Martial Soul Awakening, Ultimate Life

The next day, at the Spirit Hall branch in Holy Soul Village.

It was less of a "Spirit Hall" and more of a slightly larger wooden house, though it was certainly more imposing than the other villagers' homes.

The process was much like the original story; after receiving a few final instructions from Old Jack, the children followed Su Yuntao into the wooden house.

While waiting in line, Bai Shu noticed Tang San at the very end of the queue.

Due to long-term malnutrition, Tang San's frame was exceptionally thin and small. His washed-out, coarse cloth clothes hung loosely on his body, and his skin was somewhat rough from a lack of proper nourishment, making him look even more like an orphan than Bai Shu himself.

Bai Shu withdrew his gaze. He and Tang San had no real interaction; after all, he spent every day training, wishing he could squeeze forty-eight hours into a single day.

Tang San, meanwhile, was busy every day practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill and taking care of his alcoholic father, leaving him with no spare time either.

Thus, although they lived in the same village, they were like two parallel lines, their relationship limited to mere mutual recognition.

While Bai Shu was observing Tang San, Su Yuntao finished setting up the formation.

Because of his years of training, Bai Shu's physique far surpassed his peers, making him stand out from the crowd. Naturally, he stood at the far right, which was the first position for the awakening.

"Don't be afraid, just feel it carefully."

After Bai Shu stepped into the formation, Su Yuntao spoke to him before initiating his spirit possession.

A dark green light erupted from his body, his muscles instantly expanding until his clothes creaked and popped. Gray fur sprouted wildly from beneath his skin, his hands transformed into sharp claws, and his eyes turned a terrifying, vibrant green.

Having known what to expect, Bai Shu was naturally not afraid. Instead, he watched the visually striking half-beast form with great interest, gaining a deeper understanding of the wonders of spirits and feeling even more anticipation for his own.

Following Su Yuntao's movements, a hazy golden light began to fly from the awakening stones. The light formed a protective barrier, and countless golden specks, like docile fireflies, scrambled to drill into Bai Shu's body.

Bai Shu immediately focused his mind, carefully sensing the changes within.

That power acted like a key, unlocking a shackle deep within his bloodline.

Gradually, he felt something awakening, surging wildly toward the palm of his right hand, so he instinctively raised it.

The next moment, an extreme, emerald radiance bloomed from his palm!

The light was not blinding, yet it was filled with an indescribable aura of life.

A green lotus, crystalline and emerald throughout like the finest jade and swirling with a faint mist, appeared in Bai Shu's hand.

This lotus had twenty-four petals faintly shimmering with white light, supported by nine slender lotus leaves below, and further down, a straight, jade-like stem.

In the center of the lotus sat a small green seed pod, containing a single round, crystalline lotus seed.

"This... this is! How is this possible?"

Looking at the green lotus in Bai Shu's hand, Su Yuntao let out an exclamation, his wolf-like face filled with disbelief!

The moment this lotus appeared, he felt not only that his spirit power was circulating faster than ever, but even the spirit power he had consumed during his possession and the activation of the formation was recovering at an unprecedented, frantic speed!

He even had the illusion that as long as he stood next to this lotus, his spirit power would never run dry!

Hearing the exclamation, Bai Shu opened his eyes, his gaze immediately drawn to the Chaos Green Lotus in his palm.

Unlike Su Yuntao, Bai Shu's perception was much clearer. He could sense the pure, extreme vitality within the Chaos Green Lotus, especially the lotus seed, which was the very embodiment of life force. Bai Shu suspected that this level of purity had reached the level of ultimate life.

"Child! Child, are you willing to join my Spirit Hall?!"

Before Bai Shu could study it further, Su Yuntao lunged forward, grabbing Bai Shu's wrist in excitement, his voice trembling slightly from the thrill.

"As long as you join the Spirit Hall, I guarantee you will receive top-tier resources and be taught by powerful masters..."

Su Yuntao's emotions were clearly running too high, his face flushed red from the excitement.

No matter how uneducated he might be, he could clearly feel the power of Bai Shu's spirit through his own physical reaction; it was at least a high-level spirit.

"This... My Lord, I would like to consult with my family first."

Bai Shu feigned hesitation; agreeing was out of the question.

Not to mention the mentally unstable Pope of the Spirit Hall, just considering Tang Hammer, Tang Hao, in the village—if he found out a genius like Bai Shu was joining the Spirit Hall, he and Su Yuntao might not even make it out of Notting City.

"Ah... oh, right, right! I... I was too impatient." Su Yuntao suddenly realized his lapse in decorum, quickly letting go of Bai Shu and forcing the most amiable smile he could muster. "Child, go home and discuss it well with your family, you must discuss it well! If you make up your mind, you can come to the Spirit Hall in Notting City to find me at any time. The doors of our Spirit Hall will always be open to you!"

Bai Shu nodded obediently. "Understood, thank you, Spirit Master."

Seeing this, Su Yuntao said no more. After all, with Bai Shu's talent, once he grew up, his strength and status would inevitably be something he would have to look up to; he couldn't afford to leave a bad impression.

The subsequent awakenings were much duller. Just like in the original story, the children's spirits were mostly farming tools or useless Blue Silver Grass, and none of them possessed spirit power.

However, Su Yuntao remained in high spirits. To him, awakening a genius like Bai Shu was already a windfall from the heavens; he didn't dare hope to encounter another.

Soon, the children in the middle finished their awakening, and Tang San stepped into the formation.

"Spirit: Blue Silver Grass. Another useless spirit." Su Yuntao announced the result flatly, not even bothering to take a second look, and turned to pack his things.

"Uncle, you haven't tested my spirit power yet!" Tang San called out, a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Hearing Tang San's address, Bai Shu couldn't help but feel speechless. Good grief, Tang San's two lives combined were likely older than Su Yuntao; how could he bring himself to call him "uncle"?

Though speechless, Bai Shu chimed in from the side: "That's right, Spirit Master, you should still test Tang San's spirit power."

For the time being, Tang San's favor was still of some use.

Su Yuntao had intended to refuse, but seeing that Bai Shu had spoken up, he took out the testing crystal and held it out to Tang San, not even looking at him throughout the process, clearly not believing that a mere Blue Silver Grass spirit could possess spirit power.

However, the moment Tang San placed his palm on the crystal ball, it suddenly erupted with a dazzling blue light, its brilliance not the least bit inferior to that of Bai Shu earlier.

"Heavens! Innate full soul power! To think... to think it's innate full soul power again!" Su Yuntao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he let out another exclamation of disbelief.

But the next moment, Su Yuntao suddenly remembered that this was a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch as he sighed:

"What a pity, truly a pity. Innate full soul power, appearing on such a trash martial soul."

Afterward, Tang San asked Su Yuntao about innate full soul power. Su Yuntao gave a rough explanation before turning to leave.

Walking at the back, Tang San frowned slightly. Even though both possessed innate full soul power, Su Yuntao's attitude toward him and Bai Shu was like night and day, which made him somewhat displeased. However, thinking back to how Bai Shu had spoken up for him earlier, he decided to let it slide.

Once everyone had come out, Old Jack was the first to greet Su Yuntao. Upon learning that there were two cases of innate full soul power—one of whom was his own grandson, and that the martial soul quality was also very high—Old Jack was instantly beaming from ear to ear, thanking Su Yuntao repeatedly.