When Brother Tao Called It Trash, Another God King Was Born

Spirit Hall, Di Soul Village.

Su Yuntao stared at the powerful disturbance erupting from Yang Yuan, a flash of shock appearing on his face.

What an immense pressure.

Could this child have awakened some extraordinarily powerful Martial Soul?

At the thought, excitement immediately filled Su Yuntao's face.

For low-ranking Spirit Hall deacons like them,

bringing a child of exceptional potential into Spirit Hall would greatly benefit their prospects for promotion.

Yet when the golden light around Yang Yuan faded, Su Yuntao could not help frowning.

There seemed to be no change in Yang Yuan at all.

Neither a beast Martial Soul nor a tool Martial Soul had manifested.

The only apparent change was his eyes.

They had changed from single pupils into the Double Pupil they now were.

Moreover, when Su Yuntao looked into Yang Yuan's Double Pupil eyes, he inexplicably felt as though he were staring into an abyss.

What a strange feeling.

Could this pair of eyes be the child's Martial Soul?

It was truly unheard of.

Or had this child failed to awaken his Martial Soul?

Su Yuntao had heard before

that when certain beast Martial Souls failed to awaken, the body could mutate and take on some traits of soul beasts.

Some catgirls and foxgirls, for example, were products of mutations caused by failed Martial Soul awakenings.

And Yang Yuan's current state was remarkably similar to those whose Martial Soul awakenings had failed.

At that thought, Su Yuntao's gaze toward Yang Yuan gained a trace of pity.

What a pitiful child.

If not for the failed awakening, he surely would have awakened a top-tier beast Martial Soul and risen straight to prominence.

What a pity...

What a pity!

Yang Yuan watched Su Yuntao's expression and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

My Martial Soul awakening caused such a huge commotion.

Brother Tao can't possibly still think it's a trash Martial Soul, can he?

The facts proved that Su Yuntao thought exactly that.

He sighed, shook his head, and said, "Child, I'm sorry, but your awakening failed. You only awakened a pair of eyes."

Seriously...

Yang Yuan was somewhat speechless.

But Su Yuntao was merely an ordinary Spirit Hall deacon. It was normal for him not to recognize an Original Martial Soul.

Not just him—at this point in time, probably not many people even knew about Original Martial Souls.

As he was thinking,

Su Yuntao pointed at the Crystal Ball in the middle of the table and continued.

"Little fellow, don't lose heart just yet."

"Test your Soul Power too. There may still be a chance for things to turn around."

Though he said that, even Su Yuntao did not think Yang Yuan could possess Innate Soul Power.

Yet when he recalled the commotion that had erupted during Yang Yuan's Martial Soul awakening, Su Yuntao suddenly became uncertain again.

What if...

Yang Yuan really did have Innate Soul Power?

As for Yang Yuan himself,

he was also curious about just how many levels of Innate Soul Power he had.

Even if it was a bargain-bin version, it couldn't possibly be less than level ten, right?

Even Yang Yuan thought that was unlikely.

Ever since the Double Pupil and Supreme Bone had awakened, he could clearly feel the incomparably surging power within his body.

He could even vaguely sense that heaven and earth were suppressing and rejecting him.

He stepped forward.

Yang Yuan placed his hand on the Crystal Ball.

The next second, a dazzling, blinding light burst from the Crystal Ball.

Everyone was shocked by the sight.

Su Yuntao's pupils contracted.

This little fellow really had Innate Soul Power.

And there was only one explanation for such brilliant, eye-catching light.

Innate Full Soul Power!

Just as Su Yuntao was stunned,

Yang Yuan quickly pulled his hand away.

His Double Pupil could see through all things.

The instant his gaze fell upon it, he discovered that the Crystal Ball used to test Soul Power had already reached the limit of how much Soul Power it could withstand.

If he had not withdrawn his hand just then, the Crystal Ball would likely have exploded into pieces.

But this also proved one thing.

His Innate Soul Power was clearly above level ten.

Naturally, Su Yuntao did not notice this.

After learning that Yang Yuan possessed Innate Full Soul Power, his gaze toward him became even more sympathetic.

What a pitiful child.

If not for his failed Martial Soul awakening, with Innate Full Soul Power, even the most ordinary Martial Soul would have given him boundless prospects.

With a sigh, Su Yuntao shifted his gaze away from Yang Yuan.

Before long, Su Yuntao helped the eleven children of Di Soul Village awaken their Martial Souls.

Unfortunately, other than Yang Yuan, none of them possessed Innate Soul Power.

When Old Jerry heard the news, he sighed but also felt a measure of relief.

Thank goodness.

Although Xiao Yuan's Martial Soul awakening had failed, he at least possessed Soul Power.

And it was the legendary Innate Full Soul Power.

That way, no matter how severely flawed Xiao Yuan's Eye Martial Soul was,

as long as he absorbed Soul Rings, Xiao Yuan could still become a respected Soul Master.

This was an unexpected blessing.

Meanwhile, after finishing the Martial Soul awakenings, Su Yuntao said to Old Jerry,

"Several more villages are waiting for me to awaken their Martial Souls, so I'll be leaving first."

Old Jerry immediately bowed gratefully.

"Thank you for your trouble today, sir. Travel safely."

"It's my duty!"

After saying that, Su Yuntao mounted his horse and soon departed from Di Soul Village.

Watching his retreating figure, Old Jerry could not help sighing.

"Xiao Yuan."

"Every year, the Spirit Hall deacons go to great lengths to travel all the way to remote villages like ours and awaken Martial Souls for free."

"You must understand, he is a noble Soul Master, yet he is willing to help mud-legged commoners like us, who don't even have Soul Power, defy fate and change our destinies."

"No matter what, we must remember their kindness!"

"At the very least, we cannot repay kindness with ingratitude."

Yang Yuan nodded slightly after hearing this.

Setting aside the matter of madwomen like Bibi Dong,

Spirit Hall's impact on the continent had unquestionably done more good than harm.

That much could be seen from the original story.

While Spirit Hall existed, it went to every village each year to awaken Martial Souls for commoners free of charge.

It also provided children with potential opportunities for further development.

But after Spirit Hall disappeared, this systematic support no longer existed.

It became far more difficult for commoners to become Soul Masters.

Paths of advancement narrowed, while resources became even more concentrated in major cities and among the nobility.

Many Soul Masters of common birth could only fumble their way forward on their own.

Some could not even develop their talents due to financial and other problems.

This was also one of the main reasons why, ten thousand years later, common-born geniuses found it difficult to rise to prominence.

On the way home, Old Jerry said to Yang Yuan,

"Xiao Yuan, before Deacon Su Yuntao left, he said he could recommend you to Spirit Hall."

"What do you think?"

Old Jerry's words stirred Yang Yuan's heart.

With his talent, if he joined Spirit Hall, there was a high chance Bibi Dong would take notice of him and might even accept him as her disciple.

But Yang Yuan had always kept his distance from obsessive love-struck lunatics like her.

So he shook his head and said,

"Grandpa Jerry, Deacon Su Yuntao said himself that I have a trash Martial Soul. Let's not trouble him."

"That makes sense."

Old Jerry thought Yang Yuan truly was considering Su Yuntao's circumstances and could not help sighing.

But he quickly smiled again. "Xiao Yuan, even if you can't go to Spirit Hall, Nuoding Academy will begin classes before long. How about Grandpa sends you there to study?"

Yang Yuan thought it over and agreed.

Logically speaking, what he needed most right now was to obtain Soul Rings.

But he barely recognized any soul beasts at all—how was he supposed to obtain a damn Soul Ring?

It would be better to study at Nuoding Academy for a while first.

And before that,

he could fully adapt to the abilities brought by the Double Pupil and Supreme Bone, laying a foundation for his upcoming hunt for soul beasts.