It's just a shame there's no Haotian Hammer Martial Soul. If he had the Haotian Hammer Martial Soul, with Xiaosan's aptitude, he might have really been able to make some progress and restore the Haotian fame.
Tang Hao sighed inwardly with regret, then turned to look at Xiao Yan: "You do have some ability, but these grass leaves are still just grass leaves, merely a little clever trick. Don't even think about becoming a Soul Master. Just go cook, I'm hungry."
Old Jack's face turned red with anger, breathing heavily. Tang Hao, a man over two meters tall, actually wanted a six-year-old child to cook, and said it with such confidence. Who knows how long this has been going on?
"Grandpa Jack, don't be angry. Since you don't want me to go, I'll just forget about it,"Xiao Yan quickly said, trying to calm Old Jack down. Old Jack was a good person, he couldn't let him die of anger in the blacksmith shop.
Although Old Jack deeply despised Tang Hao, he was very fond of Xiao Yan, and his fiery anger slowly faded. He sighed deeply, "Good child, Grandpa is not angry. Alright, Grandpa is leaving now."
Xiao Yan quickly saw Old Jack out of the house, making sure he wasn't going to get so upset that he'd collapse in the blacksmith shop.
After sending Old Jack off, Xiao Yan returned to the house, picked up a kitchen knife, and prepared to cook.
So what if he couldn't go to the Soul Master Academy? He was only six years old, he had plenty of time. As long as he continued practicing martial arts, he didn't fear being outdone by Tang Hao, that old scoundrel.
"Are you disappointed?"Tang Hao asked lightly.
Xiao Yan stopped his movements and nodded, "Indeed, I've heard that becoming a Soul Master can bring subsidies, and I could earn more money to help with household expenses."
"You want to be a Soul Master just for money?"Tang Hao's voice turned cold.
Xiao Yan naturally didn't say that he wanted to become a Soul Master to study how strong Soul Masters could be, and then kill Tang Hao, that old dog.
"What else would it be for? If I had some money, you could buy some good wine, Dad."
Tang Hao's heart warmed, and his body shivered slightly, a trace of moisture appearing in the corner of his eyes.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Hao's excitement came and went quickly.
"Do you only have one Martial Soul?"Tang Hao suddenly stood up from his chair, looking at Xiao Yan, his voice demanding, "How many Martial Souls do you have? Tell me quickly!"
Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. How did this old dog Tang Hao guess that he had two Martial Souls?!
No matter whether it was the trash Martial Soul that just awakened in the village or the great Soul Master's Martial Soul, both had only one.
But he had two, and they were both extraordinarily unique with innate full soul power. This powerful combination... Did Tang Hao keep him around to steal his soul?
After this thought crossed his mind, Xiao Yan quickly dismissed it.
If Tang Hao had been keeping him for soul absorption, he would have been taking much better care of him. There was no way he would have been raised so carelessly. If he wasn't a transmigrator, he might have been dead within three months from Tang Hao's neglect.
Seeing Xiao Yan remain silent, Tang Hao grew suspicious. His figure moved like the wind, and he appeared beside Xiao Yan, grabbing his shoulder firmly: "How many Martial Souls do you have? Tell me quickly!"
Tang Hao was incredibly fast and strong!
Xiao Yan restrained his inner power and said intermittently, "Actually, I have another Martial Soul."
Tang Hao had originally only wanted to casually ask about Twin Martial Souls, but didn't expect that Xiao Yan really did have Twin Martial Souls!
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"Tang Hao released his hand, and his tone became surprisingly gentle.
Xiao Yan rubbed his shoulder and looked up: "All seven kids in the village have one Martial Soul, and the Master who awakened their Martial Souls has one too. I thought it was strange to have two Martial Souls, so I didn't dare to say more."
Tang Hao spoke flatly, "You really have a strong sense of caution. Let me see your second Martial Soul."
Xiao Yan had never seen this second Martial Soul either. He raised his left hand, and his inner power flowed. A faint black light immediately erupted from his palm, and the light quickly condensed into a strange object.
Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a black hammer.
The hammer handle was about half a foot long, and the head was cylindrical, looking like a smaller version of a forge hammer. However, there was a special glow on the black surface of the hammer, and a faint pattern spiraled around the cylindrical hammerhead.
When the hammer landed in his hand, Xiao Yan felt its unusual weight. "This Martial Soul doesn't seem ordinary! It's even heavier than the forging hammer I usually use, at least twice as heavy."
"It's real... it's real..."Tang Hao's eyes suddenly burned with excitement, and he looked at Xiao Yan eagerly, "Twin Martial Souls, it really is Twin Martial Souls. Son, my son!"
Suddenly, Tang Hao opened his strong arms, ready to hug Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan grinned foolishly, stuffing the hammer into Tang Hao's hands. He quickly turned and ran to the water jar, took a sip of water, and sighed heavily, "This Martial Soul is really exhausting."
That old dog Tang Hao seemed to be sick again.
Son? If it weren't for Xiao Yan's grandpa showing up, his son would have been killed by this old dog already.
"Put it away." Looking at the Haotian Hammer in his hands, Tang Hao gave a wry smile, and after a long while, he said slowly, "Remember, in your future, always use the hammer in your left hand to protect the grass in your right hand, forever."
Xiao Yan really didn't want to argue with a sick person and nodded lightly.
After lunch, Tang Hao surprisingly didn't go to sleep.
"Xiao San, I'll ask you. Do you want to become a Soul Master?"
Xiao Yan put down his chopsticks, "If I could become a Soul Master, that would be great."
Tang Hao sighed, looking even older, "In the end, you'll choose this path."
After saying this, Tang Hao got up and returned to his room.
Xiao Yan had a bunch of confusion in his heart but didn't care to think about why Tang Hao was acting so strange. After cleaning up the dishes, he walked out of the house.
Using his Ghost Shadow Mist Steps, within a moment, Xiao Yan arrived at the usual place he practiced.
As the cool mountain breeze blew, Xiao Yan immediately felt his mind become sharp, carefully thinking about what he'd heard today.
"Suo Yuntao said that after a Soul Master reaches level ten, they will encounter a bottleneck and must absorb a Soul Ring to break through. I wonder what a Soul Ring is? How can I get one or two?"
"Also, does my inner power count as Soul Power? If it does, my inner power is definitely much stronger than Suo Yuntao's, so absorbing two or three shouldn't be a problem. But if not..."
Thinking about it, Xiao Yan shook his head: "Since my inner power can release Martial Souls, it must count, but the Soul Ring... I have no idea how to obtain it..."
Thinking about the Martial Souls and Soul Rings, Xiao Yan then remembered Tang Hao's power and speed just now.
**"That old dog Tang Hao, although he's not much as a person, his strength is indeed not weak. If I continue practicing like this, with only a few years of effort, I'll probably never be able to beat him."
"And Tang Hao must be a powerful Soul Master. I wonder what his Martial Soul is? If he releases it, his strength might be even greater than I expected."**
(End of Chapter)