Chapter 2: Innate Full Soul Power
Lin Zhiruo's sudden action startled everyone.
Shui Yue'er hadn't even finished registering her name and stood dumbfounded, looking at Xiao Han who was getting scolded.
"Mom, let me go! Everyone's watching. I have some dignity too, you know!"
"Who's your mom? I don't have a son like you!"
"Come on, I was just trying to make things easier. Awakening my martial soul here is the same, isn't it?"
"You still dare talk back? You're always causing trouble!"
"I've been waiting in line here for an hour—ouch!"
Xiao Han felt his ear getting more and more painful. This time, Lin Zhiruo was truly angry.
"Mom, my ear's about to be ripped off!"
Xiao Han's wig suddenly fell off, revealing his shoulder-length silver-gray hair, causing the crowd to burst into laughter.
"Zhiruo, that's enough. Xiao Han has always been mischievous. Let's let him awaken his martial soul now."
The speaker was the headmaster of Tianshui Academy, over seventy years old and an 81st-level Soul Douluo—the academy's only one.
Only then did Lin Zhiruo release Xiao Han.
"I'll let you off this once for Headmaster Zhao's sake. But if you awaken a useful martial soul, I'll send you to another academy so you won't keep causing me trouble."
"Thanks, Headmaster Zhao, for speaking up for me."
Xiao Han said with a cheeky grin, rubbing his reddened ear, and walked into the awakening circle.
"Pretty lady, please help me awaken my martial soul."
"You've got a sweet mouth. Try to cause less trouble in the future."
"Okay, got it."
As the guide activated the process, a bluish-ice light enveloped Xiao Han.
He instantly felt a refreshing sensation—it was so comfortable that even the pain in his ear disappeared.
That cool aura seeped into his body, and he felt an invisible force surge out as if breaking through constraints, flowing toward his palm.
The guide's eyes lit up.
Inside that icy blue glow, the number of blue light particles appearing exceeded the total from all the previous kids combined.
She had a hunch—a powerful martial soul was about to emerge.
Instinctively, Xiao Han raised his right hand. In his palm, a rich ice-blue aura appeared.
When the audience saw the martial soul clearly, the two academy heads and three chief instructors all widened their eyes.
"That's... the Ice Bow and Arrow?"
"Both the bow and arrow appeared at once?!"
Headmaster Zhao was thrilled. He immediately stood up and approached Xiao Han.
"Xiao Han, stretch out your left hand and try separating the arrow."
Xiao Han extended his left hand and easily separated the bow and arrow—holding the arrow in his right and the bow in his left.
"The Ice Bow and Ice Arrow appearing together in one person... how is that possible? I've never seen such a martial soul before."
"Yes, it resembles twin martial souls, but isn't quite the same."
There were quite a few ice-attribute soul masters in the Douluo Continent. Xiao Han's parents had both been such soul masters.
His father's martial soul was the Ice Bow, and his mother's was the Ice Arrow.
For Ice Bow users, they had to use soul power to form arrows for maximum attack power. Likewise, Ice Arrow users needed to form a bow with soul power to fully unleash their abilities.
Though both had decent cold-element attacks, their dependence on soul power to complete the weapon made them energy-intensive and unsustainable in prolonged battles.
Seeing Xiao Han's martial soul, Lin Zhiruo's eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Xiao Han's martial soul... is actually his parents' fusion skill—Ultimate Ice Bow and Arrow!"
"Dean Lin, that's the Ultimate Ice Bow and Arrow?"
"Yes."
"Ultimate Ice" is the supreme quality among ice elements. It doesn't melt under fire, and its chill is second only to Absolute Ice.
Though Xiao Han's parents were only over level 50 Soul Kings, their fusion technique—Ultimate Ice Bow and Arrow—not only had incredible offensive power but also strong slowing and crowd control effects.
This fusion skill drastically boosted their overall strength, allowing them to stand against opponents even twenty levels stronger.
No one could have imagined that Xiao Han would awaken such a miraculous martial soul.
"Xiao Han, come here. Let me test your soul power."
Headmaster Zhao was excited. He placed his hand on the crystal ball, intending to test Xiao Han himself.
Lin Zhiruo was also inexplicably nervous and looked at Xiao Han with hope.
"Xiao Han, go on."
"Okay."
Xiao Han lightly waved his right hand, easily retracting his martial soul.
He then walked up to the crystal ball, and under everyone's gaze, gently placed his young hand on it.
The moment Xiao Han touched the crystal ball, it was like an invisible force grabbed him—his body trembled slightly.
The blue crystal ball suddenly lit up, radiating brilliant blue light like a dazzling gem.
As long as the tester emits even the slightest glow when touching the ball, it means they possess soul power.
The brighter the glow, the higher the innate soul power.
Shui Yue'er had just tested at innate level 7, already considered excellent among children just awakening their martial souls.
But compared to Xiao Han's test, her result paled in comparison.
"My god! Innate full soul power!"
Headmaster Zhao was ecstatic.
"Is it really innate full soul power?"
"No doubt! This is the first time we've seen innate full soul power since holding awakening ceremonies at Tianshui Academy!"
All the chief instructors were thrilled.
"Indeed. Last year when Shui Bing'er awakened her martial soul, she tested at innate level 9—the highest in the academy's history. Who would've thought her record would be broken just a year later?"
"Shui Bing'er's martial soul was the top-tier beast martial soul—Ice Phoenix!"
"After Shenfeng Academy's Feng Xiaotian, we finally have an innate full soul power genius in our water element department too!"
Everyone was buzzing about Xiao Han's rare martial soul and his full soul power, momentarily forgetting there were still other children waiting to awaken their martial souls.
Lin Zhiruo's eyes were already filled with tears. She was too emotional to speak and silently said in her heart:
"Big Brother Xiao, Yiyi, did you see that? Your son, Xiao Han, is truly outstanding…"
Xiao Han tiptoed to wipe the tears from Lin Zhiruo's face with his sleeve.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I'll never make you angry again."
Lin Zhiruo fondly patted his head and pulled him into a hug.
"Silly child, I'm not mad. I just didn't expect you to be so exceptional. I'm so proud of you."
Headmaster Zhao, happy to encounter such a talented ice-attribute child, said:
"Xiao Han, go play around the academy for a while. I'll come find you later.
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"Okay! Headmaster Zhao, can I stay at Tianshui Academy to study?"
(End of Chapter)