Fasnuo Province.
Jianghun Village.
On the mountain behind the village, a handsome little boy with sword-like brows and bright eyes continuously swung the Wooden Sword in his hand, his gaze exceptionally resolute.
"Xiao Tian, why are you still practicing swordsmanship here? The Lord Soul Master responsible for helping with the awakening has already arrived. If you miss it, you'll have to pay someone to awaken your Martial Soul yourself!"
At that moment, an anxious voice came from nearby.
"Grandpa Village Chief, is it that soon? Then let's go now."
Xiao Tian put away the Wooden Longsword and walked over to support the village chief.
"You brat, why are you so unconcerned about your Martial Soul awakening?"
The village chief said resentfully.
Xiao Tian replied indifferently, "Grandpa Village Chief, there's no use hurrying. Awakening a Martial Soul depends on one's bloodline. I'm just an unwanted orphan. It doesn't matter what my Martial Soul is. This sword in my hand is enough!"
As he spoke, a glint flashed through Xiao Tian's eyes. "Oh, right, Grandpa Village Chief. Didn't you say before that once my Martial Soul awakened, you'd give me a longsword? I don't want to keep using a Wooden Sword. It always feels like something's missing."
The village chief smiled helplessly. "All right, all right. Once your Martial Soul awakens, I'll give it to you. I prepared it for you long ago."
He did not understand why Xiao Tian had been so fond of longswords since childhood. He could only hope that Xiao Tian would awaken a decent Martial Soul.
Most of the villagers in Jianghun Village awakened Martial Souls related to forging. He wondered what Xiao Tian would awaken.
Why did Xiao Tian regard this Awakening Ceremony so lightly?
Naturally, it was because he was a transmigrator. No, more accurately, he was reincarnated. Ever since he could remember, he had awakened the memories of his previous life.
Aside from enjoying all kinds of webnovels in his previous life, he had loved practicing swordsmanship and collecting famous swords. It could be said that he had a deep passion for the Sword Path.
Unfortunately, his previous life had been in the so-called Age of Dharma Ending. When he learned that he had been reborn in the world of Douluo Continent, he did not know whether to be happy or worried.
He was happy because this was a world where one could cultivate. He was worried because this was a world that depended on bloodlines!
Martial Souls were inherited through bloodlines!
For ordinary people to possess higher Innate Soul Power, mutation was their only option!
This disappointed Xiao Tian somewhat, but then he suddenly recalled one of the few geniuses in Douluo Continent who had risen against the current. The one who had left the deepest impression on him was Ji Juechen!
Ji Juechen had only Innate Soul Power Level Three, yet he had forcibly cultivated to become a Titled Douluo through his comprehension of the Sword Path. Why couldn't Xiao Tian give it a try?!
Thus, ever since he could remember, he had pestered Grandpa Village Chief into making him a Wooden Sword. Every day, aside from practicing swordsmanship, he practiced swordsmanship. He never even let it leave his side while eating or sleeping!
Therefore, he did not care much about what his Martial Soul would be, or even whether he had a system.
After all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!
Very soon, led by the village chief, Xiao Tian arrived in front of a house specially built by the village for awakening Martial Souls.
"Lord Soul Master, everyone is here. Sorry to trouble you." The village chief smiled at the Soul Master.
Xiao Tian took a look. Oh, wasn't this a coincidence? It was Su Yuntao, the Blind Douluo from the original story!
Su Yuntao said somewhat impatiently, "All right, there's no need for nonsense. After helping you awaken your Martial Souls, I still have to rush to the next village."
"All right, children, follow the Lord Soul Master inside to awaken your Martial Souls. I hope you can awaken decent Martial Souls." The village chief did not dare delay and hurriedly spoke to the children who needed to awaken their Martial Souls.
Inside the room.
"Children, no matter what happens later, don't be afraid. My name is Su Yuntao. I'm a Level Twenty-Six Soul Grandmaster and your guide."
Su Yuntao tried his best to appear gentle as he took six pitch-black round stones and a crystal ball from his bag.
After arranging the six black stones into a hexagon, Su Yuntao motioned for the first child to stand in the middle.
"Sickle Martial Soul. No Soul Power."
"Hammer Martial Soul. Innate Soul Power Level One."
"Nail Martial Soul. No Soul Power."
As the Awakening Ceremony continued, it was finally Xiao Tian's turn.
At Su Yuntao's signal, Xiao Tian took a deep breath and stepped into the hexagram array.
Although he had acted very calm before, he could not help feeling a little nervous at this moment.
Though he had already planned a way forward for himself, who would not hope for a better Martial Soul and higher Innate Soul Power? At least cultivation would be easier afterward.
Then, under Su Yuntao's guidance, a rusty Iron Sword suddenly appeared in Xiao Tian's right hand. As though he sensed something, Xiao Tian subconsciously said, "Sword Fifteen?"
Su Yuntao looked at the Iron Sword in Xiao Tian's hand and frowned. "This rusty sword is called Fifteen? What a strange name. Since it's a Sword Martial Soul, there's a high chance that you have Soul Power. Let's test your Soul Power first."
When he said that last sentence, there was a trace of excitement in Su Yuntao's voice.
He had already helped several villages awaken their Martial Souls recently, but without exception, not one of them had possessed Soul Power.
Still, due to their bloodlines, commoners had a relatively low chance of possessing Soul Power. He could understand that, but he was inevitably somewhat disappointed.
Jianghun Village was different. Every year when he came to help awaken Soul Power, at least one person would possess it. That was already quite good.
Xiao Tian looked at the rusty sword in his hand. Was this the Sword Fifteen he remembered?
If it was, then even if his Innate Soul Power was somewhat low, he might still have a chance to defy fate!
Moreover, Xiao Tian could clearly feel that Sword Fifteen possessed spirituality. As expected of the Sword Spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword?
He had not expected to awaken such a special Tool Martial Soul. No, Xiao Tian believed this could be considered a Wisdom Martial Soul, right?
Just like the Wisdom Soul Ring invented by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm ten thousand years later!
After all, among the Sword Martial Souls he knew, even Jian Daochen Xin's Seven Kill Sword could not possibly possess spirituality like Sword Fifteen.
If this truly was that Sword Fifteen, then the most fundamental difference between it and other Tool Martial Souls was that Sword Fifteen could move on its own without his deliberate control, while other Tool Martial Souls could not!
Of course, after the Awakening Ceremony ended, he would need to test that.
With that thought, Xiao Tian placed his hand on the crystal ball.
"Innate Soul Power Level Five!"
This surprised Su Yuntao somewhat. He had not expected such an unremarkable Iron Sword to grant Xiao Tian Level Five Soul Power. When he had awakened Lone Wolf back then, he had only possessed Level Two Soul Power!
As for this result, Xiao Tian was already very satisfied. Innate Soul Power Level Five was not bad, and it happened to be a Sword Martial Soul. He could try cultivating diligently and see whether he could develop Sword Intent like Ji Juechen.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for awakening a Martial Soul. The system is here to bind.] [Ding, warning. An Eighty Thousand Year Old Blue Silver King is nearby. Please evacuate immediately, or your life will be in danger!]
Xiao Tian: ???
Holy shit, was this for real? Xiao Tian immediately became vigilant, but he was also puzzled. Wasn't the Blue Silver King usually guarding the Blue Silver Ancestral Land? Why would it appear in their little village?
"System, is there any way around this?"
[Ding, no. However, host, there is no need to worry. Blue Silver Kings are generally mild-tempered and will not attack proactively. Of course, if your luck is bad, then I can only find another host.]
Xiao Tian immediately felt that this system was utterly unreliable. Still, he felt there was something wrong with what the system said. No matter how he looked at it, their village could not possibly have a Blue Silver King. There was plenty of Blue Silver Grass, though.
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