Born Soul Elder

At that moment, Old Jack arrived. It took him quite a while to untie the rope.

Seeing that the Martial Soul Awakening had already ended, Old Jack completely gave up hope. When he saw Ye Yu, he shot him an angry glare before walking respectfully toward Su Yuntao.

"Master, how did it go? Does any child in the village have a chance of becoming a Soul Master?" Old Jack felt nervous. He hoped the children had good Martial Souls and possessed soul power. He also hoped Ye Yu did not possess soul power, though he knew such a thought was unrealistic—after all, he had witnessed that terrifying ability.

Su Yuntao nodded. "Two children have the potential, but even if they become Soul Masters, they'll be useless Soul Masters."

Old Jack froze for a moment, seemingly somewhat surprised.

Old Jack was half disappointed and half delighted.

The Deputy Village Chief congratulated him, "Village Chief, Xiao Yu has Innate Full Soul Power! So does Xiao San."

Old Jack's heart jolted.

Having served as village chief for so many years, he had heard of Innate Full Soul Power and naturally knew what it meant.

"Then what about their Martial Souls?" Old Jack asked nervously.

Su Yuntao sighed. "Tang San's is Blue Silver Grass, and Ye Yu's is Black Tail Flower."

"Black Tail Flower..." Old Jack was slightly stunned, even more surprised. He thought to himself, Wasn't it a white-pink Begonia Flower?

Naturally, Old Jack did not voice his thoughts.

"Two waste Martial Souls, yet both have Innate Full Soul Power. What a pity. Alright, I'm leaving." Su Yuntao departed.

Old Jack walked over to Tang San and comforted him. "Xiao San, even though it's Blue Silver Grass, you can still become a Soul Master. It's just a pity you don't have a good father to pass down a good Martial Soul to you."

Hearing this, Ye Yu could not help curling his lip. What a waste. Not only does he have a good father, he has a good mother too. His Martial Soul isn't ordinary Blue Silver Grass—it can evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.

Ye Yu naturally knew Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, and that he still had a Clear Sky Hammer he had not revealed.

Old Jack walked over to Ye Yu with an entirely opposite expression. There was no regret, only happiness.

"Xiao Yu, since your Martial Soul is a waste Martial Soul, you can give up now, right?"

Ye Yu rolled his eyes at Old Jack and said speechlessly, "Xiao San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, and you encourage him. Mine is also a waste Martial Soul, yet you want me to give up."

Old Jack earnestly advised, "Becoming a Soul Master may be an honor, but it's also dangerous. This old man only wants you to live well as an ordinary person."

"Impossible. Since I have soul power, and it's even Innate Full Soul Power, I'm naturally going to cultivate." Ye Yu had never listened to Old Jack's advice on this matter. He turned and left.

Old Jack was helpless, countless thoughts running through his mind.

"Flower... black... Black Tail Flower, could it be..."

Old Jack's heart skipped a beat. Black Tail Flower was similar to the Begonia Flower, but there were no black Begonia Flowers, so Su Yuntao had assumed it was Black Tail Flower.

Old Jack had seen that Martial Soul before. Otherwise, he would have also thought it was Black Tail Flower.

"Could it... have mutated..." Old Jack's heart turned grave.

Generally speaking, a Soul Master's Martial Soul had a certain chance of mutating. Some mutations were powerful, while others were weak.

Old Jack prayed inwardly, I hope Xiao Yu's Martial Soul is a weak mutation rather than a powerful one.

Tang San stepped forward and asked Old Jack, "Grandpa Jack, what is a Soul Ring? How do you obtain one?"

He had Innate Full Soul Power at level ten and could directly obtain a Soul Ring, entering the next rank: Soul Master!

Old Jack set aside his thoughts and answered, "I don't know much about that either. I only know that obtaining a Soul Ring requires hunting Soul Beasts. That's an extremely dangerous thing, and only Soul Masters can do it."

Another new term lingered in Tang San's mind. The reason he wanted to know so badly was because he felt that perhaps the breakthrough of the Mysterious Heaven Skill might depend on Soul Rings. With a Soul Ring, perhaps he would break through.

Old Jack asked, "Xiao San, you can become a Soul Master, perhaps even our village's second Soul Sage. As long as you work hard, I believe you can do it."

Old Jack encouraged him, though he felt the chances were slim, since his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass. Still, even if it was Blue Silver Grass, becoming a Soul Master would be enough.

"I'll work hard." Tang San nodded firmly.

Old Jack smiled and asked, "Xiao San, would you like to go to a specialized school to learn the cultivation methods of Soul Masters? There, you can learn more—and more accurate—knowledge about Soul Masters."

Tang San was naturally interested, but he still had to ask his father first.

"I'll go back and ask Dad first, to see if he agrees." Tang San teased, "After all, if Xiao Yu wanted to go, you definitely wouldn't agree, right?"

Old Jack gave an embarrassed laugh. That was indeed true—he did not want Ye Yu to attend a Soul Master academy.

At this moment, Ye Yu did not return home. Instead, he walked toward the pool outside the village.

Ye Yu frowned slightly and muttered, "Could my identity be related to the Nine Hearts Begonia Sect?"

Ye Yu opened his right hand, and a black nine-petaled begonia flower appeared in his palm.

Ye Yu knew this was not the waste Martial Soul Black Tail Flower, but a Mutated Martial Soul—the Nine Spirit Black Tang, mutated from Nine Hearts Begonia!

Nine Hearts Begonia had only one ability: terrifying healing. But his Nine Spirit Black Tang seemed to possess more than just healing.

"Once I have enough strength in the future, I'll make a trip to the Nine Hearts Begonia Sect and find out what exactly is going on." Ye Yu's gaze became focused and resolute.

At the same time, Ye Yu had a question. Didn't he have Twin Martial Souls?

His body was special, and it definitely was not because of Nine Hearts Begonia. He had originally thought his Martial Soul would be a beast Martial Soul, but that was not the case.

When he saw the Nine Spirit Black Tang, Ye Yu felt that perhaps he did have Twin Martial Souls, but he could not sense the other one.

"Do I only have this one Martial Soul, or..."

Ye Yu thought of a type of Martial Soul—the Divine Beast Martial Soul!

A Divine Beast Martial Soul could not be awakened during the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony. It could only be fully awakened through a special awakening ritual, an increase in cultivation, or external assistance.

Ye Yu felt that it was not just one, but the second possibility.

Ye Yu circulated the surging soul power within his body, yet eighty percent of it could not be unleashed.

BOOM!!

Ye Yu slammed his fist into a massive boulder two meters across. A dent immediately appeared in it. Dense cracks spread rapidly outward from the indentation, and after two breaths, with a crack, the entire boulder shattered into rubble.

If anyone had witnessed it, their eyes would have widened in shock.

Without a Soul Ring, relying on soul power alone, his strength was already this terrifying.

With soul power, Ye Yu felt that his body had become even more fearsome.

His physical body alone had already been so powerful. With soul power added to the mix, it was even more incredible.

As for why Ye Yu had only used twenty percent of his soul power, it was because without a Soul Ring, he could only wield the soul power from the first ten levels.

In truth, what excited Ye Yu most was not the mutated Nine Spirit Black Tang, but his soul power!

It differed from Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power, and it also differed from Qian Renxue's Innate Full Soul Power Level 20!

Because Ye Yu possessed Innate Full Soul Power Level 30!

Born Soul Elder!!