Chapter 1: A Monkey Popped Out of a Stone!
Douluo Continent.
Holy Soul Village.
Sun Qi's eyes were vacant as he lay on the grass in the field, looking at the starry sky.
In his mind, the other six visions were also filled with stars in the dark night sky.
"Tomorrow is the awakening of the Spirit, and I don't know what Spirit I will awaken."
He sighed softly.
At the same time, the other six Sun Qis from all over the Douluo Continent sighed.
After reincarnation, he was divided into seven, and all seven bodies traveled to this Douluo Continent. Sun Qi didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky.
"Apart from the seven bodies, I really don't seem to have a golden finger."
This was the conclusion Sun Qi came to after exploring for so long since he became conscious.
And this conclusion also meant that he could only gamble on luck.
"Among the seven bodies, at least one must awaken the innate Spirit Power."
Sun Qi fell into deep thought and slowly drifted off to sleep.
The next day.
Dewdrops dripped onto his face, bringing a touch of coolness across his cheeks, waking Sun Qi up.
Sun Qi got up and returned to the village. Along the way, he saw a father and son. The child was about six years old, about the same age as Sun Qi.
"Sun Qi, where have you been? The village chief is looking for you. Today is the day for Spirit awakening, so don't be late." The child reminded him.
Sun Qi responded and quickly went to the village chief's house.
The village chief was already waiting at the door, pacing back and forth. Beside him was Tang San, who was dressed in tattered but neat cloth.
"Village chief, I'm here."
Sun Qi trotted forward.
"You kid, I reminded you yesterday, why are you still running around!" Old Jack scolded Sun Qi in dissatisfaction.
Sun Qi smiled awkwardly.
Old Jack grumbled a few words of discontent before leading his two children to the village's most sacred Spirit Hall.
Though called the Spirit Hall, it was actually just a dilapidated wooden shack.
A dozen or so children had already gathered in front of it.
A group of parents gathered outside, their gazes fixed eagerly on the young man at the front of the line.
It was a Spirit Master from the Spirit Hall!
Old Jack hurried over, dragging Sun Qi and Tang San to the scene and urging them to line up.
Sun Qi took his time, making his way to the back, Tang San in front of him.
Old Jack respectfully approached Su Yuntao and saluted, "Greetings, respected Spirit Master. I'm sorry to trouble you this time."
Su Yuntao, a hint of pride etched across his brow, bowed slightly in return.
"I don't have much time. Let's begin now."
"Okay, children. This is the Spirit Master from Notting City. From now on, you must follow your instructions and awaken your Spirits. Grandpa hopes one of you will become a Spirit Master!"
Su Yuntao said impatiently, "Well, you said the same thing last year. Is becoming a Spirit Master that easy? I've awakened six villages in the past few days, and not a single one possesses Spirit Power."
Old Jack's eyes dimmed, and he sighed.
"Yes, becoming a Spirit Master is too difficult."
He shook his head and retreated.
Su Yuntao led a group of children into the Spirit Hall.
He released his Lone Wolf Spirit, opened a package, and took out six round black stones and a blue crystal ball. He began to awaken the children's Spirits.
"The Scythe Spirit? It's barely a weapon Spirit, but it lacks innate Spirit Power. Pity, next."
"Blue Silver Grass? A useless Spirit, next."
"..."
The awakening process was swift.
Su Yuntao approached Tang San and repeated the Spirit Awakening process.
His eyes widened.
At that moment, a golden shield of light appeared outside Tang San's body, and from it, a rich golden light streamed into his body.
This meant his Spirit would be powerful.
However, when he saw the faint blue grass emerging from the palm of Tang San's raised right hand, undisguised disappointment crossed his face.
Sun Qi didn't even glance at Tang San's left hand.
He knew Tang San was sharp-eyed and would be at his most cautious at this moment. Prying into his secrets was risky.
After all, it was a secret already known, so there was no need to risk death.
At Tang San's request, Su Yuntao reluctantly tested Tang San's Spirit Power, then burst into an exclamation of innate full Spirit Power.
Then, he declared his Spirit useless.
What a pity, what a pity.
Su Yuntao kept muttering the word "pity" as he approached Sun Qi.
He looked at the energetic Sun Qi, took a deep breath, and steeled himself.
"Feel the changes within you and channel them."
Sun Qi extended his right hand.
Su Yuntao gazed expectantly at Sun Qi's palm.
While Sun Qi had absorbed far less golden light than Tang San, it was more than the previous child, suggesting he possessed Spirit Power!
A stone appeared in Sun Qi's palm.
Stone?
Su Yuntao's mind quickly conjured up numerous applications for stone, including potential combat applications.
However, as he pondered this, the stone shifted.
It shook.
The next moment, it shattered, and a curled-up, golden-haired monkey appeared in Sun Qi's palm.
Hiss...
Sun Qi looked at the little monkey in his palm and gasped.
A monkey that jumped out of a stone!
Su Yuntao rubbed his eyes, closed them, and then opened them again.
He blinked continuously to make sure it was not an illusion.
Looking at the skinny little monkey in Sun Qi's palm, he was disappointed again.
It turned out to be a Spirit that had an Out Of Body form.
"Alas, a useless Spirit."
There are many strange Spirits, and there is an example of a Spirit that exists in an Out Of Body form. It is Yu Xiaogang in Notting City, the so-called master of theory.
But he is generally regarded as a good-for-nothing.
Su Yuntao is the deacon of the Spirit Hall, so of course he knows more clearly.
Yu Xiaogang receives a Spirit Master subsidy every month, and his file is in the Notting City Spirit Hall.
Influenced by Yu Xiaogang's Spirit, he is not very optimistic about Sun Qi's stone monkey Spirit.
He held out the crystal ball, allowing Sun Qi to test his Spirit Power. Judging by the scene just after awakening, this child should have Spirit Power.
Sure enough, as Sun Qi placed his hand on the crystal ball, Su Yuntao smiled.
He did have some professional judgment.
It wasn't much, but he did have innate Spirit Power.
"Level one innate Spirit Power. With hard practice, you might have a chance to break through to level ten."
Sun Qi fell silent upon hearing this.
Level one?
He extended his left hand and poked the little stone monkey held in his right palm.
"Why are you so weak?"
Then, Sun Qi frowned, his self-doubt returning, wondering if he was holding this little creature back.
He was preoccupied with the stone monkey, his mind racing with various strategies for training it. He instinctively followed Su Yuntao out of the cabin and was led away by the village chief.
Sun Qi was an orphan. Old Jack had given him a bedroom, but he had built a small base of bricks and tiles outside, where he often stayed.
After bidding farewell to Old Jack and returning to his base, Sun Qi summoned the little stone monkey once again.
[end of the chapter]