Martial Soul Evolution: Common Scythe, Scythe of Shadows!

Martial Soul Evolution: Ordinary Sickle →→ Scythe of Shadows!

"Ah?"

"It's over?"

Everything had happened far too quickly.

Before Tang San could even react, Su Yuntao had directly dismissed him.

"Is my Martial Soul a Waste Spirit?"

He could not help but mutter to himself.

Clearly, he found the result difficult to accept.

At the same time, that inexplicable sensation of weakness returned.

Tang San was astonished to discover that the fluctuations of the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body seemed to have weakened considerably as well.

What exactly was going on?!

"Stop standing there. Didn't you hear me call for the next one?"

"I'm very busy!"

At that moment, Su Yuntao's impatient voice rang out.

If nothing unexpected happened, it seemed that none of the children in these villages would become a Spirit Master again this year.

A Waste Spirit like Blue Silver Grass?

So what if he had Level Five Spirit Power?

He was still useless.

"Sorry, Battle Spirit Master!"

Tang San snapped out of his daze and repeatedly bowed and nodded in apology.

Then he hurriedly stepped back.

Next, Gu Xuan calmly stepped into the center of the six black stones.

Su Yuntao nodded and said nothing more.

He simply raised his hand and, expressionlessly as if on an assembly line, injected Spirit Power.

A faint golden glow gradually lit up.

Soon after, warm energy completely enveloped Gu Xuan's body.

Golden specks of light drifted and danced within the golden barrier.

"Oh?"

Su Yuntao's tired eyes suddenly widened.

"Something promising?"

His gaze slowly fell upon Gu Xuan's outstretched right hand.

The golden light gradually converged. In an instant, all of it surged forth.

At the same time, a sickle appeared in Gu Xuan's palm.

It was a plain, unadorned sickle.

It looked no different from the sickle Old Wang at the east end of the village used to cut grass.

Su Yuntao frowned. He had initially thought this child might awaken a decent Martial Soul.

Who would have thought it would be another farming tool?

He shook his head helplessly. When coming to villages to awaken Martial Souls, it was better not to hold out any hope.

"A Weapon Spirit, a sickle. Let me see whether you have any Spirit Power."

Su Yuntao calmly held the Blue Crystal Ball out before Gu Xuan.

Gu Xuan immediately pressed his right hand against it.

The instant he touched it, a faint point of light appeared on the sphere's surface.

Then came a second, then a third.

The points formed lines, and the lines formed a surface. Blue light quickly spread across the entire sphere.

The dim blue glow was surprisingly identical to Tang San's previous Level Five Spirit Power.

"Level Five Spirit Power."

Su Yuntao, who had already given up hope, frowned once more.

A sickle with Level Five Spirit Power.

It was neither particularly good nor bad.

This Innate Soul Power was hardly exceptional.

And the spirit itself was far too ordinary.

Even if they barely managed to cultivate into a spirit master, they likely would not achieve any major breakthroughs in the end.

They would spend their entire lives lingering around Level 20 or 30.

At that thought, Su Yuntao shook his head regretfully.

He then quickly packed up his things.

Picking up his bag, he walked outside.

"Old Jack."

As the door opened, Old Jack hurried up to Su Yuntao with a nervous expression.

"Master, how was it? Do any of the children in our village have a chance of becoming spirit masters this year?"

Su Yuntao looked at him and sighed.

"There are two, but it's a pity."

A flicker of uncertainty appeared in Old Jack's eyes as he cautiously asked, "Master, what do you mean?"

Su Yuntao gently shook his head.

"Among these eight children, only two possess Spirit Power."

"And both have Level Five Innate Spirit Power."

"Unfortunately, one has the Waste Spirit Blue Silver Grass, while the other has an ordinary sickle."

A trace of delight flashed across Old Jack's face.

In previous years, there had not been a single child with Spirit Power.

This year, there were not only some, but two with Level Five Spirit Power.

That truly exceeded his expectations.

Just then, the group of children inside the wooden house came out as well.

"Battle Spirit Master, then these two children...?"

Su Yuntao understood what Old Jack meant.

He casually waved a hand and pointed at the two children at the front.

They were Gu Xuan and Tang San.

The latter possessed the Waste Spirit Blue Silver Grass. Though he had Level Five Spirit Power, Spirit Hall would most likely not consider him.

Thus, Su Yuntao turned his gaze to Gu Xuan.

"Your sickle can still be cultivated. If you wish, you can come with me to Spirit Hall."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xuan shook his head without the slightest hesitation.

How was he supposed to trick Tang San if he went to Spirit Hall?

Still, his expression remained perfectly normal.

Su Yuntao nodded lightly and did not say anything more before leaving Holy Spirit Village.

Old Jack was not disappointed.

Gu Xuan had no father or mother. He was likely unwilling to let such a young child go alone to Spirit Hall.

After telling the others to go home first, he spoke earnestly.

"You two, tell Grandpa—are you willing to attend a specialized school to learn how spirit masters cultivate?"

"Only there will you find the most accurate knowledge about spirits."

The school he meant was naturally Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy.

If the two of them were willing to go together, they could at least look after one another.

Gu Xuan nodded without even thinking about it.

Tang San, on the other hand, fell into deep thought, seemingly somewhat hesitant.

At present, the issue with the Mysterious Heaven Skill had him utterly overwhelmed.

And his body was also extremely weak.

Yet Tang San had developed a strong interest in spirits.

He strongly suspected that these spirits were connected to his own Mysterious Heaven Skill.

There was also one most important issue: his father, Tang Hao, had to agree to this.

Whatever Tang San said on his own simply did not matter.

"Grandpa Jack, you'll have to ask my dad about that."

"I'll go talk to him myself!"

Old Jack knew Tang Hao's temper.

So he directly took Gu Xuan and Tang San away.

After first sending Gu Xuan home, he followed Tang San into the house next door.

Although Holy Spirit Village only had one work-study student slot at Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, if nothing unexpected happened, the neighboring villages would be just like in previous years.

Not a single child with Soul Power.

When the time came, he could just ask the old village chief next door for one.

Holy Spirit Village was about to produce two Spirit Masters.

That old geezer wouldn't dare refuse.

After returning home, Gu Xuan immediately shut the doors and windows tight.

Only then did he summon the system in his mind.

"System, where's my Newbie Task reward?"

If he remembered correctly, the system had said that after Spirit Awakening, his scythe martial soul would receive an upgrade, right?

"Whoosh—~!"

The moment he finished speaking, a blue light screen appeared out of thin air before Gu Xuan's eyes.

If nothing unexpected happened, this was the system interface.

The layout was also very simple.

It was divided into only three sections.

Host Information

System Warehouse

System Mall

Just then, the system's pleasant voice rang out in Gu Xuan's mind.

Ding!

The Spirit Upgrade Card has been distributed to the System Warehouse!

The host may choose to activate and use it at any time!

Gu Xuan nodded.

Then he directly opened the System Warehouse.

The light screen changed accordingly, transforming into a warehouse of individual slots.

Without a second thought, he clicked on the Spirit Upgrade Card in the first slot.

Ding! Spirit Upgrade Card successfully used!

Martial Soul Evolution: Ordinary Scythe →→ Scythe of Shadows!