Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Mysterious Heavy Ruler

Chapter 2 Martial Soul Awakening

Time flies, and a week has passed.

That day, Xiao Yi had finished breakfast at home and was cleaning up the dishes when he heard Uncle Zhang's voice from outside.

"Xiao Yi, have you eaten yet? It's time to awaken your martial soul."

"Here you are, Uncle Zhang!" After saying that, he put the washed dishes on the table, opened the door and went out.

"Success or failure depends on today. I want the Yin-Yang Well, good or bad," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the Spirit Hall, which was packed with people, more than a hundred in total.

Not long after, a man emerged from the hall. He was about twenty years old and rather handsome.

At this moment, the man spoke up: "I am Su Yuntao, a level 25 Great Soul Master, your guide. Don't be afraid of anything you see later."

He then set up an array and began to awaken his martial spirit.

"Lone Wolf, possess me!"

Then Su Yuntao shouted, and a wolf shadow appeared behind him, its hands even turning into wolf claws.

Two halos appeared on his body, one white and one yellow, with the white one on the inside and the yellow one on the outside, clearly distinct.

This strange phenomenon caused all the children except Xiao Yi to cry out incessantly.

"Children, don't be afraid!" Su Yuntao was speechless at the sight.

He then looked at Xiao Yi, who wasn't frightened, and thought, "Maybe... never mind, it might just be a coincidence. I should awaken my martial soul first!"

Su Yuntao said to a boy, "Child, walk into the middle of the pebbles and then extend your right hand."

The boy did as instructed, and then a hammer slowly appeared in his right hand.

"A weapon spirit, a hammer? It has some attack power," Su Yuntao murmured.

Su Yuntao said to the boy, "Your martial soul is a hammer. Let's test if you have soul power. Put your hand on the crystal ball."

The boy did as instructed, but after a moment, the crystal ball showed no light and no reaction whatsoever.

Su Yuntao said, "Without soul power, you cannot become a soul master."

"Next! You do what this boy did!"

"Blue Silver Grass has no soul power."

"Iron sword, level two soul power."

……

It was noon, and Su Yuntao was tired.

Soon it was Xiao Yi's turn. Su Yuntao was overjoyed to see Xiao Yi's aloof appearance.

"Perhaps this child can bring me a surprise!" Su Yuntao thought to himself, then said to Xiao Yi, "You're the last one, come over here!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi immediately stepped forward and then felt a warm sensation throughout his body.

"Is this what awakening a martial soul looks like? No wonder they look so pleased with themselves," Xiao Yi thought to himself.

Soon, Xiao Yi felt something emerge in his right hand.

It was a ruler, entirely black, with ancient patterns on it, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze as it appeared.

The more Xiao Yi looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he remembered where he had seen this ruler before.

"What is this? The Mysterious Heavy Ruler?" Xiao Yi wondered to himself.

Upon seeing the Xuanzhong Ruler, Su Yuntao excitedly exclaimed, "It's a new kind of martial soul I've never seen before! It seems to be a mutated martial soul! Child! Your martial soul is a mutated martial soul! A top-tier weapon martial soul! Have you thought about what to name it?"

Upon hearing Su Yuntao's words, Xiao Yi snapped out of his reverie and said to Su Yuntao, "Let's call it Xuanzhongchi."

"The Mysterious Heavy Ruler? That's quite fitting. Come on, it's time to test your soul power." Su Yuntao thought the name Xiao Yi had chosen was also appropriate, and then extended the crystal ball in front of Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi placed his hand on the crystal ball, and first, a little bit of light gathered on the crystal ball, and then the entire crystal ball shone brightly.

"This is... innate full soul power!" Su Yuntao exclaimed excitedly.

"Child, would you like to join the Spirit Hall? We in the Spirit Hall can find you a Title Douluo as a teacher and train you to become a Title Douluo," Su Yuntao asked Xiao Yi.

"Unwilling"

"That's great! You...what? You don't want to!" Su Yuntao was overjoyed at first, then realized he had misheard.

"Why don't you consider it? If you join the Spirit Hall, you'll definitely have the best resources available to you," Su Yuntao advised.

"No need, Master. I want to wait until I graduate from the junior academy before we talk about it," Xiao Yi explained.

"Sigh, alright, alright. If you want to join the Spirit Hall, our doors will always be open for you." Seeing that Xiao Yi was unmoved, Su Yuntao took out a pen and paper, quickly wrote a few words, and handed them to Xiao Yi.

Su Yuntao and Xiao Yi then walked out of the Awakening Hall.

After stepping outside, Xiao Yi saw Zhang Ping waiting for him. Seeing that Zhang Ping hadn't left yet, Xiao Yi felt a warmth in his heart.

"Xiao Yi, what kind of martial soul did you awaken?" Zhang Ping asked Xiao Yi as he walked out.

"His martial soul is the mutated top-tier weapon martial soul, the Xuanzhong Ruler, with innate full soul power. Are you his relative?" Before Xiao Yi could speak, Su Yuntao hurriedly asked Zhang Ping.

"I guess so. His father is my friend, and his mother died last year, so I took care of him. What's wrong?" Zhang Ping replied to Su Yuntao.

"That's right, I want him to enter the Spirit Hall so he can receive the best education and training, but I've tried to persuade him several times without success."

"Sigh, this kid has always had his own ideas. If he doesn't want to join, then he shouldn't. Also, I don't want you higher-ups to know that he has innate full soul power. Do you know what to do?"

After Zhang Ping finished speaking, he revealed his spirit rings: yellow, purple, and black. As soon as the five spirit rings lit up, the surrounding environment became solemn.

"Yes, yes, I know what to do." Su Yuntao didn't dare to say anything more when he saw that it was the Soul King, and could only suffer in silence.

"Alright, Xiao Yi, we should go."

Xiao Yi followed Zhang Ping, and the two remained silent the entire way.

As they neared home, Zhang Ping asked, "Xiao Yi, why don't you join the Spirit Hall?"

"My mother told me not to join a faction after awakening my martial soul, and besides, I have my own path to walk," Xiao Yi replied.

Zhang Ping stopped and looked at Xiao Yi, unsure of what to say. Then, he pulled out a book and a ring from somewhere and handed them to Xiao Yi.

"Uncle Zhang, I'm not that capable, but it's enough to get you your first few spirit rings. This book is the Complete Book of Spirit Beasts, and this ring was entrusted to me by your father before he passed away. He told me to give it to you after I awakened my martial soul. Now that you've chosen your path, you must see it through, even if it's full of thorns. Go home and study hard. I'll go get you the spirit rings in a few days."

Xiao Yi remained silent, unsure of what to say. He opened his mouth and could only manage to say, "Thank you, Uncle Zhang."

……

After returning home, Xiao Yi sorted out his own situation.

"My father's martial soul is an iron rod, and my mother's is a ruler, so my martial soul has mutated into the Xuan Heavy Ruler. I remember that the Xuan Heavy Ruler seems to have the effect of tempering the body and fighting spirit, but this seems to be soul power. In essence, it is still energy. So I'll just keep carrying the Xuan Heavy Ruler with me." Xiao Yi thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)