The fulfilling days passed very quickly. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. These days, Duan Wuxie was still the same as before, casting iron during the day and cultivating at night. Other than eating, he basically stayed in the blacksmith workshop.
It was ten o'clock in the afternoon, and the scorching summer sun hung high above his head. The golden sunlight scattered his heat.
Duan Tianxiao brought Duan Wuxie to the small square in the middle of the village. This was the location where the martial soul awakening ceremony was about to take place. When Old Village Chief Xiao saw Duan Tianxiao and his son arrive, he nodded slightly.
Every year this village would hold a spirit awakening ceremony for the children, and it had always been carried out by Spirit Hall's people, so Spirit Hall's reputation on the Battle Spirit Continent wasn't inferior to the two great empires. Of course this Spirit Hall wasn't the former Spirit Hall, but its nature of existence was similar to the previous Spirit Hall. It was said that this new Spirit Hall was also established by the descendants of the former Spirit Hall. (For those who don't understand, please read the third young master's 'Douluo Continent'.)）
This year, there were only seven children in the Spiritual Soul Village who had undergone the martial soul awakening ceremony, and Duan Wuxie was one of them. After Duan Tianxiao brought his son here, he did not pay much attention to him and stood at the side, seemingly bored. Duan Wuxie walked to the back of the line. The children in the village did not pay much attention to him because they all thought that he was a boring person, so they naturally did not interact much with him. He didn't have much feelings for these children, so he didn't take the initiative to talk to them.
Other than these children and some villagers, there was a middle-aged man standing with Village Chief Xiao in the distance. He looked to be in his thirties and had an average appearance. He wore a long white robe with black lines. The two words Martial and Spirit were embroidered on both sides of the robe collar, and there were two slightly larger words Martial Spirit on the right chest. On the left chest was a badge engraved with a scepter pattern, on the badge were altogether three scepters interlaced together, this was the basic attire of Spirit Hall members. For someone like Duan Tian Xiao who was especially familiar with the Dou Shi and Spirit Master world, he understood that the number of scepters represented the person's current spirit level. This person wore a badge with three scepters, which represented the third rank of Spirit Masters, the title of Spirit Grandmaster. If it was three long swords, it would represent a Da Dou Shi, and the scepter or long sword would represent that this person was a Spirit Hall attendant.
"Esteemed Spirit Grandmaster, I'll have to trouble you again this time.”Village Chief Xiao bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man had an arrogant expression on his face. He bowed slightly in return.
"It's good that you know. Let's start now. My time is very tight.”
"Humph, just a Spirit Grandmaster, and already knows how to show off, Spirit Hall's people all overestimate themselves.”The Spirit Grandmaster hadn't finished speaking when Duan Tianxiao muttered in a low voice not far behind Duan Wuxie.
Although his voice wasn't loud enough to be heard by others, Duan Wuxie could hear him clearly. He thought to himself,'Dad sure has big words. He doesn't even care about Spirit Grandmasters. Could it be that his old family's spirit rank is higher than this Spirit Grandmaster?' He shook his head and denied himself, because he didn't believe that there would be an expert whose spirit rank surpassed a Spirit Grandmaster who would make a living by forging iron.
At this moment, Village Chief Xiao's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Children, this is the Spirit Grandmaster deacon from Spirit Hall. Next, he will guide you to activate your martial soul. You must cooperate well with the Spirit Grandmasters to carry out the spirit awakening ceremony. Grandfather looks forward to seeing the glory of many years ago among you.”Village Chief Xiao shouted nervously. His gaze solemnly swept across every child opposite him. It was obvious that he was looking forward to the glory of many years ago coming to the village again.
The middle-aged man said impatiently,""Alright, why are you wasting your breath every year? Do you think that person's results are something you can achieve? What a fool's dream. Ever since I began to perform the martial soul awakening ceremony, there were only a few high-level martial souls. It was ridiculous to think about glory.”
The old village chief's originally fervent and expectant eyes instantly revealed a trace of anger, but this person was a Spirit Grandmaster, and also a Spirit Hall person, so what? He sighed and said,"Yes." Only the inheritors of the major sects can have high-level Martial Souls. It's really too difficult for ordinary people like us.”He shook his head and retreated.
The middle-aged man walked to the seven children who had already lined up and smiled."I'm called Sun Qian Zhou, twenty seventh ranked Spirit Grandmaster. Now, I will awaken your martial souls one by one.。。Humph…"
As he spoke, Sun Qianzhou raised his left hand and drew a line in the air in front of him. A blue crystal ball appeared in his hand.
After he reported his name, the children all laughed secretly." Sun Qianzhou, you deserve a beating.”Duan Wuxie and his son laughed secretly at the thought of this. However, when Sun Qianzhou mysteriously took out the crystal ball, the children were stunned by this strange scene. Only Duan Tianxiao stood on his tiptoes nonchalantly, still the same as before.
At this moment, Sun Qianzhou's expression was also a little ugly. He clearly understood what these people were laughing about. After snorting lightly, he waved his hand at the first child in front of the team, indicating that the child would step forward to accept the awakening of his martial soul.
When the child walked up to him, Sun Qianzhou raised the crystal ball with his left hand and aimed it at the child's forehead. He raised his right hand between his chest and the crystal ball, and pointed his index and middle fingers at the crystal ball.‘A small golden flame suddenly appeared on his fingertip. Duan Wuxie knew that this little flame was this Spirit Grandmaster's elemental martial soul, the fire element.
The golden flame was slowly injected into the crystal ball with the help of his soul power, and the originally blue crystal ball began to change. Due to the arrival of the flame, the center of the ball turned red like a burning cloud. Then, it slowly spread to the entire crystal ball, and the color became more and more intense. When the entire crystal ball was completely dyed red, a red light shot out from the other side of the crystal ball and reflected on the child's forehead.
The child's body trembled, and the phantom of a long saber appeared behind him. At the same time, a long saber that was exactly the same as the phantom appeared in his left hand. The red light faded away, and the shadow behind him instantly disappeared without a trace.
Sun Qianzhou shook his head and said," A low-grade martial soul saber. Not bad. I didn't expect it to be a good start. Let me see how your soul power is."”
As he spoke, he placed his right hand on the top of the child's head. Both of his eyes were shut. After a couple of breaths, he withdrew his hand,"A third ranked Spirit Power. Although your Martial Spirit is a little ordinary, you can still train with difficulty. Reaching the level of a nineteenth Dou Shi should be the limit." However, being able to cultivate was better than not being able to cultivate.”
Sun Qianzhou's words were like a bang on the ground. Old Village Chief Xiao was very happy. Just as Sun Qianzhou had said, it was a good start. If the next few children could cultivate, that would be even better.
Martial souls were inherited from their parents, after all. The villagers 'martial souls were almost all related to farming. The awakening ceremony was only to find the existence of a mutated martial soul. Clearly, this first child was the best example. This situation could only prove that the child's father or mother had a water element martial soul. It was possible that they had zero soul power back then, so they couldn't cultivate. The other possibility was that they were hermits like Duan Tianxiao and his wife.
Unfortunately, the exciting scene would not happen again until the sixth child left. Old Village Chief Xiao looked at Duan Wuxie nervously. At the same time, he prayed in his heart that the God of Luck would come again.
Six out of seven had already passed, leaving Duan Wuxie alone who had yet to awaken his Martial Soul. At this moment, Duan Tianxiao's upright body slightly moved, and he looked straight at his son with a serious expression.。。。。
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