Awakening Martial Souls

Holy Soul Village.

Spirit Hall.

A handsome young man with a faintly arrogant air was awakening martial souls for a group of children.

"Your martial soul is a Carrot."

"Innate Soul Power Level Two."

"A Carrot? Heh, that's not bad either. I've visited so many villages and finally found a child with Soul Power."

Su Yuntao smiled as he looked at Hu Jiu in front of him. Although it was a useless martial soul, as long as he had Soul Power, he could cultivate. With enough effort, he could still become a soul master.

"Thank you, Lord Soul Master!" Hu Jiu bowed respectfully, a faint delight flashing through his heart.

He had come to this world three months ago. Ever since he learned that this was the Douluo Continent, he had been anxious every day, afraid he would become an unlucky person without Soul Power. Level Two Innate Soul Power was nothing special, but as long as he could cultivate, that was enough. As for the rest, of course, he would have to rely on his Golden Finger.

As a Transmigrator, how could he be missing a cheat like a Golden Finger?

After stepping aside, Hu Jiu felt a little puzzled. Hadn't it been said that whenever Brother Tao encountered an awakened child with Soul Power, he would recruit them into the Spirit Hall? Why was his reaction so indifferent?

Why didn't he recruit me?

Did he look down on me?

He definitely looked down on me!

"What's wrong with Level Two Soul Power? Su Yuntao, don't you also have Level Two Innate Soul Power?"

"Is it just because I have a Beast Soul? Do you look down on Artifact Spirits or something?"

"No wonder he's called the Blind Douluo. He really is blind!" Hu Jiu glared indignantly at Su Yuntao, who was awakening the martial soul of the final child.

There was no need to say it—the final child to awaken was definitely the protagonist. Normally, important characters always made their appearance last.

And the protagonist of this world was Tang San, a monstrous prodigy with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power at Level 10.

At that moment, Tang San's awakening had reached a critical juncture. A tiny Blue Silver Grass appeared in his left hand. At the same time, Hu Jiu saw Tang San's left hand quietly clench. That had to be the famous Clear Sky Hammer!

Unfortunately, the boy had hidden it too well. Hu Jiu hadn't even gotten a glimpse of what the Clear Sky Hammer looked like.

Tang San's awakening created quite a spectacle. There were more golden motes of light in the awakening array than there had been for anyone else. Su Yuntao's eyes lit up when he saw this. He felt that he might have awakened an extraordinary genius.

Unfortunately, what appeared before him was actually Blue Silver Grass.

"Another useless martial soul. All right, you can leave." Su Yuntao sighed and waved his hand in disappointment.

As the saying went, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Seeing that Tang San had awakened Blue Silver Grass, Su Yuntao had lost even the interest to test his Soul Power.

"Uncle, you haven't tested my Soul Power yet!" Tang San had no lack of nerve and earnestly requested a Soul Power test.

Without even turning his head, Su Yuntao said impatiently, "There's no need. I've never seen anyone with Soul Power and a useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass."

"Let me try, Uncle!" Tang San persisted.

Unable to dissuade Tang San, Su Yuntao eventually tested his Soul Power.

"What? It's actually Innate Full Soul Power!!"

Brother Tao was shocked.

Then he went blind.

"What a pity, what a pity. Innate Full Soul Power actually appeared in a Blue Silver Grass martial soul. What use could such a useless martial soul have?"

In his mind, aside from Beast Souls and weapon-type martial souls, everything else was useless.

After testing Tang San's Soul Power, Su Yuntao left the wooden hut with a face full of disappointment, leaving behind a group of children staring at one another.

As soon as Su Yuntao left, the other children surrounded Hu Jiu. As the grandson of Village Chief Old Jack, and someone who had awakened a martial soul, he was already an incredible person in the children's eyes.

"All right, stop fooling around. Grandpa is still waiting for us outside. Let's go out first!" Hu Jiu waved his hand with a smile. Faced with a group of little brats, he really had no interest.

After exchanging a glance with Tang San, Hu Jiu led the way out of this so-called Spirit Hall.

Now that he had awakened his martial soul, he needed to go home and carefully consider what path to take next.

After all, his martial soul wasn't particularly outstanding. It was just a Carrot, so he had to think carefully about how to develop it.

Outside the Spirit Hall, Old Jack looked expectantly at Hu Jiu as he walked toward him. In his hand, he held the certificate Su Yuntao had issued, with Hu Jiu's name at the very top.

Hu Jiu was his youngest grandson. After hoping for so many years, the village had finally produced another soul master—and his own grandson at that. Old Jack was indescribably delighted.

"Xiao Jiu, hurry and let Grandpa see. You really became a soul master?" Before Hu Jiu even reached him, Old Jack excitedly stepped forward to ask.

"Yes, Grandpa, I awakened one. Look!" As he spoke, Hu Jiu extended his right hand, and a tiny Carrot appeared in his palm.

"Good, good, good!" Old Jack held Hu Jiu's hand and refused to let go for a long time. For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak.

After waiting for quite a while, Old Jack sent the other children home. Then, still holding Hu Jiu's hand, he walked with him to see Tang San home.

On the way, Old Jack also learned that Tang San's awakened martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, and that he was the child with Innate Full Soul Power.

"Little San, would you like to attend a specialized school to learn how to cultivate as a soul master? Only there can you find the most accurate knowledge about martial souls."

"Grandpa Jack, you'll have to ask my Father about that!" Tang San, walking to Old Jack's right, answered.

This kid really knows how to keep his cards close to his chest.

Seeing Tang San give such a sly answer, Hu Jiu silently complained beside Old Jack.

He and Tang San weren't very familiar. During these three months, he had been busy getting accustomed to his current identity and simply hadn't had time to interact with Tang San.

"All right, then go home and discuss it with your Father!" Old Jack had only asked casually. In truth, he had already decided to give the village's Work-Study Student spot to his own grandson.

Although his family wasn't unable to afford the tuition, if he could attend for free, why pay out of pocket? Wouldn't it be better to use that money to let Xiao Jiu live a little more comfortably?

Before long, the three of them arrived at the Blacksmith Shop.

When he saw Tang Hao, Old Jack immediately began berating him without any restraint.

He was furious at Tang Hao for failing to live up to expectations. A man who couldn't even feed his own child was someone Old Jack disdained to associate with.

Watching Grandpa quarrel with Tang Hao despite his old, frail limbs, Hu Jiu secretly sweated for him.

This was the legendary Clear Sky Douluo. Perhaps Grandpa was the only person who dared to curse out a powerful Douluo like that...

After a few exchanges, Old Jack was infuriated into leaving by Tang Hao.

On the way home, he continued angrily cursing Tang Hao for a while before finally calming down.

"Xiao Jiu, come home with Grandpa later. I'll give you something good." Old Jack spoke mysteriously to Hu Jiu.

"What is it, Grandpa?"

"Come with me and you'll find out." Old Jack smiled slyly, refusing to say what it was.

Fortunately, Old Jack's home was nearby, and they arrived after only a few minutes.

After arriving home, Old Jack brought out a Black Box, holding it as carefully as a treasure.

"Xiao Jiu, do you know why our village is called Holy Soul Village?" Old Jack's face was filled with a sacred air, and his eyes held deep reverence.

Hu Jiu didn't quite understand why Old Jack was asking this, but he still answered, "Grandpa, I know. It's because a Spirit Sage once appeared in our village, so it was named Holy Soul Village."

"Haha, then Grandpa will tell you today that the Spirit Sage who once appeared in our village was actually my Great Ancestor." Old Jack proudly pointed at the Black Box on the table. "And this is the treasure that your Great Ancestor left behind all those years ago."

"That's amazing!" Hu Jiu exclaimed in admiration, making Old Jack even prouder.

Old Jack solemnly opened the Black Box and carefully took out the two worn books inside.

"Xiao Jiu, look. These are the Cultivation Manuals passed down by our Spirit Sage ancestor. For the time being, you'll study here with me. Once you've learned them, Grandpa will take you to the junior Spirit Hall Academy in Nuoding City."

Hearing that there were Cultivation Manuals left behind by a Spirit Sage, Hu Jiu secretly let out a breath. His Golden Finger was finally about to come in handy. However, he was quickly drawn to another piece of news.

"Spirit Hall Academy?"

"That's right. Our village has one Work-Study Student spot this year. When the time comes, Grandpa will give it to you and let you study at the academy."

"Good, good! I want to go to school." At those words, Hu Jiu's eyes nearly lit up like light bulbs. Was this spot really just for attending school?

It also represented Xiao Wu!

This spot was practically equivalent to an arranged marriage.