Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 21: The Disciple Who Gains the "Blessing" of the Blind Douluo's Father (Part 1)

This time, Ye Wen didn't take a carriage back to Holy Soul Village. Instead, he chose to run a marathon. After all, riding in a carriage was far too slow for him now; running on foot was much faster.

Since there were hardly any high-speed transportation options and few people traveled at that time, Ye Wen maintained a fairly fast speed throughout the journey. He returned to Holy Soul Village in just half a month, saving twenty days compared to the original journey from Holy Soul Village to the far north.

Poverty is not the place; the atmosphere of the countryside is palpable, and a golden wheat field comes into view.

This is Jinmai Village. Ye Wen has some impression of this place. He passed through here with Ye Buyi when he was a child. This place is famous for producing high-quality wheat because of its fertile soil.

Ye Wen hadn't originally planned to linger in this village and intended to return directly to Holy Soul Village. However, he noticed a middle-aged man dressed in the robes of a Spirit Hall steward talking to the village chief, and out of curiosity, he held his breath and eavesdropped.

Ye Wen recognized the Spirit Hall steward as Su Zhenhua, the father of Su Yuntao, the blind Douluo who had helped him awaken his spirit.

"Has any child awakened with soul power this year, Soul Master?"

"Sigh, there are two, but one is a Blue Silver Grass with innate soul power level one, and the other, although it has innate soul power level five, has its martial soul as its heart in its chest. Both are useless martial souls and have no value in cultivating them."

"You can decide which ones to send to be work-study students. I need to go to the next village to awaken them. Here, these are their awakening certificates; please take them."

The village chief of Jinmai Village accepted the two tokens from the Spirit Hall with a somber expression.

It's every village's dream to have a child awaken with soul power, but it's disheartening when two children awaken with useless martial souls that have little offensive power.

Ye Wen stood in the corner, staring blankly at this scene.

"Good heavens, you truly deserve the title of the blind Douluo father. Putting aside the little girl with Blue Silver Grass, she is a normal person with a useless martial soul who has awakened a little bit of soul power."

But it's going too far to call the heart of the original spirit a useless spirit. Although the concept of the original spirit is not yet widespread in this era, Su Zhenhua has forgotten the basic common sense that innate spirit power is linked to the quality of the spirit.

Level 5 innate soul power is already enough to crush all the geniuses in Notting City, so why is it just called a useless martial soul and given up?

Haha, serves me right for getting a bargain! The heart, a primary martial soul, is one of the most crucial organs in the human body. According to the principle that the more important the primary martial soul is to the body, the higher its potential, the heart martial soul is undoubtedly the top-tier primary martial soul. As for why my innate soul power is only level five, just look at Huo Qubing and you'll understand.

At this moment, two children who had awakened their soul power also came out. Although they had awakened their soul power, they were not very interested. It was obvious that Su Zhenhua's words had stimulated their sensitive and weak hearts.

Ye Wen was slightly surprised to see that both of the awakened martial souls were young girls. The serious gender imbalance among soul masters was not just a casual remark. In their entire dormitory, there was only one girl, Ah Yin, and the other dormitories were about the same.

This Jinmai Village seems to have a predominance of women over men.

Ye Wen felt the time was right, so he stepped forward and raised his hand to greet the village elder.

"Long time no see, Grandpa Mike. How have you been lately?"

I originally wanted to explain some basic knowledge about work-study programs to the two little girls.

The village chief was a little annoyed at being interrupted, but when he looked up, he saw a handsome young man whose clothes, while not luxurious, were much better than those of the patched-up farmers. He asked...

Who are you?

Ye Wen pretended to suddenly realize something and said, "It's been five years since I last saw you. It's normal that you've forgotten me. I'm Ye Wen, the grandson of Ye Buyi, the village chief of the neighboring Holy Soul Village."

This instantly activated the memories of the elderly. After all, although the name Holy Soul Village was somewhat exaggerated, their village chief was the only Soul Master who lived there permanently. Although he didn't have much combat power, he was deeply respected by the surrounding villages.

"So you're Village Chief Ye's grandson. Long time no see. I heard you're at Notting Academy. You'll probably become a Soul Master soon. Congratulations!"

"Hehe, not at all, I was just lucky."

"By the way, Grandpa Mike, are these two little girls the ones who will awaken their soul power this year? Your village is really lucky. Since I was the first person in our village to have soul power, we haven't had anyone else."

Hearing Ye Wen say this, Village Chief Mike also showed a hint of pride. Regardless of whether it was a useless martial soul or not, as long as one could cultivate to the level of a soul master and receive subsidies from the Spirit Hall, it would be a happy event. He suddenly thought of Ye Wen's status as a student at Notting Academy, and he must know more than he, who had not studied to become a soul master. So he asked Ye Wen for advice.

"Xiao Yewen, what level do you think your two little sisters can reach in their future cultivation? Although Master Su just said that both of their martial souls are useless, I always feel that Xiao Rui's heart martial soul should be no worse than that Master Su's in the future."

"This is also something I wanted to talk to you about, Grandpa Mike. Let's go to your room first. We can stand it under this blazing sun, but the two little girls can't," Ye Wen readily agreed.

Seemingly sensing the hidden meaning in Ye Wen's words, the two dejected little girls' eyes lit up, and they happily followed Ye Wen to Village Chief Mike's house. It can only be said that even as the village chief, Mike's life was only slightly better than that of the ordinary villagers; dilapidated wooden houses were the norm in this area.

"Big brother, my Blue Silver."

"Big brother, my heart."

Two pretty little girls, without prior arrangement, were eager to ask Ye Wen about their own martial souls. They asked the same question in unison, but their similarities made them a little shy.

Ye Wencai took out four cups from Nabu, filled them with water, and said calmly.

"Don't rush, you two little sisters. Please introduce yourselves first, and then I will explain your martial souls in detail."

A little girl with a hint of blue in her jet-black hair said softly, "My name is Lanlan, my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. My innate soul power is level one."

Another little girl, who appeared somewhat thin with dry, messy blonde hair and looked malnourished, said...

"My name is Huo Rui, my martial soul is Heart, and my innate soul power is level five."

"Mmm." Ye Wen nodded to indicate that he understood.

(End of this chapter)