Thousand Jin of Strength, Tang Wulin's Martial Soul Second Awakening

"Mom, Na'er is gone!"

Long Yuan walked out of the room and handed the note to Lin Ximeng, his face full of desolation.

His heart felt empty, as though he had lost something.

But he did not cry. They would meet again someday.

"This..."

Lin Ximeng froze for a moment before taking the note and reading it. As she read, tears began to fall from her beautiful eyes.

Na'er had lived here for three years. Though she was not her biological daughter, there was little difference between them.

She had treated her very well.

And ever since Na'er had moved into her apartment, she had brought so much joy to this home.

"She was fine just yesterday. Why did she suddenly leave?"

Lin Ximeng said through sobs, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

"Mom, don't be sad. Na'er remembered what happened before, and she found her family too. We should be happy for her.

We'll meet again someday!"

Long Yuan walked over and hugged Lin Ximeng. Mother and son both shed tears of sorrow.

"Yes, that's right. What am I crying for?"

After crying for a while, Lin Ximeng hurriedly wiped away her tears, then wiped Long Yuan's tears as well, forcing a faint smile.

"We'll always keep that room for her. Her little toys, her dolls—we'll keep them all..."

As she spoke, Lin Ximeng hurried off to tidy Na'er's room and closed the door.

"Big Brother, Mom..."

Atop a building across the street, Na'er clutched a doll tightly to her chest as great tears rolled down her face.

The doll in her arms had been the first gift Long Yuan bought for her.

She was also holding a stick of sugar-coated haws, which Long Yuan had bought for her yesterday.

The pretty little clothes she wore had been bought by her adoptive mother, Lin Ximeng, who had taken her shopping.

Both Long Yuan and Lin Ximeng had treated her very well.

Whenever she was bullied at school, Long Yuan would always step forward and help her beat up the others.

And when she returned home, she would receive Mother Lin Ximeng's care and affection.

Over the past three years, Na'er had been very happy in this home.

"Miss, it's time to go!"

Before long, Long Yuan had reined in his emotions and stopped grieving. Holding a small silver pendant in his hand, he looked toward the rooftop.

By then, Na'er had already left.

The pendant in his hand was a silver gemstone. The smooth gem had a few angular facets, threaded onto a silver cord.

Within the gemstone, faint Seven-Colored Light flickered in and out of view.

Night fell, and before long, Long Yuan went to sleep.

Once he fell asleep, he began to dream, his dreams filled with everyday moments spent with Na'er.

God King Tang San's son, Tang Wulin, was fast asleep in his dormitory.

A light breeze swept by, opening the window to his room. Two figures drifted inside, a man and a woman.

The man was tall and burly, while the woman had a perfect figure and an ethereal beauty.

"Hao, is this our grandson, Wulin?"

The ethereally beautiful woman looked at the sleeping Tang Wulin and spoke.

The little fellow looked somewhat like Hao.

"Ah Yin, yes. Little San said that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline in his body had disappeared and asked me to check on him!"

As he spoke, Tang Hao waved his hand. Vast Soul Power enveloped the entire room, cutting it off from the outside world.

At the same time, it placed Tang Wulin in a deep sleep, leaving him unable to wake for the moment.

"It really is gone!"

After a simple probe, Tang Hao discovered that Tang Wulin no longer possessed the bloodline Tang San had described.

Then he rose and waved his hand. A ray of light appeared on his fingertip, which he pressed against Tang Wulin's forehead.

"Hao, what are you doing?"

A look of confusion appeared on Ah Yin's face.

"Little San said that while losing the Golden Dragon King Bloodline freed Wulin from its troubles, it also cost him the foundation he needed to grow powerful. He asked me to awaken the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul for him!"

Just as Tang Hao finished speaking, a dark glow flickered in Tang Wulin's palm, and a dark hammer appeared.

Tang Hao made his move, and in the blink of an eye, Tang Wulin possessed a Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.

"Brother Hao, isn't this inappropriate? We're disrupting the order."

Ah Yin did not quite approve of Tang Hao's actions. Moreover, Tang San was an Enforcer of the God Realm, yet he was violating the God Realm's rules by interfering in the affairs of the lower realm.

"Who told him to be Little San's son—our grandson? If he doesn't rise to prominence, then he isn't worthy of being one of the Tang Family!"

Tang Hao stood up and said to Ah Yin, "Ah Yin, since we're already here, let's completely awaken this child's Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.

The Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline within him is far too weak right now. Relying on that Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul alone, he'll never amount to much."

Ah Yin hesitated for a moment before saying, "All right!"

Then, light flickered around Ah Yin's body, and vines of Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Tang Wulin.

Before long, a stalk of Blue Silver Grass emerged from Tang Wulin's other palm. Under the radiance surrounding Ah Yin, its quality rapidly rose.

At the same time, the bloodline within Tang Wulin's body roared at that very moment.

In barely any time at all, the two had given Tang Wulin a Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul and completely awakened his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and bloodline.

At the end, Tang Hao also imprinted several secret arts of the Clear Sky Sect into Tang Wulin's mind, such as the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Clear Sky Nine Wonders, and Great Sumeru Hammer.

After doing all that, the two silently departed.

They did not alert anyone.

When Tang Wulin woke up the next day, he sensed that something was different. With a thought, he summoned the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, his face utterly bewildered.

Then, as though he had remembered something, excitement appeared on his face.

When he examined his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul afterward, it seemed to be different from before as well.

Overnight, he had not only gained the number-one weapon Martial Soul in the world, the Clear Sky Hammer.

His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had also undergone a transformation.

And his physique seemed to have strengthened considerably too.

He was overjoyed.

He hurriedly got out of bed, quickly washed up, and headed toward the academy.

Red Mountain Academy.

"Long Yuan!"

Lin Ximeng stood at the podium and called out a name.

"Here!"

Long Yuan stood up and accepted the letter of recommendation Lin Ximeng handed him.

This was a letter of recommendation specially issued by Red Mountain Academy. With it, Long Yuan could enroll in an Intermediate Soul Master Academy.

To study at an Intermediate Soul Master Academy, aside from needing a recommendation letter from an elementary soul master academy, there was another mandatory requirement: a Soul Ring.

Long Yuan had all of these.

After class, Long Yuan returned to Mang Tian Workshop.

He would soon be leaving Aolai City for an Intermediate Soul Master Academy, so he would not have many opportunities left to study forging here.

"Teacher!"

Upon arriving at the workshop, Long Yuan respectfully greeted Mang Tian Master.

Tang Wulin stood beside Mang Tian Master.

"You two little fellows, I didn't expect you to graduate so soon.

You'll be attending Intermediate Academy in Eastsea City, right?"

Mang Tian Master asked gently, his face full of kindness.

"Yes. I came here to tell you about this. From now on, we may not be able to continue studying forging with you!"

As he said this, reluctance filled the eyes of both Long Yuan and Tang Wulin.

"I merely enjoy the tranquility here; that doesn't mean I won't leave this place.

In fact, the jobs you usually take on are all ones I accepted from Eastsea City. You cannot let your forging studies fall behind. I also have a workshop in Eastsea City.

I've already made arrangements. Once you get there, a Forging Room will be specially set aside for you. When I have time, I'll go over and see you as well.

By then, I want to see even greater progress from you!"

Hearing Mang Tian Master's words, Long Yuan and Tang Wulin were both delighted, their hearts filled with incomparable warmth.

"Eastsea City is a true metropolis. Before you go, you must pass my assessment. Otherwise, you won't be qualified to continue studying forging under me there!"

Mang Tian Master spoke as he led the two of them into the Forging Room.

There were many blacksmiths in Eastsea City. If they wanted to stand out, he had to push these two little fellows to keep working hard at their forging studies.

"Teacher, what kind of test?"

Tang Wulin asked with a curious look.

"Thousand Forging!"

Upon hearing those words, Tang Wulin glanced at Long Yuan, and excitement appeared on both their faces.

Their teacher was finally willing to teach them Thousand Forging.

Thousand Forging shouldn't be much of a problem for me, Long Yuan thought to himself.

I just don't know whether Tang Wulin can still manage after losing the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

But when he remembered that Tang Wulin possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, he felt that Tang Wulin should be able to achieve Thousand Forging as well.

Although Tang Wulin had studied forging at Mang Tian Workshop for three years while Long Yuan had only studied for one year, Long Yuan's forging skills had now basically caught up with Tang Wulin's. With his terrifying strength, he even showed faint signs of surpassing him.

"After fusing with Soul Spirits, both of your strength has increased. You should be able to support Thousand Forging now.

Complete one Thousand Forging, and you will have passed my assessment!"

As he spoke, Mang Tian pointed at the Strength Tester beside them. "Test your strength first!"

"Alright!"

Tang Wulin walked over, picked up the Forging Hammer, took a deep breath, and smashed it down fiercely.

Bang! The mercury column shot upward instantly. The tremendous boom left all three of them with brief ringing in their ears.

"Striking force: 350 kilograms!"

At that moment, the Strength Tester's electronic device automatically announced the result.

When he had been tested last year, Tang Wulin's left hand had delivered 200 kilograms of force.

In just one year, his strength had surged tremendously again, leaving Mang Tian deeply astonished.

"Right hand!"

After his surprise, Mang Tian spoke again.

Bang! Another hammer strike landed, and the entire room trembled slightly.

"Striking force: 401 kilograms!"

"Mm, not bad at all. Reaching this level of strength at nine years old—you're practically a little monster!"

Mang Tian was extremely satisfied with Tang Wulin.

He had never expected Tang Wulin, whose martial soul was merely the useless Blue Silver Grass, to possess such astonishing strength. It was truly inconceivable.

"Teacher, can I learn Thousand Forging now?"

Tang Wulin asked hopefully.

"Of course!"

As he spoke, Mang Tian gestured for Tang Wulin to hand the Forging Hammer to Long Yuan.

At that moment, both Mang Tian and Tang Wulin were somewhat nervous. Holding their breaths, they watched Long Yuan's test.

Long Yuan possessed the most terrifying strength in the workshop. They both wanted to see just how high his strength could reach.

Bang! Long Yuan brought the hammer down, and the electronic device immediately announced:

"Striking force: 750 kilograms!"

He switched hands and smashed down again with a bang.

"Striking force: 811 kilograms!"

Seeing those two terrifying numbers, Mang Tian and Tang Wulin froze where they stood, mouths hanging open and eyes wide.

Their faces were filled with disbelief.

A nine-year-old child whose strength in both hands exceeded a thousand jin of strength—he was simply a prodigy.

Even power-type Soul Grandmasters found it difficult to reach a thousand jin of strength with both hands.

Although Long Yuan was also a power-type Soul Master, he was only nine years old. His Soul Power had not even broken through to the Soul Grandmaster realm yet.

"I never expected your strength to be so terrifying. Your future on the path of forging is limitless!"

After a brief daze, an excited smile appeared on Mang Tian Master's face. He impatiently led the two little fellows into the Forging Room.

He began teaching them the knowledge of Thousand Forging.