Chapter 7: Martial Spirit Awakening — A Different Place, A Familiar Tao-Ge!
After making his wish for the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Spirit,
Lin Yu immediately felt a mysterious force flow into his body, surging from his limbs into his core, finally integrating with him.
He had thought that gaining the Chaos Green Lotus might bring some physical changes—
After all, it was the legendary entity that nurtured Pangu, the creator of the mythical Great Desolation.
But unfortunately, after receiving the martial spirit, Lin Yu noticed only a slight increase in vitality. No other major changes occurred.
He couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.
So, no way to exploit the system after all!
With his wish made, Lin Yu descended the hill and made his way back to Windmill Village.
On the way, he saw many uncles, aunts, and elders who would usually be hard at work in the fields at this time now gathering and chattering excitedly.
Lin Yu knew—they were all discussing the strange livestream that had appeared earlier.
But as he listened, he sighed inwardly with complex emotions.
Though the appearance of the Q&A livestream system was an opportunity for all of Douluo Continent, that opportunity really only extended to knowledgeable nobles and soul masters.
For commoners like them—aside from a rare case like him—unless one got absurdly lucky, they likely wouldn't benefit at all.
On the contrary, the far greater risk was being randomly punished if no one answered the question correctly.
After all, the majority of Douluo's population was made up of commoners.
If the system selected punishments at random, the chances of it falling on a civilian were much higher.
Still, as the saying goes: "The Great Way has fifty paths, forty-nine are destined—there's always one chance left."
Even if the questions asked in the livestream were tricky or obscure, they weren't completely baseless.
If a civilian was truly willing to risk everything for even the slightest chance to change their fate—there was still hope.
So Lin Yu didn't dwell too long on the thought. He quickly adjusted his mood, started humming a tune, and strolled cheerfully toward his wooden cottage.
Today he'd finally bound his golden finger, and even obtained the legendary Chaos Green Lotus as a martial spirit—
He had to celebrate properly!
…
Time passed quickly, and the next day arrived.
Since it was Martial Spirit Awakening Day, Lin Yu woke up early.
After washing up and eating, he headed straight to the village's central Spirit Hall sub-branch.
By the time he arrived, the grassy field in front of the sub-branch was already filled with villagers—parents bringing their children for the awakening ceremony.
"Good morning, Uncle Lin Ya! You look even stronger than a few days ago!"
"Hello, Aunt Su Li! You look so young today, I almost mistook you for Sister Lili!"
"Morning, Uncle Pike! Wow, you're so energetic today!"
…
As he walked toward the Spirit Hall, Lin Yu greeted every elder on the lawn with a sweet, honeyed voice and a cheerful smile.
Then he made his way to a large tree and sat down beneath it, yawning from exhaustion.
He'd never woken up this early before.
While waiting for the guide soul master from the Kira City branch to arrive, Lin Yu looked around idly.
On the field, aside from the parents accompanying their children—
The actual kids awakening martial spirits, including himself, numbered only four.
Compared to Holy Soul Village, which had seven children for its awakening ceremony, this was a small turnout.
Clearly, Holy Soul Village benefited from its reputation tied to that so-called Soul Saint legend. Its welfare and benefits were far better than what Windmill Village had.
At least Holy Soul Village had its own reserved spots for working students.
Windmill Village didn't even have that.
Even its Spirit Hall sub-branch was a crude wooden hut with a thatched roof.
Fortunately, because of the event's importance—
Although the hut was worn and weathered, the villagers had worked together to repair it, or it would have looked even worse.
After about ten minutes of waiting—
An elderly man with white hair and beard, leaning on a cane and wearing a brownish-gray robe, finally arrived. With him was a middle-aged man in the standard Spirit Hall uniform.
"All right, the soul master from Kira City has arrived. Children, follow the soul master to begin your spirit awakening!"
The elder's frail voice rang out as he stood before the hut.
"Yes, Village Chief Leo! Gou Dan, make sure to listen to the soul master, okay?"
"Si Zhu, you too—don't fool around. This is important!"
"Er Ya, be obedient, understood?"
Following Village Chief Leo's announcement, the parents quickly gave their children a round of instructions.
Lin Yu also rose and walked toward the Spirit Hall.
"Alright, all of you, come with me."
As the guide soul master opened the door to the Spirit Hall, the four children—including Lin Yu—followed him inside.
Village Chief Leo and the other villagers remained outside to wait.
Inside, everything unfolded just as Lin Yu remembered from his past life—
Just like the blind Soul Douluo Su Yuntao, this soul master from Kira City took out six black spherical stones from a satchel and arranged them into a six-pointed star on the ground.
Then he took a glowing blue crystal orb and placed it on a wooden table at the front of the hut.
"Okay, let me introduce myself. I'm Hou Yuntao, a Rank 24 Grand Soul Master. I'll be guiding your spirit awakenings today. Whatever I say, you must follow—understood?"
Looking at the four children, the man named Hou Yuntao spoke sternly.
Hou Yuntao… now that's a name!
Hearing the soul master's name, Lin Yu was briefly stunned.
But don't get it twisted—
What he found amusing wasn't anything weird, just the fact that instead of the blind Su Yuntao, he got someone called Hou Yuntao. Practically a twin in name!
"You—step into the spirit awakening array."
While Lin Yu was lost in thought, Hou Yuntao pointed to the boy on the far left—Gou Dan.
"Oh!"
Gou Dan had already heard the basic process from his older brother, Gang Dan, so he wasn't clueless. With curiosity, he stepped into the six-pointed star.
"White Iron Rod—manifest!"
As Gou Dan entered the array, Hou Yuntao called out and summoned a white iron rod as his martial spirit.
At the same time, two white soul rings rose beneath his feet, circling around him.
Then, Hou Yuntao quickly clapped his hands and directed several waves of white soul power into the black stones forming the array.
Immediately, golden light particles streamed from the stones and flowed into Gou Dan's small, dark-skinned body.
"Close your eyes. Sense your martial spirit."
Following Hou Yuntao's command, Gou Dan obediently shut his eyes and began sensing the energy inside him.
But unfortunately, on Douluo Continent, the chance for a commoner to awaken a good martial spirit was extremely low.
In the end, Gou Dan's martial spirit was a rake—and his soul power? Zero.
He was disappointed.
His family had named him "Gou Dan" hoping he'd awaken a dog martial spirit, something hardy and easy to raise.
And it wasn't impossible—his grandfather had awakened a dog martial spirit with soul power, though he never became a soul master.
Next up was Si Zhu.
But like Gou Dan, he awakened a useless spirit—a sickle—with no soul power.
Then came Er Ya, who awakened the classic trash martial spirit: Blue Silver Grass.
Finally, it was Lin Yu's turn.
(END CHAPTER)
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