Soul Power Level Fifteen, Ma Xiunuo's Surprise

Following Sisi and Su Yuntao, after finding the stairs to the Second Floor on the first floor, the four of them went straight upstairs.

According to the Gate Guard, Bai Ge and Tang San had looked for Soul Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo on the first floor but had failed to find him. This led Bai Ge and Tang San to think the Reception Hall was a separate room, but it actually was not.

The Reception Hall was actually the main hall at the front and back of Spirit Hall's first floor. Soul Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo had indeed been on the first floor for some time before, but not long ago, he had returned to his Second-floor office.

If Bai Ge and Tang San had kept wandering around downstairs, they would never have found him. So Sisi and Su Yuntao directly brought Bai Ge and Tang San to the Second Floor to find Soul Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo and test their Soul Power.

After reaching the Second Floor, guided by Sisi and Su Yuntao, the four finally stopped before a room.

"Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, may I come in?"

Su Yuntao knocked on the door and asked.

"Yuntao? Come in. What is it?"

An aged voice came from inside the room.

Su Yuntao pushed open the door, and the entire room came into Bai Ge's view. It was a very ordinary office, with an old man seated behind a large desk.

The old man wore a neat Spirit Hall Soul Master uniform. On it was the Three-sword emblem, indicating that he was a Soul Grandmaster-level War Soul Master. This old man was none other than Ma Xiunuo.

"Yuntao, what is it? Did you need something from me?"

Ma Xiunuo looked up at Su Yuntao and asked.

"I brought these two children for a Spirit Advancement Assessment. Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, do you have time now?"

Su Yuntao said.

"Yuntao, you're not joking, are you? Are you sure these two children aren't here for Spirit Awakening, but for an advancement assessment?"

After looking at Bai Ge and Tang San, Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo was greatly surprised.

"Please, Grandmaster, would I lie to you about something like this?"

Su Yuntao said helplessly.

"You should know these two children as well. They're the two children I mentioned to you before. Both have Innate Full Soul Power. Unfortunately, one has Blue Silver Grass, while the other has Wisteria."

"Alright, Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo, I'll leave these two children to you. Sisi and I will be going now."

With a wave of his hand, Su Yuntao said no more. After speaking, he turned and left the office with Sisi, casually closing the door behind them.

"Ah, what a young man blinded by love. Sisi isn't suitable for you. Her ambitions are too great—how could someone like you ever pursue her?"

Seeing Su Yuntao's eager expression, his desire to be alone with Sisi could not have been more obvious. Ma Xiunuo could not help sighing inwardly as he watched Su Yuntao's departing back and muttered softly.

Ma Xiunuo's voice was very quiet, and Bai Ge did not hear him clearly. But judging by Ma Xiunuo's expression, Bai Ge felt that he had probably seen through the eventual outcome between Su Yuntao and Sisi.

There was only one ending for a Simp and a goddess—Simps Don't Get House!

"Grandmaster, could you conduct a Spirit Advancement Assessment for us?"

Seeing Ma Xiunuo looking somewhat lost in thought and remembering that they still had things to do later, Tang San spoke up.

"Of course. But children, you don't need to call me Grandmaster. I can hardly be considered one. Just call me Grandpa Ma Xiunuo. I'm already eighty-one this year, so I should have no problem being your grandfather by age."

Ma Xiunuo smiled at Tang San and Bai Ge.

Hearing Ma Xiunuo's kind voice, Bai Ge and Tang San immediately felt much more favorable toward him. The two promptly bowed to Ma Xiunuo and said, "Alright, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, hello!"

"Good, good. You are both polite children. Alright, let's go. I'll take you for your Spirit Advancement Assessment."

Seeing Bai Ge and Tang San's actions, Ma Xiunuo nodded approvingly. After speaking, he stood up and prepared to take them for the Spirit Advancement Assessment.

Following Ma Xiunuo out of the office, the three walked along the Second Floor corridor toward the inner side of Spirit Hall. When they reached the end of the corridor, three towering arched doors appeared before them.

"This is Spirit Hall's Martial Soul Laboratory for advancement assessments. Come in, children."

Ma Xiunuo pushed open the door on the left and beckoned Bai Ge and Tang San inside.

Upon entering, a spacious room immediately appeared before Bai Ge. The room looked unremarkable on the surface, but the moment he entered, Bai Ge felt the Internal Energy of his Jade Brightness Skill Within the body begin to stir.

"Alright, we can begin. Which of you two will go first?"

Ma Xiunuo asked Bai Ge and Tang San.

"I'll go first, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo."

Bai Ge stepped forward and walked up to Ma Xiunuo.

"What should I do?"

"It is simple. Summon your Martial Soul, then release your Spirit Ring."

Ma Xiunuo said with a smile.

"I understand."

Bai Ge nodded, then slowly extended his right hand.

As Bai Ge used his thoughts to activate the Jade Brightness Skill's True Qi Within the body, several Black-Purple Vines covered in Thorns suddenly grew from his right hand. At the same time, a Yellow Spirit Ring rose from beneath his feet, moving back and forth between his head and feet.

"Huh? What Martial Soul is that?"

Looking at the Cloud-Soaring Vine in Bai Ge's hand, Ma Xiunuo was somewhat dumbfounded.

The vine-type Martial Soul before him looked very similar in appearance to the Plant System Spirit Beast, the Blood Pattern Black Thorn Vine. But wasn't the Blood Pattern Black Thorn Vine black? The vine before him was clearly Black Purple. And the Blood Pattern Black Thorn Vine... weren't these two children supposed to have Blue Silver Grass and Wisteria Martial Souls? Or could this vine-type Martial Soul actually be Wisteria?!

"This is Wisteria!"

Bai Ge answered.

"Wisteria? What Wisteria grows into something like this?!"

Ma Xiunuo could not help laughing at Bai Ge's answer.

"But Yuntao shouldn't have been this careless. Your Martial Soul wasn't originally like this, was it? It changed after you Absorbed Spirit Ring, correct?"

Pointing at the Yellow Spirit Ring beneath Bai Ge's feet, Ma Xiunuo asked.

"As expected of Grandpa Ma Xiunuo. That's exactly right."

Bai Ge nodded.

"Alright. It seems Nuoding Academy has a good Teacher. But from what I know, it could not have been easy for him to help you hunt a Hundred-Year Spirit Beast. Alright, child, may I know your name?"

"My name is Bai Ge."

Bai Ge answered.

"Bai Ge? Alright then, Xiao Bai Ge, let's test your Soul Power now."

Ma Xiunuo picked up a Yellow Crystal Ball from the table, walked over to Bai Ge, and handed it to him. "Just like during Spirit Awakening, place your hand on it."

"Alright, Grandpa Ma Xiunuo."

Bai Ge placed his hand on the Crystal Ball. Immediately, the Crystal Ball lit up with bright Yellow Light. Seeing the light bloom from it, Ma Xiunuo's eyes widened.

"How is this possible?! Didn't you just Absorb Spirit Ring? Your Soul Power Level should be level eleven. How could it possibly reach level fifteen?!"

Ma Xiunuo said in utter shock.

"Level fifteen?"

Bai Ge was also startled.

Although he knew that his absorption of the Spirit Ring's power should have been far greater than that of other Soul Masters, most of the power from the Blood Pattern Black Thorn Vine Spirit Ring should have been converted by the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill into Qi and Blood to strengthen his body. How could his Soul Power Level have jumped so many levels?

But then Bai Ge recalled the Internal Energy he had accumulated by cultivating the Jade Brightness Skill during the three months after his Martial Soul Awakened. Could those three months of cultivation have accumulated several levels of Soul Power?

"Could it be because the Spirit Ring you absorbed contained too much power, allowing you to jump so many levels?"

Ma Xiunuo guessed.

"Bai Ge, can you tell me what Spirit Beast you hunted for this Spirit Ring, and how many years it was?"

After thinking for a moment, Ma Xiunuo asked.

"My Spirit Ring came from hunting a Blood Pattern Black Thorn Vine. Its age should have been between four hundred and twenty and four hundred and thirty years."

Bai Ge answered.

"Hiss—"

Upon hearing Bai Ge's words, Ma Xiunuo immediately sucked in a sharp breath.

The age of this Spirit Ring was far too high!

For an ordinary Soul Scholar advancing to Soul Master, at most they could absorb a Spirit Ring just over one hundred years old. A very small number could absorb ones two to three hundred years old, but even absorbing those was already extremely dangerous. As for a four-hundred-year Spirit Ring, most Soul Scholars would only explode and die from absorbing it. Yet Bai Ge had absorbed a Spirit Ring between four hundred and twenty and four hundred and thirty years old. Surviving that was simply a miracle!

Could it have been because of this miracle that Bai Ge's Soul Power Level had jumped from level eleven all the way to level fifteen?

Ma Xiunuo was not certain, but for now, this was the only likely explanation.