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Chapter 8

Awakening Twin Martial Souls, the Crystal Ball for Testing Soul Power Exploded?

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Wang Xiao thought that since Blood Chicken Vine was a Chinese medicinal herb with blood-tonifying and health-preserving effects,

then his Blood Chicken Vine martial soul might be a plant-based healing-type martial soul.

At the same time, Blood Chicken Vine was exceptionally tough and possessed powerful binding abilities.

In terms of toughness, it was definitely no weaker than Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiao felt much better.

Looking at the field again, the other children mostly awakened farming tools.

Hoes, axes, rakes, sticks, kitchen knives, woodcutting knives, bottles, and so on.

And they did not possess even a trace of Soul Power.

If they had Soul Power, farming tools were still Tool Spirits and could allow them to become true Soul Masters.

Unfortunately, they did not.

Without it, they were destined to be eliminated.

"Ah! What a painful realization. You were once my everything. I only wish you could break free from love's shackles and affection's restraints, chase after whatever you wished, and suffer no more for love... Yet every step I took when looking back on the road I came from was so lonely..." Wang Xiao suddenly hummed a little tune, overcome with emotion.

"Trash Spirits, all of them are Trash Spirits. No offensive power, no supportive power, no defensive power, no healing power, no Soul Power..." Brother Tao grumbled repeatedly, utterly disappointed.

Wang Xiao glanced over and saw that the next person stepping forward was a slender little girl.

After she went up, a small blue plant emerged from her right hand.

So this is the same as the plot in the original novel.

Tang San looked at it with a sense of familiarity.

It reminded him of a very common plant found in the mountains and fields—the tenacious Blue Silver Grass.

But he did not yet know that his own martial soul was also Blue Silver Grass.

"Blue Silver Grass, a Trash Spirit..." Su Yuntao was deeply disappointed that the girl had awakened the lowest-grade Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

He had her test her Soul Power, but there was none at all.

Wang Xiao looked over and saw that the next one up was Tang San.

Tang San entered the circle of stones and, following the methods used by the children before him, released his martial soul through his consciousness.

A plant immediately appeared in his right hand.

Tang San looked at it and felt deeply disappointed. It was the same as the little girl's—a Trash Spirit, Blue Silver Grass.

Though he was somewhat disappointed,

he knew that another martial soul had also awakened in his right hand.

And it felt very powerful, but he did not release it.

Wang Xiao first glanced at the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's right hand before looking toward his left.

Seeing that he had clenched it into a fist, Wang Xiao knew from the original novel that he had awakened the Clear Sky Hammer and was merely deliberately hiding it.

"Blue Silver Grass again, another Trash Spirit. Test your Soul Power!" Brother Tao said listlessly.

He had not wanted to test Tang San at all, but there was still one person left after him, so he went through the procedure anyway.

It was clear that he had become numb to such test results.

Who knew what he had experienced over these past days?

Seeing Brother Tao's crestfallen appearance, Wang Xiao wanted to laugh.

Two great geniuses are standing right in front of you, yet you can't even see them. What can anyone do about that?

This is all you'll ever amount to!

With no eye for talent at all, you still want promotion and wealth? Dream on.

Wang Xiao could only say these things in his heart.

After all, Brother Tao was not Master Yu, capable of recognizing genius in a piece of trash.

Otherwise, he would be the master, not Xiao Gang.

But Yu Xiaogang could help others while being unable to help himself.

As Tang San placed his hand on the Crystal Ball, light immediately appeared and grew brighter and brighter.

Everyone was dumbfounded by the sight.

Old Jack, standing nearby, revealed a delighted expression. At last, one child possessed Soul Power.

Though Tang San's martial soul was only the most ordinary Blue Silver Grass, he had Soul Power. It would not be a problem for him to attend Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy and become a Soul Master.

"Innate Full Soul Power!" Brother Tao himself was equally shocked.

Innate Full Soul Power?

Tang San muttered inwardly, Could the Internal Force from the Mysterious Heaven Skill I cultivate be what this world of Douluo Continent calls Soul Power?

Wang Xiao was unsurprised. He had long known this outcome from the book, so there was nothing to make a fuss about.

"Ah..." After his moment of delight, Brother Tao immediately let out another long sigh. "What a pity. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, what use is it when paired with Blue Silver Grass?"

"Master, can Blue Silver Grass truly not be cultivated?" Old Jack asked, still holding onto a sliver of hope.

After all, Tang San possessed Innate Full Soul Power. As far as Old Jack knew, among the Two Great Empires of Douluo Continent, only nineteen people with Innate Full Soul Power had been discovered in the past century.

And only two possessed Twin Martial Souls.

One of them was Bibi Dong, while the other had yet to appear.

The odds were pitifully low.

Brother Tao said expressionlessly, "It is not that it cannot be cultivated. But no matter how much you cultivate Blue Silver Grass, what do you think it can become?"

Old Jack had no answer and no confidence either.

After all, Blue Silver Grass was publicly acknowledged throughout Douluo Continent as one of the most useless martial souls.

Tang San asked a few small questions, then lowered his head in silence and stepped down.

The last one was naturally Wang Xiao.

He walked up and stood within the circle of stones, immediately feeling the Golden Spirit Power surrounding him flow warmly through his entire body. It was very comfortable.

Before Brother Tao could speak, Wang Xiao closed his eyes and released his martial soul through his consciousness.

Looking at it himself, he saw a small plant only about an inch long.

So this is the Blood Chicken Vine martial soul rewarded by the Support System after checking in.

"Ah, another plant Trash Spirit!" Seeing the little plant, Brother Tao was even more speechless.

"This is the last child awakening a martial soul. It seems my trip to Holy Spirit Village will disappoint once again!"

But only Wang Xiao knew that there was also a hammer in his left hand.

The Thunder God Hammer martial soul—he simply had not revealed it.

The reason he did not reveal it was merely to keep Brother Tao from seeing it and avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Alright, test your Soul Power too. I still need to head to the next village!"

Brother Tao had already lost all hope in Wang Xiao's martial soul and did not want to waste any more words on him.

Nor did he want to take him into Spirit Hall.

Wang Xiao was not angry. In the original novel, Brother Tao had always been this cold and aloof.

He did not target any particular person. He simply did not care to spare another glance at anyone he deemed unworthy.

Wang Xiao did not dawdle either. He stepped up and placed his hand on the Crystal Ball.

He felt that with his current Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, he should at least be able to make the Crystal Ball shine a little.

At the very least, he should not be weaker than Tang San.

After a while, the Crystal Ball finally lit up, and it grew brighter and brighter.

Wang Xiao himself was very surprised. If this continued, the light would be even stronger than when Tang San had tested his Soul Power earlier.

Then wouldn't that mean he had surpassed Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power?

Brother Wang Xiao really was different!

Tang San thought as he watched the light emitted by the Crystal Ball. Brother Wang Xiao's Innate Full Soul Power was much stronger than his own.

It was not just Tang San. Everyone present was stunned.

That included Tao Yuntao. He had never expected that a nameless little village like Holy Spirit Village would produce two children with Innate Full Soul Power at once.

Unfortunately, both possessed Trash Spirits.

Thump...

Thump...

Thump...

At that moment, Wang Xiao's Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart began beating faster.

He could clearly feel waves of energy surging from his heart, continuously flowing from his right hand into the Crystal Ball.

Wang Xiao wanted to stop it, but it was already too late.

The Crystal Ball grew brighter and brighter, brighter and brighter, brighter and brighter...

The light was so dazzling that everyone present, including Su Yuntao, could no longer keep their eyes open.

Then the light from the Crystal Ball nearly illuminated the entire Spirit Hall.

Boom!

At last, a deafening sound rang out within Spirit Hall.

The Crystal Ball used to test Soul Power had exploded.

Everyone present was scared senseless, including Brother Tao, who staggered back several steps in shock. It had happened completely without warning!

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