Little Friend, Would You Like to Join Spirit Hall?

"Oh, oh, oh." Zhu Wu pretended to be clueless and hurriedly raised his hand to press it against the crystal ball. Then he felt an immense suction force pull from beneath his palm. The faint warmth inside his body seemed to have suddenly found an outlet, surging madly through his arm and out of his palm into the crystal ball.

In the blink of an eye, the crystal ball lit up.

"He actually has level 6 Soul Power. How is that possible?"

Su Yuntao was stunned.

Level 6... The Silkworm Martial Soul I awakened just now seemed to have only six segments on its abdomen. Having read the original novel and knowing how Innate Soul Power was ranked, Zhu Wu felt little joy at awakening level 6 Soul Power. Instead, he vigilantly recalled what had happened earlier. Su Yuntao had interrupted and urged him along, so he had not had time to observe carefully, but he still clearly remembered the general outline of his newly awakened Martial Soul.

Although the Martial Soul was small, he had been close to it.

Everyone knew that silkworms normally had ten abdominal segments. Six was clearly abnormal.

Could this mean my Martial Soul can only cultivate to Soul Emperor? He could not help thinking of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.

Seven levels represented being able to cultivate only to Soul Saint.

The thought inexplicably weighed heavily on his heart. A Martial Soul having a cultivation bottleneck was obviously not good news.

"Big Brother, is level 6 very high?" Pulling himself together, he scratched his head and asked as though he did not understand.

Only then did Su Yuntao come back to his senses. He looked Zhu Wu over and nodded regretfully.

"Very high. As far as I know, very few people with the Domestic Silkworm Martial Soul awaken Soul Power. Even if they do, their Innate Soul Power never exceeds level 1. In the towns around Notting City, the last person to awaken level 1 Soul Power did so twenty years ago."

"She was a very beautiful girl. I even attended Notting Academy with her."

I was too young and innocent back then. I actually never pursued her!

Come to think of it, this child looked quite a lot like her. A trace of reminiscence flashed through his eyes before he gently shook his head.

Why am I telling a child this?

"Ah, what a pity. Such a terrible pity. It's actually one of the most useless Beast Martial Souls. If it were a Mantis or Wasp Martial Soul with some offensive capability, that would be much better. Then I could..." He sighed, his expression turning serious as he said:

"Little friend, would you like to join Spirit Hall?"

The Martial Soul might be a little useless, but he still had level 6 Innate Soul Power!

"Huh?" Zhu Wu was also taken aback by the sudden question, then shook his head. "Big Brother, I'm afraid that won't work."

"When I went to Notting City before, I heard people say that joining Spirit Hall meant sending children far away to study. There are only my grandfather and me at home now. He's already seventy-one and has trouble getting around, so I need to come back often to take care of him."

So, would they arrange accommodation for family members?

If they could, joining Spirit Hall did seem like a decent choice to him. In any case, he had not awakened the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, so he would not attract much attention. As long as he did not get carried away, he could safely lie low until the end.

Of course, as a transmigrator whose Martial Soul likely had a flaw, it was impossible for him not to stir up trouble.

This was forcing him to plunder immortal herbs!

"I see." Su Yuntao's gaze softened somewhat. "In that case, I won't force you. You can first attend Notting Academy as a work-study student."

"If you ever want to join Spirit Hall in the future, you can come find me at the Spirit Hall branch in Notting City anytime."

"Mm-hmm, thank you, Big Brother." Zhu Wu nodded repeatedly.

At that moment, an idea flashed through his mind, and he asked again, "Big Brother, may I ask which village that beautiful older sister who awakened a Silkworm Martial Soul with level 1 Soul Power came from, what her name was, and what soul beast her First Soul Ring came from?"

"I awakened a Silkworm Martial Soul too, so I want to use her as a reference."

"You're quite clever." Surprise appeared in Su Yuntao's eyes. Instinctively, he assumed that this child had guessed that the beautiful older sister was also a Spirit Hall deacon like him and that, as an acquaintance, he would certainly know how a Silkworm Martial Soul should cultivate.

"Her name was Bai Jin'er. She lived in Mulberry Tree Village north of Notting City. Her First Soul Ring came from a ten-year Long-legged Spider. The soul skill it produced was called Silk Spitting. It let her spit spider silk from her mouth up to ten meters away." Su Yuntao explained in great detail. Then his gaze dimmed, and he sighed. "However, as far as I know, Miss Bai died in childbirth six years ago. That is also why I can tell you these things now."

"Little friend, remember this: never casually ask others about their soul skills when you are outside. It is one of the great taboos in the world of soul masters."

Heh, death in childbirth. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan really had impressive methods... Zhu Wu's heart sank, but his expression remained unchanged as he nodded slightly. "Thank you, Big Brother. I'll remember that."

"Alright, go stand to the side. I still need to awaken the others' Martial Souls," Su Yuntao said.

"Mm-hmm." Zhu Wu gave a slight bow and quickly walked out of the stone formation.

Soul Rings and soul skills... interesting. Tang San, who had been standing at the back of the line and listening, wore a thoughtful expression.

The awakening ceremony continued.

Not long after, Su Yuntao's astonished voice rang through the room. "Heavens, it's actually Innate Full Soul Power!"

"Uncle, what is Innate Full Soul Power?" Tang San could not help asking.

Su Yuntao recovered from his daze and began to explain.

Zhu Wu listened quietly, but as he waited, his thoughts could not help wandering.

A top-tier Life-type Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Emperor, whose quality was not the least bit inferior to the Clear Sky Hammer and which could awaken a talent domain, had been raised as ordinary Blue Silver Grass by Yu Xiaogang, a "theoretical Master" who did not even know the conditions for Twin Martial Souls to be born.

It absorbed animal-type Soul Rings and added the Poison Attribute, yet it never poisoned anyone throughout the whole story. Everything depended on the Eight Spider Lances' venom. Even its binding repeatedly failed—it was cut apart by Yu Tianheng, cut apart by Feng Xiaotian, and cut apart by Xie Yue. Whenever it encountered a top genius, it fell flat. If he could not win, he used the ringless Clear Sky Hammer; if that still was not enough, he relied on his past-life cultivation techniques and Hidden weapons.

If not for the immortal herbs first, followed by the bloodline awakening and second evolution of the Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would probably have been truly useless.

Oh, even if it was not useless, it was close enough. It was never used later anyway. It completely became a tool to bridge into the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, making it convenient to attach high-year Soul Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. Uh, the Clear Sky Hammer was not used much later either.

With a Divine Artifact in hand, who needed a Martial Soul!

Everything I have now was earned through countless hardships. Clearly, it was all thanks to cheats!

Still, cheats really were amazing. I wanted cheats too.

So where was the system every transmigrator was supposed to have?

System, system, wipe your eyes already. There's a handsome guy here waiting for you to possess him!

The system definitely had bad taste for not choosing me, he silently thought.

As he was lost in thought, Su Yuntao had already picked up his bundle and headed for the door. Zhu Wu immediately came back to his senses and followed.

His father's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was of considerable quality, yet he had awakened the clearly inferior Silkworm Martial Soul from his mother's side. This was obviously a form of degeneration. But he had level 6 Innate Soul Power instead, which truly surprised him.

Right now, he only wanted to hurry home and investigate it carefully.

"Master, how did it go?" The moment they stepped outside, Old Jack hurried over with a tense expression.

"There were two, but it's a pity." Su Yuntao sighed. "Among the nine children in your village this year, two have awakened Soul Power. One has level 6, and the other has Innate Full Soul Power. Unfortunately, their Martial Souls are an ordinary Mulberry Silkworm and Blue Silver Grass."

"You should understand what those two Martial Souls represent."

"Th-this..." Old Jack's eyes widened.

Then Su Yuntao raised his hand and handed over two certificates he had filled out inside.

"Old Jack, these are the children's certificates. Keep them safe. Also, your village originally had only one work-study student slot, but inside, I already promised that this child named Zhu Wu could attend Notting Academy as a work-study student. I truly did not expect that the child named Tang San who came afterward would also awaken Soul Power, and that it would be Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power."

"This was my oversight, so I've decided to give your village one additional work-study student slot this time."

The first six villages I visited did not awaken a single Martial Soul with Soul Power, so moving one here is no issue.

Besides, one has level 6 Soul Power and the other Innate Full Soul Power. Even if Supervisor Ma Xiunuo learns of it, he probably will not blame me, he thought.

"Thank you, thank you, Master!" Old Jack hurriedly bowed in thanks.

"Also, Master." Raising his head to look at Su Yuntao, he asked, "Is there really no way for these two children's Martial Souls to cultivate?"

"Since they have Soul Power, they can certainly cultivate." Su Yuntao sighed. "But as far as I know, no one with either of these Martial Souls has ever cultivated beyond the Soul Grandmaster realm. There is simply no precedent to follow for their future evolution or achievements. Besides, these two Martial Souls truly have no outstanding abilities, as you well know. So even if they become soul masters, they will probably be useless soul masters."

"Ah, it really is such a pity."

Shaking his head regretfully, he continued, "Alright, I still need to go to the next village, so I'll be leaving now."

With that, he strode toward the edge of the village.

"Ah." Watching his departing figure, Old Jack could not help sighing.

"Grandpa Jack, if there's nothing else, I'll head home first," Zhu Wu, who had already walked over to Old Jack's side, said.

I need to get home and study my Martial Soul as soon as possible. Urgently!

Old Jack turned around and smiled as his gaze swept over them. "Little Wu, Little San, don't overthink it. Having Soul Power is better than having none, no matter what. Besides, your Innate Soul Power is both so high. You'll certainly become soul masters in the future. That is the dream of countless people across the continent. Once you enter the academy, you must study diligently and strive to become true soul masters as soon as possible. The village will be proud of you."

"Grandpa Jack, I'll definitely work hard," Zhu Wu replied first.

"Grandpa Jack, I need to go home and ask Dad about this first," Tang San added.

Old Jack immediately thought of Tang Hao's usual behavior and could not help frowning. He nodded slightly. "Grandpa will go home with you. It's a good chance to discuss this with your dad."

As he spoke, he turned to Zhu Wu. "Little Wu, I'll go to your place later."

"Leave the Spirit Hall certificates with Grandpa for now. Once the academy starts, Grandpa will personally take you there."

"Alright." Zhu Wu nodded. "Goodbye, Grandpa Jack." With that, he turned and ran toward home.

"Grandpa Jack, what is a Soul Ring? And how do you obtain one?" Tang San's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"..."

All that could be said was that the protagonist's Martial Soul was incredibly powerful. It was not a useless-material start, and later he became overwhelmingly strong and arrogant.