"A silver needle tool martial soul. Not bad. As a tool martial soul, it has some offensive power. Let's see whether you have soul power." Su Yuntao sounded a little excited.
Most commoners could only awaken martial souls that were of little use. Now that he had encountered a tool martial soul capable of combat, Su Yuntao felt some anticipation.
As long as a martial soul like this awakened innate soul power, it would count toward Su Yuntao's performance, and Spirit Hall would give him a corresponding reward.
Still, Su Yuntao did not hold out much hope, because the chances of commoners like these awakening soul power were far too small.
Under Su Yuntao's guidance, the skinny little girl withdrew her silver needle martial soul. Then Su Yuntao took out a blue crystal ball to test her soul power. Unfortunately, she had no innate soul power.
The same scene continued to play out.
"Martial soul: Blue Silver Grass. Soul power: none."
"Martial soul: charcoal. Soul power: none."
"Martial soul: linen. Soul power: none."
Soon, it was Jiang Che's turn. Without waiting for Su Yuntao to speak, he eagerly stepped forward into the six-pointed formation.
As Su Yuntao poured in six streams of soul power, the light shone once more.
Jiang Che felt as though his entire body had been enveloped in a warm, golden world.
Before long, golden light gathered in Jiang Che's right hand, gradually forming a small blade of blue grass. It was none other than the famous trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass.
Su Yuntao was somewhat disappointed, but he still took out the blue crystal ball. After his experience in Holy Soul Village, he could hardly be bothered to test soul power.
Jiang Che placed his palm on the crystal ball, and faint traces of light spilled from it.
At the sight of the light spilling from the crystal ball, Jiang Che's heart gave a sudden jolt.
Soul power!
He had really awakened soul power!
"Level-three innate soul power! Congratulations on joining the ranks of soul masters. Child, what is your name?" The indifferent look in Su Yuntao's eyes changed.
"Lord Soul Master, my name is Jiang Che."
Su Yuntao fell silent for a moment before speaking in a complicated tone. "Level-three innate soul power... but why did it have to be Blue Silver Grass again?"
Su Yuntao took a sheet of parchment and a quill from inside his clothes. He lightly dipped the tip into an inkwell, and the quill scratched across the parchment.
[Lanhe Village, Jiang Che, martial soul: Blue Silver Grass, soul power: level three.]
"Here, keep this safe." Su Yuntao handed Jiang Che the certificate bearing Spirit Hall's seal.
Along the way, Su Yuntao invited Jiang Che to join Spirit Hall.
Although he had only awakened Blue Silver Grass, a universally acknowledged trash martial soul, he did at least possess level-three innate soul power. In the future, he could become a Soul Grandmaster, and might even reach the Soul Elder realm.
But Jiang Che refused.
For one thing, someone with level-three innate soul power certainly would not be entrusted with any important role. More importantly, he knew perfectly well how the future would unfold.
The future Spirit Hall Empire would be overthrown by God King Tang. If he had a cheat or slightly higher innate soul power, perhaps he could have taken on God King Tang by relying on his identity as a transmigrator. The problem was that his talent was far too poor.
To avoid the future battle of the three gods, Jiang Che understood that it was best not to join any faction. With his talent, he would only end up as cannon fodder.
Outside the door, Grandpa Old Gavin and a group of villagers had already been waiting for a long time.
When they saw the Lord Soul Master emerge, everyone immediately crowded around him, their eyes shining with expectation.
Leaning on his cane, Grandpa Old Gavin took two steps forward, his wrinkled face wreathed in smiles. "Honored Lord Soul Master, might I ask... these children of our village..."
Su Yuntao's gaze rested briefly on Jiang Che, and the corners of his lips lifted slightly. "One child has Blue Silver Grass as his martial soul and awakened level-three innate soul power."
The villagers immediately stirred. Several parents unconsciously straightened their backs, looking at one another and guessing whose child it was.
They did not care that his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass. After all, who here did not have a trash martial soul? All they knew was that someone with innate soul power could cultivate, and someone with soul power could become a respected Lord Soul Master. When one person attained the Dao, even his chickens and dogs would ascend to heaven.
Looking at the villagers' expectant faces, Su Yuntao announced loudly, "Jiang Che has level-three innate soul power. His martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."
With that, Su Yuntao had no intention of staying any longer. Other villages were still waiting for him to awaken their children's martial souls.
"Jiang Che?" Grandpa Old Gavin was visibly taken aback, a flicker of surprise crossing his wrinkled face. This orphan, who had grown up eating at a hundred households' tables, had actually become the only child in the village with soul power.
Grandpa Old Gavin patted Jiang Che's back with gratification. "Good! Good! Good!"
"I'll go secure you the work-study place our villages share right away. In a month, I'll send you to the junior soul master academy in Nuoding City."
"If you really become a soul master, this poor little backwater of ours will finally have produced a promising seedling!"
Among the villages near Nuoding City, apart from Holy Soul Village, which had produced a Soul Saint and could share in the work-study places, the other villages had to share a single place among several villages.
That night.
Jiang Che lay in bed, gazing at the stars in the sky, still feeling somewhat excited.
He had truly become a soul master.
Just as Jiang Che was lost in thought, a pale blue light appeared before his eyes.
[Ding! Daily Shop System binding...] [Host: Jiang Che] [Martial soul: Blue Silver Grass] [Current soul power: level 3] [Soul rings: none] [Soul bones: none] [Today's Shop.] [Lucky Fishing Rod: (Price: 1,000 skill points)] [1,000 Gold Soul Coins: (Price: 500 skill points)] [Stockings of a nun from another world: (Price: 150 skill points)] [Physique enhancement agent: (Price: 1,500 skill points)] ... [Note: Kill one ten-year soul beast to gain 1 skill point / Kill one One-Ring Soul Master to gain 1 skill point] [Kill one hundred-year soul beast to gain 5 skill points / Kill one two-ring soul master to gain 5 skill points] [Kill one five-hundred-year soul beast to gain 10 skill points / Kill one three-ring soul master to gain 10 skill points] [Kill one thousand-year soul beast to gain 15 skill points / Kill one four-ring soul master to gain 15 skill points] [Kill one five-thousand-year soul beast to gain 30 skill points / Kill one five-ring soul master to gain 30 skill points] [Kill one ten-thousand-year soul beast to gain 50 skill points / Kill one six-ring soul master to gain 50 skill points] [Kill one forty-thousand-year soul beast to gain 100 skill points / Kill one seven-ring soul master to gain 100 skill points] [Kill one seventy-thousand-year soul beast to gain 150 skill points / Kill one eight-ring soul master to gain 150 skill points] [Kill one hundred-thousand-year soul beast to gain 300 skill points / Kill one Titled Douluo to gain 300 skill points] [Further skill point rewards remain to be developed.] [The beginner gift pack has been placed in the System Storage-]
The drowsiness Jiang Che had just begun to feel vanished completely, and he sprang up from the bed like a spring.
"This is..."
Jiang Che slapped himself hard. Only after feeling the burning pain on his face did he dare believe that this was not a dream.
Jiang Che's breathing gradually quickened.
With the system's support, never mind becoming a soul master-even stepping into that legendary divine realm, how hard could it be?
"So the way to obtain skill points is through killing?"
"Looks like I'll have to increase my strength as quickly as possible..."
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