Twin Martial Souls

The thing before him was square and angular. Zhao Xuan froze the moment he saw it. How could it be... this thing?

At that moment, Su Yuntao and Tang San also gathered around. After examining it from every angle, Su Yuntao stroked his chin and asked in confusion, "What kind of Martial Soul is this? Why does it look like a brick?"

Zhao Xuan's mouth twitched. Anyone who had never seen it might really mistake it for a brick, but it definitely was not a brick. In fact, this world did not even have such a thing.

Tang San asked curiously, "Xiao Xuan, what is your Martial Soul?"

Zhao Xuan paused and stared blankly at the object in his hand. "It's called... a phone."

"A phone? What is that? Could it be a new kind of Martial Soul?" Su Yuntao was greatly intrigued. Martial Souls came in all shapes and forms, but undiscovered Martial Souls were exceedingly rare. Before coming to awaken Martial Souls, he had read through the records in Spirit Hall containing every Martial Soul that had ever appeared, yet there had been no Martial Soul called a "phone."

Zhao Xuan could not make sense of it either and could only shake his head. He merely found it strange. Why was his Martial Soul this thing? Could it be that this phone had exploded in his previous life?

He looked it over from side to side. There was no brand logo on it, and it was slightly different from the phone he had owned in his previous life.

"Come, let's test whether you have Soul Power." Su Yuntao handed him the crystal ball and had Zhao Xuan place his hand on it.

As Zhao Xuan placed his hand on the crystal ball, a suction force came from within it. Streams of warmth surged up from deep inside his body, gradually lighting up the crystal ball.

Su Yuntao's eyes widened more and more as he watched the crystal ball fill with gold. Another Innate Full Soul Power?!

Su Yuntao could not help being shocked. Ordinarily, he might not even encounter someone capable of awakening Soul Power after traveling through these surrounding villages all year, yet today he had encountered two with Innate Full Soul Power?!

A moment later, he came back to his senses and immediately took out a notebook, carefully recording: "Martial Soul: Phone (suspected new Martial Soul, function unknown). Innate awakened Soul Power: full level."

After hesitating for a moment, he wrote beneath it: "Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass. Innate awakened Soul Power: full level."

Just then, Old Jack entered from outside, as though he had timed it perfectly. With an anxious expression, he asked, "Lord Soul Master, how did it go?"

Su Yuntao closed his notebook, his expression difficult to describe. "Two of them have Soul Power, but..."

The instant Su Yuntao said that two people possessed Soul Power, Old Jack was nearly ecstatic enough to faint. Of course he knew what possessing Soul Power meant. It meant that these two might become honored Soul Masters in the future. Was that not what he had hoped for all these years?

But upon hearing the latter half of the sentence, Old Jack's heart leaped into his throat. "But what?"

"One has Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul, while the other has an unknown new Martial Soul. What a pity... and both of them have Innate Full Soul Power." Su Yuntao sighed, genuinely finding it a shame.

"Innate Full Soul Power?" Old Jack sucked in a cold breath. Naturally, he understood what that represented. A conflicted look appeared on his face. How could it be Blue Silver Grass?!

Still... having Soul Power was a good thing!

Thus, he thanked Su Yuntao. "Thank you for your trouble today, sir."

Su Yuntao waved his hand wearily. "It's nothing. This is my duty. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first."

"Thank you for your hard work, sir," Jack said quickly. Su Yuntao nodded, then strode outside. He intended to return to Spirit Hall and thoroughly search the records to see whether there had ever been precedents for such rare occurrences: Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power, and an unknown Martial Soul called a phone.

After Su Yuntao left, Old Jack asked kindly, "Which two have Soul Power?"

Tang San and Zhao Xuan exchanged a glance, then raised their hands amid the envious and jealous stares of the other children.

Old Jack beamed. Were these not the two most unconventional children in the village?

After thinking for a moment, the old man said to them, "You two both possess Soul Power and can become Soul Masters. As it happens, the village has spots for work-study students at the Soul Master Academy."

"How about this, Xiao Xuan? Go home first and discuss it with your parents."

"As for Xiao San... I'll go with you to speak to that deadbeat father of yours." Old Jack paused, then said with a frown.

Zhao Xuan walked home alone, muttering in confusion, "Can a person only have one Martial Soul?"

He stopped and looked at his left hand. Something seemed to be hidden there. After some thought, Zhao Xuan cautiously called out to it with his mind.

To his surprise, streams of warmth within his body gathered there. Something suddenly emerged from his palm, gradually transforming into a massive object.

"..." Zhao Xuan was suddenly speechless.

"What the hell is with a computer?!" He abruptly withdrew the thing he had summoned and looked up at the sky in despair.

He had now confirmed that he possessed two Martial Souls. Although he did not know whether anyone else in this world had two Martial Souls, he definitely did.

Still, one was a phone, while the other was a computer. It was rather bizarre.

When he returned home, Zhao Shi and Mu Qin were already waiting in the courtyard. The moment they saw Zhao Xuan return, Zhao Shi hurriedly asked, "You brat. What Martial Soul did you awaken? Do you have Soul Power?"

Seeing the concern in their eyes, Zhao Xuan told them everything truthfully, except that he concealed the matter of his Second Spirit.

"Innate Full Soul Power? Heavens!" Zhao Shi was stunned rigid by the news. Having traveled across the continent before, he naturally understood what it meant!

As long as someone with Innate Full Soul Power encountered no accidents along the way, they had nearly a thirty percent chance of reaching the realm of a Titled Douluo!

But...

"What kind of Martial Soul is a phone?!" Zhao Shi was conflicted. He had Zhao Xuan summon it for a look. It resembled a brick? Could it be a Weapon Soul?

"Why don't you try smashing these with it?" Zhao Shi brought out a pile of nuts from the house.

Zhao Xuan's eyelid twitched. He rolled his eyes at Zhao Shi, while Mu Qin angrily grabbed Zhao Shi by the ear. "What if it breaks?"

Zhao Shi tilted his head and cried out in pain, yet still said, "I've never heard of a Martial Soul being breakable."

Its function was unknown. After Zhao Xuan relayed Old Jack's message to Zhao Shi, Zhao Shi immediately made the decision.

"Go! Why wouldn't you go? Even without a work-study student spot, you still have to go!"