Clear Sky Hammer

It did not really matter whether Spiritual Power was high or not. Under normal circumstances, there would not be any geniuses with exceptionally high Spiritual Power anyway.

Yun Mu followed Tang Wulin into a room next door.

The Spirit Master gestured for Tang Wulin to sit in a metal chair. A metal helmet slowly descended and covered Tang Wulin's head.

A faint buzzing sound rang out, and white light lit up around the helmet.

Yun Mu also walked over to a Soul Guide Screen and watched the numbers with the Spirit Master.

The Spiritual Power reading stopped at 41.

Yun Mu was surprised to discover that Tang Wulin's Spiritual Power was actually higher than his own had been at Rank Ten!

After Tang Wulin finished testing, the Spirit Master had Yun Mu sit down for his examination. Curious, he asked, "What rank is your Soul Power?"

"I've already absorbed a Soul Spirit," Yun Mu said calmly.

The Spirit Master thought about it and found it reasonable.

He then had Yun Mu sit in the chair. After the same amount of time as Tang Wulin's test, the results came out.

The Spirit Master was completely stunned. How could this be? How could someone who was only seven already be in the Spirit Connection Realm?!

And it was the intermediate Spirit Connection Realm—341!

How was that possible? A seven-year-old child with such high Spiritual Power... Could he be a spiritual-attribute Soul Master?

However, the Spirit Master ultimately did not ask. This young Soul Master did not seem like he intended to join the Spirit Pagoda, and asking might only offend him.

As for a genius not joining the Spirit Pagoda, what did that have to do with him?

Even if he reported a genius, the final reward he received would only be a tiny amount. Why bother wasting the effort?

He would earn more from selling a couple more Soul Spirits. The commission from a hundred-year Soul Spirit was much greater than reporting a genius.

The Spirit Master respectfully said to Yun Mu, "Congratulations, little friend. Your Spiritual Power has reached 341, placing you in the Spirit Connection Realm."

"Thank you!" Yun Mu said with a smile.

The three of them left the room. The Spirit Master led them toward another room nearby, one much larger than the room used to test Spiritual Power.

Inside, precise instruments stored one yellow Soul Spirit after another.

"This one is roughly a four-hundred-year Mandala Snake, while the one beside it is a four-hundred-year Man Faced Demon Spider. These two should be the most suitable for a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul." After asking about Tang Wulin's Martial Soul, the Spirit Master introduced two Soul Spirits commonly paired with Blue Silver Grass.

"I'll take the Mandala Snake," Tang Wulin said after thinking it over.

"Certainly. Please wait a moment," the Spirit Master said with a smile.

Before long, the three of them had bought the Soul Spirit and returned home.

Tang Wulin played with the hundred-year Soul Spirit inside the Soul Spirit orb. A hundred-year Soul Spirit possessed fairly high intelligence and could even interact with Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin and Tang Ziran were both very happy. All three of them curiously watched the Soul Spirit, preparing to absorb it once they got home.

Yun Mu rubbed Tang Wulin's head. He had to admit that his arrival had caused quite a few changes.

As Yun Mu watched the Spirit Pagoda grow more distant, he sighed. The Spirit Pagoda had ultimately gone astray. Or rather, its existence had not only failed to change the plight of Soul Beasts, but had even made it impossible for Soul Masters from ordinary families to buy Soul Spirits suitable for themselves.

In the past, one only needed to hunt Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest or the Star Dou Great Forest. It was dangerous, but at least there was a chance to gamble on one's luck. Now, one first needed money.

How could a family without a Soul Master possibly afford to buy a Soul Spirit?

Upon returning home, Tang Wulin could not wait to absorb the hundred-year Soul Spirit and break through into the Soul Master realm.

As Tang Wulin fused with the hundred-year Soul Spirit, his Golden Dragon King bloodline still reacted, though it was not as scorching or painful as in his previous life.

It was an extremely gradual fusion, making him feel incomparably comfortable, as though he were being reborn.

The moment Yun Mu sensed a powerful aura, he immediately rushed to Tang Wulin's side. He released his Sword of Life Martial Soul and slowly used a portion of its life force, injecting it into Tang Wulin's body.

The Soul Spirit naturally merged into him. A faint touch of gold seemed to stain the Blue Silver Grass, while the Mandala Snake also appeared to undergo a mutation.

In an unnoticed corner, the Divine Sense named Old Tang was tightly bound by even thicker white chains.

Beside him was a tiny fragment of the Golden Dragon King's Divine Sense. The Golden Dragon King seemed to be mocking Old Tang.

Tang Wulin felt that his Soul Power had likely broken through to Rank Thirteen.

By then, the sky had completely darkened.

Tang Wulin released his first Martial Soul. He curiously reached up to touch the yellow Soul Ring around it, only to discover that he could not touch it at all.

At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

Mang Tian and Tang Ziran chatted and laughed together, while Lang Yue was the one who had knocked.

Tang Wulin and Yun Mu stepped out of their bedroom.

Tang Ziran said with a smile, "Wulin, come and release your hammer Martial Soul."

Tang Wulin obediently nodded. He opened his left hand, and a pitch-black hammer appeared.

Mang Tian's expression changed dramatically, and he could barely speak. "Th-This... this is the Clear Sky Hammer!"

"I'll take this child as my apprentice. I can take the child beside him along too." A trace of fervor flashed through Mang Tian's eyes.

What would a blacksmith with a hammer Martial Soul be most curious about?

Naturally, it was the Clear Sky Hammer, once the greatest weapon Martial Soul under heaven.

He had never expected to see this legendary Martial Soul in his friend's child.

"Then what is your first Martial Soul?"

"Blue Silver Grass," Tang Wulin answered obediently.

"Blue Silver Grass, Clear Sky Hammer... Why does that combination sound so familiar?" Mang Tian felt as if his mind had been struck through. Wasn't this the same combination as that person who became a god twenty thousand years ago?

"And yours?"

Seeing Mang Tian turn his attention toward him, Yun Mu smiled and said, "My Martial Soul is the Sword of Life."

However, he did not release his Martial Soul.

Mang Tian nodded. "Not bad. A life-type Martial Soul will help with the legendary Spirit Forging in the future. Fine, have these two children come to my place for training on Saturdays and Sundays."

As he spoke, he patted Tang Wulin's head and Yun Mu's shoulder, then left.

After Mang Tian departed, Tang Ziran stared at the little hammer in Tang Wulin's hand with a look of astonishment.

"Wulin, could your Blue Silver Grass be the Blue Silver Emperor?" Tang Ziran said excitedly.

At that moment, he was immensely grateful that he had once chosen to continue working as a Mecha Designer. Otherwise, he would not have been able to give his son the best choices.

As for his other son, although he could not buy a Soul Spirit for little Yun Mu, he would certainly find other ways to make it up to him.

At the very least, he had to treat both sons fairly. He could not let parental muddle-headedness sour the children's relationship.

Yun Mu looked at the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Wulin's hand. He truly wanted to know whether Tang Wulin, now with the Clear Sky Hammer, would go even farther down the path of blacksmithing.