You're a Waste Spirit...

Su Yuntao glanced at it and immediately lost interest, his tone utterly perfunctory. "Martial Soul, Small Water Orb. Another waste spirit. A little water orb? It'd be decent enough for watering the fields..."

The small water orb before him looked like the most ordinary kind imaginable.

The smile on Village Chief Liu's face froze, his eyes full of disappointment. Jiang Zhen was the most sensible child in the village, and he had held out some hopes for him. He never expected...

Yet Jiang Zhen paid no mind to Su Yuntao's attitude. He stared intently at the small water orb in his palm, his heartbeat quickening uncontrollably.

Ordinary? Was this water orb truly ordinary? He could clearly sense an incomparably pure Water Attribute Energy contained within it, and he could control it as he pleased—shrinking it to the size of a marble, expanding it to the size of a head, or even turning it into a stream of water that curled around his fingertips.

This was definitely no ordinary water Martial Soul! Could it be... Ultimate Water?

"Alright, next... Oh, wait, there's no one left." Su Yuntao put away the crystal ball and turned to leave. "Village Chief Liu, only that child with the Iron Sword Martial Spirit in your village has any use. The rest are all ordinary people. I still need to go to the next village, so I'll be going."

"Master Su, wait!" Jiang Zhen suddenly spoke, pointing at the crystal ball in Su Yuntao's hand. "I haven't tested my spirit power yet."

Su Yuntao halted and looked back at Jiang Zhen as though he had heard a joke. "Test your spirit power? Kid, that little water orb of yours is a waste spirit. Testing it would be a waste of time. The crystal ball won't light up."

"How will we know without trying?" Jiang Zhen insisted. He remembered that when Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass in his past life, Su Yuntao had also deemed it a waste spirit. If Tang San had not persisted, he might have missed the test for Innate Full Soul Power.

Could his situation be similar to Tang San's?

Su Yuntao frowned, finding the child somewhat tactless. But seeing the pleading look on Village Chief Liu's face, he impatiently handed over the crystal ball. "Fine, test it if you want. At least then you'll give up."

Jiang Zhen stretched out his hand and gently pressed it against the icy crystal ball.

The next second, an astonishing scene unfolded!

The previously dim Blue Crystal Ball suddenly erupted with dazzling Blue Light. In an instant, the radiance filled the entire stone house and even spilled through the gaps in the doors and windows.

The Blue Light on the crystal ball's surface grew brighter and denser, eventually transforming into tiny streams of blue water that slowly flowed across its surface, as if they had come alive!

The impatience on Su Yuntao's face instantly froze. His eyes widened like bells, and the black stone in his hand fell to the ground with a snap as he cried out, "Th-This... How is this possible?!"

Village Chief Liu and the other children were also dumbfounded. Their mouths hung open, but no words came out.

Su Yuntao rushed forward and seized Jiang Zhen's wrist, staring fixedly at the crystal ball. Even his voice trembled. "Innate... Innate Full Soul Power?! A Small Water Orb Martial Soul actually has Innate Full Soul Power?!"

On Douluo Continent, Innate Full Soul Power signified top-tier cultivation talent. The entire continent might not even produce one such person in a hundred years.

Moreover, those who possessed Innate Full Soul Power were bound to have extraordinary Martial Souls—just like the current Pontiff Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall!

Yet this child's Martial Soul was merely a seemingly ordinary Small Water Orb?!

Jiang Zhen looked at the Blue Light swirling in his palm, and at last, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. He knew that his path through Douluo had only truly begun at this very moment.

Su Yuntao's attitude made an immediate one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn. His face was filled with unprecedented enthusiasm as he tightly gripped Jiang Zhen's hand. "Child! No, little genius! What's your name? Are you willing to join our Spirit Hall? Spirit Hall will give you the best resources and make you the strongest Soul Master!"

Jiang Zhen merely shook his head gently and withdrew his hand. The Small Water Orb in his palm slowly dissipated. He looked at Su Yuntao, his gaze clear and resolute. "Thank you for your kind offer, Master Su, but I do not wish to leave the village for now."

What a joke. Joining Spirit Hall now would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's den. With the memories of his past life and the system, he had plenty of opportunities to improve his strength. There was no need to get embroiled in Spirit Hall's vortex too early.

Su Yuntao froze for a moment, clearly not expecting to be refused. But thinking that it was only an ordinary water orb Martial Soul, he did not press the matter. "Th-Then alright. I work at the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City. If you're interested later, you can come find me!"

"I'll issue Martial Soul Proofs for you two first. You can go study at the Soul Master Academy in Nuoding City."

As he spoke, he took out two certificates, filled in the information, and stuffed them into Jiang Zhen's and the little boy's hands. After giving them several more instructions, he finally left the stone house.

Inside the stone house, Village Chief Liu finally came to his senses. He pulled Jiang Zhen into a hug, his voice trembling with excitement. "Good kid! What a good kid! Innate Full Soul Power! Our Xi Nan Village has produced a genius with Innate Full Soul Power!"

The other children crowded around as well, their eyes filled with envy and admiration when they looked at Jiang Zhen.

Jiang Zhen smiled and offered a few calming words. His gaze fell upon the Martial Soul Proof in his hand, and he quietly opened the System Panel.

Host: Jiang Zhen

Age: 6

Martial Soul: Water Element (Ultimate Water Attribute)

Spirit Power: Innate Full Soul Power (Level 10)

System Backpack: Empty

System Mail: 1 (Unread)

Ultimate Water Martial Soul? And there was an unread mail?

Jiang Zhen's heart stirred. While Village Chief Liu and the children celebrated the little boy with the Iron Sword Martial Spirit, he quietly slipped out of the stone house and walked beneath the big tree behind it. In his mind, he silently said, "Open System Mail."

Ding! It has been detected that the host has successfully awakened a Martial Soul and tested as having Innate Full Soul Power. Novice rewards are being issued:

1. "Profound Water Clear Mind Art"
Effect: Created specifically for Water Attribute Martial Souls. It can increase the absorption efficiency of Water Attribute Energy and allow spirit power to circulate more smoothly during cultivation.

2. Compendium of Douluo Continent Soul Beasts
(Contains detailed information on the various types of soul beasts, as well as their distribution locations.)

3. Gold Soul Coin x10,000
(How could a noble water-type be without money?)

4. Beginner Spirit Power Pill x10
(After consumption, it can quickly restore spirit power and increase the speed of spirit power cultivation.)

The rewards were deposited directly into the System Backpack. Jiang Zhen could clearly feel that the cultivation method for the Profound Water Clear Mind Art and a detailed catalogue of soul beast knowledge had appeared in his mind.