First Soul Spirit

"Innate Full Soul Power! A top-tier Martial Soul! Spiritual Power at the innate Spirit Connection Realm!"

"Su Haitao, what kind of luck is this?! Starting this month, your bonus is doubled."

The Tower Master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda looked over the documents again and again. He was getting old, but surely his eyesight had not deteriorated to this extent.

Was this still Eastsea City, where Spirit Master geniuses were so scarce?!

A genius had appeared out of nowhere today without making a sound!

He set down the documents in his hand, his gaze lingering on Su Haitao for a moment before he turned a kindly smile toward Li Jinsheng. "Little Li Jinsheng, I am Xiao Yu, Tower Master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda branch."

"Hello, Tower Master Uncle." Looking at the middle-aged man before him, Li Jinsheng spoke calmly, already beginning to anticipate his first Soul Spirit.

Seeing the child's innocent appearance, Xiao Yu stood up and said with a cheerful smile, "I'll personally take you to choose your first Soul Spirit. With your life-attribute Martial Soul, you should naturally choose a life-attribute Soul Beast."

He actually wanted to take Li Jinsheng as his disciple, but on Douluo Continent, lineage was valued above all else. Although Eastsea City was prosperous, it was ultimately too small.

Could a golden-scaled dragon truly remain trapped in a pond? He was destined to develop at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters. Taking him as a disciple would only ruin his future.

It would be better not to take him in and simply leave behind a modest favor.

After taking the elevator all the way to the warehouse where Soul Spirits were stored, they found two preselected yellow spheres of light placed before them.

The two Soul Spirits were a Jade Swan and a Nine Heart Begonia.

Life-attribute Soul Beasts were simply too rare. There were only a few life-attribute Soul Spirits in all of Eastsea City.

"Which one do you want to choose?"

Xiao Yu pointed at the light spheres before them and smiled at Li Jinsheng.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Jinsheng, who knew a fair amount about Soul Beasts, walked straight up to the Jade Swan. "This one!"

"Not a bad choice!" Xiao Yu was not surprised in the least. He would have chosen the Jade Swan as well. It was a species that had once produced a Fierce Beast.

Li Jinsheng's thoughts, however, were different. From what he remembered, the Jade Swan could evolve one step further into a Jade Phoenix. At that point, it probably would not suffer as much suppression from the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings. As for the Nine Heart Begonia, all he knew was that it could heal.

After choosing the Soul Spirit, Xiao Yu briefly explained how to form a contract with it.

Li Jinsheng listened carefully to the entire process of the Soul Spirit contract, making sure not to overlook even the slightest detail.

His first Soul Spirit—this would be his bonded Soul Spirit. The Jade Swan was also a top-tier life-attribute Soul Beast, while he himself possessed a top-tier life-attribute Martial Soul.

With such a powerful combination, even a healing-type Limit Douluo was within reach.

He reached his hand into the Spirit Ball and lightly touched the tiny Soul Spirit. Soul Spirits themselves did not possess physical bodies, but the Jade Swan's Spirituality was strong enough that it was expected to possess a certain degree of combat ability after reaching the thousand-year level.

As his Martial Soul was released, two faint wills collided.

The Jade Swan sensed the rich Life Aura and immediately felt a deep sense of dependence. Emerald Green light flashed as the Soul Spirit fusion officially began.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu did not disturb him. After giving the staff a few instructions, he quietly left the room.

The moment he returned to his office, Li Jinsheng's identity records and the full account of his six years of life were placed on his desk.

Xiao Yu carefully reviewed Li Jinsheng's past. He had been found on the East Sea coast and had grown up in the East Sea Orphanage.

So he was an orphan.

Without the bonds of family, he would become even more dependent on the Spirit Pagoda.

His gaze shifted toward the secretary beside him, and she immediately reported, "Tower Master, I have already sent Li Jinsheng's information back to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters."

"They said..."

"What did they say?"

"They said they think highly of this child, but he still needs polishing before he can become jade."

Xiao Yu helplessly rubbed his forehead and could not help letting out a long sigh. "No need to say any more. Eastsea City may be a little small, but we can still afford this child's cultivation resources in the early stages."

"Go arrange a residence for Li Jinsheng, as well as his schooling. Let him attend East Sea Junior Academy for now. Over the next three years, let him have the liveliness a child his age should have."

"Yes!" Having received her instructions, the secretary strode away, leaving only Xiao Yu behind.

He looked out at the azure sky beyond the window. His body trembled slightly as he sneered coldly. "This world is truly unfair to those without any background. Insufficient qualifications! Heh, how many people have those four words blocked? Still, why hasn't the one behind me seen my message yet..."

At the same time, Li Jinsheng awoke from meditation. A flash of violet light first passed through his black eyes, followed by a glimmer of emerald green.

He stood up and looked at the empty surroundings, scratching his head. "How long was I fusing for? Everyone's gone!"

As his words fell, the door opened once more. The person who entered was naturally Su Haitao, who said evenly, "The Tower Master has gone to handle official business. I'll be the one recording your First Soul Skill. Tell me about its specific healing effects."

"Healing?" Li Jinsheng scratched his head and tried hard to recall the Soul Skill he had gained. This did not seem to be a healing ability—it was a control ability!

"That's right. Release your Soul Skill and let me see!" Su Haitao wore an eager expression. This was a pure life-attribute Spirit Master. The first release of his First Soul Skill was such a historic moment, and he was actually witnessing it in person. It was truly unbelievable.

Li Jinsheng nodded and could not help saying, "Uncle, the effect of my Soul Skill might not be what you expect! Please don't mind."

"It's fine!" Su Haitao smiled, his eyes brimming with expectant light.

The boy raised his left hand. With a slight movement of his will, a yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath his feet, climbing upward before rhythmically circling his body.

He opened his palm, and emerald light flashed as the Jade Swan flew out first. Immediately afterward, a sphere of emerald-green Elemental light appeared above his palm.

First Soul Ring, lit.

An emerald-green streak of light flew from his palm and, as if locked onto its target, entered Su Haitao's body.

"I don't feel anything?" Su Haitao froze slightly, but moments later, he noticed the changes in himself. His ability to distinguish things like hardness and softness through his limbs seemed to have vanished. Even his sense of the surrounding heat and cold was gone. No—his sense of pain had disappeared too!

"Of course you don't feel anything. I stripped away your sense of touch." A confident smile hung on Li Jinsheng's face as he said with immense pride, "This is my First Soul Skill—Five Senses Deprivation! But it can only deprive one sense at a time. And it grants one second of absolute control! The downside is that there's a certain downtime before it can be used on the same target again."

Hearing this, Su Haitao frowned slightly. How could a life-attribute Martial Soul and a life-attribute Soul Spirit combine to produce such a Soul Skill?

Yet Li Jinsheng was very satisfied with his Soul Skill. Any of the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch—could be stripped away.

If sight, hearing, and touch were all stripped away at once, then his enemies would generally have only one way left to detect his presence: Spiritual Power detection.

But experts capable of Spiritual Power detection were exceedingly rare without special Soul Skills.

Who didn't have enemies? Who wouldn't need to make a strategic retreat sometimes?

A genius who had yet to grow was not called a genius. They were called talent.

Only by surviving and growing could one become strong.

His First Soul Skill gave him a certain degree of ability to protect himself.