Awakening Martial Soul

Fasnuo Province, Heaven Dou Empire

Nuoding City, Saint Soul Village

This village is located south of Nuoding City in Fasnuo Province, a small village with just over three hundred households.

Don't let its size fool you; the village dares to call itself Saint Soul Village because over a hundred years ago, a Soul Master who emerged from the village reached the Soul Sage realm and returned to leave a handprint.

This day is the annual Awakening Day. At the Martial Soul Hall in the center of the village, eight children have already arrived, along with Elder Old Jack. They are all looking towards the village entrance, waiting for the Martial Soul Hall attendant to appear and awaken their martial souls. The protagonist is naturally among them.

Among these eight children, one has healthy, wheat-colored skin and is noticeably larger than the others. His name is Su Ming.

Old Jack glanced around and noticed one person was missing. He was about to go look for them himself when he saw Su Ming.

"Su Ming, go find Tang San."

"I told him a few days ago about the martial soul awakening. Go see why he's not here yet, maybe he forgot."

"Okay, Grandpa Jack."

Old Jack scanned the lineup and realized one person was still missing.

"Okay, Grandpa Jack."

Su Ming responded, turned, and ran towards Tang San's house at the west end of the village.

He hadn't run far before he slowed down, walking with his head down as if lost in thought.

Actually, he wasn't thinking.

He was confirming.

Ever since Su Ming awakened his past life memories a month ago, after the initial excitement, he had calmed down and tried to summon the system.

The system didn't appear, but he found a furnace in his mind. He could only sense it; he couldn't take it out or figure out how to use it.

In his past life.

He was an ordinary, struggling nobody who was hit by a truck running a red light while crossing the road.

When he opened his eyes again, he had become a child on the Douluo Continent about to awaken his martial soul. His parents died when he was two, and he grew up being fed by everyone in the village.

He wondered if his Golden Finger could be used after his martial soul awakened.

"Sigh..."

"Su Ming!"

A voice interrupted his thoughts.

He looked up and realized he had walked to Tang San's doorstep while lost in thought.

A black-haired boy stood in the yard, holding something, and looking up at him.

"Tang San, Grandpa Jack sent me to find you," Su Ming waved at him. "It's martial soul awakening today, did you forget?"

Tang San blinked, then nodded: "I didn't forget, I'm coming now."

"Then let's hurry, maybe Master Su Yuntao has already arrived. If we're not fast, after he's done awakening, we'll have to go to the Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall to awaken."

Without waiting for Tang San's reply, Su Ming jogged towards the Martial Soul Hall in the center of the village. Tang San quickly caught up to Su Ming.

The two of them ran to the central Martial Soul Hall and saw a young man in the standard robe of the Martial Soul Hall already standing there. A badge on his chest indicated he was a formal Soul Grand Master.

Seeing that only Su Ming and Tang San were left running over.

The young man glanced at the nine children in front of him and said to Old Jack, "Everyone should be here, right?"

"Yes, everyone's here."

"Since everyone is here, follow me." The young man walked to the door of the Martial Soul Hall and opened it. "Come in, everyone."

The children entered the Martial Soul Hall. The young man walked to the front, where martial souls were awakened, and turned to the nine children, saying:

"Come, children, stand in a line."

Since Su Ming and Tang San arrived a bit late, they were eighth and ninth, respectively.

Watching them line up, the young man took out six black gems and a blue crystal ball, setting up the awakening ritual.

The young man said softly, "My name is Su Yuntao, an attendant of the Martial Soul Hall, a Level 26 Soul Grand Master, and your guide. Now, I will awaken your martial souls one by one."

"Starting with you, come and stand between the six stones. Remember, don't be afraid, no matter what happens."

"Lone Wolf, possess!"

Seeing Su Yuntao summon his martial soul, a wolf's head appeared behind him, and his entire body transformed into a werewolf. This scene truly frightened the children, but Su Ming wasn't particularly surprised; he was even a little excited.

As Su Yuntao guided his Soul Power, "Raise your right hand."

The child in the awakening ritual subconsciously raised his right hand, and a faint light gathered on his right hand. A scythe appeared out of thin air in his right hand.

"Martial Soul Scythe. It's barely a weapon martial soul with some attack power. Let's test your Soul Power." He then handed over a blue crystal ball.

"Control your martial soul with your mind, retract it, and place your hand on this ball."

As the martial soul was retracted into his body, the boy placed one hand on the ball. After a moment, Su Yuntao said with some disappointment, "No Soul Power. You cannot become a Soul Master. Go to the side for now."

"Next, continue, the next one."

The next six had no Soul Power, their Martial Souls were ordinary farming tools, Blue Silver Grass, not even a single beast Martial Soul.

"Come, next." As he continued to use his Soul Power, Su Yuntao was clearly a little tired.

Su Ming walked forward excitedly. As Su Yuntao's Soul Power was injected, the golden light in the formation gathered towards Su Ming's right hand. Su Ming also felt a warm current in his body condensing towards his right hand.

A cloud emerged from Su Ming's right hand. With the awakening of his Martial Soul, the Furnace in his mind finally stirred, and a piece of information entered Su Ming's mind.

Seeing the cloud Martial Soul on Su Ming's right hand, Su Yuntao handed over the crystal ball with slight excitement.

"Come, child, put away your Martial Soul and place your hand on it to see how much Innate Soul Power you have."

Su Ming snapped back to reality, put away his Martial Soul, placed his hand on the Soul Testing Ball, and injected a bit of Soul Power. A beam of light lit up on the testing ball, about half its capacity.

Looking at the brightness of the testing ball, Su Yuntao said to Su Ming with excitement, "You're the first person I've seen awaken Soul Power since I started visiting villages this year. Innate Soul Power level 6. Do you want to join the Martial Soul Hall?"

Su Ming looked at the excited Su Yuntao, thought about the information he had just received from his Golden Finger, and then said:

"Master Su Yuntao, I still have one more person behind me who hasn't awakened their Martial Soul. Let's help him awaken his Martial Soul first."

As Su Ming's words fell, the excitement on Su Yuntao's face froze for a moment, then turned into a knowing smile.

"Alright, you can go to Nuoding City to study then, broaden your horizons, and then consider. If you want to join the Martial Soul Hall in the future, you can come find me at the Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall."

After speaking, he looked at the last person, Tang San, who, just like in the original story, awakened the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Seeing it was Blue Silver Grass, Su Yuntao knew there was no hope and prepared to pack up and leave. Tang San was unwilling and decided to try.

"Master, can you let me try? What if I have Soul Power?"

"A Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass, I haven't seen anyone with Soul Power since I started working," he said, though he still handed the crystal ball to Tang San.

As Tang San took it, the crystal ball immediately shone brightly.

"It's actually Innate Full Soul Power! This is truly strange, but at least you can become a Soul Master. It's a pity that it's ultimately a waste Martial Soul."

"Alright, since the awakening is finished, you can all leave."

"Su Ming, Tang San, this is your awakening certificate. Keep it safe."

After speaking, he took out a pen and paper and quickly wrote, then stamped it with his seal and handed it to the two of them.