Spirit Pagoda, Buying Soul Spirits

"Do you want me to take a look?" Gu Yue Na asked casually.

Chen An was now her ally and could bring considerable value.

She did not want anything to happen to him. Otherwise, carrying out the plan would become much more difficult.

"No need to trouble yourself. I'd better first see whether I can successfully absorb a Soul Spirit," Chen An declined.

"Mm." Gu Yue Na nodded and did not insist on helping. It all depended on whether he was willing.

Chen An left the manor alone and headed toward the city center.

In the void beyond his perception, Di Tian followed silently.

Naturally, Chen An could not sense Di Tian following him. He was only a level-ten Soul Scholar.

How could someone who had not even become a one-ring Soul Master detect the presence of a Limit Douluo?

When he passed a clothing store, he bought himself several suitable outfits.

He even changed out of his original clothes right there in the shop.

Those clothes belonged to Di Tian and did not fit him at all.

After changing clothes, he looked much more energetic.

However, there was little smile on his face. He remained rather quiet, still unable to emerge from the grief of losing his family.

When he passed a Soul Tool shop, he went inside and bought a cheap Storage Soul Guidance Device.

Before long, Chen An arrived at the Spirit Pagoda.

The Spirit Pagoda in every city was basically located in the city center, making it easy to find.

This Spirit Pagoda was somewhat more advanced than the one in Baiye City.

That was obvious from the height of its tower-shaped building.

The more advanced a Spirit Pagoda was, the more floors it had. Small cities had three floors, while medium-sized cities had seven.

Spirit Pagodas in large cities had thirteen floors and also contained a Spirit Ascension Platform.

Since the Spirit Pagoda in this city had only seven floors, it did not have a Spirit Ascension Platform.

Having gone through this once before, Chen An was familiar with some of the procedures after entering.

After stating his needs at the front desk, he was led by a staff member to test his spiritual power.

The first spiritual power test was free when purchasing a Soul Spirit for the first time.

Chen An was genuinely curious about his own spiritual power and wanted to know how many points it would reach.

After entering the room for spiritual power testing, Chen An put on a helmet under the staff member's instructions.

"You'll feel slightly dizzy in a moment. Don't panic when that happens; it's normal."

The staff member gave the routine reminder before activating the testing equipment.

Soon, the dizziness the staff member had mentioned came over him, but Chen An remained calm.

The numbers on the nearby screen began to rise before finally stopping at ninety-nine.

The helmet automatically loosened and lifted away. Chen An looked at the screen.

He understood what that number meant as well. Ninety-nine meant peak Spirit Origin Realm spiritual power.

He was only one step away from breaking through to the next spiritual realm.

For someone who had never cultivated before this, the result was acceptable.

"Your spiritual power is very strong. Even as a Soul Grandmaster in my twenties, my spiritual power is only in the nineties."

"You're only level ten, yet you already possess such spiritual power. That's truly rare."

The staff member spoke in surprise, now regarding Chen An more highly.

At twelve years old and only level ten in Soul Power, the staff member had not thought much of Chen An at first.

His talent could be called quite ordinary, but his talent in spiritual power seemed anything but simple.

"Can you take me to look at the Soul Spirits?" Chen An asked.

"Of course. Follow me." The staff member smiled and led Chen An into the next room.

The most conspicuous things in the room were several huge machines against the walls.

The upper halves of the machines were made of transparent glass, with spheres of light floating inside.

These light spheres came in various colors, representing different types of Soul Spirits.

Looking at the form Chen An had filled out, the staff member said, "You want a metal-attributed Soul Spirit."

"Natural ones of this type are relatively rare. At the same age, they cost around twenty percent more."

"Artificial metal Soul Spirits, on the other hand, are cheaper than the normal price and only cost around seventy percent as much."

"Do you want a natural one or an artificial one?"

Soul Spirits were divided into Artificial Soul Spirits and natural Soul Spirits. The latter came from soul beasts.

After being captured, they were turned into Soul Spirits through special methods and preserved.

The former, meanwhile, were created through technological means supplemented by soul beast genes.

Such Soul Spirits were certainly not as powerful as natural ones.

However, they had lower costs and did not require the souls of soul beasts. They would become the mainstream of Soul Spirits in the future.

After all, soul beasts were dwindling by the day and nearing extinction. In the future, it would be difficult to find soul beasts to make into Soul Spirits.

Artificial Soul Spirits only required soul beast genes. Those could be replicated and were inexhaustible.

"I'd like to look at both before deciding." Chen An did not make a rash decision.

He was not actually sure whether Artificial Soul Spirits would be useful to him.

To break through, he needed to absorb enough origin energy.

He was uncertain whether Artificial Soul Spirits contained origin energy. Absorbing one might not necessarily be useful.

"Of course." Because of Chen An's high spiritual power, the staff member treated him rather politely.

After pressing a few buttons on one of the machines, light flickered from the two machines in front of them.

The light spheres of other colors were drawn downward, leaving only golden ones.

There were more light spheres in the glass case on the left, but they were not as bright as those on the right.

"The ones on the left are Artificial Soul Spirits, while the ones on the right are natural Soul Spirits. They are all metal-attributed."

"The stronger the glow, the higher the quality. Of course, that also means a higher price," the staff member explained.

Chen An stepped closer and carefully observed the Soul Spirits.

He could vaguely see the phantom silhouettes of beasts within the light clusters.

"What is the highest age among these Soul Spirits, and how much does it cost?" Chen An asked.

"The usual upper limit for Soul Spirits that a level-ten Soul Scholar can absorb is a little over four hundred years."

"You're older, and your body's endurance is stronger, so you should be able to handle one over five hundred years old."

"Therefore, I selected Soul Spirits under six hundred years old for you."

"The most expensive is a Gold Crystal Monkey Soul Spirit that is nearly six hundred years old. It costs two million Federal Currency."

The staff member answered while looking at the information on the nearby display.

Ordinary century-old Soul Spirits cost one million, but that was not a fixed price.

The price rose with the Soul Spirit's age and quality.

"I'll take that Gold Crystal Monkey Soul Ring, as well as the Soul Ring just below it in quality."

"And the best Artificial Soul Spirit on this side," Chen An said after thinking for a moment.

Since he did not know exactly how much energy he needed to absorb to break through, it was better to prepare two extra.

"You're sure you want to buy three?" the staff member confirmed.

"My friend also needs Soul Spirits. All three will be useful," Chen An said.

"All right." The staff member immediately began operating the machine, and soon three Soul Spirit Balls rolled out.

The three Soul Spirit Balls were yellow in appearance, indicating century-old Soul Rings.

"The total is five million and sixty thousand Federal Currency," the staff member gave the price.

Chen An handed his Federal Savings Card to the staff member while he went to collect the Soul Spirit Balls.

He stored the three Soul Spirit Balls in the Storage Soul Guidance Device he had bought on the way there.

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