Tang Hao really exists?
Su Yuntao's pupils contracted. It seemed the news that Haotian Douluo had gone into seclusion in Holy Soul Village was most likely true.
But he could not be completely certain yet. After all, there was still the possibility of a shared name.
"Who else is in his family?"
Su Yuntao asked Old Jack.
As the village chief of Holy Soul Village, Old Jack surely knew the makeup of every villager's household.
"Just one son, named Tang San. Oh, right, Master—Tang San is six this year too. He's just at the age for Martial Soul Awakening."
Old Jack had no idea that he had sold out Tang Da Chui. If Tang Da Chui found out, he might very well smash Old Jack to death with a single hammer blow.
"Oh? Really?"
"Yes, yes. This old man wouldn't dare deceive you."
Su Yuntao's eyes immediately lit up. By awakening Tang San's Martial Soul, he would have a ninety percent chance of determining whether this Tang Hao was that Tang Hao.
Everyone knew that the descendants of powerful people generally possessed excellent talent. If Tang San's talent proved utterly ordinary, then perhaps it truly was just a case of the same name.
But if his talent was extraordinary, then there could be no mistake.
That way, he would not need to risk his life investigating whether this Tang Hao was real.
"Old Jack, go gather the children. I still have urgent business to attend to!"
At that moment, Su Yuntao could hardly wait to awaken Tang San's Martial Soul and determine whether this Tang Hao merely shared the name.
Fortunately, he had not forgotten that Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo. He could only proceed as though he knew nothing about it.
"Certainly, Master. Please wait in the Spirit Hall. I'll go fetch the children right away."
Hearing the urgency in Su Yuntao's voice and thinking he truly had pressing matters to handle, Old Jack immediately complied and went to find the children of Holy Soul Village.
Half an hour later, all nine children of Holy Soul Village who needed their Martial Souls awakened that year had arrived at the Spirit Hall.
Holy Soul Village's Spirit Hall was called a Spirit Hall, but it was really just an ordinary wooden hut. It could not compare to Notting City's Martial Soul Branch Hall at all.
"Children, what are your names?"
Su Yuntao asked the nine of them with a gentle smile.
"My name is Zhang San."
"My name is Li Si."
"My name is Tang San."
This child is Tang San?
Su Yuntao paid no attention to the other eight children. Tang San was the only one who caught his interest.
After giving him a look, Su Yuntao found Tang San utterly unremarkable in appearance. He was even rather thin, seemingly somewhat malnourished.
He did not look remotely like the son of a Titled Douluo.
"Alright, line up one by one. I'll awaken your Martial Souls."
Then Su Yuntao took out the tools of his trade and began awakening the nine children's Martial Souls.
"Tool Soul, Sickle. No Soul Power."
"Tool Soul, Hoe. No Soul Power."
"Tool Soul, Blue Silver Grass. No Soul Power."
Eight children in a row had no Soul Power, which did not surprise Su Yuntao. They were all children of ordinary commoners, after all. Failing to awaken Innate Soul Power was perfectly normal.
At that point, only Tang San remained.
By now, Su Yuntao could not help becoming nervous. Whether he could get promoted and earn a raise depended on Tang San.
In truth, it was not only Su Yuntao who was nervous. Tang San was nervous as well.
The previous eight children had all possessed no Soul Power and could not cultivate to become Spirit Masters. Naturally, Tang San was growing anxious too. Although he did not yet understand exactly what being a Spirit Master meant, he could tell that having Innate Soul Power or not was extremely important to him.
"Alright, you're the last one. Come over quickly."
Su Yuntao called Tang San over to stand on the Martial Soul Awakening Formation.
As expected, he was the designated protagonist. Even the commotion from his Martial Soul Awakening differed from that of ordinary people.
When ordinary children awakened, the golden light motes released by the awakening formation were few. But when Tang San awakened, the light motes it gave off outnumbered those of the previous eight children combined.
Su Yuntao immediately stared at Tang San's hands. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be a hammer.
After all, Haotian Douluo Tang Hao wielded a massive hammer.
But what left Su Yuntao dumbfounded was that what appeared in Tang San's right hand was not a hammer, but Blue Silver Grass.
Could it be that this Tang Hao from Holy Soul Village is fake?
A child's Martial Soul was inherited from their parents. Moreover, if the parents' Martial Souls differed in quality, the child would inherit the higher-quality one.
There was no need to say more about the Haotian Hammer Martial Soul and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. One was in the heavens, the other on the ground. If Tang San truly was Haotian Douluo's son, there was no reason he should fail to awaken the Haotian Hammer Martial Soul.
Could Tang San not be Tang Hao's biological son? Could he be adopted?
The thought could not help surfacing in Su Yuntao's mind.
Suddenly, sharp-eyed Su Yuntao noticed that Tang San's left hand was clenched tightly and trembling slightly, as though something was about to emerge but was being forcibly held back.
Could it be the legendary Twin Martial Souls?
At the thought of the rumored Twin Martial Souls, monstrous waves rose in Su Yuntao's heart. Fortunately, he quickly recovered, forcibly suppressing his shock without revealing any outward flaw. He spoke to Tang San in an even tone.
"Tool Soul, Blue Silver Grass. Child, let's test your Innate Soul Power."
As he spoke, Su Yuntao held the Soul Power testing crystal ball before Tang San.
A dazzling blue light bloomed, and Tang San's Innate Soul Power was revealed.
"Innate Full Soul Power!"
Su Yuntao could not help crying out.
If Su Yuntao had still been unable to confirm whether Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls and whether Holy Soul Village's Tang Hao was Haotian Douluo before, then he was now completely certain.
After all, he had served as a Martial Soul Awakening Envoy for quite some time, yet he had never encountered Blue Silver Grass with Innate Soul Power. Since Tang San possessed Innate Full Soul Power, he definitely had a second Martial Soul.
"Innate Full Soul Power? What is that?"
Tang San looked confused.
"A Spirit Master's cultivation talent depends on the level of their Innate Soul Power. Innate Full Soul Power is the highest level of Soul Power one can possess at the time of Martial Soul Awakening.
"It's just a pity that your Blue Silver Grass is a useless Martial Soul. If it were another powerful Martial Soul, you would be extraordinary.
"Blue Silver Grass, though..."
As he spoke, Su Yuntao shook his head, putting on an expression of regret for Tang San.
Yet inwardly, Su Yuntao could not help feeling envious. As expected of Haotian Douluo's son—Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. Once he matured, he would definitely become another top-tier powerhouse.
After issuing Tang San a Martial Soul Certificate, Su Yuntao left Holy Soul Village in great haste, filled with excitement, and returned to Notting City's Martial Soul Branch Hall.