Martial Soul Awakening (Please Bookmark)

Nuoding City, Maple Leaf Village.

Today was a special day. Gu Yi had risen early and come to the Spirit Hall at the center of the village, waiting for the moment that would decide his fate.

Looking at the shabby Spirit Hall in the distance, Gu Yi could not help feeling excited.

It's been six years since I transmigrated to the Douluo Continent. The time for Martial Soul Awakening has finally arrived.

I wonder what my Martial Soul will be, and what level my Innate Soul Power will be?

Gu Yi was a transmigrator from Earth. As for why he had transmigrated, there was no need to go into that.

Over the past six years, Gu Yi had already learned exactly what world he had transmigrated into.

The Douluo Continent—a world with strange Martial Souls, jokingly called by netizens a bottom-tier fantasy world, a sewer of a world.

In this world, every human had the chance to awaken a Martial Soul upon reaching the age of six.

The Martial Souls humans could awaken came in all kinds. There were tools such as hammers and sickles, plants such as Blue Silver Grass and vines, and animals such as wolves, tigers, and rabbits.

Even certain limbs, organs, and tissues of the human body could become Martial Souls.

Thus, Martial Souls could generally be divided into Beast Martial Souls and Tool Martial Souls.

Among them, a small number of people would possess Innate Soul Power after awakening their Martial Souls, allowing them to embark on the path of cultivation and become noble Soul Masters.

Moreover, Innate Soul Power determined the level of one's talent.

The higher one's Innate Soul Power, the greater one's future achievements could be.

It could be said that Martial Soul Awakening was the most important ceremony on the Douluo Continent. It determined a person's future fate and was countless times more important than the college entrance examination on Earth!

That was why Gu Yi was so eager for the upcoming Martial Soul Awakening.

Like most transmigrators, Gu Yi was an orphan.

When he was two or three years old, his parents in this life had gone out to gather herbs and tragically lost their lives.

Gu Yi had only been able to survive these years thanks to the support of the villagers of Maple Leaf Village.

Gu Yi was also very sensible.

Normally, the young Gu Yi would help the villagers with whatever he could.

For example, he cleaned houses and courtyards, watered vegetable gardens, fetched water for elderly people with limited mobility, helped herd sheep and cattle, and so on.

After turning four, Gu Yi had even begun going out to gather herbs according to the herbal medicine books left behind by his parents.

The Gu Family had been herbalists in Maple Leaf Village for generations, as well as rural physicians who could treat the villagers' minor illnesses and injuries.

In this way, by occasionally gathering medicinal herbs, Gu Yi was able to earn some soul coins. He no longer needed the villagers' support and could provide for himself.

Over the years, Gu Yi had been preparing for his Martial Soul Awakening. He constantly trained his body and used meals and medicinal soups to condition himself, all so that his Innate Soul Power could be higher and would not be held back by a weak physique or malnutrition.

The day of awakening had finally arrived!

As time passed bit by bit, several other children of the right age from Maple Leaf Village also arrived outside the Spirit Hall with their parents, waiting alongside Gu Yi.

When the sun had climbed high into the sky, the old village chief arrived with a handsome young man dressed in white fitted clothes and a black cloak draped behind him.

The village chief kept smiling obsequiously at the young man as he explained something to him.

Gu Yi looked over and noticed the character "Soul" emblazoned at the center of the young man's chest, marking him as a direct member of Spirit Hall.

Clearly, he was the Soul Master responsible for awakening the Martial Souls of Maple Leaf Village's children for free this year.

The young man led Gu Yi and the other children of similar age into the Spirit Hall. Smiling, he said, "Children, my name is Su Yuntao. I am a Level 26 Soul Grandmaster and your guide. I will now help you awaken your Martial Souls. Remember, no matter what happens, do not be afraid."

Gu Yi's spirits rose, and his eyes lit up. So he's the legendary Blind God King Su Yuntao.

Naturally, Gu Yi was no stranger to the famous Blind God King of the Douluo Continent, having read the original Douluo novel and all kinds of fanfiction.

Who knew how many people whose Martial Souls had been awakened by his hand and labeled as possessing "waste Martial Souls" had gone on to become gods...

Under Su Yuntao's guidance, the children of Maple Leaf Village awakened their Martial Souls one after another.

"Martial Soul: hoe. No Innate Soul Power."

"Martial Soul: maple leaf. No Innate Soul Power."

"Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass..."

Most of the Maple Leaf Village children had awakened waste Martial Souls, and not one of them possessed Innate Soul Power or the talent to become a Soul Master.

This left Su Yuntao, who was conducting the awakenings, deeply disappointed.

Su Yuntao sighed inwardly. As expected, it's far too unlikely for ordinary people to produce even one promising Soul Master. They can't compare to those Soul Master families.

Soon, it was the last person's turn—Gu Yi's.

Following the example of the others, Gu Yi walked directly into the center of the six-pointed star formation formed from six black stones.

Su Yuntao, whose face had turned somewhat pale from excessive Soul Power consumption, forced himself to perk up and once again poured six streams of Soul Power into the six-pointed star formation.

A pale golden radiance emerged, forming a shield of light that enveloped Gu Yi.

Gu Yi only felt a warm aura fill his entire body. It was like soaking in a hot spring, incredibly comfortable.

He could also feel that this aura was slowly drawing out a hidden power within him.

Pop~

A crisp sound rang out in Gu Yi's mind. The warm aura surged into his right hand, blooming with a blood-red glow.

Su Yuntao looked uncertain. "This is... blood?"

Something appeared in Gu Yi's right palm: a small mass of blood, gently rippling like water and giving off a faint bloody scent.

"Blood Martial Soul!"

Even Su Yuntao, a Spirit Hall Soul Grandmaster who had awakened countless Martial Souls and was supposedly "widely experienced," was somewhat stunned at this moment.

He had never expected there to be someone whose Martial Soul was blood.

Could something inside the human body also become a Martial Soul?

Did this Blood Martial Soul count as a Beast Martial Soul or a Tool Martial Soul?

Suddenly, inspiration flashed through Su Yuntao's mind, and he recalled a book on Martial Souls he had read in the Spirit Hall library a few years ago.

"No, there seems to be a category of Martial Souls like this. They seem to be called Body Martial Souls."

"But Body Martial Souls are all waste Martial Souls, aren't they?"

Su Yuntao recalled what the book had said. Body Martial Souls were a special kind of Martial Soul formed from a part of the human body.

However, when it came to enhancing strength, speed, and the like, Body Martial Souls could not compare with Beast Martial Souls, which could possess their owners and grant them the power of beasts.

In terms of defense, they also could not compare with Tool Martial Souls, which could be used separately from the body without affecting the Soul Master.

During battle, Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls could easily damage their Martial Souls through the slightest carelessness.

That was because their Martial Soul battles required them to use a part of their own body. If the Martial Soul was injured, it was equivalent to their body being injured.

Therefore, in this age, Body Martial Souls were basically no different from Martial Souls such as Blue Silver Grass and maple leaves.

Take this child's Blood Martial Soul, for example. What could it even do?

Could a drop of blood hit someone?

Could blood block a claw strike after his Lone Wolf possession?

It was even worse than Blue Silver Grass. At least Blue Silver Grass could be fed to pigs.

No offense, no defense—if that was not a waste Martial Soul, what was?

At that thought, disappointment could not help appearing on Su Yuntao's face.

"Another waste Martial Soul. A Blood Martial Soul."

Gu Yi was unconcerned by those words.

A Body Martial Soul was a waste Martial Soul?

Perhaps that was how Soul Masters of this era understood it.

But Gu Yi knew that was only because present-day Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls had not undergone a second Martial Soul Awakening.

Once a Body Martial Soul underwent a second awakening, its quality and power would improve tremendously.

The Body Sect, established by Body Martial Soul masters ten thousand years later, had relied on precisely this unique technique to become one of the foremost powers on the Douluo Continent, producing Titled Douluo one after another.

This showed just how powerful Body Martial Souls could be.

Besides, who said Gu Yi had only one Martial Soul, the Blood Martial Soul?

Although Su Yuntao was somewhat disappointed, he still conscientiously fulfilled his duty and did not forget to help Gu Yi complete the final step of the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony.

"Sigh, let's test whether you have Innate Soul Power."

After all, when he had awakened Martial Souls in another village not long ago, there had been a child who awakened the waste Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass yet possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

Perhaps this little fellow before him possessed Soul Power too.

Gu Yi obediently nodded. First, following the method Su Yuntao had taught him, he controlled the mass of blood in his palm and withdrew it into his body. Then he placed his small hand on the crystal ball.

Gu Yi's body trembled as he felt a suction force emerge from within the crystal ball, drawing the energy in his body into it.

When Su Yuntao saw the crystal ball burst with familiar, dazzling light, he could no longer maintain his composure.

"Innate Full Soul Power!!"

"Why has another Innate Full Soul Power appeared, and with another waste Martial Soul too?!"

Su Yuntao was devastated.

Originally, awakening two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power would have been something worth boasting about for the rest of his life.

After reporting the matter to Spirit Hall, he could also earn considerable merit.

Perhaps he could use that merit to become a senior deacon of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch, and might even successfully propose to Sisi.

But he had never expected both geniuses to possess waste Martial Souls. How could Su Yuntao not be disappointed?

Still, Innate Full Soul Power was better than having no Soul Power at all.

They only needed to absorb one soul ring to become one-ring Soul Masters.

Su Yuntao pulled himself together, issued Gu Yi a Martial Soul certificate, and casually extended an invitation.

"Child, are you willing to join Spirit Hall?"

Gu Yi was still immersed in the joy of possessing Innate Full Soul Power. Hearing Su Yuntao's question, he came back to himself. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and declined.

"Master, I'd like to ask my family first. I won't join Spirit Hall for now."

Su Yuntao did not mind. After all, Gu Yi was indeed still young and needed to consult his family.

He believed that once Gu Yi's family learned of it, they would surely have Gu Yi join Spirit Hall, given Spirit Hall's reputation.

Unfortunately, he did not know that Gu Yi was an orphan.

Su Yuntao nodded. "Very well. If you change your mind and are willing to join Spirit Hall, come find me at the Spirit Hall branch in Nuoding City."

Watching Su Yuntao's departing figure, Gu Yi remained calm.

Old Village Chief Tom at his side, however, was far more excited.

Maple Leaf Village had not produced anyone with Innate Soul Power for many years. Now that a genius like Gu Yi, with Innate Full Soul Power, had appeared, how could Tom not be excited?

I never expected little Yi to possess Soul Power and become a respected Soul Master. If the Gu couple knew of this in the underworld, they would surely be immensely comforted.

Old Tom looked at the sensible Gu Yi beside him and sighed inwardly.

Old Tom rubbed Gu Yi's head and said with a smile, "Little Yi, do you want to attend a Soul Master Academy and learn Soul Master cultivation methods and all kinds of knowledge?"

Gu Yi nodded. "Yes, I do."

Old Tom said, "Then I'll speak with the village chiefs of several nearby villages and secure this year's Work-Study Student slot for you."

Maple Leaf Village was not like Holy Soul Village, which had once produced a Soul Sage and could have a Work-Study Student slot all to itself.

Several nearby villages shared one slot. After each year's Martial Soul Awakening, whichever village produced a child with Soul Master talent would use the slot.

Gu Yi hurriedly thanked him. "Thank you, Grandpa Tom."

Gu Yi's total wealth amounted to only four or five Silver Soul Coins.

Without a Work-Study Student slot, Gu Yi's family circumstances would not allow him to afford studying at Nuoding Academy.

With a Work-Study Student slot, at least Gu Yi would not need to worry about tuition.