Tang San still had half a level of Soul Power?
Xia Yuan was somewhat surprised, but then he remembered that Tang San had the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Even if he had lost his ten levels of Soul Power, it was not impossible that he had accumulated some Soul Power while being stuck at the bottleneck before.
"Get lost!" Tang San slapped Su Yuntao's hand away and ran out without looking back.
Su Yuntao clicked his tongue in annoyance, but the other party was only a child after all, so he did not take it to heart.
Old Jack trembled as he made his way to the doorway and looked inside.
Tang San had suddenly rushed out just now, moving so fast that he had not been able to stop him.
What worried him most now was not anything else, but whether Tang San had offended Su Yuntao and whether Su Yuntao would become angry because of it.
This was Lord Soul Master, after all!
Su Yuntao did not leave immediately. Instead, he used the crystal ball to test everyone's Soul Power once more. Only after confirming that Xia Yuan was the only one with Soul Power did he walk outside.
"Old Jack, your village has one child with Innate Full Soul Power this year. Unfortunately, his Martial Soul is only Blue Silver Grass."
Old Jack's face filled with disappointment.
Of course, he knew what it meant for Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power to appear in the same person.
"Oh, and that child who ran out earlier has Innate Half-Level Soul Power, though his Martial Soul is also Blue Silver Grass. You can decide what to do yourself."
After Su Yuntao left, Old Jack looked at Xia Yuan. "Child, are you willing to attend Soul Master Academy?"
"Yes!" Xia Yuan agreed at once.
In Holy Soul Village, aside from Tang San and Tang Hao, there were no other high-value targets worth stealing from.
To make full use of Empty Handed, he had to keep climbing higher and come into contact with Soul Masters of greater standing.
Old Jack looked toward the direction Tang San had left and sighed inwardly.
Holy Soul Village had only one work-study student slot, and it would certainly have to go to Xia Yuan.
But what if Tang San also wanted to attend Soul Master Academy?
Meanwhile, Tang San returned home, his heart filled with indignation.
Why could Xia Yuan have Innate Full Soul Power, while he had cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill to its bottleneck and ended up with only half a level of Soul Power?
This made no sense!
He refused to accept it!
"Hmph!" Tang San snorted furiously.
"What are you yelling about?" Tang Hao walked out from the inner room, looking displeased.
Only when he saw Tang San did he ask, "Little San, what Martial Soul did you awaken?"
Before Tang Hao, even though he had never raised him and Tang San even had to support him instead, Tang San still instinctively displayed filial devotion and swiftly calmed his anger.
"Dad, I awakened Blue Silver Grass as my Martial Soul."
As he spoke, Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul from his right hand.
"Blue Silver Grass?" Tang Hao seemed somewhat agitated.
Tang San gritted his teeth and continued, "But Dad, I have another Martial Soul!"
"What?" Tang Hao was startled as he watched Tang San raise his left hand, a small pitch-black hammer appearing in it.
Tang Hao could no longer hold himself back. He pulled Tang San into an embrace. "Son, my good son! You actually have Twin Martial Souls!"
"But Dad, I... I..." Tang San wanted to tell him that he only had Innate Half-Level Soul Power.
But he was supposed to have Innate Full Soul Power!
While Tang San was still struggling with himself, Tang Hao suddenly released him and exerted force, making Tang San withdraw his Martial Souls.
"Tang Hao! Tang Hao!" Old Jack's shout came from outside.
Xia Yuan and Old Jack had arrived outside the door together.
Although Tang Hao moved quickly, Xia Yuan still saw him embracing Tang San just now.
In the original story, Tang Hao had even directly concluded that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was a useless Martial Soul, as though Tang San could never inherit the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
Only after seeing that Tang San possessed the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul did he grudgingly offer a little fatherly love, saying, "Use the hammer in your left hand to protect the grass in your right."
As for whether the hammer protected the grass or the grass protected the hammer in reality...
Inside the room, upon seeing Xia Yuan, Tang San could not help recalling what had happened when they awakened their Martial Souls earlier.
Xia Yuan must have awakened Innate Full Soul Power for Blue Silver Grass first, which was why he had failed to awaken Innate Full Soul Power!
Xia Yuan already deserved death!
Naturally, Xia Yuan, standing outside, had no idea what Tang San was thinking.
But even if he had heard it, he would not have cared.
This world was full of scheming and deception, and the strong ruled supreme. If one could not become strong, one would only be trampled beneath others' feet!
In any case, he was not "pure and spotless" like Tang San. He acted purely for his own selfish benefit!
At that moment, he was using Empty Handed on Tang Hao!
[Using Empty Handed on target Tang Hao...] [Empty Handed assessment in progress... Assessment successful!] [Congratulations! Lucky Critical Hit triggered!] [Copied from Tang Hao this time: one percent of Strength attribute!]
One percent of Strength attribute. Though he did not know exactly how much strength that was, Tang Hao possessed the cultivation of a Title Douluo, and his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul was strength-type.
Even if it was only one percent of his strength, it was definitely no small amount!
Xia Yuan struck while the iron was hot and used Empty Handed on Tang Hao again.
Unfortunately, although it succeeded this time, it did not trigger a Lucky Critical Hit. He only stole a farming tool forged by Tang Hao.
"Tang Hao, the work-study student slot in the village this time..."
"You will give it to Little San," Tang Hao said coldly.
"What?" Old Jack looked at Tang Hao blankly.
Tang Hao frowned, his tone turning even colder. "Give the work-study student slot to Little San."
Old Jack immediately blew his beard and glared. "This old man hasn't finished speaking yet, what are you in such a hurry for? Why haven't I ever seen you treat Little San this well normally?"
"I said, give the slot to Little San!" Seeing that Old Jack had not immediately agreed, Tang Hao involuntarily released an oppressive aura.
Old Jack felt his breath catch. His body swayed, and he was about to fall when Xia Yuan hurriedly supported him.
Tang Hao was actually this vicious even toward Old Jack!
Seemingly realizing that he had used too much force, Tang Hao quickly withdrew his aura.
Old Jack gave Tang Hao a deep look and said, "I came here in the first place because of Little San's schooling."
"Both children have Soul Power. We cannot ignore one for the sake of the other."
"Even if you had not said anything, this old man would have gone to neighboring Emperor Soul Village to borrow another slot!"
With that, Old Jack directly led Xia Yuan away in a huff.
"Father..." Tang San looked at Tang Hao worriedly.
Though he also felt that Tang Hao had gone a little too far just now, what filled him more was the sweetness of knowing that his father loved him.
He had been willing to pressure Village Chief Old Jack into giving up Xia Yuan's slot for him. If that was not fatherly love, what was?!
However, Tang San had not expected Old Jack to still be thinking about his school slot.
But then Tang San was troubled again.
He had been worried about being stuck at the bottleneck earlier, yet now his Soul Power had suddenly dropped to only half a level. He had to cultivate all over again!
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