2 - Martial Soul and System

--POV - General

Three days have passed since he was beaten.

During this time, Ye Zhen fulfilled his wish and found Tang San to acquire his first hidden weapon: the Silent Xiujian.

Hidden weapons are full of mystery to Ye Zhen, who has lived in the modern world. Ye Zhen also practiced with it several times and became familiar with its use.

Early this morning, the village chief, Jack, took Tang San to Ye Zhen's house. After paying a visit to Zhen's parents, he took Ye Zhen away.

Ye Zhen knew that the plot of Douluo Dalu began at that moment. And his path was about to be revealed.

Under the guidance of Village Chief Jack, Ye Zhen and Tang San arrived at the Martial Soul Awakening Hall in the center of the village shortly thereafter.

It might seem glorious, but in reality, it was just a larger wooden house.

The decoration was much better than in other houses in the village. In the small Holy Soul Village, a house of this size was already quite impressive.

In the Douluo Continent, children awaken their souls at the age of six each year, so spirit halls like this can be found all over the Douluo Continent.

Of course, this is just a branch hall of the Spirit Hall, not even a full branch hall.

Such sub-temples are not recognized by the Spirit Hall. In their view, these places are merely temporary locations for children to awaken their souls.

This year in Holy Soul Village, nine children were going through the awakening. Tang San and Ye Zhen were the last to arrive under Old Jack's guidance.

Besides the nine children waiting for their spirit awakening, there was also a young man in the spirit hall. This man had sword-like eyebrows and a starry appearance, giving him an air of righteousness.

He was wearing a white cloak, and in the center of his right chest, there was a word "Spirit." This is the uniform of the team directly from the Spirit Hall.

On his left chest was a badge engraved with three crossed long swords. The three long swords represent that this person is a Level 3 Soul Master, while the long sword signifies that this young man is a Battle Spirit Master.

However, not everyone in the Douluo Continent would dress this way. This kind of attire is standard for the lower and middle-level staff in the Spirit Hall.

"Hello, esteemed Battle Master, I apologize for the inconvenience this time." Old Jack greeted the young man respectfully.

There was a hint of pride in the young man's brows, and he gave a slight bow as a courtesy: "I don't have much time, let's start now."

Old Jack nodded hastily, turned to Ye Zhen and the other nine children, and said: "Children, this is the Soul Master from Notting City. He will now guide you to awaken your own spirits, one by one. You must cooperate. A good master is awakening the martial soul, and the old man hopes that some of you can become Soul Masters."

The young man beside him frowned and said impatiently: "Okay, you said the same thing last year. It's so easy to become a Soul Master. I've been to six villages, and not a single child with soul power was found."

After hearing the young man's words, Old Jack's eyes grew a bit sad, and he sighed: "Yes, it is very difficult to become a Soul Master, indeed..." He shook his head and left the hall.

The young man's gaze fell on the nine children in front of him, and his impatient expression slightly softened. His attitude towards these children was obviously much better.

The young man looked at the crowd, smiled, and said: "My name is Su Yuntao, a Great Spirit Master of the twenty-sixth level, and I am your guide. I will now awaken your spirits one by one. Remember, wait and don't be afraid, no matter what you see."

As he spoke, Su Yuntao opened the package on the table beside him and took out several black stones and a blue crystal ball the size of a human head.

After placing a few black stones in a hexagon, he gestured for the first child on the right to step forward.

"Don't be afraid, close your eyes and feel carefully." After Su Yuntao reminded the children in the circle, he bowed slightly and said softly: "Lone Wolf, possess."

Two spirit rings, one white and one yellow, rose from his feet, circling rhythmically around his body. At the same time, Su Yuntao's figure swelled rapidly, brimming with power.

Behind him, the ghostly image of a gray wolf materialized, looking somewhat frightening. This scene surprised many of the children, and their instinctive fear made them shrink back.

The first child in the test was already inside the hexagonal shape surrounded by black stones and was the closest to Su Yuntao.

Seeing Su Yuntao's transformation, the child suddenly exclaimed, "Ah~~~", and was so frightened that he almost turned and ran away, with tears and snot running down his face.

Su Yuntao held him gently and said softly, "Don't be afraid, this is my spirit, the Lone Wolf. If you can awaken a beast spirit and have spiritual power to cultivate, you will also have the same ability as I do..."

After Su Yuntao's reassurance, the child stabilized a bit and stood obediently, waiting for the spirit to awaken.

Ye Zhen watched the scene with curiosity. Is this what a beast spirit looks like after it's awakened? It seems much uglier, but the wolf-shaped ghost behind him is quite impressive.

If you awakened a martial soul similar to a dragon and a dragon appeared behind you, wouldn't that be amazing?

Ye Zhen began to look forward to his own martial soul awakening, and even the worry of not being able to practice without soul power faded away.

Su Yuntao took a deep breath, continuously shaking his hands, and a green light shot out from the six black stones on the ground. Suddenly, a golden light lightly illuminated the black stones, enveloping the child.

"Extend your right hand." Su Yuntao spoke gently.

The first child in the test quickly extended his hand, and a small sickle emerged from his palm.

Su Yuntao frowned. The sickle, used for cutting grass, would hardly be useful in combat even with spiritual power. He took the blue crystal ball and tested it, but there was no response.

Su Yuntao shook his head, disappointed.

"Without soul power, you cannot cultivate. Next..."

The child who was tested first left disappointed. Then, the second child entered the hexagonal circle surrounded by black stones.

...

Seven children went through the test in a row, all without soul power, and their martial souls were quite ordinary.

Continuously helping these children awaken their spirits, Su Yuntao's expression was beginning to show signs of fatigue.

"Next..." Su Yuntao whispered.

Tang San stepped forward.

The golden light of Tang San's martial soul awakening was much stronger than that of the other children, making Su Yuntao's eyes shine.

This boy seems to be very good. However, when he saw the blue silver grass emerging from Tang San's right hand, his face instantly darkened.

Blue Silver Grass, synonymous with uselessness. Such a martial soul was basically doomed.

"Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, let's test the soul power." Su Yuntao handed over the blue crystal ball weakly, merely fulfilling his official duties, with basically no hope.

But in the next moment, Su Yuntao's eyes widened in shock.

After Tang San placed his hand on the blue crystal ball, an extremely dazzling blue light burst forth from the ball, filling the entire room.

"Innately full of soul power!!?" Su Yuntao exclaimed. There was silence in the room, and it took Su Yuntao a long time to recover.

He looked at Tang San, his eyes filled with shock and disappointment. Ye Zhen was aware of the plot development but felt little, only a bit of envy.

His greater attention was focused on Tang San's clenched left hand. It should be the Clear Sky Hammer, right? The Clear Sky Hammer is known as the premier weapon of the Douluo Continent.

"What is innate soul power?" Tang San asked, confused.

Su Yuntao shook his head with a hint of regret and explained, "If you want to become a Soul Master, having soul power is key. Even with a discarded spirit, as long as you have soul power, you can cultivate through meditation and become a Soul Master. The greater the innate soul power, the faster the subsequent cultivation speed of the Soul Master. And complete innate soul power is the highest soul power achievable when the martial soul awakens."

"Unfortunately, your martial soul is a useless spirit like Blue Silver Grass," Su Yuntao sighed, disappointed.

After Tang San nodded in understanding, he thoughtfully left the six-pointed star formation, stood beside Ye Zhen, and fell silent.

Ye Zhen was excited, and it was finally his turn to awaken his martial soul. He took two steps forward and stood in the six-pointed star formation.

Seeing Ye Zhen behaving well, Su Yuntao smiled and became animated. Green lights shot out from the black stones on the ground.

In the six-pointed star formation composed of black stones, the golden lights were shining even more intensely than when Tang San awakened his spirit.

Su Yuntao was agitated and hopeful. Ye Zhen was equally excited; the brilliance was so great, Ye Zhen's Martial Soul seemed very impressive.

But...

And even more...

Where is the martial soul????

Ye Zhen looked at his empty right hand for a moment, wondering why there was nothing? ? ?

Su Yuntao was also somewhat stunned, and "Where is it...?" Where could it have gone? A Martial Soul that caused such intense golden light when awakened should be extraordinary.

Su Yuntao lowered his head to ponder. Everyone on the Douluo Continent has a martial soul. It's common knowledge. Not to mention that he has never even heard of people without a Wuhun.

Could it be that the hand is in the left? After all, some people are so special; it could be a mutated martial soul. Thinking this, Su Yuntao's eyes lit up.

"Try raising your left hand..." Su Yuntao said hesitantly.

Ye Zhen raised his left hand in confusion and, after a while, still found nothing...

Now, Ye Zhen was stunned, Su Yuntao was stunned, Tang San was stunned, and even the other children were stunned. What is going on? Where is it????

After Su Yuntao remained silent for a long time, he finally choked out a phrase: "No Martial Soul, it has been abolished..."

After finishing his speech, he planned to pack up. Su Yuntao secretly thought to himself, "Unlucky, hell."

Today, he had finally found a blue silver herb with innate soul power, but it turned out to be a waste of martial soul.

The other was even more outrageous. The Martial Spirit Awakening was so great that he expected it, but there was no Martial Spirit?

This really made his small heart twist and turn, and he was speechless. Su Yuntao just wanted to leave this haunted place as quickly as possible. It was too disturbing.

Ye Zhen saw that the tool-man from the Douluo Continent was planning to pack up and leave. He panicked, "Uncle, I haven't tested my spiritual power yet. Give me a test..."

"You don't have any spirit, how can you have spiritual power? You're basically useless." Su Yuntao packed his things and said without looking up.

Ye Zhen reluctantly said, "Maybe my martial arts are the power of space or something like that. Uncle, haven't you ever seen anyone on the Douluo Continent without a martial soul? Just give me a test of soul power..."

Su Yuntao paused with his hands packing things, and then thought seriously about it. He took the crystal ball and placed it in front of Ye Zhen. After considering it carefully, he felt that what Ye Zhen said also made sense.

And it's just a test of soul power; it won't take long.

Looking at the blue crystal ball in front of him, Ye Zhen felt nervous and slowly placed his hand on it.

The dazzling blue light burst from the crystal ball instantly, like ocean waves crashing, with successive waves of blue light continuously pouring out of the crystal ball.

The beauty in the house made people feel as if they had entered a dream world.

Everyone pierced by the blue light closed their eyes tightly. Some children closed their eyes slowly and were tearing up.

[Martial Soul Awakened: Sharigan, innately filled with 20 soul power. The Shinobi System has begun to bind to the host. Loading...]

1%...

5%...

10%...

Hearing the rapid sounds in his mind, Ye Zhen was surprised and then very happy. After six years, the golden finger finally arrived.

After much sadness, it finally arrived!!!

"Crack..." A cracking sound was heard.

Ye Zhen felt the crystal ball in his hand tremble and quickly pulled his hand back.

The blue light dissipated when Ye Zhen removed his hand, as if it had never appeared before.

The difference was that Ye Zhen's dark black pupils had now turned into a faint scarlet. Looking closely, there was still a small jade slowly spinning in the pupil, which looked a bit strange.

This scene was so obvious that the scarlet pupils could be clearly seen by anyone who wasn't blind.

Su Yuntao was a bit excited and roared inwardly. My God, it's innately filled with soul power, and it's also a mutated martial soul.

Unlike Tang San's wasted martial spirit, this martial soul is very special. It clearly didn't appear on the Douluo Continent. Judging by the strength of the soul power, it should have mutated in a good direction.

So close, so close to giving up on this genius. Thinking about it, Su Yuntao just wanted to slap himself.

Su Yuntao squatted down, placed his hands on Ye Zhen's shoulders, and asked gently, "My child, what is your name?"

"My name is Ye Zhen...."

Ye Zhen was a bit nervous. This guy seemed to want to recruit him to the Martial Spirit Hall.

Su Yuntao smiled slightly and said, "Ye Zhen? Good name. Are you interested in joining the Spirit Hall? We will give you the best resources and the best practice environment. This is unmatched by other academies."

Su Yuntao's expression was serious and sincere. He believed that as long as he brought this child back, the Hall would definitely focus on his training.

The other children were all envious at the moment; they could never be recruited by the Spirit Hall. Tang San also felt relieved to see this scene, happy for his friend.

Ye Zhen was a bit confused. He was considering whether he should join the Spirit Hall.

If he chose to join the Martial Spirit Hall, he might have to fight against Xiao San and the others in the later stages. This was something Ye Zhen didn't want to face. After all, he had a good relationship with Tang San.

But if Ye Zhen refused directly, this tool-man from the Douluo Continent, Su Yuntao, wouldn't agree, right?

Ye Zhen didn't want to go against Tang San, nor did he want to be an enemy of the Spirit Hall. In this life, his family was harmonious, and his parents were still alive, so he was really afraid that the Spirit Hall might threaten them.

If possible, Ye Zhen just wanted to live quietly while growing up.

"Uncle, if I join the Martial Spirit Hall, will I still be able to go out and play every day?" Ye Zhen asked with an innocent look. He had a childlike expression with this tone, which was very misleading.

Su Yuntao was surprised. Play? Something fun? Isn't cultivation fun?

"I'm afraid that won't work. The Spirit Hall has its own rules. Except for returning home once a year during the holidays, you have to practice at the academy for the rest of the time," Su Yuntao shook his head and said.

"Ah? Is that so..." Ye Zhen showed a disappointed expression, "Then... then I don't want to go now. I can go later when I grow up..."

Su Yuntao's mouth twitched. This little kid is really difficult.

Since this kid is ignorant, let's talk to his parents... Su Yuntao thought secretly.

So, he wasn't persuading Ye Zhen anymore. After packing his things, he went out to find Old Jack.

Ye Zhen sighed in relief when he saw Su Yuntao leaving without looking back. He thought the tool-man had finally given up.

The martial spirit awakening was over, and many children began to return home one by one.

On the way, Tang San leaned over, "Ye Zhen, why don't you want to join the Spirit Hall? This innocent expression isn't like you." Tang San's face was that of a wise detective.

Ye Zhen rolled his eyes and replied, "I don't want to join. After all, it's too far, and I'm lazy."

Tang San: ? ? ?

Ye Zhen, a person who has nearly 19 years of life experience, naturally knew how to deceive someone.

[Ding! Tang San's negative emotion value +66...]

Ye Zhen's steps stopped. Only then did he remember that he seemed to have a system, and all the prompts came. He quickly checked in his mind.

[Shinobi System (Negative Emotion Value: 66)]

[System Store]

Two simple buttons appeared in his mind.

But Ye Zhen was very satisfied. After opening the system store, a large number of items appeared.

[Sharigan two tomoe: 500]

[Sharigan three tomoe: 1000]

...

[One tail...]

[Two tails...]

...

[Eight Gates: 5000]

[Three Basic Jutsus: 100]

[Shadow Clone: 500]

...

Note: Due to the influence of the world, only nine types of ninjutsu can be practiced, corresponding to the nine spirit rings

All kinds of dazzling products left Ye Zhen excited. It seems that as long as he has this so-called emotional value, he can buy all the items in the store?

As for the nine types of ninjutsu that can only be practiced at the end, it is also easy to understand: it means that his spiritual ring can be absorbed normally, but he doesn't have spiritual skills, so he must use ninjutsu purchased from the system storage to fill it. This is a small flaw, but Ye Zhen doesn't mind.

As long as the Sharingan can be improved, his ninjutsu slots will be sufficient, and the soul abilities formed by ninjutsu can only be used to assist in battle, which is just the icing on the cake.

Tang San looked at Ye Zhen, who suddenly closed his eyes and stopped. He was a bit confused and patted him on the shoulder, "What are you doing?"

With that, Ye Zhen was brought back to reality. Containing his excitement, Ye Zhen looked at Tang San and said, "Little San, do you know what type of person is the most handsome?"

"What type?" Tang San seemed stunned, wondering what kind of brain problem Ye Zhen had now. The change was too abrupt.

"The one in front of you!" Ye Zhen replied with a serious expression.

Then, he walked home.

Leaving Tang San alone in the wind, he is the most handsome? But you are only six years old?

Tang San felt that Ye Zhen had changed, but he couldn't pinpoint where the change had occurred, which made him a bit depressed.

[Negative emotional value of Tang San increased by 66…]

Seeing that the emotional value balance reached 132, Ye Zhen had a cute smile, feeling as though he had opened the door to a new world.

Others want to become strong through meditation and intense practice, but he wants to become strong just by annoying people and that's it.

This is really a way to become stronger both physically and mentally! Countless ideas were running through Ye Zhen's mind at that moment, but they could only be implemented slowly later.

Ye Zhen was surprised when he got home. He found that an unexpected guest had arrived at his house, Su Yuntao.

Why are you at my house? Haven't you given up yet? Ye Zhen frowned secretly; he really didn't want to join the Spirit Hall.

"The little chick is back; we're discussing your matters with the Soul Master." Liu Qingqing saw Ye Zhen standing at the door peeking but not planning to come in, so she hurriedly pulled him inside.

Ye Nan and Su Yuntao were sitting on the wooden bench in the house, smiling. It seemed they had been talking very cheerfully.

Ye Zhen's heart trembled. His parents wouldn't sell him, would they? "This Soul Master told us about you, and your father and I hope you can go to the Spirit Hall to study, but we still want to hear your own opinion." Liu Qingqing gently touched Ye Zhen's little head and said softly.

"If you don't go, then don't… the rules there are very strict. I'll go to Notting College, which is close to home and relaxed. I want to go to the Spirit Hall College after graduating from Notting College."

Ye Zhen activated his innocent child mode, and Su Yuntao seemed embarrassed, feeling like a criminal trafficking children.

[Ding, Su Yuntao's negative emotional value increased by 266…]

[Ye Nan's negative emotional value increased by 6…]

[Ding, Liu Qingqing's negative emotional value increased by 6…]

Ye's parents looked stunned. What happened to this child? It was the first time they had seen Ye Zhen lying on the floor in six years.

To Ye's father and mother, Ye Zhen was still very sensible. Although young, he was very clear about both big and small matters and had never been so noisy.

"Well…" Ye Nan looked at Su Yuntao awkwardly and stopped speaking.

"It's okay; it's normal for children to be playful. So let Zhen go to school at Notting College. It turns out that I am also the deacon of the Spirit Hall branch in Notting City, and it's easy to meet him. When he graduates in six years, I will pick him up and take him to the Spirit Hall." Su Yuntao's face was a bit embarrassed, and he quickly waved his hand to clear the surroundings.

Su Yuntao felt a bit pained. This child is unwilling to go now, and his parents also respect his wishes, so it seems like there is no joke about it.

As a deacon, Su Yuntao couldn't do anything about buying and selling.

It seems I can only wait for six years, but my bonus this year has been ruined again! Su Yuntao sighed, it's been very difficult for me.