“Clang, clang”
Swinging the iron hammer in his hands, constantly striking the farming tool that was about to take shape, Tie Li’s worn-out clothes were covered in sweat stains.
Do not look at him as just a child, for he has a lot of strength.
What seemed to be focused forging was actually just a cover; his mind was mostly focused on the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony.
Tie Li had a clear understanding of himself.
He did not have a noble bloodline in his body; what flowed in him was only the blood of an ordinary blacksmith.
He did not ask to awaken an incredibly powerful martial spirit, he only hoped to be born with innate spirit power.
Only by possessing innate spirit power could one cultivate, become a noble Spirit Master, and change their family’s circumstances.
Born into this world six years ago, it was only at the age of three that he realized he had been reincarnated onto the Douluo Continent.
At that time, he was full of curiosity about the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony.
Every few days, he would go to the entrance of the Spirit Hall branch, watching hopeful children enter the hall to awaken their martial spirits, only to see them come out with the color drained from their eyes.
There was even a month where not a single child born with innate spirit power emerged from the Spirit Hall branch.
At times like these, he felt very fortunate for the existence of the Spirit Hall.
If it did not exist, commoners would not even see a glimmer of hope.
Perhaps the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony would only become the exclusive privilege of nobles and sects.
Tie Li had been slapped hard by the cruelty of the Douluo Continent, and his yearning for the future was disappearing little by little.
If he did not possess innate spirit power when he awakened his martial spirit, would he just have to be a blacksmith for the rest of his life?
And then leave his hopes to the next generation?
He never prayed that he would be an exception, to awaken a powerful mutated martial spirit.
He only hoped to be born with innate spirit power, giving him the right to become a noble Spirit Master.
Even if it was only innate level one spirit power, for him, it would be a good result.
“Da Li, are you ready?
We are about to set off.”
“Alright.”
With the fall of the last hammer strike, the quality of the farming tool became a bit more refined.
Looking at this son who had been sensible since childhood, Tie Niu felt deep affection in his heart.
Plunging the red-hot farming tool into the water, it emitted a “hissing” sound along with a burst of white smoke.
This farming tool was mostly completed, leaving only the finishing touches.
Taking the towel his father handed him, he carefully wiped himself down, changed into brand new clothes, and a flash of hesitation appeared in Tie Li’s eyes.
This would be the dividing line of his future destiny.
“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.
Worst comes to worst, you’ll just be a blacksmith like your dad,” Tie Niu said, patting his son’s shoulder.
Tie Li merely smiled at this.
To be an ordinary person on the Douluo Continent?
Today, Tie Niu closed the blacksmith shop early and brought his son to the entrance of the Spirit Hall branch.
As soon as he arrived here, Tie Li saw several pale-faced children leaving accompanied by their parents.
“Are you here to awaken your martial spirit?
If so, follow me.” The staff member of the Spirit Hall branch guessed their purpose upon seeing Tie Li.
The father and son followed.
Tie Niu waited in the resting room of the main hall, while Tie Li entered the exclusive room for martial spirit awakening.
“Another one?
I hope you don’t disappoint me this time.”
“Relax, walk in front of me.”
Tie Li looked up and saw a middle-aged man standing in the very center of the room.
He wore the exclusive clothing of a Spirit Hall Spirit Master, and in front of him were six black stones arranged in a hexagon.
Following his instructions, Tie Li went to the center of the hexagon.
“Don’t be afraid, close your eyes and feel it carefully.”
The middle-aged Spirit Master’s body suddenly expanded, becoming exceptionally burly, and a thick layer of brown fur appeared on his body.
One white, one yellow; two spirit rings floated beneath him.
Tie Li was also startled by the scene before him.
Was this a Spirit Master?
The desire in his heart suppressed his fear, and the leg he had instinctively raised out of fear was pulled back.
The middle-aged Spirit Master nodded, a trace of a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
“This is the ability that comes from a martial spirit.
If you can become a Spirit Master, you will possess this power.”
The middle-aged Spirit Master’s hands swiftly struck out, and six golden rays of light flew out from the six black stones, forming a faint golden light shield.
“Crack”
It was as if something inside his body had shattered.
A strange feeling surfaced from the bottom of his heart, accompanied by streams of warmth.
A rare look of excitement appeared in Tie Li’s eyes.
Could this be spirit power?
“Stretch out your right hand.”
Hearing the middle-aged Spirit Master’s voice, Tie Li subconsciously stretched out his right hand.
In an instant, a forging hammer appeared in his right palm.
It looked very much like the forging hammer he used, almost exactly the same.
The only difference was the weight; his hammer martial spirit was exceptionally heavy.
It seemed he had inherited his father’s martial spirit.
“It’s a tool martial spirit, possessing offensive power.
Now it depends on whether you have born innate spirit power.”
A Spirit Master’s innate spirit power often depends on the quality of the martial spirit.
The more powerful the martial spirit, the higher the innate spirit power.
The two are in a symbiotic relationship!
“Use your intent to control your martial spirit.
You can release and retract it at will.”
Trying it himself, he easily retracted the martial spirit back into his body.
At this time, the middle-aged Spirit Master took out another blue crystal ball.
“Place your hand on the crystal.”
Tie Li did as instructed, gently touching the blue crystal ball with his small, calloused hand.
Immediately, it emitted a burst of faint light.
“Oh?
Not bad, it’s actually innate level two spirit power.” A trace of surprise appeared in the middle-aged man’s voice.
For a hammer martial spirit to actually have innate level two spirit power, this was considered a rare thing.
Usually, farming tool type martial spirits mostly would not be born with spirit power.
Those with slightly better luck might have innate half-level spirit power, which was already an extremely good result.
Tie Li was even more overjoyed in his heart.
Confirming that he was born with innate spirit power meant he had the qualifications to cultivate, and he could become a noble Spirit Master.
“Go outside and register your information, then you can receive a basic meditation method to use for cultivation,” the middle-aged Spirit Master reminded him with good intentions.
“Alright, thank you, Lord Spirit Master.”
Tie Li hurriedly left the room and told his father this good news.
Hearing that his own son could become a Spirit Master, Tie Niu smiled from ear to ear with joy.
“Great, great!
I’ll buy some good meat and good dishes later.
Let’s go home tonight and celebrate properly.”
After registering his information and obtaining the meditation method issued by the Spirit Hall, Tie Li followed his father and left the Spirit Hall branch.
A tile-roofed house in the slum area, with two adjacent thatched huts next to it, was where Tie Li’s family lived.
As soon as they returned home, Tie Niu, as the father, announced this good news.
The mother and the two younger brothers all looked very happy.
A Spirit Master emerging from a commoner family was a major event that brought honor to the ancestors.
Tie Li had already calmed down from his excitement and began to ponder the road ahead.
His family was just an ordinary commoner family in Mannuo City.
He did not have the qualifications to be a work-study student.
If they were to supply him to enter a primary Spirit Master academy, it would be a very large expense.
But if he gave up entering a Spirit Master academy, self-righteously thinking that relying on his understanding of anime and novels from his previous life he could establish a Spirit Master family, wouldn’t that seem too naive?
Yes, Tie Li’s goal was to establish a Spirit Master family.
Commoner Spirit Masters do not have the right to choose their first spirit ring.
Those with slightly wealthier family circumstances would all choose to enter a Spirit Master academy, because the academy would help you obtain your first spirit ring, even if it was only a ten-year spirit ring.