Old Jack pushed the door open, and suddenly a shadow darted behind him. By the time he realized it, he was already tied up with a rope.
Old Jack turned his head and angrily said, "Xiao Yu, what are you doing?"
"Grandpa Jack, just stay at home for a while. I'm going to the awakening ceremony, and I'll be back soon."
Old Jack's expression changed slightly, and he urgently advised, "Don't go! You little brat, are you trying to make me worried sick?"
Ye Yu turned and slipped away, ignoring Old Jack's dramatic warnings as if he hadn't heard them.
Watching Ye Yu disappear into the distance, Old Jack sighed helplessly, "Ah, I still couldn't stop him."
Old Jack looked guilty, "Your earlier instructions told me not to let him awaken his Martial Soul, to let him live an ordinary life. Now, I couldn't stop him. I'm sorry...Ah..."
Old Jack felt very helpless. As for whether Ye Yu would have soul power, Old Jack was certain he would, after all, his mother...
Soon, Ye Yu arrived at the Martial Soul Hall in the center of the village.
Though it sounded grand, it was actually just a large wooden house. This Martial Soul Hall was just a sub-hall, and such halls were spread throughout every place on the continent.
At this moment, there were already eight children gathered here, along with a young man and a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was the deputy village chief, whom Old Jack had arranged to welcome the Soul Master.
The young man was about twenty-something, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome in appearance. He was dressed in white brocade with a black cloak, and there was a fist-sized character 'soul' at the center of his chest.
This attire was the standard for the direct staff of the Martial Soul Hall.
The deputy village chief saw Ye Yu arriving and asked, "Where's the village chief?"
"Grandpa accidentally fell and can't walk, so he asked you to make the decisions," Ye Yu quickly made up an excuse.
The deputy village chief nodded and approached the young man, bowing respectfully.
"Honorable War Soul Master, let's begin, please."
The young man stood with his hands behind his back, an expression of pride on his face, giving a slight nod in response.
The deputy village chief excitedly introduced, "Children, this is the War Soul Master from Nuoding City! A twenty-sixth level Grand Soul Master!"
As soon as the deputy finished speaking, the children's eyes shone with admiration. The young man's face lifted slightly in pride.
Tang San already understood the Soul Master ranks: Soul Warrior, Soul Master, Grand Soul Master, Soul Venerable, Soul Sect, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, Titled Douluo.
Each title spanned ten levels. Beginners were called Soul Warriors; when soul power reached the eleventh level, one would become a Soul Master.
Old Jack told him that reaching the Grand Soul Master level meant one was already a fairly powerful Soul Master. So, Tang San looked at the young man with some curiosity. However, only Ye Yu remained indifferent.
The young man naturally noticed that while all the children showed admiration or curiosity, only this child remained unmoved.
The deputy village chief also noticed and cleared his throat, saying, "Xiao Yu, this is an esteemed Grand Soul Master with immense strength. Aren't you excited after hearing this?"
Ye Yu shook his head, causing some embarrassment for the deputy village chief, who nervously glanced at the young man.
The young man chuckled lightly, "It's alright. Such things happen occasionally. Sometimes, in smaller places, you'll meet children with limited knowledge who don't understand what it means to be a Grand Soul Master, so they aren't very excited."
The deputy village chief nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
However, Ye Yu wasn't ignorant; he was simply not excited.
Ye Yu internally grumbled, "You're in your twenties and only a Grand Soul Master; what's there to be proud of? Others in their twenties have already become gods."
Ye Yu had finished reading the Douluo series, and Tang San became a god in his twenties; a Grand Soul Master in their twenties couldn't excite him.
The young man wanted to end things quickly. He had already conducted awakening ceremonies in six villages without finding anyone with soul power. In such places, breakthroughs were rare. He wanted to finish and leave quickly.
For ordinary people, becoming a Soul Master was difficult. Only inheritors of major sects could easily become Soul Masters.
The children lined up from left to right to begin.
The young man introduced himself, "My name is Su Yuntao. I will now perform the Martial Soul Awakening for you. Whatever happens, don't be afraid."
Su Yuntao took out the prepared awakening items: six pitch-black round stones and a blue crystal ball. He arranged the six round stones into a hexagon on the ground and motioned for the first child to stand inside.
When the child stood inside, Su Yuntao said, "Close your eyes and feel carefully."
"Hah!"
With a low shout, Su Yuntao's body was surrounded by two soul rings, one white and one yellow.
"Lone Wolf, possess me!"
Su Yuntao's originally black hair turned gray, gray fur grew on his hands, his body swelled a bit, and he appeared much more robust, filled with muscular strength.
Ye Yu looked at Su Yuntao's martial soul, internally snarking, "You're just a bachelor, but a Lone Wolf..."
The other children were startled and took a few steps back, but soon their eyes shone with admiration and longing.
"Is this a Martial Soul, a Beast Martial Soul?"
"Why does he suddenly have two rings of light?"
"You've got hair but no brains. Those aren't rings of light, they're Soul Rings! One's a Ten-Year Soul Ring, and the other's a Hundred-Year Soul Ring!"
"Wow, that's amazing."
The children grew ever more admiring.
However, Ye Yu remained unmoved.
The first soul ring is white; that's just too sad.
Ye Yu sighed inwardly, "A twenty-something Grand Soul Master with a first white soul ring, and there's no hope for improvement."
Su Yuntao swiftly waved his hands, and six faint green lights entered the six round stones, then golden light radiated from the stones, forming a light-gold shield that enveloped the boy inside it.
Golden arcs continuously floated from the stones, entering the boy's body.
Su Yuntao said, with an unquestionable tone, "Extend your right hand."
The boy instinctively extended his right hand, and a sickle appeared in his palm.
Even if it was a sickle, as long as there was soul power, cultivation as a Soul Master was possible. However, when the boy placed his hand on the crystal ball, there was no spiritual power.
Su Yuntao was not surprised, it was too common, and he said calmly, "Next."
The Martial Soul awakenings continued.
The subsequent six children all had wasted martial souls, including a girl whose martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, which had no attack, defense, or support value.
Seven children, none with any soul power.
Then it was Tang San's turn.
Ye Yu naturally knew everything; Tang San's martial soul awakening, Blue Silver Grass.
Su Yuntao sighed, "Another wasted martial soul, the last one."
Tang San reminded, "Uncle, I haven't done the soul power test yet."
Su Yuntao shook his head, "There's no need to test. It's just a waste of time. I've never seen a Blue Silver Grass owner with soul power."
Tang San persisted, "Let me try it, please."
Su Yuntao was obligated to be thorough and couldn't neglect any detail. Seeing Tang San so insistent, he nodded reluctantly, "Alright, go ahead."
Tang San nodded and quickly placed his hand on the blue crystal ball.
The next moment, a scene that surprised everyone except Ye Yu occurred. The entire blue crystal ball glowed with dazzling blue light!
Su Yuntao's eyes widened in disbelief, "Could it really be... Innate Full Soul Power!?"