Six years later
A young boy was plowing the rice field in the morning. As the gentle rays of sunlight of morning hit him, his blue silver hair was sparkling like the stars in the night. He had white and fair skin, eyes like a blue lotus. He was malnourished as his body was too skinny, his bones were showing with callus in both his legs and hands from working in the field.
His name was Tang Yin. Today was his sixth birthday day but unlike others who celebrated their birthday, he was working in the fields. Tang Yin's parents passed away when he was 5 years old, when a soul beast attacked the village, causing 5 other villagers to die with them. Unlike others who only lost 1 person in their family, he lost both of his parents.
"Tang Yin, what are you doing here. Today is the day when everyone in the village awakens their martial soul. Why have you not gone yet?"
The village chief was asking Tang Yin as he was approaching him.
"Grandpa, if I don't farm, how will I make ends meet. You and I both know that it is very difficult for me to awaken a good martial soul when both my parents' martial souls were blue silver grass and a lotus silk scarf, much less have soul power."
"It is better if I just plow the land; at least I won't be hungry."
Tang Yin said to the village chief, smiling slightly.
When the village chief heard this, he felt pity for Tang Yin as he had seen him grow from an infant to his current age. But no matter how much he felt pity, he could not raise him as he also had a big family to feed.
"No matter what, you have to come with me to the spirit awakening hall. Who knows, you may really have soul power and become a spirit master in the future." The village chief told Tang Yin and grabbed his hand, and took him to the hall.
Outside the hall, all of the villagers whose child had reached six years old had come to awaken their martial soul. For the villagers, this was the most important event of the year. As if someone could awaken their soul and had soul power, they could become a spirit master.
The status of spirit master was the dream of all the villagers, as this meant they would escape from poverty and enter the novel cast. So all the villagers and children were very nervous.
As Tang Yin approached the hall, they saw many children together with their parents. But here he was all alone. When he was two years he had already known that he had transmigrated to Douluo Dalu, the novel he had read on Earth. When he learned this, he was very excited, but with the tragedy, he had lost all his will. As he was an orphan in his previous world, he was very happy to have his parents, who loved him very much. But who knew that fate would again make him an orphan in this life also?
As some time passed, a soul grand master from the spirit hall came. As soon as he came all the people stopped showing respect for him.
"Thank you my lord, for coming to our village to awaken the children's martial soul. Please, this way".
The village chief said to the officer from the spirit hall, guiding him towards the spirit awakening hall. Even though it was called a spirit awakening hall, as it was located in a remote village, it was only slightly better than other village houses and a bit bigger in size.
"All the children who are here to awaken their martial soul come inside with me. Others stay outside." The spirit grandmaster went inside, saying it.
As the children went inside, they formed a straight line waiting patiently for their turn.
"My name is Lin Yao. I am a 2-ring spirit grand master. My martial soul is a fire eagle. Now, no matter what happens, do not get scared."
As Lin Yao said this, he released his martial soul. Two spirit rings, 1 white and 1 yellow, emerged from below his legs and rose towards his head. Seeing this, the children started getting scared. Then he took the spirit awakening stones and a colourful crystal ball.
"Come inside the circle and raise your right hand." Lin Yao said to the boy at the front.
As the boy went inside the circle, the light from the awakening stone went inside his body, and slowly a copper stick appeared in his hand.
"A copper stick does have certain attack ability, it can go to the attack system, now let lest your soul power level."
Lin Yao took the crystal ball to the boy and told him to place his hand on it. As the boy put his hand on it, the ball showed no spirit power fluctuation.
"It's a pity your innate soul power is zero; you cannot become a spirit master."
When the child heard this, he felt sad, and tears started to come out of his eyes, but he still moved back.
After this, other children started to awaken their spirits.
"broken Sickle, no innate soul power"
"blue silver grass, no innate soul power"
"hoe, no innate spirit power"
"ordinary stick, no innate soul power"
"blue lotus, level two innate soul power"
After all the children had their soul power and martial soul awakened, it was now Tang Yin's turn. At this moment, he was very nervous.
As Tang Yin stood in the circle, the golden light from the stone went inside him rapidly. Seeing this, Lin Yao was very eager to know his martial soul.
As the golden light went inside him, he felt something open inside him, and a small blue silver plant appeared in his hand.
"A trash soul, anyway, let's test your soul powers now," Lin Yao said, pushing a crystal ball towards Tang Yin.
As Tang Yin placed his hand on the crystal ball, it glowed with full brightness,
"Strange, how could a blue silver plant have full soul power?" Lin Yao said in a shocked voice,
Seeing this, Tang Yin was smiling as he kept his left hand closed tightly.