33: Chapter 33 I Could Tell You Were Not Human at First Glance (Second Update)

Lin Yue abruptly withdrew her spear and shook her slightly sore arms. Looking at the notification that popped up in her mind, her eyes shone as if filled with starlight.

Three years, three whole years of repetitive practice, and she had finally unlocked her character template!

It just so happened that in her previous life, she had finished reading "The King's Avatar," and her favorite character was the Battle Mage One Autumn Leaf. What she was most obsessed with wasn't the Thousand Chance Umbrella, but that que xie battle spear that swept across the arena with its sharp edge.

Early the next morning, Lin Yue stuffed the remaining money into her pocket and hopped over to the blacksmith shop at the west end of the village.

The shop door was wide open. Tang San was squatting on the ground, helping to organize the newly forged farm tools. His father, Tang Hao, had left early in the morning with a wine jar to wander around, leaving him to watch over the large shop all by himself.

On the shelf in the center of the blacksmith shop sat a brand-new long spear—the shaft, forged from blue-patterned steel, shimmered with a cold, hard luster. Its double-edged tip was sharp, and the tail featured small barbs. It was exactly as Lin Yue had drawn on her blueprint. Weighing exactly one hundred jin, it stood firmly there, exuding a fierce aura.

"Tang San! I've come to pick up my spear!" Lin Yue ran in with a smile.

Tang San stood up, looked at her small figure, and couldn't help but remind her: "Lin Yue, this spear weighs one hundred jin. Be careful not to drop it on your feet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw Lin Yue step forward, grip the spear shaft with one hand, and with a slight exertion, lift the one hundred jin blue-patterned steel spear. She twirled it with some difficulty, the shaft cutting through the air, yet she controlled it steadily without turning red or panting, not even staggering a single step.

Tang San was stunned once again, the iron block in his hand nearly falling to the ground.

He had been watching the shop for the past three days, watching his father hammer this spear blow by blow, so he knew best how heavy it was. Even the sturdiest farmhand in the village would need to exert effort to lift it with one hand, yet Lin Yue, a six-year-old girl, could actually lift it so easily.

"I told you I was born with Divine Power, but you didn't believe me."

Lin Yue lifted her chin triumphantly, placed the remaining payment on the table, and bowed toward the empty inner room: "Please thank Uncle Tang for me. The spear is forged perfectly; it's exactly what I wanted!"

Tang San quickly put the money away and nodded: "I will tell my dad when he gets back."

Lin Yue chatted with him for a few more words, then shouldered the long spear and skipped away.

Tomorrow was the day of the Spirit Awakening. She needed to get more familiar with the feel of the spear to welcome her own que xie battle spear.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the Spirit Awakening arrived.

Just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Old Jack leaned on his cane and went from house to house to gather the seven children in the village who had turned six this year, Tang San and Lin Yue among them.

A group of children followed behind Old Jack, chattering as they walked toward the Spirit Hall in the village, their faces filled with both nervousness and anticipation.

Although it was called the Spirit Hall, it was actually just a slightly larger house.

A young man wearing a white deacon's robe was standing at the entrance waiting. Seeing them approach, a gentle smile appeared on his face: "Are all the children here? I am Steward Wang, responsible for this Spirit Awakening, from the Nuoding City branch of the Spirit Hall."

He paused and added: "In a moment, the children will enter the inner room in order for the Awakening. Children who have completed the Awakening will wait in the outer waiting area. Once all the children have finished, we will come out together and explain the situation to everyone. Parents and villagers, please wait outside. Do not make noise to avoid disturbing the children's Awakening."

The villagers of Saint Spirit Village quickly agreed repeatedly, standing respectfully outside the door, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Old Jack exhorted the children one by one to be obedient and not to be nervous. Watching them line up and enter the Awakening room, he finally retreated to the outside, joining the other villagers, craning his neck to stare at the closed door, waiting with anxiety.

Inside the room, Steward Wang had already activated the Awakening array in the inner room, and pale golden light enveloped the entire space.

Following the order, he had the children walk into the center of the array one by one, guiding them to awaken and release their Spirit.

However, the results were not satisfactory.

The first child awakened a Sickle Spirit, but had no Soul Power, and walked to the side dejectedly; the second child awakened a Hoe Spirit, had no Soul Power, and sat to the side listlessly; the third, the fourth...

Six consecutive children completed their Awakening, and without exception, they were all useless Spirits like farm tools or ordinary wild grass; not one of them tested with any Soul Power.

The children sat in the waiting area, their anticipation gradually turning into disappointment; some even pouted and secretly wiped away tears.

The smile on Steward Wang's face also faded little by little, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Saint Spirit Village had the word "Spirit" in its name, but it had been many years since a child capable of becoming a Spirit Master had appeared. Could it be another empty year?

"Next, Tang San."

Steward Wang suppressed the disappointment in his heart and called out the name gently.

Tang San took a deep breath, suppressed the surging nervousness in his heart, and walked slowly into the center of the array in the inner room.

Following Steward Wang's guidance, he extended his right hand, closed his eyes, and focused on sensing that familiar, warm energy within his body.

The next second, pale blue light shone from his palm, and a slender Blue Silver Grass slowly emerged, with fine golden patterns winding around its blades.

As soon as it appeared, the scent of flowers and grass in the entire room became much richer, obviously worlds apart from the ordinary Blue Silver Grass found everywhere.

"Blue Silver Grass?"

Steward Wang was stunned for a moment, then leaned in to examine it closely, his eyes instantly lighting up: "No, it's not ordinary Blue Silver Grass. The blades have some faint golden patterns; it seems to be a beneficial mutated Spirit, so it should possess Soul Power."

He quickly took out the Soul Power crystal ball and held it out to Tang San: "Come, child, put your hand on it, focus, and inject the energy from your body. Let me see your Rank of Soul Power."

Tang San extended his small hand and placed it gently on the crystal ball.

The moment his fingertips touched the crystal ball, a dazzling blue light instantly erupted from inside the crystal ball. The extreme light filled the entire sphere, and the light at the tenth mark was blinding, illuminating the small Awakening room in a blue glow.

"Innate Full Spirit Power! Rank 10! It's actually Innate Full Spirit Power!"

Steward Wang exclaimed in shock, his face full of incredulous ecstasy: "A remote little village, and it actually produced a Genius with Innate Full Spirit Power, and it's a mutated Blue Silver Grass at that!"

But Tang San himself felt his heart sink instantly, a chill creeping from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Blue Silver Grass, Innate Full Spirit Power.

He had heard the adults in the village say countless times that six years ago, the traitor to the Human Race who was wanted by the entire continent, Tang Hao, had a wife who was a one-hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Beast.

Normally speaking, Blue Silver Grass basically has no Soul Power, or perhaps one or two Ranks at most.

And this seemingly ordinary Blue Silver Grass, possessing such terrifying talent, combined with his own suspicions, looked related to that Spirit Beast no matter how he looked at it.

Hiss~

I can tell at a glance that I am not human?

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