Looking at it now, Oscar was the perfect slap in Grandmaster's face.
Compared to the original novel, the manhua's settings were far more complete. In the manhua, Oscar's Martial Soul was set as the God of Cookery.
And looking at Oscar's Martial Soul in the original novel, his cultivation relied entirely on his innate Innate Full Soul Power. Oscar himself was also incredibly determined; in order to be worthy of Ning Rongrong, he ventured out alone as a support-type Soul Master.
Honestly, several couples in the original novel gave the impression that the man was not worthy of the woman, but Oscar and Ning Rongrong were the opposite—Ning Rongrong seemed a little unworthy of Oscar.
He had gone off on a tangent. Xu Wenlong quickly came back to his senses.
Because the Martial Soul awakening had begun.
"Martial Soul Sand, Innate Soul Power 0.1."
"Next, Martial Soul Eggplant, Innate Soul Power 0.2."
"Next, Martial Soul Grass, Innate Soul Power 0.1."
One person after another went up full of anticipation, then came back down with disappointment written all over their faces.
According to theory, to become a Soul Master, one needed Innate Soul Power of at least Level One.
Take a certain Grandmaster, for example. He had Innate Soul Power of half a level, which was why he could never break through the threshold of Level Thirty in his lifetime.
You had to understand, Grandmaster was the son of the Sect Leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, with countless rare treasures at his disposal. He had also received Bibi Dong's help at Spirit Hall, yet after being stuffed with so many resources, he had only been raised to Level Twenty-Nine in his thirties.
But how could an ordinary person have that kind of background? Who would be willing to give someone with Innate Soul Power Level One or below such valuable resources?
Not everyone was Huo Yuhao, capable of cheating so outrageously.
Though in theory, a Soul Master's Innate Soul Power only affected their cultivation speed.
Although everyone on Douluo Continent possessed a Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power, the vast majority could not surpass Level One. In other words, no matter how hard they worked, they likely could not even become Soul Masters in their entire lives.
Moreover, Martial Souls were mostly inherited, and those so-called mutated Martial Souls were, even after mutating, malignant mutations nine times out of ten.
Soon, it was Xu Wenlong's turn for the Martial Soul awakening.
Although Xu Wenlong had confidently believed that he was at least a genius with Innate Full Soul Power, when his own turn came, he still hesitated.
Because no matter what, awakening one's Martial Soul was the most important day of a person's life on Douluo Continent. It was also something Xu Wenlong could neither escape nor change.
Xu Wenlong made up his mind, stepped forward, and extended his hand with a grave expression.
The light of the awakening stone appeared in everyone's eyes.
"This..."
Suddenly, a violent gale arose. Even the sun seemed to be obscured, and the entire world was swallowed by darkness.
The only thing left was the light emitted by the tiny awakening stone in the village.
The young Soul Master was stunned. What was going on?
The only possibility the young Soul Master could think of was this.
"Could this be this child's Martial Soul?"
The young Soul Master immediately felt that he had struck it rich. Recommending a genius to Spirit Hall would surely earn him tremendous credit.
Before the young Soul Master could think any further, another anomaly occurred.
The howling wind grew stronger and stronger, accompanied by a buzzing sound.
"Wait, a buzzing sound?"
Buzzzzzzz!
It turned out the sun had not been blocked by dark clouds, but by a Locust Plague formed from locusts stretching beyond the limits of sight!
The villagers of Eggplant Village saw the sight as well and were stunned, because the arrival of a locust plague was often accompanied by hunger and famine!
The light in Xu Wenlong's hand finally faded, and the Locust Plague vanished in an instant like a shooting star.
This was...
The young Soul Master looked expectantly at the Martial Soul displayed in Xu Wenlong's hand.
It was a green locust.
The tiny locust lay quietly in Xu Wenlong's palm.
The young Soul Master could not understand it either. After all that spectacle, this was it?
However, the young Soul Master soon calmed down and took out the stone used to test Soul Power.
"Come, place your other hand on it and test your Soul Power."
Soul Power did not merely represent a person's cultivation speed and potential. Under normal circumstances, it also represented the quality of their Martial Soul.
Grandmaster was another example. His proper Martial Soul should have been the Golden Sacred Dragon, but Grandmaster himself only possessed half a level of Soul Power. He could not support the Golden Sacred Dragon's true manifestation, so it could only appear in the form of Luo Sanpao.
Oscar, on the other hand, was a completely different case. Sausages were trash, but Oscar was exceptional, so his Innate Full Soul Power was simply because Oscar himself was amazing.
From this, one could conclude that a high-quality Martial Soul did not necessarily mean high Innate Soul Power, but high Innate Soul Power could definitely elevate a Martial Soul.
Therefore, Xu Wenlong's Martial Soul would depend on this step.
"Your Innate Soul Power is—"
Xu Wenlong, the young Soul Master, and the villagers all waited with expectant gazes.
Level One!?
Insect-type Martial Souls were not very good to begin with. Plant-type Martial Souls, even weaker ones, could serve as control-type Martial Souls; stronger ones could even be considered treasures of heaven and earth and become support-type Soul Masters.
Not to mention beast Soul Masters. Strength, agility, defense—they had it all.
But look at the Insect Type. There really were no insect-type Soul Masters on this continent who had made a name for themselves.
Even a poisonous beast would have been fine, since it could use poison. Look at the Five Poisons; even the current Pope Bibi Dong had a poisonous spider Martial Soul. But a locust...
It was unfit for direct assault, could not withstand damage as a tank, and as support... would it be deep-fried and eaten? Though it did taste pretty good fried.
The only possible path was becoming an agility-type Soul Master, but there was another important problem: with such a small Martial Soul as a locust, how was one supposed to use Martial Soul Avatar...
Looking at Xu Wenlong before him, the young Soul Master still felt he should comfort him.
"Innate Soul Power Level One. You can become a Soul Master. Although no insect Martial Soul Soul Master has yet made a name for himself on the continent, I hope you can become the first!"
The young Soul Master spoke with a strained, comforting smile.
The young Soul Master's words were not only for Xu Wenlong, but also for Eggplant Village.
"I recall your village still has one work-study student slot, right? Among this year's children, only he qualifies to become a Soul Master. My task of awakening Martial Souls is complete, so I'll be leaving."
The young Soul Master unusually said a few more words. Although Xu Wenlong's Martial Soul was not much to speak of and his Innate Soul Power was only Level One, he had left an extremely deep impression on him. After saying a few words to the village, he mounted his horse and left.
After seeing him out of Eggplant Village, the village chief turned back to look at Xu Wenlong.
Unlike the others who had left after awakening their Martial Souls and discovering they had no talent, Xu Wenlong remained where he was.
"A Long, wake up. It's time to go."
The village chief patted Xu Wenlong on the shoulder and left first, leaning on his cane.
But Xu Wenlong's world was now entirely different, because he heard a mechanical female voice.
"Great Shocker System activated!"