Scythe Spirit

Golden light flickered within the hall, enveloping the child standing inside the hexagon.

At that moment, Su Yuntao spoke. "Stretch out your right hand!"

The child obediently held out his hand, and a tiny sickle floated above it.

Following the instructions, the child placed his hand on the Crystal Ball, but there was no reaction.

Su Yuntao shook his head, and the child withdrew from the hexagon in disappointment.

Nothing unusual happened next. One child after another stepped forward, but the further it went, the heavier the disappointment on Su Yuntao's face became.

Until Tang San appeared, the golden light within the hexagon became noticeably brighter than before.

Xiao Tianyang watched in amazement and secretly thought, Could he have pulled a legendary golden drop?

Of course, that was just a joke.

Standing behind Tang San, Xiao Tianyang clearly saw that Tang San's left hand was clenched tightly behind his back, obviously hiding the Clear Sky Hammer, while a stalk of Blue Silver Grass rested in his open right hand.

Disappointment was practically written across Su Yuntao's face.

But in the Next Second, his eyes abruptly widened. What had he just seen?

"Innate Full Soul Power?!"

Tang San's hand was pressed against the Crystal Ball, and dazzling blue light nearly filled the entire hall!

Su Yuntao stood there blankly for a moment. He looked at Tang San, then at the Blue Silver Grass in his hand, before shaking his head.

He felt both disappointed and helpless.

"The prerequisite for becoming a Soul Master is soul power. Even the most useless spirit can allow one to become a Soul Master through meditation and cultivation, so long as one possesses soul power. None of the children before you had any soul power."

"You alone... were born with level ten soul power, what is known as Innate Full Soul Power."

As he spoke, Su Yuntao shook his head again. "But unfortunately, your spirit is Blue Silver Grass."

Those with Innate Full Soul Power were geniuses seen only once in a century, something Spirit Hall had confirmed time and again.

Yet Blue Silver Grass was also an innately useless spirit, universally acknowledged as such. It was truly regrettable.

Hearing this, Tang San stepped aside. He was neither disappointed nor pleased, but there was a thoughtful look in his eyes, as though he were considering something.

"Alright, next."

Tang San's appearance had indeed affected Su Yuntao, but only to that extent. Born with Innate Full Soul Power, yet possessing Blue Silver Grass as his spirit—there was nothing worth paying attention to.

Xiao Tianyang had no other thoughts as he stepped into the hexagon.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Host, for completing the Main Quest, [Spirit Awakening]!"

"Reward obtained: Lucky Draw ×1, Random Spirit ×1!"

The familiar voice Rang Out in Xiao Tianyang's mind. Immediately afterward, his vision darkened, as though he had entered an enclosed space.

Yet strangely, Xiao Tianyang did not feel the slightest fear within it. Instead, he felt an indescribable sense of returning home.

Before him, the left side was black and the right side was white. The former represented the soul's destination, while the latter represented the arrival of new life...

In the next moment, the space collapsed. The blackness transformed into a tightly shut doorway and vanished from where it stood.

After being compressed, the white formed into a single-edged scythe roughly two meters long. The patterns carved along its shaft exuded an air of mystery. It was neither ordinary nor particularly eye-catching.

Especially at the point where the blade connected to the shaft, a gemstone shrouded in divine radiance emitted a dazzling glow.

With only a fleeting glance, Xiao Tianyang determined that it was absolutely no ordinary object.

Snapping back to his senses, Xiao Tianyang heard that familiar voice by his ear.

"Another useless spirit. The flame has no warmth, and it is so weak."

Xiao Tianyang lowered his head to look at his outstretched right palm, his expression somewhat strange.

His instinctive action just now had clearly been to open his right hand, so what he should have displayed was Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire. Why had the flames turned green instead?

But after glancing at the System Prompt, he realized that the green flames were the system reward, while the scythe he had just seen was the spirit he had awakened himself!

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Host Xiao Tianyang, for obtaining the spirit Spirit of the Flame."

Xiao Tianyang knew what this was. If he was not mistaken, it should have originated from the same place as Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire!

Seeing Xiao Tianyang standing there in a daze, seemingly lost in thought, Su Yuntao said, "Kid, what are you waiting for?"

Coming back to himself, Xiao Tianyang understood what the other meant and placed his hand on the Crystal Ball.

But then Su Yuntao's expression changed as though he had seen a ghost. His mouth hung wide open. "Another Innate Full Soul Power!"

Blue light burst forth, filling the entire hall in an instant!

Not only that, but the light was so intense that it even shone through the windows, visible faintly from outside!

Crack!

A cracking sound Rang Out. Xiao Tianyang hurriedly pulled back his hand, inwardly alarmed. That was close. Good thing I withdrew quickly. Otherwise, if this Crystal Ball had exploded, wouldn't the people from Spirit Hall have dragged me off to slice me up for research?

As the light faded, everyone wore stunned expressions, Su Yuntao included. But there were two exceptions.

One was naturally Xiao Tianyang himself. He had never worried about the mission requirements. He could already defeat Tang San—if his soul power were lower than Tang San's, would that make any sense?

The other was Tang San. He had witnessed Xiao Tianyang's strength before, and Xiao Tianyang had told him that his soul power differed from ordinary people's. Innate Full Soul Power could explain that.

"One village, two children with Innate Full Soul Power. And I actually happened to encounter this."

Su Yuntao shook his head. "But both children's Martial Souls are somewhat unusual. Blue Silver Grass is one thing, but this strange flame... I don't dare draw a conclusion right away."

After a pause, Su Yuntao did not know why he added another reminder. "There are countless strange and unusual Martial Souls in the world. It is not impossible for a Martial Soul never recorded before to appear."

"And when it comes to researching flame-type Martial Souls, Blazing Academy is the most professional."

With that, Su Yuntao even reached out and rubbed Xiao Tianyang's head.

"Things here are finished. I should be leaving as well."

Su Yuntao packed up his things, said a word to Village Chief Old Jack, and headed toward the hall doors.

"Wait!"

Xiao Tianyang suddenly withdrew his Martial Soul, turned back to Su Yuntao, and said, "May I ask you to help me with something?"

Village Chief Old Jack was startled and hurriedly explained, "Lord Battle Soul, I'm sorry. This child just lost his parents, so he is being somewhat reckless..."

But Su Yuntao waved his hand. "Child, tell me. If it isn't too difficult, I'll agree."

Xiao Tianyang stepped forward and whispered a few words into Su Yuntao's ear. Then he took a step back and asked, "Is that possible?"

"That won't be difficult."

After thinking for a moment, Su Yuntao nodded. "Then when enrollment begins at Notting Academy's Junior Spirit Master Academy in three months, come find me."

"Thank you." Xiao Tianyang leaned forward slightly and bowed in gratitude.

Su Yuntao did not take the matter to heart. He simply found the child pleasing to the eye. If he could help, then he would help. To him, it was only a matter of saying a few words.