Qingshi Village Had a Genius Too

The annual martial soul awakening day arrived without fanfare.

The legendary Blind Douluo, Su Yuntao, arrived right on schedule.

Once all the village children of the appropriate age entered the little house set aside for visitors from Spirit Hall to awaken their martial souls, Su Yuntao's voice rang out from inside at intervals.

"Martial soul: hoe. Innate soul power: rank 0. Trash martial soul, unable to cultivate. Next."

"Martial soul: sickle. Innate soul power: rank 0. Trash martial soul, unable to cultivate. Next."

Waiting outside, Liu Hao thought this time would be just like the last, with the entire village awakening trash martial souls.

"Martial soul... huh? What martial soul is this? A black sphere? It doesn't seem to have any offensive power. Could it be a support-type martial soul?"

Su Yuntao murmured in confusion, his voice very quiet because he was unsure of himself.

Had Liu Hao not already become a Soul Master and spent a year strengthening his body, he really would not have been able to hear him clearly.

Black sphere?

Liu Hao frowned slightly. What kind of martial soul was that?

Having read several Douluo fanfics in his previous life, he had a vague feeling that this martial soul was anything but simple.

Could some family's child have undergone a martial soul mutation?

"Child, come test your soul power."

"Okay, Uncle."

Huh? Is that my little brother's voice?

Liu Hao's eyes widened in disbelief.

Yet the next moment, Su Yuntao's excited voice left him even more dumbfounded.

"Innate full soul power! It's actually innate full soul power!!"

*???*

My little brother has innate full soul power?

The corner of Liu Hao's mouth twitched. This was far too unexpected.

After all, his father's martial soul was merely a wooden stick, one of the lowest-tier martial souls. One step below that, and it would be a trash martial soul.

His mother was an ordinary person who did not even have a martial soul.

Those two actually produced a child with a mutated martial soul and innate full soul power?

What kind of ultimate mutation is this?

Could my little bro actually be a child of destiny too?

Or does he have some heaven-defying constitution, and heaven's jealousy caused his inborn fear of sunlight?

As for whether his brother was their biological child, Liu Hao had no doubts.

He had personally watched his little brother being carried out of the bedroom where their mother had given birth.

While Liu Hao's thoughts ran wild, voices rang out inside the house again.

"Child, would you like to join Spirit Hall? We can give you the best education and the best resources. Your family will be able to live better lives in the future, too." Su Yuntao's voice brimmed with excitement.

Admittedly, due to his preconceived notions and limited knowledge, Su Yuntao had once classified Tang San, who possessed innate full soul power and the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, as someone with a trash martial soul.

He had even earned the illustrious title of Blind Douluo for it.

But that was because, in his mind, Blue Silver Grass had always been universally recognized as a trash martial soul.

This mutated "black sphere" martial soul, however, was something Su Yuntao had never seen before.

People generally did not look down on things they did not know or had never seen. They might even feel a trace of awe.

So, even though the "black sphere" martial soul looked so strange...

The shock of innate full soul power, coupled with his caution toward the unknown, made all the difference.

Today, Su Yuntao seemed poised to shake off the title of Blind Douluo, at least temporarily.

"Join Spirit Hall... Uncle, can I ask my family what they think first?" Liu Yao asked timidly.

"Of course! Absolutely. Come on, I'll go talk to your family with you."

He was a child, after all. When faced with something he could not judge for himself, he would naturally want to discuss it with his family.

A child might not understand Spirit Hall's worth, but surely the adults would?

Before long, the door was pushed open.

Dressed in fitted white clothes, Su Yuntao emerged first. With sharp brows, bright eyes, and handsome features, he was especially striking.

Standing to his right was a fair-skinned little boy wearing brand-new blue cloth clothes. It was none other than Liu Hao's younger brother, Liu Yao.

"Master Su Yuntao, are there any children in this group with the potential to become Soul Masters?"

Old Gordon hurried forward, his face full of hope.

"Yes, this child beside me. He has a rare mutated martial soul and is a heaven-bestowed genius with innate full soul power!" In excellent spirits, Su Yuntao answered with a smile.

"What!? Innate full soul power!?"

At those words, Old Gordon shuddered, his eyes widening like bronze bells.

As the village chief, he had lived for many years and could be said to have had frequent contact with Soul Masters.

Naturally, he knew how rare innate full soul power was. That was why he lost his composure so completely.

It was no exaggeration to say that, for an ordinary person, even seeing a genius with innate full soul power in their lifetime was a distant dream, let alone personally witnessing such a genius awaken!

I haven't lived this life in vain!

Old Gordon struggled to calm the surge of emotion in his heart. Looking at Liu Yao with eyes full of affection, he said in a trembling voice, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Little Yao, you've done us proud! You're the pride of Qingshi Village!"

Clearly, at that moment, he wished nothing more than for Liu Yao to be his own grandson.

Over the past year, Liu Yao had often played with the other children, and he had matured a great deal emotionally.

But seeing Grandpa Village Chief lose his composure like this for the first time still left Liu Yao at a loss. His cheeks flushed slightly, and he trotted over to Liu Hao, clutching the hem of his clothes for reassurance.

His older brother was only a year older than him and still looked like a child himself.

But in their everyday lives, Liu Hao, who possessed an adult's soul, proved extremely dependable. That was why Liu Yao relied on him so much.

"And who is this little fellow?" Su Yuntao asked curiously.

"Master Su Yuntao, he's Little Yao's older brother, Liu Hao. We usually call him Little Hao," Old Gordon explained with a smile.

"Oh, Little Hao."

Su Yuntao nodded in understanding. Judging by the child's age, he was probably one of the children who had awakened a trash martial soul last year and could not cultivate.

As for why he did not recognize him, naturally, it was because he tested far too many children each year.

An ordinary-looking child with poor talent like this had nothing memorable about him, so of course he would not remember him.

"Children, where is your home? Are your parents there? I need to talk to them. Don't worry, it's good news."

Su Yuntao smiled warmly, doing his best to appear friendly and hoping to make Liu Yao and Liu Hao like him more.

Although children usually listened to their parents, some parents would respect their children's choices.

That was why Su Yuntao chose to win the children's favor first. It would also improve the chances of the child joining Spirit Hall.

"My father is home. Please follow me."

Neither servile nor overbearing, Liu Hao raised a hand in an inviting gesture.

He was not putting on an act. That composure came from the confidence his strength gave him.

A year had passed. By cultivating while lying flat for more than fifteen hours every afternoon and night, he had now just reached rank 20. He only needed to hunt down one more soul ring to become a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster.

Su Yuntao himself was merely a rank 26 Soul Grandmaster.

In Liu Hao's eyes, this Lord Soul Master, whom ordinary people regarded as lofty and untouchable, was nothing special. He might not even be able to beat Liu Hao as he was now.

A Soul Grandmaster's spiritual power was not yet very strong, and Liu Hao had used the Simplification Function of his system to obtain the ability to conceal his soul power aura so he could keep an even lower profile. As a result, Su Yuntao could not tell that the child before him, whom he assumed could never become a Soul Master, had actually reached the same realm as him.

"All right, you two brothers lead the way. I'll follow behind."

At home, Liu Jun was preparing lunch.

Ever since his leg had healed, cooking had even become something he enjoyed.

After all, when his leg had been crippled, everything had been inconvenient.

Now, whenever he used his legs, the feeling of having a healthy, whole body would involuntarily bring him a sense of joy as he compared it with the past.

It was like a fellow from Jiangxi who had toiled for years, saved several hundred thousand for a bride price, and was ready to get married, only to charge into the stock market in a moment of greed and lose everything. He even ended up buried in debt, hiding here and there every day, living in constant terror, with nothing but darkness ahead.

Then, one day, he suddenly bought a lottery ticket and won ten million. Not only did he clear his debts, but he also married a beautiful wife, had a genius son, and began living a life with a promising future.

That was probably what it meant for fortune to turn when misfortune reached its lowest ebb.

A painful past made the beauty of the present shine all the brighter.

Just as Liu Jun wielded his spatula and finished plating the fragrant braised pork, a familiar elderly voice came from outside.

"Liu Jun! Come out quickly! There's good news! A Lord Soul Master from Spirit Hall is here to see you."