Return

After a few more days, the group returned to Nuoding City from the Soul Hunting Forest.

"Ah! This is the feeling of returning to the human world. It's great!" Zhao Xuan stood at the city gate of Nuoding City and shouted as if he were neurotic.

"It's not that exaggerated." Tang San covered his face, the gazes from the people around him made his face burn. He just went into the forest for a few days, why was he so dramatic!

Master smiled nonchalantly and said to the two, "By the way, since you've become Soul Masters, you can go to the Martial Soul Hall in the city center."

"What's the point? I want to go back to sleep." Zhao Xuan rested his hands behind his head and asked, tilting his head.

"First, it can test your Soul Power. Second, after registering, you can receive a subsidy of two Gold Soul Coins every month. This will be very useful for you."

Zhao Xuan was shocked: "The Martial Soul Hall is so generous? So rich?"

The smile on Master's face disappeared, and he said with deep eyes, "They are not that generous! This is just a welfare provided by the empire to Soul Masters. They are only the distributors."

"Tsk, the empire is really stupid. All the benefits go to the Martial Soul Hall." Zhao Xuan pouted. He did the work, but the Martial Soul Hall got all the credit.

Perhaps some people knew that the money was from the empire, but what they knew even more clearly was that they received money from the Martial Soul Hall every month.

"Who said it wasn't," Master said with a hint of meaning. Tang San clearly saw a trace of sarcasm in his eyes.

He pondered, it seemed his teacher had a lot of opinions about the Martial Soul Hall.

However, no matter what, the money still had to be taken. After all, this was a subsidy issued by the empire, and it was two Gold Soul Coins!

One Gold Soul Coin could support an ordinary family for several months. Not to mention two Gold Soul Coins a month. Although it couldn't be luxurious, it was more than enough for a comfortable life.

"Hehe, my dad only earns one Gold Soul Coin a month, and I've already got two just by becoming a Soul Master. This profession is really good."

Zhao Xuan smiled proudly, thinking about sending one back to his dad every month in the future. He imagined his dad's expression would be hard to describe.

Tang San was also tempted. In this world, due to the existence of Martial Souls, the blacksmith's life was quite difficult. Coupled with Tang Hao's decadence, their family's income was only twenty to thirty Silver Soul Coins a month. Not to mention Tang Hao drank every day, making their family situation even worse.

"I'll send it all back to Dad once I get the subsidy. The money I earn from working at school will be enough for my living expenses," Tang San decided in his heart.

(ps: The author, San Shao, seemed to describe the conversion rate of Soul Coins as ten in his book, which I found unreasonable. Therefore, this book sets it at one hundred.)

On the Douluo Continent, whether it was the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire, the Martial Soul Hall in any city was a landmark building of that city. The two merely asked a passerby and successfully found the location of the Martial Soul Hall.

Upon entering the Martial Soul Hall, Zhao Xuan suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure: "Who is that?! Isn't that Master Su Yuntao?"

Zhao Xuan didn't lower his voice. Su Yuntao, who had been facing away from them, turned around. There was a clear look of surprise on his brows: "Oh? It's you two little fellows."

Su Yuntao walked towards them. Having awakened Soul Masters for many years, he only had a deep impression of these two little fellows.

After returning, he had consulted numerous ancient texts but found nothing. He realized then that this might be the first time in history: Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power! And an unknown new Martial Soul!

"What are you two little fellows doing here?" Su Yuntao asked curiously, not expecting to see them here. This was not close to Sacred Soul Village.

"Teacher asked us to come here to test our Soul Power," Tang San replied.

"Test your Soul Power? Don't you already have level ten Soul Power with Innate Full Soul Power?" Su Yuntao asked, a little confused, then his eyes widened.

"You haven't acquired your first Soul Ring yet, have you?" he asked in surprise.

"Mm." The two nodded.

Su Yuntao was stunned. After a long while, he said to the two, "Come with me. To test your Soul Power, you need to find Master Ma Xiuno."

He sighed with emotion. Innate Full Soul Power? Truly terrifying. How many years did it take him to break through to Soul Master? Five or six years?

"Is this really a church? It's simply a cancer of capitalism." Following Su Yuntao deeper into the Martial Soul Hall, Zhao Xuan couldn't help but complain inwardly.

The Martial Soul Hall not only occupied a large area but also had extremely luxurious interior facilities. Although it looked ancient, this ancientness could not hide its splendor and magnificence.

The group arrived outside an office, and Su Yuntao knocked on the door.

"Knock knock."

"Come in," a hoarse voice replied from within.

This was a bright office. An old man sat behind a large desk. His neat Soul Master attire and the standard three-sword emblem on his body indicated that he was a Battle Soul Master at the Soul Grand Master level.

"Yun Tao, what brings you here? Huh? Who are those two little fellows behind you?"

"Master Ma Xiuno, they are here for advanced appraisal and Soul Power Level determination."

"Hmm?" Master Ma Xiuno stopped writing and looked at the two with surprise. He seemed to recall something and said with some emotion after a long pause.

"Are these the two from the same village with Innate Full Soul Power you mentioned? Truly formidable youngsters."

"Come with me. The test needs to be conducted in the Spirit Laboratory," Master Ma Xiuno stood up and led them to the Spirit Laboratory.

The Spirit Laboratory was a spacious and tall room, about two hundred square meters. A huge floor-to-ceiling window provided ample lighting.

Master Ma Xiuno asked Tang San to stand on a formation similar to the one used for awakening Martial Souls and release his Martial Soul.

Tang San walked to the center of the marked pattern and stood firm. He raised his right hand, concentrated, and the internal energy of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, combined with the warmth from the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, slowly flowed out from his palm.

Thick Blue Silver Grass leaves surged out, and in an instant, they drooped to the ground. A bright, Hundred-Year Mandala Snake Soul Ring rose from beneath Tang San's feet, moving up and down with his body as the center.

Ma Xiuno, who had a gentle smile on his face, was stunned when he saw the Blue Silver Grass emerging from Tang San's palm. "This, this is Blue Silver Grass?"

Tang San's Soul Power test was full of twists and turns, partly because his Martial Soul was too special, and partly because of Master's relationship.

It was also at this time that Tang San learned about the rift between Master and the Martial Soul Hall, which significantly lowered his impression of the Martial Soul Hall.

"What a shame, what a shame..." Master Ma Xiuno sighed several times, unsure if it was because Tang San's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass or for some other reason.

"It's your turn, little one. Your Martial Soul is that thing called a Mobile Phone, right?" Master Ma Xiuno looked at Zhao Xuan, his eyes showing surprise. Another one with Innate Full Soul Power? Are geniuses really that common now?

Zhao Xuan stepped onto the Soul Formation and then summoned his Martial Soul—the Mobile Phone.

The Six-Hundred-Year Stone Turtle's Soul Ring shone like a circle of gold. The Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet, gleaming brightly, and moved around his body.

Circles of strange, faint green electromagnetic waves flickered around him simultaneously, with garbled code, frequency fragments, and data streams constantly appearing.

Weird. This was the immediate feeling of everyone watching from below. Even Zhao Xuan found it quite peculiar.

"Next, we'll test your Soul Power Level." After confirming Zhao Xuan had his first Soul Ring, Master Ma Xiuno handed the yellow crystal ball to Zhao Xuan.

Almost the instant he touched it, the crystal ball began to flash with brilliance, even faster and brighter than Tang San's!

Master Ma Xiuno and Su Yuntao's jaws nearly dropped as they watched the crystal ball gradually accumulate more than half of its capacity of light.

"Ten... Sixteen?!" Both of them almost fell out of their jaws.

On the street outside the Martial Soul Hall, Zhao Xuan was beaming with joy, not because of his Soul Power or anything, but because of the added weight in his pocket... yes, the weight of two Gold Soul Coins.

Why does Little San like blacksmithing so much? Thinking about how Tang San couldn't walk away from a blacksmith shop after coming out, Zhao Xuan felt a bit depressed.

He returned to the school alone. Before he could even reply to Master, Zhao Xuan heard the discussions of several students.

"Those Work-Study Students are really overestimating themselves, challenging Boss Xiao from the sixth grade. I bet we won't see any Work-Study Students in class tomorrow."

"Oh?!" Zhao Xuan's expression shifted. This sounds like trouble is brewing.

His eyes lit up with joy, and he walked towards those students. Trouble? I love it the most...