Martial Soul Awakening

Although the fountain had long since been abandoned, that broken marble pillar bearing a Soul Saint's handprint—

In Old Jack's eyes, it was still the pride of Holy Soul Village.

After leading everyone to the abandoned fountain,

Old Jack began passionately recounting the Soul Saint's story, hoping to inspire Bai Luo and the others.

But unfortunately, Bai Luo had heard this story who knew how many times already. He was practically nodding off and truly could not endure it anymore.

It was not that Old Jack told the story poorly.

It was just that no matter how delicious something was, you could not keep eating it forever!

While Old Jack was telling the story, Tang San finally arrived as well, taking his place at the far right of the line.

And so, as time passed,

The sun gradually rose without anyone noticing, and Old Jack's mouth had grown somewhat dry from all his talking.

But when he saw that the children before him were all drowsy, with barely any of them listening seriously, Old Jack could not help feeling both angry and helpless.

"All right, that's all I have to say. I hope all of you can awaken your Martial Souls and become Soul Masters..."

After talking for so long, Old Jack had said nearly everything there was to say, and he spoke helplessly.

But just then, a mocking laugh suddenly came from nearby.

This caused all the children, Bai Luo included, to immediately look over.

They saw a grayish-white figure swiftly leap over from a wooden house in the distance. In the blink of an eye, he arrived atop the Martial Soul Branch Hall, then leaped down and landed gracefully beside Old Jack.

He was a handsome young man in his twenties, tall and well-proportioned, dressed in a grayish-white Spirit Hall uniform.

"Honored Master Su Yuntao, you've arrived."

Upon seeing him, Old Jack hurriedly turned around and bowed.

"Village Chief Old Jack, you've been a village chief for decades. In a village like yours, the odds of producing a Soul Master are practically nonexistent. How could it be so easy to produce one?"

"I've already visited six villages. Not a single person had Soul Power, nor did anyone have a suitable Martial Soul!"

In response to Old Jack's greeting, Su Yuntao stood with his hands behind his back and spoke impatiently.

Hearing this, Old Jack's gaze dimmed. Just as he was about to explain, Su Yuntao raised a hand to stop him.

"All right, I don't have much time. I still have other places to visit. Let's begin the Martial Soul Awakening."

With that, Su Yuntao turned and walked toward the Martial Soul Branch Hall. After unlocking the wooden house, he pushed open the door and entered.

Faced with the harsh reality Su Yuntao had revealed, Old Jack sighed with a complicated expression and waved at Bai Luo and the others.

"All right, children, hurry inside. Listen to Master. I hope one of you can become a Soul Master."

Under Old Jack's guidance, everyone filed into the wooden house known as the Martial Soul Branch Hall.

After entering the wooden house,

They saw that Su Yuntao, who stood at the front, had already placed the bag he carried on the wooden table at the front. He had also arranged six black round stones on the floor, forming a Hexagram Array.

So this is the legendary Brother Tao? He's quite handsome, but unfortunately, his eyesight isn't very good...

Looking at Su Yuntao as he straightened up, Bai Luo finally had the chance to examine him closely, unable to stop himself from thinking inwardly.

After all, Innate Full Soul Power was the highest level of talent on Douluo Continent.

Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was outwardly considered a useless Martial Soul, if Su Yuntao reported this information to the Martial Soul Main Hall, he would surely receive a reward.

After all, this was Innate Full Soul Power.

Yet because Su Yuntao believed that Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power was still a useless Martial Soul, he chose to ignore it.

Bai Luo was rather speechless at Su Yuntao's choice and actions.

"All right, let me introduce myself first. My name is Su Yuntao, a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster and your guide. Next, I'll conduct your Martial Soul Awakening one by one. No matter what you see, don't be afraid, understand?"

After straightening up, Su Yuntao looked at the children before him as though he saw his former self. His expression softened, and he spoke with a smile.

The children nodded somewhat blankly.

After reminding the children, Su Yuntao straightened his body, took a deep breath, and suddenly let out a low shout.

"Lone Wolf, Martial Soul Possession!"

In an instant, light burst forth from Su Yuntao's body.

Then, an illusory silver-white giant wolf emerged behind Su Yuntao. After roaring through the air, it abruptly plunged into his body.

As the Lone Wolf Martial Soul possessed him, Su Yuntao's body immediately grew taller, his muscles swelled, his hair turned grayish-white, grayish-white fur grew over the backs of his hands, and sharp claws extended from between his fingers.

At the same time, one white and one yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath Su Yuntao's feet, circling around him.

Though he had warned them beforehand, Su Yuntao's Martial Soul Possession still frightened the children badly.

Aside from Bai Luo and Tang San, who merely took an instinctive step back, the other children basically cried out in fright and fell onto the ground, their faces pale and their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Su Yuntao frowned deeply at this, feeling somewhat helpless. Only after explaining things did he calm everyone down.

"All right, we'll start with you. Come over and stand inside this."

After arranging the children back into a line, Su Yuntao pointed directly at a boy on the far left and instructed him to enter the Hexagram Array.

The boy obediently stepped forward and entered the Hexagram Array at Su Yuntao's command.

Afterward, Su Yuntao rapidly moved his hands, sending several streams of green light into the black stones. A great number of golden specks immediately scattered out and continuously entered the boy's body.

"Close your eyes and sense the Martial Soul within your body!"

At Su Yuntao's low shout, the boy closed his eyes.

After a while, when he saw that no more golden specks were entering the boy's body, Su Yuntao shouted again, "Open your eyes and summon your Martial Soul!"

Following Su Yuntao's shout,

The boy standing in the Hexagram Array suddenly snapped awake. He opened his eyes wide and instinctively extended his left hand. A small hoe immediately appeared in his palm.

"A hoe?"

Seeing that the boy's Martial Soul was a hoe, Su Yuntao could not help frowning.

"A hoe can barely be used as a weapon. Come test your Soul Power."

As he spoke, Su Yuntao opened the bag on the wooden table and handed the boy a dark-blue crystal ball.

But unfortunately, when the boy placed his hand on it, nothing happened.

"You have no Soul Power and are not qualified to become a Soul Master."

Seeing that the dark-blue Soul Power testing crystal had not lit up, Su Yuntao was not surprised. He simply stated the result calmly.

Upon hearing this, the boy's face instantly turned pale. After withdrawing his hand, he lowered his head dejectedly and walked toward the door.

"Next!"

At Su Yuntao's instruction, the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony continued.

But from the very first child onward,

The first boy had awakened a hoe Martial Soul. He had no Soul Power and was not qualified to become a Soul Master.

The boys and girls who followed awakened mostly hoe Martial Souls, sickle Martial Souls, rake Martial Souls, and Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls. None of them had Soul Power, and none were qualified to become Soul Masters.

Before long, it was finally Bai Luo's turn.

"Your turn. Come over."