Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 122 Revisiting Zhangyang Village! (Part 2)

"Is this a martial spirit? It's so beautiful!" Little girl Yang Zhenzhen looked at the phantom wings behind her, her eyes filled with joy, and clapped her hands happily, cheering.

Grandma Yang, who was standing to the side, was already moved to tears.

"Very good, Yang Zhenzhen, now let your older sister test your innate soul power." Jiang Nannan's face was full of smiles. No matter what, being able to personally awaken a child's martial soul and start her new life was a feeling that the girl enjoyed very much.

"Okay!" Yang Zhenzhen nodded her little head and immediately began to act according to Jiang Nannan's instructions.

"Innate Soul Power, Level 5!" Soon, Yang Zhenzhen's innate soul power was detected. Jiang Nannan exclaimed joyfully, "Zhenzhen, congratulations! From now on, you are a Soul Master!"

"Yay! I'm a Soul Master now!" The little girl jumped up excitedly, then ran towards her grandmother, shouting joyfully, "Grandma, Grandma, I've become a Soul Master!"

Grandma Yang hugged her tightly and burst into tears. The other elderly people present all smiled and congratulated her.

"With innate soul power at level five, if you cultivate normally, there is still hope of becoming a Soul King or Soul Emperor," Xian Lin'er said.

"That's great," Jiang Nannan said, then looked at the next child and said, "Come on, it's your turn."

"Hello, Soul Master sister, my name is Zhang Chao." This is a little boy.

On the other side, Zhu Ziyang had already awakened three children, but unfortunately, none of them had soul power. Now it was the fourth child's turn. This was an eight-year-old boy with a blank expression, who seemed not very bright.

"Greetings, Soul Master, my name is Han Li," the taciturn boy said respectfully.

"Alright, stand here." Zhu Ziyang nodded and pointed to the six-pointed star array in front of him.

Han Li walked in blankly, and only moved slightly when Zhu Ziyang said something, behaving very rigidly. Yet this dull and unresponsive boy was the first child Zhu Ziyang detected to possess innate soul power.

His martial soul is a weapon-type martial soul called the Panlong Staff, with an innate soul power of level eight, just like Jiang Nannan! However, in terms of talent at the time of martial soul awakening, his potential is higher than Jiang Nannan's, because the Panlong Staff martial soul is a top-tier martial soul, while the Soft Bone Rabbit is just an ordinary martial soul. The Panlong Staff is one of the most widely circulated top-tier weapon-type martial souls on the continent. Whether on the Douluo Continent or the Sun Moon Continent, Panlong Staff soul masters can be seen. There are also many famous Panlong Staff martial souls in history, the most famous of which is the elder of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago.

"It's actually the Panlong Staff Martial Soul!" Cai Meier's eyes lit up. "This talent is quite impressive. If it can be nurtured from a young age, it has a chance to break through to the Title Douluo realm!"

Cai Meier began to consider taking on a disciple, because the Panlong Staff martial soul and her Evil-Slaying Dragon Soul Spear were of the same origin, both possessing the power to ward off evil, a powerful means to counter evil soul masters. Furthermore, her Evil-Slaying Dragon Soul Spear possessed a complete Evil-Slaying Dragon Soul, while the Panlong Staff possessed a fragmented one. If she were to teach her diligently and complete the dragon soul, it might become a top-tier weapon martial soul no less powerful than the Evil-Slaying Dragon Soul Spear.

In fact, Cai Meier had previously encountered a student with the Panlong Staff martial soul, but that student's cultivation talent was really too poor. He was over thirty years old when he barely reached the Soul King realm. In comparison, this little boy named Han Li had much better talent.

She made up her mind that after sending Zhu Ziyang home, she would definitely come back and bring the little boy back to the academy to raise him properly.

Han Li's appearance greatly excited Zhu Ziyang. As long as there are promising Soul Masters, then his efforts to come here and help them awaken their Martial Souls will not have been in vain.

So, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan spent an hour awakening all seventeen children. To the surprise of all four of them, eleven out of the seventeen children possessed innate soul power! This probability greatly shocked Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er.

Among the eleven children with soul power, Han Li, who possesses level eight innate soul power and the Panlong Staff martial soul, has the highest aptitude. Next is a little girl with level six innate soul power and the Cat martial soul. Then there is Yang Zhenzhen with level five innate soul power and two other children. The remaining seven children all have innate soul power below level five.

After the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony concluded, Zhu Ziyang and his group stayed for another hour, teaching the eleven children how to practice meditation before leaving Zhangyang Village.

They had already opened a new door to life for these children. Where they went next, and how they chose to walk that path, was their own business. Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan wouldn't interfere too much. They had done more than enough to help these unrelated people awaken their martial spirits.

After leaving Zhangyang Village, Xianlin'er and Cai Meier sped off again, heading towards Anyang City without stopping again this time.

"Mei'er, are you thinking of taking on a disciple?" Xian Lin'er said to Cai Mei'er on the way.

"Yes, that boy named Han Li has decent talent, and he even has the Panlong Staff martial soul, which is a perfect match for my abilities. Let's take him back to the academy and observe him for a few years first," Cai Meier replied.

"That's true," Xian Lin'er said. "By the way, isn't there a kid in the academy named Wang Yan? I remember his martial soul was also the Panlong Staff, right? Why didn't you take him as your disciple back then?"

"That kid has mediocre talent and doesn't do his job properly. He doesn't focus on cultivation at all. He's already over thirty and he's still just a Soul King!" Cai Meier said with a wry smile. "If it weren't for the fact that I once gave him some pointers, he would have been kicked out of the academy by Xiao Du long ago. How could he still be a teacher at the academy?"

"I knew it," Xianlin'er said with a look of sudden realization.

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Night fell over the village outside Anyang City. Two streaks of light fell like shooting stars, revealing the figures of two middle-aged women and two teenagers. The women were Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er, and the teenagers were Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan.

After leaving Zhangyang Village, the two Title Douluos traveled at full speed and finally arrived at Beihe Village outside Anyang City in one afternoon. Looking at the familiar scenery around them, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were both very emotional. After being away from their hometown for a year, everything felt so familiar yet so strange.

"Junior brother, junior sister, this must be Anyang City," Xian Lin'er said.

"Yes, that's right." The two nodded and replied, "Senior sister, let's go, I'll take you to see my house."

"No need, we won't stay any longer." Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er exchanged a glance and made their decision, saying, "We still need to go back to the academy to preside over this year's inner academy assessment, so we won't bother your parents any longer."

"Oh, okay then." Zhu Ziyang could only say regretfully, "Then you should go back."

"Okay, junior brother and junior sister, see you again in a month!" the two said at the same time, and then prepared to leave.

"Oh, right, Senior Sister, Junior Sister, remember to take care of Xingcai for me this month," Zhu Ziyang suddenly remembered something and reminded her.

"No problem!" Xianlin'er and Cai Meier had already flown away, their voices echoing behind them.

Watching their two senior sisters disappear, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan exchanged a helpless glance, then both burst out laughing. Jiang Nannan said, "Finally back! That's great!"

"Let's go home." Zhu Ziyang took Jiang Nannan's hand and walked towards Beihezhuang.

The scenery of Beihezhuang remains largely unchanged. After nightfall, the lights in each household are still on as before, with Zhu Ziyang's house having the brightest light. His small courtyard stands prominently at the entrance of the village.

After dropping Jiang Nannan off at his home, Zhu Ziyang headed towards his own house. Soon, as he looked at his home, which was so close at hand, he felt a little timid, but mostly he felt joy and excitement, with a hint of anticipation. Imagining the reactions of Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying when they saw him suddenly arrive, he couldn't help but smile.

However, Zhu Ziyang never expected that his return home this time would be such an unprecedented shock, causing him to live in the shadow of someone for a long time to come.

Tens of thousands per day for the next two days!!!

(End of this chapter)