"Thank you, Sister Xiaotao."
After quickly finishing the grilled fish, Su Wen realized his rudeness and scratched his head, slightly embarrassed.
"Here, there's more. Eat more if you're not satisfied."
Ma Xiaotao didn't mind, still holding a few fish between her slender fingers, and casually shoved them into his mouth.
A few minutes later.
"Ugh...that's enough."
Su Wen patted his stomach, lying on the ground with a satisfied expression.
"Thank you, Sister Xiaotao..."
This was a sincere thank you.
Originally, he was indifferent to Ma Xiaotao in the original story, at most seeing her as a big-breasted, brainless, single-minded, and hot-tempered woman.
But now, standing in the shoes of the person he had saved, his impression of her improved considerably.
"Sigh, kid, have you ever awakened a Martial Soul?"
Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing Su Wen with interest.
No soul power meant two things:
1. He had awakened a useless Martial Soul but hadn't sensed any soul power.
2. He hadn't awakened a Martial Soul yet.
"I haven't awakened one." Su Wen shook his head.
Ma Xiaotao, resting her chin on her hand, gleamed with a bright light in her beautiful eyes.
"Since you haven't awakened your martial soul, why not give it a try? What if you awaken a level five or six innate soul power? Then Sister Xiaotao will guarantee you admission to Shrek Academy!"
"Do you really think everyone is like you, with level nine innate soul power?"
A handsome young man of eighteen or nineteen, wearing the red and white uniform of Shrek Academy's inner court, shook his head helplessly and handed over a few crystals.
"Here, kid, I happen to have awakening stones with me. You can give it a try. As long as you're at least level four innate, plus Xiaotao's recommendation, you'll be qualified to enter Shrek Academy."
"Thank you," Su Wen said gratefully.
As everyone knows, transmigrating to Douluo Continent II, if you're not from a noble family, it's a disastrous start—because there's no Spirit Hall to help commoners awaken their martial souls for free, especially since he's an unregistered person.
He vaguely remembered that this person was named Zhang Yi, and was quite strong in the team.
His martial soul seemed to be related to the wood element.
He had casually waved his hand before, and a wooden house with three rooms and a living room had been built from the ground.
His strength was probably at the Soul Saint level.
Seeing the latter casually wave his hand and look indifferent ,he knew that if it weren't for Ma Xiaotao's sake, the other party probably wouldn't have bothered to say anything to him.
When traveling, it's normal to be more cautious.
A simple and adorable girl like Ma Xiaotao is a rare find.
"Come in."
As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao set up the awakening array and beckoned to Su Wen.
"Okay..."
Su Wen took a deep breath.
The commotion here was noticed by the people in the Shrek Academy's inner courtyard camp not far away.
They all turned their gazes over. Since they were all bored anyway, they might as well watch the show.
As for whether Su Wen could awaken a level five or six innate soul power as Ma Xiaotao said, naturally few people believed it.
It's important to know that those with innate soul power at level five or six are at least Soul Saints in the future, and if they can reach level seven, they're guaranteed to become Title Douluo.
Most of the people present only have innate soul power at level six or seven.
After all, ten thousand years later, there are many more treasures to enhance talent, and things like the Mysterious Heaven Technique aren't rare anymore.
The crowd didn't show any mockery; they were simply curiously observing.
"Buzz..."
As Su Wen stepped into the formation, a golden light curtain surged from the six-pointed star formation, enveloping him.
A few seconds later.
Under the gaze of dozens of eyes...
A white ball lay quietly in Su Wen's palm.
"A useless martial soul, huh?" Zhang Yi said calmly.
Many people looked away, obviously, not to mention the awakening of soul power later.
After all, truly top-tier martial souls are accompanied by extraordinary phenomena during their initial awakening.
Su Wen, however, remained rooted to the spot.
What a martial soul is, only the awakener can know.
And the information he received—this white ball was definitely not a useless martial soul, but a Poké Ball! Used to capture pets!
According to the information he received, there were a total of ten soul rings.
Each time he absorbed a soul ring, he would obtain a Poké Ball that could capture soul beasts of different ages! In other words, to advance to godhood, he could obtain at least ten Poké Balls!
In an instant, Su Wen thought of the Silver Dragon King, who was recuperating in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
If he could capture her, would the future scene be—Go, Silver Dragon King, a hundred thousand elemental tides.
oops!
The reason for the white ball was because the first soul ring's age was ten years (white)! This means this Poké Ball can only capture ten-year-old Pokémon, not one-hundred-year-old ones…
There's nothing he can do; he has no choice for his first Poké Ring.
Su Wen's lips twitched.
Oh well, ten years it is.
Su Wen suppressed his joy, after all, this also meant he was likely born with full Pokémon power.
He already had his first Pokémon ring; how could he not have full Pokémon power?
"Want to test again?" Zhang Yi asked casually, arms crossed.
"Test!" Before Su Wen could reply, Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath and said, "Give me the crystal ball!" Zhang Yi shrugged and casually tossed over a crystal ball.
"Put your hand on it."
Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
"Okay."
Su Wen didn't waste any more words and quickly did as she was told, afraid that even a second longer would lead to an accident, leaving this genius with full Pokémon power lost in the crowd.
"Buzz!"
And the next instant.
Dazzling light surged from the crystal ball, covering the entire camp's firelight, and engulfing Su Wen, Ma Xiaotao, and the bewildered Zhang Yi…
Several seconds later.
As the light dimmed,Su Wen opened his eyes again to find a pretty face very close, as if she were examining some rare treasure.
For a moment, he almost kissed her, instinctively taking a step back, but it felt like he bumped into something soft; a pair of jade-like arms supported him so he wouldn't fall.
Looking back, he saw Zhang Lexuan, her face filled with astonishment.
Around them, a circle of Shrek Academy disciples with varying expressions had already gathered.
"Wow! Innate full soul power!" Ma Xiaotao excitedly hugged Su Wen tightly, jumping up and down.
"See? I told you, the little brother I took in couldn't be mediocre!"
"You actually guessed right." Zhang Yi looked around, seemingly doubting his own existence, as if looking for any other children he could find who hadn't yet awakened their martial souls.
"I'll go inform Elder Xuan!" Zhang Lexuan's figure vanished instantly.
The surrounding crowd cast friendly glances,trying to build rapport.
After all, everyone knows that innate full soul power is rare. As for the so-called "useless martial soul," it's likely just that its potential hasn't been fully realized.
Throughout history, which existence with innate full soul power hasn't left their mark on history?
Especially Tang San, the ancestor who was overlooked by the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago because of his "useless martial soul," further proves this.
There are no fools in Shrek Academy's inner court; they naturally know how terrifying Su Wen's future potential will be if he doesn't die young.
Su Wen felt the fragrant aroma wafting into his nostrils and the soft warmth surrounding him, yet he felt somewhat suffocated.
His body was already weak, and even though he had just awakened his martial soul, he almost fainted.
Fortunately, Ma Xiaotao noticed in time and awkwardly released Su Wen.
(End of Chapter)