Twin Martial Souls

As he spoke, Su Yuntao took six round black stones and a gleaming blue crystal ball from his bag.

Su Yuntao arranged the stones into a hexagonal formation on the ground and pointed at the first boy on the right. "You, stand inside."

"Don't be afraid. Close your eyes and feel it carefully."

As he spoke, Su Yuntao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he let out a low shout. "Lone Wolf, possess me!"

The next moment, two rings of light, one white and one yellow, appeared beneath Su Yuntao and slowly rose. Sharp claws extended from all ten of his fingers, and his body seemed to swell considerably, becoming muscular all over.

The boy in the center of the formation was so frightened that he turned to run.

Su Yuntao was quick to react. He grabbed the boy, pulled him back, and pressed him into the center of the formation. His tone was rather helpless. "I told you not to be afraid! This is my Martial Soul, the Lone Wolf! If any of you awaken a Martial Soul like mine, you'll become like this too!"

Su Yuntao said no more and abruptly injected his Soul Power.

The next moment, the boy opened his right hand, and an ordinary sickle quietly appeared.

"Your Martial Soul is a sickle. Now let's test whether you have any Soul Power."

"G-Grandmaster, what should I do?" the boy asked timidly.

Su Yuntao said calmly, "Withdraw your Martial Soul with your mind. When you want to use it again, summon it with your mind as well."

The boy tried for a long time before finally withdrawing the sickle in his hand. Su Yuntao held the blue crystal ball out to him and gestured for him to place his right hand on it.

The crystal ball showed no reaction. Su Yuntao shook his head and said, "No Soul Power. You can't become a Soul Master. Go stand to the side for now."

The same scene played out again and again. Seven children completed their Martial Soul Awakening in succession, all awakening Martial Souls such as sickles and hoes, but unfortunately, none had Innate Soul Power.

Without Innate Soul Power, they could not cultivate, and that meant they could not become Soul Masters.

Now, only Tang San remained before the formation.

"Stand in here." Su Yuntao's voice was already tinged with obvious weariness.

Tang San took a deep breath and stepped into the hexagonal formation. To tell the truth, he was a little nervous too.

After all, in this life, he had not cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill or accumulated internal force day after day. He had even suffered from malnutrition at one point, leaving both his Qi and blood depleted.

Su Yuntao once again channeled his Soul Power. Pale blue light poured into the formation, enveloping Tang San from head to toe.

Tang San closed his eyes and felt the gentle force travel through his body. He instantly felt warm all over.

Then, drawn by that warm energy, something inside him seemed to shatter, and all the warmth rushed toward his palms in an instant.

A burning sensation came from both of Tang San's hands at once, as though something were about to emerge from his palms.

Twin Martial Souls! Tang San understood at once.

Tang San reacted by clenching his left hand and opening his right.

A stalk of Blue Silver Grass quietly emerged from his right palm, looking no different from an ordinary weed. At the sight, Tang San felt a pang of regret. I still didn't awaken the Blue Silver Emperor!

Seeing this, Su Yuntao said helplessly, "Another Trash Martial Soul. Looks like this was another waste of time. All right, the Martial Soul Awakening is over. You can leave now."

"Grandmaster, you haven't tested my Soul Power yet," Tang San hurriedly said.

Su Yuntao did not even raise his head. "What's there to test with Blue Silver Grass? A Trash Martial Soul is a Trash Martial Soul. It makes no difference whether you have Soul Power or not!"

"It won't take much time to try." Tang San's voice was quiet, but it carried a resolve that could not be ignored.

Su Yuntao paused and looked up at Tang San.

"...All right."

With that, he held the blue crystal ball out to Tang San.

Tang San withdrew the Blue Silver Grass into his body, took a deep breath, and reached out with his right hand, pressing his palm against the crystal ball's cold surface.

The moment his palm touched it, Tang San felt a tremendous suction force coming from the crystal ball, frantically drawing some kind of energy from his body.

The blue crystal ball also lit up. A single point of dazzling blue light spread in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, the crystal ball burst into brilliant radiance.

"Heavens, it's actually Innate Full Soul Power." Su Yuntao stared at Tang San in shock.

Tang San slowly withdrew his hand. The great stone that had hung over his heart for three years finally landed safely.

Thank goodness, it's still Innate Full Soul Power. My persistence over these past three years wasn't in vain!

But Tang San kept his expression unchanged and still pretended not to understand as he asked, "Grandmaster, what is Innate Full Soul Power?"

"Innate Full Soul Power is the highest Soul Power one can possess innately at the time of Martial Soul Awakening. It means you have the best cultivation talent on this continent!" Su Yuntao explained, his face full of envy.

Then Su Yuntao sighed and shook his head. "It's just a pity that your Martial Soul is trash! Blue Silver Grass has no potential whatsoever!"

Tang San did not want to keep arguing with the Blind Douluo, so he said politely, "Thank you, Grandmaster!"

Su Yuntao glanced at him and seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he said nothing. He merely waved his hand, packed up his things, and led everyone out of the wooden house.

Old Jack hurried up to Su Yuntao, his face tense. "Grandmaster, how did it go? Are there any children in our village who can become Soul Masters this year?"

Su Yuntao looked at him and sighed. "There is one, but it's a pity."

A look of uncertainty and surprise appeared in Jack's eyes, and he ventured, "Grandmaster, what exactly...?"

Su Yuntao said, "Of the eight children this year, only one has Soul Power, and it's Innate Full Soul Power at that. Unfortunately, his Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. Do you understand?"

"Grandmaster, is there really no way to cultivate Blue Silver Grass?" Jack asked with a frown.

Su Yuntao sighed, then wrote out a certificate and handed it to Village Chief Jack. "Blue Silver Grass is destined to have no future. Even if he obtains a Soul Ring and becomes a Soul Master, he'll be a trash Soul Master. All right, I must go. I still have to visit the next village."

"Take care on your way! Take care!" Old Jack hurriedly bowed to see him off.

"Grandpa Jack, let's go back!" Tang San was the first to speak.

Old Jack looked at Tang San, a complicated expression in his eyes. "Little San, you aren't the boy with Innate Full Soul Power and a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul the grandmaster mentioned, are you?"

Tang San nodded and smiled. "That's me."

Old Jack looked at Tang San. "Little San, I never expected your talent to be so outstanding! Tell Grandpa, are you willing to go to the Soul Master Academy in Nuoding City to learn how to cultivate?"

"Grandpa Jack, I am!" Tang San barely hesitated.

Are you kidding? How can I meet Yu Xiaogang if I don't go to Nuoding City? If I don't meet Yu Xiaogang, I'll die! Damn system.

Seeing Tang San agree so readily, Old Jack finally smiled. "Good! Our village has a work-study student slot. In three months, Grandpa will take you to Nuoding City to enroll!"

With that, Old Jack led Tang San toward the smithy.