Chapter 2: Su Ming: I Admit I Spoke a Bit Loudly, Martial Soul Evolution, Ultimate Wood!

"Ding, the system has detected that the host has awakened a martial soul. The journal system is ready to bind. Would the host like to bind?"

When Su Ming heard this voice, he was instantly excited. A system! You have no idea what I've been through for the past two and a half years!

"Bind!"

Su Ming then asked, "System, what functions do you have?"

[Ding, this system is the journal system. As long as the host writes in the journal every day, you will receive rewards such as soul power, soul ring age, celestial grass, techniques, soul bones, revival, and more.]

[There's nothing you can imagine that I cannot provide.]

[There is no limit on the number of words the host writes daily in the journal, but the more you write, the greater the rewards.]

After the system finished explaining, Su Ming noticed a black journal materializing in his mind, slightly translucent.

Su Ming nodded to himself. If he could grow stronger just by writing in a journal every day, wasn't that practically taking the easy way out? Give it a few years, and who on this continent would be his match!

Before the system or martial soul awakening, Su Ming's only wish was to live a peaceful life, maybe marry a decent girl if he was lucky.

But now, Su Ming's thoughts had changed. Now that he had a system, he harbored some additional ambitions: he wanted to claim the beautiful heroines of Douluo Dalu for himself!

Su Ming then asked, "System, so I write in this black journal in my mind from now on, right?"

[Ding, yes, host. You can use your thoughts to write in the journal.]

Hearing this, Su Ming felt quite pleased. Writing on paper would be much more troublesome, and someone might accidentally see it, which would be embarrassing.

Being able to write in his mind meant he could be as creative as he wanted without needing to be too serious. He could write whatever he felt like. Heh, heh.

Now that Su Ming had the system, his perspective toward Blind Douluo Su Yuntao's invitation had changed.

Before awakening the system, Su Ming would have definitely accepted Su Yuntao's invitation to join Wuhun Hall. That way, he could access the resources needed to cultivate, and he had a favorable view of Wuhun Hall, which was friendly to commoners.

But now, with the system in hand, he didn't want to go to Wuhun Hall so early. He wanted to explore the world first. After all, this world was now his reality, and he wanted to see if it was the same as what he knew from his previous life.

Alright, truth be told, if he went to Wuhun Hall now, he wouldn't even get to meet the three Wuhun Hall beauties. Even though he had seven levels of innate soul power, it wasn't enough to get noticed there. How could Bibi Dong and the others possibly meet with him?

It would be better to wander around outside, maybe even meet some of the heroines while they were still young and trick one into becoming his wife.

Xiao Wu's legs, Zhu Zhuqing's "white rabbits," and Ning Rongrong's wealth were all within his reach at this early stage.

Heh, heh. If he could win them all, his life would be perfect!

So, when Su Yuntao extended the invitation, Su Ming bowed slightly in apology, "Soul Master, I'm sorry. I'd like to explore other places first, but I promise I'll join Wuhun Hall later."

Tang San, who was waiting nearby, only glanced at Su Ming before looking away.

Su Yuntao, however, was surprised. He didn't expect the young boy before him to refuse his offer.

Old Jack was immediately anxious, "Su Ming, how could you refuse the Soul Master's invitation? Joining Wuhun Hall is a great honor, and only there can you fully develop your talent!"

Su Ming just shook his head.

Seeing this, Su Yuntao didn't press further, assuming the boy was curious about the outside world and wanted to explore before joining Wuhun Hall. Still, the outside world was dangerous, and Su Yuntao feared Su Ming might meet an untimely end.

With a sigh, he turned his attention to the last child, Tang San.

"Come on, you're the last one."

Tang San nodded slightly, then followed the same process, placing his right hand on the blue crystal ball.

Moments later, a Blue Silver Grass appeared in his right hand. Tang San suddenly felt something stir in his left hand as well, but quickly suppressed it. Although he concealed it well, Su Ming, who had been observing him, noticed.

"As expected, he's awakened twin martial souls!"

When Su Yuntao saw the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, he shook his head in disappointment.

"Blue Silver Grass, a useless martial soul."

Just as Su Yuntao was about to put away the crystal ball, Tang San spoke.

"Soul Master, could I test my soul power?"

Tang San felt that he was a bit different from the others who had awakened Blue Silver Grass. It seemed like he had another martial soul, but he knew he couldn't reveal that just yet.

Seeing the determination in Tang San's expression, Su Yuntao finally relented and decided to let him test his soul power, just to put an end to his hopes.

"Alright."

Then, the blue crystal ball shone even brighter than when Su Ming had awakened his Wood Element!

"Innate full soul power!"

Su Yuntao exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected a waste martial soul like Blue Silver Grass to awaken innate full soul power.

But then he shook his head, "Such talent, but it's wasted on Blue Silver Grass."

With that, Su Yuntao turned and left.

Old Jack didn't care about these details, though. All he knew was that their Holy Soul Village was going to have two soul masters, which was something to celebrate!

Su Ming secretly mocked Su Yuntao. He truly was Blind Douluo. Could an ordinary Blue Silver Grass really awaken innate full soul power?

Though Tang San's innate full soul power was somewhat exaggerated, it was mainly thanks to his Mysterious Heaven Technique!

Back at home, Su Ming asked the system, "System, I didn't have time to ask earlier—don't I get a newbie gift package or something?"

[Ding, yes, host. The gift package will be delivered now.]

Su Ming: If I hadn't asked, would you have just kept quiet? This system is really stingy.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving the newbie gift package. Would you like to open it?]

"Yes!"

[Ding, congratulations! The host's Wood Element martial soul has evolved into Ultimate Wood, and innate soul power has increased to level 10.]

[Ding, congratulations! The host has acquired Wood Release (Douluo version).]

[Ding, congratulations! The host has mastered advanced physical techniques.]

Wow, this reward is awesome!

System, I admit I may have spoken a bit too loudly earlier!

[Wood Release (Douluo version): Adapted from Naruto's Wood Release. Consumes soul power and mental strength to perform various techniques such as Wood Wall, Wood Clone, Wood Dragon, Wood Human, and True Several Thousand Hands (Great Buddha).]

Seeing the system's reward, Su Ming was overjoyed. He loved the idea of using Wood Release. Originally, performing ninjutsu required both mental and physical energy, but here, it had been modified to consume soul power and mental strength.

This meant that as long as Su Ming's soul power and mental strength were sufficient, he could freely use those high-level Wood Release techniques, especially the Wood Dragon and Great Buddha. These techniques could even be considered his self-created soul skills!

Additionally, his Wood Element martial soul had evolved into Ultimate Wood, which greatly enhanced its power and gave him dominance over all plant-based martial souls, suppressing most plant life forms!