Twin Martial Souls, Ultimate Rule~

"Blue Silver Chicken, a mutated Martial Soul of Blue Silver Grass and chicken. Not bad, not bad—a very good Beast Martial Soul."

"It's just a pity you have no Soul Power~"

"Child, would you like to learn how to make desserts? Like Blue Silver Grass with three spoonfuls of sugar?"

"Or are you interested in dancing? Basketball works too."

"I heard chicken Martial Souls are great at basketball.

After all, chickens can fly. You might even be able to join Heaven Dou City's basketball team."

The rough-looking man rubbed the little girl's head in front of him, then waved to the next child.

As one child after another completed their awakening, it was finally Su Mu's turn.

The time had gone from noon to afternoon, and most parents had already left with their awakened children.

Only a rare few who had awakened Innate Soul Power remained in the middle of the village, discussing matters with the village chief.

Perhaps they planned to send their children to study in Heaven Dou City, or perhaps they had other plans.

"Child, come forward."

Black Bear's voice was extremely gruff as he beckoned Su Mu into the awakening formation.

Su Mu casually stuffed the ten Gold Soul Coins Jiang Nannan had handed him into Black Bear's hand.

After carefully counting them, Black Bear tossed them into the cash box, his movements no different from before.

Black Bear straightened up and explained once more, "My Martial Soul is an arm. Next, I will guide your Martial Soul."

"Focus completely. Concentrate your attention in your right hand and release your Martial Soul."

As Black Bear finished speaking, soft white Soul Power poured into Su Mu's body.

*(The system said it would grant me an additional Martial Soul slot that could be inherited,

and separately give each of my two Martial Souls a random Ultimate Attribute.)*

There was a heavy element of chance to this, but as the process continued, Su Mu could clearly feel a barrier within his body shatter.

A short stalk of Blue Silver Grass sprouted from his palm.

[Detected that the host has awakened an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Inheritance source: maternal line.]

[Randomly selecting an Ultimate Attribute for the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul!]

[Ultimate Attribute selected: Life!]

[Detected that ordinary Blue Silver Grass possesses an Ultimate Attribute. Transformation occurring.]

[Evolution direction: beneficial mutation, Life Blue Silver Emperor!]

Su Mu nearly spat blood.

A healing type?

If I'd known I had a healing-type Martial Soul, I would've chosen I Am Rakshasa!

It had no offensive power anyway. I might as well have chosen I Am Rakshasa~ and gambled on grinding the enemy to death.

What a loss, what a loss. If I'd known I would awaken a healing Martial Soul today, I should've waited until after the awakening to choose Hextech.

Before he could react, another strange sensation appeared in his left hand.

He clenched his left hand tightly and hid it behind his back, casually scratching his back as if he were merely itching.

At the same time, another stream of information gathered in his mind.

[Detected awakening of a second Martial Soul. Inheritance source: father.]

[Martial Soul: Experience Book.]

[Randomly drawing an Ultimate Attribute for the Book Martial Soul.]

[Ultimate Attribute drawn: Rule!]

[The Book Martial Soul has undergone a beneficial mutation. Mutation direction: rule-based.]

[Text Decree: Tear out a sheet of paper that can recover over time, write words upon it, then use it on an item to grant it special enhancements!]

The Soul Master conducting the awakening looked at the Blue Silver Grass emerging from Su Mu's hand, and the excitement caused by the intense Soul Power fluctuation from earlier faded into disappointment.

"What a pity. It isn't a Body Martial Soul."

"Child, test your Soul Power."

Su Mu listened and placed his hand on the crystal ball.

Twin Martial Souls from birth, and both possessed Ultimate Attributes. If he wasn't born with Innate Full Soul Power, he'd eat—

Sure enough, amid the dazzling golden light, Innate Full Soul Power was stamped right onto his face, marking Su Mu as a genius.

The Soul Master in charge of the awakening curled his lip, secretly lamenting the waste.

"What a pity. Even if it were an ordinary fingernail Martial Soul, with Innate Full Soul Power, the Sect Master could have made him shine brilliantly across the Douluo Continent."

"What a pity."

He packed his things and prepared to leave without looking back.

The village chief of Pheasant Village hurried forward to greet him and see him off.

Su Mu looked at the empty square and felt the power pouring into his body.

Text Decree: By writing enhancement effects or recovery effects onto paper and attaching it to an item, the target could gain the corresponding effects. There was a time limit and a limited number of uses.

Then if he attached Text Decrees containing enhancement and recovery effects to the Wallace food he made and sold it, could he make more money?

Su Mu considered this. The system had not set a price for the things he sold, so how much he could sell them for depended entirely on his own ability.

If he used his Martial Soul's ability to add enhancement effects to his food, its effects and price would certainly be better.

But~ it seemed he had no money right now.

He only had the ten Gold Soul Coins he had saved before yesterday.

That was just enough to buy a small cart in Heaven Dou City.

Without thinking much about it, Su Mu returned to his front door.

The sky had already begun to darken slightly.

Jiang Nannan was still sitting quietly on a stone between her own front door and Su Mu's, waiting for him.

The lights in her house had not gone out yet, and two bouts of coughing could occasionally be heard.

The moment she saw Su Mu approaching, Jiang Nannan immediately stood up.

After Su Mu had left, Jiang Nannan had returned home as well, helping her mother with the chores and farm work all day.

She had only just sat down to rest when Su Mu returned.

"Su Mu, did your Martial Soul awakening go well?"

"What Martial Soul did you awaken, and how much Innate Soul Power do you have?"

Jiang Nannan fired off her questions all at once.

Su Mu merely waved a hand and said blandly, "Just an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. I don't have much talent for cultivation."

"From now on, I'll honestly be a merchant and do some small business, or become a hunter like Father. I won't think about studying at an academy. That's too much of a waste of money."

Jiang Nannan followed behind Su Mu, her expression turning somewhat desolate as her hopes shattered.

This life, we'll only be able to live properly as ordinary people. But that's not so bad, Jiang Nannan thought.

Watching Su Mu pull down the wooden plank blocking his door, she immediately gave his shoulder a gentle pat.

"It's too late to cook now. Why don't you come eat at my house~"

"Mother said you haven't eaten at our house for over a year?"

Jiang Nannan's words pulled Su Mu into old memories.

Once upon a time, he had been too small to even reach the stove, so he had no choice but to go to Jiang Nannan's home and ask for food.

But after he had grown tall enough to cook, he had never gone to their house for meals again.

Thinking about it now, Jiang Nannan's mother really had taken good care of him in the past two years. Perhaps it was also because Su Mu's father had helped her daughter, making her feel indebted.

He had always felt it was bad to keep mooching meals off others, so he had stopped going afterward.

Jiang Nannan's mother had helped him a great deal and had even looked after him for another two years. Even if he didn't like Jiang Nannan, he couldn't make their relationship too tense.

It's only a meal, Su Mu thought, and nodded.

He closed his door again. This time, he took out his lock and locked it before following Jiang Nannan into her yard.

The moment he entered, he saw that unlike his own bare, weed-covered ground, both sides of the yard had been cultivated into fields by Jiang Nannan's mother, planted with radishes, potatoes, and all kinds of vegetables.

"Vegetables sold in the city must be expensive. Growing them yourself can save quite a bit of money."

Jiang Nannan's mother spoke as she worked.

Su Mu was a little stunned. It seemed Jiang Nannan's mother had found out about him spending money to buy vegetables in town.

No wonder she had begun sending vegetables to his home some time ago. So that was why.

After all, the previous Su Mu had not understood farming at all. Anything he planted would die before long.

He had wasted quite a few seeds over the year, yet not even a single leaf of vegetable had grown.

Now that Jiang Nannan's mother had exposed this directly to his face, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

"Come on, don't just stand there. Sit down."

As Jiang Nannan's mother spoke, she personally came over, took Su Mu's little hand, and seated him at the small table in the yard.

An oil lamp illuminated the dishes on the table: half a stir-fried rabbit, a small plate of cucumbers, blanched greens, and rabbit stir-fried with chili peppers.

Jiang Nannan also placed two fried eggs into Su Mu's bowl, covering the mound of rice.

Jiang Nannan's mother looked Su Mu and her daughter up and down, growing more satisfied as she said:

"Actually, I called you over this time because I wanted to discuss something with you."

"The marriage your father arranged between you and Nannan back then—it is time to make a decision about it."

Jiang Nannan's mother's voice was very soft, and Jiang Nannan lowered her head completely.

A self-mocking smile tugged at Su Mu's lips.

Sure enough, this kind of plot would happen even to someone like Jiang Nannan.

"Su Mu~ you've already awakened your Martial Soul. I imagine it won't be long before you leave to study."

"Before that, how about the two of you settle the engagement first~ Then get married once you're old enough~" Jiang Nannan's mother said everything without pausing.

Su Mu froze.

No, this plot isn't right!