Chapter 8: I'm Not That Lin Yu, "Brother Tao's" Invitation! (Please Recommend, Check-In, and Leave Comments!)

"You, step forward to awaken your Martial Soul."

In the modest Martial Soul Sub-Hall, after seeing many disappointed commoner children fail to become Soul Masters, Hou Yuntao remained calm and composed. After helping Goudan, Shizhu, and Erya awaken their Martial Souls, he didn't show any change in expression despite their disappointment. He simply and calmly instructed Lin Yu to step forward into the Martial Soul Awakening Array.

With a sense of curiosity, Lin Yu walked into the Martial Soul Awakening Array.

Hou Yuntao then swiftly moved his hands, channeling streams of soul power into the black stones that made up the Martial Soul Awakening Array.

Countless golden light particles immediately dispersed, continuously flowing into Lin Yu's body.

Having knowledge of the plot and witnessing the Martial Soul awakenings of the three children earlier, Lin Yu didn't need Hou Yuntao's guidance. As the golden light particles entered his body, Lin Yu closed his eyes on his own, beginning to sense his Martial Soul within.

"This child seems to have potential!"

As time passed and Lin Yu absorbed far more golden light particles than the three children before him combined, without any signs of his Martial Soul awakening, Hou Yuntao's eyes filled with astonishment.

Based on his experience, any child who could absorb this much golden light was almost certain to become a Soul Master.

And the Martial Soul that would awaken was likely to be exceptionally powerful!

Could this be a case of Martial Soul mutation? He wondered what kind of Martial Soul would emerge after this mutation...

As he observed Lin Yu, Hou Yuntao couldn't help but ponder.

On the Douluo Continent, while commoners generally had little hope of awakening a good Martial Soul and becoming Soul Masters, there was the phenomenon of Martial Soul mutation.

Even the most basic Martial Souls had the potential to mutate into powerful ones.

For example, a chicken Martial Soul might mutate into a phoenix, a lizard or snake might mutate into a dragon Martial Soul, and even various farming tool Martial Souls could mutate into something strong.

While the chances of this happening were extremely low, if one considered the entire population of commoners on the Douluo Continent, combined with its long history, it wasn't so rare.

But Hou Yuntao never imagined that he would witness one of these legendary Martial Soul mutations!

If his guess was correct, and he could recommend such a genius to the Martial Soul Hall headquarters, he would receive a substantial reward.

Luck was truly on his side!

Hou Yuntao couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Finally, Lin Yu stopped absorbing the golden light particles.

Seeing this, Hou Yuntao immediately channeled his soul power and shouted out.

"Summon your Martial Soul!"

At Hou Yuntao's command, Lin Yu, standing within the Martial Soul Awakening Array, opened his eyes abruptly and extended his left hand.

With a flash of green light, a lotus flower appeared in Lin Yu's hand—a lotus that only Lin Yu recognized, filled with a mysterious aura and profound Daoist resonance.

"A flower Martial Soul? What kind of flower is this?"

Seeing the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul that Lin Yu summoned, Hou Yuntao was momentarily stunned.

He didn't recognize this Martial Soul and couldn't identify what kind of mutation might have produced it.

But given that it was an unknown Martial Soul, combined with the unusual absorption of golden light particles, it was likely a mutated Martial Soul!

"Child, let's test your soul power."

After a moment of contemplation, Hou Yuntao picked up a blue soul power testing crystal ball from a nearby wooden table and handed it to Lin Yu.

Without hesitation, Lin Yu naturally placed his hand on the blue crystal ball.

In an instant, Lin Yu felt a strong force of suction emanating from the soul power testing crystal ball, rapidly drawing out the soul power that had emerged within him.

The crystal ball suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light!

"This… this is innate full soul power!!"

Upon seeing the brilliant blue light shining from the crystal ball, Hou Yuntao was utterly shocked, his face filled with disbelief.

But after his initial shock, he was overwhelmed with joy.

Because this was innate full soul power!

A genius with innate full soul power was as rare as a phoenix feather on the entire Douluo Continent.

And a mutated flower Martial Soul with innate full soul power was likely an auxiliary Martial Soul, a highly valued type in the Soul Master world.

If he could recruit this top-tier auxiliary Martial Soul talent into the Martial Soul Hall, he would surely be handsomely rewarded by the headquarters!

With this in mind, Hou Yuntao couldn't suppress his excitement as he asked Lin Yu.

"Child, what is your name? Would you be interested in joining our Martial Soul Hall?"

"Joining your Martial Soul Hall?"

Lin Yu was slightly surprised by Hou Yuntao's invitation.

Based on the tropes in the Douluo fanfiction he had read in his previous life, his plant-based Martial Soul with innate full soul power would most likely be considered a waste Martial Soul in some obscure corner of the world.

The guiding Soul Master would likely react just like Brother Tao from Holy Spirit Village.

First, they would marvel at his innate full soul power, then lament that it was a waste Martial Soul, and then… that would be the end of it.

But to his surprise, this "Brother Tao" actually invited him to join the Martial Soul Hall.

So much for those novels! They were all misleading!

After thinking it over, Lin Yu decided to put on a regretful expression and sighed.

"Sorry, Soul Master. My name is Lin Yu."

"While I would love to join the Martial Soul Hall, I'm still young and not ready to leave home. Let me think it over. If I decide to join, I'll come to Kira City to find you, Soul Master."

"Your name is Lin Yu?!"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's name, Hou Yuntao suddenly seemed to recall something, his face showing a look of shock.

Seeing Hou Yuntao's reaction, Lin Yu immediately realized what this "Brother Tao" was thinking.

But Lin Yu had already prepared for this scenario.

"Soul Master, you're not thinking I'm the Lin Yu from yesterday's live-streaming quiz, are you?"

"Though the name is the same, and I'd love to be that Lin Yu, unfortunately, I'm not him."

"If I had been the one who got that wish, I would have wished for either the power of a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo—which sounds incredibly powerful—or I would have wished for the most legendary dragon Martial Soul. I certainly wouldn't have wished for some useless flower Martial Soul!"

Lin Yu shrugged, his expression a mix of helplessness and envy, as he spoke to the shocked Hou Yuntao.

True!

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Hou Yuntao couldn't help but agree.

Although auxiliary-type Soul Masters were highly valued in the Soul Master world, if given the choice, most people would still prefer to become a battle-type Soul Master.

Rather than supporting others, it was better to have the power oneself!

After all, it was widely acknowledged in the Soul Master world that auxiliary-type Soul Masters were relatively weak.

If you had the choice between supporting others or having strength yourself, most would choose the latter!