Second Martial Soul, Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet

"Innate soul power, level five."

"Not bad, much better than I was at that age."

Su Yuntao revealed a satisfied smile. In this small frontier town of the Heaven Dou Empire, level five innate soul power was already impressive enough to be called genius.

Upon learning that his innate soul power was level five, Lan Si showed no surprise.

His situation now was likely similar to Tang San's in the original story. Tang San's full innate soul power was achieved through the cultivation of Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Lan Si had only just begun cultivating his two major techniques. He hadn't even broken through the first level yet, but once he felt that the techniques could no longer advance, he would likely reach level ten.

Su Yuntao squatted down slightly and smiled at Lan Si. "Little brother, tell me, what's your name?"

"My name is Lan Si, but everyone calls me Ah Si." Lan Si didn't show any signs of maturity.

In his previous life, it was because he was too high-profile that he attracted the attention of a bad commander, ultimately leading to his death.

In this life, he decided to display the temperament appropriate for his age in the eyes of outsiders, to avoid repeating past mistakes.

"Ah Si, let me ask you, would you like to join the Spirit Hall? If you do, not only will you receive monthly subsidies, but when you break through to level ten, we at the Spirit Hall can help you obtain a spirit ring for free."

"Master Su Yuntao, I'd like to consult my uncle first." Lan Si pretended to be nervous and uneasy.

As a commoner, he did have a favorable impression of the Spirit Hall, but he had too many secrets that couldn't be exposed to outsiders.

Moreover, with only level five innate soul power, the potential wasn't enough to gain much attention in the Spirit Hall. It would be better to grow on his own and plan for the future.

As for exposing his twin martial souls?

Lan Si would prefer to live a little longer.

After all, in the original story, incidents of forces like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan hunting down genius enemies were not uncommon.

What they couldn't have, they destroyed.

This was almost an unwritten rule among the major powers in Douluo Continent.

"Alright then. Here's your spirit certificate. Once your family agrees, you can come find me at the Spirit Hall anytime." Su Yuntao's expression showed some disappointment at Lan Si's response. He knew that in such cases, people rarely chose to join the Spirit Hall.

However, he didn't force the issue, packed up the awakening tools, and led Lan Si out.

"Ah Si, how did it go?" As soon as they left the Spirit Hall, Otto rushed over and quickly asked.

"Not bad, my martial soul is a flaming lotus, and my innate soul power is level five." Lan Si smiled and handed over his spirit certificate.

"A flaming lotus? Level five innate soul power?" Otto's breathing quickened as he looked at the information on the spirit certificate. Excited, he squatted down and gave Lan Si several bear hugs.

The nearby Spirit Hall guards, upon seeing this, couldn't help but look on enviously and praise, "Otto, you've got a good nephew."

"Of course! My Ah Si is the descendant of a soul master, becoming a soul master is only natural." Otto said proudly.

Being hugged by a big, burly man made Lan Si feel uncomfortable, so he quickly changed the subject. "Uncle Otto, we should hurry back. We're blocking the entrance to the Spirit Hall, and Master Su Yuntao might get upset."

"Haha, alright, let's go back." Otto, in a good mood, took Lan Si by the hand and led him back home.

As they walked down the street, Otto, still in high spirits, casually asked, "Ah Si, with your innate soul power reaching level five, you only need to advance five more levels to obtain a soul ring. Did Master Su Yuntao invite you to join the Spirit Hall?"

"He did, but I don't like restrictions, so I'd rather go to Nuoding Academy." Lan Si replied.

Hearing this, Otto was momentarily stunned and looked at Lan Si in surprise. After a long pause, he sighed softly, patted Lan Si on the head, and said, "Fine, if you don't want to join, you don't have to. You're my nephew, and I just want you to be safe and sound. Over the years, I've saved some money from running the blacksmith shop, so there's no problem supporting you through the Junior Soul Master Academy."

"Thank you, Uncle Otto. I will definitely repay you in the future." Otto's words warmed Lan Si's heart, and he said firmly.

"Haha, it's enough that you have the heart for it." Otto's eyes were a bit wet, even though he had never expected Lan Si to repay him.

After years of living together, he had already come to treat Lan Si as his own son.

Now, hearing that his son wanted to repay him in the future naturally touched him deeply.

As they walked through the street belonging to the Spirit Hall, Otto boasted to acquaintances about his nephew's level five innate soul power, much to Lan Si's embarrassment.

Fortunately, the Spirit Hall wasn't far from home. After dropping Lan Si off, Otto headed to the blacksmith shop, as the workers were waiting for him to open the shop.

Lan Si, meanwhile, welcomed the peace and quiet.

Being praised as a child by strangers felt incredibly awkward to someone who had lived two lives.

Returning to his room, Lan Si closed the doors and windows and eagerly checked his martial soul.

Raising his right hand, he quietly activated his "Sacred Universe" technique. A faint, cold white flame appeared out of thin air, and in an instant, a green lotus flower appeared in his palm.

"It seems that the Sacred Universe technique has merged with the Green Lotus Martial Soul." Looking at the lotus emitting the unique flame of the Ultimate Heaven and Earth technique, Lan Si whispered and retracted it into his body, then raised his left hand and activated the "Five Thunders Heart Technique."

A faint blue electric arc flickered in his left palm, and then, a small, black, peculiar hammer appeared out of nowhere.

It was a hammer about the size of an adult's palm, completely black with threads of lightning running across its surface. Its shape was quite unique, with a straight handle and a long, pointed hammerhead, covered in golden spiral patterns extending to the tip.

At first glance, it looked like...

A bamboo shoot!

A straight bamboo shoot breaking through the ground, releasing electricity.

"What the heck?"

Lan Si, who had watched the awkward "Douluo Continent" TV series in his previous life, couldn't help but shout out in disbelief.

In the Douluo Continent, a person's martial soul had a direct connection to their parents' martial souls. In most cases, they would inherit one parent's martial soul, and only when both parents had closely matched martial soul qualities would there be a small chance of awakening twin martial souls.

His first martial soul was a lotus, likely inherited from his mother. Therefore, his second martial soul must have come from his father.

Though he knew that his second martial soul was probably a hammer, since Uncle Otto had said that his father, Lan Zong, had awakened a hammer martial soul, he never expected it to be a bamboo shoot-shaped hammer.

The ridiculously ugly Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet.

Lan Si took a deep breath, trying to suppress his urge to curse.

Oh well!

A Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet is still better than not having twin martial souls at all.

He would just have to practise some hammer techniques in the future.

He also wondered if Tang San had awakened his martial soul yet. If Tang San came to Nuoding City, he would likely work part-time at the blacksmith shop. Watching Tang San use the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" to forge would be the perfect chance to secretly learn from him.

But before that, he needed to quickly raise his soul power to level ten. Compared to Tang San, who had been cultivating since infancy, he had only been practising for two months and was already falling behind.

Having made up his mind, Lan Si sat cross-legged on his bed and entered a cultivation state.