Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 654 Martial Soul Awakening (Part 2)

Finally, under the bright sunshine, Su Yuntao, covered in dust from his journey, arrived at Holy Soul Village.

Accompanying Su Yuntao were Old Jack and a child he had brought with him.

Looking at the child, all the other children from Holy Soul Village, except for Ye Wen, showed disgust.

At this age, it's unlikely that they would be materialistic or prejudiced against the poor, but judging people by their appearance is definitely a given.

Tang San at this time was really not good-looking. His small face was dark and grimy. Although his whole body was not very dirty, his small face was always cold and frosty, as if everyone owed him money, which made people feel instinctively disgusted.

Although he didn't want to get too involved with Tang San, Ye Wen still gave him a friendly smile so as not to leave a bad impression and cause trouble for him someday.

Unfortunately, Tang San didn't appreciate it.

"Ha, what a hypocrite," Tang San thought to himself with disdain.

Tang San, a low-level disciple of the Tang Clan in his previous life, naturally harbored resentment towards Ye Wen, who was better off, richer, and better looking than him. No matter how much Ye Wen tried to befriend him, Tang San saw it all as hypocrisy.

That's right, Tang Shenwang really hates the rich.

Besides, since the entire Holy Soul Village is engaged in agricultural trade, and his family is the only blacksmith, they can't get any benefits.

Even when Old Jack and Ye Wen's family helped his family, he felt that they were humiliating him.

Tang San secretly vowed that he would never try to gain a sense of superiority from him!

This is why Tang San never returned to Holy Soul Village after graduation; he, Tang God King, would never associate with those who despise the poor and love the rich!

Just as Ye Wen was lost in thought, Old Jack respectfully walked up to Su Yuntao and bowed, saying, "Respected Deacon, thank you for your trouble."

Su Yuntao nodded slightly, his face showing no arrogance, but he puffed out his chest, clearly quite proud of his status.

"Leave it to me, village chief, you can wait outside."

The rules for awakening a martial soul are known to all. In this small martial soul hall in the village, only the soul master responsible for awakening the martial soul and the child can stay here.

"Yes, yes, then I'll trouble you, sir. You've worked hard." Old Jack said, still bowing and scraping.

Seeing an elderly person so servile, Ye Wen felt helpless. Whether civilized or barbaric, the strong are always beings to be respected.

However, Old Jack was indeed a good village chief. Before leaving, he was still worried about the children and kept saying that.

"Children, this is Lord Su Yuntao from Notting City. He will guide you to awaken your own Martial Souls and embark on the path of Soul Masters. You must all obey and cooperate with Lord Su Yuntao's work. Grandpa hopes that some of you will become Soul Masters."

Although it was nice to be praised, Old Jack was indeed affecting Su Yuntao's work, so Su Yuntao quickly waved his hand at him.

"Alright, alright, old village chief, stop talking so much. You're interfering with my work."

Under Su Yuntao's urging, Old Jack reluctantly left.

After calming himself down a bit, Su Yuntao tried to soften his tone. Once upon a time, he was one of them. With the help of the older generation of the Spirit Hall, he awakened his own spirit. Now, he had gloriously inherited the responsibilities of his father, which made him feel extremely honored. He spoke while fiddling with the awakening array.

"Little ones, line up one by one. And remember, no matter what happens later, don't be afraid."

Arrange the six black stones into a hexagon and wave to the child at the front of the line.

"Come here, child. Don't be afraid. Close your eyes and feel carefully."

As the children did as instructed, a ray of blue light shone in Su Yuntao's eyes, and then, amidst the exclamations of the children, he completed the Martial Soul Possession.

Looking at the fleeting phantom of the husky, Ye Wen felt a strange sense of familiarity about the scene before him. This feeling of unease often appeared in Ye Wen's short six years of life, but he quickly got used to it and ignored it.

This is probably the sense of temporal and spatial disconnect that comes from reading the original work.

Although Su Yuntao had tried to calm them down several times before, the sudden appearance of this fierce beast spirit possession still frightened many of the real children so much that they burst into tears.

However, after Su Yuntao reassured them again, the children present realized that the uncle in front of them had only become a little hairier and his claws a little sharper, but he was still the same gentle and handsome uncle from before.

Gradually, the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony continued in an orderly manner.

After a long time, it was finally Ye Wen's turn.

However, Ye Wen was somewhat helpless. He wanted to seize the protagonist's position and be the last to awaken his martial soul, but Tang San was even more stubborn than him and stood at the very end with a cold face.

Okay~_~, you're the main character, so you get to play.

The children who awakened before all had either scythes or blue silver grass, all of which were useless martial souls without soul power. So Su Yuntao no longer had any expectations and was just mechanically carrying out the mission.

"Next one, come on up."

Ye Wen stood on the magic circle. As Su Yuntao activated the Martial Soul Awakening Magic Circle on the ground, Ye Wen felt streams of soul power continuously seeping into his body from the outside, flowing through his limbs and bones, and then—

Golden light filled the sky, eventually coalescing into a transparent water sphere that appeared on the magic circle.

Su Yuntao, who had been listless, suddenly perked up and said involuntarily.

"A mutated martial soul!?"

Su Yuntao's face lit up with joy. No matter what kind of mutated martial soul it was, as long as it had mutated, it would have some soul power. It seemed that he could make a name for himself this time.

Ye Wen was also observing his own martial soul at this moment. Inside the transparent water sphere was a silver oval core.

Ye Wen's expression gradually became strange.

"Could my martial soul be a slime? Seriously, where do slimes come from in Douluo Continent?"

but"

With the appearance of his Martial Soul, Ye Wen felt an unbreakable bond between himself and the Martial Soul before him, a connection that transcended blood and mind. He felt an overwhelming sense of attachment, and at that moment, he felt that the Martial Soul before him was his one and only.

Suddenly, Su Yuntao's voice pulled Ye Wen back to reality.

"Child, place your hand on the crystal ball, and I will test your soul power."

Ye Wen did as instructed, but what happened made Su Yuntao's originally excited expression turn somewhat dejected.

"Sigh, I'm only at the half-level of the Innate Realm. I can cultivate, but that's all I can achieve in a lifetime."

After saying this, Su Yuntao realized that he shouldn't say such things in front of children, so he quickly tried to comfort them.

"Little guy, don't be discouraged. Mutated martial souls are usually like this. Yours is a malignant mutation. But having soul power is better than not having it, right?"

(End of this chapter)