Jiang Hao's Martial Soul Awakening (2)

Elsewhere, the Martial Soul Hall Maid led Jiang Hao to a solemn, magnificent palace. Its design was not flashy, but rather elegant and grand.

Jiang Hao followed the Maid inside. The furnishings were not lavish, without the slightest hint of extravagance, yet every kind of facility was available, whether Jiang Hao had seen it before or not.

Although Jiang Hao was still young, he had a keen mind. He knew that Big Brother's status in Spirit Hall could not be underestimated. Otherwise, a single letter could never have allowed him to remain in the Pope's Palace. One had to know that this was something countless people dreamed of.

Jiang Hao knew full well that Spirit Hall was not a charity. He had to cultivate diligently to be worthy of the resources he possessed. He knew that meeting Qian Xunji was the greatest opportunity of his life. Without Qian Xunji, he might have been sold somewhere, his fate unknown, or perhaps he would have already died in the cellar of Jiang Family Village without anyone ever discovering him.

I must cultivate diligently. I must! Beyond that, flames of hatred burned in Jiang Hao's eyes. Evil Soul Masters, as long as I live, I will surely wipe you out.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed. Every day in the Pope's Palace, Jiang Hao ate nutritious food and slept in a comfortable bed, but he did not indulge himself. Instead, he became even more diligent.

After observing Jiang Hao for several days, Qian Daoliu permitted him to enter the Martial Soul Hall Library to study some basic theories, and he would also offer him suitable guidance.

Yet what Qian Daoliu had not expected was that the child would spend an entire day in the library, sometimes even forgetting to eat. This astonished him greatly. What ordinary six-year-old child on Douluo Continent could endure the loneliness of reading those dull theoretical books on Soul Masters? Only Jiang Hao wished he could remain in the library twenty-four hours a day.

Through such diligent effort, many changes took place in Jiang Hao. The former country boy, who seemed crude and uncultured in every way, had become reserved, calm, and composed. He had grown far more confident.

[It seemed that reading and learning could bring tremendous change to a person.]

Time flew by. This day was Spirit Hall's annual day of Martial Soul Awakening. All six-year-old children of the proper age in Spirit Hall would gather before Spirit Hall for their Martial Soul Awakening.

Early that morning, Spirit City's streets were already bustling with people because it was the day of Martial Soul Awakening.

Sacred Hall Knights affiliated with the Martial Soul Sacred Hall patrolled and stood guard, maintaining order. At this moment, the square before the Sacred Hall was already packed with people. Almost all were Parents accompanying their children, lined up by district as they waited.

Jiang Hao had risen early, eaten breakfast, and read. Today, he was also one of the main characters, for he was about to undergo his Martial Soul Awakening.

Today, Jiang Hao wore a black training robe, his hair tied up and his posture upright. During his time in Spirit Hall, his nutrition had gradually caught up. The air of a country child had faded from him, and he had grown into a tall child of around 1.3 meters. His handsome features had become increasingly distinct.

Jiang Hao had his worries as well. He was concerned about what kind of Martial Soul he would awaken. Having thoroughly read Spirit Hall's records, he naturally understood that the Martial Soul he awakened would be influenced by his Parents' Martial Souls. It would be fine if it was powerful, but if he awakened a useless Martial Soul, the blow to him would be immense.

After all, on Douluo Continent, the quality of one's Martial Soul determined one's future and fate. Jiang Hao also did not wish to disappoint Qian Xunji. He wanted to one day stand beside Qian Xunji, help him, and repay his kindness.

Spirit City was divided into many districts, and there were many children undergoing Martial Soul Awakening, so Spirit Hall dispatched one Soul Master to each district to awaken Martial Souls.

A Sacred Hall Bishop emerged from the Spirit Hall Sacred Hall in one district and began calling the children from each district inside one by one for their Martial Soul Awakening.

Adults were not allowed to accompany them inside.

Sacred Hall Warriors stood guard at the Sacred Hall gates with halberds. The adults were stopped outside to wait.

Whenever a child entered to awaken their Martial Soul, the adults would anxiously crane their necks, appearing even more nervous than their children. Once the children emerged after awakening their Martial Souls, the adults would swarm forward, either asking questions or taking the Soul Master certificate to check the results. After receiving the answers they wanted, some wept with joy and laughed loudly, while others were sorrowful and disappointed, utterly despondent.

Jiang Hao would awaken his Martial Soul before the Pope's Palace. There were not many people here, and the empty hall seemed quiet.

Several figures stood in the center of the hall. At their head was Qian Daoliu, dressed in a platinum robe embroidered with silver threads, standing perfectly straight. Qian Daoliu was dressed very formally today, perhaps because it was the day of Martial Soul Awakening.

Several figures stood beside Qian Daoliu. They were some of Spirit Hall's Elders. Their own younger generations were also awakening their Martial Souls, and as elders, they normally paid close attention to the development of their juniors.

"All right, let the Martial Soul Awakening begin," Qian Daoliu ordered.

A Red-robed Bishop bowed and replied, "Yes, His Holiness the Pope."

Jiang Hao appeared calm and unruffled, but his tightly clenched hands hidden behind his back betrayed him. He was still a child, after all. Faced with something that would determine his future and fate, he was naturally nervous.

Jiang Hao was not the first to awaken his Martial Soul, but he was not far behind.

Before the Red-robed Bishop,

six gleaming gemstones were arranged into a hexagon. Lines drawn from special materials formed a large Hexagram Array.

This was an array specifically used for Martial Soul Awakening.

In theory, a Soul Master could directly inject Soul Power into a person's body to guide the awakening of a Martial Soul. However, this would consume a vast amount of the Soul Master's Soul Power, and most of it would be wasted and dissipate directly. The loss outweighed the gain.

Unless one was a Strong Person at the rank of Soul Douluo or above with deep reserves of Soul Power, one must never attempt to awaken another person's Martial Soul directly without an Awakening Array.

Few Soul Masters could withstand such an enormous loss of Soul Power. With one careless mistake, having their Soul Power drained dry at once could trigger backlash and cause injury, or even cost them their lives.

The Hexagram Array existed to solve this problem.

Not only could it stabilize and amplify Soul Power, preventing it from being wasted and greatly reducing the Soul Power required from the Soul Master conducting the awakening,

it could also isolate the Soul Master conducting the ritual from the person awakening, preventing direct contact between the two. This protected the presiding Soul Master from backlash and ensured his safety.

At the side stood a pillar more than half a meter tall.

Upon it rested a blue Crystal Ball the size of a human head, faintly shimmering with a hazy glow that immediately drew the attention of all the children. This was the Soul Power Crystal used to test Innate Soul Power.

In essence, it was a special Soul Tool made from peculiar crystals highly sensitive to Soul Power.

Because the raw materials were rare and the manufacturing process complicated, it was expensive to produce and extremely rare. Only Spirit Hall and the Great Powers could afford to possess such an item.

Across the entire continent, Spirit Hall was the only power that had mastered the manufacturing method, possessed the ability to produce it, and could hold it in large quantities.

This was also why, throughout all of Douluo Continent, only Spirit Hall had both the means and willingness to awaken Martial Souls for the vast number of Commoners free of charge.

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