Buying a Soul Spirit

Yun Mu released his Martial Soul. Two purple Soul Rings appeared on the jade-like sword.

Tang Ziran felt as though he had been enveloped by an Illusionary Soul Skill. Since when could Soul Masters raise their cultivation without Soul Rings?

No, had he gained Soul Rings without absorbing Soul Spirits? And he had jumped straight to over rank twenty? Heavens!

Tang Ziran felt that the two children he had taken in were both monsters. In the future, they would probably both be able to attend Shrek Academy.

Lang Yue and Tang Ziran exchanged a glance and instantly understood what the other was thinking. They did not demand that their children become dragons or phoenixes, but with talent like this, why should they not hope for it?

Tang Wulin also stared curiously at Yun Mu's Martial Soul and the Soul Rings upon it. "Brother, when did you absorb Soul Rings?"

Yun Mu said helplessly, "I don't know either. They just appeared for no reason last night."

Though he had guessed that it was because of Godhood, how was he supposed to explain that?

"Dad, Mom, I have another Martial Soul." Yun Mu spread open his left hand, and a tree like a purple crystal rose from it, carrying incomparably terrifying Power of Destruction.

"If only the attributes of your two Martial Souls could be swapped." Tang Ziran said helplessly. "By the way, what are your two Soul Skills?"

"The First Soul Skill is Withering Bones Forge Edge. Its effect is healing, though it can also block healing." Yun Mu said with some resignation, "But if you want healing, you first have to let me cut you once."

Tang Ziran fell silent. No decent healer made someone suffer an injury before treating it.

"Then what about the second Soul Skill?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

"The second Soul Skill is Life Sword Rain. Its effect is to fully restore allies after they are attacked and weaken all enemies." Yun Mu was also somewhat helpless. Why did every healing ability require someone to get cut first? Maybe he should just follow an offensive path instead.

Tang Ziran rubbed Yun Mu's head. "They're both quite good, aren't they? I heard healing-type Soul Masters rarely possess offensive abilities. Isn't this a kind of special trait?"

Yun Mu actually felt pretty good about his Soul Skills. He could probably pull off some Tricky Play tactics, though there was not much to fight in Dou San anyway.

"Then today, we'll take Xiao Wu Lin to buy a Soul Spirit. But Wulin, what Martial Soul do you plan to cultivate?" Tang Ziran asked with a smile.

"A hammer..."

"Blue Silver King." Yun Mu interrupted Tang Wulin, his gaze filled with refusal to be contradicted. "My Soul Skills have offensive capabilities too, Wulin. I don't need you to sacrifice your future to protect me."

Tang Wulin slowly lowered his head. "Then... then Blue Silver King it is."

Yun Mu sighed. Although this was now the age of Soul Spirits, the advantage of a Second Martial Soul was no longer as obvious as before. But for Tang Wulin, the future Shrek Academy Dean and Tang Sect Sect Master, his Second Martial Soul would definitely be paired with the most suitable Soul Spirit.

"Wulin, if you want to use a hammer, you don't necessarily need Soul Rings. You can also train your arm strength." Thinking of Tang Wulin's Second Martial Soul, Tang Ziran suddenly thought of an old friend, Mang Tian. A Second Profession should be quite important for Soul Masters, and his own profession was only rank four. He definitely could not keep supporting the children's growth forever.

He needed to teach these children the ability to become self-reliant.

"How should I train?" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

"Forging. It is said that if you reach a high enough level, you can attain godhood through human effort." Tang Ziran smiled. Those were Mang Tian's exact words.

Although the family had money now, Tang Wulin was still that Little Money Grubber. So he asked, "Dad, does this profession make money?"

"It does. Of course it does." Tang Ziran replied after a brief pause.

"Then I want to become a blacksmith!" Tang Wulin said excitedly.

Yun Mu sighed and said to Tang Ziran, "Dad, I want to go too."

"But..."

"I want to take a look. If it doesn't work out, I'll switch to another Second Profession." Yun Mu said.

"Fine. This Saturday and Sunday, I'll take the two of you to meet Teacher Mang Tian." Tang Ziran said.

Lang Yue smiled as she watched the interaction between the father and his two sons, then lightly scolded, "Why don't you hurry up and take your Wulin to buy a Soul Spirit?"

Tang Ziran nodded, took enough money, and headed out with the two children.

Tang Wulin was extremely excited as well. He had thought it would be a long time before he obtained his first Soul Spirit, but unexpectedly, he had gotten one after just one night.

They took a vehicle to the center of the city.

A three-story Tower-like Building stood there. This was the Spirit Pagoda, the lowest-level Spirit Pagoda.

Yet to Tang Wulin, the three-story Spirit Pagoda before him was already magnificent enough.

At that moment, the Spirit Pagoda's main doors stood open. There were not many people entering or leaving, only one or two. Those who could enter were all Soul Masters.

Tang Wulin and the other two walked inside. Tang Ziran said to the Spirit Master, "Hello, my son has reached rank ten. I'd like to buy him a Soul Spirit."

The Spirit Master could tell at a glance that Tang Ziran was not a Soul Master. He was just about to speak impatiently when he was shocked to see the rank-four Mecha Craftsman badge pinned to Tang Ziran's chest.

The Spirit Master immediately became more attentive. Anyone capable of becoming a rank-four Mecha Designer was not short on money. At least in Aolai City, such a person could be considered an overlord. Even Soul Masters generally did not wish to offend one.

Their Spirit Pagoda probably had quite a few things that would need to trouble this man in the future.

"So, what kind of Soul Spirit would this little friend like to purchase? We have three kinds here: ten-year White Soul Spirits, hundred-year yellow Soul Spirits, and Randomly Drawn Soul Spirits. The first costs seventy thousand, the second costs one million, and the third costs thirty thousand. Which would you need?" The Spirit Master introduced them earnestly to the three.

"Bring out a hundred-year Soul Spirit." Tang Ziran said without hesitation.

The Spirit Master said with a smile, "That won't do. We first need to see how high the child's Spiritual Power is."

Watching from the side, Yun Mu felt somewhat bitter. When he had read the original work, this Spirit Master's attitude had not been like this.

In the end, money could make the devil turn millstones. Tang Ziran had not changed; he was still not a Soul Master. But now he was a rank-four Mecha Master with enough money to buy a hundred-year Soul Spirit, and this Spirit Master's attitude had changed completely.

Still, Yun Mu remembered that Golden Language had been quite beneficial to Tang Wulin. He just did not know what kind of Soul Spirit Tang Wulin would absorb this time.

The Spirit Master planned to test Tang Wulin's Spiritual Power, but when he saw Yun Mu beside him, he smiled and said, "Why not let this child take the test as well?"

Tang Ziran turned to Yun Mu and asked, "Do you want to?"

Yun Mu thought about it, then finally nodded.