Where Did the Black Aura on My Human Emperor Banner Come From?

"Village Chief Jack, hurry up. I still need to rush to several other villages later."

Blind Douluo—oh no, Master Su Yuntao—had already been waiting for quite some time.

Old Jack smiled apologetically.

"Master Su Yuntao, thank you for your hard work. These are all the children in our village who are of the proper age this year. There's one more who'll be here shortly."

Su Yuntao nodded and said,

"Alright, you can leave. Leave this place to me."

Village Chief Jack left. Su Yuntao looked at the children and said in a friendly tone,

"Children, line up."

The children quickly formed a line. Su Yuntao explained,

"Do you know what a Martial Soul is?"

Everyone shook their heads. Su Yuntao smiled.

"I'll tell you now. Prepare yourselves, and don't be frightened."

With that, Su Yuntao stomped his foot and summoned his Lone Wolf Spirit.

A massive lone wolf stared at everyone menacingly. All the children were terrified; some even burst into tears on the spot.

Su Yuntao paid them no mind and explained,

"This is my Martial Soul, the Lone Wolf!"

Then he withdrew his Martial Soul and comforted them.

"Perhaps one of you will awaken a Martial Soul like this later. Mine is a Beast Spirit. You might awaken a Tool Spirit or a Plant Spirit... Forget it, there's no point saying more. You, come first."

Su Yuntao casually pointed, and Bai Yu, standing at the far left of the line, stepped forward.

He had done it deliberately, wanting to awaken early while Tang San and Tang Hao were absent.

Su Yuntao took out a crystal ball and told him,

"Place your hand on it. I'll guide your Martial Soul."

Bai Yu nodded, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"I still have one basic modification chance and one low-level modification chance. But Tang San is about to awaken his Martial Soul, and he'll awaken two Martial Souls, so I have to use the low-level chance on him. As for the remaining basic chance, I wonder if it can modify my Martial Soul."

"Since I've only just awakened my Martial Soul, the basic chance should be able to modify it. If I awaken some trash Martial Soul, I can just slowly save up Points and exchange them for an awesome Martial Soul in the shop!"

With that thought, Bai Yu stopped feeling uneasy and placed his hand on the crystal ball.

Su Yuntao poured Soul Power into it, and the crystal ball began to activate.

Bai Yu felt warm all over as streams of warmth gathered in his palm. Then, something resembling a banner appeared!

Su Yuntao sucked in a breath.

"Innate... Innate Full Soul Power?"

Bai Yu also sucked in a breath.

A... Human Emperor Banner?!

At the moment his Martial Soul awakened, information about it surfaced in his subconscious.

He did not have Twin Martial Souls, but he was even more special: he had twin souls in one body!

On the surface, it was the Human Emperor Banner. In truth, it was the Myriad Souls Banner. As a Support-type Spirit, the Human Emperor Banner was filled with a holy aura. The Myriad Souls Banner, meanwhile, was an evil object among evil objects, brimming with dark energy!

Su Yuntao also saw Bai Yu's Human Emperor Banner and asked in confusion,

"Th-this is a banner? Why does it seem like there's some black aura floating around it?"

Bai Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said,

"Huh? Master Su Yuntao, did you see it wrong?"

He hurriedly willed it, and the faint black aura on the Human Emperor Banner was instantly covered by holy golden light.

Su Yuntao's vision blurred. He only felt that the banner was incredibly holy, giving him the sensation of a spring breeze washing over him. Subconsciously believing Bai Yu, he nodded.

"Perhaps my eyes were playing tricks on me. This banner should be a Support-type Spirit. Little friend, you have Innate Full Soul Power. Would you like to join our Spirit Hall?"

The thought made Su Yuntao somewhat excited. If he could send a child with Innate Full Soul Power to Spirit Hall, his contribution would be huge!

Bai Yu neither wanted nor dared to join Spirit Hall. He needed to stay beside Tang San, the former protagonist, so he could modify more plotlines and let the system gain more experience.

Thus, he said,

"Master Su Yuntao, I don't understand these things. I need to ask Grandpa Old Jack for his opinion first!"

Su Yuntao did not force him. He planned to speak with Old Jack later and bring Bai Yu to Spirit Hall.

"Next!"

"Hoe Spirit, half a level of Soul Power. Not bad. Although it'll be hard for you to become a Soul Master, you'll be faster at farming in the future and might even get rich. Next!"

By the time everyone else had nearly finished awakening, Tang San finally rushed over.

Su Yuntao had just finished awakening the final child. Seeing Tang San run over, he frowned.

"If you'd come any later, you wouldn't need to come at all!"

Tang San panted heavily.

"Sorry, Master. I've troubled you!"

Su Yuntao gave a slight nod and guided Tang San through his Spirit Awakening.

Meanwhile, Bai Yu, who had been surrounded by a group of children showering him with flattery, made his move as well!

[Plot: Under Su Yuntao's guidance, Tang San awakened two Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer.]

Bai Yu thought for a moment. What if he used only the basic chance to change "two" into "zero"?

If Tang Hao saw that his son had no Martial Soul, would he die of rage on the spot?

No, if that happened, Tang San might never embark on the path of cultivation. The plot would collapse outright. He still needed to give him a little hope.

Besides, he had never tested it before. He did not know whether a basic chance could directly modify Martial Souls.

More importantly, he wanted to steal all of Tang San's opportunities and romantic prospects, make Tang San witness it all with his own eyes, then let him die in disgrace and betrayal after losing everything!

For that reason, Bai Yu felt there was no need to completely cripple Tang San so early. He should leave him some hope, but he could not allow him to become too strong.

Bai Yu thought for a moment, then suddenly thought of Master. He used the low-level modification chance to change "Blue Silver Grass" into "Blue Silver Fart" and "Clear Sky Hammer" into "Clear Sky Dog"!

Clear Sky Dog was great. Just hearing the name made it sound like an existence on par with the Roaring-Sky Hound. Pfft, hahaha!

Bai Yu suppressed his laughter. At that moment, Tang San successfully awakened his Martial Soul as well!

Su Yuntao exclaimed in surprise,

"Innate Full Soul Power! Wait, your Martial Soul is actually Blue Silver Grass... No, that's not right!"

Su Yuntao took a closer look. Though it carried the aura of Blue Silver Grass, it was not Blue Silver Grass at all, but a cloud of blue gas—and it stank!

"This is... a fart?!"

Su Yuntao was dumbfounded. Blue Silver Fart?!

Damn it, I've lived for decades and never seen such a bizarre Martial Soul!

Tang San was also dumbfounded. My Martial Soul is actually a fart?!

He felt like jumping off a building. How humiliating would it be if word got out?!

The next moment, he sensed something. His other palm also stirred!

While Su Yuntao's attention was wholly focused on the fart, Tang San hid his other hand behind his back and quietly sensed his second Martial Soul.

"This is... Clear Sky Dog?!"

Tang San was nearly losing his mind. A dog was just a dog—why did it need such an overbearing name?

Heavens, my Martial Souls are a fart and a dog. I don't want to live anymore. I might as well die!

At this moment, seeing Tang San's expression of wanting to cry without tears, Su Yuntao comforted him.

"It's alright. Although a fart is a strange Martial Soul, you have Innate Full Soul Power. You'll definitely achieve something in the future."

He had originally wanted to say that a fart was a trash Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power was useless as fart. But seeing Tang San's expression, he feared that if he struck him any harder, the boy might be unable to resist taking his own life, so he changed his words and comforted him.

Su Yuntao could barely hold it together. He quickly went outside and found Old Jack, who asked expectantly,

"Master Su Yuntao, how did it go? Are there any promising seedlings in our village this year?"

Su Yuntao coughed twice.

"There are, but..."

He whispered something into Old Jack's ear. After hearing it, Old Jack froze in place.

What the hell?

Blue Silver Fart?