Sparring

Just then, the children of Holy Soul Village came out of the house, crowding around Tang San and Su Ling.

"What are you two doing?"

"Tang San wants to fight Su Ling!"

"Shoo, shoo! What do you mean, fight? This is called sparring."

Su Ling pushed aside the blabbermouth in front of him.

Watching the two six-year-olds stand face-to-face, Old Jack rubbed his hands anxiously.

"Lord Soul Master, please don't take offense. Their parents aren't very educated..."

Old Jack spoke to Su Yuntao in a lowered voice.

Su Yuntao shook his head. "What's there to take offense at? Soul Masters cultivate desperately precisely so they can defeat geothermal energy."

He actually had another thought in mind: he wanted to see what waves these two children with trash Martial Souls could stir up.

Besides, how much of a fight could two six-year-olds put up?

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong had already straightened in her seat, a hint of amusement in her eyes.

She did not believe that the child named Su Ling on the screen had awakened a trash Martial Soul.

The screen's livestream was in original 8K quality; even every strand of Su Ling's hair was perfectly clear.

"And that Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul-in Spirit Hall's records, there has never been Blue Silver Grass with innate full Soul Power, or even high Soul Power. Historically, the highest innate Soul Power of anyone with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul seems to have been only rank one."

Bibi Dong murmured to herself.

"That Tang San isn't simple either."

Hu Liena lay on her soft, large bed, her bare feet raised in the air and swinging back and forth, her eyes fixed on the screen.

"Beat that two-faced faker to death."

Tang San started running first, closing in on Su Ling.

He secretly circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill. His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was certainly no use; he could only fight at close quarters.

He was very confident.

Su Ling was in no hurry to put distance between them.

He summoned his round stone Martial Soul.

Watching Tang San charge toward him, Su Ling did something no one expected.

Su Ling threw his Martial Soul straight at him.

"Hmph, a mere petty trick."

He could catch Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles; how could he fail to catch this bowling ball?

Tang San instinctively reached out to catch it.

The moment his right hand touched the gray sphere, his expression changed.

This fucking thing was a rock?

At that moment, Tang San felt only one thing.

Heavy.

Wasn't this fucking thing way too heavy?

Indescribably heavy.

That gray round stone looked only the size of a fist.

Yet the instant Tang San caught it, he felt as though he had caught a thunderous fat pig.

Tang San's palm was forced straight down. He hurriedly used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to dissipate the force.

But that force was simply beyond what his current body could withstand.

Tang San was dragged off balance, then flung away along with the ball.

Bang!

Tang San crashed heavily to the ground three meters away.

The entire crowd fell silent.

Wasn't Tang San far too weak?

He couldn't even catch a fist-sized rock?

Seeing Su Ling defeat Tang San so easily, Old Jack was delighted too. The child he had taken in was actually this formidable.

Su Yuntao noticed something amiss. No matter how weak a six-year-old was, he should never have been unable to lift it.

What the hell was that thing?

Tang San climbed up from the ground, his face full of disbelief. His right hand was still trembling slightly.

That thing definitely wasn't a round stone. Though his body was currently underdeveloped, his strength was certainly no worse than that of other children his age. With Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, he could successfully dissipate the force even if a rock as big as Su Ling came flying at him.

But that stone just now had felt infinitely heavy.

"You!"

Tang San stared fixedly at the round stone in Su Ling's hand.

That wretched Su Ling had actually humiliated him. You've already given yourself a reason to die!

Su Ling bounced the ball in his hand. His effortless manner was clearly mocking Tang San.

What was this little scumbag putting on an act for now?

Actually, Su Ling himself had been startled. He had never expected this lousy rock to be so heavy. He had only thrown it because he was out of options and wanted to try his luck.

"Don't try to pin a fake injury on me."

Su Ling was not talking nonsense. In his hand, this stone weighed just as much as an ordinary rock.

"Does your dad usually not feed you?"

Tang San began doubting himself too.

Could it really be because he was malnourished?

Then he left the scene with tears glistening at the corners of his eyes.

Watching the screen, Bibi Dong's gaze changed completely.

Others could not make out Tang San's footwork and hand techniques, but she had seen them very clearly.

Those were absolutely not something an ordinary village child could use!

Something was wrong with Su Ling's Martial Soul too. The fact that Tang San could not cast it off even with those techniques meant its weight had reached an utterly terrifying level.

"That stone... is very strange."

She spoke quietly.

Hu Liena, on the other hand, had not noticed anything, but seeing Tang San suffer made her very happy. Hugging her pillow, she rolled over on the bed. "Yes, crush that two-faced faker just like that!"

Then her expression suddenly changed.

She discovered that her Soul Power Level was rising at the speed of light.

She had originally been rank thirty-five. Rank thirty-five... thirty-six... thirty-seven... it surged all the way to rank forty before slowly stopping.

She had not obtained a Soul Ring yet. She had a feeling that after obtaining her fourth ring, she would immediately be able to obtain her fifth.

According to the system,

Su Ling had risen from rank four to rank ten, gaining six ranks of Soul Power, so she would receive eighteen ranks of Soul Power.

A full eighteen ranks of Soul Power-enough to raise her to rank fifty-three.

The Spirit Hall Golden Generation was about to become a Diamond Generation of one.

Hu Liena opened her eyes, her face full of shock. Feeling the surging Soul Power within her, her heart raced.

"Triple reward... Su Ling obtained innate full Soul Power, meaning he went from rank four to rank ten and gained six ranks of Soul Power."

She murmured to herself, her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"Three times six ranks is eighteen ranks."

Hu Liena rolled around on her bed in delight. Rank fifty-three! She had leaped from a Soul Elder straight to a Soul King!

"Su Ling!" She stared at the boy on the screen. "You really are my lucky star!"

This was clearly Su Ling's lucky opportunity, yet she had now received triple its benefits outright.

But another difficult problem now lay before Hu Liena.

How am I supposed to tell Teacher about this?

Back in Holy Soul Village, Su Yuntao had already walked back over.

He looked at Su Ling, then stared at Su Ling's Martial Soul for a long while before reaching out a finger to poke it.

It clearly looked like an ordinary round stone, so why did it weigh so much?

Could this be the legendary stone possessed by Genshin-a Primordial Stone?

"Strange... why is this stone so heavy?"

"I've been awakening Martial Souls for people for many years, but this is my first time seeing such a miraculous stone Martial Soul," Su Yuntao spouted nonsense with a perfectly serious face, looking at Su Ling. "Your Martial Soul isn't an ordinary stone Martial Soul, but an extremely heavy and extremely hard stone Martial Soul."

Su Ling's eyes lit up. Wasn't that just stating the obvious?

Looks like you're not just the Blind Douluo-you have the makings of a Grandmaster too.

But Su Ling still hurriedly put on a flattered expression. "Really? Does that mean I can become a Soul Master?"

Su Yuntao nodded.

"Not only can you become a Soul Master, but your future achievements may even surpass mine."

After speaking, he took a coin pouch from inside his clothes, poured out twenty Gold Soul Coins, and pressed them into Su Ling's hand.

"Take these. I know your village only has one work-study student slot. Cultivate hard. Consider this my investment in you."

Having said that, Su Yuntao turned to leave.

Then he looked back.

"If you run out of money, come find me at the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City."

Su Yuntao walked much faster than when he had arrived. He had to hurry back and report this matter to his superiors. After all, discovering a talented child and recruiting them into Spirit Hall was enough to earn a substantial reward.

Beside him, Old Jack was so delighted that he no longer knew what to say.

"Thank you, Lord Soul Master. Thank you, Lord Soul Master."

Then he took Su Ling's hand and kept murmuring, "Good boy, good boy..."

Tang San stood in the distance without a word.

"Su Ling." Tang San walked over, his face calm once more. "I underestimated you this time. Once I obtain a Soul Ring, let's fight again!"

Su Ling put away the Gold Soul Coins and smiled at Tang San. "Sure, I'm ready whenever you are."

Hu Liena stared at the scene. This Tang San was truly despicable, refusing to admit defeat even after losing.

Bibi Dong, meanwhile, was very satisfied with Su Yuntao's actions.

If every Soul Master Spirit Hall sent out to help awaken Martial Souls had such a discerning eye for hidden pearls,

what need would their Spirit Hall have to worry about failing to flourish?

In Su Ling's mind, the system sounded again.

"Ding-host's Soul Power has risen to innate full Soul Power (rank ten). New function unlocked: [Martial Soul Analysis]."