Chapter 8: I'm Not That Lin Yu — "Tao-Ge's" Invitation!
"You, step forward and awaken your martial spirit."
Inside the humble Spirit Hall sub-branch, Hou Yuntao had long grown used to seeing the disappointment on the faces of commoner children who failed to become soul masters.
So after guiding Gou Dan, Si Zhu, and Er Ya through their awakenings—
Without showing any emotion over their frustration, Hou Yuntao calmly gestured for Lin Yu to step into the martial spirit awakening array.
With curiosity, Lin Yu entered the formation.
Just like before, Hou Yuntao swiftly clapped his hands, sending waves of soul power into the black stones forming the six-pointed star array.
Instantly, countless golden particles of light burst forth, continuously flooding into Lin Yu's body.
Already familiar with the story, and having observed the previous awakenings, Lin Yu needed no guidance. The moment the golden light entered him, he closed his eyes and began sensing his martial spirit.
"This kid… might really have potential!"
As time passed and Hou Yuntao watched Lin Yu absorb more golden particles than the previous three children combined—yet still showed no sign of awakening—his eyes widened in surprise.
Based on his years of experience,
Any child who could absorb this much golden light was practically guaranteed to become a soul master.
And likely with a very powerful martial spirit!
Could this be a mutated martial spirit?
He just didn't know what kind it would mutate into…
As Hou Yuntao observed Lin Yu, his mind raced.
On Douluo Continent, while commoners had little hope of awakening strong martial spirits,
There were rare cases of martial spirit mutation.
A chicken spirit might mutate into a phoenix, lizards or snakes into dragon spirits—even farming tools could transform into mighty martial spirits.
While the odds were slim,
Across all of Douluo and its history, such cases weren't unheard of.
Hou Yuntao never thought he'd witness such a legendary occurrence himself.
If he could recommend this prodigy to the Spirit Hall main headquarters, he'd be rewarded handsomely.
When fortune comes, nothing can stop it!
Overcome with joy, Hou Yuntao watched eagerly.
Finally, Lin Yu stopped absorbing the golden light.
At that moment, Hou Yuntao activated his own soul power and called out:
"Summon your martial spirit!"
Hearing the command, Lin Yu opened his eyes and raised his left hand.
A flash of green light flared, and in an instant, a lotus flower—mysterious and filled with profound energy—appeared in his palm. Only Lin Yu himself recognized it as the Chaos Green Lotus.
"A flower martial spirit? What kind of flower is that?"
Seeing the strange martial spirit, Hou Yuntao froze.
He couldn't identify it at all, nor determine what original spirit it might have mutated from.
But since it was unknown—and paired with the unusual amount of golden light absorbed earlier—
It had to be a mutated martial spirit!
"Child, let's test your soul power!"
After a moment's thought, Hou Yuntao retrieved a faintly glowing blue crystal ball from the nearby table and handed it to Lin Yu.
Without hesitation, Lin Yu placed his hand on it.
Suddenly, he felt a strong suction as the ball drew the emerging soul power from his body.
The crystal ball flared with dazzling blue light!
"This is… innate full soul power!!"
Hou Yuntao's expression changed drastically—his face full of shock and disbelief.
And then, elation.
This was innate full soul power!
Even across all of Douluo Continent, such prodigies were incredibly rare.
And to have a mutated flower martial spirit paired with innate full soul power? It had to be an auxiliary-type spirit.
In the soul master world, auxiliary-types were already scarce.
And this child… was clearly a top-tier auxiliary genius.
If he could recruit him into Spirit Hall—
He would undoubtedly receive massive rewards from the main temple!
Suppressing his excitement, Hou Yuntao asked,
"Child, what's your name? Would you be interested in joining our Spirit Hall?"
"Join Spirit Hall?"
Lin Yu blinked, clearly surprised.
According to all the Douluo fanfics he'd read in his past life—
A plant-based innate full soul power martial spirit, appearing in some out-of-the-way village, would almost always be mistaken as trash.
And the guide soul master would act just like Tao-Ge from Holy Soul Village:
First marveling at the full soul power, then pitying the child for having a "worthless" spirit… and that would be the end of it.
He didn't expect this "Tao-Ge" to actually invite him to join Spirit Hall.
So novels really were all lies!
Still, Lin Yu put on a regretful face and replied with a sigh.
"Sorry, Master Soul Master. My name is Lin Yu."
"Though I'd really like to join Spirit Hall, I'm still young and don't want to leave home just yet. Let me think it over. If I decide to join, I'll find you in Kira City."
"Your name is Lin Yu?!"
Hou Yuntao's expression froze in shock, as though something had clicked.
Seeing that reaction, Lin Yu knew exactly what this "Tao-Ge" was thinking.
But he had already prepared for this situation.
"Master Soul Master, you're not thinking I'm the same Lin Yu from yesterday's livestream, are you?"
"Sure, the name's the same, and I wish I was that Lin Yu—but I'm not."
"If I had been the one to get that wish, I'd have asked for something amazing—like the power of a Rank 99 Extreme Douluo! Just hearing that sounds awesome!"
"Or maybe a legendary dragon martial spirit—definitely not a useless flower!"
He shrugged, eyes full of helplessness and envy.
Yeah, makes sense!
Hearing that, Hou Yuntao felt it sounded quite reasonable.
While auxiliary-type soul masters were valuable,
If people could choose, most would still prefer becoming battle-type soul masters.
After all, everyone in the soul master world agreed—
Auxiliary-types were weaker.
And it's always better to have strength yourself than to rely on helping others.
(END CHAPTER)
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