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Another common origin of beast-type martial souls was inheritance from one's parents. As for where their martial souls originally came from, that would have to be traced all the way back to the earliest generations.
So then, how did the first beast-type martial souls come into existence?
Ye Lan speculated that they might have originated from the long-term absorption of soul rings from soul beasts, which gradually induced positive mutations in martial souls over generations.
Soul rings were capable of influencing martial souls—perhaps, after countless generations of fusing with the soul rings of soul beasts, beast martial souls were eventually born.
As for the origin of tool-type martial souls, Ye Lan's thoughts wandered, combining his knowledge from his previous life and familiarity with the original story. He began forming a few hypotheses.
"Xiao Lan, it's your turn to awaken!"
Su Yuntao's voice interrupted Ye Lan's train of thought. He looked at Ye Lan with hopeful eyes.
Ye Lan snapped back to reality, setting aside his contemplation about the origins of martial souls. Now wasn't the time for such thoughts.
Following Su Yuntao's guidance, Ye Lan sat cross-legged in the center of the black stone formation. After awakening so many children before, Su Yuntao was already sweating from exhaustion. Still, he summoned all his remaining soul power, determined to help Ye Lan awaken successfully.
Soon, a golden light began to condense in Ye Lan's right hand. As it gradually took shape, it formed into a small blue plant—none other than the famously useless martial soul, Blue Silver Grass.
Su Yuntao showed a hint of disappointment but still pulled out the blue crystal ball to test for soul power. He offered some comforting words:
"Xiao Lan, don't be discouraged. Even though Blue Silver Grass is considered a trash martial soul, as long as you have innate soul power, you can still become a Soul Master."
Hearing Su Yuntao's consolation, Ye Lan felt an odd urge to laugh. In his past life, when Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass, Su Yuntao hadn't even bothered to test for soul power. Clearly, personal connections made a difference.
Ye Lan felt a warmth rise in his heart. "Uncle Tao, I won't be discouraged. I believe that even with Blue Silver Grass, I can become a Battle Soul Master!"
Seeing Ye Lan's fighting spirit, Su Yuntao nodded with reassurance and began the soul power test.
Despite the nature of the martial soul, Su Yuntao wasn't too worried. Ye Lan's father had possessed innate soul power of level 3, and even his mother—with her Blue Silver Grass—had awakened with level 1 soul power.
"Innate soul power, level 3! Xiao Lan, you're quite lucky—Blue Silver Grass with level 3 soul power!"
Su Yuntao smiled, clearly pleased with the result.
"Luck? Uncle Tao, I've been training every day for this. It's not just luck!"
Ye Lan put on a look of righteous pride.
Yet deep down, his mind began to stir with doubt. As a transmigrator, he had at least expected full innate soul power if not something even more special—like twin martial souls.
But reality rarely matched expectations. Still, Ye Lan didn't dwell on it. He began thinking about his path forward—planning how he would survive and rise in this world of Douluo.
Fortunately, Ye Lan had focused on nutrition and physical training since early childhood, ensuring that his body wouldn't become a weakness that dragged down his soul power.
That hard work had earned him a decent starting point—level 3 innate soul power.
If he had only awakened with level 1 Blue Silver Grass, his journey would've been nightmare difficulty.
Just as Ye Lan was deep in thought, mapping out his future plans, a crisp yet lazy-sounding voice echoed in his mind.
Ding!!!!!!!
Startled, Ye Lan heard the voice continue:
"This is the Welfare Department under the Temporal Management Bureau of Blue Star.
Due to Ye Lan #77889 achieving the accomplishment on Blue Star: Self-Sacrifice for the Greater Good!
Achievement reward now being issued: One spin of the lottery.
Drawing now~ ing~"
At first, Ye Lan was thrilled as he listened to the voice in his head, thinking, It's finally my turn!
That is, until the cute-sounding female voice began seriously pronouncing the English letters in "ing" one by one.
Ye Lan couldn't help but picture black lines forming above his head.
"Pfft, just teasing you! Your reward is: one soul skill of your choice! Have fun, Xiao Lan~ I'm off to bed now, bye-bye~~"
A soul skill of my choice?
Ye Lan's thoughts immediately began to race. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and shouted inwardly,
"Wait, wait! I'm only level 3 right now! Shouldn't you at least raise me to level 10 first?!"
But the playful female voice never replied again. Perhaps by the time she woke up from her nap, Ye Lan's life would already be over.
Pushing all distractions aside, Su Yuntao sensed an unprecedented level of confidence radiating from Ye Lan.
Ye Lan leaned over and asked with a puzzled expression,
"Uncle Tao, can't you tell me anything about my parents yet?"
Guilt flashed across Su Yuntao's face as he hesitated, then slowly replied,
"Xiao Lan, you're still too young. Once you become a powerful Soul Master, I'll consider telling you."
He patted Ye Lan's shoulder.
"I will. That day won't be far off. Even with Blue Silver Grass, I'll cultivate all the way to Title Douluo!"
Ye Lan declared with unwavering determination.
Su Yuntao didn't have the heart to crush his hopes, so he simply nodded in silence.
Blue Silver Grass? Will that day really come? he wondered silently.
I hope Xiao Lan can truly achieve it.
Su Yuntao then pulled out an official token from his chest and handed it to Ye Lan.
"This is the work-study student spot I applied for you at Nuoding Academy. I've already spoken to the Headmaster about the tuition and fees. When the term starts, just head there directly."
"As for your living expenses, I used to give them to the village chief to hold for you every month. But from now on, I'll give them directly to you—one gold soul coin per month. Make sure you don't waste it."
Su Yuntao's tone was gentle but firm.
Ye Lan accepted the warm token and nodded.
I don't know why Uncle Tao treats me so well, he thought, but I'll remember every bit of it. Someday, I'll repay him for everything.
After that, Su Yuntao led the children out of the Spirit Hall's wooden hut.
Facing the crowd of curious villagers, he loudly announced,
"This year's martial soul awakening ceremony was a great success. Three children awakened with innate soul power. The highest among them is Ye Lan—innate soul power level 3, martial soul: Blue Silver Grass!"
The villagers of Harvest Village burst into cheers, raising their arms in celebration.
They didn't really understand what Blue Silver Grass signified, but hearing that three children had awakened with innate soul power was enough to excite them.
After all, in previous years, it was common for no one to awaken with soul power at all.
And as long as someone had innate soul power, they had the potential to become a Soul Master—bringing hope and prosperity to the village.
Su Yuntao then found Tom and carefully explained the arrangements he had made for Ye Lan.
Once finished, he handed Ye Lan a cultivation manual. It was the standard meditation technique used across all of Spirit Hall, designed to help beginners like Ye Lan start their soul power training.
After explaining his own personal cultivation insights, Su Yuntao said his goodbyes and left for the next village's awakening ceremony.
Tom, however, couldn't help but worry about Ye Lan going alone to study at Nuoding Academy.
He repeatedly reminded the boy to take care of himself.
Ye Lan tried to comfort the old man.
"Grandpa, don't worry about me! Didn't I awaken with level 3 innate soul power? I'm practically a Soul Master already! I'll take good care of myself in Nuoding City. Besides, the Spirit sub-hall isn't far, and Uncle Tao will be there too!"
"We've still got a whole month before school starts. So until then, I'll play chess with you every single day, Grandpa!"
Ye Lan spoke with the exaggerated seriousness of a grown-up, making Tom laugh heartily.
After enjoying the Harvest Village feast held in celebration of the awakening, Ye Lan returned home.
Now that the excitement had finally settled, he was able to calm his restless heart and prepare to explore a martial soul he had never truly seen before in his past life.
(End of Chapter)