Chapter 3 Martial Soul Awakening
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
As dawn broke, Tang Sanmei opened her eyes as if an alarm clock was running inside her.
Feeling the even breathing beside her, she turned her gaze to Tang Yin, who was still asleep, her bright eyes narrowing like crescent moons.
"elder brother"
Tang Sanmei was about to wake Tang Yin up to practice his skills as usual, but she stopped as soon as she called out.
Today is the day of martial soul awakening, and the two originally planned to rest for a day.
Thinking of this, she intended to continue sleeping in her brother's warm embrace, but then a sound of objects colliding came from the blacksmith's workshop, followed by the clanging of metal being hammered.
"Old things are detestable!"
Tang Sanmei's expression hardened, and she stood up and walked towards the blacksmith's workshop, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
No sooner had Tang Sanmei left than Tang Yin woke up, looking annoyed by the sound of hammering. He swayed as he got up and headed toward the blacksmith's workshop, a little surprised in his heart.
My adoptive father usually sleeps until noon before getting up to work as a blacksmith. After finishing his work, he takes all the money he has to drink the cheapest kind of beer and then comes home drunk in the evening. I never expected him to get up so early today.
On the other side...
Bang!
Tang Sanmei pushed open the blacksmith's workshop door, and in her anger, she even used a trace of her Xuan Tian Gong internal energy, making the already dilapidated door even worse.
"Here you are, perfect for helping me operate the bellows!"
Tang Hao remained calm despite the door being violently pushed open, his hammer still pounding. However, he subtly glanced at the rickety door out of the corner of his eye, making a preliminary assessment of the strength Tang Sanmei had used.
How could the brother and sister have kept their martial arts training a secret from him all these years?
He had once secretly followed the brother and sister to the back mountain to observe their cultivation, and after confirming that there was no danger, he let them do as they pleased.
Tang Sanmei arrived already filled with anger, and Tang Hao's calm words only fueled her long-standing resentment towards him.
"Dad! Are my brother and I really your biological children?"
"Hmm?" Tang Hao paused slightly with the hammer in his hand, then continued hammering, sparks flying everywhere. He then gave her a cold glance.
Why would you ask that?
"Because of all these years..."
Tang Sanmei was halfway through her sentence when she sensed the coldness in Tang Hao's eyes. A chill ran through her heart, and she had no choice but to swallow back what she was about to say.
Despite having cultivated for so many years and considering herself a strong person among ordinary people, she felt as if she were facing a ferocious beast that would devour anyone who dared to challenge her when facing Tang Hao.
Just as the two were at an impasse, a flirtatious voice suddenly came from the doorway.
"Old Deng, is the sun going to rise in the west today? You're unusually clear-headed, and you're even out blacksmithing this early in the morning!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao and Tang Sanmei both looked towards the doorway, where they saw Tang Yin leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, a mocking expression on his face.
"elder brother!"
Tang Sanmei, who had been intimidated by Tang Hao's gaze, seemed to have found her backbone and instantly ran to Tang Yin's side, glaring at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao didn't care about this, and his cold eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Tang Yin.
"It seems I have neglected to discipline you all these years, which has led to your lack of respect for elders."
His words were chilling, and his aura was even more biting than when he had faced Tang Sanmei not long ago, as he attacked Tang Yin.
Tang Sanmei stood to the side, her face pale, but she remained steadfastly beside Tang Yin.
Tang Yin, who was facing Tang Hao's imposing aura, couldn't help but shudder, and goosebumps rose all over his back.
Tang Yin naturally knew that his cheap father was a Title Douluo and had even entered the City of Slaughter, possessing the Slaughter Domain.
What he has shown so far is just the tip of the iceberg, but even that is enough to cause the siblings a lot of trouble.
The old man has no martial ethics. What kind of father educates his son with murderous intent? Thinking of this, Tang Yin also got angry.
"Old man, I see you've been holding back for most of your life and now you've finally gotten your chance, daring to show off your power to us siblings!"
Although Tang Yin was feeling unwell, he showed no fear. He really didn't believe that Tang Hao would dare to do anything to him and his sister; it would just be a beating.
Knowing the plot well, he knew that these words might not mean anything to others, but to Tang Hao, they were like a knife to the heart.
"You..." Tang Hao's original momentum collapsed like a tidal wave, and he was like a deflated balloon, even his back hunched over.
This scene naturally fell into Tang Sanmei's eyes. She didn't understand the hidden meaning in Tang Yin's words. She only knew that her brother's words had made the once arrogant Lao Deng look like a defeated rooster.
At this moment, Tang Yin was like a god in her eyes!
"Tang Hao, is Tang Hao there?!"
The familiar booming voice of Old Jack outside the courtyard snapped Tang Hao out of his reverie, and he walked out like a walking corpse.
"Looks like Jack's come to pick us up for the Martial Soul Awakening event. Let's go!"
As Tang Yin spoke, he pulled Tang Sanmei out as well.
"If it weren't for the sake of the two siblings, do you think I would want to come to your doghouse!"
Old Jack's furious voice could be heard from afar. When the brother and sister arrived at the yard, they saw Old Jack scolding Tang Hao, while Tang Hao seemed not to hear Old Jack's complaints, sitting on the stone bench in the yard, lost in thought, exuding an air of decadence.
Old Jack glared at Tang Hao as soon as he saw the siblings, then said to Tang Yin and Tang Hao, "You two must never be like your father. He's never amounted to anything!"
...
Led by old Jack, the brother and sister arrived at the Spirit Hall in the center of the village. Of course, it was just a large wooden house, despite its name.
Just like in the original story, except for the addition of Tang Yin, there are still eight people who awaken their martial souls this time, with the brother and sister being the last to do so.
As soon as they appeared, the other seven children all looked at Tang Yin, their eyes filled with resentment and eagerness.
In this life, because of Tang Yin's existence, the children in the village did not look down on Tang Sanmei as they did in the original story.
Because Tang Yin has always been the "other people's child" in their parents' eyes over the years.
Ignoring the expressions of the extras, Tang Yin turned his gaze to the handsome young man directly in front of the Spirit Hall, a man whom netizens in his previous life had jokingly called the Blind Douluo.
The fact that "Brother Tao is crippled" and "God King is added" is something that people talk about with great interest.
After everyone arrived, Su Yuntao gave a brief self-introduction and then began to awaken the martial souls of the children present. After several rounds of awakening without producing a child with soul power, his expression became increasingly impatient.
"Blue Silver Grass? It's a useless martial soul. As expected, it has no soul power. Next."
In the blink of an eye, only the brother and sister remained on the field. Tang Sanmei glanced at Tang Yin, nodded to him, and then went to Su Yuntao.
As the six streams of soul power were injected, a pale golden light, brighter than the sum of all the previous ones, shone forth. Su Yuntao's previously impatient expression suddenly brightened, but his face soon fell again.
"Why is it still the useless martial soul Blue Silver Grass?!"
Su Yuntao was disappointed and couldn't help but complain, then waved his hand: "Next!"
"Soul Master, you haven't tested my sister's soul power yet."
Tang Yin glanced at Tang Sanmei, who was in a dejected mood, and spoke up to remind her.
Oh, I almost forgot!
Su Yuntao looked at Tang Yin with some surprise. He remembered this child, mainly because the child had looked at him very strangely not long ago.
Therefore, he swallowed back the words he was about to say about the Blue Silver Grass, since it was just a test of soul power and wouldn't take much time.
"Hiss! Innate full soul power! Your Holiness the Pope, Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power!"
Su Yuntao stared wide-eyed at Tang Sanmei, his eyes filled with deep regret.
"Unfortunately, a useless martial soul is still a useless martial soul!"
Su Yuntao finally couldn't help but offer his comments, then looked at Tang Yin beside him: "You, the kid who reminded me earlier, hurry up and come over here, don't waste my time."
"Yes, Soul Master!"
Tang Yin forced a smile to keep himself from bursting out laughing. He walked to the center of the six black pebbles. As the six streams of soul power were drawn in, Tang Yin felt the Xuan Tian Gong internal energy within his body split into two streams. One stream filled his entire body, while the other surged toward his back.
This is...
Tang Yin's heart stirred. Knowing the various settings in the original work, he had some guesses in his mind. Suppressing his surprise, he turned his gaze to his back.
"wing?"
Tang Yin was startled, then looked completely bewildered.
Did Tang Hao take over the business, or did Ah Yin cheat on him?
(End of chapter)