"This..."
Everyone present was stunned, dumbfounded with fright.
No one knew why the Crystal Ball had exploded!
But they all knew it had exploded while Wang Xiao was testing his Soul Power.
The result was utterly unexpected.
Old Jack stared fixedly in Wang Xiao's direction, wondering whether the Crystal Ball had simply been used for too long and broken.
Or perhaps this child's Innate Soul Power was so powerful that the Crystal Ball could not withstand it and had exploded.
If that was the case, then Holy Spirit Village had hope!
It might not be a problem for the village to produce another Soul Sage in the future.
Tang San thought, Could Brother Wang Xiao's innate full Spirit Power be even stronger than mine?
Mm-hmm, that's the only explanation that makes sense.
Su Yuntao could not determine whether the Crystal Ball had broken from excessive use or whether the little boy before him possessed Soul Power beyond its capacity.
If it was the latter, then just how terrifying was this child's Soul Power?
As Brother Tao thought of this, excitement surged endlessly through his heart.
A genius like this had been discovered by him. If he unearthed such talent and sent it to Spirit Hall, it would be a favorable path to promotion and wealth.
But to be safe, he had to test him again.
Wang Xiao had been frightened just now as well, but he understood that it was not because his Soul Power was particularly strong. Rather, his heart had fused with the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, which was why its energy was so powerful.
During the Soul Power test just now, energy had surged from his heart, traveled through his hand, and entered the Crystal Ball.
The Crystal Ball had been unable to bear it and was completely blown apart.
Of course, that was only his guess. There might have been other reasons.
Emotions churned across Su Yuntao's face. He had become deeply interested in Wang Xiao.
Cough, cough.
Brother Tao coughed twice. When he looked at Wang Xiao again, there was noticeably more warmth in his gaze.
He took out a new Crystal Ball from his Soul Tool and tossed it before Wang Xiao.
"Little fellow, what happened just now may have been an accident. Test yourself again so I can give you an accurate result."
"Okay, Master!" Wang Xiao did not say much. In fact, he did not want Brother Tao to view him differently.
He knew all about the affairs of Douluo Continent.
Not every single detail, perhaps, but he would not get the broad outline of the plot wrong.
Wang Xiao thought, Good thing Brother Tao still has some sense and asked me to test again. Otherwise, if he sent a massive rocket like me to Spirit Hall, there's no way Bibi Dong would let me go.
Not to mention the group of terrifying old monsters behind Bibi Dong!
Especially the Great Enshrined of Elder Hall, a peak Douluo above Level Ninety-Nine, second only to Tang Chen on Douluo Continent.
Wang Xiao hoped the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart would not release such abnormal energy again this time!
Otherwise, if it blew up another Crystal Ball, Brother Tao would definitely drag him back to Spirit Hall and treat him as a research specimen.
According to the original record, in the nearly hundred years between the Two Great Empires of Douluo Continent,
only nineteen Soul Masters with Innate Full Soul Power were known to exist, and they were all around Level Ten. Not a single one had exceeded Level Twenty.
Even someone who had reached innate full Spirit Power Level 20 could not possibly blow up a Crystal Ball.
Wang Xiao thought, To blow up a Crystal Ball, one's Soul Power would have to be at least several dozen levels, perhaps only a Titled Douluo could do it, right?
Maybe even stronger!
With a trace of fear, Wang Xiao raised his hand again and placed it on the Crystal Ball.
He immediately felt some energy gather through his arm into his palm and the Crystal Ball.
The Crystal Ball slowly lit up again.
Wang Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief. His heart had not surged with energy like it had during the first test.
Nor was it beating as violently as before.
Only the faintest thread of energy flowed from the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart.
Yet that tiny thread alone was enough to light up the entire Crystal Ball.
"Innate Full Soul Power. Another one with Innate Full Soul Power!" As Tao Yuntao spoke, he felt somewhat dejected.
His expression was complicated.
He had originally thought this child's Soul Power was truly great enough to blow up a Crystal Ball. Now it seemed that the first Crystal Ball had merely exploded because it had been used too frequently!
He shook his head again. "What a pity! What a pity! Two children with Innate Full Soul Power could have become genius Soul Masters..."
"Unfortunately... both of you have Trash Spirits. Even geniuses become trash."
Upon hearing Master Su's words, Old Jack shook his head as well and sighed. He muttered to himself, "So close, just that little bit short. Two excellent seedlings!"
After hearing Brother Tao, Tang San was also deeply disappointed that his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass.
At the same time, he sympathetically looked toward Wang Xiao. He thought, Brother Wang Xiao and I are both suffering from the same affliction...
No, that's not right! I have another martial soul, but he doesn't.
So Brother Wang Xiao is the one who deserves the most pity. Perhaps this is fate!
Wang Xiao was not disappointed at all. He did not have only a Chicken Blood Vine martial soul.
Nor did he agree with Brother Tao's claim that his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul was a Trash Spirit!
Like Tang San, he also had another martial soul in his left hand that he had not revealed.
More importantly, it was not just the Thunder God Hammer martial soul in his left hand that remained unrevealed. Two martial souls had also awakened within his ears—one in his left ear and one in his right.
So he had not merely awakened Twin Martial Souls. He had awakened Four Lives Martial Souls.
Wang Xiao believed that across the entire little world of Douluo Continent, only two people with Twin Martial Souls had been known in nearly a hundred years. Including Tang San, that made three people, and he was the fourth.
Douluo Continent did not even have anyone with Three Lives Martial Soul, yet he had four at once.
If he revealed them all, would the entire Douluo Continent erupt into an uproar?
The answer was definitely yes.
Even Bibi Dong of the Papal Palace, Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu of Elder Hall, and Saintess Qian Renxue would probably be unable to sit still.
At the thought of that outcome, Wang Xiao shuddered. He dared not act on impulse and reveal all four martial souls, or he would not even know how he died.
After all, he was not powerful enough yet. He might not even be able to defeat Brother Tao, the Level 26 Battle Soul Master before him.
If he drew the attention of some vicious Titled Douluo, would he not be dead for sure?
Thinking of this, Wang Xiao became even more vigilant and cautious about keeping his secret.
As for after he became powerful in the future, there would be nothing to worry about.
"All right, children. Today's martial soul awakening ends here!" Brother Tao said as he drove all the children out of Spirit Hall.
Then he shut the door behind him, exchanged a few words with Old Jack, and left in disappointment.
The other children had already gone their separate ways. Only three people remained, blankly watching Brother Tao's receding figure until he disappeared around the corner of the building ahead.
The three left behind were Old Jack, Wang Xiao, and Tang San.
"Grandpa Jack, can my Blue Silver Grass martial soul really not be cultivated into a true Soul Master?" Tang San finally could not help asking the old man.
It was clear that he was unwilling to accept it.
Wang Xiao smiled upon hearing Tang San's question. He was indeed a transmigrator—and a powerful young transmigrator at that. He simply thought more than the other children in the village!
"It's not that it can't be cultivated. As long as you have Soul Power, you can cultivate. The key is that you won't achieve much!" Old Jack told Tang San what he knew.
"But child, you have Innate Full Soul Power. Never mind Innate Full Soul Power—in the entire continent, as long as someone has even one level of Soul Power, they can actually cultivate into a Soul Master."
"Even if yours is the most ordinary Blue Silver Grass, I think it isn't impossible for you to become a Soul Master. What's more, you have Innate Full Soul Power!"
Tang San nodded, and his mood brightened somewhat.
Wang Xiao listened from the side and had no intention of interrupting. He knew the original story like the back of his hand. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was no Trash Spirit at all; Brother Tao simply lacked discernment.
If the Tool Man had been Master Yu instead, the outcome would have been entirely different.
Tang San's life trajectory would have changed, and Shrek Academy would not have had any Seven Monsters—at most, five.
After all, without Tang San and Master Yu, Xiao Wu would not have gone to apply for Shrek Academy either.
If Wang Xiao had exposed Tang San just now and told Brother Tao that he had another martial soul in his left hand, Brother Tao would definitely have taken him away.
The plot would have changed as well.
But perhaps not. Tang San's father, Tang Hao, and Spirit Hall had an irreconcilable blood feud.
Even if Brother Tao had been willing to take Tang San in, Tang Hao probably would not have allowed his son to enter Spirit Hall to study.
In that case, to protect Tang San, Tang Hao would definitely have taken his son away and fled far from here.
The plot would still have changed, but Tang San still would not have been able to enter Spirit Hall, nor would he have attended Nuoding Junior Spirit Hall Academy.
He would not have met Xiao Wu at the academy either.
But whether Tang San would still go to Shrek Academy was hard to say.
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