Chapter 1: The Awakening God Su Yuntao
Douluo Continent, Fasnuo Province.
In a manor outside Notting City, a six-year-old boy stood in a pigpen with a stern expression, holding a strangely shaped knife in his left hand and pinching a one-week-old piglet in his right.
A flash of cold light appeared.
Two spherical objects fell down and landed in the jar that had been prepared beforehand.
"Young Master is amazing!"
"Young Master is amazing!"
Several butchers couldn't help but applaud as they watched the child swiftly and decisively wield his knife.
"Next," the little boy called out to the others, tossing aside the piglet he was holding.
This child is named Shi Lin. He is a transmigrator who Reincarnated into the Douluo Continent six years ago and became the son of a pig farm owner.
Later, when he was three or four years old, thanks to the book on postpartum care for sows that he had read in his previous life, as well as his professional pig-raising techniques, he became an excellent castrator.
Thanks to Shi Lin's skill in castrating pigs, his father Shi Zhen's pig farm grew nearly tenfold in three years.
"Young master, don't rush. The master said you need to change your clothes and go into the city with him!" a servant said to Shi Lin, who had just put down the piglet.
"Going into town? It's not a holiday, is something wrong?" Shi Lin scratched his head and asked the servant with some confusion.
"Young Master! Today is the day you awaken your Spirit!" the servant said loudly to Shi Lin.
"Oh dear! I'd completely forgotten about that." Shi Lin suddenly remembered it and slapped his forehead.
"Let's go! Let's go home! Let's awaken our Spirits." Shi Lin threw the ruthless blade in his hand into the jar, then walked out of the pigsty.
"May the young master awaken a fine Spirit!"
The butchers around him also warmly wished Shi Lin well.
Shi Lin waved his hand and then left the pig farm without looking back.
Two hours later, a carriage stopped at the entrance of the Notting City Spirit Hall Branch Hall.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man who was about 1.8 meters tall and slightly overweight led Shi Lin down from the carriage.
"Dad, it's just awakening a Spirit, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it? You and Mom are just ordinary people, the chances of me becoming a soul master are slim, right?" Shi Lin looked at his brand-new suit and said helplessly to his father, Shi Zhen.
Shi Lin's parents were ordinary people; otherwise, they wouldn't have ended up running a pig farm.
After all, a Soul Master can earn more money doing anything than raising pigs.
Moreover, Shi Lin was just an ordinary veterinary student before he Reincarnated, and he had no cultivation experience at all.
The chances of awakening cultivation talent are practically zero, let alone underestimating a young person's potential.
Therefore, Shi Lin didn't have much hope for awakening his Spirit.
Having Reincarnated into the body of a landlord's foolish son, Shi Lin is already very content with a life free from worries about food and drink. He plans to marry several wives and have several children in the future, living a carefree and comfortable life.
Seeing Shi Lin's unambitious state, Shi Zhen was furious. His son was intelligent but lacked ambition. He had tried many methods but could not stimulate his ambition.
However, since they were already in the city and his clothes were particularly expensive, Shi Zhen silently lowered his raised hand.
"You little brat, what's wrong with you? You don't want our Shi family's ancestral graves to emit auspicious smoke? Hurry up and come with me to see Senior Ma Xiunuo and awaken your Spirit." Shi Zhen said to Shi Lin in an annoyed tone, then pulled Shi Lin's hand and entered the Spirit Hall.
Left with no other choice, Shi Lin had to follow Shi Zhen into the Spirit Hall.
"I wonder if Su Yuntao is here. If this great god helps me awaken my Spirit, I might actually awaken a top-tier Spirit!" Shi Lin scratched his head and chuckled, muttering to himself.
After all, the only true god in Douluo Continent carries significant weight.
With his Spirit awakening imminent, Shi Lin became more serious, abandoning his usual lazy expression and adopting a much more solemn one.
In Notting City, the Spirit Hall is the most luxurious of all the buildings, far surpassing even the City Lord's Mansion. After all, the Spirit Hall represents a faith that transcends imperial power for Spirit masters.
Soon, Shi Zhen brought Shi Lin to the auditorium.
An elderly man with white hair and beard, dressed in a white Priest's robe, was standing in front of an angel statue, praying devoutly.
Shi Zhen did not rush forward. He and Shi Lin stood respectfully at the door, waiting for the old man to finish his prayer.
A dozen minutes later, Ma Xiunuo straightened up and turned around to rest for a while.
"Master Ma Xiunuo, this junior, Shi Zhen, greets you, senior!" Shi Zhen saw that Ma Xiunuo had finished praying, so he quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the old man.
"Greetings, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo!" Shi Lin also bowed respectfully to Ma Xiunuo.
"Xiao Zhen, what brings you here? This must be Xiao Lin. Time flies, you've reached the age to awaken your Spirit. I was the one who performed the blessing ceremony for you when you were little!" Ma Xiunuo smiled at Shi Zhen and said, then looked at Shi Lin affectionately.
"Master Ma Xiunuo, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again today to help my son awaken his Spirit." Shi Zhen took out a bag of gold soul coins from his pocket, put it in a box next to him, and said sincerely to Ma Xiunuo.
The Spirit Hall offers two types of Spirit Awakening: free and paid. Paid Spirit Awakening offers a better Awakening Array, but the different Awakening Arrays have a negligible impact on the awakened Spirit. Except for some wealthy individuals, the vast majority of people participate in the free Spirit Awakening.
The Shi family has accumulated considerable wealth in recent years due to the expansion of their pig farm, making them one of the wealthiest families in Notting City. This wealth enabled them to afford the expenses of Shi Lin's awakening of his Spirit.
"Sigh… I'm getting old. My soul power has deteriorated too much to support the entire awakening ceremony. Recently, a young man came to our Spirit Hall Branch Hall. Let him awaken your son's Spirit. I heard that he awakened a fully-powered innate Spirit a few days ago." Ma Xiunuo said to Shi Zhen with a smile, then waved to the courtyard behind him.
As Ma Xiunuo finished speaking, a young man in his twenties stepped out from behind him.
Upon hearing Ma Xiunuo's words, Shi Zhen's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected this newcomer to have such a record! This was fantastic!
"Hello Mr. Shi Zhen, my name is Su Yuntao, a level 26 Great Soul Master!" Su Yuntao said to Shi Zhen with a smile.
After all, money was spent!
Although Su Yuntao is a Soul Master, he is over 20 years old and no longer receives the Spirit Hall's stipend, so he needs to earn his own money. Although he receives a monthly salary, he is currently pursuing a girl named Sisi, so he doesn't have much gold soul coins.
This time, Su Yuntao will earn at least a dozen gold soul coins from awakening his Spirit. It's normal for Su Yuntao to smile for the sake of gold soul coins.
"So it's Master Su Yuntao. My name is Shi Zhen, and my son is Shi Lin. Today, I would like to trouble Master Su Yuntao again to help my son awaken his Spirit. This is just a small token of my appreciation." Shi Zhen took out another money bag from his pocket and handed it to Su Yuntao.
Although Su Yuntao was willing to accept it, he still glanced at Ma Xiunuo. Ma Xiunuo nodded before he put the money bag into his pocket.
"Don't worry, Mr. Shi Zhen, I will definitely help your child awaken an excellent Spirit!" Su Yuntao said to Shi Zhen with a smile.
"Then I'll have to trouble Master Su Yuntao." Shi Zhen laughed heartily and warmly shook Su Yuntao's hand.
Meanwhile, Shi Lin watched Su Yuntao with great interest, as he was also very curious about this top-tier Spirit awakening master from the Douluo Continent.
However, just as Su Yuntao turned his gaze to Shi Lin, Shi Lin quickly looked away and refused to look at Su Yuntao.
Then, Su Yuntao came to Shi Lin and squatted down.
"Hello, little friend. Next, I'll awaken your Spirit. My name is Su Yuntao. What's your name, little friend?" Su Yuntao said to Shi Lin with a smile.
He looks completely different from how he was in Holy Soul Village. Money really does have a powerful allure.
"Hello, Master Su Yuntao, my name is Shi Lin." Shi Lin introduced himself with a smile.
"Mr. Shi Zhen, please wait here for a moment. I will take Xiao Lin to awaken his Spirit." Su Yuntao smiled and nodded at Shi Zhen, then led Shi Lin into a room behind the auditorium.
Shi Lin did not resist and followed Su Yuntao to the Awakening Room with a relaxed expression.
However, Shi Lin also had some expectations in his heart at this moment. After all, what if he awakened a top-level Spirit? Wouldn't he also be able to become a top-level soul master?
[end of the chapter]