Martial Soul Awakening: A Heart?

Before long, Su Yuntao had helped everyone except Zhou Qing and Tang San awaken their Martial Souls.

The little girl before Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass as her Martial Soul and immediately burst into tears. Zhou Qing had to give her a piece of candy before she finally calmed down.

"Next."

When Tang San stepped into the Awakening Stone, a strong look of anticipation flashed in Su Yuntao's eyes.

As he infused the Awakening Stone with his soul power, golden motes emerged and drifted into Tang San's body.

"Just as I thought, there's something here!"

Su Yuntao was thrilled. Ever since reaching the Soul Grandmaster realm, he had spent years awakening Martial Souls for children in various villages and had picked up a few insights.

Generally speaking, the more light motes one absorbed during a Martial Soul awakening, the better the awakened Martial Soul would be, and the greater the chance of possessing Innate Soul Power.

But!

When a stalk of Blue Silver Grass emerged from Tang San's right hand, Su Yuntao's eyes widened, and all his expectations turned to disappointment in that instant.

"Just Blue Silver Grass."

Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass seemed slightly longer and more "robust" than the little girl's, it was still only Blue Silver Grass. What use was it?

Su Yuntao was not the only disappointed one. Outside the house, Tang Hao, who had been secretly peering inside through the window, also sighed.

No matter what, Tang Hao had to come and see for himself. After all, if Tang San awakened a hammer, he would have to find a way to completely conceal it...

Unfortunately, Tang San had not awakened the Clear Sky Hammer Tang Hao had hoped for.

But as Tang Hao left, he failed to notice that Tang San's other hand was hidden behind his back, clenched tightly... Zhou Qing saw it all.

Just like in the original story, Twin Martial Souls. But this time, due to the Spirit Rhyme Turtle's spirit-gathering effect, Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill had reached the peak of the First Layer when he was four years old. Once he acquired his First Spirit Ring, how many levels of soul power would he be able to gain?

With that thought, Su Yuntao said dejectedly, "Blue Silver Grass, a useless Martial Soul. Next."

"Uncle, you haven't tested my soul power yet," Tang San said.

"There's no need to test it. In all my years, I've never heard of Blue Silver Grass possessing Innate Soul Power." Su Yuntao was getting a little impatient, but since Tang San was only a child, he was willing to say one more thing. "Don't get your hopes up."

"I want to try."

Tang San's determined gaze ultimately moved Su Yuntao, who had also been born a commoner. He handed over the Crystal Ball.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the entire Crystal Ball was filled with light.

Tang San felt the Internal Energy cultivated through his Mysterious Heaven Skill being absorbed by the Crystal Ball, and he became completely certain: the soul power cultivated by Soul Masters in this world was Internal Energy!

"Innate Full Soul Power!"

Su Yuntao was stunned, but when he saw that Tang San's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, he calmed down and sighed mournfully. "Why did it have to be a useless Martial Soul? Even a sickle would have been better. At least it would have some offensive capability."

"Uncle, does a Martial Soul have to possess attack power?" Zhou Qing took the initiative to ask. "I once asked people from the village to buy me some books about Martial Souls and Soul Masters from Nuoding City and Falling Star City. Among Soul Masters, there are Support System types too, right?"

"There are indeed." Su Yuntao froze. He had not expected a child from such a small rural village to know so much. Still, he issued Tang San a Martial Soul certificate and extended an invitation. "Do you want to join Spirit Hall? Although your Martial Soul has no offensive ability, perhaps you can become a Support System Soul Master in the future... Well, I don't know what Blue Silver Grass could be used to support, either."

Tang San: ...What was going on with this Su Yuntao? When it came to Martial Soul cultivation, he did not even seem one ten-thousandth as reliable as Zhou Qing!

"Thank you, Uncle. I'll think about it?" Tang San put on the mannerisms appropriate for his age.

"Mm." Su Yuntao did not press him. His gaze fell upon Zhou Qing, who had dared to take the initiative to speak with him. "Your turn, little fellow."

"Alright."

Zhou Qing immediately walked into the Awakening Stone, his heart pounding.

Indeed.

He had made plenty of mental preparations before this, but at this moment, Zhou Qing still felt nervous. A poor Martial Soul would not matter too much—he had the Mysterious Heaven Skill and could still cultivate—but with a weak Martial Soul at the start and none of the ridiculous cheats those Transmigrator seniors had to crush heaven, earth, and air, could he really become a Titled Douluo before the age of twenty through his own efforts?

He did not want to simply lie flat!

"Extend your right hand."

Su Yuntao once again injected soul power into the Awakening Stone, releasing golden motes that entered Zhou Qing's body.

"Hm? It's similar to the previous little fellow's, perhaps he's even absorbed a few more light motes. He may have Innate Soul Power too, but I hope it isn't a useless Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass."

Under Su Yuntao's expectant gaze, nothing appeared on Zhou Qing's right hand.

"Are you left-handed?"

Su Yuntao looked at Zhou Qing's other outstretched left hand, where there was likewise nothing, and could not help but feel puzzled. "Most people's Martial Souls appear in their right hands. A small number of left-handed people manifest theirs in their left hands. Cases where nothing appears are most likely Beast Martial Souls. Since their Martial Souls are not objects, they manifest through possession at the moment of awakening, just like mine. But why aren't you showing any signs of Beast Transformation? Did you awaken some Beast Martial Soul that resembles a human? Take off your clothes and let me see."

Zhou Qing could actually feel that his Martial Soul had awakened, but he still took off his clothes. At that moment, as soul power circulated through his body, patterns began to emerge across his skin.

One side was red and white, the other cyan and blue. Dense patterns covered Zhou Qing's entire body, but overall, they were divided into one red and one blue main channel. They connected in a web-like pattern to the locations of the various organs within his body. Near the center of his chest on the left side, an energy mass intertwined with red and blue pulsed in his chest alongside his original heart, beating over and over.

"A heart!"

Su Yuntao's eyes widened, his face blank with the look of someone who had lived long enough to see anything. "The daughter of Nuoding City's Vice City Lord awakened a Brain Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power. She can cultivate, but her cultivation speed is even slower than mine. She's already twelve, yet her soul power still hasn't reached level ten... I never thought I'd encounter someone whose Martial Soul is a part of their own body too. A heart can be a Martial Soul? There truly is nothing too strange in this world!"

Not knowing much more, Su Yuntao placed the Crystal Ball before Zhou Qing. "Test your soul power."

Zhou Qing placed his hand on it and immediately sensed that the Internal Energy cultivated through the Mysterious Heaven Skill, along with a portion of the soul power within his Martial Soul, was being drawn into it.

"Innate Full Soul Power!"

As for the appearance of Blue Silver Grass, I prefer Mu Da's comic version over Xuanji's animated version. Xuanji's version feels more like a little sapling than a blade of grass.

And for Blue Silver Grass to have a binding skill, its leaves would definitely need to be narrow and long rather than broad... This book's First Soul Skill will not be Binding.