After four people awakened in succession, aside from the first little girl's Martial Soul being barely passable, the other three had either hoes or pitchforks, and one had even awakened a stone?
Su Yuntao was momentarily speechless, and he lost interest in the remaining Tang San and Jiang Lin as well.
As Tang San stepped into the awakening formation, a small blue blade of grass appeared in his palm. Other than that, there was also a miniature Clear Sky Hammer hidden behind him.
"Blue Silver Grass? A useless Martial Soul. Next."
Since Su Yuntao was only a Soul Grandmaster, he had not sensed the Clear Sky Hammer's presence. However, because of the special nature of Jiang Lin's Martial Soul, he had sensed it.
"Should I just tell Su Yuntao that Tang San has twin Martial Souls?"
Jiang Lin's eyes revealed a thoughtful look, but he ultimately suppressed the idea.
While doing so would alter the plot and earn him Collapse Points, how would Jiang Lin explain how he had discovered it?
Su Yuntao was no fool. He would definitely notice Jiang Lin's uniqueness, and Jiang Lin would then certainly attract Spirit Hall's attention.
If a Spirit Hall expert arrived, Little Dragon Girl, with only the cultivation of a Soul Elder, would not be able to stop them.
And if he were taken away by a Spirit Hall expert, he would have to wait a long time before he could fleece Tang San for Collapse Points again.
"I should keep a lower profile. I'll talk after I quietly develop for a while."
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"Innate... Innate Full Soul Power!"
"How is this possible? Your Martial Soul is clearly just Blue Silver Grass. How could you possibly possess Innate Full Soul Power?"
Su Yuntao's startled cry rang out in the distance. At that moment, the entire hall was illuminated by blue light—the mark of Innate Full Soul Power.
"Though it is a useless Martial Soul, Innate Full Soul Power is still worth cultivating."
"Your name is Tang San, right? Are you interested in joining Spirit Hall? I can serve as your recommending deacon."
Without any surprise, Tang San tactfully declined Su Yuntao.
"Fine. Stand to the side and wait for now. We'll leave together later."
Su Yuntao did not care about Tang San's refusal. After all, no matter how high his Soul Power was, it could not change the fact that Blue Silver Grass was a useless Martial Soul.
"You—"
Jiang Lin nodded and walked to the center of the formation.
As the formation began operating, Jiang Lin entered his soul space once more. At that moment, the space had been divided into two realms.
An endless sea of fire and a golden sea of swords—these were Pure Yang Flame and the King's Power Sword.
"Since I need to avoid attracting Su Yuntao's attention, I'll only summon the King's Power Sword. Pure Yang Flame can remain hidden."
In the outside world, Jiang Lin opened his eyes again. With a thought, an ancient sword containing golden sword light appeared in his palm.
"This sword... hm, very good."
Even though Jiang Lin had concealed most of the King's Power Sword's power and extraordinary qualities, Su Yuntao still sensed that it was far from ordinary.
Unable to help himself, Su Yuntao became somewhat interested.
"Do you know what it is called?"
"Sir, this sword is called Royal Authority."
Though ten thousand swords pierce my heart, I shall never regret it; with a smile exchanged, Royal Authority becomes light.
Jiang Lin murmured inwardly.
"The King's Power Sword? Interesting name. Come, test your Soul Power."
Jiang Lin placed both hands on the crystal ball. Just as he was about to ask what to do next, a suction force came from within the crystal ball.
Blue light instantly rose from its base. As more Soul Power was drawn in, the layer of light passed one mark after another. Just as the entire crystal ball was about to be filled with blue light, Jiang Lin hurriedly cut off the flow of Soul Power.
"Soul Power 9? Not bad, not bad."
Although he did not possess Innate Full Soul Power, in Su Yuntao's eyes, with the King's Power Sword Martial Soul, Jiang Lin was far more useful than Tang San. Even his invitation for Jiang Lin to join Spirit Hall was much more sincere.
Naturally, Jiang Lin tactfully refused. He could not avoid Spirit Hall fast enough, so how could he possibly join it voluntarily?
"Sigh, fine. If you ever wish to join in the future, you can find me at Spirit Hall in Notting City."
Su Yuntao found it somewhat regrettable, but he did not force Jiang Lin. He merely handed him an identity token of his own.
"Thank you, sir."
"King's Power Sword Martial Soul, Soul Power 9? This Jiang Lin is interesting. He's worth watching." Tang San narrowed his eyes and thought to himself.
As they walked out of the hall, the anxiously waiting Old Jack immediately came forward.
"Sir, how did this awakening turn out?"
Compared to his indifference when he had arrived, Su Yuntao's expression was much better now because of Jiang Lin.
"This time, the results are good. Jiang Lin has Innate Soul Power 9, and his Martial Soul is the King's Power Sword. Its grade should be high-grade. His future prospects are surely limitless."
"Ah? Really? Thank you for your effort, sir."
Old Jack became excited for a moment. Back when he was tested in his youth, he had only possessed Soul Power 5, and his Martial Soul had been a low-grade iron rod, only slightly better than a useless Martial Soul. Yet even so, he had nearly advanced to Soul Ancestor.
Then Jiang Lin, whose talent far surpassed his own, would surely reach the level of Soul Emperor in the future. Perhaps Holy Soul Village might even produce another Soul Saint!
In stark contrast to Old Jack's excitement were the other villagers present.
"Damn it, that brat actually awakened a high-grade Martial Soul!"
"How is he worthy of it? My Little Hu only awakened a low-grade Martial Soul!"
"He even has Innate Soul Power 9. He's a genuine genius. In the future—"
"Sigh, who would have thought that brat would turn from a wild chicken into a phoenix overnight? Looks like we can't casually offend him anymore."
"This is bad. My boy joined Alto in beating up Jiang Lin yesterday. If he takes revenge later, we need to find a way to ease our relationship with him quickly!"
"Heh." Jiang Lin merely swept his gaze over them before walking straight to Little Dragon Girl's side.
"Jiang Lin, why have these people's attitudes changed so drastically?"
"Sister Long, have you heard the phrase 'bully the weak and fear the strong'? Whether it was those people earlier or these people now, they are all fundamentally cowardly bullies who act fierce but are weak inside."
"When dealing with people like them, you have to display your strength. Anyone who dares offend you should be taught a lesson immediately. Only after they recognize the gap between us will they behave."
Little Dragon Girl nodded, accepting this idea she had never encountered in the Ancient Tomb.
"Alright, Village Chief Jack. I still have to go to the next village, so I'll be leaving now."
After telling Old Jack the results for Tang San and the others, Su Yuntao did not linger and left directly.
"Little San and Little Lin... sigh, both are unfortunate children. I cannot favor one over the other."
Old Jack sighed, then called Jiang Lin and Tang San before him.
"Grandpa Jack, what's wrong?" Jiang Lin asked, somewhat confused.
Tang San said, "Grandpa Village Chief, is something the matter?"
"Little Lin, Little San, you both have the talent to become Soul Masters. Staying in the village will only bury your potential."
"I plan to send you to Notting City to attend a junior Soul Master Academy. Are you willing?"
"Grandpa Jack, I'm willing, but entering the academy requires quite a bit of money, doesn't it?"
"You don't need to worry about money, Little Lin. Grandpa has his own ways."
"What about you, Little San? Are you willing?"
Tang San hesitated somewhat. After all, unlike Jiang Lin, he was not alone in the world.
"Grandpa Village Chief, I want to go back and ask my father."
"Don't worry. I will personally speak to Tang Hao."
Late at night, Jiang Lin opened his eyes.
Looking at Little Dragon Girl sleeping soundly before him, Jiang Lin carefully got out of bed.
"Sister Long, don't worry. I will never let anyone offend you!"
A dark and windy night was perfect for murder. Jiang Lin had never been a bloodthirsty person. Even when Alto had led people to gang up on him before, he had only wanted to hit them back. He had never intended to take their lives.
But Little Dragon Girl and Old Jack—one was the goddess of his dreams from his previous life, while the other was family who had cared for and protected him since childhood in this life.
Those villagers had actually wanted to defile his goddess and kill his family during the day. They had crossed Jiang Lin's bottom line. He could never let them off!
After carefully closing the door, Jiang Lin headed straight for Alto's home, the nearest one.
"Dear, do you think that old thing, the village chief, will cause trouble for us?"
"What are you afraid of? That thing is already sixty-six this year. Even if he's a Soul Elder, how much longer can he live? And why do you think he never revealed that he was a Soul Master before?"
"Could he have been seriously injured?"
"Probably, but we still need to probe him further. Tomorrow night, I plan to have Zhu Hao and the others pretend to be bandits and check out his house. If he can really display the strength of a Soul Elder, then we'll have no choice but to move out of the village."
"And if he can't?"
"Hmph, if that old thing is just putting on a strong front, then Zhu Hao, the others, and I will get rid of him directly, then loot all his money and valuables!"
"Oh, and if we really kill that old thing, remember to find the property deed to that useless Jiang Lin's house. We can't let that slip away, understand?"
"Don't worry. I know that much."
"Alright, enough of that. Let's do it again. I haven't had enough yet."
"Pfft—"
"Look at how impatient you are."
Before long, loud, impassioned moans rang out.
"Heh, they truly deserve to die!"
On the rooftop, Jiang Lin peered through a gap between the tiles at the two writhing masses of flesh below, his eyes filled with disgust and killing intent.
Jiang Lin no longer hesitated. He shattered the roof tiles with a kick and dropped down from the roof.
"Who is it?!"
The two, entwined in abandon, instantly woke up. When Ao Gang saw Jiang Lin's figure clearly, fury immediately surged from his eyes.
"So it's you, you little piece of trash. I hadn't even come looking for trouble with you, yet you delivered yourself to my door. Heh heh, excellent!"
Because they had not attended the awakening ceremony during the day, they did not know that Jiang Lin had awakened a high-grade Martial Soul.
Thus, blinded by rage, Ao Gang did not take Jiang Lin seriously at all. He immediately summoned his iron hammer Martial Soul and smashed it toward Jiang Lin.
"You don't even have a Soul Ring. How dare you?"
Jiang Lin sneered, but he did not summon the King's Power Sword. Instead, he called forth Pure Yang Flame.
Killing these two with one sword would be far too merciful!
The next moment, under Ao Gang's stunned gaze, pale golden flames transformed into a massive fire serpent and swallowed him whole!
"Argh!"
An incomparably intense burning sensation erupted throughout Ao Gang's body. After one scream, he directly fainted from the pain.
Yet before long, under the relentless burning, he was forced awake again to endure the endless agony of being scorched!
"Dear!"
After freezing for an instant, Xin Lan immediately came to her senses. Without caring about anything else, she knelt before Jiang Lin with her pale naked body exposed and began slapping herself repeatedly.
"Jiang Lin, Aunt Xin was wrong. Aunt Xin was really wrong. Please don't kill me. As long as you don't kill me, Aunt Xin is willing to do anything!"
"Anything?"
Jiang Lin stared at Xin Lan's naked, alluring body, and a teasing look appeared in his eyes.
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