Invincible Wind Fire Wheel

He genuinely could not fathom why this little girl, who usually helped the village with accounts and taught the villagers how to grow vegetables, suddenly wanted such an absurdly heavy spear forged.

Was she planning on pole vaulting?

Even for pole vaulting, there was no need for something this heavy, was there?

He had seen her waving a thick wooden spear in the open space behind the village every single day, practicing until she was drenched in sweat without ever taking a break. He could not help but ask, "You practice with a spear every day; do you want to be a female general when you grow up?"

"Being a female general is boring. Guarding one patch of land—how could that ever compare to the joy of traveling across the entire continent?"

Lin Yue curled her lips, then put her hands on her hips and lifted her chin with a proud expression. "Besides, I'm not an idiot. I can't lift it now, but once I get it forged, I'll be able to lift it eventually. Furthermore, do you even know what natural divine strength is?"

"Natural divine strength?" Tang San was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

Of course he understood. Setting aside his past life, in this life he had occasionally heard the village elders chatting about legends of Title Douluo who possessed the strength of ten thousand jun. But that was power derived from a top-tier martial soul.

Yet, how could Lin Yue, a little girl who hadn't even awakened her martial soul, possibly possess natural divine strength?

He looked at Lin Yue's thin, small frame and simply could not believe it. He couldn't help but say, "Stop bragging. You probably can't even lift a hundred catties of iron right now, let alone talk about natural divine strength."

"Hey, you don't believe me?"

Lin Yue's eyes widened, her temper flaring. "Fine, I'll prove it to you. Let me show you what natural divine strength is!"

Before the words had even left her lips, she didn't wait for Tang San to react. She stepped forward, grabbed Tang San's waist with both hands, and with a slight exertion of force, lifted him off the ground with ease.

Tang San was completely bewildered. His feet left the ground in an instant, and he reflexively grabbed Lin Yue's arms in fear.

Although he was thin and small, he still weighed over forty catties. Yet, Lin Yue held him as if he were an empty basket; her face didn't flush, she wasn't out of breath, and her arms didn't even tremble.

"Watch this, the Invincible Wind Fire Wheel!"

Before he could collect his thoughts, Lin Yue grabbed him and began spinning in place, moving faster and faster, whirling Tang San around like a windmill.

The sound of the wind whistled in his ears. The blacksmith's furnace, the tables, and the empty wine jars in the corner blurred into phantom images before his eyes. Tang San felt the world spinning, his head swimming, unable to even let out a cry.

After spinning a dozen times, Lin Yue finally came to a steady halt. She placed Tang San gently on the ground, clapped her hands, and raised an eyebrow at him. "How about that? Do you believe me now?"

Tang San leaned against a nearby table, his legs shaking uncontrollably. He couldn't even stand steadily, his head was still buzzing, and everything in his vision was swaying. It took him a long time to finally recover.

He looked up at the relaxed-looking Lin Yue, his eyes wide and filled with shock, unable to utter a single word.

He truly believed it now.

This wasn't just natural divine strength; this was a monster!

A six-year-old girl had easily lifted him up and spun him around without even breaking a sweat. This strength was far greater than that of the strongest man in the village!

So, those legends about people born with natural divine strength were actually true.

Once she grew up, her future would be limitless.

"You... your strength..."

Tang San stammered, unable to form a complete sentence for a long time.

"I told you I had natural divine strength, but you wouldn't believe me."

Lin Yue tilted her chin triumphantly, then leaned in and whispered, "So, can Uncle Tang forge this spear for me? I brought the payment; I'll make sure to pay in full."

Tang San finally steadied his mind and nodded heavily, carefully folding the blueprint and putting it away. "Yes, my dad has great craftsmanship; he can definitely forge it exactly as you drew it. I expect he'll be back by evening. I'll explain it clearly to him then and ensure it's done perfectly to your satisfaction."

"That's great!"

Lin Yue's eyes lit up instantly. She immediately fished a cloth pouch from her pocket, counted out a dozen Copper Soul Coins, placed them on the table, and said crisply, "This is the deposit. I'll pay the rest when I come to collect the spear. I'll be back in three days, is that okay?"

"No problem, it will definitely be finished in three days."

Tang San agreed.

Seeing him agree so readily, Lin Yue smiled even more happily. She pulled an oil-paper package from her robes and shoved it into his hands, saying with a smile, "By the way, these are sweet potatoes I roasted this morning. They were stored in the cellar and are very sweet. Take them and eat. I'm heading back now, I'll be here on time in three days!"

She really was a bit pitiful in her sincerity, so she would just act out of mercy and bestow a little food upon him.

Without waiting for Tang San to decline, she waved her hand, hopped and skipped as she pushed open the shop door, and ran off. Her ponytail whipped back and forth behind her, disappearing like a gust of wind.

Tang San held the warm oil-paper package, looking at the empty doorway, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

He looked down at his own hands, then recalled the way he had been lifted and spun around like a windmill by Lin Yue. His heart was filled with a mixture of shock and wry amusement.

In his two lifetimes, this was the first time he had been lifted and spun like a windmill by a six-year-old girl with such ease.

He put the Copper Soul Coins and the blueprint into the iron box his father usually used, then picked up a rag and continued to tidy up the Blacksmith Shop.

Yet, his mind kept wandering back to Lin Yue's proud expression and her words about "natural divine strength."

He suddenly found himself looking forward to the martial soul awakening in a few days.

What kind of martial soul would he awaken? And what kind of martial soul would this naturally strong Lin Yue awaken?

If the martial soul she awakened turned out to be a spear as well, would it be redundant to have had it forged?

Oh well, never mind. If it's forged, so be it.

What he did not know was that Lin Yue, having run back behind the village, was currently squatting under the old locust tree at the village entrance, counting the days on her fingers.

She didn't know much about Tang San or the plot of the Douluo Continent; she was only filled with anticipation for her new spear and the martial soul awakening in a few days.

She was going to awaken the most powerful martial soul, master the most top-tier spear techniques, and eventually travel across the entire Douluo Continent to see just how big this world really was.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, Lin Yue spent almost all her time in the open space behind the village. Aside from eating and sleeping, she always gripped that thick wooden spear in her hands, repeating the thrusting motion over and over again against the thick trunk of the old locust tree.

Raise the spear, sink the waist, push the arm, thrust, and retract.

Her movements went from slightly awkward at the start to flowing like water. Every strike landed precisely on the same spot. The tip of the wooden spear had gouged a deep hole into the hard trunk, and wood shavings littered the ground.

She wasn't practicing aimlessly. Ever since she could remember, she had carried a Game Character Template System in her mind.

As long as she practiced her chosen weapon's basics to perfection before the martial soul awakening, she would unlock the corresponding character template upon awakening. She hadn't even hesitated before choosing the Battle Spear.

She just didn't know what kind of game character template she would awaken.

[System Notification: Battle Spear basic thrusting practice, current progress 9997/10000]

[System Notification: Battle Spear basic thrusting practice, current progress 9998/10000]

[System Notification: Battle Spear basic thrusting practice, current progress 9999/10000]

When the final strike landed firmly into the trunk and the spear remained perfectly still, the cold, mechanical voice sounded in her mind once more, carrying a rare hint of inflection:

[System Notification: Congratulations to the host for completing the prerequisite task--Battle Spear basic thrusting 10,000 times! Task completion 100%!]

[System Notification: Game Character Template is locking... Locking successful! The King's Avatar Battle Mage--Autumn Leaf template has been bound!]

[System Notification: The template will be officially activated after the host's martial soul awakening, unlocking the corresponding martial soul Evil Repeller, character Autumn Leaf, full skill tree, and exclusive growth path!]

Strive to become a true Battle Mage maiden.