Although he had held back during Martial Soul Awakening and had not revealed that he possessed Innate Super Soul Power, some excess Soul Power had still entered the crystal ball.
It would not cause the crystal ball to shatter immediately, but given enough time, problems were bound to arise. And if Spirit Hall became determined to investigate, they would definitely trace it back to him. It was only a matter of time.
When they discovered Tang Hao's Spirit Hall, then found that Tang Hao's son possessed Innate Super Soul Power, how could they possibly remain calm? Spirit Hall would go mad!
And when that time came, the three father and sons would be in danger!
And that was indeed the case.
At this moment, inside Spirit Hall in Nuoding City.
A group of children was preparing for their Martial Soul Awakening ceremony. By sheer coincidence, Su Yuntao was once again presiding over it, and he was still using that same blue crystal ball to test Soul Power.
The quality of Soul Masters in Nuoding City was far better than in places like Holy Soul Village. Of the eight children who had already awakened, four possessed innate Soul Power alongside their Martial Souls. The highest was Level Five, and the Martial Soul was quite decent as well—a Wind Baboon.
There were still two children left, and Su Yuntao awakened their Martial Souls one by one.
The ninth was a boy. His Martial Soul was a dagger, and he possessed Level One Innate Soul Power.
The last was a girl. Her awakened Martial Soul was excellent, and it was a plant-type Martial Soul.
"Not bad. Come, let's test your Soul Power." As Su Yuntao spoke, he took out the crystal ball.
The girl placed her hand on it, and the crystal ball immediately released a dazzling glow.
"Innate Full Soul Power!" Su Yuntao's eyes widened.
Yet before he could rejoice, the crystal ball in his hand shattered with a crack, crumbling into powder.
The girl looked at Su Yuntao in a panic.
Su Yuntao stood there in a daze. Then he looked at the girl as though she were a monster, though his eyes burned with fervor.
"Could it be... Little one, don't run around. I'll go find someone." Su Yuntao instructed her before running off with an excited expression.
Before long, Su Yuntao returned with an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies, as well as a yellow crystal ball.
"Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, this is the child." Su Yuntao was extremely respectful before the old man.
Ma Xiunuo was somewhat excited as well. "Are you sure? Innate Super Soul Power?"
"Not yet, but the crystal ball really did shatter," Su Yuntao said.
Ma Xiunuo looked at the slightly timid girl, then said to Su Yuntao, "If she truly has Innate Super Soul Power, your contribution will be enormous! You might even be transferred directly to Spirit Hall's main headquarters. I can guarantee that becoming a Soul King would be no problem for you!"
"Thank you, Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo!" Su Yuntao was overjoyed.
Ma Xiunuo waved his hand and looked kindly at the girl. "Child, what is your name?"
"Grandpa, my name is Mu Jing," the girl answered timidly.
Ma Xiunuo chuckled. "Don't be afraid. We're only surprised by your talent."
"Is my talent very good?" Mu Jing asked curiously.
Ma Xiunuo thought that Innate Full Soul Power was already certain. If it turned out to be Innate Super Soul Power, she would be an exceptionally rare genius. Either way, she could be called extraordinarily gifted.
"Your talent is indeed excellent, that much I can confirm. But now, we want to see whether it might be even better." Ma Xiunuo smiled and gestured for Su Yuntao to test her Soul Power.
"Little one, I'm going to test your Soul Power again to verify your talent," Su Yuntao said with a gentle smile.
"Okay." Mu Jing nodded and placed her hand on the crystal ball again.
This crystal ball was different from the one that had just shattered. It could test any Soul Power below Level Thirty, making it naturally ideal for testing Innate Super Soul Power.
As Soul Power flowed into it, the crystal ball lit up again, quickly reaching the Level Ten mark.
Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao both watched the crystal ball expectantly.
But after waiting for quite some time, the crystal ball's light did not advance even the slightest bit further.
Ma Xiunuo sighed. "It seems it isn't Innate Super Soul Power."
"Then why did the crystal ball shatter?" Su Yuntao hurriedly asked.
Ma Xiunuo frowned and thought for a few seconds. "Normally, a crystal ball used to test Soul Power only shatters when the Soul Power being tested exceeds the limit it can withstand. But this child has only just awakened, and her Innate Soul Power is Level Ten, exactly at the crystal ball's maximum testing limit. So why did it still shatter?"
After thinking for a moment, he asked Mu Jing again, "Did you hold back any Soul Power instead of pouring it all into the crystal ball?"
Mu Jing shook her head.
To verify whether Mu Jing was lying, Ma Xiunuo personally checked the state of the Soul Power within her body.
Mu Jing was naturally not lying. Unable to find the cause, Ma Xiunuo first sent the children home, then brought Su Yuntao to his office.
"Yuntao, have you ever had any accidents that might have damaged the crystal ball?" Ma Xiunuo asked Su Yuntao with a grave expression.
Su Yuntao hurriedly shook his head. "No, I've always been very careful. Besides, ordinary drops or impacts can't damage a crystal ball at all!"
"Then there is only one possibility." Ma Xiunuo's tone turned serious as well. "Among the children awakened earlier, there must have been one with Innate Super Soul Power! But while testing their Soul Power, they suppressed it and did not let all of it enter the crystal ball. Yet because it was their first awakening, their control was not strong enough, so they still poured in a tiny amount of Soul Power beyond the crystal ball's testing limit.
"That excess Soul Power would not have caused the crystal ball to shatter immediately, but it would still have damaged it. Then, after being used several more times, the damage worsened. Finally, when it encountered this child with Innate Full Soul Power, the crystal ball ultimately shattered."
After speaking, Ma Xiunuo paused for a moment, seemingly giving Su Yuntao time to process it. "Think carefully. Over the past few months, how many children with Soul Power have you encountered in total?"
Su Yuntao frowned in thought for a moment before saying, "These past few months, I've been conducting awakening ceremonies in the villages around Nuoding City. But there were only... five children with Soul Power. Including the six just now, that makes eleven in total."
"The six children just now have already been checked, so they can be ruled out. Think about it—were there any unusual cases among those five?" Ma Xiunuo asked.
Soul Masters had excellent memories, so Su Yuntao naturally remembered Tang San and Tang Liu, the two children with useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. "Yes. There were two children with Innate Full Soul Power, but both had the useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."
"What about the other three?"
Su Yuntao shook his head. "Those three only had Level One or Two Innate Soul Power, and their Martial Souls were terrible as well."
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