Martial Soul Talisman

"Soul Spirit Scythe, Tool Martial Soul, Innate Soul Power Level 0..."

"Soul Spirit Rag, Tool Martial Soul, Innate Soul Power Level 0..."

"Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Waste Martial Soul, no need to test Innate Soul Power..."

"Soul Spirit Beggar-ticks, Tool Martial Soul, Innate Soul Power Level 0..."

"..."

At the Spirit Hall office, inside an old church, one six-year-old child after another stepped forward to undergo their martial soul awakening.

As their village playmates were judged one after another to lack the aptitude to become soul masters, the remaining children began to grow nervous.

Among them was a black-haired, black-eyed child—Gu Ziyi.

Of course, Gu Ziyi was his name from his previous life. In this life, he was merely an orphan from Beautiful Jade Village. He did not even have a proper name, only the nickname "Little Stone."

Gu Ziyi had only transmigrated into the orphan called Little Stone yesterday. The previous owner of this body had died after being bitten by a Poison Spider, so Gu Ziyi thought he had been reborn through possession.

But Gu Ziyi was mistaken. He had actually transmigrated and been reborn; it was merely the false death caused by the Poison Spider bite that had awakened the memories of his previous life.

Moreover, as his memories awakened, the martial soul that had originally possessed no Soul Power in this life began to mutate!

But Gu Ziyi himself knew none of this.

Through his memories, he learned that this world had martial souls, soul masters, the Heaven Dou Empire, and Spirit Hall. Gu Ziyi therefore concluded that he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent.

He did not yet know the exact point in time, but since Spirit Hall still existed, it certainly was not after the Seven Devils had become gods.

Knowing that he had transmigrated into the world of the Douluo Continent, Gu Ziyi was still very excited.

After all, he had arrived in a world with supernatural power. Naturally, Gu Ziyi also longed to possess the power of a martial soul.

But after learning about his identity, Gu Ziyi became somewhat worried, because the Douluo Continent was also a world that valued bloodlines.

As a commoner orphan from a small mountain village, he most likely had no Soul Power either.

Compared with the quality of one's martial soul, whether one had a foundation of Soul Power was what determined whether one possessed the potential to become a soul master.

That was Innate Soul Power! Therefore, Soul Power was the most important thing.

Gu Ziyi did not have especially high expectations for what kind of martial soul he might awaken.

He only hoped that he possessed Soul Power.

Very soon, it was Gu Ziyi's turn.

After entering the awakening formation, Gu Ziyi followed the instructions Hall Master from Spirit Hall had given them. He closed his eyes and carefully sensed his body.

Buzz—

With his eyes closed, Gu Ziyi should have been unable to see anything.

Yet within the endless darkness, Gu Ziyi saw a glimmer of light emerge. As that point of light gradually brightened, he saw a sheet of yellow paper... No, it should have been a Talisman.

Puff, puff, puff—

After the Talisman appeared, vast flames ignited around it. Even the Talisman itself burst into blazing flames.

Crackle—

Boom—

As the flames took shape, countless bolts of lightning struck down from above the Talisman. For a time, blazing fire and thunder constantly intertwined, creating an exceptionally spectacular sight.

"A Talisman? Not bad, not bad. At least it isn't some scythe or something!"

"And it looks extraordinarily high-grade..."

As Gu Ziyi "watched" the scene before him, his heart immediately filled with delight.

This martial soul looked powerful at a glance. Its quality definitely could not be low.

At the same time, Gu Ziyi sensed some kind of power awakening within his body, and that power unconsciously began to surge toward his right hand.

Buzz—

Gu Ziyi opened his eyes, and every phenomenon he had sensed vanished. In its place, a Talisman slowly emerged in the center of his right palm.

However, unlike the Talisman in Gu Ziyi's senses that had been accompanied by all sorts of phenomena, the one appearing in his palm was utterly ordinary—a simple yellow Talisman.

"Could this be a mutation of a Paper Martial Soul?"

The Hall Master from Spirit Hall who had come to preside over the martial soul awakening ceremony saw the martial soul emerging in Gu Ziyi's hand, and his eyes immediately lit up slightly.

Although ordinary Paper Martial Souls rarely possessed Soul Power, perhaps this child before him had the potential to become a soul master.

"Place your hand here and test your Innate Soul Power!"

As he spoke, the Hall Master from Spirit Hall held the Testing Crystal out before Gu Ziyi.

Gu Ziyi did not waste any words. He directly placed both hands on the Testing Crystal, since he also wanted to know what level his Innate Soul Power was.

Judging from the phenomena he had seen in his consciousness just now, his martial soul was definitely not simple. The quality of a martial soul was generally proportional to Innate Soul Power, so his Innate Soul Power should not be low either.

As Gu Ziyi carefully sensed the Testing Crystal, he felt a stream of energy within his body surge toward it.

Buzz—

The Testing Crystal immediately lit up.

Seeing the Testing Crystal light up, Gu Ziyi's eyes widened excitedly. He stared intently at it, wanting to know exactly what level his Innate Soul Power was.

"It lit up..."

"Wonderful, if it lit up, that means he has Soul Power..."

"Little Stone can become a soul master..."

"..."

Seeing the Testing Crystal light up, the other village children were also happy for Gu Ziyi.

"Your martial soul is a mutated Paper Martial Soul, and your Innate Soul Power is Level 1!"

"Congratulations, little fellow. You possess the potential to become a soul master!"

Although the Hall Master from Spirit Hall offered his congratulations, he felt somewhat disappointed inside.

A mutated martial soul—he had thought someone with a higher level of Innate Soul Power might appear. He had not expected the child before him to have only Level 1 Innate Soul Power.

Moreover, judging by the brightness of the Testing Crystal, he was at the very bottom even among those with Level 1 Innate Soul Power.

Still, no matter how low it was, he possessed the potential to become a soul master. After all, he had Soul Power.

"Only Level 1 Innate Soul Power?"

Gu Ziyi was stunned upon hearing that, disbelief appearing on his face.

Judging from the phenomena he had seen in his consciousness, his martial soul was definitely not simple. How could his Innate Soul Power be only Level 1?

At first, Gu Ziyi had indeed only hoped to possess Soul Power. But after seeing those earlier phenomena, he could not help raising his expectations for his own talent. Thus, upon hearing that his Innate Soul Power was only Level 1, Gu Ziyi found it difficult to accept.

"Little fellow, having Soul Power already means you possess the potential to become a soul master. You are already luckier than the vast majority of people!"

Seeing Gu Ziyi's disappointed expression, the Hall Master from Spirit Hall could not help but laugh. Then he asked, "Your martial soul should be a mutation of a Paper Martial Soul. Does it have a new name?"

Hearing the Hall Master from Spirit Hall, Gu Ziyi came back to his senses and quickly steadied himself.

That was right. Having Soul Power was already pretty good! "Yes, my martial soul is a Talisman!"

Gu Ziyi answered immediately.

"A Talisman?"

The Hall Master from Spirit Hall was somewhat taken aback. He could not understand what a Talisman had to do with paper, guessing that it was perhaps the name of this kind of paper.

"Alright, I understand!" However, he did not ask further. It was merely a mutation of a Paper Martial Soul, and its Innate Soul Power was only Level 1, so there was no need to take it too seriously.

"Little fellow, what is your name?"

As the Hall Master from Spirit Hall wrote down Gu Ziyi's martial soul information, he asked for Gu Ziyi's name. Spirit Hall recorded every Soul Scholar who awakened Soul Power.

"My name is Gu Ziyi!"

Gu Ziyi did not hesitate and directly gave his name from his previous life.

There was no way he would use Little Stone as his name.

"Gu Ziyi, Martial Soul Talisman, mutated from a Paper Martial Soul, Innate Soul Power Level 1!"

After recording Gu Ziyi's information, the Hall Master from Spirit Hall quickly wrote out a certificate and handed it to him. "This is a certificate issued by Spirit Hall. With it, you can attend the academy in town and learn how to become a soul master!"

"Yes, thank you, sir!"

Gu Ziyi thanked him and accepted the certificate.

The man did not invite Gu Ziyi to join Spirit Hall as he had invited Tang San.

Perhaps Gu Ziyi's talent was simply too ordinary.

But that was fine too. Before knowing the exact timeline of the plot, Gu Ziyi did not dare rashly join Spirit Hall.

Otherwise, being dragged into opposing Tang San after he became a god would be extremely dangerous.

If not for that, given Gu Ziyi's identity as a commoner orphan, joining Spirit Hall would have been the best choice.

"Alright, next!"

The Hall Master from Spirit Hall then continued the martial soul awakening ceremony for the remaining children.

Unfortunately, without exception, none of the remaining children possessed Soul Power or the potential to become soul masters.

"Hall Master, did anyone in our village awaken Soul Power?"

When the Hall Master from Spirit Hall emerged from the church with all the children, the Village Chief, who had long been waiting outside, hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Not bad. Beautiful Jade Village has one child with the potential to become a soul master this year!"

The Hall Master from Spirit Hall immediately replied with a smile.

"Good, good, wonderful! Our village can finally produce another soul master."

The Village Chief became excited at once and repeatedly exclaimed in delight.

Then the Village Chief looked toward the group of children behind the Hall Master from Spirit Hall, wanting to know who possessed the potential to become a soul master.

"Village Chief, it's Little Stone..."

"That's right, it's Little Stone..."

"Little Stone has Level 1 Innate Soul Power..."

"..."

Seeing the Village Chief look at them, the other children all began speaking up.

"Good, good, good..."

The Village Chief repeatedly praised him again, then stepped forward and began complimenting Gu Ziyi.

No matter whose child it was, as long as someone possessed the potential to become a soul master, he was extremely happy.

"Village Chief, I still need to go to other villages to conduct their martial soul awakening ceremonies, so I will take my leave first!"

"The Junior Soul Master Academy begins classes in three months. Bring him to the academy in town then, so he can learn Martial Soul Knowledge!"

The Hall Master from Spirit Hall also spoke his farewell at that moment.

"Yes, yes. Hall Master, I'll see you off..."

The Village Chief hurriedly agreed, then personally escorted him away.

"Little Stone, you're amazing!"

"Yeah, Little Stone can become a soul master..."

"Too bad none of us have Soul Power..."

"..."

As soon as the Village Chief and the Hall Master from Spirit Hall left, the other playmates who had undergone the martial soul awakening ceremony with Gu Ziyi all began talking to him.

Some were happy for Gu Ziyi, while others felt regretful for themselves.

Gu Ziyi responded with a smile, but he was genuinely happy as well.

Compared with everyone else, he truly was much luckier.

Gu Ziyi could hardly wait to become a true soul master.

PS: The protagonist's martial soul is not simple. It was originally the waste Paper Martial Soul, which had no Soul Power. Only after the protagonist's memories awakened did the Paper Martial Soul mutate into a Talisman. But it had only just mutated when it was awakened and had not fully developed yet, which was why it only had Level 1 Innate Soul Power! New book setting sail—please bookmark and keep reading.

PS: Completed works include "Douluo: Starting by Detonating Soul Rings," "In Douluo, I Ate the Blue Silver Emperor," "Douluo: My Martial Soul is a Simulator," and "Douluo: My Martial Soul is Actually Bibi Dong." All are quality works.