Tang San: "Your Martial Soul Is Better Than Mine? You're Courting Death!"

"Heavy Armored Earth Dragon?" Feeling the primal, savage power within his body while listening to Su Yuntao's explanation, Chen Ming silently raised his arm.

How should he describe it?

It was not the complete bestial transformation normally seen after a Beast Martial Soul Spirit Master underwent Martial Soul Possession. Instead, it was a special structure resembling armor.

Chen Ming could feel that a new layer of skin had covered the surface of his body. This layer perfectly inherited his senses while possessing far greater defensive power. Beneath it, his own skin still remained, merely fused together with it for the time being.

The Martial Soul's Dragon Scale and earth element had blended over Chen Ming's body, giving him an appearance that was part beast transformation and part armored covering. The primal strength of a dragon and the solid, steady feeling of armor had combined perfectly.

Although he could not see his current full appearance, Chen Ming could tell just by lowering his head and looking at the changes on his body that his looks were definitely not bad now.

"Child, hurry and test your Soul Power!" Su Yuntao stuffed the crystal ball into Chen Ming's hands and watched him expectantly.

Chen Ming did not even need to deliberately channel his Soul Power. The instant the crystal ball touched his hand, it burst forth with suction, drawing the Soul Power within him into it. As Chen Ming's Soul Power continuously poured in, the crystal ball's glow became increasingly bright until it finally resembled a small light bulb.

"Innate Soul Power Level Seven? Such outstanding talent?!" Su Yuntao gasped sharply. "This talent, this Martial Soul... Could you be a descendant of that Spirit Saint from back then? No, that Spirit Saint's Martial Soul wasn't an Earth Dragon..."

"Still, with your talent, your chances of becoming a Spirit Emperor or Spirit Saint in the future are extremely high. Perhaps Holy Soul Village will produce another Spirit Saint someday!"

"Old Village Chief, congratulations! Holy Soul Village has produced a fine seedling!" Su Yuntao patted Chen Ming on the shoulder, then turned to congratulate Old Jack.

But before Old Jack or Chen Ming could say anything, a voice abruptly cut in.

"Innate Level Seven... is that Soul Power Level very high?" Tang San walked over to Chen Ming's side. Looking at Chen Ming's imposing and ferocious armor-like Martial Soul, his eyes flickered with envy and curiosity.

"You don't even know about Innate Soul Power? Didn't your parents tell you?" Su Yuntao looked at Tang San, finding it very strange. Setting aside whether this child had any manners, shouldn't everyone know about Innate Soul Power?

"I don't have a mother." A trace of displeasure flashed through Tang San's eyes. Although Su Yuntao had merely asked instinctively and held no ill intent, Tang San still became somewhat more dissatisfied with him.

"Then your father should have told you." Su Yuntao had just been about to say something when Chen Ming tugged at the hem of his clothes.

"Lord Soul Master, Tang San's father is famously lazy and irresponsible in the village. He has had to take care of his father since he was very young, so it is understandable that he doesn't know."

Chen Ming turned and explained to Tang San, "Innate Soul Power is a person's talent. The higher the Soul Power Level, the better the talent. The lowest Innate Soul Power is Level One, while the highest is Level Ten. Level Ten is known as Innate Full Soul Power, the greatest cultivation talent. My Level Seven Soul Power is already about the same as that Spirit Saint from Holy Soul Village's legends."

"Level Seven... Spirit Saint... It would be great if I had Innate Soul Power Level Seven too." Tang San's eyes were filled with envy. To him now, great figures like Spirit Saints, capable of "overturning rivers and seas," existed only in legends.

"All right, Little San, go line up." Old Jack pressed a hand on Tang San's shoulder and pushed him to the back of the line, then eagerly pulled Chen Ming aside.

After his Martial Soul awakened, Chen Ming felt as though he had formed some faint connection with the earth beneath his feet. If he had not voluntarily followed Old Jack, Old Jack probably would not have been able to move him even by pushing.

The Martial Soul awakenings continued. After several children awakened farm-tool Martial Souls and Blue Silver Grass, it was finally Tang San's turn at the very end of the line.

Just as described in the original story, under the glow of the awakening formation, a stalk of Blue Silver Grass appeared in Tang San's hand. This time, it was not only Su Yuntao who showed disdain; even Tang San himself looked at the blood-connected Blue Silver Grass in his hand with a disgusted expression.

Without comparison, there was no harm. Among all those farm tools, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass would naturally have seemed like nothing. But Chen Ming had awakened the ferocious and imposing Heavy Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul, and was still standing to one side in his Martial Soul Possession state. The enormous gap between them was obvious at a glance.

A majestic giant dragon and Blue Silver Grass that could be found everywhere by the roadside were simply incomparable.

Just as Su Yuntao was preparing to put his things away, the unwilling Tang San finally spoke up and asked for the crystal ball so he could test his Innate Soul Power.

"Blue Silver Grass is nothing more than a useless Martial Soul found everywhere by the roadside. I have never heard of any Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul possessing Innate Soul Power." Though Su Yuntao said that, he still handed the crystal ball to Tang San.

But when the light of Innate Full Soul Power appeared, Su Yuntao and Old Jack were both startled. Only Chen Ming, who already knew the original story, was not surprised.

"How strange. A powerful Martial Soul like the Heavy Armored Earth Dragon doesn't have Innate Full Soul Power, while Blue Silver Grass does. This is completely backward."

"Still, Blue Silver Grass is Blue Silver Grass. Even with Innate Full Soul Power, it is inferior to normal Martial Souls. Compared to a Sub-Dragon Martial Soul carrying True Dragon bloodline, it is simply far too lacking."

Su Yuntao shook his head at Tang San, then pulled Chen Ming aside as if preparing to discuss something. Seeing this, Tang San clenched his fists, and his gaze toward Chen Ming and Su Yuntao filled with disgust.

Why was it that he possessed Innate Full Soul Power, the greatest talent, yet received less attention than someone with Innate Soul Power Level Seven?

This was simply...

Hmph! Once I recreate the Tang Sect's hidden weapons and techniques in this world, these people will definitely regret their decision today.

Without waiting for Old Jack to say anything, Tang San gave a muffled snort and stormed out the door, leaving everyone present behind. Seeing this, Old Jack's eyes showed a trace of displeasure, but it soon faded.

A useless Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power was still a useless Martial Soul. If Tang San was unhappy, then so be it. Tang San was usually a sensible child, and every time he called him Grandpa, he sounded so affectionate. Old Jack had also often helped him out, so he presumably was not the narrow-minded sort. He simply could not control his emotions well.

After some time, he would probably come to understand.