Tang Lan pointed at the hundred children lined up below.
Then, he dropped a bombshell—
"These 100 children will all undergo martial soul awakening simultaneously."
"Let's play a little guessing game—"
"How many of them do you think will have innate full soul power?"
With that, Tang Lan took out a 5,000-year-old left leg bone.
"Whoever guesses correctly first will win this 5,000-year soul bone!"
"First come, first served! Start guessing!"
Instantly, the broadcast chat exploded with guesses.
Answers flooded in at an overwhelming pace.
Most people played it safe, assuming a single-digit number.
—After all, historically, innate full soul power was an extremely rare occurrence.
—There was no way such talent could be mass-produced.
And since only the first correct guess would win, those who hesitated chose a different strategy—
People started guessing from 11 and working their way up.
Some even boldly typed "100."
But their guesses were largely ignored.
Tang Lan turned to Xue Ye the Great.
"Your Majesty, what's your guess?"
Xue Ye pondered for a moment.
Placing his trust in Tang Lan, he gritted his teeth and held up an "OK" gesture—
"Then I'll be bold and guess… three."
Tang Lan chuckled and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, that's not bold enough."
The emperor looked startled.
But how could Tang Sect have raised only 100 children?
They had trained over 3,000 children, with more than 90% developing a sense of soul power.
Among them, 60% successfully learned soul power circulation techniques.
And this 100-child group?
They were the absolute best of the best.
Of course, Tang Lan wouldn't reveal these numbers publicly.
Tang Lan looked at Ning Fengzhi next.
"Big Brother Ning, what's your guess?"
Ning Fengzhi blinked.
Then, he held up a single finger.
"Then I'll go bold too—my guess is ten!"
The audience collectively scoffed.
—More than ten people with innate full soul power? Impossible!
After all, had there ever been more than ten recorded in history?
Tang Lan clapped his hands.
"Alright, enough chatter!"
He pointed below—
"The awakening preparations are complete! Let's witness a miracle!"
"Begin the awakening!"
With his command, the Tang Sect disciples standing in front of the children activated their martial souls and placed their hands on awakening stones.
A brilliant radiance erupted from the stones—
And then, the awakening truly began!
The Tang Sect disciples stepped back, giving the spotlight to the children.
All across the stage, various martial souls materialized—
✅ Great Strength Apes
✅ Soul-Breaking Spears
✅ Armored Rhinoceroses
✅ Swift-Tailed Swallows
But notably—
Even among those who awakened seemingly weak martial souls, such as Blue Silver Grass, Sickles, and Hoes—
Every single martial soul emitted a vibrant glow!
This was unheard of.
—If a child awakened without innate soul power, their martial soul should be dim and lifeless.
—But here…
Every single one of them shone brightly, like tiny lamps!
Not a single dull martial soul!
Not a single child with zero innate soul power!
The realization hit like a tidal wave—
Tang Lan wasn't exaggerating.
The impossible had truly happened!
Suddenly—
"ROAR—!"
A powerful roar rang out!
One of the children who had awakened a Great Strength Ape martial soul suddenly threw his head back and howled, absorbing surrounding energy as his body began to change!
Tang Lan's eyes lit up!
A martial soul mutation?!
With a flash, he teleported to the child's side, releasing an ocean of soul power to envelop him.
The Great Strength Ape absorbed this energy boost and continued evolving—
💪 Its body became larger and more muscular!
💥 Its frame grew more powerful!
✨ Its fur turned pitch-black and shone with an eerie luster!
And then—
It transformed into a soul beast Tang Lan knew all too well.
Xiao Wu gasped in disbelief—
"How can a Great Strength Ape mutate into a Titan Giant Ape?!"
Tang Lan's expression turned intrigued.
This "appetizer" was turning out to be a lot more interesting than expected.
Meanwhile, the child with the mutated martial soul looked up at Tang Lan with teary eyes.
"T-Thank you, Master Tang…"
His voice was weak—
"My whole body… hurts everywhere."
"It feels like… something is swelling inside me…"
—No doubt about it.
—He had innate full soul power!
Tang Lan patted his head gently.
"It'll pass soon. Just hold on a little longer."
Then, he soared into the sky and issued his next order—
"Test their innate soul power!"
Below, 100 Tang Sect disciples retrieved crystal balls from their storage rings—
And the final reveal was about to begin!
The 100 children lined up, guided by their Tang Sect mentors, one by one, placed their hands on the crystal balls to test their innate soul power.
And then—
💡 Bright!
💡 Brighter!
💡 Blinding!
Not a single dim one!
Each soul crystal shone brilliantly, illuminating the entire venue.
The audience held their breath.
—That radiance like a miniature sun… That was innate full soul power, right?
And how many of them were there?!
A quick glance showed at least a dozen such radiant lights.
And just below that level, even more children had astonishing soul power readings!
This can't be real…
—Are we really about to witness more than ten children with innate full soul power in a single moment?!
Finally, one of the Tang Sect disciples snapped out of their daze and reported—
"Number 66, Martial Soul: Titan Giant Ape, Innate Soul Power: Level 10! Innate Full Soul Power!"
"Number 43, Martial Soul: Soul-Breaking Spear, Innate Soul Power: Level 10! Innate Full Soul Power!"
"Number 51, Martial Soul: Armored Rhinoceros, Innate Soul Power: Level 10! Innate Full Soul Power!"
"Number 15, Martial Soul: Swift-Tailed Swallow, Innate Soul Power: Level 10! Innate Full Soul Power!"
"Number 75, Martial Soul: Book, Innate Soul Power: Level 10! Innate Full Soul Power!"
One after another—
A total of 13 confirmations of innate full soul power rang out before the reports finally stopped.
For a moment, the entire place was dead silent.
Not a single person spoke.
Because every single one of them was staring at the scene as if they had just seen a ghost.
13?!
13 innate full soul power awakenings?!
This single event alone had exceeded the total number of recorded cases in history!
Everyone was so utterly stunned that they couldn't even process it.
After a long half-minute of absolute silence, Tang Lan casually spoke—
"Keep reporting. Start from Number 1."
"Ah? Oh!"
The Tang Sect disciples quickly continued—
"Number 1, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, Innate Soul Power: Level 6!"
"Number 2, Martial Soul: Soul-Breaking Spear, Innate Soul Power: Level 8!"
"Number 3, Martial Soul: Hoe, Innate Soul Power: Level 6!"
"Number 4, Martial Soul: Brush, Innate Soul Power: Level 7!"
One after another, the results rolled in.
And what became clear was—
Even so-called "trash martial souls" like Blue Silver Grass, Hoes, and Brushes had an absolute minimum of Level 6 innate soul power!
"Number 100, Martial Soul: Uzi? Innate Soul Power: Level 9!"
Huh?
Tang Lan snapped his head to the side.
Sure enough, he saw a young child standing at the edge of the group, holding up a Uzi submachine gun as their martial soul.
...Ah.
Yep.
Definitely a mutation.
This once again proved—
Martial souls were not fixed at birth.
Their formation was influenced not just by bloodline but also by an individual's subjective consciousness.
Finally, Dou Dou, the team's lead mentor, professionally summarized the results—
📌 Innate Full Soul Power (Level 10): 13
📌 Near-Full Innate Soul Power (Level 9): 22
📌 Innate Soul Power Level 8: 15
📌 Innate Soul Power Level 7: 29
📌 Innate Soul Power Level 6: 21
💯 Total Tested: 100 children
Report complete!"
Even Tang Lan himself was momentarily taken aback.
—This effective?!
Even if they calculated based on 3,000 trained children, the quality of these awakenings was utterly insane!
Tang Lan grinned.
"These results prove that my theory was correct!"
"Innate full soul power can, in fact, be influenced through pre-awakening training!"
"I trust no one here will claim that these 13 innate full soul power awakenings happened by pure chance?"
His voice echoed across the stunned audience.
And for the first time—
The entire Douluo Continent truly understood.
Tang Sect wasn't just breaking history—
They were redefining the future!
(End of Chapter)