The Lucky One

By now, the entire space had erupted into an uproar.

Angry voices, doubts, and curses rose one after another. Tang Ya was burning with fury, her words brimming with disbelief.

Huo Yuhao had been utterly stunned when he heard the answer, but seeing his teacher Xiao Ya like this, he put everything else aside, caught her wildly flailing hands, and began comforting her.

"Teacher Xiao Ya, it's all right. Don't be angry. This was only the first question. There should be more later. As long as we answer those correctly, we'll still have a chance to receive a reward."

Only when Tang Ya heard Huo Yuhao's voice did she finally quiet down.

Huo Yuhao thought that would be the end of it, but a moment later, his teacher Xiao Ya threw her arms around him and began crying.

"Yuhao, I'm the one who let you down. You chose correctly in the first place. You should have received a reward, but because of me, you got nothing."

Looking at his teacher Xiao Ya hugging him, Huo Yuhao felt that the reward no longer mattered.

Teacher Xiao Ya and his eldest senior brother had treated him better than anyone else since he left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. They were also the two most important people in his heart now.

No reward could possibly compare to them.

"It's all right, Teacher Xiao Ya. This wasn't your fault. The Sky Screen must have made a mistake. Besides, the reward might not even be that good. I don't care about it."

Of course, Tang Ya knew little Yuhao was comforting her, but hearing him say that still lifted her spirits considerably.

She was also glad she had taken in such a young disciple. He was simply so thoughtful.

While they were talking, an abrupt voice sent Tang Ya's newly lifted spirits plunging back to rock bottom.

"I got it right! Hahahaha, I actually picked the right answer!"

Both of them turned toward the voice and saw an ordinary-looking boy of twelve or thirteen.

They were not the only ones. Everyone in the space was drawn to that voice, and all of them were stunned.

None of them had imagined that anyone could answer this question correctly.

Even more surprising was that he was an ordinary person, without the slightest fluctuation of soul power.

Seeing an ordinary person without any soul power get the answer right and receive a reward made Tang Ya even more bitter.

She immediately let go of Huo Yuhao, walked over, and asked, "Hey, little brother, how did you choose? Did you know the answer? You actually got it right."

The boy scratched his head sheepishly and answered, his face bright red.

"I was going to write two as well, but when I wrote my answer, I accidentally added another stroke and turned it into three."

Hearing that answer, not just Tang Ya but everyone in the space was consumed with envy. How could someone be so lucky? Even that had earned him the right answer?

Was there any justice left in the world? Had they known, they would have "accidentally" added another stroke too.

Not only the people in the space, but those across the continent also felt a bitter pang when they heard the boy's answer.

He really was lucky. Being selected to answer a question was one thing, but he had even managed to get it right in such a way.

Indeed, everyone on the Douluo Continent could hear everything happening in the space. The people inside simply did not know it.

Bei Bei had just witnessed Tang Ya's sorrow with his own eyes. At that moment, he had wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms and comfort her.

Unfortunately, Bei Bei was not eligible to answer questions and could only worry about Tang Ya in his heart.

He knew her wish and could also guess how desperately she wanted a reward.

His face flushed, the boy stole a glance at Tang Ya. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful older girl, and she was a Soul Master too.

He was merely an ordinary person from an equally ordinary family, without a single Soul Master among them. Before he turned six, his dream had been to become a Soul Master.

But when he failed to awaken any soul power at six, it had all become empty talk.

Now, his only remaining dream was to have plenty of money so his family could live comfortably.

Just after the boy finished speaking, Xiao Cai's voice rang out again.

[Number of correct respondents this round: two. Rewards have been distributed.]

After the Sky Screen's voice faded, a ray of Seven-Colored Divine Light sank into the boy's body.

Everyone knew this was the reward the Sky Screen had mentioned, but no one knew what it actually did.

Everyone on the Douluo Continent, along with everyone inside the space, looked at the boy, eager to see what would change.

This was probably the only time in the boy's life that all eyes would be upon him.

Seeing this, his family on the Douluo Continent was excited beyond measure. His parents, in particular, had tears in their eyes, already weeping with joy.

Not long after the Seven-Colored Divine Light entered his body, it dissipated completely. The boy closed his eyes, seemingly sensing something.

Everyone held their breath and focused, waiting for him to open his eyes again so they could find out exactly what the reward was.

Gazing at the colored divine light so close to her, Tang Ya's heart could not have felt more bitter. She nearly burst into tears again.

The crowd did not have to wait long. In less than two minutes, the boy opened his eyes under everyone's gaze.

Before anyone could ask, his excited voice had already reached their ears.

"I have soul power! I finally have soul power too! I can become a Soul Master! I can finally become a Soul Master!"

The boy's excited voice gradually grew hoarse, and then tears began streaming down his face.

Although he was still young, he had long since understood that on the Douluo Continent, only Soul Masters could rule over everything.

Yet all his dreams had been extinguished when he was six. From then on, he had never again imagined he could become a Soul Master.

Even after being selected as a respondent and brought into this space, he had never considered it.

But now, that long-forgotten dream had actually come true.

Everyone was shocked by the boy's words. How was this possible?

On the Douluo Continent, there had never been a precedent for someone awakening soul power after failing to awaken innate soul power.

The instant the boy finished speaking, Tang Ya grabbed both his hands and began checking whether there was soul power within his body.

When she sensed that he truly did have soul power, Tang Ya froze. Only after Huo Yuhao nudged her did she respond.

"Teacher Xiao Ya, is what he said true?"

"It's true. Not only has he awakened soul power, but he also has innate full soul power."

Hearing Tang Ya's answer, everyone felt a bitter pang in their hearts.

"Innate full soul power? How is that possible?"

After voicing their doubts, they began checking him themselves, one after another, wanting to know whether Tang Ya's words were true. Even Ye Xishui did the same.

In the end, everyone fell silent.

They had sensed exactly what Tang Ya had. That boy, who originally had no soul power, truly did now possess innate full soul power.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head as well, bitterness welling up in his heart. His innate soul power had been pitifully low, and it had taken him five years of cultivation to reach rank ten.

Yet this boy, who was about his age, had needed only an instant.