So this was the famed God King Tang? He didn't look like much.
As Old Jack rambled on, An'er curiously sized up Tang San.
It was only curiosity. Tang San was never seen anywhere except the hillside outside the village and his home, and he never interacted with the villagers. As Angela, a transmigrator who had received the full formal education of the Zhonghua Family and possessed normal values, there was no way she would spend every day watching a God King Tang for whom she did not feel the slightest fondness.
So, Angela had only seen Tang San's back from afar before. Today was their first real meeting.
It was not just Angela. In fact, the children awakening their Martial Souls today, along with some of their parents, were seeing the elusive blacksmith's son for the first time as well.
Angela withdrew her gaze from Tang San and sighed. After this meeting, they would become enemies. Once her Martial Soul awakened, she was ready to make a run for Spirit Hall.
As she had said before, as a transmigrator raised on the history of the Zhonghua Family, she could not possibly pass up a relatively progressive force like Spirit Hall to join Shrek's camp instead, a camp that was frantically dragging history backward.
Besides, she was a girl. Why would she pass up Spirit Hall, with its many beautiful, long-legged young ladies and its many handsome, alluring older men, to join Shrek, with its lecherous tiger, brothel Phoenix, and creepy uncle?
She had a fairly good idea of how she looked now. She could imagine how much harassment this face would attract if she joined Shrek.
Just thinking about it gave her goosebumps!
"Something delayed me on the road, Old Jack. There are nine children awakening this year?"
The arrival of a young man in his twenties, with sword-like brows, bright eyes, and the attire of a direct Spirit Hall official, interrupted everyone's dreams of the future and anxious worries.
"It's nothing. We'll have to trouble you again this time, Master Su Yuntao."
Old Jack respectfully bowed to the young man. Su Yuntao had come to their village to help the children awaken their Martial Souls for the past few years. Though they knew each other well, the respect due to a Spirit Master still had to be shown.
"Let's begin. I still need to hurry to the next village. Children, come with me."
After returning Old Jack's bow with a slight inclination, Su Yuntao immediately led the nine children into the wooden hut in a rush.
"Ah, I hope one of them can become a Spirit Master this year."
Watching the nine children follow Su Yuntao into the hut, Old Jack sighed. Still, he understood that for a small village like Holy Soul Village to produce even one Spirit Master was far too difficult. That so-called hope was merely comfort for himself and the parents present.
Inside the wooden hut, Angela curiously watched Su Yuntao activate his Martial Soul and awaken the children one by one. For a transmigrator, it truly was a wondrous sight.
Soon, it was Angela's turn. As warmth enveloped her entire body, she felt as though something within her was beginning to surge toward her palm.
Su Yuntao stared at Angela with shining eyes. He vaguely sensed that he might have struck gold this time!
As the Martial Soul awakening finished, Tang San stared fixedly at the strangely shaped sword and shield in Angela's hand. He confirmed it once again: there had been no such girl in Holy Soul Village in his previous life!
At the very least, that sword and shield was an exceptional Martial Soul! How could there be such a variable?
Just as Su Yuntao happily prepared to test Angela's Soul Power, a chill ran down his spine. Where had such powerful killing intent come from?
He turned around, but aside from a little boy with blue short hair and patched clothes, there was no one else.
Su Yuntao scratched his head. How strange. Had he imagined it?
"Uncle?"
Seeing Su Yuntao standing there as though lost in thought, Angela called out tentatively.
"Oh, it's nothing. Let's test your Soul Power first, child."
Su Yuntao shook his head. Forget it. He really must have sensed it wrong just now. He should test this girl's Soul Power first. His promotion was finally in sight!
As he watched the Testing Crystal blaze with light, Su Yuntao's ecstatic expression was impossible to hide.
Tang San, meanwhile, suppressed his killing intent once again.
It seemed that Martial Soul could block killing intent, Tang San thought secretly. As the former Asura God King, he could completely control his killing intent. The killing intent just now had been aimed in a straight line at Angela, yet Angela had shown no reaction at all. Su Yuntao, who stood on the same line as Angela, had only sensed something faintly.
"Innate Full Soul Power! Child, are you willing to join Spirit Hall? With talent like yours, you can directly enter Spirit City. You may not know about Spirit City, but it is the sacred land of Spirit Masters throughout the world! It's a city even larger and more prosperous than Nuoding City."
Already nearly delirious, Su Yuntao grabbed Angela's hand and asked. From the look of him, he was terrified that she might run away.
Angela struggled hard but could not break free, so she said helplessly, "Of course I'm willing, but Uncle, could you let go of my hand first?"
"Sorry, sorry. Then I'll take you to the Spirit Hall in the city right away. Oh, child, what is your name?"
Su Yuntao released Angela and rubbed his hands excitedly, looking as though he wished he could immediately fly with her to Spirit Hall in Nuoding City.
Of course he was excited. An obviously extraordinary Martial Soul combined with Innate Full Soul Power—this was a genius who could directly enter Spirit City to study and might even get a chance to speak before the Pope! At that point, forget a promotion. As long as this girl casually mentioned him before the Pope, he, Su Yuntao, would soar to greatness!
"My name is Angela, but I want to bring Grandpa with me."
Angela had no objection to when they would leave. She simply hoped to bring Old Jack, who had raised her for six years.
"Oh, we'll go to the Martial Soul Branch Hall in the city to register first. Then we can bring Old Jack over, and you can go to Spirit City together! Child, go inform Old Jack."
Su Yuntao had already asked Angela to wait outside while he began packing his things.
"Uncle, there are still three of us who haven't awakened."
Tang San could no longer remember how many times his killing intent had erupted today. He had just suppressed it twice more—once when he heard Angela agree to join Spirit Hall, and once when he saw Su Yuntao preparing to leave.
Unfortunately, he was still a child whose Martial Soul had not even awakened, and he had no Hidden Weapons in hand. The killing intent that was most useful to him at present was also blocked by an unknown Martial Soul. With only five Tang Sect Unique Skills, defeating a Soul Grandmaster was practically impossible.
Otherwise, a genius who wanted to join Spirit Hall, and a Spirit Hall Soul Grandmaster who intended to run off without awakening him, a future God King—you have chosen the Path of Seeking Death!
"Go, go, go. Can't you see I'm busy?" Su Yuntao's face was full of impatience. This child really did not know any better. For a village to produce a genius like this was already smoke rising from its ancestors' graves. There was no need to waste time on the rest.
"Uncle..."
Tang San had no choice but to suppress his killing intent again, putting on an expression as though he were about to cry. Just wait! You forced a future God King to make this face.
"Ah, fine, come on. Hopefully, one of you can have Innate Soul Power too."
Seeing Tang San on the verge of tears and the two children beside him staring expectantly, Su Yuntao finally relented. Three children would not take much time. Denying them even a chance would be a little too cruel.
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