The Cracked Clear Sky Hammer

Su Yuntao snapped back to his senses, asked for the name of Lin Chen's martial soul, and after teaching him how to retract it, handed him the spirit power testing crystal.

"Child, come and test your innate spirit power."

Lin Chen nodded, reached out his right hand, and placed it on the crystal ball.

"Hum!"

The moment his hand touched the crystal, a dazzling purple light erupted.

The radiance was intense, yet not blinding.

"This... this, this, this... this is actually innate full spirit power."

Su Yuntao was dumbfounded, blurting out in shock.

He truly never expected that one day he would be the one to awaken such a genius.

If he could recruit him into Spirit Hall, a promotion and a raise would be right within his grasp.

"Child, what is your name?"

Su Yuntao suppressed the joy in his heart, looked at Lin Chen, and asked in a gentle voice.

Lin Chen replied, "My name is Lin Chen."

Su Yuntao hurriedly pressed on, "Lin Chen, would you be willing to join Spirit Hall? With your talent, if you are willing to join, you will certainly receive priority training."

"Even a Titled Douluo would absolutely be willing to take you as a disciple."

"You might not know what a Titled Douluo means yet; they are the most powerful existences on the continent, and there are only a handful of them in the entire world."

Afraid that Lin Chen might refuse, Su Yuntao laid out every temptation he could think of right in front of him in one breath.

Tang San and the others were all stunned into silence.

A Titled Douluo, the most powerful existence, with only a few in the entire continent.

Was Lin Chen's talent really that heaven-defying?

Envy, jealousy, and other emotions sprouted uncontrollably from the depths of the children's hearts.

Even Tang San felt a trace of jealousy.

However, it vanished in an instant.

He, Tang San, was not inferior to anyone.

As a genius of the Tang Sect and a reincarnated soul, he would absolutely not be worse than Lin Chen.

"Master Su Yuntao, I need to consider this."

Although Lin Chen held no ill will toward Spirit Hall, it was undeniable that there were very few normal people in that organization.

Besides, Tang Hao was still in the village.

If Tang Hao found out that a genius like him had joined Spirit Hall, he and Su Yuntao would likely be hammered to death the moment they stepped foot outside the village.

"Uh..."

The corners of Su Yuntao's mouth twitched slightly; he clearly hadn't expected a refusal.

After all, for a commoner, Spirit Hall was absolutely the best choice.

There was no other.

"Hmm, this is a major life decision, it should indeed be considered carefully."

Though he was unwilling to give up, Su Yuntao didn't dare to push too hard, lest he cause the boy to develop a grudge, which would truly ruin his chances.

Lin Chen bowed slightly, "Thank you for your understanding, Master Su Yuntao."

"Go wait to the side for now."

Lin Chen chose to stand to the rear right of Su Yuntao, making it convenient to observe what would happen next.

"Next."

Su Yuntao quickly composed himself and guided the next child into the awakening array.

Without any surprises, none of the subsequent children were able to awaken innate spirit power.

Frustration and disappointment spread throughout the hall.

Standing at the very back, Tang San also became nervous under the influence of the atmosphere.

"Martial soul: Sickle. No spirit power. Next."

Finally, it was Tang San's turn; he took a deep breath and stepped into the awakening array.

Will it erupt?

Lin Chen also perked up, staring fixedly at Tang San's forehead.

Golden light rose from the awakening stones.

As Tang San instinctively reached out his right hand, he kept his left hand tightly suppressed.

It was at this very moment.

Wisps of black energy suddenly erupted from his dark forehead, all of them swarming toward Tang San's left hand.

Lin Chen couldn't help but stare wide-eyed.

Good grief, it really exploded.

"Crack, crack..."

Crisp snapping sounds echoed in Tang San's mind, causing his expression to shift.

A Martial Soul is inextricably linked to its host.

Tang San could clearly feel that his other Martial Soul had shattered.

Damn it! How could this happen?

Could it be that my suppression caused the Martial Soul to shatter?

I only wanted to hide my true strength.

Damn Su Yuntao, why didn't you warn me about something so important?

Tang San was burning with rage, immediately shifting all the blame onto Su Yuntao.

In his eyes.

All of this was caused by Su Yuntao's inadequate warning.

If he had explained it beforehand, how could he have possibly tried to hide his strength?

"Pfft!"

Whether due to the Martial Soul backlash or his intense fury, Tang San suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Su Yuntao: "???"

He had awakened Martial Souls for so many children, yet he had never encountered such a thing.

"Child, are you alright?"

Su Yuntao stepped forward, intending to support the pale-faced Tang San.

But he was shoved away by Tang San.

Tang San wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze turning cold as he looked at Su Yuntao again.

Su Yuntao: "???"

Is there something wrong with this kid? Why can't he tell good intentions from bad?

Lin Chen desperately suppressed the corners of his mouth.

He saw it very clearly: Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer had cracked.

It was precisely because of this that Tang San had vomited blood.

He just didn't know if it was a superficial crack or if the origin itself had been damaged.

If it were the former, it would be fine; it would recover upon being released again.

If it were the latter, then his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was likely ruined.

He wondered what Tang Hao's reaction would be if he saw a cracked Clear Sky Hammer.

"Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, a trash Martial Soul."

Su Yuntao glanced at Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and immediately began to pack his things.

Tang San hurriedly said, "Wait, you haven't tested my spirit power yet."

"No need to test it. I've never seen a Blue Silver Grass with innate spirit power."

Su Yuntao said without looking back.

"Uncle, let me try."

Tang San clenched his fists involuntarily, enduring his nausea as he called him uncle.

Su Yuntao looked back at him.

"Fine."

In the end, he wasn't petty enough to hold a grudge against a child.

He handed over the crystal ball, and Tang San reached out his right hand.

"Hum!"

Dazzling light shone once again, leaving Su Yuntao stunned.

"Are you kidding me?"

"A trash Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass can actually awaken with innate full spirit power."

Su Yuntao couldn't comprehend it.

Seeing that brilliant light, the corners of Tang San's mouth curled up involuntarily.

Tang San was not inferior to anyone.

Blue Silver Grass might be a trash martial soul, but he still had a second...

At this thought, Tang San's heart suddenly sank.

Although he possessed a second martial soul, it seemed he had ruined it himself.

"Su Yuntao, you have already invited your own death."

Although Su Yuntao didn't quite understand, since the boy was a natural full soul power genius, he still extended a token invitation to Tang San.

Tang San refused without any surprise.

With a sullen mood, Su Yuntao led Lin Chen and the others out of the Spirit Hall.

"Master, how did it go?"

Old Jack, who had been waiting outside the hall, immediately stepped forward to greet them.

Su Yuntao said, "Your village produced two soul master prospects this year, and both have natural full soul power, though the quality of one's martial soul is somewhat lacking."

"What? Two with natural full soul power?"

Old Jack was dumbfounded, clearly deeply shocked by the other's words.