20demayo Chapter 2: Landing and dying immediately is...
Chapter 2: Landing and dying immediately is...
Soul power level and martial soul are undoubtedly positively correlated. According to the original setting, Ning Yuanshan was always puzzled as to whether Tang San's innate full soul power was due to his twin martial souls or because his Blue Silver Grass was essentially the Blue Silver Emperor, an excellent martial soul.
Or perhaps it was because he cultivated internal energy? Ning Yuanshan clearly remembered the original description: when Tang San touched the crystal ball that tested soul power, his internal energy surged out as if it had found an outlet... If Tang San did not cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill after his reincarnation and did not have internal energy, would he still have innate full soul power?
"Xiao Ning," came the old and kind voice, which suppressed his worries. Ning Yuanshan, who was resting under the dense shade of the trees, jumped up and went to greet him from afar.
Ning Yuanshan has no memory of his parents. Although he is precocious, he is still a child in body. For the past six years, he has had no worries about food and drink, all thanks to the care of Village Chief Jack and the whole village. Therefore, he is particularly respectful to old Jack.
"Grandpa Jack, what brings you here?" Since the book didn't specify the exact date of the martial soul awakening, Ning Yuanshan was still unaware of Old Jack's purpose. He wore a humble smile and possessed a refined and elegant demeanor.
"Xiao Ning, you're six years old this year. The Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony is in three days..."
Ning Yuanshan couldn't hear what Old Jack said afterward; he was too excited and impatient. Since arriving in the Douluo Continent world, Ning Yuanshan had been training his body day and night, essentially preparing for the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony. For six years, he hadn't heard the system's call, hadn't found the old man with the ring, and the parents of this body were just ordinary people without soul power. What the Martial Soul Awakening would be like, no one knew.
"We'll know tomorrow." Three days passed in the blink of an eye, just like the eve of awakening before the college entrance exam results were released in his previous life. Ning Yuanshan was filled with thoughts and couldn't sleep for a long time...
Birds chirped and twittered the next morning.
"Is he the blind Douluo Su Yuntao? Legend has it that any Soul Master he denies will achieve great things in the future." Su Yuntao, who had transformed into a werewolf for some unknown reason, grabbed a little boy with his giant hand. The monster's eyes glowed green, and it opened its blood-red maw as if it wanted to devour someone. "Don't move... This is my Martial Soul, Lone Wolf..."
One by one, the children stepped forward to be tested, and soon it was Tang San's turn.
The plot unfolds exactly as in the original story. "You are a special child, possessing an innate full soul power that is extremely rare throughout the entire continent. It's a pity that your martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, is a useless martial soul..." Without saying anything more to Tang San, Su Yuntao looked at Ning Yuanshan. After Tang San finished his awakening ceremony, Ning Yuanshan was the only child present who had not yet been tested.
Shaking his head to shake off the tension, Ning Yuanshan took a deep breath and slowly stepped forward, standing in the center of the six black stones. With the infusion of Su Yuntao's soul power, the stones forming the six-pointed star array shone with dazzling golden light, even more dazzling than when Tang San had tested them earlier. Su Yuntao, however, showed no excitement; Tang San's example demonstrated that the brilliance of golden light did not equate to a powerful martial soul.
"Broken...cough cough...redwood box," Su Yuntao swallowed back the hurtful words, shaking his head inwardly, "As expected, there are no high-quality martial souls among ordinary villagers."
The young boy seemed somewhat dejected due to his disappointing martial soul awakening, staring blankly at his own martial soul. Su Yuntao didn't urge Ning Yuanshan to proceed with the next soul power test. After all, Tang San, with his Blue Silver Grass martial soul (a useless one), had innate full soul power. Even if Ning Yuanshan also had innate full soul power, what difference would it make?
A useless martial spirit is ultimately a useless martial spirit.
The wooden box in Ning Yuanshan's hand was simple and dilapidated, probably even more useless than a sickle and axe. "A sickle and axe can clear mountains and cut roads, and can also hold off wild beasts. What use is this box..."
Su Yuntao was unaware that Ning Yuanshan was overjoyed at the moment, intuitively feeling that his future was bright.
"An airdrop crate! Is it because I was playing 'PUBG' before I transmigrated here that I got this martial soul?" The martial soul was indeed ugly. The red paint on the large wooden crate lying in front of the boy was peeling off, the top was covered with a layer of blue rag, and the whole thing was rotten and worm-eaten. Apart from Ning Yuanshan, everyone else thought that the crate was dilapidated and could not possibly be a high-level martial soul.
In the Douluo Continent, there are wooden box-type spirit souls, such as the medicine box spirit soul, and extremely rare food-type spirit souls. High-level food-type spirit soul masters have always been the most sought-after talents by the army. The food provided by a food-type spirit soul master above level 30 is enough to feed a hundred soldiers, which will greatly reduce the consumption of army resources.
Anyone possessing such a martial soul would become a coveted prize, sought after by both empires and various lords. However, high-quality martial souls are often radiant and unlike ordinary objects. The Clear Sky Hammer, known as the number one weapon martial soul on the continent, may resemble an ordinary forging hammer, but when it was first revealed to Tang Hao at the age of six, before Tang San had obtained his soul ring, it generated a pressure that made the air in the room tighten, not to mention its weight far exceeding that of ordinary objects.
Sometimes, the strength of a martial soul can be judged by its appearance, quality, and other characteristics.
"Hmph!" Ning Yuanshan muttered to himself, "So-called divine artifacts possess spirits, they must know to conceal themselves. What do you know!"
Ignoring the whispers and mockery of the other children, Ning Yuanshan slowly opened the wooden box. This action made Su Yuntao and Tang San's pupils shrink, but they quickly regained their composure because the box was empty, as if it really was just an ordinary, broken wooden box.
But Ning Yuanshan saw a completely different picture. A virtual panel appeared before him, displaying nine item slots. The first slot was gray, its design a frying pan. The next eight slots were each secured with a large lock, the contents of which were currently unknown. "Once I reach level 10 and acquire a soul ring, will I be able to retrieve the frying pan from the wooden box?"
"Why don't you test your soul power too?" Su Yuntao handed the crystal ball to Ning Yuanshan. "Keep your focus and sense your martial soul with your heart. As long as the crystal ball lights up, even if it's just a faint light, you can still cultivate." Su Yuntao said this, but he didn't have any expectations in his heart.
Ning Yuanshan swallowed hard. He was still somewhat uneasy, after all, his martial soul was like a blind box—he didn't know what was inside. Moreover, he couldn't judge the strength of his martial soul at this moment. If he unleashed a firearm later but it turned out to be just a conventional weapon, its power would probably be inferior to the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow forged by Tang San. Therefore, the higher his innate soul power level, the more at ease he would feel.
The moment the crystal ball touched Ning Yuanshan's palm, it lit up with a dazzling light. Everyone present stared at Ning Yuanshan without blinking, and after staring at it for a long time, they even felt that it was a little dazzling.
"Another one with innate full soul power!" Su Yuntao exclaimed in surprise, but his expression quickly turned to regret.
"It's such a pity that these two children were born with full soul power..." With a shake of his head and a sigh, Su Yuntao had already left the house.