Chapter 3: Golden Finger

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Another source of Beast Martial Souls was hereditary succession from one's parents. As for where those parents' martial souls came from, that could be traced back to the very first generation.

And how did the very first Beast Martial Souls come into being? Ye Lan guessed it was caused by the absorption of soul beast rings, which in turn influenced a martial soul to undergo a beneficial mutation. Soul rings were capable of affecting martial souls. Perhaps it was through generations of continuously absorbing soul beast rings that today's Beast Martial Souls evolved.

As for the origin of Tool Martial Souls, combining his knowledge of the original work from his past life, Ye Lan's thoughts couldn't help but race, and he formed a few speculations.

"Xiao Lan, it's your turn to awaken!" Su Yuntao's voice cut through Ye Lan's thoughts. He looked at Ye Lan with eyes full of expectation.

Ye Lan snapped back to reality, halting his ponderings on the origin of martial souls. Now was not the time to think about that.

Following Su Yuntao's guidance, Ye Lan sat cross-legged within the black stone formation. After the previous awakenings, Su Yuntao was sweating from fatigue. But he still used all his soul power to help Ye Lan awaken to the greatest extent possible.

In a short while, a golden light converged in Ye Lan's right hand. The light gradually formed a small, blue blade of grass. It was the infamous trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass.

A hint of disappointment flickered in Su Yuntao's eyes, but he still took out the blue crystal ball and said comfortingly, "Xiao Lan, don't be discouraged. Even though it's the trash martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, as long as you awaken with soul power, you can still become a Soul Master."

Hearing Su Yuntao's comforting words, Ye Lan suddenly felt an urge to laugh. He remembered that in his past life's story, when Tang San awakened his Blue Silver Grass, Su Yuntao couldn't even be bothered to test his soul power. It really was true that you treat people differently based on how close you are to them.

A warmth spread through Ye Lan's heart. He said, "Uncle Tao, I won't be discouraged. I believe that even with Blue Silver Grass, I can become a Battle Soul Master!"

Seeing Ye Lan's fighting spirit, Su Yuntao felt relieved and began to help him test his innate soul power.

This time, however, Su Yuntao's face showed no worry. This was because Ye Lan's father had an innate soul power of level 3, and his mother's Blue Silver Grass martial soul also had one level of innate soul power.

"Innate soul power, level three! Xiao Lan, your luck is really good. To think that Blue Silver Grass could actually have three levels!" Su Yuntao laughed with relief upon learning the result.

"What luck, Uncle Tao? My daily training wasn't for nothing!" Ye Lan said, looking as if this was only to be expected.

But in his heart, he began to ponder. As a transmigrator, Ye Lan had thought that even if he didn't get Twin Martial Souls, he should at least have innate full soul power.

But things didn't go as he wished. Ye Lan didn't dwell on it for too long and began to think about his future path, planning how he could survive on the Douluo Continent.

Fortunately, he had supplemented his body's nutrition and trained hard since he was young, preventing his physical condition from dragging down his innate soul power.

It was these efforts that gave him a starting point of innate soul power level 3. Otherwise, a Blue Silver Grass with only level 1 innate soul power would truly be a hellish difficulty.

Just as Ye Lan was contemplating how to plan his future, a crisp yet lazy voice sounded in his mind.

Ding!!!!!

Ye Lan jumped in fright, and then he heard the voice continue:

This is an official from the Blue Star Transmigration Administration's subordinate Welfare Unit. In view of the fact that subject Ye Lan #77889... has achieved the accomplishment on Blue Star: Self-Sacrifice!

Now issuing the achievement reward: One lottery draw.

Drawing... i... n... g...

At first, hearing the prompts in his mind, Ye Lan was thrilled, thinking, Is it finally my turn? But his excitement turned to exasperation when he heard the cute female voice earnestly spell out the English letters "i-n-g" one by one.

Pfft, just teasing! The reward for little Lan is a soul skill of your choice. Have fun, I'm going to sleep now, bye-bye~~

A soul skill of my choice? Ye Lan muttered in his mind. Then, realizing something, he shouted internally: Wait, wait! I'm only level 3! You should at least raise me directly to level 10!!

But the female voice did not sound again. For all he knew, by the time she finished her nap, Ye Lan's life might have already come to an end.

Pushing all his thoughts aside, Ye Lan looked up. Su Yuntao sensed an unprecedented confidence from him. Ye Lan looked at Su Yuntao and asked with a hint of confusion, "Uncle Tao, can you still not tell me about my parents?"

Guilt washed over Su Yuntao. He hesitated before slowly saying, "Xiao Lan, you're still too young. I'll consider telling you when you become a powerful Soul Master in the future."

Su Yuntao patted Ye Lan's shoulder.

"I will. That day won't be too far away. Even with Blue Silver Grass, I can cultivate to become a Titled Douluo!" Ye Lan said with determination.

Su Yuntao didn't try to crush his confidence and could only nod. But he thought to himself, Blue Silver Grass? Can that really happen? I hope Xiao Lan can do it.

Su Yuntao took out a token from his robes and handed it to Ye Lan. "This is the work-study student slot I applied for you at Nuoding Academy. I've already settled the tuition and fees with the headmaster. Xiao Lan, you can go directly when the school term starts."

"As for living expenses, I used to give them to the village chief to hold onto every month. From now on, I'll give it directly to you—one gold soul coin a month. Don't you dare spend it recklessly," Su Yuntao said earnestly.

Ye Lan took the warm token and nodded. He thought to himself: I don't know why Uncle Tao is so good to me, but I'll remember it all in my heart. When I achieve something in the future, I'll repay him for everything.

Afterward, Su Yuntao led the group of children out of the Spirit Hall's wooden hut. Looking at the villagers whose faces were filled with curiosity, Su Yuntao announced loudly, "This year's Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony was a great success! Three children awakened with soul power, and the highest is Ye Lan, with innate soul power level 3 and a Blue Silver Grass martial soul!"

The villagers of Harvest Village threw their arms up and cheered. They didn't understand what a Blue Silver Grass martial soul meant, but hearing that there were three with innate soul power was enough to make them celebrate loudly.

After all, in previous years, it was common for no one to awaken with soul power. As long as someone awakened with innate soul power, there was hope they could cultivate into a Soul Master and bring new life to the village.

Su Yuntao found Tom and explained Ye Lan's arrangements to him.

After speaking with Tom, he turned and handed Ye Lan a cultivation manual. It was the Spirit Hall's general meditation method, which could help Ye Lan cultivate.

After Su Yuntao explained his own cultivation experiences to Ye Lan, he departed for the next village to conduct their awakening ceremony, with Ye Lan bidding him farewell.

Tom was very worried about Ye Lan going to study at Nuoding Academy all by himself and repeatedly reminded him to take good care of himself.

Faced with the village chief's nagging, Ye Lan comforted him, "Grandpa, don't worry about me. Didn't I just awaken with level three innate soul power? I'm going to be a Soul Master from now on! I'll take good care of myself in Nuoding City. Besides, the Spirit Hall sub-division is very close by in the city, so I'll still have Uncle Tao looking out for me!"

"There's still a month until Nuoding Academy starts. During this time, I'm going to play chess with you every day, Grandpa!" Ye Lan said in a mock-serious tone, which made Tom roar with laughter.

After the celebratory banquet in Harvest Village, Ye Lan returned home. Calming the excitement in his heart, he could finally settle down and explore the martial soul he had never seen in his previous life.

(End of Chapter)