A green snake to tame, innate level six

With his eyes closed, Duan Qingya felt warmth spread through his entire body. He sensed two things calling to him.

One was the beast taming space he knew so well. After Duan Qingya answered the other, it became a warm current inside his body and flowed toward his right hand.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, a small, emerald-green snake timidly poked its head out of Duan Qingya's hand.

Once Su Yuntao got a clear look at Duan Qingya's martial soul, disappointment washed over him. He had thought Duan Qingya would awaken a martial soul better than his own lone wolf.

"It's actually a nonvenomous green snake!"

"Whether it's offense or control, this kind of beast martial soul ranks among the weakest."

"Ugh, seriously! Couldn't you have awakened something a little better? If I reported that, my bonus would definitely go up quite a bit."

Unlike the disappointed Su Yuntao, Duan Qingya felt his heart skip a beat the instant he saw the green snake.

No wonder he had never been able to awaken his beast taming space or form contracts with other creatures.

It turned out that the beast bound to him by a life-bound contract in his previous life had followed him to the Douluo Continent—and had even become his martial soul.

Looking at the green snake curled up in his hand, Duan Qingya felt his confidence blaze to life.

The anxiety he had felt over his inability to awaken his beast taming space vanished completely. Duan Qingya even made a firm vow in his heart:

With you here, Azure Chi, I'm confident I can raise you into a divine beast again before I turn twenty in this life. Then we'll make another push for Divine Beast Tamer together!

Disappointed though he was, Su Yuntao had not forgotten to test his innate soul power.

Besides, if this boy happened to have level two or three innate soul power, recruiting him into Spirit Hall would still earn Su Yuntao a decent reward.

When he had recruited Niu Erdan last time, Deacon Wang had given him a hefty reward. During that period, Sisi had also been willing to chat and eat with him every day.

"Come test your innate soul power!"

Remembering what he had just said, Su Yuntao feared his remarks might have damaged Duan Qingya's impression of him and made the boy unwilling to join Spirit Hall.

He hurriedly added another sentence to salvage his image and comfort Duan Qingya along the way.

"If your innate soul power is high enough, I believe you can become a powerful Soul Master even with a green snake martial soul."

Faced with the blue crystal ball Su Yuntao held out, Duan Qingya did not hesitate. He immediately sent Azure Chi back into his beast taming space, then placed his hand on the crystal ball.

To Duan Qingya, the level of his innate soul power did not matter. His beast taming cultivation method was tied to his beast's bloodline: the stronger that bloodline, the faster he cultivated.

Even if he had only half a level like Yu Xiaogang, Duan Qingya was confident he could raise a divine beast and then cultivate his way to godhood!

As a powerful suction erupted from the blue crystal ball, its surface soon burst into dazzling light.

"Level six innate soul power!"

"With innate soul power this high, would you be willing to join Spirit Hall, child, and become one of us?"

Su Yuntao clasped Duan Qingya's hand in great excitement. For a moment, he could already see a promotion and Gold Soul Coins beckoning to him!

Once he was promoted, Sisi would surely think more highly of him. She might even agree to be with him!

"Um, Senior Su Yuntao, could you let me think it over?"

"I can't make such an important decision lightly. I need to go home and ask Grandpa Niu."

Faced with Su Yuntao's invitation to join Spirit Hall, Duan Qingya hesitated briefly before choosing to turn him down.

If he accepted Su Yuntao's invitation and joined Spirit Hall, he certainly would not be able to act freely afterward. That would greatly slow his efforts to help Azure Chi transform.

Besides, Azure Chi's changes after evolving would be far too obvious, and Spirit Hall was not only crowded with people, but powerful ones at that.

The thought of that whole group of Titled Douluo in the Worship Hall, in particular, was enough to make Duan Qingya's scalp prickle.

"Tsk, all right!"

"It wouldn't be right to make a six-year-old child decide something this big anyway. But make sure you discuss it properly with Village Chief Niu when you get home!"

"Once Village Chief Niu agrees, come find me. Understood?"

As he spoke, Su Yuntao seemed to remember something. He hurriedly turned around and took a certificate out of the bundle he had brought, then wrote Duan Qingya's information and his own name on it.

Only after finishing did Su Yuntao calm his excitement and hand the certificate to Duan Qingya without haste.

"This is your martial soul certificate. You'll need it later, whether you're going to school or handling matters at Spirit Hall."

"More importantly, if you decide to join Spirit Hall in the future, you can take this certificate to a steward there and have them register you. Don't forget to give them my name!"

Duan Qingya briefly looked over the contents of the martial soul certificate, then smiled and nodded at Su Yuntao.

"Yes. Thank you, Senior Su Yuntao!"

With the martial soul certificate in hand, Duan Qingya's martial soul awakening had reached a perfect conclusion. Next, he would prepare to study at Nuoding Academy!

Su Yuntao was just about to watch Duan Qingya leave when he noticed that the children who had been huddling in the corner were now looking at him with envy.

"Do you think Duan Xiaoniu can become a Soul Master because he's been catching snakes since he was little? Why else would he awaken a snake as his martial soul?"

"Huh? That works too? If I'd known, I would've played with snakes more when I was little. Then I could become a Soul Master and eat candied hawthorn skewers every day!"

Listening to the children's chirping chatter, Su Yuntao instantly lost the good mood he had just built up.

"All right, the rest of you, come up one at a time when I call your names!"

Duan Qingya had only just stepped outside when the parents, who had been quietly waiting for their children to come out, immediately surrounded him like sharks scenting blood.

Upon learning that Duan Qingya was the first to awaken his martial soul and also possessed innate soul power, everyone who had been peppering him with questions began praising him and Grandpa Niu.

But Duan Qingya was in no mood to listen to their praise. After offering a few brief replies, he found an excuse to slip back home.

Left behind, Grandpa Niu accepted everyone's compliments and praise with his face glowing.

The moment he stepped through the door, Duan Qingya eagerly dug out the hundred-year-old wild mountain ginseng Grandpa Niu treasured and gripped it tightly.

After waiting several full seconds and obtaining his result, Duan Qingya calmly put the twenty-year-old wild mountain ginseng back.

Just as I expected. As long as my beast taming space hasn't changed, my beast taming talent won't change either, even after crossing over to the Douluo Continent.

Duan Qingya's beast taming talent was simple but versatile. He could use it to analyze anything he touched, including living creatures.

Relying on this talent, Duan Qingya could always find medicinal ingredients suitable for his beasts, then combine them into appropriate potions to nurture them.

However, the higher something's level was compared to Duan Qingya's, the longer he needed to analyze it. He also had to maintain uninterrupted contact; if it broke, he would have to start over.

But different worlds certainly won't have exactly the same Medicinal Herbs. The experience from my previous life might not apply anymore.

Still, I remember there are several medicine shops in Nuoding City. When I go there to study, I can see whether I can become an apprentice at one.

Only after confirming that his beast taming talent had not changed did Duan Qingya summon Azure Chi from his beast taming space.

Once summoned, Azure Chi noticed there was no one else nearby and finally found the courage to raise its head and begin surveying its surroundings.

But upon discovering that these were not the surroundings it knew, Azure Chi flicked its tongue in confusion and turned to look at Duan Qingya.

"Azure Chi, this is a new world. You need to transform into a true dragon once more, and I need to make another push for Divine Beast Tamer."

Duan Qingya stroked Azure Chi's head, his gaze firmer than ever.

In his previous life, he had given everything he could for that goal. There was no way he would stop here!