Led by Old Jack, Huo Feng and Tang San arrived at the Spirit Hall located in the center of Holy Spirit Village.
It was a wooden house that appeared to be fairly well maintained.
Aside from the two of them, all the other children participating in the Martial Soul Awakening had already arrived.
There was also a young man dressed in fitted white clothing.
Huo Feng thought to himself that this was likely Su Yuntao, the Spirit Hall deacon.
If he remembered correctly, he should be a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Su Yuntao exchanged a few words with Old Jack before turning his gaze toward the children in the room.
After a brief introduction, he took out the items needed for the Martial Soul Awakening.
Six pitch-black stones were placed on the ground, forming a somewhat irregular hexagon.
The children present all wore curious expressions. Although Huo Feng already knew the procedure, he still had to put on an act and blend in with them.
"Lone Wolf, Martial Soul Possession!"
Su Yuntao possessed his Martial Soul, then motioned for one of the children to stand in the center of the black stones.
"Attack-Type Martial Soul, sickle. No soul power. Next!"
"Attack-Type Martial Soul, hoe. No soul power. Next!"
"Useless Martial Soul, Morning Glory. No soul power. Next!"
The process went quickly. Before long, only Tang San and Huo Feng remained in the room without having undergone their Martial Soul Awakening.
Su Yuntao raised a hand and gently pressed his forehead. The continued expenditure of soul power had left him slightly fatigued.
Looking at the two frail little boys left in the room, he gently shook his head.
This year, Holy Spirit Village would most likely be like the other villages—no soul master would emerge.
"Which of you two will go first?"
Huo Feng and Tang San exchanged a glance, then the former softly said, "Tang San, you go first."
Tang San seemed not to have recovered from the weakness caused by the recent sacrifice. He froze for a moment before nodding somewhat sluggishly and walking straight forward.
Seeing him approach, Su Yuntao looked at Old Jack standing in the corner and could not help but smile bitterly.
This child did not seem to be in very good health.
He raised his hand, injecting six streams of soul power. A pale golden light instantly flared.
A warm aura immediately enveloped Tang San, and the exhaustion and weakness throughout his body quickly vanished.
Within the golden barrier, golden motes fluttered up and down.
"This..."
Su Yuntao, who had held no expectations, instantly widened his eyes, excitement appearing on his face.
He suddenly realized that this child seemed different from the others.
Could some powerful Martial Soul be about to appear?
However, when that faint blue glow lit up in Tang San's right hand, Su Yuntao was immediately greatly disappointed.
"Blue Silver Grass, useless Martial Soul, no..."
Before he could finish speaking, the blue crystal ball beneath Tang San's hand suddenly erupted with a dazzling blue radiance.
"Innate Full Soul Power!"
"It's actually Innate Full Soul Power!"
After calming down, Su Yuntao could not help but sigh.
"Ah, a useless Martial Soul is still a useless Martial Soul. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, what can it amount to?"
"What a pity."
"Next!"
Tang San stepped back in disappointment, and Huo Feng immediately walked forward.
With the expressionless efficiency of an assembly line, Su Yuntao injected soul power. Warm energy then wrapped tightly around Huo Feng's body.
Golden motes danced throughout the golden barrier, and Su Yuntao's tired eyes instantly widened.
He stared fixedly at Huo Feng's outstretched right hand.
Since becoming a Spirit Hall deacon, he had never witnessed such a phenomenon.
What kind of Martial Soul could cause such an abnormal sight?
He did not know either.
The golden light gradually receded. In an instant, all the light surged forth, and a slender iron sword appeared in Huo Feng's palm.
An unadorned iron sword, plain and without the slightest decoration.
Su Yuntao frowned. After such a spectacle, the Martial Soul was actually nothing more than an utterly ordinary iron sword?
Such a gap was hard for him to accept for a moment.
His gaze fell on the iron sword in Huo Feng's hand as he tried his utmost to spot anything unusual about it.
After ten breaths, Su Yuntao gave up.
It really was just an ordinary iron sword.
Though ordinary, it was still far better than those farming tools and useless martial souls from before.
If it possessed soul power, cultivating with an iron sword as a martial soul and becoming a soul master would not be difficult.
Its upper limit simply would not be very high.
Su Yuntao was not the only one disappointed. Huo Feng felt the same.
Wasn't the system reward supposed to be the Nine Swords of Dugu?
Don't tell me this was it?
This was completely different from what he had imagined. The effect of his grand entrance seemed not to have lived up to expectations.
"Attack-Type Martial Soul, iron sword. Let me test whether you have soul power."
Su Yuntao held the blue crystal ball out before Huo Feng, who placed his right hand against it.
The instant they touched, one point of light lit up, followed by a second, then a third. Dots formed lines, and lines formed planes as blue radiance instantly spread across the entire surface of the ball.
In an instant, dazzling light like starlight illuminated the entire wooden hut.
Compared to this, the blue light Tang San had released with his Innate Full Soul Power was immediately overshadowed.
"Innate Full Soul Power!"
"Another Innate Full Soul Power!"
Su Yuntao was completely dumbfounded.
Two children with Innate Full Soul Power had actually appeared in the tiny Holy Spirit Village at the same time.
Unfortunately, neither of their martial souls was particularly good.
One had Blue Silver Grass, a useless martial soul that was practically impossible to cultivate, while the other had an ordinary iron sword.
Still, the latter was clearly far superior to the former.
If this child could be brought back to Spirit Hall, he could be considered promising talent.
"Huo Feng has Innate Full Soul Power too."
Even Tang San, despite having lived two lives, was moved by the sight before him.
Just then, all the green light around Su Yuntao withdrew as he recalled his martial soul.
He then led Huo Feng and Tang San out of the wooden hut.
The moment Old Jack saw the three of them emerge, he immediately hobbled forward with his cane.
He respectfully bowed slightly to Su Yuntao before asking, "Battle Soul Master, does any child in our village have a chance to become a soul master this year?"
Old Jack's face was full of anticipation and nervousness.
"There are two, but both are rather unfortunate."
Su Yuntao sighed regretfully, then revealed Huo Feng and Tang San behind him.
"Not only do these two children possess soul power, they both have Innate Full Soul Power. Unfortunately..."
"Unfortunately, neither of their martial souls is very good."
He looked at Tang San and gently shook his head. "This child's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. With such a useless martial soul, there is really nothing I can do."
Then Su Yuntao turned his gaze to Huo Feng. His expression eased somewhat, revealing a hint of appreciation. "This child's martial soul is an iron sword, and he has Innate Full Soul Power. If he is willing, I can take him back to Spirit Hall to give it a try."
Upon hearing this, Old Jack immediately became somewhat excited.
The gazes of the two adults and the group of children around them all fell on Huo Feng at the same time.
Go to Spirit Hall?
Huo Feng hesitated. Given his current situation, he could go anywhere.
While he was still considering it, ding!
The mission to sacrifice Tang San has been completed! Main quest issued: Sacrifice the Shrek Seven Devils! Current progress: 1/7. Quest completion reward: The host may choose one item from five pieces of Light Equipment!
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