Martial Soul Magikarp

"A useless detached Martial Soul—Magikarp!"

Inside the Spirit Hall of Daoxiang Village, Su Yuntao looked at the fish in the little boy's hands, its mouth opening and closing slightly, and spoke without mercy.

Because of the son of a certain Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan leader, detached animal Martial Souls had practically become synonymous with useless Martial Souls across the continent.

What was more, Master Ma Xiunuo of Spirit Hall had used that example to lecture him more than once.

So when Su Yuntao saw that the little boy's awakened Martial Soul was being held in his hands rather than possessing his body, he decisively declared it a useless Martial Soul.

Hearing Su Yuntao's words, Lu Yi looked at the Magikarp in his hands, with its yellow whiskers and crown-shaped dorsal and pelvic fins, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Though the Blind God King had called it useless, adding another God King to the God Realm.

If possible, however, Lu Yi did not particularly want the label of a useless Martial Soul.

"Alright, study it carefully later. Put your hand on the crystal ball first. I'll test your Soul Power!"

Seeing Lu Yi staring fixedly at the Magikarp in his hands, Su Yuntao took out the crystal ball used to test Soul Power and spoke with a hint of pity in his voice.

Poor kid. So far, there had only ever been one case of a detached animal Martial Soul on the entire continent. He had never expected this child to encounter the second.

Hearing Su Yuntao's words, Lu Yi put away the Magikarp and slowly placed his hand on the crystal ball in Su Yuntao's hand.

In an instant, the crystal ball emitted a faint blue glow.

"Innate Soul Power Level Two!"

Looking at the blue light that filled about one-fifth of the crystal ball, Su Yuntao spoke slowly.

After putting away the crystal ball, Su Yuntao looked at Lu Yi again, his eyes filled with regret.

Innate Soul Power Level Two. This child's talent was already comparable to his own, yet he had a useless detached Martial Soul!

After hearing Su Yuntao's words, Lu Yi immediately relaxed. As long as he had Soul Power, that was enough.

Having Soul Power meant he had hope of becoming a Soul Master. During the six years since he had transmigrated here, Lu Yi's greatest concern had not been awakening a useless Martial Soul, but having no Soul Power and being unable to become a Soul Master.

After all, this was a world where Soul Masters stood above all else. As long as one became a Soul Master, even a mere one-ring Soul Master could collect one Gold Soul Coin from Spirit Hall every month and live a fairly comfortable life. (One Gold Soul Coin = one hundred Silver Soul Coins = ten thousand Bronze Soul Coins. I adjusted the exchange rate a little.)

Without Soul Power, one could only become a commoner at the very bottom of this world, worrying not only about food and warmth every day, but also whether they might get caught up in a Soul Master's battle and die miserably.

Of course, although it was a detached Martial Soul, Lu Yi's future was not quite so bleak. After all, he knew Magikarp's potential.

He only needed to cultivate patiently and wait for the day Magikarp leaped over the Dragon Gate and evolved into Gyarados.

With Gyarados's potential, it should count as a high-tier Martial Soul. With Gyarados, he should at least be able to cultivate to Soul Saint.

If Gyarados could evolve further and undergo Mega Evolution, then even becoming a Titled Douluo would not be impossible. His future was simply brilliant.

At the side, Su Yuntao looked at Lu Yi with conflicted eyes. While recruiting children with Soul Power talent into Spirit Hall could earn him a bonus, would Master Ma Xiunuo's opinion of him be affected if he learned that Su Yuntao had brought a child with a useless detached Martial Soul into Spirit Hall? What if accepting Lu Yi caused him to miss out on future promotions?

In the end, Su Yuntao decided to first see whether any of the remaining children awakened with decent talent. After all, today's very first awakening had already been a success. Who knew if there might be someone even better later?

"Innate Soul Power Level Two!"

"Child, are you interested in joining Spirit Hall?"

Su Yuntao's luck was indeed quite good today. In the very last child of Lu Yi's group, he had actually awakened a second child with Innate Soul Power, whose Martial Soul was an axe.

Hearing Su Yuntao's words, Lu Yi came back to his senses and looked toward the source of the voice.

He saw Wang Shu, who usually trained the hardest behind him, staring excitedly at the one-handed axe in his hand.

"I'll listen to Brother Yi!" Wang Shu looked up at Lu Yi and said after hearing Su Yuntao's words.

Hearing Wang Shu's words, Su Yuntao followed his gaze toward Lu Yi.

"Um, Brother Su, we're both too young to make that decision ourselves. How about we ask Wang Shu's parents what they think?"

Looking at the green gleam in Su Yuntao's wolf-like eyes, Lu Yi spoke weakly.

"That works. Don't lose heart, either. If you work hard with Innate Soul Power Level Two, even a useless Martial Soul still has a chance to become a Soul Master!"

"When you go to Nuoding Academy, you can come find me. My words carry weight around Nuoding City!"

Seeing that Lu Yi had not rashly made the decision for Wang Shu, Su Yuntao could not help developing a favorable impression of him. He patted Lu Yi on the shoulder as he spoke.

Yet from beginning to end, he never invited Lu Yi to join Spirit Hall.

Seeing this, a trace of disappointment inevitably appeared in Lu Yi's eyes.

Although the current Pope of Spirit Hall was a lunatic with something wrong in his head, Spirit Hall was still the greatest force in the world. With a big tree to lean against, one could enjoy the shade.

Joining Spirit Hall could save Lu Yi a great deal of early development time, but since Su Yuntao had not invited him, there was nothing he could do.

Still, not joining had its own benefits. At least when the chosen child of this era settled accounts with Spirit Hall in the future, he would not have to worry about being caught in the crossfire.

"Then, Brother Su, could you give me a Meditation Method for cultivation?"

Looking at the bold-looking Su Yuntao before him, Lu Yi asked in an obedient tone.

Since he could not join Spirit Hall and shorten his development time, he had to obtain every resource that could speed up his growth in the early stages.

There were still three months before Nuoding Academy began. If he obtained a Meditation Method and started cultivating early, he would have three more months of cultivation than children his age and win right from the starting line.

"Cough, cough, cough—" Hearing Lu Yi's words, Su Yuntao immediately choked on his own saliva and coughed several times.

Looking at Lu Yi's obedient expression, perhaps out of pity, or perhaps because he regretted Lu Yi's talent, he eventually took out a small booklet and handed it to Lu Yi.

"Here, a Meditation Method. Remember not to spread it around. And here's your Martial Soul certificate. If you lose it, remember to come to Nuoding Martial Soul Hall and find me for a replacement. Otherwise, you won't be able to attend Nuoding Academy!"

Looking at Lu Yi's obedient appearance, Su Yuntao spoke irritably.

"Thank you, Brother Su!"

Looking at the Meditation Method in his hand, Lu Yi obediently thanked Su Yuntao.

"Let's go. Get outside. Your village chief must be getting anxious!"

After handing the other Martial Soul certificate in his hand to Wang Shu, Su Yuntao called out to Lu Yi and the others, then headed outside Spirit Hall.