Golden Finger

The other source of Beast Martial Souls was inheritance from one's parents. As for where the parents' Martial Souls had come from, that could only be traced back to the earliest generation.

How had the earliest Beast Martial Souls come about? Ye Lan guessed that absorbing Soul Beast Soul Rings had influenced Martial Souls, causing beneficial mutations. Soul Rings could affect Martial Souls. Perhaps, through generation after generation of absorbing Soul Beast Soul Rings, the Beast Martial Souls of today had gradually evolved.

As for how Tool Martial Souls had come about, drawing on his knowledge of the original story from his previous life, Ye Lan's thoughts drifted, and he came up with a few guesses.

"Xiao Lan, it's your turn to awaken!" Su Yuntao interrupted Ye Lan's thoughts and looked at him with expectant eyes.

Ye Lan came back to himself and stopped pondering the origins of Martial Souls. Now was not the time for that.

Then, under Su Yuntao's guidance, Ye Lan sat cross-legged within the Black Stone formation. After the previous awakenings, Su Yuntao was tired enough to break into a light sweat. Yet he still exhausted all his soul power to help Ye Lan awaken to the fullest extent possible.

Before long, golden light gathered in Ye Lan's right hand. The light gradually took the form of a small blue grass plant—the infamous Waste Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass.

Su Yuntao was somewhat disappointed, but he still took out the blue Crystal Ball and comforted him. "Xiao Lan, don't be discouraged. Although Blue Silver Grass is a Waste Martial Soul, as long as you awaken soul power, you can still become a Soul Master."

Hearing Su Yuntao's reassurance, Ye Lan suddenly found it rather amusing. Back in his previous life, when Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass, Su Yuntao had not even bothered to test his soul power. Sure enough, people were treated differently depending on how close they were.

A warmth rose in Ye Lan's heart. "Uncle Tao, I won't be discouraged. I believe that even with Blue Silver Grass, I can become a Battle Soul Master!"

Seeing Ye Lan's fighting spirit, Su Yuntao was reassured. He began testing Ye Lan's Innate Soul Power.

Yet there was no worry on Su Yuntao's face at this moment. That was because Ye Lan's father had possessed level 3 Innate Soul Power, while Ye Lan's mother's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had possessed level 1 Innate Soul Power.

"Level 3 Innate Soul Power! Xiao Lan, you're really lucky. Blue Silver Grass actually has level 3!" Su Yuntao said with a gratified smile upon learning the result.

"What luck, Uncle Tao? I haven't been training every day for nothing!" Ye Lan said as though it were only natural.

Still, his mind was filled with thoughts. Ye Lan had assumed that, as a transmigrator, even if he did not have Twin Martial Souls, he should at least have Innate Full Soul Power.

But things did not go as he wished. Ye Lan did not dwell on it too much and instead began considering his future path, thinking about how he could make plans to survive on the Douluo Continent.

Fortunately, Ye Lan had made up for his nutritional needs since childhood and trained diligently, preventing his physical condition from holding back his Innate Soul Power.

Those efforts had given him a starting point of level 3 Innate Soul Power. Otherwise, Blue Silver Grass with level 1 Innate Soul Power would truly have been Hell difficulty.

Just as Ye Lan was considering how to plan out his future path, a crisp yet lazy voice rang out in his mind.

Ding!!!!!

Ye Lan jumped in fright, then heard the voice continue.

This is a staff member of a welfare unit under the Earth Transmigration Space-Time Administration. In view of Subject Ye Lan #77889... achieving the accomplishment on Earth: Sacrificing the Lesser Self!

Achievement reward is now being issued: one lottery draw.

Drawing~i~n~g~

At first, Ye Lan was thrilled by the prompt in his mind, thinking, Is it finally my turn? But when he heard that cute female voice seriously pronounce the English letters in "ing" one by one, black lines filled his mind.

Hehe, I'm just teasing you! The reward is Skill Selection for Xiao Lan. Have fun! I'm going to sleep now, bye-bye~~

Skill Selection? Ye Lan muttered inwardly. Then he suddenly thought of something and shouted in his heart, Wait, wait! I'm only level 3 right now! At the very least, shouldn't you raise me straight to level 10?!

But the female voice did not sound again. Perhaps by the time she woke from her nap, Ye Lan's life would already have come to an end.

Setting aside all his thoughts, Ye Lan radiated an unprecedented confidence that Su Yuntao could sense. Ye Lan leaned forward and asked Su Yuntao curiously, "Uncle Tao, can't you tell me about my parents yet?"

Guilt rose in Su Yuntao's heart. After hesitating, he slowly said, "Xiao Lan, you're still too young. When you become a powerful Soul Master someday, I'll consider telling you."

Su Yuntao patted Ye Lan on the shoulder.

"I will. That day won't be far off. Even with Blue Silver Grass, I can cultivate to become a Titled Douluo!" Ye Lan declared firmly.

Su Yuntao did not dampen Ye Lan's confidence and could only nod. Yet inwardly, he thought, Blue Silver Grass? Will that day really come? I hope Xiao Lan can do it.

Su Yuntao took a token from his robes and handed it to Ye Lan. "This is the Work-Study Student placement at Nuoding Academy that I applied for you. I've already discussed the tuition and miscellaneous fees with the dean. Xiao Lan, you can go directly when school starts."

"As for living expenses, I used to give them to the Village Chief to look after each month. Now, I'll give them directly to you—one Gold Soul Coin per month. Don't waste it."

Ye Lan accepted the warm token and nodded. I don't know why Uncle Tao treats me so well, but I'll remember every bit of it. When I achieve something in the future, I'll repay him for each kindness.

Su Yuntao then led the group of children out of the Spirit Hall's wooden hut. Looking at the villagers whose faces were full of curiosity, Su Yuntao announced loudly, "This year's Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony was a great success. Three people awakened soul power. The highest is Ye Lan, with level 3 Innate Soul Power and the Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass!"

The villagers of Harvest Village raised their arms and cheered. They did not understand what a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul signified, but hearing that three people had Innate Soul Power was enough to make them cheer loudly.

After all, in most previous years, no one had awakened soul power. As long as someone awakened Innate Soul Power, they had hope of cultivating into a Soul Master and bringing vitality to the village.

Su Yuntao found Tom and explained Ye Lan's arrangements to him.

After speaking with Tom, Su Yuntao turned and handed Ye Lan a cultivation manual. It was the Spirit Hall's standard Meditation Method, which could help Ye Lan cultivate.

After Su Yuntao finished explaining his personal cultivation experience to Ye Lan, he headed for the next village to conduct its Awakening Ceremony amid Ye Lan's farewell.

Tom was deeply worried that Ye Lan would soon travel alone to Nuoding City to study at the academy, and he repeatedly reminded Ye Lan to take good care of himself.

Faced with Village Chief Tom's nagging, Ye Lan reassured him. "Grandpa, don't worry about me. Didn't I awaken level 3 Innate Soul Power? I'll be a Soul Master from now on! I'll take good care of myself in Nuoding City. Besides, the Martial Soul Branch Hall is nearby in Nuoding City, and I have Uncle Tao looking after me too!"

"There's still a month before Nuoding Academy starts. During that time, I'm going to play chess with you every day, Grandpa!" Ye Lan said in an overly mature tone, making Tom burst into laughter.

After attending Harvest Village's celebratory banquet, Ye Lan returned home. Calming the restless excitement in his heart, he was finally able to settle down and explore the Martial Soul he had never seen in his previous life.