Chapter 1

1 The Awakening of Martial Souls

The story started in Sunnywood City, Skymoon Country .
In the mansion of the Sus, a ceremony of Martial Soul awakening was being held in a huge martial practice field .
An altar stood in the center of the martial practice field .
Many elders and disciples of the Sus were clustered in the field, watching the ceremony .
"Rank 2 Human Class Martial Soul!"
"Rank 3 Human Class Martial Soul!"
"Rank 3 Human Class Martial Soul!"
The elder hosting the ceremony continuously announced the ranks of the Su disciples' awakened Martial Souls .
The level of the Martial Soul indicated the cultivating talent of martial artists . Both Rank 2 and Rank 3 Human Class Martial Soul were common Martial Souls and were considered mediocre .
Many people in the martial practice field fixed their eyes on two young men who were standing in the front row .
One was dressed in teal clothes, and the other one was wearing purple clothes . They were both quite handsome .
The young man in teal was called Su Mo, the young master of the Sus and the son of the Master of the Sus .
The young man in purple was the son of the First Elder of the Sus .
They both were seeded disciples with great talents among all inferiors, especially Su Mo .
The young master had accomplished Lv 9 Body Tempering Realm at the age of 15, and he was endowed with the highest talent among all inferiors .
Therefore, everyone looked forward to seeing what levels of Martial Souls they would awaken .
In the first row, Su Yu, dressed in purple clothes, glanced at Su Mo, who was next to him . He sneered and said, "You're called the top genius of the entire Su clan . I hope that you can awaken a Martial Soul that is well worthy of your identity . "
The eyes of Su Yu were full of sarcasm . He had an extremely high talent, but Su Mo was spoken more highly of than him in the Su clan .
The so-called nickname of top genius made Su Mo so famous that he stole Su Yu's honors .
As a result, Su Yu could only be second to him every time .
Su Yu was so furious, because even the lady he liked had a crush on Su Mo .
Now, his opportunity had finally arrived . As long as he could awaken a Martial Soul with a higher level than that of Su Mo, he would claim the title of first genius among the Sus .
However, Su Mo was unprovoked . He did not say anything, because he clearly knew Su Yu's hostility toward him .
Then, the hosting elder exclaimed,
"Next up, Su Mo!"
Su Mo instantly strode onto the altar .
Right at this moment, all people fixed their eyes on him and the entire martial practice field immediately quietened . They were wondering what the level of Martial Soul Su Mo, the first genius of the Su clan, could awaken .
After entering the altar, Su Mo sat cross-legged with his eyes tightly closed .
Glowing runes emerged consecutively beneath the altar and entered into Su Mo's body .
The surrounding disciples of the Sus started to whisper after Su Mo entered the altar .

"Can you guess which level of Martial Soul brother Su Mo can awaken?"
"As the young master, the level of his Martial Soul must be very high . "
"You're right . He has accomplished Lv 9 Body Tempering Realm at less than 15 years old, so he'll awaken a Martial Soul with an extremely high level . "
Amidst the disciples' heated discussion, more and more sparkling runes floated above the altar and enveloped Su Mo's body .
With his legs crossed and eyes closed, Su Mo started to breathe quickly, and roaring sounds gradually arose .
Everyone stopped breathing and stared closely at the altar .


Boom!
Finally, with a mighty booming sound, a dark shadow abruptly rose from his body .
This dark shadow was a huge vortex, inside which was a bottomless black hole, making people feel a chill .
At the same time, a yellow halo appeared above the shadow .
Ah!
All the Sus were instantly glassy-eyed .
"Why is there only one halo?"
"His Martial Soul is Rank 1 Human Class?"
"How is this possible?"

Everyone was stunned, and even Su Yu felt startled with his mouth agape .
He had not expected that Su Mo would only awaken a Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul .
The Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul was the lowest one and totally useless .
Seated on the altar with his legs crossed, Su Mo slowly opened his eyes . He was also dumbfounded when he saw his Martial Soul .
"Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul . . . " Su Mo murmured with a bitter smile on his lips . He had never thought that he would awaken a lowest rank Martial Soul .
After a while, everyone regained consciousness, and the martial practice field was suddenly in an uproar .
"Oh my, my eyes must be playing tricks on me . It's a Rank 1 Human Class Martial Soul, the totally useless one?"
"He awakened a useless Martial Soul . Crap, I can't believe I anticipated for so long!"
"He isn't a genius, but the most useless person in our clan!"
" . . . "


All the spectators were talking about the matter, and all the elders and inferiors of the Sus changed their view of Su Mo .
They used to look at him with respect and admiration, but now, they were looking at him with disappointment and contempt .
On the altar, Su Mo managed to slowly stand up with his fists clenched .
He looked around and saw their expressions . "What snobbish people they are!" Su Mo smiled satirically in his heart .
Previously, when he was considered to be highly talented, all of them showed their respect to him . Wherever he went, they all swarmed to him and kissed his ass .
Now, after he awakened a useless Martial Soul, they all instantly looked at him with contempt .
After a while, Su Mo took a deep breath and strode off the altar .
"Next one, Su Yu!" exclaimed the hosting elder .
Glancing at Su Mo, he shook his head secretly . The former genius was a genius no more!
Upon hearing this, Su Yu walked toward the altar with a prideful look .
When he passed by Su Mo, he coldly laughed and disdainfully said, "I used to regard you as my rival . But from now on, the rivalry is gone, and I'll tread you under my foot forever!"
Su Yu felt extremely happy . Now that Su Mo had awakened the lowest rank Martial Soul, Su Mo would not even be eligible to lick his shoes .
Even if he awakened a bad Martial Soul, it would still be higher than Su Mo's .
Su Yu strode onto the altar after saying these words .
Without responding to his provocation, Su Mo returned to the martial practice field and calmly observed the ceremony .
Standing in the martial practice field, he felt some disparaging eyes fixed upon him and saw the disdainful expressions of disciples around him .
Su Mo's heart could not stop twitching . After all, the feeling of falling from heaven to hell was indeed torture .
Now, Su Yu sat on the altar cross-legged . The glowing runes emerged from the black alter and all entered his body .
The martial practice field quieted down again, and everyone looked forward to seeing his Martial Soul .


Su Mo had awakened a useless Martial Soul, so it was impossible that Su Yu would awaken another useless one .
Otherwise, the Sus would become a joke in Sunnywood City .
Howl!
As everyone was anticipating, a beast's roar abruptly came out from Su Yu's body .
A giant virtual shadow of a snake rose above the head of him, triumphantly .
There were five dazzling yellow halos around the python's shadow .
The hosting elder was stunned at the sight of his Martial Soul . Then, he shouted excitedly, "Five halos! It's a Rank 5 Human Class Martial Soul —Iron-scaled Python . "
The Rank 5 Human Class Martial Soul was the highest one in all of Sunnywood City . Finally, another genius had appeared in the Sus .
The entire martial practice field fell into silence at the sight of Su Yu's Martial Soul .
Then, it was in an uproar again .
"Rank 5 Human Class Martial Soul!"
"Haha! The top genius appeared in the Su clan . "
"Brother Su Yu turned out to be the first genius of our Su clan . Su Mo is nothing!"
"You're right! Su Mo only has a useless Martial Soul . He can't be compared with Su Yu!"
All disciples of the Sus looked at Su Yu with admiration .  
On the altar, Su Yu saw that he awakened a Rank 5 Human Class Martial Soul and heard the surprise and admiration from the crowd .
A thick of pride arose in his heart and felt that everything was beautiful . He was full of high spirits and thought that no one could rival him .
He arrogantly turned to Su Mo and looked at him with eyes full of sarcasm, as if to say, "I will always tread you under my foot from now on . "
After seeing Su Yu's proud look and hearing the praise from the crowd, Su Mo sighed in his heart and left the martial practice field .