han has been mischievous since he was little, so let him off this once. It's already his turn, so let him awaken his Martial Soul here."

The speaker was Skywater Academy's dean, over seventy years old and an eighty-first-rank Soul Douluo—the only Soul Douluo at Skywater Academy.

Only then did Lin Zhiruo let go of Xiao Han.

"Out of respect for Dean Zhao, I'll spare you this once. If you awaken a useful Martial Soul, I'll send you to another academy so you won't keep causing me trouble."

"Thank you, Dean Zhao, for speaking up for me."

After saying that with a grin, Xiao Han rubbed his ear, which had been pinched red, and obediently stepped into the circle.

"Pretty sister, please help me awaken my Martial Soul."

"You certainly have a sweet mouth. Try causing less trouble from now on."

"Okay, got it."

Under the Guide's control, an icy blue glow enveloped Xiao Han.

Xiao Han immediately felt a coolness that was indescribably comfortable. Even the pain in his ear vanished in an instant.

The refreshing aura seeped into Xiao Han's body. He felt an invisible force within him seemingly break free of its restraints and surge wildly toward his palm.

The Guide's eyes suddenly lit up.

Within the icy blue barrier, even more blue specks of light appeared than the combined total from the dozen or so children tested earlier.

She vaguely sensed that a powerful Martial Soul was about to emerge.

Xiao Han instinctively raised his right hand, and a dense icy blue glow appeared in his palm.

When they saw the Martial Soul clearly, the two deans and three chief instructors in the viewing seats all widened their eyes.

"That's... an Ice Bow and Arrow?"

"A bow and an arrow actually appeared at the same time?"

Dean Zhao was overwhelmed with excitement. He immediately rose from his seat and went to Xiao Han's side.

"Xiao Han, stretch out your left hand and try separating the arrow."

Xiao Han extended his left hand and easily separated the bow and arrow, holding the arrow in his right hand and the bow in his left.

"The Ice Bow and Ice Arrow actually appeared on the same person. How could there be such a peculiar Martial Soul? In all my years, this is the first time I've seen something like this."

"Yes. It resembles Twin Martial Souls, yet it isn't."

There were quite a few Ice Attribute Soul Masters on Douluo Continent. Xiao Han's late parents had both been among them.

His father's Martial Soul had been the Ice Bow, while his mother's had been the Ice Arrow.

Ice Bow Soul Masters needed to condense arrows from Soul Power to unleash their greatest attack power.

Likewise, Ice Arrow Soul Masters needed to use Soul Power to form a bow in order to maximize its might.

Although both possessed formidable ice-element attacks, they needed to use Soul Power to create arrows or bows. This consumed a great deal of Soul Power and made sustained combat difficult.

At the sight of Xiao Han's Martial Soul, Lin Zhiruo's eyes flashed with disbelief.

"Xiao Han's Martial Soul is actually his parents' Martial Soul Fusion Skill—True Ice Bow and Arrow."

"Dean Lin, this is the True Ice Bow and Arrow?"

"Yes."

True Ice was the supreme pinnacle of ice. It would not melt even when exposed to fire, and its coldness was second only to Ultimate Ice.

Although Xiao Han's parents had both been Soul Kings in their fifties, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the True Ice Bow and Arrow, possessed not only tremendous offensive power but also powerful slowing and control effects.

This Martial Soul Fusion Skill greatly enhanced their overall strength. Even when facing opponents twenty ranks higher in Soul Power, they had not feared them in the slightest.

Who could have imagined that Xiao Han would awaken such a miraculous Martial Soul?

"Xiao Han, come here. I'll test your Soul Power."

Dean Zhao was somewhat excited. He placed one hand on the crystal ball, intending to test Xiao Han's Soul Power personally.

Lin Zhiruo also grew nervous for no apparent reason, watching Xiao Han with expectation in her eyes.

"Xiao Han, hurry over."

"Okay."

With a light wave of his right hand, Xiao Han easily put away his Martial Soul.

He then walked up to the crystal ball and, under everyone's gaze, gently placed his small right hand upon it.

The instant Xiao Han's right hand touched the crystal ball, his body seemed to be seized by an invisible force, and he shuddered uncontrollably.

The blue crystal ball suddenly lit up, blue light spilling everywhere like a dazzling gemstone.

Once a test subject came into contact with the Soul Power testing device, even if only a faint trace of light emerged, it proved that they possessed Soul Power.

The brighter the light, the higher the Innate Soul Power.

When Shui Yue'er had been tested earlier, she had possessed seventh-rank Soul Power. Among children who had only just awakened their Martial Souls, that was already considered quite outstanding.

Yet the radiance released from the crystal ball during Xiao Han's test was far beyond anything Shui Yue'er's could compare to.

"Heavens, it's Innate Full Soul Power!"

Dean Zhao was beside himself with excitement.

"Is it really Innate Full Soul Power?"

"Absolutely. This is the first time Innate Full Soul Power has appeared since Skywater Academy began holding Martial Soul Awakening Ceremonies."

The chief instructors were all thrilled.

"Yes. When Shui Bing'er awakened her Martial Soul last year, she tested at innate ninth-rank Soul Power, which was already the highest record in Skywater Academy's history. Who would have thought that just one year later, Xiao Han would break that record?"

"Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul is the Top-Tier Beast Spirit, the Ice Phoenix!"

"After Feng Xiaotian of Godwind Academy, our water-element branch has finally produced a genius Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power as well."

Everyone discussed Xiao Han's unusual Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, seemingly forgetting that many children were still waiting to awaken their Martial Souls.

Lin Zhiruo's eyes were already brimming with tears. She was too excited to speak, silently murmuring in her heart:

"Brother Xiao, Yiyi, do you see this? Your son Xiao Han is truly exceptional."

Xiao Han stood on tiptoe and tried to wipe the tears from Lin Zhiruo's face with his sleeve.

"Mom, I'm sorry. I won't make you angry again."

Lin Zhiruo lovingly stroked Xiao Han's head, then pulled him into her embrace.

"Silly child, I wasn't blaming you. I never expected you to be so outstanding. I'm proud of you."

Having come across an Ice Attribute child with Innate Full Soul Power, Dean Zhao was delighted.

"Xiao Han, go play in the academy for a while. I'll come find you later."

"Okay. Dean Zhao, can I stay at Skywater Academy to study?"