Chapter 231: Unwilling to Waste

Chapter 231: Unwilling to Waste

"A Blue Silver Grass with full innate soul power? I never expected that such a useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass would possess full innate soul power."

Looking at the exceptionally calm child before him, Su Yuntao stared in astonishment at the Blue Silver Grass in his hand and the detected soul power.

"What's your name, little one? I'll make a record, and when you obtain your first soul ring, you can go to the Nouding City Martial Soul Sub-Hall to collect your soul master subsidy. You'll receive one gold soul coin per month."

After recording the child's martial soul, Su Yuntao asked for his name.

"My name is Tang San."

Upon hearing that he would receive one gold soul coin per month, Tang San hesitated for a moment before deciding to reveal his name.

Tang San believed that free things often came at a high cost. If the Soul Hall was offering gold soul coins to unfamiliar Soul Masters, they must be profiting immensely from some unseen source.

From the very beginning, he didn't feel any goodwill towards this organization. However, with so many people around, he couldn't very well give a fake name.

He could only hope that there were many people who shared his name and surname, making it unlikely for someone to find him based on his name alone.

Just then, Tang San frowned and turned his head.

It was that guy again—the one who couldn't keep his eyes to himself and was always glancing around.

Had he been staring at his left hand the whole time?!

Upon realizing this, Tang San clenched his left hand even tighter. Although he didn't understand why his left hand was different, he felt that it might be one of his secrets. And now, it seemed that someone else had discovered it.

"Alright, next."

After recording Tang San's name, Su Yuntao patted his shoulder, indicating that it was time for the next child to step forward.

There was one more child after Tang San, and then it was Wang Bo's turn.

As Tang San returned, he furrowed his brows and observed Wang Bo, trying to discern something from his expression.

Having been stared at by someone with a killer's eyes, Wang Bo's heart couldn't help but feel uneasy.

At the same time, he berated himself inwardly for his lack of self-control. He really had a knack for getting himself into trouble!

The child after Tang San had an ordinary martial soul—a sickle—and didn't possess much innate soul power either.

"Next."

Wang Bo stepped forward and approached Su Yuntao.

Although he tried to appear relaxed, the weight of those killer's eyes on his back made him extremely uncomfortable.

"Don't be nervous, child. Everyone else is fine, so you'll definitely be fine too."

Seeing Wang Bo's stiff posture as he extended his hand, Su Yuntao gently reassured him. Wang Bo nodded, but his body remained tense.

Su Yuntao could only sigh helplessly and then began attempting to activate Wang Bo's martial soul.

The awakening array lit up with a bright light, and Wang Bo felt a surge of energy emanating from his heart.

Thump, thump~

The sound of his heart thundering like thunder echoed in Wang Bo's mind.

At that moment, not only did Wang Bo feel it, but Su Yuntao, who was standing closest to him, also sensed the violent throbbing of Wang Bo's heart.

Su Yuntao had initially thought that the child was just too nervous. But just as he was about to comfort him, he was startled to see a red light appearing in the boy's hand.

Hmm?

Su Yuntao started to observe the red light, which was slowly condensing, trying to discern the shape of the martial soul.

However, to his surprise, this red light had no distinct shape.

In the end, the red light in Wang Bo's right hand began to dissipate and eventually vanished without a trace.

"Child, did your martial soul fail to awaken? Why is there nothing there?"

As the light of the awakening array faded, the thunderous heartbeat in Wang Bo's ears gradually slowed and stopped.

Staring at his empty right palm, Wang Bo felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

If he were to announce that he had an Entity Martial Soul, he didn't know if people would even believe him. And given the system's quirks, coupled with the reputation of a certain master who sought fame and fortune, he was certain he would be arranged to go and pay his respects to a master as a disciple.

However, he had no desire to take on a master. All he wanted was to live his life quietly and stay far away from Tang San!

Su Yuntao frowned, looking at Wang Bo, then placed his hand on the boy's shoulder and tried to sense his soul power. His brow furrowed slightly.

"I can feel the soul power within you. How is it possible that your Martial Soul awakening failed?" Su Yuntao looked at Wang Bo, then at the soul power testing crystal ball, bringing it in front of the boy.

"Your Martial Soul awakening may have failed, but there is soul power within you. We can test it first."

With that said, Wang Bo had no choice but to place his hand on the soul power testing crystal ball.

The crystal ball lit up instantly and the numbers soared, finally settling between seven and eight.

"Innate soul power of seven, Martial Soul awakening failure. What unfortunate children. Tell me your name, Wang Bo. The Martial Soul Hall will definitely be interested in your situation."

"My name is Wang Bo, like the cypress tree," Wang Bo said helplessly.

"Alright, everyone except Tang San and Wang Bo can go home. You two stay back for a moment." Su Yuntao waved his hand, signaling for the others to leave.

After packing up, Su Yuntao led Tang San and Wang Bo away from the dilapidated Martial Soul Sub-Hall.

Old Jack had been waiting outside for some time. When he saw Su Yuntao bringing Wang Bo and Tang San with him, he quickly stepped forward.

"Master Su Yuntao, are these the two children from our village who successfully awakened their Martial Souls this year?" Old Jack asked.

Su Yuntao nodded, first pulling Tang San forward.

"This child has innate full soul power, but unfortunately, his Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."

Then, he pulled Wang Bo forward and sighed again.

"This one has innate soul power of seven, but it seems his Martial Soul awakening has failed. There were quite a few children in your village who successfully awakened their Martial Souls this year, but it seems their luck isn't too good, and there have been some issues."

Patting Old Jack's shoulder, Su Yuntao walked towards his carriage. He still had other villages to visit and couldn't afford to waste time here.

After bidding farewell to Su Yuntao and watching him leave, Old Jack turned to face the two boys.

"Tang San, you're a sensible child, but it's a pity your father isn't very reliable!"

"Wang Bo, you're a bit more introverted compared to your peers, but your parents are good people. Unfortunately, they met with an accident two months ago while in the mountains."

Old Jack was delighted that the two children possessed soul power, but soon he was faced with a dilemma.

The nearby villages, including Saint Soul Village, shared a single work-study slot.

There was only one slot, but there were two children in need. However, Old Jack quickly made a decision.

"Little Bo, go on home first. I'll go with Little San to his home, and I'll come find you later."

Wang Bo nodded. As for Old Jack's mysterious behavior, Wang Bo had guessed that it had something to do with the work-study slot.

If there had only been one child, the allocation would have been easy.

Unfortunately, there were now two, which made the allocation a bit more difficult.

One was an orphan who had lost both his parents, while the other, Tang San, was pitiable not because he lacked parents, but because of Tang Hao's inaction.

There was no need to consider how to allocate the slot.

(End of Chapter)

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