Void Chains

Even with Ji Hongyu's temperament and experience, he could not help letting out a cry of shock.

"A Space Attribute Mutated Martial Soul?!"

He had known Yu Zhen since childhood, and he was utterly familiar with the Silver Pattern Chains martial soul passed down through the Yu Family. The Silver Pattern Chains martial soul itself did not possess any special attribute, while the Clear Sky Hammer, also a top-tier Tool Martial Soul, possessed a Power Attribute that was close to the extreme.

It was precisely for this reason that, in terms of Martial Soul Quality, the Silver Pattern Chains had always been a notch below the Clear Sky Hammer.

But the Mutated Martial Soul Yu Nanyuan had awakened had completely broken convention. His martial soul was clearly the result of a Benign Mutation, adding the mysterious and unfathomable Space Attribute onto the foundation of the original Silver Pattern Chains. It was likely that among all the Tool Martial Souls possessed by soul masters across the entire continent, even all of Douluo Star, it would be difficult to find anything stronger.

Ji Hongyu naturally had a basis for making this judgment. The fact that Yu Nanyuan's martial soul could shuttle through space the moment it awakened already explained everything.

From the Ancient Era and Primeval Era to the Modern Era, the Soul Master World had also seen some martial souls that possessed Space Attribute traits. Among martial souls of all attributes, Space Attribute martial souls were the most mysterious and the most versatile. They had almost no shortcomings, nor would they be countered by martial souls of other attributes.

As the Pagoda Master of the Donghai Spirit Transfer Pagoda, Ji Hongyu had once learned of some secrets at Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters. The martial soul of that person in Shrek Academy's Sea God's Pavilion seemed to be a Space Attribute Mutated Martial Soul. That person had once charged into Mingdu alone, and with a single spear strike, the space above the entirety of Mingdu had nearly been torn apart. If that person had not held back, one of the only two super-large cities on the Douluo Continent would likely have been swallowed by the collapsing space.

But even so, when that person had first awakened their martial soul, he had never heard that their martial soul could shuttle through the void.

The always steady and refined Yu Zhen was equally shaken, but compared to Ji Hongyu, what he felt more was excitement.

"Nanyuan, you really have brought Grandpa a heaven-sent surprise."

Yu Nanyuan was still immersed in a wondrous sensation. This silver chain was like part of his body, every inch of it obeying him as easily as his own arm.

However, each time it pierced through the void, it consumed his soul power. Although the consumption was not great each time, he could not withstand the frequency at which his martial soul shuttled through space being so high. After all, many sections of this chain were hidden within the void.

The weakness brought on by excessive soul power consumption made Yu Nanyuan quickly withdraw his martial soul. When he raised his head, he happened to meet Yu Zhen's gratified gaze.

"Grandpa, my martial soul is called Void Chains. Just like Grandpa Ji said, it should possess Space Attribute abilities innately."

"Good, good, good!" Yu Zhen stepped forward and lowered his right hand, rubbing Yu Nanyuan's head. Then, with a smile full of spring-breeze Complacency, he said to Ji Hongyu beside him,

"Lao Ji, help Nanyuan test his Innate Soul Power."

"No need to test. With Nanyuan's situation, it's definitely Innate Full Soul Power. Old Yu, don't tell me you don't know that?" How could Ji Hongyu not know this old friend's little thoughts? He shook his head with a laugh.

"Although our Eastsea City is far from the center of the continent, and the overall strength of its soul masters is rather weak, it isn't as if Eastsea City has never produced soul masters with Innate Full Soul Power over the years. But none of those people's auras were anywhere near as deep and solid as Nanyuan's. And I carefully sensed it just now. Nanyuan's spiritual power has also reached the Spirit Connection Realm."

"Lao Ji, are you certain?!"

The little urge to show off in his heart had been exposed by Ji Hongyu, so Yu Zhen merely smiled without speaking. But when he heard Ji Hongyu say that Yu Nanyuan's spiritual power realm had already reached the Spirit Connection Realm, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Spiritual power realms, from low to high, were divided into six levels: Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Connection Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and the legendary God Origin Realm.

The Spirit Origin Realm: the beginning of one origin, all things renewed. From the moment every person was born, they possessed Spirit Origin Realm spiritual power, which was also the most fundamental kind of spiritual power. Spirit Origin Realm spiritual power was further divided in detail into four stages: initial, intermediate, advanced, and peak.

At the initial stage of the Spirit Origin Realm, spiritual power was only enough to carry the lowest-grade White Ten-Year Soul Spirit. Only upon reaching the intermediate stage of the Spirit Origin Realm would there be a possibility of successfully fusing with a Yellow Hundred-Year Soul Spirit. Of course, one could also choose to fuse with two White Ten-Year Soul Spirits.

As for the Spirit Connection Realm, the mind and spirit became connected, and Intent Reaches Thought. Upon reaching the Spirit Connection Realm, control over spiritual power could finally be considered to have entered the door. One could truly manipulate one's own spiritual power for one's own use, and could carry two Yellow Hundred-Year Soul Spirits or one purple Thousand Year Soul Spirit.

Yu Nanyuan's spiritual power realm having reached the Spirit Connection Realm meant that, as long as his Body Strength was sufficient, he could even directly fuse with a Thousand Year Soul Spirit.

Leaving aside his talent in Martial Soul Cultivation for the moment, Yu Nanyuan's talent in spiritual power alone was enough to be called world-shocking.

Unless one possessed a special Spiritual Power Cultivation Method, a soul master's spiritual power would grow on its own along with the increase in their cultivation. Just like Innate Soul Power, the higher the initial strength of one's spiritual power when awakening a martial soul, the faster the subsequent improvement of spiritual power would be, making it easier to reach the later realms and truly granting the potential to become a top-tier powerhouse.

Yu Zhen's spiritual power realm was only at the third level, the Spirit Sea Realm, while Ji Hongyu had long since stepped across the Threshold of the Spirit Abyss Realm.

Ji Hongyu shifted his gaze away from Yu Nanyuan and met Yu Zhen's eyes, saying somewhat speechlessly, "Old Yu, don't tell me you didn't notice that when Nanyuan controlled his martial soul to shuttle through space just now, he achieved it by locking on through Spiritual Power Projection?"

Yu Zhen's expression froze slightly, but his emotions quickly returned to calm. As the saying went, concern bred confusion. When it came to Yu Nanyuan, it was very difficult for him to remain truly calm.

Spiritual Power Projection was precisely the most obvious sign that one's spiritual power realm had reached the Spirit Connection Realm. Earlier, Yu Nanyuan had been able to control his martial soul, the Void Chains, to shuttle through space within a diameter of fifty meters. This proved that it was not as simple as him having just entered the Spirit Connection Realm.

However, the one who felt the most excited at this moment was still Yu Nanyuan himself. Even though he possessed Past Life Memory and had been intelligent since birth, his heart had still been somewhat uneasy today. But Lady Luck had favored him once more, granting him Stunning Talent that allowed him to look down upon his peers.

Yu Nanyuan clenched both fists, the corners of his mouth curving into a faint arc, his eyes filled with thirst for power and resolve. The smile blooming on that exquisite face of his seemed to have gained a few traces of a different kind of infectiousness, no longer as false and hollow as before.

Ji Hongyu nodded to Yu Zhen and said, "I've already made arrangements. Later, have Nanyuan undergo a detailed test of his spiritual power and Body Strength. With Nanyuan's talent, we naturally need to find him a soul spirit of the best quality and compatibility."

This was the advantage of Innate Full Soul Power. Once the martial soul finished awakening, one could immediately fuse with a soul spirit or absorb a Soul Ring and advance into a soul master. And with the Financial Resources controlled by Yu Zhen, the Dean of Eastsea Academy, he was more than capable of providing Yu Nanyuan with this support.

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