Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou Empire, Farnos Province, Emperor Soul Village.
It was time once again for Emperor Soul Village's annual Martial Soul awakening.
All the children of suitable age in Emperor Soul Village had gathered outside the village's Spirit Hall branch, waiting for their Martial Souls to awaken.
Village chief Old John led three children before Spirit Hall's awakening envoy.
"Lord Soul Master, these are the children awakening their Martial Souls this year," Old John said with a respectful smile.
The envoy responsible for the awakening was a handsome young man in his twenties—the renowned Blind Douluo, Su Yuntao, Brother Tao.
Su Yuntao said somewhat impatiently, "All right, let them come in."
Having just finished awakening Martial Souls in neighboring Holy Soul Village, he was in a terrible mood.
Out of more than a dozen children, not one had awakened Soul Power.
There were only three children in Emperor Soul Village this year. He feared not even one of them would awaken Soul Power.
Led by Su Yuntao, the three children entered the wooden hut.
The child standing at the very back looked curiously at Su Yuntao.
I wonder what kind of Martial Soul I'll awaken. I hope it's strong enough, or I may never have the chance to avenge myself on Tang Hao in this lifetime! A flash of hatred passed through the child's eyes.
This child was named Wang Xian, a transmigrator from Blue Star.
Five years ago, he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent and become a one-year-old child.
The moment he arrived, he saw a burly middle-aged man wielding a massive hammer fighting a middle-aged angel with wings on his back.
His parents had tried to flee with him, barely one year old at the time, but fate had not favored them.
As the couple ran, a shockwave from the battle still came flying toward them.
His father had shielded his mother and him as they fled, taking the shockwave head-on and dying instantly.
His mother had brought him to Emperor Soul Village as a refugee and cared for him until he was three, but overwhelmed by grief over his father's death, she eventually passed away as well.
Fortunately, Old John, the kind-hearted chief of Emperor Soul Village, had taken him in and raised him until he was six.
Otherwise, whether he could have survived until now would have been uncertain.
After entering the Spirit Hall branch, Su Yuntao stood at the front and took out items to arrange the awakening formation.
Once it was set up, he signaled for the first child to step forward and awaken his Martial Soul.
The first child timidly walked forward. Su Yuntao said, "Stand inside the formation. No matter what happens next, don't be afraid."
"Lone Wolf, possess me."
With that, Su Yuntao directly entered Martial Soul Possession.
A faint blue light first emerged from the center of his brow, traveling upward along his forehead and into his hair.
Su Yuntao's hair had originally been black, but after the blue light entered it, it instantly turned gray and rapidly lengthened.
Gray fur also grew over his hands, while his body became even more muscular.
His eyes had turned an eerie green, and the claws on all ten fingers glimmered with a faint cold light.
One white and one yellow ring of light rose from behind him.
The boy was so frightened that he tried to run, but Su Yuntao firmly caught hold of him.
"Don't be afraid. This is just normal Martial Soul Possession."
After speaking, Su Yuntao poured Soul Power directly into the formation.
"Focus and feel the power inside your body."
Threads of golden light flowed from the formation before all pouring into the little boy's body.
Soon, the little boy involuntarily stretched out his right hand. Gray light flashed, and a Sickle appeared.
The boy stared at the Sickle in his hand in amazement. Su Yuntao handed him a crystal ball.
"A tool Martial Soul, Sickle. Put your hand on the crystal ball and test whether you have Soul Power."
The boy placed his hand on it, but the crystal ball showed no reaction.
"No Soul Power. Next." Su Yuntao was not surprised at all.
In these rural places, the chance of awakening Soul Power was practically zero.
The second child was no exception. He awakened a Hoe, and his Martial Soul likewise possessed no Soul Power.
"All right, the last one, hurry up and come forward," Su Yuntao urged.
He felt certain that the last one would have no Soul Power either.
Wang Xian walked forward expectantly and stepped into the awakening formation.
Su Yuntao swiftly infused Soul Power into the awakening formation as well.
Golden motes poured into Wang Xian's body, making him feel a wave of warmth as power began to surge within him.
Wang Xian spread open his right palm. Blue light flashed, and a tiny sprig of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his hand.
"Blue Silver Grass." Su Yuntao remained expressionless, looking as though this was exactly what he had expected.
Wang Xian looked at the frail Blue Silver Grass in his hand, disappointment appearing on his face.
Blue Silver Grass? How am I supposed to take revenge on Tang Hao with a Martial Soul like this?
If it had been any other Martial Soul, Wang Xian felt there might still have been room to work with it.
But an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul could only be suppressed before Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor.
"Let's awaken your Soul Power."
Though it was a Trash Martial Soul, Su Yuntao still dutifully handed over the crystal ball.
At his words, Wang Xian reached for the crystal ball. No dazzling radiance appeared as he had imagined; only a relatively weak glow lit up.
"Innate Soul Power level three." Su Yuntao was astonished.
Blue Silver Grass was famously a Trash Martial Soul. He had never expected it to awaken Soul Power.
In all his years as an awakening envoy, this had never happened before.
Seeing Wang Xian's somewhat dejected expression, Su Yuntao patted his shoulder.
"Child, it's already quite good for a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to have Soul Power. And you have Innate Soul Power level three. Work hard at cultivating, and you can become a Soul Master in the future."
Wang Xian gathered his emotions and nodded. "I understand. Thank you, Grandmaster Su Yuntao."
Then his gaze gradually became resolute. No matter what his Martial Soul was, he would avenge himself on Tang Hao, no matter who stood in his way.
Su Yuntao released his Martial Soul Possession, put away his things, and led the children out of Spirit Hall.
The moment they stepped outside, Old John could not help stepping forward to ask, "Grandmaster, did any child from our Emperor Soul Village awaken Soul Power?"
Su Yuntao nodded slightly. "Your luck is good. A child named Wang Xian did indeed awaken Soul Power. His Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and he has Innate Soul Power level three."
"If he cultivates diligently in the future, becoming a Soul Elder should not be a problem."
Old John immediately revealed an expression of wild delight. Emperor Soul Village had actually produced a Soul Master with Soul Power!
Wang Xian came out at that moment, and Old John immediately hurried over.
"Xiao Xian, you awakened Soul Power, didn't you?"
"That's right, Grandpa. My Innate Soul Power is level three."
Wang Xian deeply respected the village chief who had raised him, and he told him his Soul Power.
"Good, good, good!" Old John was overcome with emotion.
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