Nearly ten thousand years had passed since the Sun Moon Empire unified Douluo Continent and established the Federation.
Over these ten thousand years, soul-guidance technology had developed at a breathtaking pace. The Spirit Pagoda, founded by the Spirit Ice Douluo ten thousand years ago, had gradually evolved with the times and slowly lost the original purpose behind its creation.
At this moment, the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City was exceptionally bustling.
In the Sun Moon Federation, Eastsea City was also one of the major cities. The Spirit Pagoda here was one of the Eighteen Sky Pillars and a landmark of the East Sea.
Today was the Federation's annual Awakening Day. As the name implied, it was the day when Spirit Transmitters of the Spirit Pagoda awakened the Martial Souls of six-year-old children.
Some commoners and families unable to awaken Martial Souls themselves had all brought their children to the Spirit Pagoda.
Outside the circular Awakening Room, the staff member in charge of registration looked at the black-haired child before him, who was dressed in thin, even somewhat tattered clothes, and asked in confusion:
"Little one, did you come alone? Where are your father and mother?"
The boy blinked his innocent black eyes, calmly took out his identification, and said:
"Uncle, I'm an orphan. I've never met my father or mother."
The staff member was momentarily speechless and wished he could slap himself. Eastsea City was considered a prosperous place. Even children from ordinary families would not be allowed to wear clothes covered in patches.
He smiled awkwardly, looked at the identification, and said, "Little Li Jinsheng, hello. My name is Su Haitao. Come with me to the Awakening Room. I'll personally take you to awaken your Martial Soul."
"Thank you, Uncle." The boy politely thanked him, then followed the Spirit Transmitter toward the Awakening Room. Along the way, he could not help asking, "Uncle, what is your Martial Soul?"
"My Martial Soul is Lone Wolf! Don't let my youth fool you, I'm a Three Rings Soul Elder!" His voice seemed rather boastful.
Hearing that, Li Jinsheng felt that this man possessed quite extraordinary bearing, with the potential for a "Title."
As they entered the center of the Awakening Room, Su Haitao's voice rang out again. "Little one, calm your mind and focus. I'm about to awaken your Martial Soul."
At this point, Li Jinsheng could not help becoming nervous. As a transmigrator, how could he not know that Martial Soul awakening was the moment that determined one's Fate?
In Douluo, Martial Souls were thirty percent mutation, seventy percent luck, and the remaining ninety percent depended entirely on whether your parents were capable enough.
All he could do now was pray that his Martial Soul possessed Soul Power. Even if it was merely Rank One Innate Soul Power, he would still have hope of becoming a Soul Master.
As long as he became a Soul Master, he would still have hope of pursuing his dream of longevity. As long as he lived long enough, he could live ten thousand years like Ling Zichen of the Tang Sect.
And now, in Douluo Three, there was no God Realm. Becoming a god was incomparably difficult, but ten thousand years later, things would be completely different.
After becoming a god, he could begin pursuing true immortality!
Because only by living could he keep looking cool for longer!
As that thought crossed his mind, Su Haitao's gentle Soul Power flowed into the formation within the Awakening Room.
In an instant, the strange patterns on the walls and floor resonated with the Soul Power. Warm white light rose and entered Li Jinsheng's body.
The boy felt as though he were immersed in warmth, like a mother's embrace. In his left palm, something like a blooming flower slowly unfurled, and within it rose an unprecedented Life Aura.
Emerald green light spread outward.
Su Haitao's eyes went wide at the sight! Could it be that he was about to awaken a genius?
As the emerald green glow grew brighter and brighter, the entire Awakening Room filled with rich Life Aura.
Yet this Life Aura was exceptionally strange. By all logic, such dense Life Aura should have greatly increased a normal person's lifespan with a single breath.
But despite standing in this ocean of life, Su Haitao did not feel the slightest change, as though all this Life Aura were illusory.
As the light receded, an emerald green Life Element appeared in the boy's hand!
"An Element Martial Soul?! And a pure Life Element at that!"
Su Haitao had never seen such a Martial Soul before, one with a purely life-based attribute!
It had never been recorded in the ancient texts of Douluo Continent over the past ten thousand years. In terms of healing ability, he suspected that this child might one day surpass the Holy Spirit Douluo.
Li Jinsheng looked at the Martial Soul in his left palm, his eyes full of confusion. A life-attribute Martial Soul? Would he have to become a support-type Soul Master in the future?
Then he would have no choice but to visit Devil Island beneath Shrek Academy in the future. There, he could obtain pure Power of Destruction, and it also possessed pure life force. He would definitely gain considerable benefits there.
"Little one, come test your Innate Soul Power!"
Su Haitao could not help feeling nervous. Although he had already faintly sensed the child's Soul Power, his breathing still grew tense despite himself.
Following the instructions, Li Jinsheng placed his hand on the machine before him. The moment he pressed down, the numbers on the soul-guidance screen rapidly climbed before finally stopping at "10."
"Innate Full Soul Power! It really is Innate Full Soul Power!" Su Haitao's eyes shone as he said to Li Jinsheng, "Little one, would you be interested in joining our Spirit Pagoda?"
This annual Awakening Day had been specially arranged for ordinary families unable to awaken Martial Souls. The parents in such families were often ordinary people without Soul Power.
Naturally, the chances of a genius emerging from them were greatly reduced, much less a genius with a top-tier Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.
"Uncle, I heard that joining the Spirit Pagoda lets you receive a free Soul Spirit. Is that true?"
Li Jinsheng could not help asking. He remembered that there were two ways to obtain a Soul Spirit from the Spirit Pagoda. One was for Soul Masters with especially outstanding Martial Souls and rapid cultivation speed to receive their first Soul Spirit.
The second way was to buy one.
Clearly, he qualified for the first path. As for the second, he was an orphan without any money.
"Of course it's true. As long as you join the Spirit Pagoda, we'll select a suitable first Soul Spirit for you free of charge."
Upon hearing that, Su Haitao's lips could not stop curling upward. He felt this was in the bag!
Everyone knew that geniuses meant performance, performance meant promotion, and promotion meant a raise.
"Then, Uncle, I want to join the Spirit Pagoda!"
Although Li Jinsheng remembered that Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, the Spirit Pagoda, and the War God Hall were all problematic in Douluo Continent, he had no other choice for the time being.
Besides, what did the affairs of those higher-ups have to do with him? If he became one of the higher-ups, he would probably also be thinking of wiping out the Qian Gu Family and seizing power.
Then he would use the strength of the entire Spirit Pagoda to continue searching for a method of longevity.
"Good!"
Su Haitao smiled happily and said, "I'll take you to test your Spiritual Power first! Only after confirming that can we find the Soul Spirit most suitable for you."
"Don't worry. Now that you've joined the Spirit Pagoda, none of these tests will cost anything."
As he spoke, he took Li Jinsheng's hand and led him to a room. Unlike the antiquated exterior, the room was filled with a modern atmosphere and lined with many instruments.
Li Jinsheng sat in a metal chair as something like a metal helmet descended from above, connected by a mechanical arm, and covered his head.
A faint humming sound rose. Soft white light began shining from outside the helmet, while the numbers on the soul-guidance screen beside him started jumping.
They surged upward, instantly breaking past one hundred!
They did not stop until the data settled on a single number.
"Spiritual Power: one hundred and ninety-nine. Innate Spirit Connection Realm!"
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