Special Method of Obtaining Soul Spirits

Could that phrase really work?

"Your luck is pretty good." The Spirit Master had not taken his eyes off the ball Meng Li had drawn since the moment it appeared. Honestly, he did not believe black Soul Spirits existed either.

Maybe it was some new marketing tactic from the Spirit Pagoda, meant to encourage the consumption of defective Soul Spirits, except no one had informed the people below.

"Just like you saw, I pressed and released it, and it came out. Oh, right, I also said something about trading Tang Wulin's ten years of being single for a top-quality one," Meng Li recalled.

It seemed her brother really disliked someone named Tang Wulin. But why? Na'er was somewhat puzzled.

"Who is Tang Wulin?" the Spirit Master asked doubtfully.

"Who Tang Wulin is doesn't matter. As long as it works." Meng Li led by example.

The Spirit Master pondered briefly before walking over to the Soul Spirit Extractor. In his heart, he silently recited, Trade Tang Wulin's ten years of being single for a top-quality one. Then, following Meng Li's earlier movements, he made a slow motion with his left hand and then his right. The Soul Spirit Extractor flashed wildly with purple light, and a purple ball rolled out.

The Spirit Master tested it three more times afterward. Two were purple, and one was black. It was practically as if the machine had bugged out.

Had the Spirit Pagoda discovered some new manufacturing method that lowered costs, or did this actually work?

"Where did you get this method?"

"A handsome guy who wished to remain anonymous told me." Meng Li bragged with a serious expression, determined to be shameless to the very end.

"That person said that before telling anyone else this method, I had to add this line: a handsome guy who wished to remain anonymous told me."

Na'er and the Spirit Master nodded as if they completely believed him.

Naturally, the Spirit Master would not keep the four Soul Spirits he had drawn. After calling over a companion and giving him instructions, he continued accompanying Meng Li for his spiritual power test. Spiritual power directly determined the age limit of Soul Spirits one could fuse with.

Then something happened that shocked the Spirit Master even more.

Meng Li sat on the testing device as a suspended mechanical arm lowered a metal helmet over his head.

A faint hum sounded. Soft golden light began to glow outside the helmet, and the Spirit Master looked toward a nearby Soul Guidance Screen, where data began to flicker across the display.

The number quickly broke through one hundred, then rose at a terrifying pace. It surpassed one thousand in only ten seconds. Another ten seconds later, it had shot past ten thousand and was still increasing.

The Spirit Master's eyes were wide open. His own spiritual power test result had only been eighty.

From low to high, Spiritual Power was divided into six major realms: Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Connection Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and the legendary Divine Origin Realm. Meng Li's current state was very likely the Divine Origin Realm—though only very likely.

Divine Origin Realm: spiritual consciousness transformed into divinity, and the primordial form was first established. Spiritual consciousness became a divine soul, and Spiritual Power became divine soul power. This was the world of gods; wherever one's will reached, it could pierce the heavens and earth. Upon reaching this realm, one could glimpse the world of gods. Spiritual Power at the Divine Origin Realm could already be called that of a demigod. Even deities were no more than this.

When it reached one hundred thousand, the machine testing his spiritual power began to smoke. It was nearing its limit. If the test continued, the machine might explode.

The test was forcibly stopped. This six-year-old child's spiritual power value was effectively infinite. He could absorb Soul Spirits of any age without suffering any side effects. This had never happened before.

The Spirit Sea Realm required five hundred points of Spiritual Power. The Spirit Abyss Realm required five thousand. The Spirit Domain Realm required twenty thousand, while fifty thousand marked the Divine Origin Realm. That meant his spiritual power was at the Divine Origin Realm!

Calling the being standing before him a deity would not be an exaggeration. It was just that he did not seem to know it...

"The test results are out. Your spiritual power exceeds that of ordinary people. The machine simply cannot measure it completely. This also means you can absorb Soul Spirits of any age without any side effects." After calming down, the Spirit Master recorded the results.

He had to report this matter to his superiors!

Meng Li impatiently opened the Soul Spirit ball containing the ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit. A golden feather flew out and quickly embedded itself in the center of his brow, as if it had belonged to him from the start.

Behind him, the Sacred Winged Angel Martial Soul quietly appeared, spreading her snow-white wings. As Na'er and the Spirit Master marveled at the Martial Soul's beauty, an identical golden feather appeared. Just like the one that had entered Meng Li's brow, this feather entered the angel's brow, after which nothing else happened.

Like an epiphyllum blooming for a single moment, the angel appeared for only a few seconds before vanishing.

"So beautiful." The Spirit Master marveled at the Sacred Winged Angel's appearance. She was so beautiful that no one could possibly compare; everyone else paled beside her.

The Spirit Master moved his lips. He considered his mental fortitude decent enough, but what had happened to this young boy today left him unable to calm down for a long while.

A six-year-old child with a special Martial Soul, astonishing spiritual power, and a ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit as his first Soul Spirit—even if it was only a feather. Such an experience was unprecedented in the world, and his future was limitless.

I must befriend him. I must befriend him. These words were imprinted in the Spirit Master's heart as he gave the Spirit Master beside him a meaningful look.

"Little friend, thank you for your method. It really works. Here are thirty thousand Federal Coins, payment for your tip." The Spirit Master handed a card to Meng Li, who had just fused with his Soul Spirit.

"You're being too polite." Meng Li blushed slightly. How could he have known that method actually worked?

"Ah, this is just pocket change to me. Consider it my way of making a friend." The Spirit Master smiled.

"Alright, then." Meng Li declined a few times before accepting it. First, he really needed money. Second, he really needed money.

After chatting with the Spirit Master for a while and agreeing to find a time for a meal, Meng Li and Na'er left the Spirit Pagoda.

"That person was too nice to us." Na'er was somewhat worried.

Meng Li sighed. "If we did not truly need money, I definitely would not have taken this card. We got the short end of this deal."

"The short end?" Na'er did not understand.

"Favors are more valuable than anything."

"I don't understand..."

"You'll understand someday."

"Don't ever tell anyone that I fused with a Soul Spirit. Otherwise, it will bring us unimaginable disaster."

"Okay."

"Come on. Your brother is happy today, so I'll cook something delicious for you myself."

"Braised pork, fish-fragrant shredded pork, pine nut fish, grilled chicken wings, flaming beef, Spicy Rabbit Head—I'll make everything I can name for you."

"Brother, you're so good to me."

"Because you're my little sister. Whatever I have, you have too. We share blessings and hardships alike. Understand?"

"Whatever Brother does, I'll do too!" Na'er said with a serious expression.

At the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City

After Meng Li left, a mysterious masked man quietly entered the Spirit Pagoda. Everyone who saw him fainted on the spot.

"Luckily, these people are ignorant. The highest-grade Artificial Soul Spirit is only a thousand years old. Time to clean up this mess." The masked man muttered, injecting a dose of medicine into the heads of all the Spirit Masters. He took away the black capsule and the three purple Soul Spirit capsules, then silently left the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City.