A moment later, Edward Collins said with some disappointment, “No soul power. You cannot become a soul master. Step aside for now.”

The same scene kept repeating. Another five children awakened their martial souls one after another, but all of their martial souls were farming tools like hoes and sickles. Not a single beast martial soul appeared, and as for soul power, all were judged as ‘none’ by Edward Collins.

It was now the seventh child’s turn, the last one before William Carter.

After continuously performing awakenings, Edward Collins seemed a bit tired, but he was still determined to help all eight children complete the awakening process.

Golden specks of light gathered, and this time, there was finally a change—it was no longer a farming tool. A pale blue blade of grass appeared in the girl’s palm, gently swaying.

William Carter vaguely felt that he had seen this kind of blue grass before. Soon, he remembered: this grass was called blue silver grass, commonly found everywhere in the village, just as ordinary as the grass in his previous world. Other than being particularly resilient, it had no other use. It was only because of the faint golden shield around the girl that he hadn’t recognized it at first glance.

Although it wasn’t a farming tool, the disappointment in Edward Collins’s eyes became even more obvious. “It’s a useless martial soul. No attack power, no defense, no support ability. Blue silver grass is basically the standard form of a useless martial soul.” As he spoke, he followed procedure and handed the blue crystal ball to the girl. As expected, no soul power appeared.

Finally, it was William Carter’s turn. Without waiting for Edward Collins to say anything, he stepped forward and stood in the center of the six black stones.

As Edward Collins injected six streams of soul power, the faint golden light shone once again.

Warmth—that was William Carter’s first sensation. It felt as if his whole body was wrapped in a warm, cozy world, indescribably comfortable. No wonder the previous children’s emotions stabilized as soon as they were enveloped by this golden light.

The warm aura seeped into his body. William Carter clearly felt that his Xuantian skill’s internal energy seemed to ripple slightly. Then, under the guidance of that warm energy, something inside him seemed to shatter, and all the warmth instantly surged toward his palm.

Edward Collins’s eyes suddenly lit up, because within the golden shield, the golden specks of light this time were even more numerous than all the previous children combined. He vaguely sensed that a rather powerful martial soul was about to appear. His excitement was written all over his face.

For those like him, deacons of the Martial Soul Hall responsible for awakening ordinary people’s martial souls, if they could awaken a child with extraordinary potential and bring them into the Martial Soul Hall, it would earn them considerable merit and greatly benefit their promotion prospects.

But soon, Edward Collins was disappointed.

William Carter subconsciously raised his right hand and saw blue. This shade of blue had already appeared for the second time today in the village’s Martial Soul Hall.

Blue silver grass—the exact same blue silver grass as the previous girl. The standard form of a useless martial soul.

Edward Collins said helplessly, “Another useless martial soul. Looks like this trip to Holy Soul Village was a waste of time. Alright, children, you may leave.” The large number of golden specks that had appeared earlier had given him great hope, but in the end, it was just blue silver grass. The sense of letdown left Edward Collins rather displeased.

“Uncle, you haven’t tested my soul power yet.” William Carter saw that Edward Collins was about to put away the blue crystal ball and quickly reminded him.

Without turning his head, Edward Collins said, “No need to test. I’ve never seen anyone with soul power awaken with a useless martial soul like blue silver grass.”

“Let me try, uncle,” William Carter insisted. The warmth brought by the golden light had created a strange feeling as it circulated in his body. The door that had opened made him feel as if his Xuantian skill had undergone a subtle change. At the same time, he was very curious to know what difference there was between his internal energy and the martial souls of this world.

Edward Collins was taken aback for a moment, then turned around to meet William Carter’s calm yet determined gaze. He thought to himself, this child seems a bit different from the others.

Chapter 2: Useless Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power (Part 4)

“Alright.” Testing for soul power wouldn’t take much time anyway. As he spoke, he handed the blue crystal ball to William Carter.

Following the method Edward Collins had taught earlier, William Carter controlled his blue silver grass and withdrew it into his body. He found it wasn’t difficult; as long as he retracted his energy the same way he controlled his Xuantian skill, he could do it. At the same time, he also discovered that when the blue silver grass appeared, it seemed to be his Xuantian skill surging out, as if the blue grass was condensed from his Xuantian skill itself.

As soon as his palm touched the blue crystal ball, William Carter’s body trembled violently. To his astonishment, the beautiful blue crystal ball possessed a tremendous suction force, and his internal energy surged out as if it had found an outlet. He tried to break free, but no matter what, he couldn’t escape that powerful suction.