The next morning, the sky was not yet bright.
Father Zhou Shijie was prepared to take Zhou Sidong to the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall for his martial soul awakening.
Today was destined to be an important day.
Zhou Sidong was dragged up by his father while still half-asleep. He had been chatting with Xiao Xue until late last night and had only fallen asleep for less than an hour.
Drowsy, Zhou Sidong sat at the dining table, gazing at the exquisite breakfast laid out, with no desire to eat.
I really want to sleep...
"This little guy is really sleepy," his mother said gently, wiping Zhou Sidong's sparse eyes with a damp washcloth, her eyes filled with tenderness.
Zhou Sidong's adoptive mother was named Yang Lixia, a support-type tool soul master whose martial soul was the Healing Staff.
She had once held an important position in the Martial Soul Hall, just like her husband, Zhou Shijie.
"Mom, I…"
Zhou Sidong's sleepiness vanished in an instant. Gazing at his mother's loving eyes, Zhou Sidong felt a warmth spread through him.
He happily finished the breakfast his mother had painstakingly prepared.
Today's breakfast was particularly rich, with meat buns, wontons, soy milk, and fried dough sticks, all of which Zhou Sidong loved.
"Eat slowly, there's more," Yang Lixia smiled, her chopsticks still busy, picking up food for Zhou Sidong.
The Zhou family ran a Blacksmith Shop in Notting City, and Zhou Shijie's blacksmithing skills were known to almost everyone there.
Under his father's influence, Zhou Sidong had taken a great interest in blacksmithing from a very young age.
The Fragmentation Grenade Zhou Sidong had assembled last night was made by his father, piece by piece.
The precision steel ball bearings were the most lethal part of the grenade.
Zhou Sidong had spent months painstakingly studying how to make some of the intricate components.
His father didn't ask too many questions about what his son was doing with the parts. If his son was interested, then so be it.
After breakfast, the sky was just beginning to brighten, with a hint of dawn appearing in the east.
"Old Zhou, taking your son to the Martial Soul Branch Hall to awaken his martial soul, huh?"
The old tailor, who ran a shop on the side of the road, greeted Zhou Sidong and his father.
They all lived on the same street. If the neighbors needed a pot or a spoon made, they would go to Zhou Shijie.
They had become familiar with each other over time.
The father replied with a smile, "I sent him off first thing this morning. I'm hoping the little rascal awakens my martial soul. He can follow in my footsteps in the future."
Despite his words, the father wasn't entirely sure.
After digging his son out of the grave, the couple had always treated him like their own.
They were an elderly couple, and in their youth, they had been busy working for the Martial Soul Hall, which was why they didn't have any children until now.
The father and son arrived at the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall.
It was bustling with people.
All the six-year-old children in the city had gathered here, and their faces were filled with innocent smiles, all anticipating what martial soul they would awaken.
Looking at the children's smiles, Zhou Sidong forced a smile. How should he put it? It seemed a bit inappropriate for his high-level account to level up in a small city.
Luckily, Xiao Xue was there, or else the news of his innate full soul power at level 20 would have been spread within moments.
Zhou Sidong didn't want to be a celebrity.
Soon, the doors of the Martial Soul Branch Hall slowly opened from both sides.
An old man with white hair and a white beard walked out.
"I am Matthew Nuo, the person in charge of the Notting City Martial Soul Branch Hall. Now, I will call out the names of the children who should come forward."
There were many children awakening their martial souls in a day, so Matthew Nuo didn't beat around the bush. He picked up the list of children who needed to awaken their martial souls and began calling out names.
"Zhang San."
"Here!"
One of the children raised their hand and, under the hopeful gazes of their parents, slowly walked inside.
"Li Si."
"Here!"
"Wang Wu!"
"Here!"
The children whose names were called entered the Martial Soul Branch Hall one by one, where a specialized Soul Master was responsible for awakening their martial souls.
Hearing these familiar names, Zhou Sidong smiled.
"Zhou Sidong."
"Here!" Zhou Sidong was slightly stunned, then shouted loudly.
In the blink of an eye, it was his turn.
"Son! You can do it!"
His father cheered Zhou Sidong on, equally nervous, unsure of what his son's martial soul would be.
"Dad, I'll bring honor to the family."
Zhou Sidong gave his father a thumbs up before following the guard into the Martial Soul Branch Hall.
Every city had a Martial Soul Branch Hall, and they were all quite grand. The Martial Soul Branch Hall in Notting City was the same size as the Notting City Lord's mansion.
This showed the Martial Soul Hall's status on the Douluo Continent.
"My name is Su Yuntao. I am a Level 27 Soul Grand Master, my martial soul is the Lone Wolf."
The familiar opening lines. The man in the white trench coat, with the Martial Soul Hall emblem on his chest, was Su Yuntao, the very same Brother Tao who awakened Tang San's martial soul in the past.
Because he had been in a martial soul attachment state for a long time due to awakening martial souls for the children, Su Yuntao's face was slightly pale. However, he still forced a smile at Zhou Sidong, a rather strained one.
This child is unusual; he's not afraid of me at all.
Previously, many children had come to him to awaken their martial souls, and without exception, they had been terrified by his Lone Wolf.
But Zhou Sidong was different. He had a smile on his face and stared at Su Yuntao with bright, curious eyes, asking, "Uncle, am I handsome?"
The sudden question nearly made Su Yuntao lose his balance. He ruffled Zhou Sidong's hair, sighing inwardly.
He's just a child!
The martial soul awakening ceremony officially began!
Although Xiao Xue had already helped Zhou Sidong awaken his martial soul, the normal procedure still had to be followed. Furthermore, it was Su Yuntao himself who was performing the awakening for him, instantly maximizing the sense of ceremony.
The six-pointed stone emitted a golden glow, and soon the golden light entered Zhou Sidong's body, immersing him in a warm current.
It was exactly the same as last night.
"Child, carefully perceive the existence of your martial soul, concentrate your mind, and slowly open your right hand,"
Su Yuntao recited the familiar instructions.
But the next second, Zhou Sidong's body was out of control, and a surge of evil energy poured out from within.
Then, under Su Yuntao's astonished gaze, the Soul Devouring Demon Spider appeared! The Soul Devouring Demon Spider was entirely green, with green, viscous liquid flowing from various parts of its body. The two thick front claws made Su Yuntao feel a sense of dread.
"Soul... Devouring... Demon Spider? It's the Soul Devouring Demon Spider martial soul!"
Su Yuntao was overjoyed; finally, there was a promising one among the children awakening their martial souls this year.
Next, Su Yuntao couldn't wait to take out a transparent crystal ball from behind him.
The crystal ball was used to display the level of Innate Soul Power, with the maximum being Innate Full Soul Power.
The moment Zhou Sidong touched the crystal ball, the dazzling light almost blinded Su Yuntao. A hint of satisfaction and envy shone in his squinting eyes.
Back then, when I awakened my Lone Wolf Martial Soul, my Innate Soul Power was only at level two.
"Innate Soul Power level eight!"
Su Yuntao said excitedly, "Child, are you interested in joining the Martial Soul Hall?"
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