Douluo: Yun Ming in the Spirit Hall Era

Chapter 3 Martial Soul Awakening

After Yun Ming finished swearing his oath and kowtowing, he retreated to Yang Wudi's side.

The other clansmen, recovering from their shock, began to offer incense, but couldn't help glancing at Yun Ming as they passed by. They thought to themselves, "So handsome, and so upright—no wonder he's the clan leader's grandson!"

As each member of the Po clan finished offering incense, the ritual came to an end.

After the sacrificial ceremony, most of the clansmen left to prepare for the day's work, leaving only Yang Wudi, a few excited elders from the clan, and three children, including Yunming, and their parents.

Yun Ming and the two children of the same age beside him stood still. The next thing to do was the fixed procedure after the annual memorial day, which was also the most important ceremony in the entire Douluo Continent, held by the Yang family once every three months.

Yun Ming learned from his maternal grandfather Yang Wudi's teachings and his collection of books that everyone in the Douluo Continent has their own martial soul.

At the age of six, people can awaken their martial soul through an awakening ceremony, and children usually awaken the martial soul of the parent with the stronger martial soul.

Martial Souls are divided into two main categories: Weapon Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls. As the names suggest, those whose Martial Soul is a weapon are Weapon Martial Souls, and those whose Martial Soul is an animal are Beast Martial Souls. Relatively speaking, Weapon Martial Souls have a broader scope, and most people possess them. The Soul-Breaking Spear, the inherited Martial Soul of the Breaking Clan, is a top-tier Weapon Martial Soul.

Yun Ming wasn't particularly curious about his own martial soul. If there were no surprises, it was probably still the Soul-Breaking Spear, a family heirloom of the Yang family. His father's Netherworld Leopard martial soul was only considered a high-level martial soul, and it was still quite inferior to the Soul-Breaking Spear.

More than his martial soul, Yun Ming was curious about his innate soul power level, because innate soul power is directly proportional to the speed of cultivation. As for whether he had any? Children born from the union of two soul masters will generally have soul power, unless they are extremely unlucky, such as "a few drops of rain after a long drought; an old friend turned out to be an enemy in a foreign land; a wedding night next door; or failing the imperial examination." It's just hard to say what level they will have.

A classic example of what not to do is the "famous" Master Yu Xiaogang. The son of a Title Douluo, possessing innate half-level soul power—it's hard for most people to imagine how these two things could be connected, yet our Master achieved it effortlessly. Of course, this isn't Master's fault; although his character and abilities are questionable, the fact that he possessed innate soul power truly had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that the other clansmen had left, leaving only relevant personnel and a few elders in the ancestral hall, Yang Wudi began the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony directly. Perhaps because he was addressing a child from the clan, Yang Wudi's attitude was somewhat gentler.

"Children, stand in a line, our Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony will now begin!"

All three children were members of the Broken Clan. They stood in front of Yang Wudi, with Yun Ming standing on the far left, and would be the last to awaken according to the order.

Seeing that the three of them were standing still, Yang Wudi took out two items from his storage soul tool: six black round stones and a shiny crystal ball.

Those six jet-black, round stones are called Awakening Stones. In the Douluo Continent, awakening a Martial Soul requires the assistance of Awakening Stones. These stones are strictly controlled by the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, and only a few noble families and large Soul Master clans possess them, besides the Spirit Hall. The glittering crystal ball is a Soul Power Testing Crystal. The one Yang Wudi took out can only detect a limited level of Soul Power, only level ten, but it can accurately determine a person's innate Soul Power level.

Yang Wudi arranged the six awakening stones in a hexagon on the ground, and then called the first boy on the right to stand in the middle of the hexagon.

"Yang Lin, you go first!"

The little boy named Yang Lin walked to the designated spot and stood still. Then, Yang Wudi quickly clapped his hands out, and six beams of black light were injected into the six awakening stones on the ground. Instantly, a layer of golden light was released from the six stones, forming a golden shield that enveloped the boy in the center of the hexagon.

Golden specks of light floated out of the Awakening Stone and continuously flowed into Yang Lin's body. As more and more specks of light entered, Yang Lin's body began to tremble slightly.

Seeing that it was about time, Yang Wudi gave the order.

Extend your right hand.

Yang Lin obeyed the command, extending his right hand. Instantly, all the light points surged forth, forming a twelve-foot-long, jet-black spear in the boy's hand, gleaming with a chilling luster. The shaft was eight feet long, the broad spearhead four feet long, and the shaft as thick as an ordinary person's arm. Sure enough, it was the Yang family's inherited martial spirit, the Soul-Breaking Spear. Perhaps due to the spear's weight, Yang Lin bent over as soon as he grasped it. Yang Wudi, who had initially felt somewhat gratified to see his clansman awaken the Soul-Breaking Spear, turned grim and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

"Use your will to retrieve your martial soul! Then come over and test your soul power!"

Hearing his grandfather's slightly displeased tone, Yang Lin was also a little scared, which caused him to take a long time to retract the Soul-Breaking Spear. Yang Wudi was even more dissatisfied when he saw this, but considering that Yang Lin was still just a child, he didn't say anything more. He handed the soul power testing crystal to Yang Lin and asked him to place his right hand on it.

Yang Lin obeyed the order. Soon, the soul power testing crystal lit up with a brilliant blue light, from a tiny point at the beginning to about 70% of its original brightness, indicating a seventh-level innate soul power. Seeing this, Yang Lin's parents were also excited; their son's innate soul power was impressive! He was a little genius.

Yun Ming was initially quite happy for his cousin Yang Lin when he awakened his innate seventh-level soul power. However, after seeing the excited expressions on his parents' faces, Yun Ming's initial joy gradually cooled, replaced by envy.

Yang Wudi didn't notice Yun Ming's emotions. He just looked at Yang Lin and nodded inwardly. Not bad talent. Even though the Yang family all possessed top-tier martial souls like the Soul-Breaking Spear, most of the clansmen only had innate soul power at level five or six, a few at level seven, and level eight or nine were extremely rare. Yang Wudi himself only had innate level eight soul power.

"Yang Lin, Martial Soul: Soul-Breaking Spear, Innate Soul Power Level Seven!"

"From now on, cultivate diligently!"

After announcing the results of Yang Lin's awakening, Yang Wudi encouraged him.

Yang Lin's father also quickly stepped forward to speak with him.

"Don't worry, clan leader! I'll definitely train this kid well from now on!"

After saying that, he glared fiercely at Yang Lin. Earlier, when he saw that his son hadn't been able to pick up the gun, Yang Lin's father felt that he had lost face completely.

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Yang Wudi responded calmly.

"We need to practice more. Alright, let's continue the ceremony."

The Yang family stepped aside, and Yang Wudi continued with his martial soul awakening. The same scene repeated itself; this child also awakened the Soul-Breaking Spear martial soul, possessing innate soul power of level six, which was only considered average within the Yang family.

Finally, it was Yunming's turn. The few old people who were still in the ancestral hall were also excited to see that Yunming's awakening ceremony was about to begin.

Seeing Yun Ming enter the hexagonal awakening array, Yang Wudi's eyes were filled with tension. Perhaps to remind Yun Ming, or perhaps to calm himself down, Yang Wudi asked Yun Ming a question.

"Ming'er, are you ready?"

Upon hearing Yang Wudi's words, Yun Ming relaxed and responded earnestly.

"Ready!"

Upon seeing this, Yang Wudi immediately initiated the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, and the Martial Soul Awakening officially began.

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