The deacon watched the Martial Soul appear in Su Yu's palm. The anticipation in his eyes instantly vanished, replaced by undisguised disappointment.
It was plainly a tiny, slender sapling, with only two new leaves atop its tender green stem.
It looked too frail to withstand the wind and had nothing whatsoever to do with the word "powerful"-this was clearly a textbook trash Martial Soul, inferior even to the most ordinary farming-tool Martial Soul.
"All right, child, your Martial Soul Awakening is complete. Come over and test your Soul Power."
The deacon's voice had lost its earlier enthusiasm and even carried a hint of perfunctoriness.
He had already decided that Su Yu's Martial Soul was a textbook trash Martial Soul. Even if he had Soul Power, it would not exceed rank three.
Su Yu paid no attention to his attitude. The sapling at his fingertips looked delicate, but he could feel the tremendous vitality contained within it.
He could sense that his Martial Soul was not this sapling, but for some reason, it could only manifest in this form.
He followed the instructions and walked up to the Soul Power Testing Crystal, pressed his palm against it, and silently stirred the warm energy within his body.
At first, the crystal gave off only a faint white glow, no different from what it did for ordinary children.
The deacon curled his lip and was about to turn around to call the next child when the crystal's light suddenly surged!
The pale white halo grew brighter and brighter, so dazzling that no one could keep their eyes open. Even the air seemed to be tinted azure.
This light was even more intense and pure than when Hu Liena had awakened earlier, almost illuminating the entire Awakening Platform!
"This... this is..."
The deacon's eyes flew wide. He rubbed them hard, wondering whether he was seeing things.
He had worked in this field for decades and had never seen anything like this-how could someone with a trash Martial Soul possibly...
"Innate full Soul Power!"
A shocked voice rang out from behind him.
Su Yu turned his head and saw two figures who had appeared beside them at some point.
The man on the left wore gold-and-purple robes, with purple eyeliner at the corners of his eyes and an alluring face. He was none other than Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
The man on the right was wrapped in black robes, his features obscured, and gave off a cold, sinister aura. He was presumably Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
Yue Guan strode forward and clasped Su Yu's wrist. The Soul Power fluctuations he felt through his fingertips were clear and pure.
His brows knitted slightly as he looked at the unremarkable little sapling in Su Yu's palm, his face full of bewilderment:
"It really is innate full Soul Power... but this Martial Soul..."
How could a sapling that might not even be able to bear Soul Power be paired with innate full Soul Power?
This simply defied the established principles of Martial Soul Awakening.
The deacon beside them was already weak in the knees with fright and hurriedly bowed:
"Your Eminence!"
Yue Guan waved a hand, swept his gaze over Su Yu, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena, and told the deacon:
"We're taking these three children with us. His Holiness the Pope wishes to see them. Carry on."
"Yes! Your Eminence!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei led the three through Spirit Hall's corridors, finally arriving inside a magnificent great hall.
The hall was solemn and dignified. Intricate patterns were carved into its golden pillars and beams, and a faint sandalwood fragrance lingered in the air.
"Wait here and don't wander off. His Holiness the Pope will arrive shortly."
Leaving them with those words, Yue Guan withdrew with Gui Mei.
The moment the doors closed, Hu Liena immediately sidled up to Su Yu, her large eyes wide and full of curiosity:
"Brother Su Yu! You actually have innate full Soul Power! That's amazing!"
"But just what is your Martial Soul? That little sapling looks... so ordinary!"
Xie Yue also came over. Though he said nothing, his eyes fixed on Su Yu plainly demanded, "Hurry up and explain."
Su Yu looked at the little sapling still swaying gently in his palm, lightly touched a leaf with his fingertip, and smiled:
"I don't know what my Martial Soul is either, but I know it definitely isn't a sapling!"
Just then, a mechanical voice sounded in Su Yu's mind:
"Host's awakened Kekkei Genkai detected-Wood Release. Invincible Shinobi World System commencing binding!"
Hearing this voice, Su Yu was momentarily at a loss.
A system? The Invincible Shinobi World System?
But I've transmigrated to the Douluo Continent! And you're giving me an Invincible Shinobi World System?
"System! System!"
Su Yu frantically called out to the system in his mind.
"Host, please be quiet. System binding is in progress!"
Seemingly irritated by Su Yu, an impatient voice rang out.
"Uh!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host on successfully transmigrating and awakening the Kekkei Genkai-Wood Release. The Invincible Shinobi World System has successfully bound!"
"System! We've transmigrated to the Douluo Continent! Shinobi World? Invincible? Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"
"Ding! Host, please do not question this system! This system does not make mistakes!"
"But this is the Douluo Continent, not Naruto!"
"Ding! Host, please stop arguing. Beginner's gift pack detected. Would you like to claim it?"
"Claim it!"
Seriously, who cared what kind of system it was? Any system that could make him invincible was a good system!
A system with a beginner's gift pack was even better!
Hearing Su Yu's decisive response, even the system was momentarily speechless.
"Ding! Beginner's gift pack successfully claimed. Opening beginner's gift pack now!"
Su Yu saw a golden parcel appear before his eyes. Then three lights of different colors leaped out of it.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. Beginner's gift pack successfully opened. The following items have been obtained: basic Sage Body (capable of growth), Wood Release Ninjutsu Compendium, Sharingan (capable of growth)."
Woohoo! Time to soar! Folks, who understood this feeling? I was about to soar! As the saying went:
Susanoo plus the Great Buddha-two men wiped out four nations!
Great Fire plus a World of Trees-all beneath heaven became Konoha!
Now that he possessed both Wood Release and the Sharingan, the Great Buddha plus Susanoo would no longer be a dream!
"Ahem, system! Please forgive my earlier rudeness. If you would not spurn me, I, Su Yu, would gladly bow to you as my adoptive father!"
"Ding! Host, please behave normally. Would you like to extract your rewards now?"
"Extract!"
As soon as Su Yu finished speaking, he distinctly felt a warm current rise from his lower abdomen.
This feeling! This feeling! It was so comfortable!
It was like being tossed into a hot spring after running ten thousand-meter runs!
After about five minutes, Su Yu successfully absorbed the basic Sage Body.
"Ding! Would the host like to continue extracting rewards?"
"System! Extract the Wood Release Ninjutsu Compendium!"
Su Yu's gaze froze, and then vast swathes of memories appeared in his mind.
Wood Release: Wood Clone! Wood Release: Four-Pillar Prison Technique!
Wood Release: Uchihagaeshi! Wood Release: Cutting Technique!
Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees! Wood Release: Tree Binding Eternal Burial!
Wood Release: Wood Human Technique! Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!
In that single instant, no fewer than twenty Wood Release ninjutsu appeared in his mind!
Just as he was about to absorb the Sharingan, Hu Liena's voice interrupted him.
"Brother Su Yu! Brother Su Yu! Why did you suddenly stop talking?"
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