"Thud, thud, thud..."
"Coming, coming."
A handsome boy with long black hair opened the wooden door.
The boy was named Xu Yuan, a transmigrator from Earth.
After an accident, he had transmigrated into the body of an orphan in Iron Hammer Village.
It was worth mentioning that Iron Hammer Village wasn't far from Holy Soul Village. It only took a few hours to walk there.
The old man knocking on the door was named Chen Xiao, the village chief of Iron Hammer Village.
Xu Yuan looked at Chen Xiao and asked curiously, "Grandpa Village Chief, is something the matter?"
Chen Xiao stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Xiao Yuan, today's the day you awaken your Martial Soul. Hurry to the Spirit Hall in the village center and get it awakened."
When he learned that today was the day of his Martial Soul awakening, Xu Yuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.
He had finally waited for this day. If he had Soul Power, he wouldn't have to become a farmer.
Xu Yuan knew perfectly well that in this world, where strength reigned supreme, trying to make money without any power was practically asking for death.
After hastily tidying up, Xu Yuan followed Village Chief Chen Xiao and hurried toward the Spirit Hall in the village center.
All along the way, his heart pounded, his mind filled with thoughts of the Martial Soul he was about to awaken.
The village's Spirit Hall was more of a wooden hut than a proper Spirit Hall.
It was opened once a year, when people came to awaken their Martial Souls. The rest of the time, it was almost always closed.
By the time they arrived, seven children had already gathered inside. They all looked expectant, with a hint of nervousness.
A Spirit Hall Deacon in a white robe stood in the hall. His expression was stern as his gaze swept over the children one by one.
The deacon introduced himself. "My name is Su Yuntao. I'm in charge of awakening your Martial Souls."
When he learned that the man was Su Yuntao, Xu Yuan inexplicably felt that everything was in the bag. After all, this was the renowned Blind-Eyed God King.
To be honest, it wasn't that Su Yuntao was incapable. He simply lacked experience.
He spent all year awakening Martial Souls for people in this remote region. How could he know how powerful the Martial Souls of those fanfic protagonists were?
As for Tang San, it was only natural that Su Yuntao thought his Martial Soul was trash. He didn't know that Blue Silver Grass could evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.
Xu Yuan remembered that after Tang San and the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils had been strengthened by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San had still been beaten into depression when they faced Skywater Academy in a competition.
While Xu Yuan's thoughts were wandering, the awakening ceremony had already begun.
The children who had awakened their Martial Souls before Zheng Xi had no Soul Power. Their Martial Souls were mostly common ones, and at last, it was Xu Yuan's turn.
Su Yuntao expressionlessly gestured for Xu Yuan to step forward and enter the awakening formation.
Xu Yuan stepped into the formation, and Su Yuntao infused it with Soul Power.
The next moment, light enveloped Xu Yuan's body.
The children around them held their breath, their gazes fixed on Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, trying his best to clear his mind.
He could clearly feel a warm current slowly rising from his dantian and spreading through his limbs and bones.
The current grew stronger and stronger, as if something were about to burst out of his body.
When the light vanished, Xu Yuan's right hand rose slightly, and a sprig of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his palm.
"Blue Silver Grass?" Su Yuntao frowned, his voice carrying undisguised disappointment. "Another Trash Martial Soul."
He had seen too many cases like this. In these remote villages, Martial Souls like Blue Silver Grass, hoes, and sickles were the most common. They almost meant that the path to becoming a Soul Master was closed.
The children around them murmured softly. Their expectant gazes now held a touch of understanding and sympathy.
Village Chief Chen Xiao stood to the side. The smile on his face faded, and he let out a quiet sigh.
Xu Yuan merely smiled and said to Su Yuntao, "Can you test my Soul Power?"
Su Yuntao nodded and gestured for Xu Yuan to step forward for the Soul Power test.
Xu Yuan paid no attention to Su Yuntao's attitude. He simply reached out and gently pressed his hand against the crystal ball.
The moment his palm touched the icy sphere, a surge of energy within him found an outlet and rushed into the crystal ball.
The blue crystal ball instantly burst into dazzling light, so brilliant that it was almost impossible to keep one's eyes open.
Su Yuntao froze, his eyes widening and his mouth falling slightly open, as if someone had gripped him by the throat. He couldn't utter a word.
"Th-this is..." Su Yuntao murmured, his voice breaking. His eyes were full of disbelief.
The children around them were even more shocked, their mouths hanging open. Some even instinctively stepped back, too frightened by the sight to speak.
The wrinkles on Village Chief Chen Xiao's face relaxed at once, and an astonishing gleam flashed in his cloudy eyes.
He stumbled two steps forward, staring fixedly at the glowing crystal ball. His lips trembled, but for a long while he couldn't utter a word.
"F-full Soul Power?!" Su Yuntao finally found his voice, horror filling his tone. "Blue Silver Grass... How could it have Innate Full Soul Power?!"
He rubbed his eyes hard, suspecting he was hallucinating.
Innate Full Soul Power!
A talent like this was as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, even at Spirit Hall headquarters. How could it appear in a remote little place like Iron Hammer Village—and with the publicly recognized Trash Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, no less?
Su Yuntao sighed. "What a pity. If you had another Martial Soul, you could go to Spirit City."
Xu Yuan withdrew his hand, not caring about what Su Yuntao had said.
After seeing Su Yuntao off, Chen Xiao came over to Xu Yuan, visibly excited. "After decades, we finally have a child with Soul Power. Next time I run into Old Jack, I can brag to that fellow."
Chen Xiao came back to himself and said to Xu Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, in a little while, I'll send you to Notting Academy to study."
Xu Yuan bowed in thanks. "Then thank you, Grandpa."
Chen Xiao waved his hand. "It's nothing. It's what I should do."
After saying goodbye to Chen Xiao, Xu Yuan returned home and shut the door.
In truth, he had two other Martial Souls. He didn't have only one.
When he awakened Blue Silver Grass, half his heart had gone cold. But once he sensed that he had two more Martial Souls within him, he wasn't worried at all.
As for people with Triple Martial Souls, Huo Yuhao from Douluo II was pretty much the only one.
And Tang Wutong?
That was just a wisp of Tang San's divine consciousness. It didn't count as a Martial Soul.
"I wonder what my second and third Martial Souls are." As he spoke, Xu Yuan held out his left hand.
The next moment, a little hammer appeared in his palm.
"?????"
The instant he saw the hammer, Xu Yuan was completely dumbfounded.
He even began to wonder if he was Tang Hao's other son.
Because his second Martial Soul was none other than the Clear Sky Hammer!
Xu Yuan really didn't know what to say. This was simply too outrageous.
Just as Xu Yuan was questioning his life, a trident symbol appeared on his forehead.
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