Decisiveness

At dawn, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Inside the Swimming Pool on the Quan Family Territory, Quan Yi was swimming.

His arms and legs moved rhythmically, his motions smooth and natural. Although his movements were not particularly intense, his speed was not slow.

Beautiful white splashes rose from the water, sparkling beneath the morning sunlight.

The Swimming Pool was twenty-five meters long and five meters wide. Quan Yi's task that morning was to swim 1,500 meters.

What did 1,500 meters mean? A normal adult generally needed around forty minutes to swim that distance.

But Quan Yi, only six years old, could already finish it within half an hour.

His current results were thanks to four years of unremitting effort.

Ever since he had set up an exercise plan four years ago, Quan Yi had persisted in swimming every day, regardless of wind or rain, constantly increasing the distance he swam.

There was a reason Quan Yi worked so hard.

Quan Yi was a reincarnator. In his previous life, he had been a high school senior. Although he had been an orphan, he had also been an outstanding youth with a bright future.

Until one day, while saving someone, he had accidentally been hit and sent flying by a truck. That was how he had unexpectedly reincarnated into this unfamiliar otherworld.

This was a fantastical world where everyone possessed a Martial Soul, but it was also a feudal society with clearly defined identities and rigid social classes.

At the very top of this society's Pyramid were Spirit Masters. As long as one could become a Spirit Master, one had already surpassed ninety-nine percent of the population.

Moreover, after becoming a Spirit Master, the state would issue a Subsidy to support one's cultivation to Level 40. Even if one failed to break through, the state would continue providing the subsidy, ensuring one could live without worries about food or clothing for the rest of one's life.

Therefore, Quan Yi very much wanted to become a Spirit Master. But to become a Spirit Master, one needed Soul Power. Soul Power seemed to be determined at birth, and whether one could become a Spirit Master appeared to depend entirely on the heavens.

Born into a Spirit Master family, Quan Yi had a much higher chance than most people of awakening Innate Soul Power.

But Quan Yi was a cautious person. He did not dare place his hopes on some vague and illusory probability. He wanted more certain evidence.

Thus, Quan Yi began reading extensively about Martial Souls and Soul Power. Through his research, Quan Yi discovered that Innate Soul Power might not actually be determined "at birth."

The most obvious clue was that the ratio of male to female Spirit Masters was actually five to one. Female Spirit Masters were far fewer than male Spirit Masters. If Soul Power were truly determined at birth, how could such an outrageous disparity exist? Quan Yi racked his brains. Combining this with his knowledge of Martial Souls, he reached a conclusion.

At its core, a Martial Soul was a collection of energy, the manifestation of Life Energy. This energy did not appear out of thin air; it was produced by the body. The body was the foundation of the Martial Soul.

The stronger the body, the more energy it could provide to the Martial Soul. And the more energy it had, the stronger the Martial Soul would become.

Furthermore, Martial Souls and Soul Power were directly proportional. The stronger the Martial Soul, the higher one's Innate Soul Power. Conversely, the higher one's Innate Soul Power, the stronger the Martial Soul would be.

Therefore, the level of Innate Soul Power might have some hidden connection to Physical Quality.

Based on the deductions above, women's physical strength was inherently weaker than men's. Perhaps this was the fundamental reason there were fewer female Spirit Masters than male Spirit Masters.

After realizing this, Quan Yi could no longer contain his excitement. He seemed to see a Grand Avenue leading to becoming a Spirit Master.

With a strong body came the possibility of awakening a powerful Martial Soul, which in turn could lead to higher Soul Power.

But the greatest difficulty before Quan Yi was that he was still very young. Could his childlike body really withstand high-intensity training?

Was there a form of exercise that could strengthen the body without placing too great a burden on it? Combining this with his memories from his previous life, Quan Yi discovered that swimming perfectly suited his requirements.

Because of buoyancy in the water, none of the body's joints would bear the tremendous pressure they did on land. Swimming could also exercise every part of the body.

With little risk of injury and high efficiency, swimming was undoubtedly the best exercise at his current stage.

Moreover, if the Swimming Pool were built indoors, Quan Yi would not be constrained by the weather.

At the time, Quan Yi was only two years old. He immediately went to find his mother and told her that he wanted to strengthen his body through swimming.

Quan Yi's mother, Su Ling'er, had fiery-red, voluminous, wavy hair and a voluptuous figure. Her bearing was graceful and composed, perfectly displaying the charm of a mature woman. She was also very tall, at least over 1.8 meters, taller than most men.

When Su Ling'er heard her son's idea, surprise flashed across her gentle face. She knew her son was mentally mature and had been different from other children since he was young, but she had not expected him to surpass her imagination by so much.

Su Ling'er felt both gratified and worried.

"Xiao Yi, physical training is very hard, and you'll only see results if you persist over the long term. The process will be painful. Are you really prepared to endure hardship?"

A determined look appeared on Quan Yi's face. His clear eyes met his mother's bright eyes directly, and he replied firmly, "Mother, I want to become a Spirit Master. To become a Spirit Master, I can't waste time. I only have four years left."

"What do you mean, four years?"

Su Ling'er asked Quan Yi in confusion.

Quan Yi explained his reasoning to his mother and emphasized the relationship between Physical Quality, Martial Souls, and Soul Power.

After hearing him out, Su Ling'er fell into deep thought. Su Ling'er was a genius Spirit Master. She had reached the Soul King realm in her thirties and was now a Level 53 Battle Soul Master. She possessed the mutated Martial Soul, the Blazing Sun Lion.

As an outstanding Spirit Master, Su Ling'er naturally understood the importance of physical strength to Spirit Masters. Physical Quality not only allowed a Spirit Master to bear more Soul Power, but also enhanced their combat strength. Every outstanding Spirit Master never neglected physical training.

But Su Ling'er had never heard of the idea that physical strength could affect Innate Soul Power.

For a long time, people had believed that Innate Soul Power was determined "at birth."

Therefore, when Su Ling'er heard Quan Yi's deduction, she was deeply shaken and could not calm down for a long while.

"Xiao Yi, although what you've said makes a lot of sense, it's ultimately just a castle in the air. Without conducting large-scale experiments, it's impossible to verify whether your deduction is correct. Besides, you're our son. Your father and I are both Spirit Masters. No matter which Martial Soul you inherit, there's a high probability that you'll have a decent level of Innate Soul Power."

Although Su Ling'er had not yet recovered from the shock, she still replied to Quan Yi with great composure. But Quan Yi had already made up his mind.

"Mother, I can't entrust my fate entirely to the heavens. My future should be controlled by me. I don't want to fail to awaken Soul Power in the future and then complain about why I didn't work hard now. Mother, please help me. I don't want to regret it!"

Quan Yi's calm yet resolute voice echoed in Su Ling'er's ears. Su Ling'er felt that she had always underestimated how much her son had grown. She had never imagined that he had already become such a resolute man.

Su Ling'er's own heroic spirit was also ignited by Quan Yi. She excitedly picked him up and promised decisively, "What spirit! You truly are my son. Don't worry, Mom supports your decision. No matter the result, Mom will accompany you to the very end."

Feeling his mother's warm embrace, Quan Yi felt as if his entire body were filled with strength. This was something Quan Yi had never experienced in his previous life. His mother's trust and promise made Quan Yi secretly resolve that he could not betray her trust.

Night fell, plunging everything into darkness. Only the light from Quan Yi's room still shone through. Before the desk, Quan Yi wrote seriously by the dim light, as if he had returned to the nights of his final year of high school.