The childhood once filled with pain and loneliness had come to an abrupt end after that person's appearance.
From that day onward, the helpless girl's heart seemed to have been wholly soothed by warmth.
A companion had suddenly entered her miserable little world.
He trained with her, endured hardships with her, and helped the villagers solve their troubles with her.
Scenes from the past flashed by like slides, yet every emotion the girl had experienced rippled through the viewers' minds in its entirety.
As Qian Renxue watched everything Tang Yin had once experienced, she could not help murmuring from the bottom of her heart.
"How wonderful..."
Although she had lost her mother at a young age and her father had neglected her, at least she had that boy by her side.
Feeling everything this girl had once gone through and sharing her emotions and sentiments, Qian Renxue was sincerely happy for her.
At the very least, her childhood had been better than Qian Renxue's own.
Several years passed in a flash, until the day most important to all children arrived.
Yes, it was Awakening Day. Today, every child would awaken their Martial Soul!
"It is here. The day has finally come."
Elsewhere, Tang San's breathing quickened. Watching Tang Yin's memories from a third-person perspective, he had finally reached this moment.
This was what he wanted to confirm. Why was her Martial Soul the Blue Silver King, while his was merely Blue Silver Grass?
She had said that her Martial Soul had not been like this when it first awakened. Could that truly be the case?
As she personally experienced all that the girl had once felt, Qian Renxue smiled and offered her blessings.
"Her Martial Soul is awakening? How wonderful. I hope this child awakens an outstanding Martial Soul and changes her fate."
However, before the girl's awakening, something she saw from her perspective instantly made both Tang San and Qian Renxue catch their breath, their minds trembling.
"Innate Full Soul Power! This is Innate Full Soul Power! Child, you must join Spirit Hall."
Innate Full Soul Power? In that tiny village, someone possessed Innate Full Soul Power—and it was not the girl herself. Then who was it?
A thunderclap seemed to explode in Tang San's heart. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the person who appeared in Tang Yin's memories.
No, impossible! Among all the children from Holy Soul Village who had awakened alongside him, there had been no boy with Innate Full Soul Power.
In an instant, a name exploded in Tang San's mind.
Brother Lin? This was the Brother Lin Tang Yin had spoken of? He had cared for Tang Yin since childhood and had even awakened Innate Full Soul Power. But this person had never appeared in his world at all!
"Martial Soul, Ghost Sword. Innate Full Soul Power!"
Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened as she breathed rapidly, unable to believe it. In such a small village, such an exceptional mutated Martial Soul and such astonishing Soul Power had appeared.
If this child grew smoothly, he would surely become a Titled Douluo in the future!
But was this memory real? Holy Soul Village, the Holy Soul Village near Nuoding City in Fasino Province—could everything she was experiencing have truly happened?
While Qian Renxue was still hesitating, she saw the Spirit Hall staff member tightly grip the boy's shoulders.
"Child, don't worry about that for now. You must join Spirit Hall."
"Yes, well said. We must make him join Spirit Hall."
Seeing her own deacon performing his duty so well, Qian Renxue secretly pumped her little fist and cried out inwardly.
Such a genius ought to join Spirit Hall, receive vigorous training, spread the justice of the Angel God, and defend the dignity of Soul Masters!
Yet just as Qian Renxue waited in eager anticipation, she saw the boy suddenly press his lips together.
He neither agreed nor immediately refused. Instead, he looked in her direction, his eyes filled with struggle and a trace of helplessness.
What? Why was he looking at me? Why look at me now? Ah? Could it be...?
Faced with that affectionate gaze, Qian Renxue's heart trembled, and she actually felt an absurd sense of being flattered.
Could it be for her? No, for the girl whose experiences she was sharing.
He did not want to leave her alone in the village, nor did he want to give up those beautiful childhood days. So, even if it meant rejecting Spirit Hall's invitation and abandoning a bright future, he still wanted to remain by her side...
"Was it because of... a childhood promise?"
For a moment, a trace of envy rose in Qian Renxue's heart.
Yes, she was the heir of the Qian Family, the inheritor of a god-tier Martial Soul with innate level 20 Soul Power, yet she had begun to envy an obscure little girl from a village.
Though they had both endured tragic pasts, and this child's origins were far inferior to her own, was the affection she possessed not something Qian Renxue had craved countless times yet never received?
Even her grandfather rarely stayed by her side due to Spirit Hall affairs. Yet this girl always had such a companion beside her, sharing everything with her and willing to give up worldly splendor merely to stay with her.
"Sigh, perhaps it is right that he does not join Spirit Hall."
At that moment, Qian Renxue even gave up her faint hopes and instead wished the boy would reject it completely and choose to stay by the girl's side.
Even if this scene truly existed in reality and had truly happened, she would willingly accept it.
Even if it meant Spirit Hall might lose a future Super Douluo. At the very least, it would let this girl, whose fate resembled hers so closely, feel a little warmth in the world and preserve this rare sincerity.
Perhaps that would be a beautiful tale as well.
On the other side, Tang San clenched his fists tightly and finally understood the gap between himself and Tang Yin.
So this was it, this was it! There was no mistaking that look. This man had changed everything for Tang Yin. He had cared for her since childhood, possessed Innate Full Soul Power, and was even willing to reject Spirit Hall's invitation so he could remain by Tang Yin's side.
No wonder the Tang Yin he had seen had a better figure and physique than his own. Though she was only a girl, she possessed physical qualities even stronger than those of a boy.
So she had had such a close companion by her side since childhood, unlike him, who had always faced everything alone.
As Tang San gritted his teeth, the scene in the memories continued onward—
"Master Su Yuntao, there is no need to persuade me further. My mind is made up."
Faced with Spirit Hall's repeated invitations, the boy shook his head firmly. His words made both Qian Renxue and Tang San's hearts tremble.
Sure enough, he had truly refused.
"All right... But you can still think it over. If you change your mind, Spirit Hall's doors will always be open to you."
"Grandpa Jack, thank you for the effort of awakening this child's Martial Soul."
Grandpa Jack spoke up in time, stopping Su Yuntao in his tracks.
All right, then let us see.
Following the movements Master Su Yuntao had performed skillfully countless times, a faint glow emerged in the girl's palm.
Martial Soul—Blue Silver Grass!
"How could this be? How could it be Blue Silver Grass?!"
Looking at the useless Martial Soul awakened in the girl's palm, Qian Renxue's heart was full of sorrow.
A genius with Innate Full Soul Power and a girl with an innately useless Martial Soul—how could they possibly end up together?
"Blue Silver Grass, it really is Blue Silver Grass!"
Tang San's breathing quickened, but even more doubts burst forth in his mind.
Since his Martial Soul really was only Blue Silver Grass, what had allowed him to undergo Martial Soul Evolution?
For a moment, the two souls watching the girl's past both anticipated what would happen next...