Blue Silver Grass? Another Martial Soul?

Afterward, he turned and followed the teacher into the circular building, which was steeped in an air of mystery.

Xu Mengqing prayed fervently inside, hoping to awaken Innate Soul Power—and hoping that the legendary cheat ability would arrive with it. Otherwise, he really would be out of options!

The building's interior was spacious, with a spiraling structure that rose through seven floors.

The walls were made of some warm, jade-like material and gave off a soft glow.

Xu Mengqing was led straight to the fifth floor.

As he walked down the gleaming corridor, his heartbeat quickened uncontrollably.

The door to the Awakening Room slid open soundlessly.

The room was not especially spacious, but countless intricate, profound, and beautiful patterns were engraved across the walls, floor, and even the dome overhead.

These patterns were not mere decorations. They seemed to possess life, faintly flowing with a dim energy sheen.

The patterns stirred a strange feeling within him.

It was an extremely subtle sensation, as though something inside his body was stirring restlessly.

A woman stood in the center of the room.

She wore a pale-blue robe in an ancient style, embroidered with silver-thread patterns of various faintly visible Martial Soul forms. They rose and fell slightly with her breathing, as if alive.

Her expression was calm, her temperament otherworldly. Her gaze was gentle, yet it seemed capable of seeing through everything.

"Hello, big sister." After entering, Xu Mengqing gave the female Spirit Transmitter a slight bow.

The Spirit Transmitter smiled gently. "Hello, adorable little one. Come stand in the middle, and big sister will help you awaken your Martial Soul."

Xu Mengqing obediently walked over. He knew the moment to awaken his fate had arrived.

Jade Emperor, Gu Nala, God of Darkness, Balala the Fairies, Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Desolate Heavenly Emperor, Ye Heavenly Emperor, Supreme Elder Lord... whoever you are, please bless me!

The Spirit Transmitter in the pale-blue ancient robe nodded slightly and formed a strange yet elegant hand seal before her chest.

Soft white light bloomed from her palms. It was not dazzling, but it contained a pure and ancient power.

The light seemed to be a key, instantly resonating with the profound patterns spread throughout the Awakening Room.

Bzz—

A faint tremor rose from beneath his feet. The magnificent patterns on the walls, floor, and dome lit up one after another, as though life had been poured into them, flowing with blue, white, and gold radiance.

Like sentient vines, those streams of light spread swiftly before converging at the core of the formation where Xu Mengqing stood, gently enveloping his entire body.

Immediately afterward, a warm and vast force slowly entered Xu Mengqing's body, like a stream thawing at the beginning of spring.

As the warm aura seeped into him, Xu Mengqing clearly felt something within his body begin to stir slightly. Then, under the Traction of that warm energy, it felt as though something inside him shattered, and all the warmth rushed toward his palms in an instant.

At the same time, a faint energy fluctuation quietly spread from Xu Mengqing's body. The energy emerged from his lower abdomen, the most normal place for Soul Power to arise. The fluctuation was not strong, but it was undeniably real.

Feeling the energy fluctuations from Xu Mengqing, the Spirit Transmitter smiled slightly. Not bad—this was a child whose Martial Soul possessed Innate Soul Power. Many times, even after performing rituals for an entire day, one might not encounter a single child with Soul Power. Her luck seemed rather good today!

But soon, the Spirit Transmitter froze.

Under her gaze, Xu Mengqing unconsciously raised his right hand. Pale-blue light emerged from his palm, followed by several slender pale-blue blades of grass quietly sprouting and spreading out. They swayed delicately, giving off an extremely faint energy fluctuation.

"Blue Silver Grass?" The Spirit Transmitter's voice was filled with disappointment. Yet it was soon replaced by shock. She had seen countless Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls; it was a standard useless Martial Soul! Blue Silver Grass was the most common thing on all of Douluo Continent, even on Star Luo Continent and Heaven Dou Continent. It could be found everywhere on the lawns of Red Mountain Academy as well. But how could such a useless Martial Soul be born with Soul Power?

Uh...

Blue Silver Grass?

Shouldn't it have been the Bright Serpent?

No, that wasn't right. He seemed to have another Martial Soul.

Xu Mengqing could sense that another Martial Soul existed within his body.

However, Xu Mengqing did not mention it.

The Spirit Transmitter looked regretfully at the somewhat dazed Xu Mengqing.

Such an adorable child—why did his Martial Soul have to be Blue Silver Grass? Anything else would have been better!

The Spirit Transmitter let out a deep sigh. "Child, don't be sad."

But then she froze again!

Level three?

No way!

It was really level three!

This?!

Her own Innate Soul Power had been level three back then!

The Spirit Transmitter swallowed, then said with a smile, "Congratulations, little one. You possess Innate Soul Power, and it's even level three. Compared to most people, that's already quite good!"

"Level-three Innate Soul Power?"

Upon hearing that, the huge stone called "unease" in Xu Mengqing's heart finally fell away, and his expression relaxed slightly.

The Spirit Transmitter nodded. "I just gave you a simple test. Your Innate Soul Power is level three. While it isn't particularly high, you have Soul Power at least. As long as you work hard, you can become a Spirit Master!"

Seeing Xu Mengqing's expression change, the Spirit Transmitter assumed he was saddened by awakening Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul and hurriedly comforted him. "Child, your talent is still quite good. You awakened with innate Soul Power, after all. That is a one-in-a-thousand talent. As long as you keep working hard, you may still become a powerful Spirit Master in the future, perhaps even a Mecha Pilot. This is no longer an era where Martial Souls determine everything. Soul-guided technology is highly advanced. Even support-type Spirit Masters can become powerful battle Spirit Masters if they wield advanced weapons!"

"Innate Soul Power doesn't mean everything, either. You should know that the founder of Tang Sect had Blue Silver Grass, a useless Martial Soul, as well. Didn't he still become a god-level powerhouse?"

"Mm, I understand."

Xu Mengqing nodded at that, his face instantly returning to calm. "Big sister, you don't need to comfort me."

"I know Tang San's Martial Soul very well. It wasn't Blue Silver Grass, but the highest-grade plant-type Martial Soul—the Blue Silver Emperor. He also possessed the highest level of Innate Full Soul Power, as well as an even more powerful second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. His cultivation talent and Martial Souls were both incredibly powerful, so naturally becoming a god was no problem for him."

The Spirit Transmitter: "..."

Were children these days really this hard to fool?

Still, Xu Mengqing thanked the female Spirit Transmitter before walking out of the Awakening Room.

"How did it go?"

The moment Xu Mengqing emerged, Xu Zhan immediately stepped forward and asked curiously.

Seeing Xu Mengqing's calm expression, he suddenly had a rather bad feeling.

Hearing him, Xu Mengqing snapped back to his senses and forced a smile. "Dad, I have Innate Soul Power, so I can become a Spirit Master! But it's only level three, and my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."

"Blue Silver Grass?"

Xu Zhan cried out in surprise. He felt a little disappointed despite himself, but he quickly recovered.

Xu Zhan patted Xu Mengqing on the shoulder. "Blue Silver Grass is fine. At least you can still be a Spirit Master. And level-three Innate Soul Power is already quite good."