The Difficulty of Having No Soul Power

"Little brat!"

Old Jack stirred the ginger soup in the kitchen, cursing for a long time.

As the hot water boiled, he scooped out a bowl, leaned on his cane, and walked into the house.

Jiede sat at the head of the kang, his naked body wrapped in a thick cotton quilt, his head lowered slightly and his gaze dull.

Old Jack glared at him angrily, brought the ginger soup to Jiede's mouth, and softened his tone as much as possible.

"Xiao De, drink a sip of ginger soup to warm your body up and don't catch a cold."

Jiede remained unmoved.

Old Jack grew angry and raised his cane high, only to put it down heavily again, nagging Jiede the whole time.

"I told you not to go play by the river, but you refused to listen. If your Uncle Wang from next door hadn't happened to pass by the river today, you would have drowned in it!"

The cane struck the ground heavily, producing a dull sound.

"Did you hear me!"

Old Jack's tone grew heavier, finally awakening Jiede's consciousness.

Jiede raised his head and looked straight at Old Jack. "Grandpa, without an awakened martial soul, is it really impossible to cultivate soul power?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can there be soul power without an awakening?

If you want to awaken, you can only wait until next year when Spirit Hall sends people to the village to hold the martial soul awakening ceremony.

Whether you can awaken soul power depends on heaven's will."

Old Jack frowned, touched Jiede's forehead, and let out a sigh of relief when he found he had no fever.

"If you want to know about martial souls, I can tell you, but you have to drink this bowl of ginger soup."

Jiede's eyes lit up first, then he hugged the ginger soup and acted spoiled, saying, "Grandpa, my stomach is full of water right now, I really can't drink anymore."

Old Jack said helplessly, "Just a sip is fine, to warm your body and keep you from catching a cold."

Jiede had no choice but to pinch his nose and gulp down two big mouthfuls.

Only then was Old Jack satisfied as he rummaged through the cabinet, fished out a yellowed book, and tossed it to Jiede.

Jiede caught the book, his gaze falling on the cover: Basic Soul Beast Compendium.

"Your dad has plenty of books like this. He didn't awaken any innate soul power, so every day he had nothing to do but research things related to martial souls. This book was almost worn to pieces by him when he was a kid, and now you're at it too..."

Old Jack sighed.

Ignoring Old Jack's nagging, Jiede opened the book and began to read with avid hunger.

"Hey, you silly child!"

Seeing that Jiede was ignoring him, Old Jack shook his head helplessly.

It was a good thing his grandson suddenly loved studying, but Jiede hadn't undergone the martial soul awakening yet, so even studying it now was useless.

Old Jack's son, which was Jiede's father, was a living example.

Having no innate soul power yet studying martial soul theoretical knowledge every day was pure self-inflicted torment.

With nothing he could do, Old Jack had to turn around and go to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

What he did not know was that the real Jiede had already drowned, and the person sitting here now was an angler from Blue Star who had slipped while baiting a swim.

In the original work of Douluo Continent, Jiede had no scenes at all, not even a name.

This showed that during the awakening ceremony a year later, he was destined not to awaken innate soul power and would live the life of an ordinary person.

And ever since he regained consciousness, Jiede had not obtained any cheats.

For instance, a ding sound...

Combining the memories of the original owner, Jiede understood one thing.

Last year, his maternal grandparents went to Soto City to visit Jiede's parents and encountered an evil soul master attack on the way. The two elderly people had their blood drained and died on the spot.

His mother often wept with her face covered in tears, and the original owner always kept this incident fresh in his mind, his fear of evil soul masters growing day by day.

This gave Jiede a great sense of crisis.

Although Douluo Continent had Spirit Hall suppressing things, the slaughter of villages by evil soul masters never stopped.

Old Jack lived until the grand finale in the original work, but Jiede dared not guarantee whether he himself, living the life of an ordinary person and fishing by the river, would encounter an attack by evil soul masters.

Jiede was panicked right now, and also melancholy.

He hoped to gain some knowledge about martial souls from the Basic Soul Beast Compendium.

Opening the first page, the first thing that came into view was: Blue Silver Grass!

A soul beast seen everywhere in the original work, and also the subjects of the protagonist Tang San's mother.

Fortunately, Old Jack had taught Jiede how to read. Although he did not recognize all the characters, he had after all undergone nine years of compulsory education, so he could read along smoothly.

There was nothing to see with Blue Silver Grass, so Jiede skipped it directly and looked at the next page...

He did not finish reading until dinner was served on the table. Still feeling unsatisfied, he slowly put on his clothes, hastily ate a few bites of food, and burrowed back into the quilt.

Old Jack went to the next door with a native chicken to express his gratitude for saving his grandson.

Jiede lay on the brick bed, his brain falling into a deep-thinking mode.

The Basic Soul Beast Compendium could not help him deduce a method to spontaneously generate soul power.

Yet one thing was clear to him: there was a person who could cultivate soul power without awakening!

That person was Tang San.

After careful deliberation, Jiede ultimately decided to take a gamble on Tang San to see if he could acquire the Mysterious Heaven Technique.

This cultivation technique could elevate the soul power talent of those who already possessed soul power, reaching the realm of Innate Full Soul Power.

Jiede was not sure whether it could make someone who would otherwise never generate soul power actually produce it.

Still, he wanted to try.

Having made up his mind, Jiede tightened his grip on the Basic Soul Beast Compendium in his hand...

The next day.

Jiede got up early and dragged an ox along, pretending to herd cattle.

At the main gate, Old Jack clicked his tongue in wonder. "The sun is rising from the west."

After searching two hills, Jiede finally found the spot where Tang San practiced every morning.

Tang San opened his eyes and looked toward the eastern sunrise, a flash of purple passing through his eyes. He slowly gathered his energy, turned his head, and looked at Jiede.

"Isn't this Grandpa Jack's grandson? What is he doing here?"

"Brother Tang San, what are you doing here?" Jiede asked with curiosity.

Tang San retorted, "I should be the one asking you. Don't you usually sleep in? Why did you get up so early today?"

"Hey, don't mention it. I was forced out to herd cattle by Grandpa."

Jiede wore a helpless expression, then shifted his tone, his eyes shining with a child's innocent radiance.

"What were you doing on the hill early in the morning? Judging by your movements, were you practicing some form of cultivation?"

Tang San's gaze tightened. He initially wanted to deny it, but on second thought, Jiede was a five-year-old child, so he smiled immediately.

"Yes, just messing around blindly. Nothing worth mentioning."

Jiede fully displayed a child's curious nature. "Is it that kind of cultivation technique for soul masters? It looks so cool, can you teach it to me?"

"Soul masters?"

Tang San's heart skipped a beat as he caught the crucial two words.

He had stayed in the village for a long time without communicating with anyone. Now, his Mysterious Heaven Technique had been stuck at a bottleneck for quite a while, and he had been unable to find a breakthrough. He never expected to get a clue from Jiede's mouth.

Acting like an ordinary child, Tang San asked gossiping questions, "Soul masters? What are those?"

Jiede carried his hands behind his back and shook his head. "Soul masters, of course. Anyway, they're super cool. That's how our Holy Soul Village got its name."

Tang San's mind became active, wanting to fish for more words from Jiede. "Are soul masters really that amazing?"

"I... I just heard Grandpa mention a little bit..."

Jiede suddenly shut his mouth, kicked a pebble, and put on an expression of "I shouldn't have talked too much."

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Tang San instantly felt an itch in his heart, though his face remained calm.

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Jiede stealthily leaned close to Tang San's ear and whispered, "My family actually has a book about soul masters. You mustn't tell anyone else."

Tang San's gaze shifted slightly, trying to steady his tone. "Can I take a look?"

Jiede showed a troubled expression. "Grandpa treasures it so much that he doesn't even let me touch it usually."

Tang San furrowed his brow, thinking to himself, Should I... go steal it back later?

Jiede's little face twitched in internal struggle. "If it's Brother Tang San, it's not entirely out of the question..."

Tang San's eyes lit up. Old Jack often sent him food, so if he were to steal it, he would still feel a sense of guilt.

However, if Jiede were to bring it out, the nature of the matter would be completely different.

He nodded immediately. "You speak."

"Can you teach me the cultivation method you study? I want to try it too; maybe I can become a soul master." Jiede akimboed his waist, raising his head proudly.

Jiede's childlike performance made Tang San let down his guard. If Jiede had been an adult, Tang San absolutely would not have believed his words.

Tang San fell into silence.

Grandpa Jack has provided relief to me. Should I teach his grandson the Mysterious Heaven Technique?

...Teach him?

No!

That's impossible!

The Mysterious Heaven Technique is the unique skill of the Tang Sect and must never be passed on to outsiders!

Yet how else can I obtain the book he mentioned?

A moment later, Tang San had his answer. He spoke up, "Alright!"

Jiede was overjoyed. "It's a deal. I'll steal... quietly take it out when I go back today..."

Tang San smiled and sat cross-legged back in his original spot. "Then you should go back. Come again tomorrow morning, I'll be waiting for you!"