Mutated Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Four-Leaf Clover

After the doors of Spirit Hall opened, Village Chief Kro and Qi Tian immediately came forward to greet them.

The other children's parents followed close behind.

Kro asked nervously, "Master Su Yuntao, do any of the children from our Radish Village have a chance of becoming soul masters this year?"

No wonder he was so anxious. By now, Radish Village had gone several years without producing a single soul master.

Su Yuntao swept his gaze around, sensing everyone's anticipation and unease, then let out a long sigh.

At the sight of this, everyone's hearts sank, disappointment flashing through their eyes.

Could it be...

That Radish Village still would not produce a soul master this year?

Then, everyone turned their eyes toward Qi Lin.

They all felt that with Qi Lin's luck, there was no way he had failed to awaken Innate Soul Power.

They had expected to see disappointment or dejection on Qi Lin's face.

Instead, Qi Lin merely smiled faintly.

His smile was relaxed and calm, utterly unbothered, nothing like someone who had suffered a blow.

What was going on?

As everyone wondered, Su Yuntao suddenly continued, "Three people from your Radish Village awakened Innate Soul Power this year."

"Ah!"

The people of Radish Village, including Kro and Qi Tian, cried out in surprise. Thrown off by Su Yuntao's abrupt reversal, they looked at him with resentful expressions.

Their eyes seemed to say, Since someone from our Radish Village awakened Innate Soul Power, why did you sigh like that just now? You made us misunderstand!

When they looked at Qi Lin again, they finally understood.

No wonder little Qi Lin did not look like he had been dealt a blow. He must have awakened Innate Soul Power.

The other children, meanwhile, all hung their heads in discouragement, their faces listless.

Kro's expression became excited as well, and he hurriedly asked, "Then, Master Su Yuntao, which three children in our village awakened Innate Soul Power? What level of Innate Soul Power did they awaken?"

Seeing everyone's excitement and anticipation, Su Yuntao let out another long sigh.

"The three children who awakened Innate Soul Power are Qi Lin, Xiao Wu, and Qi Yue."

As soon as he said this, before Su Yuntao could continue, the parents of the children burst into commotion, all wearing expressions of I knew it.

The parents of those children who had not awakened Innate Soul Power cast envious looks at Qi Tian and Qi Yue's father, a plainly dressed middle-aged man.

Among the crowd, only Kro remained calm. He cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, quiet down!"

Kro was clearly highly respected in Radish Village. The moment he spoke, everyone fell silent again.

Only then did Su Yuntao give Kro a satisfied smile before continuing:

"Of the three, Qi Yue only awakened level-one Innate Soul Power. Xiao Wu and Qi Lin, however, both possess Innate Full Soul Power."

"But unfortunately, Xiao Wu's martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, while Qi Lin's martial soul is even worse than Xiao Wu's. It is merely Mutated Blue Silver Grass."

"Sigh... If only their martial souls were a little stronger, their futures would have been limitless!"

"Ah..."

"Soft Bone Rabbit, Mutated Blue Silver Grass..."

"This, this is simply unbelievable. Why did they have to awaken such martial souls?"

After hearing this, Kro could not help but sigh as well, his eyes full of regret as he looked at Qi Lin and Xiao Wu.

What two pitiful children!

They should have had brighter futures.

As for the other children's parents, they had initially felt resentful upon hearing that both Qi Lin and Xiao Wu possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

But now, when they looked at Qi Tian and Qi Lin, there was not a trace of envy left in their eyes.

In their ingrained understanding, no one had ever successfully cultivated a Blue Silver Grass, a Wasted Spirit, in hundreds or even thousands of years.

What did that mean? It meant that this martial soul was utterly worthless. So what if one possessed Innate Soul Power? Its upper limit had already been sealed.

Even if it had mutated, it was no good!

After all, seven or eight out of ten mutated martial souls only became worse.

As for the Soft Bone Rabbit...

Though that martial soul was also rather weak, it was still stronger than Qi Lin's Mutated Blue Silver Grass, was it not?

What a pity. It seemed Qi Lin's luck was not all-powerful after all.

With that thought, the villagers' near-reverence for Qi Lin weakened considerably.

Qi Lin noticed it, but he did not care about such things.

Among the crowd, only Qi Lin's parents showed little change in expression.

As Qi Lin's parents, they did not feel much regret or disappointment.

Having changed their fate through their son, the two of them had always held immense faith in his strange luck.

Their instincts told them that their son's Mutated Blue Silver Grass had definitely mutated in a favorable direction.

The others did not know what the couple was thinking, and Kro, as village chief, took the lead in comforting them.

Su Yuntao patted Qi Lin on the shoulder and encouraged him warmly, "Although your martial soul is only a Wasted Spirit, it is not completely impossible for you to cultivate."

"When your sister Sisi returns, we will take you to hunt soul beasts. By then, you will be a soul master."

"Keep it up. I believe being a soul master will not be your endpoint!"

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Su Yuntao!" Although Qi Lin was not worried about his own future, he still smiled and thanked Su Yuntao.

After hearing Qi Lin's thanks and seeing the calm, gentle smile on his face, Su Yuntao suddenly felt as though his entire body had relaxed. Even the bottleneck before his next rank seemed to loosen.

What a strange thing!

Su Yuntao muttered inwardly, but remembering that more than a dozen villages were still waiting for him to awaken their martial souls one by one, he could only say to Kro:

"Village Chief Kro, I have important business to attend to, so I will not stay any longer."

Kro hurriedly replied, "Ah, Master Su Yuntao, there is no need to mind us. Your duties come first, your duties come first."

After saying that, Su Yuntao looked at Qi Lin again.

"Little friend, I'm leaving now. The next time your sister Sisi returns, I'll come visit you with her."

Qi Lin said with a cheerful smile, "Then go take care of your business first, Brother Su Yuntao. Official duties come first."

"Haha, all right, I'm off!"

With that, Su Yuntao waved, slung his bundle over his back, and left.

After he departed, the villagers gradually dispersed and returned to their homes.

On the way back, Qi Tian poked Qi Lin in the shoulder and waggled his eyebrows. "Son, what does your martial soul look like? Let your old man have a look."

Judging by his tone and the way they got along, they seemed less like father and son and more like a pair of mischievous friends.

Xu Qian beside them also cast a curious look over.

Seeing this, Qi Lin cleared his throat and said with a grin, "Fine, I'll broaden your horizons."

As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand.

The next second, a blue blade of grass with four leaves emerged from Qi Lin's palm. It looked utterly ordinary, with nothing remarkable about it.

However, after Qi Tian examined it closely for a while, he suddenly cried out, "Wife, look at the four leaves on our son's Mutated Blue Silver Grass!"

His loud outburst instantly drew the attention of Xu Qian and Xiao Wu.

The two of them leaned closer and took a careful look.

The veins on the four leaves of the Four-Leaf Clover actually gave off a faint golden sheen. The glow was extremely dim, and one truly would not notice it without looking closely.

"Eh—" Xiao Wu's eyes suddenly lit up. She bent down, bringing her face close to the Four-Leaf Clover in Qi Lin's palm.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and the faint golden light on the leaves reflected in her pupils. Unable to resist, she poked the leaves with a finger and cheered, "Brother Qi Lin's Blue Silver Grass leaves can glow too!"

Qi Tian wore an expression of vindication as he said to Xu Qian, who was also closely studying the Four-Leaf Clover's leaves, "Wife, I knew it at a glance. Our son's martial soul definitely isn't as simple as ordinary Mutated Blue Silver Grass."

Xu Qian rolled her eyes at him. "Do you even need to say that? Do you think I'm blind? What ordinary Blue Silver Grass glows gold?"

Only after his parents and Xiao Wu had looked their fill did Qi Lin draw the Four-Leaf Clover back into his body.