Su Mo

Tian Yue Kingdom, Linyang City.

At the Su family mansion, a Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony was being held in the vast martial arts arena.

An altar had been erected at the center of the arena.

A great number of Su family elders and disciples had gathered in the arena to watch the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony.

"Human Grade Second Tier Martial Soul!"

"Human Grade Third Tier Martial Soul!"

"Human Grade Third Tier Martial Soul!"

As one Su family descendant after another awakened their Martial Souls, the Su family elder presiding over the ceremony repeatedly announced the results in a loud voice.

A Martial Soul's grade represented a martial artist's cultivation talent. Human Grade Second Tier and Human Grade Third Tier Martial Souls could only be considered mediocre talents, with nothing worth praising.

Only those whose Martial Souls surpassed Human Grade Fourth Tier could be considered exceptionally gifted within the Su family.

In the arena, many people's gazes repeatedly swept toward the two youths standing at the front.

One of them wore green, the other purple, and both were fairly handsome.

The youth in green was Su Mo, the Su family's young master and the son of the Su Family Patriarch.

The youth in purple was Su Yu, son of the Su Family Great Elder.

Both were outstanding figures among the younger generation of the Su family, blessed with extraordinary talent.

Especially the young master, Su Mo. At merely fifteen, he had already completed the ninth level of Body Tempering, making him one of the most talented among the Su family's younger generation.

Thus, everyone in the Su family eagerly awaited the grades of Martial Souls Su Mo and Su Yu would awaken!

Up ahead.

Su Yu and Su Mo stood together, and beside the latter stood a beautiful girl in green.

Su Yu stood tall and straight. He glanced at Su Mo beside him, sneered, and said, "Su Mo, you are called the Su family's number one genius. I hope the Martial Soul you awaken later will live up to that title!"

Provocation gleamed in Su Yu's eyes. His talent was exceedingly high, yet within the Su family, he had always been overshadowed by Su Mo.

The halo of the family's number one genius was simply too dazzling, stealing away all the glory that should have belonged to him.

He could only become a foil!

Glancing again at the girl in green beside Su Mo, Su Yu secretly seethed. Even the woman he liked had utterly fallen for Su Mo, and it infuriated him beyond measure.

Now, his chance had finally come. As long as the Martial Soul he awakened at the ceremony surpassed Su Mo's, he could trample this family number one genius beneath his feet and win the beauty's heart.

Su Mo, clad in green, remained calm. Hearing Su Yu's words, he said nothing more. He knew perfectly well of the other's hostility toward him.

"Next, Liu Yushan, step forward!"

At that moment, the elder presiding over the ceremony called out loudly, his gaze falling upon the girl in green beside Su Mo.

"Yushan, good luck!"

Su Mo turned his head and gave the girl in green a slight smile. She was his cousin, and the two had grown up together as childhood sweethearts. He wondered what grade of Martial Soul she would awaken.

"Cousin, I won't let you down!" Liu Yushan smiled with bright eyes and pearly teeth. Then, with lotus steps lightly shifting, she walked toward the altar.

Liu Yushan was somewhat nervous, worried that she would awaken a Martial Soul of too low a grade and thus be unworthy of Su Mo.

After all, they were already planning to become engaged next year. If her Martial Soul Talent was too poor, things would become troublesome.

Su Yu glanced at Su Mo, then at Liu Yushan, and snorted inwardly. He had to awaken a powerful Martial Soul and make the two of them look up to him.

Liu Yushan sat cross-legged upon the altar. Streams of glowing runes entered her body, and before long, a sword shadow rose into the air.

It was a green longsword, three feet of azure edge, its sharp aura spreading out. Wrapped around the sword shadow were four yellow rings.

"Liu Yushan, Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul!" the elder announced loudly, secretly nodding in approval.

A Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul could not be called genius-level, but it was still exceptionally good.

"Impressive!"

"Liu Yushan's Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul Talent is worthy of Su Mo!"

"I wonder just how high Su Mo's Martial Soul Talent is?"

Quite a few young Su family disciples discussed in low voices.

"Not bad." Su Mo nodded as well, happy for Liu Yushan. Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul Talent was absolutely considered excellent in Linyang City.

Su Yu remained silent. Liu Yushan's awakening of a Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul put some pressure on him.

"Next, Su Mo, step forward!"

At this moment, the voice of the elder presiding over the ceremony rang out once more.

Hearing this, Su Mo immediately strode onto the altar.

At this moment, the entire martial arts arena fell silent. Everyone stared at Su Mo, secretly filled with anticipation, eager to see what grade of Martial Soul the Su family's number one genius would awaken!

"Cousin, good luck!" Liu Yushan, who had just stepped down from the altar, encouraged Su Mo with excitement on her pretty face.

She was extremely excited. Awakening a Human Grade Fourth Tier Martial Soul had come as a tremendous surprise to her.

Su Mo nodded and walked onto the altar. He sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

From beneath the altar, streams of rune-light immediately drifted out and continuously entered Su Mo's body.

At this time, the Su family disciples watching from all around began discussing among themselves upon seeing Su Mo take the stage.

"I wonder what grade of Martial Soul Su Mo will awaken?"

"As the Su family's young master, Brother Su Mo's Martial Soul grade certainly won't be low!"

"That's right! Su Mo completed the ninth level of Body Tempering before even reaching fifteen. His Martial Soul grade must be extremely high!"

Amid the discussions of the Su family disciples, more and more runes flashed upon the altar until they wrapped around Su Mo's entire body.

Su Mo sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his breathing slightly hurried. From within his body, bursts of rumbling gradually sounded.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes locked tightly upon the altar!

Boom!

At last, with an explosive roar, a pitch-black phantom suddenly rose from Su Mo's body.

The pitch-black phantom was an enormous vortex. Within it lay a bottomless black hole that gave off a chilling sensation.

At the same time, a yellow ring flashed above the phantom.

Ah!

In an instant, the eyes of everyone in the Su family present turned vacant.

Why was there only one ring?

A Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul?

That couldn't be possible, could it?

Everyone in the Su family was stunned. Even Su Yu and Liu Yushan wore blank expressions, utterly astonished.

Because none of them had expected Su Mo to awaken only a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul.

A Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul was the lowest-grade Martial Soul of all. It was simply a useless Martial Soul!

Su Mo sat cross-legged on the altar and slowly opened his eyes. When he saw his own Martial Soul, he too froze.

"A Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul...!"

Su Mo murmured to himself, a bitter smile curling at the corner of his lips. He had never imagined that he would awaken the lowest-grade Martial Soul!

A short while later, everyone recovered their senses, and the entire martial arts arena instantly erupted.

"Heavens, am I seeing this wrong? A Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul? The absolute trashiest Martial Soul?"

"He actually awakened a useless Martial Soul! I wasted all that anticipation, damn it!"

"What number one genius? He is clearly the Su family's number one waste!"

"..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion. For a time, the looks all the Su family elders and younger disciples gave Su Mo changed.

They no longer held the respect and envy they once had. Instead, their eyes were filled with disappointment, disdain, and contempt.

Liu Yushan's pretty face turned ugly. Her expression was complicated, and she was deeply disappointed.

In her view, Su Mo should have awakened a Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul, perhaps one of an even higher grade.

Yet the result was the complete opposite.

"Hahahaha!"

Su Yu laughed, a mocking smile curling across his lips. He then turned to Liu Yushan in the distance and sneered, "Yushan, do you still think he is worthy of you?"

Hearing this, Liu Yushan remained silent, unsure of what to feel.

Upon the altar, Su Mo slowly rose to his feet, his fists unconsciously clenching.

Sweeping his cold gaze over the crowd and seeing their expressions, Su Mo sneered inwardly. These people really are shamelessly snobbish!

Back when his talent had been extraordinary, everyone had treated him with courtesy. Wherever he went, crowds had flocked around him, their flattery ringing out like firecrackers.

Now that he had awakened a trash Martial Soul, they immediately changed their faces.

After a moment, Su Mo took a deep breath and strode down from the altar.

"Next, Su Yu!"

The presiding elder called out loudly. He glanced at Su Mo descending from the altar and secretly shook his head. This former genius was completely ruined!

With a Human Grade First Tier Martial Soul, the Martial Dao path would be utterly impassable. His path had been severed from this day onward.

Hearing this, Su Yu walked toward the altar with a proud expression. As he passed Su Mo, their figures crossing each other, he immediately let out a cold laugh.

"Su Mo, I even regarded you as an opponent, but you are not worthy. From now on, you will forever be trampled beneath my feet!"

Su Yu felt incomparably satisfied. Su Mo's Martial Soul was only the lowest-grade sort; from now on, he would not even be qualified to carry Su Yu's shoes.

No matter how poor the Martial Soul Su Yu awakened later was, it could not possibly be a Human Grade First Tier useless Martial Soul!

After saying that, Su Yu strode onto the altar.

Su Mo ignored him, descended from the altar, and returned to Liu Yushan's side.

Standing in the martial arts arena, Su Mo felt countless disdainful gazes upon him. Some of the nearby disciples all wore expressions of contempt.

His heart could not help but twitch. Falling from heaven into hell overnight truly felt terrible.

"Yushan, I've disappointed you!" Su Mo looked at his cousin and sighed helplessly.

"Cousin, I'm not disappointed." Liu Yushan spoke softly, her expression cold.

"Oh?" Su Mo was puzzled. His Martial Soul Talent was so low, yet she was not disappointed?

However, her next words made his face darken.

"There has never been any special relationship between us. Becoming an ordinary person may not be a bad thing for you!" Liu Yushan said blandly.

Hearing this, Su Mo's heart tightened. Then he shook his head and gave a mute laugh.

He understood!

His cousin was no different from everyone else. She too despised his Martial Soul Talent.

Roar!

At that moment, a beastly roar suddenly rang out from Su Yu's body atop the altar.

Above Su Yu's head, the phantom of an enormous python rose into the air, majestic and imposing.

Five yellow rings appeared around the python phantom, dazzling and eye-catching.

"Five rings! It is a Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul—the Iron Scale Python!"

Upon seeing Su Yu's Martial Soul, the presiding elder was first stunned, then immediately shouted in excitement.

A Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul was already the highest-grade Martial Soul in all of Linyang City. At last, the Su family had produced another genius.

Seeing Su Yu's Martial Soul, the entire martial arts arena fell into silence.

After the silence, the arena erupted once more.

"He actually has a Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul!"

"Brother Su Yu is mighty!"

"Brother Su Yu is the Su family's true number one genius! Su Mo is not even worth a fart!"

"That's right! Su Mo only has a trash Martial Soul. How could he possibly be mentioned in the same breath as Brother Su Yu?"

The gazes of the Su family disciples toward Su Yu were filled with deep envy.

Upon the altar.

Seeing that he had awakened a Human Grade Fifth Tier Martial Soul and hearing the shocked cries and envious voices from the crowd, Su Yu's heart swelled with immense pride.

He felt that everything was so wonderful. His whole being was high-spirited and full of vigor, utterly arrogant and unrivaled.

Turning to look at Su Mo, Su Yu's face was full of triumph, his eyes brimming with mockery. That gaze seemed to say: From now on, you will always be trampled beneath my feet.

His gaze then shifted to Liu Yushan, and the pride in his eyes needed no words.

"Brother Su Yu, congratulations!"

Seeing Su Yu looking at her, Liu Yushan immediately smiled faintly, her face full of congratulations.

Seeing Su Yu's smug expression, hearing Liu Yushan's congratulations, and listening to the flattery of those around him, Su Mo's heart was a jumble of emotions.

He said nothing more. With a secret sigh, he decisively turned and left the martial arts arena.

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