"One hundred ninety-eight, one hundred ninety-nine, two hundred."
In the early morning, within the small courtyard, Lu Feng was doing push-ups with great gusto.
As the last number was called, he strenuously pushed himself up, taking deep breaths of the fresh air.
For the past month, Lu Feng had not gone out hunting again. Every day, besides cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he was training his body.
During this time, he had roughly figured out the pattern of his cultivation.
He could cultivate his soul power for two sessions a day, each lasting two hours. However, he could not cultivate them consecutively; he had to stop in between to eat and to recover his spiritual energy.
Lu Feng had also tried cultivating through the night.
The next day, his face was pale, and his body was sore and weak, as if his essence had been sucked dry by a succubus.
Cultivation was like studying; it was not only a mental task but also very physically demanding.
Therefore, Lu Feng placed great importance on physical training.
In the original work, when Tang San was at the Nuoding Academy, he spent a long time as an apprentice in a blacksmith's shop, perhaps for a similar purpose.
Born into a hunter's family, Lu Feng's diet had always been good since he was young. Although he couldn't say he ate meat at every meal, it was much better than Tang San, who drank thin porridge all day.
Lu Feng was currently bare-chested. His figure couldn't be called strong, but it looked full of vitality.
He walked to the water vat and casually washed his face with clean water. Looking at the blurry reflection in the vat, Lu Feng couldn't help but purse his lips.
"Pah, what's so great about being handsome."
"Knock, knock, knock." A series of knocks sounded on the door.
"Lu Feng, are you home? Today is the big day for the martial soul awakening."
Old Jack's voice came from outside the courtyard.
Lu Feng opened the main gate to see Old Jack holding Tang San's hand, waiting outside.
Old Jack was an old man with white hair, his figure slightly stooped. The martial soul awakening was a big day for the village, so Old Jack had specially changed into a new set of clothes.
"Village Chief, Tang San, good morning." Lu Feng smiled and greeted the two.
He had actually gotten ready early on. Although his hair was still a bit messy, his bright eyes already revealed a hint of anticipation.
Martial soul awakening!
Two lifetimes, and this is the first time!
"Look at you, you hairy kid, you don't know how to take care of yourself at all. Why would a man keep his hair long?" Old Jack looked at Lu Feng's 'sloppy' appearance and chided him with concern.
He was genuinely fond of this child, Lu Feng.
He had lost his parents at a young age, and the old hunter had also passed away early, making him a pitiful person.
At that time, Old Jack had wanted to adopt Lu Feng, but his daughter-in-law was not too keen on the idea.
The village chief's family didn't have any surplus grain either.
But unexpectedly, not only did Lu Feng manage to live well on his own, but he also had the spare capacity to help other villagers. What a good child!
"Village Chief, you wouldn't understand this." Lu Feng looked at Old Jack's kind smile and put on the innocent air of a child.
"Being strong is only for a moment, but being handsome is for a lifetime!"
As he spoke, Lu Feng struck a cool pose.
"Hahaha."
Seeing Lu Feng's lively demeanor, Old Jack also laughed happily.
Holy Spirit Village, Martial Soul Hall.
Of course, this so-called Martial Soul Hall was just a slightly larger wooden house.
This year, there were a total of nine children in Holy Spirit Village undergoing the martial soul awakening. Lu Feng and Tang San were the last ones to enter.
"Alright, all parents, please go outside."
The young man in the middle of the room, seeing that all the children had arrived, began to shoo the adults away.
After closing the main door, the young man said in a loud voice, "My name is Su Yuntao, a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster, and I will be your guide."
As he spoke, Su Yuntao took out six black, round stones and a shining blue crystal ball from his package.
He placed the six black stones on the ground in a hexagonal shape, then gestured for the first child on the right to stand inside.
Lu Feng curiously sized up this "Director of the God Realm Admissions Office".
The number of deities he has awakened must be in the hundreds, if not a thousand!
I wonder if I'll receive Brother Tao's "blessing"?
"Lone Wolf, possess!"
A voice pulled Lu Feng's thoughts back.
He saw Su Yuntao's muscles bulge all over his body, and his hair quickly turned gray and grew long. With sharp fangs and green eyes, he transformed directly into a werewolf.
"Ah~!" The children immediately screamed in fright.
The little boy in the awakening formation was the closest and was so scared that he was about to turn and run.
Su Yuntao was already used to this scene. He patiently explained for a good while and finally managed to calm the children down.
Huh, these two children aren't afraid? Especially the taller one. Su Yuntao gave Lu Feng an extra curious glance.
The martial soul awakening ceremony continued.
Scythe, hoe, manure fork.
The martial souls awakened by the children were mostly common farm tools, and none had innate soul power.
Su Yuntao had long expected this. He had already visited six villages before this, and not a single child had soul power.
It was truly too difficult for an ordinary person to become a Soul Master.
Until it was Tang San's turn.
"Innate full soul power!" Looking at the incredibly dazzling blue light in the room, Su Yuntao exclaimed in shock.
After the shock, Su Yuntao quickly came back to his senses, his gaze toward Tang San was very complicated.
Innate full soul power, a genius seen once in a century, yet his martial soul was just Blue Silver Grass. For a moment, Su Yuntao didn't know whether he should comfort Tang San or congratulate him.
Whatever, innate full soul power or a useless martial soul, it's all up to individual fortune.
In any case, since this child awakened with innate soul power, my bonus is secured.
Should I take Sisi to dinner? Or buy her flowers?
"Next." Su Yuntao said, a little tired.
Lu Feng walked to the center of the awakening formation, feeling a little nervous inside. After all, he had never awakened one of these things in his previous life, so he had no experience.
Su Yuntao's soul power surged, guiding the formation, and gradually, a golden light began to fill the air.
Lu Feng felt a warm energy pour into his body, and all the soul power within him was mobilized. It was like soaking in a hot spring; his body slowly warmed up, and his face gradually turned rosy.
"Huh? Still can't awaken."
Su Yuntao continued to increase the output of his soul power. He had a premonition that this child might awaken some kind of powerful martial soul.
Ten seconds.
Half a minute.
Three minutes.
"Phew~"
Su Yuntao slumped to the ground, panting heavily.
My soul power is already exhausted, how has this child still not awakened his martial soul? Su Yuntao looked at Lu Feng before him as if he were looking at a monster.
"Could it be that you don't have a martial soul?" Su Yuntao said, gasping for breath.
"Uh, Grandmaster Su, are you alright? How about you eat something first?" Lu Feng took out a piece of dried meat from his pocket and handed it to Su Yuntao.
Lu Feng was also very confused by the situation.
Whether in the original work or in fan fiction, he had never read about someone who couldn't awaken a martial soul.
Transmigrating to Douluo without a martial soul?
I might as well have transmigrated to "Miracle Nikki"!
Anyway, if I can't cultivate with a martial soul, the only thing left to do is pick up girls.
After eating the dried meat, Su Yuntao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "I have thought of a possibility, but it still needs to be verified."
He placed the blue crystal ball in front of Lu Feng. "Here, put your hand on it and test your innate soul power."
"Huh? But haven't I not awakened my martial soul yet?" Lu Feng asked, puzzled.
Su Yuntao smiled and explained, "There are thousands upon thousands of martial souls on the continent, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two categories: tool martial souls and beast martial souls. My Lone Wolf is a beast martial soul; the hoe, the scythe, and even the Blue Silver Grass are all tool martial souls."
"However, there is another very rare category of martial soul, which are human organs. For example: arms, legs, eyes, and so on."
Speaking of this, a curve formed at the corner of Su Yuntao's mouth, and he said confidently, "I guess that your martial soul must be the legendary Body Martial Soul."
Hearing this, Lu Feng looked at Su Yuntao with a hint of surprise.
I didn't expect this Brother Tao to have a few tricks up his sleeve. The overpowered Huo from the second Douluo book, wasn't his a Body Martial Soul?
Thinking of this, Lu Feng cast a look of approval at Su Yuntao.
"Grandmaster Su is truly..."
However, just as Lu Feng was about to praise Su Yuntao, several clusters of bright light suddenly fell out of the awakening formation.